Ten minutes later.
Senju Hashirama, his brows tightly furrowed, finally had a flash of inspiration.
"I've got it!"
"Around two in the morning last night, I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my soul. It was very brief; if I hadn't been thinking and reminiscing carefully just now, I might have even thought it was a hallucination."
"Especially after receiving your Hokage's order today, it gave me an illusion of shortness of breath and panic. When I looked at that transfer order, an inexplicable fire rose in my heart, but I forced myself to suppress it."
"After hearing your explanation, I'm starting to feel that something is indeed off."
"But for some reason, I'm just very worried now, as if I feel some accident is about to happen."
Senju Hashirama spoke slowly and steadily.
Although his words were unorganized and even a bit incoherent, Uchiha Jin still understood.
He could now be certain that this was a powerhouse's premonition!
Especially the timing of Hashirama's premonition; according to the intelligence from Tsunade, it was roughly at the moment when the Hidden Mist, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure definitely decided to join Konoha.
This was definitely no coincidence!
Uchiha Jin's brows furrowed slightly as his mind began to race.
If he were a native of the Ninja World, even if he noticed something was wrong, it would be useless, because their understanding of the Ninja World was too one-sided; they had no idea about the hidden forces behind the scenes.
But Uchiha Jin was different!
As a transmigrator, he had read the entire original work. Perhaps in his previous life it was just an anime and couldn't possibly show every detail of the Ninja World, but he still knew the general scope of powerhouses, their names, and their personalities.
Therefore...
Analyzing the current situation, he had an epiphany.
His actions must have been too aggressive, attracting the attention of certain chess players behind the scenes. It was highly likely that they wouldn't allow him to forcibly unify the entire Ninja World and were preparing to stop him now!
From this perspective, it was bad news.
But here was the problem!
If those hidden powerhouses qualified to stop these things really intended to act, would they need to go through all this trouble?
If they actually showed up and attacked, he might not necessarily be able to withstand it.
Why hadn't they acted yet?
The only possibility was that they couldn't act, or they were unwilling to appear and didn't want the people of the Ninja World to see or know about them...
Thus, there was only one path they could choose!
That was to use the local forces of the Ninja World. But what forces were available in the Ninja World now?
The Akatsuki Organization? Impossible!
If there were any movement there, it would be impossible to hide it from Nagato.
Furthermore, those guys hiding behind the scenes likely didn't want Black Zetsu to notice them either.
The major Ninja Villages? Even more impossible!
The higher-ups of the various Villages had already made up their minds to join Konoha. These people were all schemers; unless they were given massive benefits, don't expect them to turn traitor.
So, who else could be used?
Hiss!
As Uchiha Jin thought of this, a bolt of lightning suddenly flashed through his mind.
He thought of one person—Jiraiya!
Ever since Old Konoha was destroyed and integrated into Neo Konoha, this man had completely vanished from the Ninja World.
It seemed that from that moment on, he had never appeared in the Ninja World again.
Where did he go?
There was only one place—Mount Myōboku!
And what was Mount Myōboku? One of the most mysterious places in the entire Ninja World.
Especially that thing, the Great Toad Sage—what exactly was his prophecy technique?
No one knew!
But the only certain thing was that this guy seemed to have some connection with the Six Paths Sage, Otsutsuki Hagoromo, and was constantly obsessed with following the timeline of Uzumaki Naruto, the Child of Prophecy.
It was just that during this period, Jiraiya had completely gone into hiding, Mount Myōboku had fallen silent, and Uzumaki Naruto was living well, so they hadn't tried to take him away.
So, without realizing it, he had completely forgotten about this matter!
Now, if anyone was qualified and capable of interfering in this matter, it was most likely that fellow Jiraiya.
After all, he had Mount Myōboku behind him...
If the Great Toad Sage could contact Hagoromo in the Pure Land and grant Jiraiya just a little bit of power, he might truly be able to shatter all of his plans.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
Meanwhile...
While Uchiha Jin was lost in thought, Senju Hashirama looked at his changing expression and instantly understood that Uchiha Jin must have figured something out.
Hashirama had a pure heart and naturally didn't bother to hide his thoughts.
"Hokage, what did you think of?"
"Did you guess who the enemy is? Do you need me to take action?"
"For the unification of the Ninja World, I am also duty-bound!"
His eyes were full of seriousness, without any hesitation.
Yes!
The unification of the Ninja World was his goal. Now that he finally saw a glimmer of hope for success, he would never allow anyone to stand in the way.
In the past, he could kill his best friend, Uchiha Madara, for the sake of the Village. Now, for the sake of total peace in the Ninja World, he wouldn't mind killing anyone who obstructed it.
To this...
Uchiha Jin gave a soft sigh.
He didn't answer Hashirama's question, but instead asked tentatively, "Can you use the Summoning Jutsu now? I want to go see the Slug Sage."
Senju Hashirama was a bit confused, but although he didn't understand, he still nodded.
"No problem!"
"Although performing the Summoning Jutsu requires blood, the core requirement is Chakra."
"Although this Edo Tensei body has no blood, my Chakra contains the specific power to construct the Summoning Jutsu. Summoning the Great Slug Sage is naturally no problem."
After saying that...
Without any further doubt, he immediately performed the Summoning Jutsu.
Poof!
With a soft sound, a small slug appeared.
"Lord Hashirama?"
"I really didn't expect to see you again."
"And this unfamiliar Uchiha powerhouse, hello to you too!"
Katsuyu's voice was very sweet, and her attitude toward both of them was quite gentle.
Senju Hashirama laughed, "Great Slug Sage, it really has been a long time!"
Meanwhile...
Although Uchiha Jin was a bit wary of Katsuyu, he had to admit that her appearance was quite pleasant.
Ryūchi Cave was cold and bloodthirsty, while Mount Myōboku was full of charlatans.
He didn't have much of a good impression of those two places.
On the other hand, regarding the Great Slug Sage of Shikkotsu Forest, although he wasn't sure if she had any hidden agendas, at least her current attitude made Uchiha Jin feel good. Thus, he also greeted her warmly.
"Slug Sage, hello!"
"I have something I'd like to discuss in detail with your main body. Could you reverse-summon Hashirama and me to Shikkotsu Forest?"
"..."