While Black Zetsu was preparing to make a move, the Third Hokage's side was once again greeted by the arrivals of Senju Tobirama and others from another timeline.
"Here, this is what you wanted."
In the Hokage office, the young Danzo handed Fifth Hokage Jiraiya a small paper bag with a dark expression.
Inside the bag were a small bottle of Danzo's blood, as well as some of his skin flakes, hair, and other bodily tissues.
"Hehe, well then, thank you, Advisor Danzo."
"Don't call me that. I'm not an advisor from your timeline. Don't make a mistake with my title."
The way Fifth Hokage Jiraiya addressed him almost made Danzo jump up.
Having vowed to be a good person, he didn't want to have anything to do with Danzo from this timeline.
This was also why he didn't want to give part of his body to Fifth Hokage Jiraiya.
Just thinking about being the same person as that scoundrel, the one who's done countless bad things, made him feel disgusted.
"By the way, where's Obito? Hasn't he gone to see Rin these past few days?"
"No, he hasn't."
The Third Hokage understood Senju Tobirama's desire to find Obito.
That "Eye of the Moon" plan really needed to be clarified.
At the moment, the person who knew the most about this plan was none other than Obito.
Therefore, they were eager to meet with Obito and ask him about the situation regarding the plan.
Unfortunately, after that day when Obito was frightened by Kushina's violent outburst, he hadn't come to Konoha to find Rin for over twenty days.
It was easy to imagine how much of a deterrent Kushina had in Obito's gradually recovering heart.
"By the way, why isn't the First Hokage here with us this time?"
When they contacted Senju Tobirama through the light screen, the Third Hokage and the others had already seen the revived Senju Hashirama.
Originally, they thought the First Hokage would come over with Senju Tobirama. They planned to ask him about the resurrection of their counterparts from this timeline and hear his opinion.
However, they were surprised that Senju Hashirama didn't come this time, which left them feeling somewhat disappointed.
"It's because I didn't let him come."
"Huh? Why?"
"You didn't hide the fact that the Fourth Hokage and others have been resurrected, did you?"
Senju Tobirama didn't answer directly but instead asked a question in return.
"Yes."
"Well, I can understand why you did that, but if my older brother came over and a spy from the village found out, things could get chaotic on your side."
The Third Hokage and the others thought about it and realized it made sense.
They already knew that the Hidden Cloud and Hidden Stone villages had secretly been in contact several times, and everyone understood the reason behind it.
If they found out that Konoha had resurrected Senju Hashirama as well, it was likely that the Hidden Sand and Hidden Mist would form an alliance with the Hidden Cloud and Hidden Stone.
Konoha's lineup was too terrifying. If they didn't unite, the entire ninja world would be under Konoha's control.
Among the high-ranking leaders of the four great ninja villages, only Onoki had seen Uchiha Madara in action. He might have some fear of Senju Hashirama, the legendary ninja who had once defeated Madara.
However, the other ninja who hadn't witnessed Hashirama or Madara's strength wouldn't think too much about it.
Ignorance is bliss, and perhaps the Fourth Great Ninja War would start earlier than expected.
The thing is, the Senju Hashirama in Konoha wasn't from this timeline. If a war broke out, Konoha would be in a very awkward position.
Instead of risking such awkwardness, it was better not to let Hashirama come in the first place.
Even if the Hidden Stone and Hidden Cloud wanted to attack Konoha, with Konoha's current strength, they could handle it easily.
"Then, if we were to resurrect the First Hokage and Tobirama-sensei from this timeline, would you oppose it?"
"I think you've misunderstood something. I am actually two separate individuals from this timeline's Senju Tobirama. You're asking for my opinion? You'd be better off summoning him with Reanimation Jutsu and asking for his opinion directly."
Just thinking about the way Orochimaru used Reanimation Jutsu during the Konoha Collapse Plan, and how the Second Hokage was resurrected, Senju Tobirama refused to admit that they were the same person.
Perhaps, at their core, they are the same person. It's just a matter of the difference in time.
But after the baptism of the light screen, his thoughts had already diverged from the Tobirama of this timeline.
There is a difference in their levels.
"Alright, time is precious, everyone can move freely now."
Seeing that the Third Hokage and the others no longer had any issues, Senju Tobirama began to motion for Orochimaru to head to the laboratory.
They still had new ideas to experiment with regarding cloning technology.
"Let's go, there's no more fun to watch."
"Let's go shopping and buy some snacks!"
The others who had crossed over, except for Danzo, had originally wanted to see how Jiraiya would interrogate the revived old Danzo.
But seeing that Tobirama-sensei had already taken Orochimaru to the laboratory, with no one left to perform the Resurrection Jutsu, naturally, they wouldn't get to see Danzo's resurrection.
This was a disappointment to people like Akimichi Torifu, as they had no more entertainment.
But it made young Danzo sigh in relief, feeling lucky that he didn't have to suffer social death.
"Injecting cells from other Kekkei Genkai into the cloned body is certainly feasible, but the difficulty level will increase significantly."
In a laboratory not far from the Hokage office building, Orochimaru pulled out an experimental record from a drawer and handed it to Senju Tobirama.
Senju Tobirama frowned as he read through the record, then spoke up: "Where do you think the difficulty lies?"
"Of course, it's the conflict between cells," Orochimaru answered.
Afterward, Orochimaru led Senju Tobirama in front of a clone body and continued, "Take this clone for example. I've inserted cells from the Gekko clan's Transparent Release and from the Shikotsumyaku. You can see the results for yourself."
Inside the glass jar, the clone with two types of Kekkei Genkai could no longer be considered a humanoid creature.
It had deformed, growing two heads, and its rib bones had pierced through the flesh, exposing them to the outside.
What was even more surprising was that the clone's backside wasn't divided into the usual left and right halves but into top and bottom halves.
Such a physical structure would create an awkward sound when climbing stairs, a 'pop, pop' noise.
It was... very awkward.
"By the way, Second Hokage, how's the research on the Earth Grudge Fear going?"
"Not much progress."
Senju Tobirama shook his head, took out a small bottle from his pocket, and handed it to Orochimaru.
"Here, inside this bottle are two threads taken from the Earth Grudge Fear. If you're interested, you can research them yourself."
"I am indeed very interested."
Orochimaru took the small bottle containing the Earth Grudge Fear's black threads. Without thinking, he called out, "Kabuto."
After calling out, he remembered that Kabuto had already been sent to the Ryūchi Cave.
More than a week had passed, and Kabuto hadn't sent any news. Orochimaru wasn't sure if Kabuto had been eaten by the three female snakes under the White Snake Sage or if he was quietly training in senjutsu.
"I hope Kabuto succeeds," Orochimaru thought.
That way, he would have new experimental material.
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