Chapter 754: Chapter 2: Tobirama: Eating Hot Pot and Singing, Suddenly Arriving in the Otherworld! (Part 2)
"That dojutsu is called ’Shikanoya-bi’. Its ability is to enhance all aspects of the body’s functions. You’re an outstanding ninja..."
"I, Senju Tobirama, am willing to drink with an excellent ninja like you."
Amid the surrounding shock on all the Uchiha faces, Senju Tobirama downed three cups in a row without so much as a twitch, raised an eyebrow. "Anyone else?"
Uchiha Izuna looked at Senju Tobirama putting on this act and let out a cold snort.
Pretending to be bold and generous just to buy people’s hearts, huh?
Forget Uchiha Hachida—even with the Uchihas who followed, whoever came up to toast with Senju Tobirama, even someone with just a single-tomoe Sharingan, this bastard could actually call them by name...
He’d even patiently give them a bit of encouragement, telling them "the future is yours."
Even though those words sounded fake as hell, which Uchiha could refuse praise coming from Senju Tobirama?
Every Uchiha grinned from ear to ear as they drank with Senju Tobirama; if at first it was to team up and drink this big villain under the table, later on it turned into genuine desire to get acquainted with him...
To the point that Uchiha Itachi even carried a cup of juice, worked up his courage, and walked up to Senju Tobirama.
"Kid, you’ll become an excellent ninja in the future too... But remember, when there’s something you can’t figure out in your heart, go to the adults in the village, come to me, go to Aomi..."
Senju Tobirama looked at the already chubby Itachi, and found it hard to connect him to that clan-slaying Itachi the Otherworldly Sasuke had described. Smiling, he added:
"Of course, you can also go to that bastard called Izuna..."
"The ’you’ in the Otherworld isn’t you... The same person growing up in different environments ends up completely different..."
Uchiha Itachi’s eyes lit up; he looked at Senju Tobirama with deep gratitude and nodded hard. "Thank you for your guidance, Lord Tobirama!"
After the Otherworldly Sasuke had spoiled the plot of the original timeline...
Uchiha Itachi had been crushed by enormous psychological pressure—he was just a chubby kid who loved eating Three-Colored Pills, how did he end up so extreme that he’d kill his entire clan for some so‑called Will of Fire?
And yet, that was indeed what the him in the Otherworld did...
This immense pressure had almost driven Uchiha Itachi insane!
But Senju Tobirama had publicly declared today that Uchiha Itachi didn’t need to bear that burden because of it...
This was recognition from Senju Tobirama—a near law-like pardon in the current Ninja World! Because everyone knew that behind Senju Tobirama stood Aomi...
As long as Senju Tobirama acknowledged something, Aomi would most likely not object.
Uchiha Izuna watched this scene from the side, shook his head, and couldn’t help thinking in his heart: "Senju Tobirama is truly a troublesome enemy... Just with these few lines, if the Ninja World splits and conflict breaks out in the future..."
"Uchiha Itachi will definitely stand on his side! It’ll probably be just like in the Otherworld—once Senju Tobirama gives the order, Uchiha Itachi might not even frown before chopping down his own father and mother!"
"If my brother had three‑tenths of this bastard’s knack for winning hearts back then, how would it ever have been his turn to become Konoha’s Second Hokage!"
But as the thought rose, Uchiha Izuna tossed these ideas to the back of his mind.
This Ninja World has Aomi in it...
As long as Aomi exists, so‑called wars and internal strife will definitely not exist...
"Bastard, you think it’s your place to educate the kids of the Uchiha Family? You’ve already tricked Aomi once, and now you want to trick Itachi too?" Uchiha Izuna narrowed his eyes.
"Drink!"
And so, a drinking duel between Senju Tobirama and Uchiha Izuna kicked off...
Those taboos that had once been buried in Konoha’s darkness, things no one dared bring up, were all laid out as side dishes with the alcohol.
Senju Tobirama played both referee and player, explaining to the Uchiha Clan from both positive and negative angles the methods used back then to suppress them...
From splitting hawks and doves, to founding the Konoha Security Department...
One after another, case by case.
The techniques involved and the deeper implications behind them, Senju Tobirama broke down and ground to dust, then explained them all to the Uchiha crowd.
The situation was different now...
The Uchiha Clan were now completely and thoroughly their own people.
In order to keep these easily self-blackening Sharingan from turning their blades inward and one day pulling something big... Senju Tobirama decided to seize the moment and give them a lesson.
A thorough lesson.
On human nature, on the art of struggle, on the so‑called Uchiha "demonic nature"...
In this moment.
Senju Tobirama spoke about the Uchiha Clan’s matters as if reciting from a treasured catalog, telling the Uchiha their weaknesses, and how they should respond to and make use of their own bloodline...
And pairs of Sharingan eyes stared wide at this white‑haired pseudo‑Uchiha, listening as if to scripture from the heavens, not daring to miss a single word.
He knew the Uchiha way too well!
Even Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna were listening, nodding slightly.
By the end, the Uchiha and Senju Tobirama had completely blended together into one group, chatting away in high spirits.
"Say, where did Aomi go?"
Uchiha Izuna, sitting pressed up against Senju Tobirama, asked with a bit of drunkenness, "I thought he’d show up..."
"Aomi... is probably busy dealing with Tsunade, Kaguya, and those so‑called ’wings’ of his."
Senju Tobirama shrugged and sighed. "You don’t know... Aomi came up with some theory about ’divinity and humanity’, saying if you don’t want to become a slave to power, you must not abandon your past memories..."
Uchiha Izuna frowned slightly. "Divinity and humanity? I heard you mention it earlier—it’s that mental imbalance that happens after a sudden power spike, right? I actually think Aomi’s not wrong..."
