Thanks to Obito, Tobirama had already learned the location of Uchiha Madara's old hideout long ago.
After leaving the lab, he went straight to the Hokage office and gathered a team of ANBU ninjas.
"You all need to go to the Mountain Graveyard and place this item at the designated location."
As he spoke, Tobirama handed the scroll he had just written to the ANBU squad leader.
"Hokage-sama, are there any other instructions?"
"Hmm, after you place the item, head to either the Land of Waterfalls or the Land of Rice Fields, both bordering the Land of Frost. Stay there for a day, understood?"
"Understood."
Though the ANBU ninjas didn't know why the Second Hokage wanted them to go to the Land of Waterfalls or the Land of Rice Fields, as members of the Hokage's direct force, they didn't need to know the reasons. They simply had to carry out the mission.
After watching the ANBU leave, Tobirama tidied up the office a bit before returning to the Senju residence.
There, he encountered someone who really irritated him.
"What are you doing here?"
Seeing Tobirama's surprised expression, Izuna sneered and said, "You should be asking your big brother about that."
"Did my brother arrange for you to stay here?"
"Isn't that obvious? Without his permission, do you think I could come in?"
Tobirama's expression darkened.
He had asked Hashirama to find a place for Izuna, but he certainly hadn't meant for him to stay at the Senju house.
"An Uchiha staying in the Senju household? Aren't you afraid your ancestors will crawl out of their graves to have a 'heart-to-heart' with you?"
"I don't really care. After all, I was invited here by the God of Ninjas, Lord Hashirama. I'm a guest. But you, the current Hokage of Konoha, let an Uchiha live in the Senju house. If we're going to have a heart-to-heart talk, it should be one of your Senju ancestors who comes to speak with you, not me."
"..."
Tobirama was speechless for a moment.
But his reaction was quick, and he immediately replied, "You need to change this old-fashioned thinking. Now, both the Senju and the Uchiha are part of Konoha. The hostile state of the Warring States period is long gone."
"Hah, so were you just talking nonsense to me earlier?"
"..."
Damn.
Tobirama cursed inwardly.
He knew Izuna was tough to deal with, and his position in the Uchiha clan was similar to what Tobirama's was in the Senju clan.
But he didn't expect Izuna's speech to be so sharp, leaving him with little room to retort.
"I can't be bothered to deal with you."
"Sounds like you want me to care about you."
Their meeting ended once again on an unpleasant note.
Tobirama returned to his room to rest.
Izuna, however, didn't rest. He returned to his room and stared out the window at the moonlight, lost in thought.
"To think he invented a Resurrection Technique, that devious white-haired guy is really something."
Even though Izuna was hostile towards Tobirama, he couldn't help but admire him at the same time.
Forget about the fact that during the Warring States period, Tobirama was just as tough as he was; even now, managing such a large village so effectively showed how talented Tobirama was.
And on top of that, he had to deal with his "difficult" older brother, Hashirama. This made Izuna respect him even more.
Whenever Izuna thought of Hashirama, his mind inevitably went to his own older brother, Madara Uchiha.
Just like Hashirama, Madara was difficult to deal with.
Hashirama was naive, while his own brother was arrogant.
Luckily, big brother never looks down on him, but Senju Hashirama would act foolishly towards Senju Tobirama. From this point of view, there's no doubt that he won.
"No, wait. Why am I even comparing this with him?"
Uchiha Izuna curled his lips and sat by the window, lost in thought the entire night.
The Anbu ninjas were quick. They arrived at the designated mission location in just two days after traveling at full speed.
"Are you sure this is the place?"
The squad leader took out the map prepared by Tobirama, compared it, then nodded and said, "Yes, this is it."
"Alright, I'll leave the items here then."
"Okay."
They placed the scroll under a large tree. Without resting, the Anbu ninjas immediately began running toward the Land of Rice.
Compared to the Land of Waterfall, which had the Hidden Waterfall Village, the Land of Rice didn't have a ninja village.
Staying there for a day would definitely be safer than going to the Land of Waterfall.
"What's this?"
Not long after they left, one of the White Zetsus emerged from underground and picked up the scroll placed on the ground, about to open it.
Right next to him, another White Zetsu noticed what he was doing and quickly stopped him.
"Are you an idiot? Those guys were wearing the Konoha headbands. It's obvious this scroll is for Madara-sama. If you want to die, don't drag me into it. I haven't figured out the meaning of life yet, and I don't want to die now."
"You make it sound like I want to die."
The White Zetsu holding the scroll awkwardly smiled and then sank back into the ground. It looked like he was going to deliver the scroll to Madara.
"Madara-sama, here is something for you."
Not long after, the White Zetsu arrived where Madara was, handing over the scroll.
Taking the scroll, Madara furrowed his brows and asked, "Who gave you this scroll?"
"It's not from anyone, I found it at the door."
"Since you found it, why did you say it was for me?"
"Because the person who dropped this scroll is a ninja from Konoha."
"Konoha ninja?"
At these words, Madara's frown deepened.
If what White Zetsu said is true, and the scroll was deliberately dropped at the door by a Konoha ninja, then that means the location where he's hiding has already been exposed.
"Alright, you can go now."
Madara told White Zetsu, then prepared to open the scroll.
He was curious to see what was written inside.
"Hmm? Why aren't you leaving?"
Seeing that White Zetsu hadn't left yet, Madara's expression grew darker.
"Uh, Madara-sama..."
White Zetsu pointed at the scroll in Madara's hand and shyly said, "I'm a bit curious about what's written on it."
"You want to see it?"
"Yes, yes."
White Zetsu nodded frantically, showing that he was very eager to know what was inside.
"Hahaha, alright, come a little closer, let's look together."
"Hehe, thank you, Madara-sama."
"No need to thank me, after I'm done looking, I'll burn it for you."
"Ah?"
Madara opened his mouth wide, and a huge fireball shot out, directly hitting White Zetsu, who hadn't reacted in time.
In the midst of White Zetsu's pitiful screams, Madara, looking displeased, said, "What level are you at, trying to look at the contents of the scroll with me?"
After White Zetsu was reduced to ashes, Madara comfortably opened the scroll.
He first looked at the final signature.
When he saw that it was a letter from Tobirama Senju, a disdainful expression appeared on his face.
When he saw that Tobirama had revived his brother, Izuna, he showed an excited expression.
When he saw that Tobirama wanted to turn his brother into a RBQ, his face twisted with intense anger.
"That scheming Senju Tobirama! You dare to touch my brother? I will never forgive you! Even Hashirama won't be able to save you!"
With a roar, Madara yanked the tube from his back, preparing to head to Konoha at full speed.
But before he left, he kept his promise and burned the scroll for that idiot, White Zetsu.
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