"Young man, to be honest, even I am not confident enough to defeat the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki." Hashirama Senju was silent for a moment before suddenly saying, "I suggest you use Edo Tensei to resurrect someone else."
If it were just a simple Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, he could still suppress it.
However, his opponent possessed the Rinnegan, and facing the eyes of the legendary Sage of Six Paths, he didn't know if he could defeat him.
"Big brother, you wouldn't be thinking of..."
Upon hearing Hashirama Senju's words, Tobirama immediately became restless.
From what I'm hearing, it seems like he wants to resurrect that person?
"Uchiha Madara!"
Uchiha Sasuke also understood who Senju Hashirama was referring to.
"That's right." Hashirama Senju nodded and said, "Only if Madara and I join forces can we reliably defeat the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."
"After all, the Nine-Tails' power is simply too strong, especially when combined with its Jinchuriki, its power far surpasses that of any other time."
Hashirama Senju's idea was simple: if I'm not safe alone, then I'll find someone whose strength is equal to mine.
The only one he could truly acknowledge was Uchiha Madara, who had fought his way up from the Warring States period!
"Brother, you're too naive!"
"Madara would never join forces with you, and besides, that guy wanted to destroy Konoha before he died. Have you forgotten all of that?"
Before anyone else could speak, Tobirama Senju directly rejected Hashirama's idea.
"The Second Hokage is right, Madara would never cooperate with us."
"The so-called Eye of the Moon Plan, the world of Infinite Tsukuyomi, Madara is also involved in it."
"Forget about the resurrection of the stigmata. Second Hokage, come and work with me to study the first Hokage's cells."
"We must always be prepared for Naruto to attack."
As he spoke, Uchiha Sasuke turned and walked towards the Hokage Building.
Without hesitation, Tobirama Senju quickly followed.
Only Hashirama Senju was still thinking about reviving Madara Uchiha.
Just like Madara after being resurrected with Edo Tensei, he couldn't stop talking about Hashirama Senju.
Even after being reincarnated, Hashirama kept thinking about Madara Uchiha.
The suggestion he just made was partly about dealing with Naruto Uzumaki; another reason was that he wanted to see Madara Uchiha again.
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Uzumaki Temple.
Naruto Uzumaki has arrived here and found the Death Mask.
"So, wearing this thing allows you to summon the Shinigami?"
Naruto Uzumaki said, fiddling with the mask in his hand.
"Yes, find a sacrifice, put on the mask, and in exchange, Death will cut open his own belly and release the soul inside."
In his previous life, when Black Zetsu briefly controlled Six Paths Naruto and Six Paths Sasuke, he saw Orochimaru and the Shinigami using a bug in Sasuke's memories.
However, Naruto Uzumaki didn't know this trick, so he had to find an unlucky person to sacrifice to the Shinigami.
"Where does Death come from?"
"Will this unknown existence hinder the arrival of a new world?"
Naruto Uzumaki narrowed his eyes slightly and said something that left Black Zetsu speechless.
Are you sick in the head?
Why do you care where Death comes from?
Isn't our main goal to find the other half of the Nine-Tails?
Damn Danzō!
It must have been those four years of his teaching that made Naruto's thought process different from that of a normal person.
I should have appeared sooner; otherwise, Danzō's ideas would have continued to influence him.
"It's decided." Naruto clasped his hands in a fist salute: "Destroy the Shinigami! The New World has no need for it!"
Black Zetsu: "..."
Nine-Tailed Fox: "..."
Orochimaru: "..."
After saying that, Naruto Uzumaki put the mask on his face.
In that instant, Naruto's body was covered in blue chakra.
A phantom figure gradually solidified behind him; this was Death!
The Shinigami floated in the air, a dagger in his mouth. Just as he was about to cut his seppuku by taking the dagger out of his mouth, Naruto Uzumaki's Rinnegan suddenly emitted a burst of purple light.
Immediately, he grabbed backward with his palm.
"Human Path!"
With the power of the Human Path, the incorporeal Shinigami was firmly grasped by Naruto Uzumaki.
At the same time, he removed his mask with his other hand, severing his connection with Death.
This move completely stunned Black Zetsu.
You're even more awesome than Orochimaru!
He was just exploiting a bug with Death, and you're trying to kill Death?
"So, this is what the Shinigami looks like?" Naruto Uzumaki turned to look at the Shinigami, a mocking smile playing on his lips. "You dare call yourself a god?"
Death: "×&%￥#@!!!"
Originally, the mask would have disappeared the moment Naruto took it off.
But now, Naruto Uzumaki is holding it, not letting it go, and the Shinigami has completely blocked it.
Then, it unleashed a powerful force that instantly overwhelmed the human realm and pulled out a portion of Naruto Uzumaki's soul.
"Kurama, Asura, please help!"
At this moment, Naruto Uzumaki panicked and immediately entered Dark chakra Mode. The Nine-Tails' enormous body burst through the Naruto's head and roared to the sky.
Death: "@#$^&%!$# !!!"
The Shinigami, now disguised as the younger brother in front of Kurama, uttered a string of incomprehensible words before slashing directly at Kurama with his dagger.
"With the power of an ant, how dare you try to shake the heavens?"
With the Nine-Tails' blessing, Naruto Uzumaki felt an endless stream of power surging forth.
My confidence is back!
With a sudden tug, he pulled the Shinigami into the Nine-Tails' chakra.
"Naraka Path, the King of Hell!"
Using the human realm, they dragged Death into the realm, and then summoned the King of Hell, who swallowed Death whole.
Call out!
Having defeated the Shinigami, Naruto Uzumaki released his Tailed Beast transformation and breathed a sigh of relief.
That was really dangerous; I almost had my soul pulled out by that Shinigami.
Fortunately, they had the Rinnegan and the Nine-Tails as backup; without either of them, it would have been impossible to defeat the Shinigami.
Without the Rinnegan, he couldn't catch the Shinigami; without the Nine-Tails, even if he caught the Shinigami, he wouldn't have the strength to make Yama swallow it.
"Naruto, my half-body and your father's body are still inside it!"
Although the Nine-Tails had just regained its pride and avenged the Shinigami who had taken half of its body.
But that half of my body absolutely cannot be damaged, otherwise, I will have no choice but to sacrifice myself to save the Ten-Tails.
"Don't worry, your half-body and my father's soul are both preserved in the King of Hell. You'll be fine."
Naruto reassured Kurama that they hadn't started collecting the tailed beasts yet, and releasing half of Kurama's body too early wouldn't be a good thing.
Keeping it in the King of Hell's prison is the best form of rebellion.
"Naruto, now that you have subdued the Shinigami, the Fourth Hokage's soul has also been successfully saved."
"How about I use Edo Tensei to revive him!"
Orochimaru suggested this in his mental space.
"Resurrecting Father?"
Naruto Uzumaki did not respond to Orochimaru immediately.
If he could, he would certainly want to resurrect his father and enjoy a life with his father's love.
However, he also bears the responsibility of saving all living beings and bringing eternal peace to the ninja world.
How can one indulge in romantic love at this moment?