Nighttime, still in one of Orochimaru's labs.
Jiraiya, the Third Hokage, Minato Namikaze, Sasuke Uchiha, and others were on high alert.
"Orochimaru, go ahead."
"Alright."
Orochimaru formed hand seals, and soon, Izuna Uchiha was summoned through the Edo Tensei technique.
"Should we wake him up first, or just resurrect him directly?"
"Hm, let's resurrect him directly."
With Jiraiya's command, Orochimaru began transferring Izuna's soul into the clone body.
The resurrection process went smoothly, and before long, Izuna opened his eyes in confusion.
"…Where am I?"
"Welcome back to life, Izuna Uchiha!"
"Hm, back to life? Right, I remember I died, didn't I?"
After a moment of confusion, Izuna finally remembered that he was dead.
He staggered as he sat up, looking around at the people surrounding him, especially Sasuke, who looked a lot like him, and furrowed his brow.
"Who are you? Why did you resurrect me?"
"We are ninjas from Konoha."
"Konoha ninjas? What's that? A village established by some small clan?"
It wasn't surprising that Izuna was confused.
When he died, it was during the peak of the conflict with the Senju clan.
His mindset was still stuck in the Warring States period, where various ninja clans were constantly fighting.
"Konoha Village was established after your death by your older brother, Uchiha Madara, who led the Uchiha clan, and Senju Hashirama, who led the Senju clan, along with several other clans like the Hyuga and Sarutobi clans."
Izuna looked expressionless as he stared at Jiraiya, who was speaking, and asked, "Are you saying this village was founded by our Uchiha clan along with other clans?"
"Yes."
"Then where is my brother, Madara? Where is he?"
"Well... that's a long story."
After that, the people present started explaining to Izuna, one sentence at a time, what had happened after his death.
Of course, they didn't go into much detail.
If they had explained everything, it would have taken too much time.
But even just a brief explanation took a considerable amount of time.
"You want me to go convince my brother to give up on his so-called Moon's Eye Plan?"
"Yes."
"Heh."
Uchiha Izuna scoffed, not agreeing immediately, and sarcastically said, "Didn't that sinister white-haired guy say that our Uchiha clan is inherently evil? Then why should I help you?
Don't talk to me about peace in the ninja world. I don't care about peace at all.
And don't bring up the Uchiha clan either. Wasn't our clan nearly wiped out by you all?"
Jiraiya and the others all sighed at the same time.
When they told Izuna that the Uchiha clan was now only left with a few people like Sasuke, they already had an idea of what was to come.
But hearing Izuna's sarcastic and bitter words still left them feeling helpless.
Jiraiya looked toward Sasuke, hoping that as the current head of the Uchiha clan, he could try to convince Izuna.
Sasuke noticed Jiraiya's gaze, nodded, and accepted the task.
"Izuna, I am the current head of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Sasuke."
"It seems the Uchiha clan is really finished, with the clan head being a little brat."
Izuna clearly understood what Sasuke wanted to say. He shook his head and continued, "Give up. No matter what you say, I won't help you deal with my older brother."
"It's not about dealing with him, it's about persuading him. After all, that Black Zetsu has been deceiving Madara."
"Heh, that's just your side of the story. Who knows if you're the ones trying to deceive me."
Seeing that Izuna was being stubborn, Jiraiya and the others didn't know what else to do.
For a moment, they truly didn't have any way to prove they weren't deceiving Izuna.
The review of the light screen still had over twenty days to wait.
And in those twenty days, anything could happen.
"Alright, since you, Izuna, are unwilling to persuade Madara, we can't force you. Since you've been revived, just live your life properly."
"You're not going to kill me?"
Izuna asked in surprise.
From his perspective, since he wasn't cooperating at all, he was definitely going to die.
Even though he was Madara's brother, it didn't matter.
Back in the Warring States period, identity wasn't just a symbol—it was also a death sentence.
Someone like him, when fighting a certain white-haired ninja, wasn't treated any differently because of his status. The opponent just struck without hesitation.
Moreover, the Uchiha clan was clearly losing influence in the village, and he was of no use. It was totally normal for him to be killed.
"Why would we kill you?"
Seeing Izuna's surprise wasn't an act and realizing his mindset was still stuck in the Warring States period, they immediately understood.
"Don't worry, Izuna, now is not like the Warring States period anymore."
"Is it different now?"
Izuna muttered, and it seemed like he was thinking of something. He suddenly spoke up: "I think I trust you guys a little now, hmm, just a little."
"Haha, that's really good news!"
Around the same time, in the space of Senju Tobirama, they were also resurrecting Uchiha Izuna.
Like Orochimaru's method, Tobirama prepared a low-quality clone body for Izuna.
If the Third Hokage's persuasion efforts with Izuna were going okay, then this side was just a complete mess.
"Evil Senju Tobirama, you want me to help you? Don't dream."
No matter how much the Senju brothers tried to persuade, Uchiha Izuna wouldn't cooperate.
When he was pushed to the limit, he even tried to commit suicide by smashing his head against the wall.
Seeing Izuna's intense hostility, Tobirama became frustrated.
"Big brother, help me break his limbs, cut off his tongue, and gouge out his eyes."
"Wait, Tobirama, what exactly do you want to do?"
Facing Hashirama's question, Tobirama sneered and said, "I'm going to put him in a public restroom and treat him like RBQ."
Upon hearing Tobirama's words, Izuna immediately cursed: "QNMD evil white hair! Even if I die, I won't let you insult me!"
After that, Izuna once again slammed his head against the ground, trying to kill himself.
But unfortunately, with Izuna's current strength as a ninja academy graduate, trying to commit suicide in front of the Senju brothers?
That was completely impossible.
"Tobirama, even if you're frustrated, don't say things like that."
After saving Izuna again, Hashirama was speechless.
He just couldn't understand it. His relationship with Madara was so good, so why was Tobirama's relationship with Izuna so bad?
"Inherently evil Uchiha Izuna, you can refuse to cooperate, but there's a way to do that. Just stay as a hostage in Konoha."
"Inherently evil Senju Tobirama, what other trick are you trying to pull?"
"Heh, you'll see soon enough."
After replying to Izuna, Tobirama turned to look at Hashirama.
"Big brother, arrange a place for Izuna to stay, and have a few Anbu guards watch him 24/7 to make sure he doesn't cause any trouble."
"Alright, and what about you?"
"Me? Of course, I'll send someone to notify Uchiha Madara so he knows his brother Izuna is in Konoha acting as an RBQ."
"…Tobirama, we are upright people. We should be more careful with our words and actions, don't make it look like we're the villains."
"I'll try to be more careful."
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