Chapter 139: The Hokage in the Basement

"Ready?"

In the underground secret room of the Hokage's office, the reincarnations of Hashirama and Tobirama were placed in the middle of two magic circles covered with curse seals. At the front of the magic circles stood two old toads who looked very old.

The sages Fukasaku and Shima (Shima) from Mount Myōboku.

"I'm ready." Luo Yi squatted down between the two former Hokage, and placed his hands on the ends of the two formations. "While I destroy them with Yin-Yang escape, please use Senjutsu chakra to protect their souls."

This is what Luo Yi discovered when he tried to "cure" the cursed seals of several Sound Ninjas using Yin-Yang Release.

There is a significant restraint relationship between ordinary chakra, Yin-Yang-Tsu Chakra and Senjutsu Chakra.

The full name of the curse seal that Orochimaru bestowed on his subordinates is called "Sage Seal", which allows the user to have enhanced abilities similar to Sage. When Luo Yi tried to destroy the curse seal with Yin-Yang escape, the trace amount of natural energy on it showed strong resistance.

In contrast, Yin-Yang Release can easily destroy various "State 2" ninjutsu.

"Really...is it okay?" Tsunade stood aside with her fists clenched.

Although she was very reluctant to see her elders imprisoned in the Impure World Reincarnation, considering that Yin-Yang Release would damage or even destroy both the body and the soul, she began to hesitate as expected.

"Don't worry, little girl from the Senju clan. With us two old guys here, this kid's Yin-Yang Escape can't hurt them." Sage Shima was absolutely confident.

“Even if I fail accidentally, I won’t let the two of them disappear.” Shenren Fukasaku spoke cautiously.

"Thank you, everyone." Facing a sage who was at least ten times his age, Hiruzen didn't even dare to take out his pipe, for fear of offending the two old seniors.

“Then get ready... three, two, one!” Luo Yi injected the perfect one-to-one Yin-Yang Escape into the magic circle.

To be on the safe side, they start destroying from the feet, which are closest to it. The two sages use natural energy to avoid being completely destroyed; they go all the way up, and when they reach the chest, they need to repair it first and then destroy it. In the process, they also have to avoid attacks from the two Hokage who have recovered their mobility in order to maintain the seal.

This whole complicated process lasted for about five minutes until they were restored to their tattered zombie appearance.

"Where, where is this...what's going on?" Tobirama became alert the moment he regained consciousness. He wanted to get up and prepare for battle but found that his body was out of control.

"It seems that it was the sages and this young man who helped us get rid of the restraints." Hashirama almost understood the current situation.

Their memories have been interrupted since the Chunin Exams, or rather, their current consciousness is also unclear.

"Grandfather, great uncle." Tsunade felt mixed emotions when she saw them regain consciousness.

It's so different from what I remember.

"Tsunade, you've grown up so much..." Hashirama sighed a little dully.

"Let's talk about small things later, let's get down to business first. Mr. Second Hokage, do you know how to unlock the Impure World Reincarnation?" If possible, Luo Yi didn't want to spoil it again.

This would most likely result in the sacrifices, Sack Stirrup and Toss Anvil, not even leaving a complete body.

"Unfortunately, my memory is very vague." Tobirama's eyes moved slightly, as if he was thinking hard, "When I developed this ninjutsu, it was just to summon the army of the dead to make up for the lack of combat power. It was accidental that the dead could recover their consciousness and memory before they died. The Impure World Reincarnation we are using now is already a technique improved by Orochimaru."

"And it seems that the reincarnated body's strength is very weak." Hashirama found it hard to imagine that the formation under him could actually suppress him.

Tsunade had never seen such a serious grandfather and such a polite great-uncle.

"I can terminate the contract with Orochimaru and act freely. I can also help my brother get rid of the control, but the technique itself cannot be released. Will you be satisfied with this?" Tobirama proposed.

In a sense, it's almost like resurrection.

"This is a matter for you elders, please decide for yourselves." Luo Yi stood up, stepped aside, and sat down to rest for a while.

He could probably guess what the Second Hokage meant, which was that he could exist in Konoha as a reincarnated body, and his sleepless body could still contribute to the village after his death (?), but was this really a good idea...

"Tobirama, we are dead. It is not logical or moral for us to walk on this earth anymore. I would rather be completely destroyed." Hashirama was so serious that the younger generations who knew his true nature felt unfamiliar.

"The First Hokage..." The Anbu who were in charge of the protection on all sides must have tears in their eyes beneath their masks. What a respected pioneer this is.

"Brother, there is no need for us to go out and show up in public. We just need to stay here and study ninjutsu. Once we find a way to break ninjutsu, our souls will be able to return to the Pure Land." Tobirama put forward his idea.

"Hmm..." Hashirama fell into deep thought.

With the wooden head of the First Hokage before his death and the zombie brain of the Impure World Reincarnation, the contradiction between ninjutsu research and the ethics of the ninja world is probably enough for him to think about it until Tobirama came up with a way to cancel the Impure World Reincarnation.

...

Finally, considering the current internal and external troubles and the lack of combat power of Konoha Village, out of pragmatism, the reincarnations of the first and second generations were retained in a sealed form and temporarily live (?) in the basement of the Hokage's office.

Including Luo Yi, only a very few people in the entire Fire Nation knew that, except for the Fourth Generation, several generations of village chiefs of Konoha Village gathered together every day.

"Is autumn really coming? It feels particularly chilly lately." The staff on the first floor of the administrative building crossed their arms and shrank their necks.

"I thought I was the only one who felt this way. It seems that we have been working in clerical positions for too long and our physical fitness has declined without us noticing," echoed another staff member.

Catching a cold is a disgrace to a ninja.

Less than five meters away from them underground was the daily life of the two former Hokage after their death.

"Damn it... What's wrong with my brain? I forget everything I read in the blink of an eye. Am I senile?" Tobirama flipped the pages of the book back and forth, his mood becoming visibly irritated.

"You are not old, you are dead." Hashirama sat cross-legged on the cushion, chanting and meditating.

"Brother, do you want to fight..." Tobirama glanced sideways. It would have been fine if he didn't help, but he was so rude.

"Tobirama, I am telling the truth. Now that your people are dead, is it difficult to be calm?" Hashirama opened one eye and looked around. It was a pleasure to tease the clever Oudoudou occasionally.

"Tsk..." Tobirama became even more annoyed.

Their reincarnated bodies do not have a heartbeat and do not need to breathe. They only take a breath out of habit when they need to speak.

Called a medical miracle.

...

Ninja school.

"Today's class ends here. get out of class dismissed." Luo Yi closed the lesson plan as usual, then walked out of the classroom as the bell rang.

Before I returned to the office, I heard strange voices coming from inside.

"Oh, Teacher Iruka, I think there's a bug biting my back. Can you help me take a look?" This was Qin's daily fierce attack.

"This... Let's ask the teacher in the infirmary to take a look. It's really inconvenient now that we're outside and in school." This was Iruka's daily defenselessness.

It sounds like it would be "very convenient" if I were at home, right? Luo Yi used Yang Dun to enhance his hearing and ate the melon through the door.

"Teacher Iruka, the teacher on duty in the infirmary today is a male teacher, and I don't want to be seen by other men." Qin's second attack became more and more fierce.

"Then let the female teacher help you, don't take it off here..." Iruka quickly covered his loud voice.

Luo Yi decided to guard the door for them.

"Teacher Luo, why are you standing at the door?" The one who suddenly attacked was the class monitor, the elusive girl.

"Ah? Oh... I was just wondering if there was anything I didn't cover well in today's class." Luo Yi's voice gradually grew louder, and then he stepped on the spot a few times, and the sound of his footsteps also gradually grew louder.

Pretend to be approaching from a distance.

Then I vaguely heard a commotion inside.

"Yes, speaking of this, I just came here to ask you a few questions." The squad leader came forward, "Shall we go into the office and talk?"

"Uh... forget it. The air outside is nice, let's talk outside." Luo Yi came to the window sill in the corridor.

"Okay." The squad leader glanced at the office door curiously, and did not push it open with some regret.

Luo Yi was sweating profusely. What kind of physique is this that only eats melons? If he hadn't sacrificed himself to protect Iruka, Iruka's teaching career would have ended today.