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Chapter 239: If Ninja Don't Fight, Should They Set Off Fireworks?
🕑 Added 2025-08-28 15:23:22 +0000 UTCChapter 239: If Ninja Don't Fight, Should They Set Off Fireworks?
The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, was no good guy…
Unfortunately, when it came to being black-hearted, a certain deceased Second Hokage was probably even better.
After a thousand years, the Senju clan had finally produced one member with a brain. It was estimated that all the clan's IQ for the millennium had gone to Tobirama Senju…
In the entire ninja world, there was no matter the great strategist Tobirama couldn't handle.
The number of people who could barely wrestle with him could be counted on one's fingers, and that had to include the young Jonin from the Uchiha clan head's family whom he had trained.
"You don't need to worry about that little brat Deidara anymore. I will personally find a way to take care of him…" The great Second Hokage looked down at the young Jonin and said softly, "In any case, it doesn't look like you have the ability to deal with him."
Itachi Uchiha timidly wrung his fingers, glanced up at his senior, then quickly lowered his head and said in a small voice, "…Lord Tobirama, I think Deidara is a pretty good person."
That blonde youth from Iwagakure had been following him around every day recently, constantly asking where he had found the crow he was raising…
Every day, he was very attentive when he saw him…
"Big Brother Itachi" this…
"Mr. Itachi" that…
Deidara was such a polite young man, respected his seniors, and his attitude towards Kitahara was also very sincere. Besides his love for discussing the aesthetics of explosions…
Honestly, Deidara was indeed a good friend.
Neither Itachi Uchiha nor Kisame Hoshigaki could find any fault with him. This kid's temperament was not like that group of rocks from Iwagakure…
Reasonably speaking, Tobirama Senju was not a person who liked to reason, so Itachi's views and arguments could not convince him and would only be met with humiliation.
The Second Hokage stood with his arms crossed and reprimanded coldly, "I've told you, don't be deceived by appearances! Back then, my big brother also thought his friend was very kind. Who knew that guy would become the evil Uchiha clan head in the future!"
"…"
Itachi Uchiha rubbed his forehead. Could he please not make insinuations in front of him every single time… If nothing unexpected happened, he was also the future Uchiha clan head!
Using every opportunity to fire a broadside and mock the Uchiha—what kind of habit was this! The Second Hokage's reputation in their Uchiha clan was poor, and it really wasn't without reason…
The young Jonin was too naive. His expression was immediately caught by Tobirama, and the Second Hokage's heart flared with anger. "What's the meaning of that look on your face?"
"…No… it's nothing…"
Itachi Uchiha shook his little head and said softly, "But I think that if Deidara can become the future Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, it would be very beneficial for Konoha…"
"Not bad. That little blonde brat does indeed seem to be a ninja without much wisdom." Tobirama Senju showed an approving expression and nodded. "There are always two sides to a matter. He has also exposed his other side… cruel and bloodthirsty!"
That sounded right…
However, Deidara was also a genius ninja!
As a loyal fan of the art of explosion, surely the clay bombs Deidara made couldn't be used for setting off fireworks? That would be too demeaning!
If you asked Kitahara to use its Peaceful Tailed Beast Bomb to create an artificial lake, it would be considered merciful if the crow didn't flip over the entire Konoha Village!
Itachi Uchiha retorted, "But Deidara is a ninja…"
What ninja doesn't kill people?
Even your Senju clan's number one medical-nin in the ninja world has to fight on the battlefield, right? And one punch from her is a life gone…
"A ninja needs to learn to endure."
Tobirama Senju shook his head again and casually took out a piece of clay from his ninja tool pouch. "That little brat Deidara loves to use the clay bomb jutsu. His personality itself is very volatile, and he could become a powder keg that ignites a war at any time…"
"…Where did that come from?"
Itachi Uchiha stared dumbfounded at the clay in Tobirama's hand. "Has Lord Tobirama also researched the Explosion Release secret art and Kekkei Genkai? But the power of the jutsu shouldn't be enough to match the Tandem Paper Bomb, right?"
"I wouldn't waste my time on such a useless ninjutsu…"
Tobirama Senju looked at the white clay in his palm with contempt and said softly, "I have already hidden the Tandem Paper Bomb jutsu's formula in the clay and had people plant it in many places in the Hidden Rain Village… Don't worry, I have already evacuated the villagers from the explosion areas in advance."
"Is this to frame Deidara?"
Itachi Uchiha couldn't help but frown. "What's the use of that? The current Hidden Rain Village doesn't look like it can contend with Iwagakure…"
"When the Hidden Rain Village is filled with righteous indignation, they will dare to stand up against the Iwa-nin! At that time, they will realize what a great gift Konoha's mercy is…"
Tobirama Senju added softly, "To avoid triggering a real war, I have already sent that crow to the border of the Land of Earth. As the leader of the organization, it can't always just be an observer. That group of Iwa ninjas should receive the news tomorrow…"
Itachi Uchiha: "…"
All these interlocking schemes, all this planning for so many days, just for a nearly empty shell of a Hidden Rain Village. Is it worth it?
Of course it was worth it!
Think back to the Land of Waves. For that, the great strategist Tobirama had nearly torn the Hidden Mist Village apart. If it weren't for that slacker Kisame in the organization not cooperating, the seat he would be sitting in now should be the Mizukage's office in the Hidden Mist Village!
Although the position of the Hidden Rain Village's leader was not as good as the Fifth Mizukage of the Mist, it was still the former position of the demigod of the ninja world, Hanzo of the Salamander… It was barely enough to let the strategist Tobirama satisfy his itch!
Itachi Uchiha could only pick out a question that was related to him. "Did anyone go with Kitahara?"
"Big brother went with it…" Tobirama Senju raised an eyebrow.
He wasn't in favor of this, because if Hashirama and Kitahara were together, it could easily lead to an uncontrollable reaction.
But that crow had forcefully demanded that Hashirama go with it. Otherwise, it would, in its capacity as the organization's leader, abolish the plan to build a base in the Hidden Rain Village…
However, occupying the Hidden Rain Village and establishing a northwestern defensive gate to protect Konoha was a plan that Tobirama Senju had longed for day and night. How could he allow a crow to act so recklessly!
But having the First Hokage and the great Sage Crow act together always felt a little strange, though the young Jonin couldn't quite put his finger on it. "They're together… will anything happen?"
"It's impossible for anything to happen. With the strength of those two, they're strong enough to destroy Iwagakure on their own…" Tobirama's expression then changed, and he frowned. "It can't be…"
Theoretically, Hashirama Senju would not do something like destroy a nation's ninja village.
If he had wanted to destroy the other great nations, he had plenty of opportunities to unify the ninja world back then. He hoped for peace in the ninja world, not nuclear peace…
Rather than worrying about those two causing a major incident like the destruction of Iwagakure, it was better to worry about them forgetting the mission altogether…
After all, neither of them had much of a brain…
