Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 420 Onoki's Psychological Trauma

"You are? That kid from Iwagakure? Looks like you've grown into a pretty good ninja."

Hashirama took a quick look and recognized Onoki.

Hashirama Senju did not have Might Guy's face blindness.

Furthermore, during the early days of the ninja village's establishment, Hashirama Senju did not have any prejudice against other ninja villages, and his attitude towards ninjas from other villages was the same as that of Konoha.

Seeing outstanding ninjas from other ninja villages also brings genuine joy.

Take, for example, the classic assassination attempt on him by Kakuzu.

Ohnoki was naturally among them.

"Yes, Impure World Reincarnation? Sigh, compared to Lord Hashirama, I'm still far behind. I'm quite old, with one foot in the grave, and I still have many regrets."

Onoki realized that the Senju Hashirama in front of him was an impure resurrection.

Since the "contribution value service" from the Akatsuki organization in Amegakure had already spread throughout the ninja world, he wasn't too surprised now.

Instead, it was as if she had encountered an elder she could confide in, and she told Hashirama Senju about her innermost thoughts.

Hashirama Senju was a ninja from the same era as the First Tsuchikage.

The first Tsuchikage, Ishigawa, was his first teacher when he was young.

Onoki, as the Third Tsuchikage, had a similar experience to Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, as both had received instruction from the First and Second Hokage.

"Are there any regrets? Actually, life is always full of imperfections. We don't necessarily have to finish everything. As long as we cultivate people who are willing to stand behind us and let them inherit our will and continue on our path..."

"Your granddaughter, the Fourth Tsuchikage, did a pretty good job, didn't she?"

Hashirama's words were filled with comfort and guidance.

"Kuroto is indeed quite good, so I want to make up for all my regrets before I die."

Onoki acknowledged Hashirama's praise of Kurotsuchi, but then changed his tone.

Why?

Hashirama did not understand.

"If we can nurture future generations and entrust our will to them, wouldn't we be able to die without regrets?"

Then, death will be a cool armpit... ugh, a summer night, a place for carefree, peaceful sleep.

"Because it's impossible."

Onoki looked up at the sky and sighed, his face full of sorrow. "I know my granddaughter's personality. Maybe before the seventh day after my death is over, she will have already resurrected me with Edo Tensei."

"Uh, right."

Hashirama looked embarrassed.

He then realized that the Impure World Reincarnation technique was now widely used.

The key point is that this thing was developed by his younger brother, Tobirama.

"But isn't this even better? You can continue to contribute to the village and protect it."

Hashirama countered with a question.

"Yes, so at that time, would I still have a chance to rest? Would I still have a chance to make up for my regrets?"

"..."

This question stumped Hashirama.

He immediately thought of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

As a third-generation patriarch and an old man, Tsunade used Hiruzen Sarutobi as a tool without any scruples after he was resurrected by Edo Tensei.

After all, everyone knows that the Impure World Reincarnation technique doesn't cause fatigue, doesn't require sleep, can't die, and has unlimited chakra.

Tsunade and Kurotsuchi seem to have somewhat similar personalities.

It is appropriate for them to show some respect to elderly people and elders.

For example, right now.

Ohnoki can now leisurely enjoy his retirement.

But what if he really dies and is resurrected through Edo Tensei...?

Back then, death wasn't a cool summer night; it was a summer night of bricklaying.

"How about this, tell me about your regrets, and I'll see if I can help you resolve them?"

After thinking about it, Hashirama decided to be a helpful person who could grant wishes.

"Um……"

Onoki did not refuse.

As mentioned before, in Onoki's eyes, Hashirama is an elder like his master, the First Tsuchikage, and now he is like a child confiding in his elder.

Uh.

Thinking about it this way, Madara, who is currently trying to win over the "child" as an elder, is really born and deserves to be electrocuted.

And so, Onoki and Hashirama walked out of the village, talking as they went.

Onoki has only two regrets now.

He was no longer worried about Iwagakure. Kurotsuchi had been the Tsuchikage for some time now, and he had seen it all.

One of his regrets now is being a Jinchūriki (a powerful human host).

His conflict with Lao Zi led to Lao Zi living outside the village year-round, along with a Han who cultivated alone.

This resulted in Iwagakure having two Jinchūriki on the surface, but in reality, they had no usable combat power.

Especially now that I've heard about the Otsutsuki clan and others, their goal is to capture the Tailed Beasts.

The two of them were alone outside, which was extremely dangerous.

Are you worried about the safety of these two old friends? I may not be able to solve the problem, but I can find someone to help you bring them back.

Hashirama initially frowned, thinking that Onoki was troubled because Iwagakure had lost two combatants.

If that's the idea, it means the other side is still thinking about starting a war.

In the end, it turned out he was just worried about his old friend's safety, so everything was fine.

"real?"

Upon hearing Hashirama's words, Onoki became quite excited.

If Hashirama Senju wanted to use force to capture two Jinchūriki, it would be an easy task.

But that would only treat the symptoms, not the root cause.

So what Hashirama said was, "We can ask other people for help."

This immediately reminded Onoki of the organization Deidara belonged to.

He could have mentioned it to Heitu and asked him to find someone to help.

But as mentioned above, the problem is that Onoki was able to confide in Hashirama because he regarded Hashirama as an elder.

Would Onoki lower himself to confide in Kurotsuchi?

Wouldn't that make you a laughingstock?

In addition to this regret, there is another classic regret.

Onoki recalled that when he and Mu went to see Madara Uchiha, they were frightened by Susanoo and developed psychological trauma, losing their will to stone and becoming paranoid, utilitarian, and afraid of strong people.

He experienced for the first time what "absolute power crushing" meant.

Dust Release can break through Susanoo's defenses, so what's the use?

Kunai can pierce Hashirama Senju's body, so would anyone think that taking a kunai would be enough to kill Hashirama Senju?

From then on, Onoki seemed to have inherited "the will of Uchiha Madara".

Immersing oneself in power is everything.

Above myself, everyone is equal; below myself, there is a strict hierarchy.

If you are stronger than your opponent, you will launch an attack without restraint or mercy.

If one is weaker than their opponent, or if their interests are harmed, they will try every means to avoid or escape.

Even during the Fourth Shinobi World War, Onoki never considered going to fight the enemy's strongest opponents.

Even though his Dust Release technique would have provided a huge boost to morale and could have instantly killed his opponent, he didn't use it.

"The psychological trauma caused by Madara?"

Hashirama's expression was somewhat strange.

He couldn't help resolve the previous regret, but this... Madara has now been resurrected by Edo Tensei and is so weak.

Or, how about we take Onoki to see him?

and……

Hashirama suddenly had a wicked idea.