Chapter 94: The Ascension of Nawaki Senju's Soul
Tsunade's younger brother was the one and only, Konoha's first crown prince.
Nawaki Senju.
Looking back at Konoha's sixty years, whether Naruto Uzumaki could be called Konoha's crown prince was still debatable. But if Nawaki Senju were called Konoha's crown prince, probably no one would object.
This was someone who, as long as his heart was set on becoming Hokage and his life encountered no accidents, was almost certain to have his head carved on the Hokage Rock.
Kitahara was somewhat surprised. A person who might have only lived in memories was resurrected by Orochimaru using Edo Tensei, and he didn't seem to be under control.
Truly... rare.
From their conversation, the amount of information was a bit large. The relationship between Uchiha Mikoto and her husband with Nawaki Senju was very good, and Orochimaru was actually Mikoto's teacher?
Kitahara, transformed into 'Zetsu', silently approached. After learning this, it had to know Orochimaru's purpose! For example, whether he would still want to use Uchiha Mikoto...
If the cub's matter was Kitahara's primary concern, then the Fugaku family... no, the Fugaku couple was undoubtedly second. Because of their strength issues, they were sometimes even more important than the cub.
Ever since the crow moved into Fugaku's home, its food, clothing, and shelter were almost all arranged by Mikoto. Its life was very comfortable. Kitahara finally stopped behind a wall. This was already a very dangerous distance...
The situation seemed a bit different.
The big baby-raiser didn't seem to be planning any tricks.
Orochimaru was a person of complex emotions. He was at times cold-blooded enough to strike a killing blow against a former teammate, and at other times, he would work hard for a teammate's wish due to a sudden awakening of warmth in his heart.
Although being framed and defecting from Konoha was different from his expected plan, it was an inevitable outcome. Since leaving Konoha, although he had suffered two heavy blows from Jiraiya and his disciple, overall, Orochimaru's days were going okay.
The hidden pawns he had once placed in various locations had all been successfully activated. Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner. Both Edo Tensei and the Living Corpse Reincarnation were already within his grasp.
No one would have thought that the first person Orochimaru wanted to resurrect was actually Nawaki Senju. Tsunade had personally handed her younger brother into his hands, yet he had failed to protect Nawaki, ultimately letting the youth die a violent death.
If nothing had gone wrong with Nawaki Senju, Orochimaru could have ascended to the position of Hokage. Neither Jiraiya nor Minato Namikaze could be called his opponent...
Although this Hokage position might only be because he was Nawaki Senju's teacher, allowing the position to transition to Nawaki Senju in the most stable way.
Nawaki Senju, both emotionally and in terms of benefits, was almost Orochimaru's lifeline, at least when he was still a Konoha ninja. Later, Nawaki's sacrifice not only caused Tsunade to break down but also caused Orochimaru to slide step by step into the abyss.
Kitahara quietly watched the master and disciple, who were already separated by life and death.
Coincidentally, Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto were walking out of a gate with their youngest son. They noticed the sudden appearance of a master and disciple pair in the clan grounds. Fugaku said in surprise, "We haven't seen you before. Are you here to visit friends in the clan?"
"Mm." Nawaki Senju pressed down his conical hat. He seemed not to have expected that after death, he would still have the chance to say a few words to his friends. His voice held a touch of joy, "I've already seen them."
"Is that so..."
Fugaku glanced at the other person who remained silent. He felt there was something strange about the two people appearing with conical hats and couldn't help but want to ask a few more questions, "I am Uchiha Fugaku. After all, we've never had strangers here before. Do you have time to sit together for a bit?"
He would never have thought that a person who had been dead for more than ten years could appear before him, and that the person under the conical hat was even a mutual friend of his and his wife.
"Fugaku-dono..."
"Ahem..." Orochimaru stopped Nawaki Senju's words and said in a low voice, "We have to leave soon. Something unpleasant happened today. In the future, we don't want to have any dealings with the Sharingan clan."
As expected, these words earned a muffled grunt from the Uchiha clan head.
Fugaku stood with his hands in his sleeves and said coldly, "Then I won't see you off."
"..."
Nawaki Senju still wanted to say a few words but was held back by Orochimaru's shoulder and forcibly pushed away. Orochimaru had the heart to let his deceased disciple have his wish for a day, but he didn't want to cause more trouble. He had other purposes for coming to Konoha today.
Nawaki Senju stubbornly turned his head and gritted his teeth, "Fugaku... Fugaku-kun, Mikoto... Miss Mikoto, fare... farewell forever."
After watching the pair in conical hats leave the clan grounds, Uchiha Fugaku shook his head strangely. That person just now hadn't called Mikoto "madam"... His wife and Sasuke were waiting for him not far away, which didn't let him think more about it.
After Nawaki Senju left the Uchiha clan grounds, his emotions were still somewhat agitated, "Teacher, I just wanted to..."
"You told me you didn't want to disturb the living as a deceased person, which is why I brought you to Konoha during the New Year." After Orochimaru said this, he didn't reprimand him further.
Orochimaru could have used Nawaki Senju to threaten Tsunade and gain more benefits. He didn't do so because he didn't want to desecrate his disciple's soul.
"Yes, being able to see them living happily is satisfying enough." Nawaki Senju looked at his teacher with regret, "Let's end it here, Teacher."
His regret lay in not being able to see that blonde ponytail. Unfortunately, he couldn't linger like this, afraid he wouldn't be able to resist wanting to stay in the world of the living.
However, his teacher had already become a rogue ninja. If he remained in the world of the living, his existence would surely cause complications in the future. Rather than having more trouble, it was better to take advantage of his teacher's soft-hearted moment and undo the Edo Tensei.
After a moment of silence, Orochimaru slowly extended his hands, "Rat... Ox... Monkey... Tiger... Dragon... Boar... Edo Tensei: Release!"
A ray of light slowly shone from Nawaki Senju's reanimated body. That was his soul about to ascend...
As Nawaki Senju's soul rose higher and higher, Orochimaru's head bowed lower and lower. A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth as he muttered to himself, "Farewell, Nawaki."
"Lord Orochimaru, in this case, it seems we've lost a trump card against Lady Tsunade!" A white-haired youth approached the dejected Orochimaru. He wore a Konoha ninja headband on his head.
"Tsunade has long since abandoned Konoha and will never be a threat to us." Orochimaru didn't pay much attention to the words of the white-haired youth beside him and shook his head gently.
Kitahara watched the curtain fall on the farewell between the master and disciple, Orochimaru and Nawaki Senju. If a great white phosphorus snake was really doing charity, the crow didn't intend to interfere.
Compared to Itachi being a natural counter to Orochimaru, this guy was a natural counter to Kitahara. If it didn't sacrifice the entire Uchiha clan, it had no way to deal with Orochimaru.
The problem was, just after releasing the Edo Tensei on Nawaki Senju and sending his own disciple to heaven, a young ninja substitute appeared beside him. Judging by his appearance, it was clearly Kabuto Yakushi, the spy Orochimaru had planted in Konoha...
Is this snake toxic?
Kitahara quietly pouted. Suddenly, it heard Orochimaru's somewhat high-pitched voice, "Happy New Year, Lord Zetsu! What a coincidence..."
Those snake eyes suddenly froze, staring intently at the location where Kitahara was hiding!
(End of this chapter)
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