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  [Turning Out the Lights for the Uzumaki ]

  [Throughout Konoha's history, we have fed alliances with many vilges.]

  [But only one has truly been sidered—family.]

  [The Uzumaki , distaives of the Senju, their leader, Uzumaki Ashiablished the Hidden Eddy Vilge (Uzushiogakure) in the Land of Whirlpools. A master of sealing jutsu, he is sidered the forefather of Konoha's sealing arts.]

  [Thanks to Hashirama Senju's efforts, Uzushiogakure became Konoha's closest ally. To this day, Konoha ninja wear the Uzumaki crest on their uniforms, a symbol of our enduring friendship.]

  [Today, we ret the story of the Uzumaki , revealing why Hashirama Senju valued their alliance so highly.]

  [In Uzushiogakure, a small child was entangled in exposed electrical wires, their cries alerting passersby. The Uzushiogakure Military Police Force was notified, who theed the Kazekage Tower.]

  [Within half an hour, Kazekage Uzumaki Ashina made a decision—to temporarily shut dowire nation's prid. Elite taijutsu specialists then rescued the child and delivered them to mediin for treatment.]

  [The great Land of Whirlpools would stop for even the smallest of lives.]

  [Perhaps it was this reverence for life that resonated with Hashirama Senju's ideals of peace, f an unbreakable boween their vilges.]

  [Let us celebrate life! Let us celebrate passion!]

  [Konoha's Right to Sunlight]

  [Some might argue that a single rescue missio fully demonstrate Uzushiogakure's reverence for life. Some might cim Konoha's ninja could have do better, faster.]

  [But iion and a are two different things!]

  [The following story—perhaps anyone could have do, even a civilian. But only someoh the Uzumaki's love of life and peace would have actually—acted.]

  [The protagonist of this story is a Konoha ninja, whose identity will be revealed ter. For now, we'll call him "Passerby." Passerby, having arrived in Uzushiogakure to study sealing jutsu…]

  [His residence was immacute, the surrounding enviro picturesque. The meticulously manicured articurly—inviting.]

  [One sunny Sunday, he decided to air out his bedding. Lag a clothesline, he spread it on the wn before returning io study his sealing jutsu scrolls.]

  [Soon, a kno the door. Two Uzushiogakure Military Police officers stood there. They greeted him with a polite boreseheir badges. One of them produced a citation, demanding a five ryō fine.]

  [Passerby was fused. He'd dohing wrong. Why a fihough a small sum, he wasn't about to pay without an expnation.]

  [Trusting in their alliance, he waited.]

  [One of the officers poi the bedding on the wn. Passerby remained fused. What about it?]

  [The other officer produced a small booklet. "Have you—read this, sir?"]

  [Passerby then recalled seeing the booklet on a stand outside his residence. He hadn't paid it much attention.]

  ["I've—seen it, but I haven't read it," he admitted sheepishly.]

  ["Then perhaps—you should," the officer suggested.]

  [It was Uzushiogakure's Citizen duct Manual. Passerby quickly uood. Spreading bedding on the wn was forbidden. It blocked the sunlight, depriving the grass of—life, a viotion of the peace between man and nature.]

  [The phrase, "Don't block the grass's right to sunlight," was highlighted in bold.]

  ["We witnessed your—transgression through our Telescope Jutsu while on duty. It took us half an hour to arrive," the officer expined, his tourning serious.]

  ["We measured the area covered by your bedding: 2 meters by 1.25 meters, a total of 2.5 square meters. For half an hour, this patch of grass lived in darkness.]

  [Imagine—if it were a person, how would they feel? All life is precious! This is—uable! Especially—from a Konoha ninja. You should be setting an example.]

  ....

  [Konoha—it embodies the First Hokage's reverence for life. Your as—they've harmed the grass. It couldn't photosynthesize.]

  [This damage—it 't be measured in ryō. You might not care, but we do. If everyone did this, the grass would—die. And what kind of—ndscape would that be? You air your bedding on your bed. The sun will reach it eventually. Especially iernoon. The sun's light is—unwavering. It's a symbol of peace, of life. Please—cooperate."]

  [Passerby, having heard the officers'—impassioned speech, couldn't argue. He paid the five ryō fine arieved his bedding.]

  [This Konoha ninja—was Tobirama Senju, the Sed Hokage.]

  [This story is adapted from My Struggle. The following is the author's entary.]

  [This ae, "Konoha's Right to Sunlight," was discovered in the First Hokage's belongings. It's included in My Struggle, a memoir written by the Sed Hokage.]

  [With the Senju 's permission, we share this story of the First Hokage's time in Uzushiogakure. Perhaps, iure, we'll share more of Tobirama Senju's—personal refles.]

  [Through these simple words, we glimpse the Uzumaki 's love of life, of peace. Such a —they were the key to world peace.]

  [Unfortunately, many evil vilges and nations couldn't tolerate the Uzumaki's peaceful nature. Before the Sed Shinobi World War, they spired to destroy Uzushiogakure.]

  [Now, Uzumaki survivors are returning to Konoha. We will carry on their legacy, their dedication to peace, and end all wars.]

  [Long live Konoha! Long live the Hokage! Long live the Senju!]

  .....

  .....

  Such—dramatic prose.

  And strangely—ving.

  'From the Sed Hokage's Memoir? And approved by the Senju ? This—must be true!'

  Gojo Kaigetsu, to bolster the Uzumaki's image, had—borrowed Tobirama Senju's name.

  It was—a form of ato for the Sed Hokage's past—indiscretions.

  Even if his spirit lingered, knowing his reputation was being used this way, he couldn't—pin.

  And Gojo Kaigetsu, the author, felt no guilt. After all, who had helped the Uzumaki when they were destroyed? Certainly not Hiruzen or Danzo.

  During Konoha's founding, the power bance had been: Senju first, Uchiha sed, and the Uzumaki—a distant third.

  As for the Hyuga? Below the three, but above the rest.

  The Senju had produced two Hokage.

  Their position was secure. The Uchiha's image, though improving, was still—questionable.

  "Are they—crazy?" people still whispered.

  Though perhaps not in a derogatory way, more like—an expression of—bemused respect.

  The Uchiha were now utterly devoted to the Hokage, to the Will of Fire, to the point of being—almost fanatical.

  And now, the Uzumaki, the st of the "Big Three," would also be—rebranded.

  Firstly, to—capitalize on the Uchiha's currehusiasm.

  Sedly, to—disce any potential alliances between the smaller s and the Uzumaki. The Uzumaki's loyalty beloo the Hokage, to—him, and his—desdants.

  They would serve as a steady souranpower for the Hokage Guard and the Advisuard. Nothing more.

  No alliances, no dissent.

  And this was Gojo Kaigetsu's first multi-ptform release. A slightly modified version of "Konoha's Right to Sunlight" would be featured in the issue of Iki.

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