Chapter 29: Burial
Rainy Weather
Since everything was settled with Hidden Cloud Village and Tobirama Senju's body was sent back to Hidden Leaf, Hidden Leaf had been shrouded in continuous rain.
It was as if the heavens were sending their condolences for Tobirama Senju.
The Senju family wasted no time in commissioning a luxurious coffin, made entirely of golden Phoebe zhennan wood, purchased from the Land of Fire at a great price.
It was said that the craftsmen who made this coffin were generations of coffin makers for the nobles of the Land of Fire, and only the daimyo of the Land of Fire and the royal family of the Land of Fire were eligible to use such coffins.
It was just a pity that by the time Tobirama Senju enjoyed it, his body was already covered with livid spots, and a stench of corpses could be smelled.
The funeral was being carried out in an orderly manner under the supervision of Mito Uzumaki. When the news of Tobirama Senju's death reached the ears of the daimyo of the Land of Fire, according to insiders,
The daimyo of the Land of Fire was extremely saddened that day, crying and grieving until his voice was hoarse, and he almost fainted.
Everyone around him was moved to tears, praising the daimyo for being a true sentimentalist, and the relationship between the Land of Fire and Hidden Leaf was stronger than gold.
After the daimyo's emotions stabilized, he announced that he would suspend court for three days to mourn Tobirama. At the same time, he sent his eldest son to Hidden Leaf to attend the funeral. The condolences sent must be generous, and the heroes who defended the Land of Fire could not bleed and shed tears.
The other dignitaries who received invitations from Hidden Leaf were equally saddened, sending important members of their families to attend the funeral, and the condolences they sent were equally generous!
The preparations for the funeral took several days to complete, and Tobirama was finally able to be buried!
In the center of the mourning hall
A golden Phoebe zhennan wood coffin was placed there, and Tobirama Senju's portrait was placed on the table in front of it, along with incense burners, candles, and Tobirama's favorite food as offerings.
The mourning hall was surrounded by white wreaths.
"The filial son breaks the basin!"
Toka Senju, standing at the front of the coffin, smashed the jar in his hand with a bang, and then knelt down. A cry of weeping rang out after the jar was smashed.
Since Tobirama Senju had no son, Toka Senju was the most suitable person to break the basin for Tobirama.
After burning paper money and offering a brief sacrifice.
"Lift the coffin!"
Four strong Senju clansmen lifted Tobirama Senju's coffin and walked towards the Hidden Leaf cemetery. They were the closest relatives of Tobirama Senju, his nephews.
The sound of gongs and drums rang out behind the coffin. The route of the coffin also had to pass through the streets of Hidden Leaf, giving the villagers of Hidden Leaf a chance to say their final farewells to Tobirama Senju.
Tobirama Senju had an excellent reputation in Hidden Leaf. Although he usually had a cold face and did not smile, his contributions to Hidden Leaf were obvious to all.
It could even be said that without Tobirama Senju, there would be no Hidden Leaf today. Hashirama Senju did not understand the difficulties of building a village from scratch. It was all Tobirama's hard work.
The two sides of the street were already full of people. The villagers looked sad, tears involuntarily streaming from their eyes, saying their final farewells to the Second Hokage of Hidden Leaf.
"Teacher, have a safe journey."
"I will protect Hidden Leaf."
Hiruzen Sarutobi stood in the crowd, tears in his eyes, too sad to control himself. His life was exchanged for by Tobirama Senju.
"Teacher..."
"Wuwuwu, I really want to see you off for the last time."
Danzo Shimura stood next to Hiruzen Sarutobi, equally grieved, his heart full of regret.
As soon as the news of Tobirama Senju's funeral came out, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura came to the Senju family together. They were Tobirama Senju's disciples.
They volunteered to carry the coffin for Tobirama Senju. If possible, they could also do the breaking of the basin!
Unfortunately, they were driven out by the Senju clansmen ordered by Toka Senju, and they did not even see Mito Uzumaki.
To put it bluntly, without the burdens of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura, Tobirama Senju would have run away long ago.
Toka Senju knew Tobirama Senju's strength?
Besides, who were you two? Did the Senju clan really die, and two outsiders had to carry the coffin? It was not your turn no matter what.
It was really shameless.
Toka Senju wanted to personally spray Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura, but Tobirama Senju's death was the most important thing, and he could not offend the ancestors, so he held back.
The funeral procession slowly walked through the streets and came to the cemetery, placing Tobirama Senju into the pit that had been dug long ago.
The cries rang out again, and the Senju clansmen kowtowed in front of the tomb one by one.
After the ceremony was over, it was the turn of the relatives and friends who came to the funeral to say goodbye to Tobirama Senju. They did not have to kneel. Each person held a bouquet of white flowers and placed it in front of Tobirama Senju's tomb.
Finally, it came to the most important part of the funeral.
Eat the banquet!
Eat the big banquet!
The Senju family set up more than a hundred tables to arrange all the people who came to the funeral. It should have cost a lot of money.
But compared with the gift money received, it was naturally a drop in the bucket. The most expensive thing in the whole funeral should be the golden Phoebe zhennan wood coffin, which cost a full 600,000 taels, comparable to an A-rank mission. The rest of the odds and ends added up, and the funeral cost only one million taels.
But the gift money received was as high as 63 million taels. In the end, it was divided equally with Hidden Leaf. The reason why so much gift money was given was because of Tobirama Senju's identity as the Hokage of Hidden Leaf. If he was just the clan leader of the Senju clan, the scale of the funeral would not have been so large.
But the final amount that fell into the Senju family's pocket was also more than 30 million taels, which was a considerable income.
But Uchiha Nan didn't care about this. He was now feasting at the big banquet, with dishes being served one after another, making Uchiha Nan eat happily.
With Uchiha Nan's identity, no one dared to turn the table when he was eating, unless he didn't want to mess around in Hidden Leaf.
It had to be said that the chef who cooked the big banquet was powerful, and it was comparable to the last dinner that cost 30,000 taels.
At the dinner table, cups were intertwined. The Senju family was holding a funeral, and those who came to the banquet were all people with status and status. It was rare to see such a gathering of bigwigs on weekdays. Many people took this opportunity to expand their network of relationships.
Although the scene was a bit inappropriate, it didn't matter. Tobirama Senju lived a valuable life and died a valuable death. He would smile under the nine springs.
The daimyo's eldest son had already raised his glass and started to build a relationship with Uchiha Nan.
The new clan leader of the Uchiha, with powerful strength, and the possibility of becoming the Third Hokage of Hidden Leaf, this identity was enough for the daimyo's eldest son to put down his posture and treat him with courtesy.
Uchiha Nan naturally would not miss this opportunity, and the two chatted very happily, but it made Toka Senju a little unhappy.
The era of Tobirama Senju had passed, and Hidden Leaf had to face the future. The most important issue facing Hidden Leaf was to elect a new Hokage to lead Hidden Leaf forward.
A few days later, a meeting about the Third Hokage was held in Hidden Leaf.
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