Chapter 97

【What will Hashirama Senju do next regarding the Wet Bone Forest?】

【A. Hashirama Senju failed to negotiate, took matters into his own hands, seized the senjutsu, and destroyed the Wet Bone Forest.】

【B. The Slug Sage personally offered the senjutsu, believing Hashirama Senju to be a once-in-a-millennium genius with overwhelming power, and willingly submitted!!】

【C. Hashirama Senju conversed with her; the two instantly hit it off, and the Slug Sage agreed to give him the senjutsu!!】

【D. The Slug Sage was moved by Hashirama Senju's words of peace and boundless love, believing he could change this era, and thus gave him the senjutsu!!】

……

When everyone in the live stream saw the options appear,

their hearts burned with excitement.

Finally, the options had appeared!!!

The rewards from previous choices had already made them envious,

some even deeply regretted abandoning the obvious correct answer at the start,

failing to think carefully,

and thus missing out on those coveted rewards!!!

If they could obtain just one of these rewards,

wouldn't these ordinary ninjas instantly gain a Kekkei Genkai,

becoming the pinnacle of the ninja world?!!

But when they calmed down,

they stared at the four options,

and grew momentarily stunned.

The answers to these four options seemed too similar,

as if any one of them could plausibly be what this Hashirama Senju would do!!!

【Madara Uchiha: If this were the Hashirama I knew, he might have chosen one of the other options—but I believe this Hashirama on screen will choose A!! There's no need to waste words on such weak beings!!】

【Tobirama Senju: …I believe my brother has changed somewhat, but he certainly wouldn't be like you, Madara Uchiha—a madman. He wouldn't abuse his power, and destroying the Wet Bone Forest offers no benefit. He must intend to harness its power to unify the ninja world. I believe B is the most reasonable choice!!!】

【Hiruzen Sarutobi: Although this First Hokage is not the one we knew, I believe he still carries the Will of Fire… I believe B is the most likely option!!】

【Danzo Shimura: With such ambition and means, this is the Hokage I envision as perfect. How could this First Hokage act without thought? I also believe B is the most reasonable…】

【Tsunade: Though my grandfather has changed, I believe he is no ambition-driven tyrant. The Slug Sage's temperament is gentle; they would never clash. C is the most reasonable choice!!】

68. The Viewing System's reward: the right to resurrect!

【System Friendly Reminder: Choosing correctly grants the random resurrection of one deceased soul!】

【Failure Penalty: Randomly reduce lifespan by one to ten years.】

【Live stream viewers may also choose not to answer—no reward, no penalty.】

The once-ferocious live stream audience, upon seeing the failure penalty,

instantly had their fervor doused!!!

This failure penalty is too severe,

randomly reducing one to ten years of lifespan.

For young ninjas, it's manageable.

But for older ninjas,

they don't even know how many more years they have left!!!

Seeing this failure penalty,

Danzo Shimura and Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi both grew grim.

Given their current ages,

their bodies had long been riddled with hidden injuries from youth,

if they were to lose ten years outright,

neither could guarantee they wouldn't drop dead on the spot.

Yet the rewards previously offered had left them desperately covetous.

Especially Danzo Shimura,

who had already obtained Uchiha bloodline,

and thus understood better than anyone how miraculous this system was.

If he could now receive the Mokuton cell reward,

not only could he return to his youthful peak,

but his power could advance further still.

Hashirama Senju's Mokuton combined with Madara Uchiha's Sharingan—

if he could master both,

who in the ninja world could possibly stand against him?

As Danzo Shimura envisioned this scene,

he already saw the future: Konoha, under his rule, immensely powerful,

having eradicated the other four villages,

becoming the number one village in the ninja world!!!

And he himself, the strongest and greatest Hokage of Konoha!!

Others shared Danzo Shimura's same thoughts,

hoping the system would offer even greater rewards,

Let them change everything!!!

……

Inside the Akatsuki,

the emaciated and utterly weakened Uzumaki Nagato saw the system's reward,

and could not help but gasp for breath.

Resurrect the dead???!!!

This temptation was far too great for him!!!

And beside him, the cold-faced Konan,

upon seeing this reward, could not help but be swept by surging emotion!!!

If they were to obtain this reward,

would it mean they could bring back Yahiko from the world of the dead?!

Although Uzumaki Nagato possessed the Sage of Six Paths' Rinnegan,

to resurrect the dead, one must sacrifice another!!!

He could use the technique Life Resurrection,

paying with his own life as the cost,

to revive Yahiko!

It was not that Nagato was unwilling to sacrifice his life,

but he believed that even if he paid with his own life to revive Yahiko,

Yahiko could not lead the Akatsuki to fulfill their dream,

to make this world more peaceful.

For Yahiko was a thoroughgoing idealist,

his methods were unsuited to this world,

long ago,

after their failed conversation with Hanzo,

Nagato had clearly realized this,

and they had paid a terrible price!!

So…

If he were to die here,