This scene seemed to shatter the "God of Shinobi" title, or rather, this entire persona didn't match the legend! Wasn't Hashirama Senju supposed to wield a thousand giant hands and his face marked by wood veins? My ancestors told me so, I remember it perfectly!
[Video Footage]
Days later, Tobirama Senju burst into the Hokage office with unbridled excitement!
"Brother! I've invented another jutsu! It's called the Multi Shadow Clone Technique!"
Beside Hashirama stood several wooden clones poised for missions, their eyes fixed on Tobirama.
Clone One: "Hey, aren't wooden clones already awesome?" Clone Two: "What do you mean? We're not practical?" Clone Three: "Can you even form hand seals like I do?" Clone Four: "If I slap you, don't come crying when all your shadow clones vanish, got it?" Clone Five: "If you don't forbid this broken jutsu today, we clones don't care whether you're true brother or a clone!"
Silence fell Clone Six remained mute. All the other clones turned to him. Clone Six scratched his head: "Uh… you all finished your lines? Then call me when it's time to fight!"
Tobirama wailed: "Forbidden! I forbid it! Are you satisfied?"
Tears in his eyes, Tobirama wrote "Multi Shadow Clone Technique" in the forbidden scroll… utter humiliation!
Tobirama Senju: Damn it, this infuriates me If that had been my real brother, I'd have scolded him But clones? I can't yell, can't strike! Hashirama Senju: …ahem, not my fault!
[Video Footage resumes]
"Brother! This jutsu is amazing It's called Flying Thunder God…"
Hashirama, seated, interrupted:
"Fly, fly, fly, fly my foot! Who can use that jutsu normally? Hardly anyone mastered it Last time that Flying Thunder God strike nearly killed Izuna, I still haven't forgiven you!"
"Look how Izuna gave his eyes to Madara before dying, and I almost lost to Madara too!"
Tobirama stared at Hashirama, mind racing… You never reprimanded me before Yet now, for my brother-in-law… wow!
"Brother!" "What is it?" "Nothing, I'll just use the forbidden scroll in private…"
Under Hashirama's stare, Tobirama left. Hashirama shook his head in disbelief: "My brother doesn't play by the rules at all!"
Tobirama thought: Yesterday you ignored me Today I'm out of reach!
Minato Namikaze: So… I'm not normal then? Tobirama Senju: You being called abnormal by an abnormal person who's truly abnormal here? Hashirama Senju: He's right! Tobirama Senju: See… just like that. Hashirama Senju: Wait… my brother just said the forbidden jutsu master is cool? Was he praising himself?
Hashirama punched his palm, realization dawning. Sarutobi Hiruzen and Minato Namikaze exchanged glances, Everyone in the shinobi world knows Tobirama invented forbidden jutsu as if they were free No one informed his own brother!
Fourth Raikage Darui: You just realized that? Mizukage Mei Terumi: Um… I suspected his Versailles vibe but had no proof!
System: Initiating question! System: How many forbidden jutsu did Tobirama Senju invent during his life? System: Correct answer, one random forbidden jutsu ×1, exchangeable for 800,000 gold; wrong penalty unknown! System: Time-sensitive question; numeric replies count as answers, so answer carefully!
Hashirama Senju: That's the question? Tsunade: He's the Second Hokage, do you think we'd be unaware?
System: Judging Tsunade's answer ("2"), incorrect! Penalty: revoke three random C-rank jutsu!
Tobirama Senju: …No, I honestly didn't know! Tsunade: You don't know your own inventions?
Fourth Raikage Darui: I dub the Fifth Hokage "Most Reckless"! Hashirama Senju: Fifth Hokage? Seriously will she gamble Konoha's wealth away?
System: Judging Darui's answer ("5") incorrect! Revoke three random C-rank jutsu! System: Judging Hashirama Senju's answer ("5") incorrect! Revoke three random C-rank jutsu!
Tobirama Senju: If Lady Tsunade's clueless, you all are fools! Fourth Raikage Darui: Ahem, honest mistake.
Hashirama Senju: I wonder if she'd really gamble everything? Tsunade: Of course not! Shizune: Not her style.
Orochimaru: I must interject, when Tsunade took office, the village was nearly bankrupt No one could break the Four Violet Ward. System: Judging Orochimaru's answer ("4"), incorrect! Revoke three random C-rank jutsu!
Hashirama Senju: Exactly! No one could crack that ward in those days! Tobirama Senju: If that ward could withstand my Water Severing Wave, I'd be speechless. Hiruzen Sarutobi: … System: Resuming "Forbidden Techniques Masters' Daily Life" broadcast
Hidden, Danzo Shimura watched my Sharingan felt nothing But now… my heart races!
Danzo fumed: Sarutobi's orders blind me How can I be blamed?
Danzo Shimura: I don't know! I follow Hiruzen's commands I wouldn't know! System: Judging Danzo Shimura's answer ("1") incorrect! Revoke three random C-rank jutsu!
Madara Uchiha: We don't care about Konoha's petty affairs, what's the answer? Danzo Shimura: Exactly, focus on now, not ancient history!