r18novel Chapter 21 The Uchiha Clan is a sword; you must know how to wield it properly.
Chapter 21 The Uchiha Clan is a sword; you must know how to wield it properly.
Tobirama stood up, patted Hiruzen Sarutobi on the shoulder, and said...
"Monkey, do you know why I was able to come back alive from the clutches of Golden Horn and Silver Horn?"
"Because of your extraordinary strength, Master, neither Golden Horn nor Silver Horn are your match."
"Heh, do you even believe that yourself? If I were truly exceptionally strong, would I have needed to let you go first while I stayed behind to cover your retreat?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi shut his mouth and stopped speaking. In fact, from the very first day that Tobirama returned to Konoha alive, they had been wondering what had happened.
After all, if the teacher could really beat the Golden Horn and Silver Horn without a doubt, the situation back then wouldn't have been like that.
However, Tobirama was, after all, their teacher and the second Kage of the village.
Tobirama didn't tell them what had happened, and none of them dared to ask.
"So, teacher, what exactly happened?"
Tobirama took a deep breath.
"Monkey, just when I was about to be surrounded by people, I bumped into someone."
"One person?! Could it be reinforcements from the village? No, that's unlikely. Or perhaps, it's someone from Yunying?"
Tobirama rejected all of Hiruzen Sarutobi's guesses.
“It’s an old friend of mine, Uchiha Izuna.”
"Uchiha! Izuna!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes widened instantly, his face filled with disbelief.
"How could that be, teacher! Uchiha Izuna, Madara Uchiha's younger brother! But isn't he already dead?"
"Yes, Izuna died a long time ago. I killed him before the village was even established."
Tobirama's eyes were somewhat dazed.
"However, he did appear in front of me at that time, and helped me defeat Yunying, kill Kinkaku and Ginkaku, and even took away several Six Paths Treasures from Kinkaku and Ginkaku."
"How is this possible! How is this possible? How can the dead come back to life?"
Tobirama was also somewhat puzzled.
"Yes, how can the dead truly be resurrected? But Izuna did appear back then."
"Teacher, could it be that someone is impersonating Izuna?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi offered his own conjecture.
"I had suspected before that someone might be impersonating him, but monkey, let me ask you, have you ever seen Izuna?"
Sarutobi shook his head in response to Tobirama's question.
Do you know anything about Izuna?
Sarutobi shook his head again.
"Do you think anyone, besides the deceased Madara Uchiha, understands Izuna better than I do?"
"Um, probably not."
"Yes, there shouldn't be any more."
As their longtime rivals, Tobirama and Izuna had been competing against each other for many years. Tobirama could confidently say that he, Tobirama Senju, understood Izuna better than Izuna himself.
Even with his deep understanding of Izuna, he couldn't see anything wrong.
If we had to nitpick, Izuna's strength seems to have weakened; he only uses Fire Release ninjutsu anymore, and his Sharingan only has three tomoe.
However, all of this can be attributed to the fact that Izuna had just been resurrected and his strength had not been fully restored.
There is another point that proves that the person was Izuna.
That was because he had left the Flying Thunder God mark on Izuna, but after Izuna left, his perception of the Flying Thunder God mark disappeared.
Clearly, the other party knew about this move and had been prepared for it.
How could an ordinary person possibly notice the Flying Thunder God mark they left behind? Only a resurrected Izuna could possibly be on guard against it, since Izuna was the one I killed last time.
"Monkey, I'm telling you this so that if I die one day, you must keep an eye on the Uchiha clan."
"teacher!"
Tobirama Senju looked out the window and said.
"If I die one day, then you will be the next Hokage. I hope you won't push the Uchiha clan too hard then."
The Uchiha clan is a sword; you must master the art of wielding it.
If you push too hard, this sword might very well injure you. Besides, we don't know when Uchiha Izuna will return, and I'm afraid that when he does, you won't be a match for him.”
Tobirama was somewhat hesitant to imagine how terrifying Izuna would be once he regained his strength: a near-immortal body, the Mangekyou Sharingan, the Six Paths Blades, and an astonishing sealing technique.
Even if he were to recover to his peak strength now, he wouldn't be able to guarantee that he could kill Izuna again.
Hiruzen Sarutobi understood his teacher's meaning: he was afraid that he would push the Uchiha clan too hard and cause conflict with the village.
If it's just the current Uchiha clan, then it's not enough to prove anything.
But what if the Uchiha clan had a leader like Uchiha Izuna?
Then Konoha will have to face the Uchiha clan, who were feared by all the major ninja clans during the Warring States period.
"Alright, you can go now. Remember, what we said today must not be known to a third person."
"I understand, teacher."
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, bowed, and left.
However, what Tobirama never expected was that the 'Uchiha Izuna' he was worried about was currently cooking noodles at a ramen shop.
Two more days passed, and Tetsuya was worried as he looked at his income, which had barely increased.
"It looks like we need to speed up the development of cup noodles."
Zheye, sitting on the bed, put away the money, stretched, and planned to cultivate his immortal arts for a while before going to sleep.
[Hey, my dear master, I think I heard you sigh? Is something wrong?]
Tetsuya's eyelids twitched.
"Why did you suddenly show up today, you dog who only does things for personal gain?"
【Oh dear, Master, how could you say that to me? I was only thinking of you.】
Are you frustrated because you don't have a better way to make money?
"What? Do you have a way to solve this?"
Tetsuya sat on the bed, resting his chin on his hand, looking at the cheeky virtual husky in front of him.
Of course there is a way! Master, have you forgotten how you learned to make ramen?
Upon hearing this, Tetsuya's eyes lit up.
"Yes, the previous ramen-making skills were extracted, so can we extract other money-making skills?"
[Congratulations, master! You got it right. That's exactly what I wanted to remind you.]
Tetsuya clapped his hands.
"Yeah, so all that research I did before was for nothing."
[Not really, at least you seemed to be having a lot of fun exploring the unknown, didn't you, Master?]
"That's right. Alright, enough talk, let's draw cards!"
Without further hesitation, Tetsuya took out his savings accumulated over this period and began his gambling journey.
The next morning, a somewhat tired Tetsuya returned to his shop.
Looking at his empty wallet, he just wanted to roar to the heavens.
"Go to hell with you! You damn system! I'm furious! Give me my money back!"
This damn system drained Tetsuya of all his savings these past few days, extracting a bunch of useless stuff, and finally at the very least gave him a recipe for instant cup noodles.
He strongly suspected that the dog was after the money he had left in his pocket!