The members of Live Chat Group Two could clearly see everything being said in Group One.
Before long, they realized something else as well.
The dead could read the messages sent by the living—
but the living couldn’t see anything being said in Jōdo.
In a way, it made sense.
They were already dead.
Why should their conversations be visible to those still alive?
[Live Chat Group Two]
[Madara Uchiha: Hashirama, do you see it now?
This is the Konoha you were willing to sacrifice friends, brothers, and family to protect!
What I see is an obvious betrayal—a shinobi who completed countless missions for the village, only to be abandoned by that same village in the end!]
[Hashirama Senju: This…]
[Tobirama Senju: Brother, don’t listen to him twist the facts!
If the peace of the village is to be preserved, some sacrifices are unavoidable!]
[Madara Uchiha: Tobirama, when I’m talking to Hashirama, no one asked you to interrupt.
And if I remember correctly, Konoha should be under the control of that Sarutobi brat now, shouldn’t it?
Looks like even your precious Senju Clan has declined beyond recognition.]
[Hashirama Senju: Madara, I’ve told you before.
Konoha doesn’t belong to the Senju Clan, nor does it belong to the Uchiha Clan.
It belongs to everyone in the village.]
[Hashirama Senju: If Hiruzen was the one Tobirama chose as Hokage, then he must carry the true Will of Fire.
He is someone worthy of being entrusted with the village.]
[Madara Uchiha: You’re still too naive.
One day, you’ll understand just how many tragedies were born from the village you created.]
Minato suddenly joined the conversation.
[Minato Namikaze: Madara Uchiha, were you the one responsible for the Nine-Tails attack on Konoha?]
[Madara Uchiha: Blond brat, do you really think I have any reason to answer you?]
[Hashirama Senju: The Nine-Tails broke free from its seal?]
[Minato Namikaze: Yes, Lord First.
A masked man attacked while my wife was giving birth.
He slipped through the security around her, kidnapped Kushina, and took control of the Nine-Tails.]
[Minato Namikaze: He then unleashed it on Konoha.
In the end, Kushina and I gave our lives to seal it away.]
[Tobirama Senju: Bastard!
Someone controlled the Nine-Tails and attacked Konoha?
It had to be one of those damned Uchiha!]
[Hashirama Senju: Tobirama, don’t jump to conclusions.]
Then Hashirama hesitated.
[Hashirama Senju: But…
sealing the Nine-Tails actually cost you your life?]
[Minato Namikaze: I…
wasn’t strong enough.]
Minato added an awkward laugh.
[Kushina Uzumaki: That’s not true!
Minato only resorted to the Dead Demon Consuming Seal because of me.
Otherwise, he never would’ve needed to go that far.]
[Third Raikage: Fourth Hokage, there’s no need to be so modest.
My son praised your abilities more than once.]
[Yagura Karatachi: Exactly.
Who in the shinobi world hasn’t heard of the Yellow Flash?]
[Minato Namikaze: You’re giving me too much credit.]
The people speaking in Live Chat Group Two were almost all legendary figures of the shinobi world.
At this point, anyone without at least a Kage-level reputation almost felt unqualified to join the conversation.
Even so, one question remained on everyone’s mind.
Why had Sakumo Hatake still not said a single word?
Where was he?
Just then, a new message appeared on the screen.
[QUESTION]
[How did Sakumo Hatake earn the title “Konoha’s White Fang”?]
[A: Kenjutsu]
[B: Ninjutsu]
[C: Taijutsu]
[D: Genjutsu]
[E: His hair color]
[Rules: Members of both Live Chat Group One and Live Chat Group Two may race to answer.
A total of ten answers will be accepted.]
[Reward: Whoever answers correctly will receive one opportunity to communicate with any deceased person of their choosing.
The reward cannot be transferred.]
[Preparation Time: One Minute]
The reward immediately caught everyone’s attention.
The members of Group Two weren’t particularly excited.
After all, they were already dead themselves.
They would have plenty of opportunities to speak with Sakumo if he eventually appeared.
But Live Chat Group One exploded.
The mysterious screen wasn’t merely capable of connecting people across different villages.
It could connect the living and the dead.
For countless people, that meant something far more important than any treasure or secret technique.
It meant one more chance to hear the voice of someone they had lost.
A parent.
A friend.
A lover.
Someone they had thought they would never speak to again.
[Rasa: A chance to communicate with the dead…
Does that mean I could hear Karura’s voice again?]
[Temari: Mom…?]
[Kankuro: We have to win this!]
[Gaara: …]
[Chiyo: That bastard Sakumo Hatake carried a white short blade.
His title may have come from that weapon!]
[Maki: As expected of Lady Chiyo.
You remember your enemies well.]
[Ōnoki: Thanks for the hint, Chiyo.]
[Kurotsuchi: Then I guess it comes down to who answers fastest!]
[Naruto Uzumaki: Talk to someone who’s dead…?
I don’t even know who my parents were.
Even if I won, I wouldn’t know who to choose.]
Sasuke’s eyes sharpened.
[Sasuke Uchiha: Good.
If I can ask Mother…
she might know the truth about what happened that night.]
[Sakura Haruno: Sasuke-kun, if you could ask Kakashi-senpai, he’d probably know the answer!
But there’s barely any time left…
and there’s no way he’d post it in the group for everyone to see.]
[Choji Akimichi: Could it actually be his hair?
Sakumo-senpai had white hair, so maybe that’s why people called him the White Fang.]
[Shikamaru Nara: It’s possible.]
At that moment, the countdown appeared across the screen.
[3…]
[2…]
[1…]
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