Chapter 34
He emerged from the safe-house, now a boy who was officially dead. The Senju clan mourned Itama. Hashirama's grief was volcanic, fueling his determination to end the wars. Tobirama's was cold and sharp, turning inward. He received the news, and his hand went to the scroll Itama had given him. He suspected, but could not prove.
Itama, now truly the Phantom, watched his own funeral from a distance, using a copied sparrow's eyes. He felt a profound loneliness. He was severed from his family, from his old life. But he was free. Free from the constraints of history, free to act from the shadows.