Tsunade glanced at the ANBU ninja and unconsciously reached out and took the report. It said that Hidden Cloud Village had already created its own superweapon and was moving towards Uchiha Getsu's location. Their goal is to kill him and take over his eyes.
"what? How did they manage so quickly?"
Tsunade stared at the parchment in her hands in amazement. Then her face darkened. If the Cloud manages to defeat Uchiha Getsu and get his dojutsu, then Konoha will face a terrible, hopeless future. There was no way she could let that happen.
But what could she do? Konoha has already been defeated. In addition, due to Naruto's recent fall into darkness, the village has lost another group of combat-ready ninjas. Konoha was weaker than ever now, and she was the strongest of the remaining ones.
"If great—grandfather were alive..." Tsunade clutched the report in her hand, biting her lip. Wait a minute…
Suddenly, lightning flashed in her mind, and a light of hope lit up in her eyes. Precisely! Senju Hashirama! Her great-grandfather, the founder of Konoha, the legendary God of Shinobi! If it were possible to resurrect him, he would surely have saved Konoha! Perhaps great-grandfather would even have the strength to kill Uchiha Getsu!
But how to resurrect him? Edo Tensei? No, those resurrected using this technique are useless, they don't have their former powers. Unless... unless Edo Tensei can be improved by creating a new version of him that can bring Senju Hashirama back to his prime! Or even more — to develop a real resurrection jutsu and bring it back to life.…
Yes, that's right! This could be Konoha's true hope, her salvation! After all, unlike other villages, they really had a god. It's only necessary to return Senju Hashirama, and everything will be fine!
How did I not think of this before? That's the real plan! Everything that happened before was just a fuss and a path to nowhere. From the very beginning, I should have thought about how to resurrect my great-grandfather!
"Yes," she thought, "as long as great—grandfather is with us, everything will be fine!"
Tsunade breathed out a sigh of relief. The tension that had been holding her all this time finally released, as if a heavy weight had been lifted from her shoulders. Her face lit up with a smile. At that moment, she truly saw hope for Konoha and found a way to resolve all the current difficulties.
— Not up to the Cloud now! Tsunade resolutely put down the report, the gloom in her eyes dissipated. — Konoha has neither the strength nor the time to interfere in this! Call Nara Shikaku to me!
Soon, Konoha's advisers and strategists arrived at the Hokage's office. After listening to Tsunade's new plan, everyone present was thunderstruck. And really, how did they not think of it before? If the First Hokage is resurrected, all the current problems will be solved.
Actually, it wasn't that they hadn't thought of it. It's just that not much time has passed since the crisis, and all their thoughts were focused on convincing Uchiha Getsu to commit suicide. Their logic was locked in this circle, and they firmly believed that he would do just that. Who would have thought that all this was just their fantasies, and Uchiha Getsu didn't give a damn about them.
Besides Senju Hashirama, Senju Tobirama should also be called up. They needed the help of the greatest genius.
"I'm sorry, great uncle, for disturbing your peace!" thought Tsunade, immediately giving the order to begin summoning Senju Tobirama.
And so…
Emptiness. The summoning failed!
— How is this possible?
Tsunade looked at this, her pupils narrowed, and her face showed complete bewilderment. How could the call fail? Impossible, how could this happen? They already knew what an unsuccessful summoning would lead to—the destruction of the soul!
Had her great-uncle's soul already disappeared? No, this is some kind of joke! Maybe it's about the victim?
Tsunade didn't even want to think that her great-uncle's soul could disappear. "The problem must be with the sacrificial body," she thought, and immediately ordered a new victim to be brought in. At first, Tsunade couldn't stand it, but now her heart has hardened. She even got used to it.
However, even after changing the victim, the summoning failed again. Obviously, it wasn't about her.
"But why?" This can't be happening, why is it not working?
— After all, everything was done correctly, not a single mistake in the procedure.…
—Do... do souls really dissipate over time?" Could it be that the souls of those who died too long ago just disappear?…
— Let's try to summon the First Hokage!
Fortunately, there were many fragments of Senju Hashirama's DNA stored in the village. Soon after the Edo Tensei ritual, a figure appeared in front of everyone. The technique was a success!
But in that case, what happened to Senju Tobirama's soul?
Senju Hashirama opened his eyes…
— Great-grandfather!
Nagato was lying on the hospital bed, almost recovered. He was muttering softly, as if he was distraught. His purple eyes were wide open, and there was an indescribable horror on his face and gaze.
"Invincible... he's invincible… Uchiha Getsu is invincible, he is a monster who surpassed the gods…
The scene where he had given his all, couldn't even break through his defense and ended up being struck down with a single blow, replayed over and over in his head, interspersed with his own recent arrogant speeches.
Like a pathetic clown! He was so confident in himself, but after gathering all his strength... he let out a quiet, crazy laugh.
Orochimaru and the others completed their task. The sealing armor actually allowed him to face Uchiha Getsu in full force without becoming a hindrance. But he himself... he was useless. No excuses. Last time, he could still console himself with the fact that Uchiha Getsu had absorbed a huge amount of his puppet's chakra, and therefore he had lost. But now... now it's different. He didn't understand.
After all, he had gained even more strength, so why was he struck down with a single blow?
Nagato's consciousness was clouded, and he was still in a daze. If Black Zetsu hadn't resolutely attached his head to the body of White Zetsu back then, then Nagato is now…