Naruto: The Way of the Great Lord
Chapter 62 The Next Step

How many years had it been since someone other than the First Hokage lectured the Second Hokage? Who knew that scene was happening before Minato's eyes, not only that but the power displayed beyond his expectations he knew that Ichizo was strong but this was far beyond his expectations as well as the fundamental understanding behind the concept of power that was passed on to the entire village .

"To answer your question, the jutsu used is one of my own creations that can only be used by members of my Zenkichi clan. Second, I am Yorukage from the Village Hidden in the Darkness, the Emperor of the Night Kingdom, Ichizo Zenkichi. The one you directed your hatred towards my brother Itachi Uchiha, the last one with yellow hair was the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze. My reason - we decided to bring the three of you to life is because of the upcoming events that will destroy the entire shinobi world . All I need from you is your knowledge and expertise to ensure that we are able to survive this disaster with as few casualties as possible."Tobirama regained his composure while listening to Ichizo's explanation, he couldn't help but shudder what could be a threat to this person before him?

"Your strength far exceeds my strength and even my brother who is praised as a Shinobi God. What or who could be so powerful that it could raise the dead?"

Hashirama and Mito nodded in agreement with Tobirama's words, with the strength he had displayed just a moment ago he should have been able to handle most of the problems he was facing with his own strength as this thought passed through the minds of those in question opened his mouth to speak.

"When someone is truly strong in the world, they will use anything and everything that will help them achieve their goals, not only that but the current enemy is stronger than me. Therefore the reason I brought you back is to help me strengthen the shinobi of the world, the knowledge you possess can bring all nations one step closer to safety."

Hashirama, Tobirama, and Mito digested the information they had just received. While pondering over all that, Mito spoke: "What about my Uzumaki Clan? How many are left?""In the Leaves there were 1 Hokage Kushina wife, In the Hidden Darkness there were about 50 or so adults with 138 Children. I trained them to the best of my ability on the sealing jutsu, Kekkei Genkai, and Kekkei Tota of Uzumaki ."

From Mito's understanding during the second and first ninja wars the majority of Uzumaki were killed so the number of survivors should have been few but Yorukage's words brought an unimaginable sense of elation as the former Chief Uzumaki's greatest concern was that his clan died with him.

"What about Tsu?" - Hashirama

"Tsunade is still alive today, I don't know where she is, but finding her is quite simple, we can do it once we know the details of our cooperation."

"Look how much has changed!"

Hashirama ran to the window and enjoyed the atmosphere of the village, the scale of which was beyond his expectations. People go back and forth to greet each other, children play, Shinobi set out on a mission, it is a nice sight to see.

"After you and Second Master died, Third Master and I did our best to uphold the trust you left behind to develop the village into what it is today. Through our efforts, we have nurtured some outstanding shinobi including Mr. Yorukage and Itachi. Yet this means nothing compared to what The Yorukage has made.""Speaking of that, I understand this is a long time ago but time is the most important thing right now and we may not have much time. Let's get back to the task at hand."

Ichizo handed over the documents Daisuke had prepared and placed them on the Hokage table.

"This document contains changes that I have applied to the shinobi ranking system in Hidden Darkness. A detailed description of all the tasks from the lowest ranked Hikuinin to the mighty Jokyunin as well as the knowledge they must have to promote. The systems that were in place were good for that period of time, but as time went on and missions became more diverse, your expertise and knowledge accumulation must also.The world is evolving and this new system perfectly shows the shinobi adapting to that change, All I need from you two again so Tobirama should develop more jutsu as a technique that will empower shinobi. The combination of your accumulated knowledge of techniques lost from the war period and new techniques will change the way war is conducted."

Minato, Hashirama, and Tobirama looked at the document with high interest, of course this version was not the version currently implemented by the Night Kingdom but it was still of great value.

note: eps 61 is gk there from there so author directly to eps 62