"What?! You want to summon my Nidaime(2nd)-sama?!" Lady Tsunade looked astonished; she had truly seen it all.
She had originally thought Shizune and Ino would come up with some brilliant idea, but this was it?
I want a man, a handsome one. Why would you summon my grandfather? To make him hit me?
"No, no!" Ino quickly explained, "What I mean is, I can try to summon the Second Hokage, and then have the Second Hokage use Edo Tensei on Master Kato Dan and, uh, Nawaki-sama."
Lady Tsunade's expression was grim: "My Nidaime(2nd)-sama will definitely scold all of us."
Shizune's tone was particularly firm: "Let him scold us! Lady Tsunade, seeing your uncle again will surely cure your hemophobia, right!"
"Puyo Puyo" Tonton also cheered them on from the side. Let him scold us, I'm not afraid!
Seeing Lady Tsunade's gaze drift, like a child who had caused trouble at school and was asked to inform her parents, Shizune directly made the decision for her: "Ino, hurry up and do it, summon him now."
"Puyo Puyo" Tonton also expressed support. With three votes in favor and one abstention, the resolution to summon the Second Hokage was passed.
It wasn't easy to get Shinigami Old Iron to release the Second Hokage's soul. Ino took out the giant stone she had confiscated from the Evil God.
She secretly calculated.
Cut it in half? The "gift" probably wouldn't be heavy enough.
Give it all away? That felt a little painful.
Ino finally decided to give it all away! The Evil God's things were indeed useless to her. Keeping them not only brought bad luck but also easily attracted trouble and misfortune. She might as well give them to Shinigami to play with.
She placed the death god rosary squarely on the front of the giant stone, then performed the reverse hand signs for the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.
Shinigami Old Iron, probably knowing there were no souls coming in, arrived extremely slowly this time.
The cold wind inside the house blew in wave after wave. Lady Tsunade and Shizune first put on socks, then wool hats, gloves, and coats. The room was as cold as an ice cellar. Tonton "Puyo Puyo" cried out twice and burrowed directly into the quilt.
Ino repeatedly performed the hand signs five times. Just when she thought her summoning this time was "unresponsive," Old Iron finally arrived.
Seeing the "remains" of the Evil God, Old Iron's eyes lit up. He pointed to the giant stone, meaning, "Is this for me?"
"Yes, yes, yes, but it's not for you. It's a trade, an exchange, friend! Understand? An exchange, my stone, your soul—no, no, not your soul, but the souls you've collected."
Under the strange gazes of Lady Tsunade and Shizune, Ino was gesticulating wildly at the air by herself.
After so many dealings back and forth, Shinigami had gotten used to his idiotic friend's way of expressing herself.
He slowly nodded and held up one finger, meaning he could only exchange one soul.
On Shinigami's side, there were the souls of the First Hokage, Second Hokage, Third Hokage, Fourth Hokage, Fourth Kazekage, and Orochimaru's original body. Who should she exchange for? How could she let Shinigami know which soul she wanted?
Ino pointed at Lady Tsunade and then made a gesture for the number two, meaning her Nidaime(2nd)-sama.
"Two?" Shinigami shook his head. No, I can only give you one soul, how can I give you two? This idiotic friend of his couldn't even distinguish between one and two, she was truly too stupid!
Ino: "..."
This was truly a pain in the ass! She scratched her head, pondering. She really didn't know how to describe it, so she could only repeatedly point at Lady Tsunade, meaning, "Pull out the souls related to her for me to choose from."
Shinigami held up one finger, confirming again, "Just one? Only one."
"Yes, yes, just one!"
The next second, the soul of the Third Hokage, fully restored, walked out of the vortex formed by the cold wind.
"Ino, why are you here? Huh, I should have already died, right? Tsunade!" Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi was utterly confused. His memory was still at the moment he died in his sickbed, and in a blink of an eye, he was alive again?
Everyone could see this soul. Lady Tsunade was shocked: "Sarutobi... Master Sarutobi?"
Ino quickly waved her hand at Shinigami. "Brother, you're wrong, you're wrong, not this one!"
Shinigami tilted his head. Not this one? He stuffed the Third Hokage back into his belly, rummaged around, and soon pulled out another soul.
"Grandfather?!" Lady Tsunade was dumbfounded.
First Hokage looked over strangely, paused for a second, then was overjoyed: "Is it little Tsunade? You've grown so big! Come here, let your grandfather have a look. Oh my, you're a big girl now. Do you have a boyfriend?"
Ino covered her face and waved her hand at Shinigami again. This one isn't it either!
First Hokage disappeared, and the Second Hokage, wearing blue armor and a serious expression, appeared. Ino finally nodded, "This is the one."
Shinigami released the Second Hokage's soul, then took the giant stone containing half of the Evil God's energy. The transaction was complete, and he disappeared.
With Chakra, there was everything. Although the Chakra in the soul diminished with each use, the Second Hokage's Chakra was still top-tier in the Ninja World. At this moment, his figure was extremely solid. He sternly said: "Who broke the Dead Demon Consuming Seal? Young lady, I remember you. You're the little girl who uses Water Release very well. Did you summon me?"
He had a deep impression of Ino. As a deceased person, he could see Ino making a deal with Shinigami, and Lady Tsunade had shrunk her head into her coat, so he didn't notice his brother's beloved granddaughter for a moment.
Ino pointed to the bundled coat and said: "Nidaime(2nd)-sama, look over there. Actually, it's my teacher, Lady Tsunade, who wants to see you."
Second Hokage's face was stern, his gaze sharp. He slowly turned his head. Shizune and Tonton both pointed at the bundled coat with fawning smiles. Only then did he see Lady Tsunade, huddled into a ball, trying hard to minimize her presence.
"Oh, it's Tsunade. Long time no see, lift your head."
Lady Tsunade emerged from her coat, revealing a particularly subservient smile: "Hehehe, Nidaime(2nd)-sama…"
Ino's footsteps were light. She quickly retreated to the corner. Then Tonton quietly sneaked over, followed by Shizune. The two people and one pig expressionlessly entered strong spectating mode.
In Shizune's opinion, Lady Tsunade was often like a child. She just lacked an elder like the Second Hokage to put some pressure on her. Whether or not she saw Kato Dan was irrelevant; those were all excuses.
"Speak, why did you summon me?" Second Hokage asked.
"Uh..." Lady Tsunade bit her fingernails. How should she say this? Should she say she wanted her Nidaime(2nd)-sama to help her use Edo Tensei, because she wanted to see her boyfriend and brother again? She was also afraid of being severely scolded!
"Not speaking?" Second Hokage sensed his surroundings. This was clearly not Konoha Village, and ordinary people were constantly coming and going nearby.
His soul was not bound in any way. If he let go of his obsession, he could go to the Pure Land for eternal rest right now.
Did Second Hokage have an obsession? Of course he did! He didn't want to leave this world just yet.
Then many things needed to be clarified.
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