Chapter 288: Tobirama: I am a human, but not a robot (5K)

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fire nation

龟岛
The familiar light once again entered the eye sockets through the opened eyelids. The dark pupils slowly opened and saw the figure in front of him clearly.

Sakura, Hikari, Naruto, Yukito, Karin, and Mirai who was at the front…

“Sasuke, are you okay?”

Naruto spoke first.

After learning from Sakura that his good brother had a new pair of eyes, Naruto and Sakura stayed by Sasuke’s side all night.

“fine……”

“Except for a little pain in my neck.”

Not sure if it was an illusion, but Sasuke looked at Sakura with resentment.

“It’s okay!”

“I am super strong now!”

“Don’t even mention Sasuke. I believe Sakura wouldn’t be my opponent!”

Naruto immediately broke into a huge smile.

At the same time, I felt some emotion in my heart.

He finally, finally caught up with Sakura!
From now on, I don’t have to hide behind my companions anymore!

“Okay, since everything is fine, let’s all go.”

“Pack your things and return to Konoha.”

Seeing this, Sakura waved to everyone, signaling them to leave.

“Oh yeah!”

“Finally I can go back to Konoha!”

Naruto cheered.

“Karin stays.”

Sakura glanced at Karin who was preparing to pack up and return to Konoha with Naruto and spoke.

Karin didn’t say much, just nodded.

As the others dispersed, only Sakura, Karin and Sasuke were left in the tent.

“Sakura, what’s going on?”

Karin started asking after seeing everyone leave.

“Ah.”

“There is a task that you two need to complete together.”

Sakura nodded slightly.

“What mission?”

Sasuke spoke.

He remembered what Sakura said to him before his eyes were replaced last night.

There is a mission that requires the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, and even his eye technique.

The great gods are the real destiny, while the way of heaven is the opposite of destiny.

These two eye techniques interfere with fate.

“The mission is not dangerous, but it is important.”

“And you need to judge the timing and objectives of the mission by yourself.”

Sakura looked serious, then took out the scroll that had been prepared long ago from the ninja tool bag and handed it to Sasuke.

Sasuke opened the scroll and his expression changed slightly when he saw the contents on it.

“Is there a problem?”

Sakura looked at the boy in front of her and spoke.

“No problem, I just didn’t expect you to be so quick, Sakura.”

Sasuke shook his head and handed the scroll to Karin.

When Karin saw the content above, her expression changed slightly.

But then she looked at Sakura and said:

“Logically speaking, wouldn’t light’s abilities be more effective for this kind of mission?”

Listening to Karin’s words, Sakura shook her head and said:
“Light’s eight thousand spears are indeed powerful.”

“But memory modification is not perfect.”

“And after several battles, the power of the pupils is obviously insufficient.”

Sasuke’s expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he said with a hint of urgency:
“Then she alone…”

“I will replenish Hikari’s pupil power after returning to Konoha.”

Sasuke’s expression finally softened after hearing Sakura’s words.

“In order to change the memory without revealing any flaws, we need to know everything about the person’s life. This is too complicated for this mission.”

“Compared to Light’s Eight Thousand Spears, Sasuke’s Great God is more suitable for this mission.”

The Eight Thousand Spears is indeed an extremely terrifying eye technique, which can easily control a person like another god.

However, there is a flaw in this.

For example, Guang used the Eight Thousand Spears to control a person’s memory and changed the person named mother to Guang.

But Guang is only sixteen years old, how can he have such a big child?

Whenever you call Guang “mother” in the presence of outsiders, it will attract other people’s attention.

Even if the person being treated doesn’t take it seriously, he will inevitably feel something is wrong if it happens too many times.

After all, the person being cast the spell has his own thoughts and is not a puppet.

If he really was a puppet, he might as well have his own thoughts.

Therefore, Okami Shimizu is most suitable for this mission, as he follows Sasuke’s ideas, is chosen by fate, and ultimately leads to the development of everything going according to the predetermined result.

And because the target of this mission is abroad, Sakura cannot give timely commands, so everything can only be chosen according to Sasuke’s judgment in choosing the timing and target of the mission.

“So what should I do?”

Karin spoke at this moment.

“If my estimate is correct, the war will have already begun by then. In order to avoid complications, Karin, you need to choose the safest route for Sasuke.”

“Besides, it’s not as convenient for Sasuke to be alone as it is for two people.”

Sakura spoke calmly.

The seeds that were planted at the beginning can now sprout.

Although it was a bit hasty, with the Great God’s Destiny Eye Technique to fertilize the seeds, the ending was already determined invisibly.

This war was won the moment it started.

“it is good.”

“When do we leave?”

Sasuke spoke in a deep voice, obviously realizing that his current mission was related to the outcome of this war.

But Sasuke was obviously wrong.

The outcome of a war is irrelevant.

His position is more important.

What Sakura needed was for him to pour kerosene on the aristocracy and add more fuel to the fire.

A fire burned away this class system that had spanned thousands of years.

A fire burns away the rotten system that remains unchanged.

If Sasuke fails to complete the task, Sakura will have no choice but to resort to the worst option of using violence to destroy this corrupt system.

However, if this is done, it will inevitably lay the hidden danger of the aristocracy’s resurgence in the future.

Even if those people cannot regain their former glory, they can still jump around in the ninja world.

Obviously, Sakura didn’t want to see those people jumping around.

“For the first target, I can only give you one person as a reference.”

“The festival of the Sand Village in the Land of Wind.”

Sakura spoke calmly.

This target was also carefully selected by Sakura.

The dragon vein of Loulan in the Kingdom of Wind was destroyed, and the life energy stored for who knows how many years was released. Within three years, the endless desert would not turn into a primeval forest, but it would certainly be full of lush grass and water.

Taking over the Kingdom of Wind means having extremely considerable resources in the future.

The Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning cannot compare with it at all.

As for the sacrifice…

Even though Sakura had just completed the Yangtun Ninjutsu three years ago, the oppression at that life level was not fake.

And the fact that Matsuri, with the strength of a Chunin, was able to withstand the pressure from Sakura herself and choose to pick up a kunai to fight, shows that she has a very unyielding will in her heart.

And previously, when the ninja coalition was facing the monsters, Sakura did see the girl again in the Sand Village camp.

Neither the Kingdom of Wind nor the Festival were targets chosen by Sakura at random.

“The festival of the Sand Village in the Land of Wind.”

Sasuke mused.

He did not feel sympathy for the girl who was Sakura’s target, but was thinking about what he should do when the war started.

For the future, for Konoha, for Sakura.

Nothing is expendable.

If there comes a day when Sasuke needs to sacrifice for Sakura, he will not hesitate at all.

“Are there any other suitable targets?”

Karin spoke.

“Unfortunately, no more.”

“You all need to use your own judgment on this.”

Sakura shook her head.

“I see.”

Karin nodded slightly, realizing the importance of this mission.

Obviously, the outcome of this war is not important at all; their mission is the top priority.

They will be an irreplaceable fulcrum for defeating the so-called aristocracy.

“Without further delay, you may begin.”

“Let’s go to the Kingdom of Wind and start selecting suitable candidates for the festival.”

“Wait for the war to start. That will be your chance to act.”

“With your two abilities, it won’t be difficult to sneak into the Wind Country and the Sand Village.”

Listening to Sakura’s words, Sasuke nodded silently and felt a sense of pressure at the same time.

This is not a task that can be accomplished with sufficient force.

Instead, it requires the judgment and agility of the task executor himself.

Things that can be solved by force are often the simplest.

For some reason, Sasuke thought of this sentence.

But even so, he will do his best to complete the task.

……

With the departure of Sasuke and Karin, everyone on Kame Island also set out on the journey back to Konoha.

Sakura looked calm along the way, as if she had already seen the storm that was coming.

This was a storm that swept across the entire ninja nobility.

High in the sky, everyone sat on the back of the Ninja Hawk and everything was as calm as before.

For them, this was just an ordinary journey home.

Yukito, on the other hand, looked at Sakura hesitantly.

“what happened?”

Sakura noticed Yukito’s expression and turned to look at her.

Because they were at high altitude and the wind was strong, Sakura was worried that Mirai might catch a cold, so she put her Hokage robe on her to prevent her from catching a cold. After all, the robe was quite warm.

“Niwei said that if you need anything you can talk to him.”

The wooden man spoke with some hesitation.

This surprised Sakura.

Has this stinky cat changed his temper?
Or is it Stockholm syndrome?
He was beaten so badly by me but still showed kindness to me.

“Because she said that you are the one that the old man likes.”

“For the old man’s sake, she’s willing to help you.”

The wooden man spoke.

She thought of what the Six Paths Sage of Myoboku Mountain had said to the Two-Tails.

Do what you want to do.

Because the Six Paths Sage has high hopes for this pink-haired girl, does that mean that he chooses to help this pink-haired girl?
Sakura seemed to be thinking about what she heard.

It seems that it is because of the choice of the Six Paths Sage.

In order to fight against the Otsutsuki clan, the Six Paths Sage gave him the Yin-Yang escape information for thousands of years.

In Youlu’s opinion, this is the choice of the Six Paths Sage.

So, she chose to put aside her past grudges and help herself.

“I see.”

“I won’t be stingy if I need her.”

Sakura nodded slightly.

Since Hakimi has chosen me, wouldn’t it be too petty for me to still hold on to him?

“Forehead……”

However, Yukito was still a little conflicted, which Sakura noticed.

“Don’t worry, I won’t let you go against Kumogakure.”

Yukito breathed a sigh of relief at Sakura’s words.

Obviously, because of the choice of the Six Paths Sage.

Niwei Matatabi directly chose to rebel.

From this moment on, if he disagrees with Yukito and Sakura, Yukito will no longer be a perfect jinchūriki, and there is even a high possibility that the tailed beast will go berserk.

Even if the Two-Tails was pulled out of Yugito’s body and randomly placed on an ordinary Konoha ninja.

Because of Sakura, that ninja will directly become the perfect Two-Tails Jinchuriki.

At this moment, Yukito, as the Jinchūriki, could only accept everything silently.

Especially since her current identity is very embarrassing.

Konoha’s prisoners.

She had no choice at all.

Now the pink-haired girl was willing not to let her deal with Yunyin, which was beyond Yu Muren’s expectations.

After all, the other party is the Hokage, and everything has to be considered from the perspective of Konoha.

“Thank you.”

Yukito looked at Sakura with a hint of gratitude in his eyes.

“nothing.”

Sakura shook her head.

At this moment, You Muren has already felt at home.

Even if she had any rebellious thoughts, the two-tailed beast in her body would jump to loyalty at the first opportunity.

The best option is to run away.

Will a perfect Jinchūriki have a tailed beast go berserk?

Do not make jokes.

Unless the Jinchūriki and the Tailed Beast disagree.

At this moment, Erwei is Yumuren’s best companion and supervisor.

However, the character of the Two-Tail did make Sakura feel a little favorable towards it.

Can be picked up and put down.

It’s worthy of being a cat that has lived for a thousand years.

As the distance got closer, Sakura and the others had already seen the outline of Konoha.

And Mirai popped her head out of Sakura’s arms and looked at everything curiously.

After all, it was her first time flying in the sky.

……

The ninja hawk passed through the barrier above Konoha and landed on the familiar third training ground.

“Naruto, after you send Mirai home, go report to Kakashi and get familiar with your current strength.”

“Yukito, go to the Uzumaki loft and see if you can convince Nanao.”

“Light……”

“Um…just go play by yourself first.”

After landing, Sakura directed everyone’s next itinerary arrangements.

Only Guang puffed up his face in dissatisfaction.

What does “go play by yourself” mean?

“Hey hey hey!”

“I will definitely surprise Kakashi-sensei now. Maybe even the lecherous sage won’t be my opponent!”

Upon hearing this, Naruto immediately smiled and took Mirai’s hand, preparing to leave.

Sakura paused slightly at Naruto’s words.

But Sakura still didn’t say anything in the end.

Let Kakashi handle this matter.

Sakura wasn’t very good at comforting people.

At this moment, Sakura was already walking towards the Hokage Building.

Senju Tobirama has already informed Konoha of the current situation through the Ninja Hawk.

Nobles from several countries arrived in Konoha at the same time to meet the Daimyo, and the affairs of the former Fire Country Daimyo could no longer be concealed.

Black Zetsu’s deployment was very successful.

After all, this is the fact.

Senju Tobirama was the first to learn the news that Sakura had returned to Konoha.

The moment Sakura returned to the Hokage’s office, the information about the recent period had already been prepared.

The information is organized in detail and is clear and concise.

Sakura only took a few glances and already understood the current situation.

“What to do now?”

Senju Tobirama looked at the girl sitting in the Hokage’s position in front of him and spoke.

When Sakura was away, he was the Hokage.

Now that Sakura has returned, he is the ninja of Konoha.

The ninjas of Konoha need to obey the orders of the Hokage.

Looking at the thick stack of gilded envelopes in front of her, Sakura leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes, thinking about what to do next.

“How is the deployment of troops at the border going?”

Sakura spoke up.

“Food and supplies have arrived, and troops have arrived, but they are somewhat stretched.”

Senju Tobirama thought for a moment and responded with a frown.

After all, this upcoming war can almost be regarded as a war with the entire ninja world, and every border with other countries is very likely to become a battlefield.

And the so-called allies have long been untrustworthy.

Before they rebelled against the nobles, the attitude of the Iwagakure Village was extremely perfunctory. After they rebelled, they would probably immediately join forces with other ninja villages to divide up the Fire Country’s pie.

“How many sets of chakra armor are there now?”

Sakura asked another question.

There was absolutely no intention to mention the nobles in Konoha now.

“five hundred.”

Senju Tobirama spoke in a deep voice.

One of the minerals used to make Chakra Armor is only found in the Snow Country, and the output of this mineral is not high.

Three years later, the mined ore was only enough to make 500 sets of chakra armor.

“Five hundred?”

Sakura frowned slightly.

Some are missing.

“How’s the research on scientific ninja tools going?”

Sakura continued speaking.

“It has already started mass production.”

“But the number of ninjutsu scrolls needed for scientific ninja tools cannot keep up with the number of ninja tools.”

“Those ninjutsu scrolls take time to be made by ninjas.”

“And the ninja needs rest.”

Sakura sighed at what Tobirama Senju said.

The frontal strength is a little bit insufficient.

Not only when facing the ninja villages of various countries, Sakura would never believe that the Akatsuki organization would watch Konoha fight with other countries and remain indifferent.

Although neither Uchiha Obito nor Nagato were his opponents.

But for others, it is a formidable enemy.

Especially Nagato.

He can be said to be an absolute battlefield force that is a one-man army.

Even the threat posed by the tailed beasts is not as great as that of him alone.

There is also a little Nan…

The opponent’s God of Paper technique is also extremely terrifying.

If she were to go on the field, she would probably have to deal with the opponent herself.

There was a slight cold light flashing in Xiaoying’s eyes.

Fortunately, when the war breaks out in the future, Tobirama Senju can stay in Konoha and command the overall battlefield, Tsunade will be responsible for logistics, Naruto will be the vanguard, Sasuke will be behind the enemy, and Hikari will be the emergency personnel.

He is responsible for clearing out the masters from various battlefields.

In this way, as long as he can withstand the pressure on the front battlefield during the time period when he is cleaning up the opponent’s masters, he will have enough time to buy time for Sasuke.

Once Sasuke completes his mission, the ninja coalition will be in chaos.

Suddenly, Sakura looked at Senju Tobirama.

“By the way, Impure World Reincarnation, have you perfected it during this time?”

Sakura’s words made Senju Tobirama’s mouth twitch.

This pink-haired guy really doesn’t treat him as a human being.

Previously, I had to help complete the Yang escape, and I also needed chakra armor, and in addition, I also needed scientific ninja tools. In the past two days, I had to drag those nobles by myself…

Now I have to perfect my own Impure World Reincarnation…

I am a human being, but not a robot!

“Okay, okay, I get it. Don’t look at me like that. I’m also thinking about the overall situation.”

Sakura looked at Senju Tobirama’s desperate look and couldn’t help but shut her mouth.

(End of this chapter)