Having nothing means having nothing to bear; it is a form of liberation.
Waking the dead from their slumber is, in any case, a disturbance of their peace!
People are like islands of drift ice, floating and wandering in the ocean of fate.
The meeting of two people is like the collision of these ice islands; as long as there is a collision, there must be an impact.
Sometimes, the ice islands stick together in the names of "interest," "kinship," "friendship," "love," or "hatred."
But ultimately, they will all drift apart, heading toward destruction in solitude—this is the truth of life.
Hell is not in the Pure Land, but in the living world, because other people are your hell.
Kagami's son, or his grandson Shisui, is his hell; Tsunade and the future of the Senju Clan are the hells of Tobirama and Hashirama.
No matter how kinship is sugarcoated, the living condition of relatives will keep the dead from finding peace.
You can choose to ignore it, but then you will simply head toward destruction in solitude.
Tobirama sighed; the matters of the mortal world were truly hard to let go of!
It was true for Kagami, and it was true for him, so he could not criticize Kagami for becoming Orochimaru's puppet.
...
Before long, Dan arrived at the place where the Shinobi Allied Forces and the Shinobi Cats army were facing off.
In the middle of the great river between the two armies, Minato had already completed his Sage Transformation transformation.
The Sage Transformation Minato was like an elusive ghost; Fish Ball's Ibuse had already been kicked to death by Minato long ago.
Sasori's Third Kazekage and Fourth Kazekage could not gain any advantage at all in front of Sage Minato.
Sage Minato could blast away the Magnet Release launched by the Third and Fourth Kazekage with a single punch.
Minato had already taken control of the battle.
Dan nodded; he had seen back then that this disciple of Jiraiya was a natural-born Hokage.
Although he lacked an elite bloodline, his own talent had already compensated for it.
The battle between Minato and Sasori was already decided; it was no longer important.
The high-ranking members of the Shinobi Allied Forces all looked solemnly at a black figure on Ryou's side.
That figure had a pair of long wings, exposed teeth, no head, and no eyes, just like a demon from hell.
That was Satori, the Satori that had been summoned to the battlefield earlier by Ryou's clone.
The moment it appeared, all the toads from Mount Myōboku began to sweat profusely.
Fukasaku even stated bluntly that no one present could break Satori's mind-reading ability.
The entire Allied Forces felt the pressure from Satori; its mere presence there made the entire army afraid to act rashly.
If an aerial demon like Satori were to start a slaughter, not a single member of the Shinobi Allied Forces would escape.
Dan shook his head, flew to the Third Hokage's side, and then took possession of his body.
The Third Hokage was currently pondering how to deal with Satori.
Suddenly, an inexplicable chill shot up from his spine to the top of his head; his limbs felt like they were no longer under his control, and there was a strange, sluggish sensation as if he were possessed by a spirit.
In broad daylight, he was actually being possessed by a ghost? How could ghosts nowadays be so sinister?!
"Hiruzen!"
The Third Hokage's abnormality caught Danzo's attention, and he became greatly alarmed.
The Third Hokage stopped him, saying, "Don't worry, it's Dan's Spirit Transformation Technique!"
Danzo, Jiraiya, and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
The Fourth Raikage, Killer Bee, and other high-ranking Kumogakure officials nearby now all knew about Konoha's Edo Tensei.
Each of their gazes was somewhat complicated.
The Edo Tensei technique was too unreasonable; as long as one obtained the genetic material of a dead person, they could use a living person as a sacrifice to summon the deceased from the Pure Land.
No matter how powerful a person was, they could be summoned.
The people of Kumogakure thought of the strongest Raikage in their Village—the Third Raikage.
If the Third Raikage were still around...
Wait?! If the Third Raikage were resurrected, he would probably be kicked to death by Madara too.
But the thought of Konoha using Edo Tensei to bring back the Third Raikage to fight against Kumogakure made their scalps tingle.
The Third Raikage, with his Lightning Release chakra Mode activated, would kill anything he touched and wound anything he brushed against; he was a human meat grinder.
In short, Konoha's Edo Tensei was too unfair; after the war, an agreement should be signed to prevent such a technique from spreading.
Otherwise, how could they ever invade the fertile Land of Fire?
If you're using cheats, how can everyone else play?
The high-ranking Allied officials—Fukasaku, Shima, Danzo, Jiraiya, Mifune, and the Fourth Raikage—approached the Third Hokage.
The Third Hokage asked Dan, "Dan, go ahead and speak!"
"Alright!"
The Third Hokage's eyes held a glimmer that did not belong to the living; it was Dan possessing the Third Hokage's body.
Hiruko and Kakuzu walked over; Dan and Kagami's quiet disappearance just now hadn't attracted anyone's attention.
But Hiruko had noticed.
He wasn't surprised, guessing that Orochimaru had run into some trouble on his end and had summoned the Edo Tensei bodies from here.
Possessing the Third Hokage's body, Dan used his voice to first say to Hiruko, "Hiruko, have all the Edo Tensei bodies come to me!"
Hiruko nodded and performed a Ritual Formula to notify the Edo Tensei bodies, telling them to gather here.
After a short while, Sarutobi Sasuke, Sakumo, and Duy all arrived at Hiruko's position.
Dan then said, "Just now, Orochimaru summoned me and Kagami-senpai to Ryūchi Cave!"
Fukasaku was puzzled: "Ryūchi Cave? What is Orochimaru doing in Ryūchi Cave?"
Dan said, "Because Ryou's main body is currently undergoing a trial in Ryūchi Cave to practice Senjutsu. Orochimaru wants to stop him from becoming a Sage."
"He took Lord Second with him to disrupt his trial."
Jiraiya rubbed his head, speechless: "How can Orochimaru be so wicked?"
Fukasaku, currently on Jiraiya's shoulder, knocked Jiraiya on the head: "Little Jiraiya, don't interrupt."
Danzo said in surprise, "Is Tobirama-sensei there too?"
Dan nodded.
Fukasaku looked at the Ryou on the other side of the river, who was surrounded and guarded by a group of cats: "Now it's certain that the Ryou opposite us is a clone."
The Fourth Raikage was somewhat angry: "Using a clone to hold back our Shinobi Allied Forces while the main body goes to practice Senjutsu—Uchiha Ryou is looking down on us way too much, isn't he?"
Kakuzu looked at the Demon beside Ryou and said, "It's not that he looks down on us, but rather that he has too many useful helpers by his side."
"Hanzo's Summoned Beast, Sasori, the Human Puppets of the Third and Fourth Kazekage..."
"In addition, there's the mind-reading demon—Satori—who can perceive the joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, greed, love, hatred, fear, and hesitation of others."
"Even if Uchiha Ryou's main body doesn't show up, he can still block the Shinobi Allied Forces!"
Kakuzu's words were very demoralizing. If the Fourth Raikage were the commander of the Allied Forces, he would have already ordered him to split his forces and deal with the enemy.
An army can be robbed of its spirit, and a general can be robbed of his heart.
Morale is a real thing; whether an army can fight depends on its morale!
Sakumo looked at Dan: "Dan, did you have us come over because you have some important information to tell us?"
Dan nodded: "That's right. Lord Second fought with Satori, and he said that Satori's mind-reading ability doesn't work on Edo Tensei bodies. Satori cannot read the thoughts of the dead."
Fukasaku rubbed his head, suddenly realizing: "Why didn't I think of that? The emotional fluctuations of a dead person are like a pool of stagnant water; Satori cannot see any emotional fluctuations from stagnant water."
Shima scolded, "You old fool, you're getting senile. You're not even as useful as Little Tobirama."
It wasn't that Fukasaku hadn't thought of it, but rather that Edo Tensei was their trump card against Madara and needed to be kept hidden for now.
Satori hadn't made a move from then until now; it was simply summoned by Ryou to use its presence to pressure the Allied Forces.
The Edo Tensei bodies had not yet fought with Satori.
Because they hadn't fought, they didn't know the weakness that Satori couldn't read the minds of Edo Tensei bodies.
Now with Tobirama's intelligence, everyone was somewhat emboldened. This way, the Shinobi Allied Forces could deal with Satori.
Mifune looked toward a certain direction above and spoke to Shikaku at the headquarters: "The headquarters must have heard Dan's words as well, right?"
Shikaku replied with the help of Inoichi's Ninjutsu: "Yes, we are aware of it on our end."
"Hokage-sama, take note. I will now make the following adjustments to our deployment..."