"This young Uchiha is pretty good at fighting."
In the Hokage's office, Senju Hashirama highly praised Sasuke's skills.
"Stop changing the subject. Honestly, tell me, what is the secret between you and Uchiha Madara?"
Not long ago, Senju Tobirama's words to Uzumaki Mito left her completely stunned.
Once she gathered her thoughts, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that there was something odd between her husband and Madara.
As Hashirama's wife, Mito felt that the bond between Hashirama and Madara was stronger than the one between her and her husband.
This was clearly a very strange situation.
So, Mito immediately grabbed Hashirama's shoulders and showed a determined look as if to say, "If you don't tell me, I'll keep asking until I get the truth."
Hashirama, on the other hand, looked very helpless.
He could swear that his relationship with Madara was nothing but a pure friendship, not at all like what Tobirama and Mito were thinking.
As he had said before, two grown men could never have children together.
"So, what you're saying is that if you and Madara could have a child, you would leave me and choose Madara instead?"
Hearing this, Senju Hashirama's mouth hung open in shock.
He never expected Mito, now back to her lively self, would think of something so wild.
"Big brother, if you want, I can clone a female body for either Madara or you."
While Hashirama was desperately trying to figure out how to calm Mito down, his little brother suddenly made a remark that made Hashirama feel like he might just slap Tobirama for the first time.
"You're just a kid! Go play somewhere else. Hokage? Don't you know that when adults are talking, kids should keep quiet?"
"Big Brother, I'm already over forty. No matter how you look at it, I don't look like a kid anymore, right?"
"Heh, don't say you're over forty. Even if you were eighty, as long as you're still a virgin and not married, in my eyes, you'll always be a little kid."
Hiruzen thought to himself, secretly giving a thumbs up to the First Hokage.
Now, he had a legitimate reason to introduce a potential partner for Tobirama.
"So what if I'm a virgin? Women only slow me down when I draw my sword."
"By your logic, I married your sister-in-law, and since you're not married, does that mean you'll beat me if we fight? It's been a while since we've had a sparring session. How about we wait for the video to finish and find a place to spar?"
"Forget it, I've got a lot of official duties to handle tomorrow."
Tobirama calmly turned away, but inside, he was furious.
He really had no way to argue against the power gap.
If there was even the slightest chance of winning, he would've given it everything to shut that annoying mouth up.
It was infuriating.
Unfortunately, Tobirama had no chance of winning at all.
"Come on, let's talk for a bit longer."
Senju Hashirama felt a bit guilty, thinking he might have said something too harsh, making his younger brother not want to talk to him anymore.
Now, without his younger brother to stir things up, he would have to face the problem with Mito alone.
"No way. I can't deal with this weird problem by myself. I need to come up with a way to trick Madara back."
[Sasuke's series of moves instantly reversed the situation, causing Deidara, who had the upper hand, to injure both hands and lose his outfit.]
[Deidara, furious and ready to explode, quickly counterattacked, spitting out mud to create a C4 bomb that looked just like him.]
[The bomb rapidly expanded, and after Deidara finished his "art is explosion" chant, the C4 shattered into several smaller bombs. These bombs could enter a living being's body through their breathing and destroy their cells from within. It could be said that this technique was unmatched.]
"Seriously, is Deidara's bomb really that strong?" Watching the screen, some birds and chameleons were torn to pieces by the smaller bombs from the C4 and disappeared.
The sheer power made the Fifth Hokage, Jiraiya, and the others feel uneasy.
"Official members of the Akatsuki really shouldn't be underestimated."
At the start of the video, the Third Hokage and Jiraiya, along with the others, had some dismissive views about Deidara.
Part of it was because Deidara was a disciple of Onoki, and there was a difference in temperament between him and Jiraiya.
Another reason was Deidara's young age.
It was easy to compare.
When Jiraiya and his two partners were given the title of the Sannin by Hanzo of the Salamander, they were already 33 years old.
When Sarutobi Hiruzen became the Hokage of Konoha, he was about 28 or 29 years old.
Deidara, though strong, had his age as a weakness.
To them, being 19, no matter how strong, could only get you so far.
However, when they saw the destructive power of the C4 bomb, they immediately stopped underestimating Deidara.
The bomb's power was truly outrageous.
Destroying the body on a cellular level.
In other words, as long as someone inhales even the tiniest bit of this bomb, that person is done for.
"I wonder how Sasuke won in the light screen."
"How coincidental, I want to know that too."
[Deidara's C4 bomb is indeed outrageous, but Sasuke has the Sharingan.]
[In the world of the Sharingan, Deidara's clay has chakra color, so Sasuke could easily see through Deidara's explosion range. He also used genjutsu to confuse Deidara and then ambushed him, piercing his chest.]
[However, what he pierced was only Deidara's clay clone.]
[After all, when he was recruited into the Akatsuki by Itachi in his early years, the two had fought before. This gave him some experience in battling against the Sharingan, so it's not that easy to catch him with a genjutsu from the Sharingan.]
"Tsk, so it was the Sharingan."
"That's their Uchiha bloodline limit. Jiraiya, you could never have it."
"That's a joke. I, Jiraiya, the Legendary Sannin, the Toad Sage of Mount Myoboku, the Hokage of Konoha, would envy the Uchiha's Sharingan?"
Jiraiya said this with absolute certainty and righteousness. The Third Hokage nodded in agreement, showing that he believed Jiraiya's words.
"Since the Sharingan can see through the chakra color of the C4 bomb, do you think the Byakugan can do the same?"
"Compared to the Sharingan, the Byakugan has even greater insight. It should be able to see the chakra color of the C4 bomb."
"Then, old man, remember to remind me. If we go to war with the Akatsuki, every squad must have a Hyuga ninja, in case we encounter Deidara's C4 bomb."
"Don't worry, I'm not that senile yet. If you forget, I'll remind you."
"Yeah, I'm just being cautious. Someone like Deidara, a dangerous person, I think it's better for Onoki to deal with him personally."
Hearing this, the Third Hokage looked at Jiraiya in surprise and asked, "You have an idea?"
"A little. But I still need to discuss it further with Shikaku and refine the plan."
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