Naruto: Starting as the Third Hokage with Tears in His Eyes

Chapter 340 Is this really the ninja world? Did I resurrect in the wrong place?

"Um?"

Tsunade crouched down, reached out her finger to check his breath, and then examined his physical condition.

The body, formed from immaculate soil, was extremely sturdy and did not suffer any substantial damage. However, the flow of chakra was somewhat disordered, making it seem as if it had been directly stunned by some enormous impact.

"Hey, Second Grandpa, wake up."

Tsunade reached out and gently patted Tobirama Senju's cheek.

"Well……"

Tobirama Senju let out a muffled groan, his eyelashes fluttered a few times, and he slowly opened his sharp red eyes.

confused.

stunned.

It lasted for less than half a second.

The master of forbidden arts instantly regained his senses, and his fighting instincts made him analyze the current situation immediately.

"Tsunade?"

He recognized Tsunade in front of him, then sat bolt upright, warily looking around. "Where's Madara Uchiha?!"

Tobirama Senju's memory was still stuck at the moment before he unleashed Water Release: Water Dragon Bite.

Wait, that's not right.

Tobirama's memories flashed back, and he remembered that his water dragon had been physically shattered by a terrifying and domineering force.

And then... that was it. Let the memory of being knocked unconscious just drift away with the wind.

"Second Grandfather".

Tsunade's voice came from the side, sounding weak and exhausted, "The battle is over."

"it's over?"

Tobirama Senju whirled around, his crimson eyes fixed on Tsunade. "Who won? Was Madara Uchiha defeated?"

Tsunade didn't answer, but silently pointed her finger to a spot not far away.

Tobirama Senju looked in the direction she pointed.

Then, he froze completely.

His elder brother, Hashirama Senju, was chuckling to himself, scratching his head in frustration over a bad move.

Opposite his brother, the man who should have been his lifelong enemy and the greatest threat to Konoha, Uchiha Madara, calmly pocketed a white stone, his movements unhurried.

Sunlight, a chessboard, arch-rivals, and... peace.

These words, which should never have been combined, created a scene that completely shut down Tobirama Senju's brain, known for its logic and rationality.

"What... what's going on?"

Tobirama Senju's voice was somewhat hoarse, and he even subconsciously checked his body for signs of chakra imbalance.

Illusion?

impossible.

With one's own perception and mental strength, it's impossible to fall victim to an attack without realizing it.

How can we explain this scene before us?

"The situation... is a bit complicated."

Tsunade scratched her cheek, seemingly organizing her thoughts, but in the end she gave up on a complicated explanation and chose the simplest and most direct way.

Simply put,

She looked at her second grandfather's face, which was filled with the question, "Who am I? Where am I?" and sighed.

"Uchiha Madara is one of us now."

"Moreover, he has always been alive; he didn't die."

"Welcome back to our... um... brand new Konoha."

A faint buzzing sound, like the circuitry of a burnt-out circuit, came from Tobirama Senju's brain.

???

He slowly, frame by frame, like a rusty robot, turned his head back and looked at his granddaughter with an expression as if she were an alien.

Those red eyes clearly conveyed three words:

Are you crazy?

Tsunade felt a little uneasy under his gaze and could only shrug to indicate that what she said was true.

Tobirama Senju fell silent.

He turned his gaze back to the two figures playing chess in the distance, then looked up at Hiruzen Sarutobi, who stood unharmed and calmly atop the statue. Finally, he turned his gaze toward Konoha Village.

Although the distance was great, he could still feel that the village was filled with a powerful atmosphere full of vitality and hope that he had never experienced before.

It was a peace that was far more prosperous and stable than the one he and his brother had enjoyed during their reigns.

For the first time, the Second Hokage, known for his rationality, who developed countless forbidden techniques and laid the institutional foundation for Konoha, began to deeply doubt the very logic upon which he relied for survival.

Could it be that in the years since my death, some drastic change has occurred in the ninja world that I cannot comprehend at all?

Just then, Hiruzen Sarutobi leaped down from the statue and slowly walked up to him.

"Teacher, are you alright?"

Looking at his most prized disciple, Tobirama Senju finally found some clarity in his chaotic thoughts.

"Hiruzen, what on earth is going on? Madara Uchiha...?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled slightly at him, reached out, and gently brushed the dust off his teacher's body.

"Teacher, this is a long story."

He said gently, "But as Tsunade said, Madara is now a member of the village, a returning elder."

"Senior?"

Tobirama Senju felt as if every word he uttered was squeezed out from between his teeth.

Is this really the ninja world? Did we resurrect in the wrong place?

"Yes."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded and helped Tobirama to his feet. "Some things need to be looked at with new eyes. This era is different from what you remember."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's calm words carried an undeniable confidence, a composure befitting someone in power.

Looking into his disciple's deep and calm black eyes, Tobirama Senju ultimately suppressed all his doubts and wariness.

He chose to believe in his disciple.

Although, he still couldn't understand it at all.

"Madara! That move you made was too cheating! No, no, take it back!"

From the other side of the chessboard, came shouts of Hashirama Senju cheating.

"Hmph, once a move is made, there's no going back."

Madara Uchiha snorted coldly, unmoved.

Mito Uzumaki arrived at the chessboard at some point. Looking at the two men, who were nearly two hundred years old combined, still arguing over a game of chess, a helpless yet nostalgic smile appeared on her face.