Naruto: Starting as Tsunade's Desk Mate

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"Stop sighing, come and help, this pig is so heavy."

Amidst the commotion, everyone quickly divided the tasks: some cut meat, some started a fire, some prepared the seasonings, and some cleaned up. Everyone was like a ninja, quick and efficient, so they soon started eating their barbecue.

Dusk deepened, enveloping the surrounding fields.

An Yan and the others laughed and joked loudly around the campfire in the courtyard. The firelight illuminated their young faces. Tsunade had a handful of soot smeared on her face by An Yan, but she was oblivious and calmly continued eating her roasted meat. Meanwhile, Hiruko was trying hard to suppress her laughter.

The Akimichi clan's little girl ate without saying a word, and the Sarutobi family's children also put aside their grudges, hugging 207 and talking loudly. Everyone gathered together happily.

Just then, Uchiha Mitsukasa shouted, "It's done!"

Everyone turned to look at Uchiha Koken, who rushed into the crowd and crashed into Sarutobi's arms. A flash of light appeared, a camera clicked, and the laughter of the crowd was frozen in that moment.

Tsunade with her face smeared with soot, An'an with a bright smile, Hiruko trying to suppress his laughter, Akimichi eating dry food, Sarutobi in a panic, Uchiha sitting in Sarutobi's lap, and the other laughing classmates.

It all comes together in an old photograph.

Chapter 17 Danzo mourns the loss of his Hokage

"There are about twenty people who have caught up, all of them are elite Jonin from Kumogakure. Judging from the current situation, they should belong to the elite force led by Kinkaku."

Tobirama Senju withdrew his fingers from the ground and looked at the six disciples squatting in front of him.

The six young men squatted on the ground in a circle, quietly waiting for Tobirama Senju's orders.

The group had only come to conduct normal post-war peace talks with Kumogakure to bring this protracted ninja war to a close, but they did not expect that there would be differing opinions within Kumogakure itself.

As the right-hand men of the First Raikage, Kinkaku and Ginkaku were already dissatisfied with not becoming the Second Raikage.

In the ninja world, strength is paramount. What kind of strength do you, the Second Raikage, possess? How dare you become my boss just because you're from the Yotsuki clan?

When you asked us to join Kumogakure, your Yotsuki clan didn't say that the Raikage was always from your Yotsuki family, did you? So the Raikage title is a family heirloom?

Now the Second Raikage wants to negotiate peace with Konoha again. You have to know that during the war, Konoha ninjas killed a large number of Kinkaku and Ginkaku's subordinates, who were their brothers who had fought alongside them since the Warring States period. Whether the Second Raikage arranged this intentionally or not, Kinkaku and Ginkaku have decided that they can no longer tolerate it.

We, the Golden Horn and Silver Horn, are of the true bloodline of the Six Paths Immortals, and we carry the Six Paths Immortal Artifacts with us. How can we put up with this nonsense?

To hell with them! The Yotsuki clan is going too far, and Konoha is no better! They're all dead!

Kinkaku and Ginkaku launched a rebellion, raiding the peace talks between Konoha and Kumogakure.

The Second Raikage was trying to quell the rebellion, but the Raikage, who always boasted of his high attack and defense, was killed on the spot by the enraged Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers.

Tobirama Senju and his six disciples seized the opportunity to break through the encirclement, but unexpectedly, Kinkaku's troops were still in pursuit, seemingly intending to wipe out the entire Konoha group.

Twenty elite Jonin could easily hold off Tobirama Senju and his group until the main force arrived, at which point they would be completely wiped out.

After some discussion, the group decided to leave one person behind as bait to ambush the enemy, while the rest would break through.

In the current situation, those who stay behind to cover the retreat will surely die.

The greatest hardship of all time is death.

There is great terror between life and death, and how many people can face their own death with equanimity?

Everyone fell silent. Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped forward. Although he was also afraid of death, he still stood up. As a ninja, there would always be a day when he would die in battle. He had long been prepared to die for the village.

A ninja spends his entire life preparing for death.

Danzo Shimura and Hiruzen Sarutobi started arguing. Danzo also wanted to be the bait, but he had been hesitating and trying to mentally prepare himself to overcome his fear of death. However, in the time it took to hesitate, Hiruzen beat him to it.

Danzo Shimura had been competing with Hiruzen Sarutobi since he was young, and he always lost more than he won. He never expected that Hiruzen Sarutobi would beat him again at this moment, and he felt that he had lost again.

Tobirama Senju interrupted their argument, saying that time was of the essence and this was not the time for arguing. He directly appointed Hiruzen Sarutobi as Hokage.

None of the disciples had any objections; Hiruzen Sarutobi's performance had already won them over.

Danzo Shimura wore an incredulous expression. He was filled with regret. If he had been more decisive and acted as bait, wouldn't he be the Hokage now?

Looking at his many disciples, Tobirama Senju sighed inwardly. He had been careless in this meeting and hadn't expected to find himself in such a desperate situation. Although he possessed the fastest speed in the ninja world, he couldn't escape now and was likely to perish here.

Having made his decision, Tobirama Senju didn't waste any words. He gave Hiruzen Sarutobi a few simple instructions, then turned and headed towards the enemy.

Uchiha Kagami watched Tobirama Senju's departing figure and immediately followed him. He was always a man of action and rarely expressed his feelings with words.

Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to follow, but Koharu Utatane stopped him.

"We should leave now; we shouldn't let the teacher's sacrifice be in vain."

Hiruzen Sarutobi gritted his teeth, waved his hand, and withdrew.

Danzo looked in the direction Uchiha Kagami had left, hesitated for a long time, but ultimately did not chase after him.

The group began their breakout attempt.

Tobirama Senju had a large force of Kinkaku and Ginkaku lying in ambush. He used the Impure World Reincarnation technique to summon a large number of ninjas to assist in the battle.

Although the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, developed the Impure World Reincarnation technique, his main purpose in developing this technique was to interrogate ninjas for information or secret ninjutsu. He did not, like Orochimaru later did, grant the resurrected ninja considerable combat power.

The current version of the Impure World Reincarnation technique only grants the impure body an immortal and indestructible body.

A large number of explosive tags exploded, and with the combined effect of the Impure World Reincarnation and the exponentially multiplied explosive tags, Tobirama Senju killed a large number of elite Jonin.

Kinkaku's younger brother, Ginkaku, was also among them and was taken away in one fell swoop. Kinkaku was furious and activated the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.

Ninjas are just that fragile. Even if they reach the level of a Kage, they can still die from kunai or explosive tags if they're not careful.

Before Ginkaku could even unleash his full power, he was killed by Tobirama Senju's scheme.

The next opponent, Kinkaku, will be a tough opponent. The Nine-Tails Chakra Mode is capable of easily defeating Pain, and Tobirama Senju doesn't have a direct way to deal with such a powerful combination of attack and defense.

A ninja resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique cannot even get close, let alone use the Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags.

Kinkaku brandished his chakra tail, sending all the Edo Tensei ninjas within a certain range of him flying.

Tobirama Senju attempted to combine Shadow Clone Jutsu with Rasengan for an attack, but he couldn't break through the defense at all and almost took a hit from a Tailed Beast Ball.

Water Release - Water Severing Wave

Water Release: Water Dragon Bite Explosion

Tobirama Senju unleashed his signature ninjutsu, but Kinkaku's Nine-Tails Chakra Mode moved at an astonishing speed, making it impossible for him to hit.

Just as Tobirama Senju was being chased around by Kinkaku and a large number of Jonin, Kagami Uchiha appeared.

Using their kaleidoscope-level genjutsu, the two worked together and quickly eliminated the remaining seven or eight elite Jonin.

There is still a gap in strength between a Jonin and a Kage. The Sharingan, a kind of cheat, when activated, is the equivalent of a Kage. And the Mangekyou Sharingan has a characteristic: it can instantly kill enemies who are weaker than oneself.

It's now two against one.

However, the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode is currently the best-in-slot, and even Kagami Uchiha can't do anything about it.

With its attack and defense maxed out and its speed astonishing, how can you possibly defeat such a being?

Tobirama Senju figured out the answer.

One was the Corpse Demon Sealing Technique, which used the sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan to perish together with him.

Another technique is spiritualization, which involves attacking from the soul level.

In a two-on-one situation, there's no need to fight to the death; it's better to play it safe.

Chapter 18 The Turning Point of Destiny

The sky was overcast, as if it were about to rain.

In the Senju clan's territory, An Yan and Tsunade stood behind Mito Uzumaki, looking at the few young people standing in front of Mito with disbelief.

He hadn't received any news about peace talks, so how come Tobirama Senju suddenly led the Shadow Guard to meet with Kumogakure?

Wasn't that Tobirama's destined death? This is it, we're doomed.

Mito Uzumaki also looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and the others with a grim expression.

"You mean, as the Shadow Guard, you had the Second Hokage cover your retreat?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was still quite immature at this time, and his face turned bright red with embarrassment after just a few words from Mito Uzumaki, but he still forced himself to nod in response.

Hiruzen Sarutobi explained in detail the specific circumstances of their evacuation and breakout that day, focusing on how he volunteered to act as bait but was stopped by Tobirama Senju, who then entrusted Konoha to him.

"Lord Mito, my teacher appointed me as the Third Hokage in a time of crisis. I have come here to seek your support."

Mito Uzumaki sighed and waved her hand.

"I support you becoming Hokage. You can handle the rest yourself."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was secretly pleased. With Mito-sama's endorsement, everything else was a minor problem on his path to becoming Hokage.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi left, Tsunade, with red eyes, threw herself into Mito's arms and cried.

"Grandma Mito, will Second Grandpa come back alive?"

Although she knew that it was almost certain death in that situation, Tsunade still held onto some hope, just in case.

Mito Uzumaki stroked Tsunade's golden hair and said softly, "Tsunade, everyone dies eventually; it's just a matter of time."

"You don't even know how to comfort people," An Yan rolled his eyes and said to Tsunade, "The Second Hokage will come back, believe me, Tsunade."

Tsunade looked at An Yan with teary eyes: "Really?"

An Yan nodded firmly: "Believe me, when have I ever lied to you?"

Tsunade nodded, indicating that she believed An Yan, but judging from her appearance, she probably didn't really believe him. Tsunade slumped into Grandma Mito's arms, completely dejected.

An Yan didn't care whether Tsunade believed him or not, and he genuinely believed that Tobirama Senju was still alive. He had a habit of betting with Tsunade every day before class, and so far, he had never lost.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi said that Tobirama Senju was covering their retreat, An Yan was indeed startled. The news of the peace talks between Konoha and Kumogakure was kept too secret; he hadn't received a word of it. Otherwise, he would have reminded Tobirama Senju.

However, An Yan was not flustered at all. He immediately remembered that he had won when he gambled with Tsunade for fun this morning, which meant that everything was normal.

Given Tsunade's established character, she always loses someone important when she wins. The fact that she hasn't won now suggests that there's a very high chance Tobirama Senju is still alive.

This is very mysterious, but that's how Tsunade's character is designed; it's quite outrageous.

Furthermore, there's another matter: the research on the S-rank forbidden technique Yang Seal caused Uchiha Kagami to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan, but Uchiha Kagami didn't return with Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others, clearly because he went to support the Second Hokage.

The Second Hokage's Mangekyou Sharingan combined with Kagami Uchiha's should be enough to deal with Kinkaku and Ginkaku, assuming Madara Uchiha doesn't interfere in this battle.

During this period, Madara Uchiha escaped death by using Izanagi, resulting in the loss of one of his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. He was probably hiding somewhere researching how to combine the two of his eyes into one. His two eyes probably hadn't evolved into the Rinnegan yet, so he couldn't be bothered to cause trouble in the ninja world.

The Rinnegan appeared on Nagato after the Second Shinobi World War, which was about 10 to 20 years ago.

After analyzing the whole situation, An Yan felt reassured and began his daily cultivation in Mito's courtyard.