"No!!!!!"
A tragic cry echoed across the rooftop.
Everyone looked over simultaneously.
"Orochimaru, you must calm down, you absolutely cannot do such a thing!"
"This is wrong! Even if it's for the sake of our past camaraderie, I beg you to abandon this idea... if not, I'll kneel before you."
Jiraiya's face was filled with sorrow and despair as he shouted at Orochimaru from outside the barrier.
Jiraiya's extreme sadness left the others somewhat bewildered.
"Monkey, you just said that Orochimaru, Tsunade, and this Jiraiya fellow are all your disciples, right?
Your disciples are quite good, and this Jiraiya is especially outstanding.
Compared to Orochimaru, who only pays lip service to respect, this disciple of yours truly respects this old man.
I didn't expect someone to react even more intensely than I did when someone targeted me."
Tobirama looked at Jiraiya with satisfaction, nodding in approval.
"Tobirama-sensei, you flatter me."
Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled outwardly, but inwardly wondered when Jiraiya had developed such deep affection for the Second Hokage.
"Jiraiya, this has nothing to do with you, does it?"
Orochimaru listened to the wailing, calmly turned around, and looked at Jiraiya.
"Who says it has nothing to do with me!"
Jiraiya reacted, clenching his fists, "Think about it carefully. If you let the Second Hokage use the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and Transformation Technique to work in the red-light district, how many innocent young women and married women would lose their jobs."
"How would they survive? What about their families?"
"And... how am I supposed to go there anymore!!!"
"Every time I drink and have fun with beautiful women, do I have to beat them up first to confirm they aren't the Second Hokage in disguise?"
"If I don't do that, what if! Sooner or later! I'll end up sharing a bed with the Second Hokage..."
At this point, Jiraiya's expression was utterly pained, and he collapsed to his knees.
How was he supposed to gather material for his research after this?
This was too much!
This was practically cutting off all his future hopes!
"Monkey."
"Hmm?"
"Is this the excellent student you taught?"
"..."
Weren't you just praising him a moment ago?
"Where is Tsunade? Is she dealing with the enemies outside?"
The Second Hokage looked outside the barrier.
The Impure World Reincarnation was too shoddy; it couldn't unleash much power, and even its sensory abilities were pitifully suppressed.
"Tsunade isn't in Konoha. A few days ago, I sensed that something unexpected might happen today, so I sent Anbu to the red-light district to find Jiraiya and to Tanzaku Gai to find Tsunade.
Jiraiya came back early; as for Tsunade... I don't know if she received the message, nor do I know if she will return to support."
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed.
"One disciple is playing with women in the red-light district, another is gambling in Tanzaku Gai, and one is slightly better, researching my Impure World Reincarnation among corpses..."
The Second Hokage listed the deeds of Hiruzen's three disciples and felt that Konoha was doomed.
"Tobirama, actually, Tsunade's love for gambling isn't Monkey's fault, and I think the last one is the most serious..."
"Brother, shut up!"
The Second Hokage roared angrily.
On the other side.
Shiro continued to communicate with Orochimaru.
"Orochimaru, the Impure World Reincarnation materials you prepared this time are too poor. Next time, specially prepare some good ones for the two of them; for example, install a pair of Sharingan on the Second Hokage's reincarnated body."
"Oh right, actually, if you're worried about affecting ordinary people by going to the red-light district, you could also implant something in his body, allowing the Second Hokage to help gestate newborns for the Uchiha Clan."
Instantly, a murderous gaze shot towards Shiro.
"This is good, this is good! This is it, definitely don't go and harm the red-light district!"
Jiraiya heard Shiro propose another solution, quickly scrambled up from the ground, full of praise.
The murderous gaze turned towards Jiraiya.
"That's enough, stop talking."
Orochimaru was currently maintaining his hand seals, a drop of sweat trickling down his forehead.
The strength of those brought back by Impure World Reincarnation would be weakened, but the souls within were still the originals.
That's why earlier, when Orochimaru used the Third Kazekage's reincarnation to fight Sasori's puppet, the Third Kazekage broke free through sheer willpower.
Now, after improvement, there was an additional control talisman.
As long as consciousness was erased, preventing the target from using the strength of their soul, it would ensure the reincarnation would not be broken.
But this method was stopped by Shiro.
There were no control talismans in the bodies of the First and Second Hokage.
Even if their current bodies were weak, they could still break free through consciousness.
Especially since the Second Hokage was also the developer of the technique, possessing the 'source code'.
Everything Orochimaru had improved was merely supplementary.
Now, with this living ancestor wildly provoking him, Orochimaru was almost losing control.
But he didn't blame Shiro.
"It's incredible; facing the control and weakening of Impure World Reincarnation, the Second Hokage can still break through."
One moment he was begging Shiro to stop talking, the next Orochimaru began to exclaim.
"Do you think there's a possibility it's because of the Uchiha?"
Shiro glanced at the Second Hokage.
He felt that if Orochimaru didn't control him, the Second might use Flying Thunder God to instantly appear and stab him.
It wasn't strange for the Second to break through because of the Uchiha.
During the Fourth Great Ninja War in the original story, when the previous Hokage were reincarnated, the Second himself admitted that his Flying Thunder God was not as good as the Fourth Hokage's.
However, when facing the inherently evil Uchiha, the Second broke through. When the Fourth Hokage couldn't even react, the Second used Flying Thunder God three times consecutively, returning the Truth-Seeking Balls.
All the jutsu the Second developed were meant to target the Uchiha, but they weren't only for them.
Shadow Clone could counter ocular jutsu, based on the logic that ocular jutsu couldn't see through it.
As a result, it not only targeted the Uchiha but even their ancestor, Ōtsutsuki.
Ōtsutsuki Kaguya couldn't see through it even after eating the fruit, and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki died because he couldn't see through a Shadow Clone.
When it came to dealing with the Uchiha, the Second Hokage was truly the authority.
"Evil brat, you must have been misled by the Uchiha. I'll help you right now..."
The Second Hokage gritted his teeth, using all his strength to break free from Orochimaru's control.
"Tobirama-sensei, don't get agitated. He's just talking nonsense because he doesn't know any better. The Uchiha Clan has been annihilated; how could we possibly let you do that!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi, seeing the situation turning bad, quickly spoke up.
For this, he even risked revealing information that would be explosive for the First and Second Hokage.
"What?!"
Hashirama Senju's eyes showed shock mixed with heartache.
"What?!"
Stopping his struggles, Tobirama Senju's eyes also showed shock mixed with heartache.
"Who did it?!"
The Second Hokage took a deep breath, his gaze meeting Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes.
This was too much!
Even in the worst-case scenario, he only considered creating something like the Caged Bird Seal to restrict emotionally unstable Uchiha.
Or perhaps having them work in the fields.
Someone actually killed all the Uchiha?
These were Konoha's precious resources!
If it really came down to it, kill all the adults, but keep the children and teach them well from a young age!
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