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Chapter 319: Do You Collect Hokage When You're Bored?
🕑 Added 2025-10-08 12:32:17 +0000 UTCChapter 319: Do You Collect Hokage When You're Bored?
After Kitahara was able to release ninjutsu, the entire crow lost some control.
It wasn't until it had vented all of its newly activated jutsu on the gobi desert of the Land of Wind that it lightly landed back on Itachi Uchiha's shoulder.
"Itachi, it seems my choice back then was not wrong…"
The reanimated Fourth turned his head and smiled at his successor. "As expected, you have already become the mainstay of Konoha…"
"Fourth Hokage-sama!"
Itachi Uchiha patted the crow's wing and looked at the reanimated Fourth. "Would you like to make a trip to Konoha and see Naruto? Not long ago, he just graduated from the Ninja Academy and has become a genin of the village."
"In my current state, it's not very appropriate…"
The reanimated Fourth calmly shook his head. "I believe Naruto will definitely become an excellent ninja. I am a deceased person, so I will not disturb the world of the living again."
"…"
Itachi was silent.
This is what you call a ninja!
This is what you call a Hokage!
This is what you call resolve!
This was a true Konoha ninja, a standard Konoha Hokage. Just look at those two Hokage in the Land of Waves—what the hell were they!
One was squatting in a laboratory, either researching forbidden jutsu or secretly plotting against someone. Every now and then, he would run off to the Hidden Mist Village to show off his authority, completely ruining Konoha's image…
The other one was hiding in a casino every day, gambling for seventeen or eighteen hours, his shadow nowhere to be seen for days on end. He had no idea what the image of a Hokage was…
Kitahara looked down at the reanimated Fourth and tilted its head with confusion. "Caw?"
(Is this a matter you can decide?)
The Akatsuki and Madara Uchiha's group were rampantly capturing Tailed Beasts in the ninja world. All it could do was collect these dead Hokage…
And Kitahara had only passively received the First, Second, and Fourth Hokage. Coincidentally, every single one of them had been delivered by Orochimaru…
Orochimaru was a real talent.
Others sent heads; he sent Hokage. What a grudge…
"Kitahara, I'll be heading back to the village first." Itachi tapped the crow's head and said in a low voice, "Then you can take the Fourth Hokage to the Land of Waves first! Don't be too rude on the way."
"…Caw."
How could I be rude on the way!
Chick, before you even get back to Konoha, we'll already be there!
Land of Waves.
Tobirama was sitting at his desk, dealing with official business, which included messages sent from the various intelligence departments of the organization. He had to summarize them every day and capture important information.
A tall young man walked in, a look of shame on his face. "Lord Tobirama, that corrupt merchant Gato has escaped…"
"Hm? What happened?"
The Second Hokage didn't even raise his head, still carefully looking through the scroll in his hand. "I remember he's just an ordinary person, not even a samurai, right?"
"That guy hired many people to escape. Haku and I killed over a hundred wandering samurai before we noticed that Gato had already escaped on a small boat…"
"Oh."
Tobirama wasn't concerned. He calmly ordered, "Find out where he has fled. No matter which country it is, issue a wanted list from the Land of Waves…"
"The closest to us seems to be… the Land of Fire." A hint of embarrassment appeared on Zabuza's face. The orders of Konoha's Second Hokage couldn't even enter the Land of Fire.
The entire power of the Land of Fire was now completely in Itachi's hands, and due to the alliance between the Mist and Konoha, unless there was an official notification, they could not set foot in the Land of Fire.
"Then just send a message to that little brat Itachi or Tsunade…"
A flash of light suddenly appeared!
A figure appeared in Tobirama's office. The Second Hokage stopped mid-sentence, staring intently at the suddenly appeared reanimated Fourth and the crow!
Tobirama's eyes narrowed slightly, a red light flashing within them. "I hope you're not going to tell me that this is Konoha's Fourth Hokage…"
Is this crow toxic?!
Does it have nothing better to do than to reanimate Hokage all the time?
Can't it just let Konoha's heroes rest peacefully in the underworld?
"Lord Second… it is I." The reanimated Fourth's expression was a little awkward. He hadn't expected to see his senior here!
However, Tobirama had no time to deal with him. His gaze was still fixed on the seemingly innocent crow. "Don't tell me this is that guy Orochimaru's fault again…"
Before Kitahara could answer, the reanimated Fourth's expression grew even more awkward. "Lord Second… I was indeed reanimated by Orochimaru-senpai."
"…So why didn't you release the Edo Tensei?"
"Because Itachi said that Madara has a conspiracy to subvert the ninja world and that my power is needed…" After the reanimated Fourth had spoken seriously, he added in a small voice, "Although I feel that there's no need for that at all…"
He had personally witnessed the power of Kitahara and Itachi. Even the other half of the Nine-Tails within him was warning him to never provoke that crow!
After it had returned from the underworld, it had received some information from its other half. This crow named Kitahara was extremely powerful, had a very nasty personality, and was extremely skilled in sealing jutsu!
Tobirama's eyes tightened. He turned his head to look at Minato, who had been quick to answer, and captured a piece of important intelligence. "Hm? You've seen Madara?"
"Actually, I just saw him."
Minato scratched his head sheepishly. "Roughly, a while ago, when I was still in the village's ANBU, I participated in a Dragon Vein mission. After passing through the space-time gate, I saw Madara once. I couldn't even face him head-on…"
"It wasn't until Itachi and Kitahara appeared that they saved me. About a few hours ago, I once again witnessed Madara being defeated at Kitahara's hands…"
"Midway, because of the Dragon Vein's chakra, Madara escaped…"
"Hm?"
Tobirama turned his head and looked at the crow with a fierce expression. "Since you saw Madara, why didn't you summon my big brother and me to go over there!"
"Caw…"
Kitahara cawed with disdain, and a vine suddenly shot out from under the crow's claws, binding Tobirama firmly in place!
This time, it had lost a mulberry but gained an elm. Because of Madara's blunder, Kitahara had completely absorbed all the chakra of the Dragon Vein, patching up its weakness in ninjutsu!
"This is… Wood Style?"
The Second Hokage's face suddenly turned grim. If he remembered correctly, Kitahara had relied entirely on the Tailed Beast Bomb to fight all these years and had never shown any Wood Style talent!
It was already so strong, how was its strength still constantly getting stronger?
"I hope you're not going to tell me…" Tobirama looked directly into the crow's red eyes and gritted his teeth, "…that you can also release all of the ninja world's other Kekkei Genkai, like Dust Release, Boil Release, Lava Release, and Storm Release!"
Kitahara listened for a while, then nodded its head dumbly. "…"
A second ago, it couldn't.
Now, it could.
BAM!
The desk was flipped over by Tobirama!
Five years! What on earth has this crow been through! There was no sign of this happening before, so how did it suddenly possess all the chakra nature transformations!
"Very good. Zabuza…"
Tobirama rubbed his face, looked at Zabuza standing by his side, and pointed at the reanimated Fourth. "Arrange a room for Konoha's Fourth Hokage! And, take our great leader out!"
"I want to be alone for a bit."
