"So in the end, did he die at the hands of the new Hokage—no, the Second Hokage?"
Hearing those words, full of helplessness and exasperation, Chiba's face grew slightly hot as he spoke.
From Uchiha Nobuhiko's words, it was clear that he had likely cared rather deeply for this second transmigrator. The emotions revealed in his voice were all quite sincere.
However, that exasperation, along with the regret and faint grief hidden within his deep helplessness, made Chiba's face burn even hotter.
"No, he didn't."
At Chiba's words, Uchiha Nobuhiko shook his head and spoke.
"He didn't die at the hands of the Second Hokage?"
Chiba froze slightly at that.
Honestly, if the Second Hokage had failed to notice that a brilliant Uchiha Clan genius who constantly thought about rebellion, usurping the position of Hokage, and even murdering him harbored ulterior motives, then he would truly have disgraced the title of Hokage.
Moreover, the Second Hokage had always been the most politically calculating of Konoha's Hokage. Overall, he should have been considered a wise yet iron-handed Hokage. This second transmigrator had truly been courting death.
Even if he possessed the strongest Mangekyō Sharingan, a unique Kekkei Genkai, mastery of all five nature transformations, and formidable strength, the Second Hokage, who possessed the Flying Thunder God and numerous Forbidden Jutsu, would not have found it difficult to kill him.
Leaving aside the entire strength of Konoha under the Second Hokage's command, the Second Hokage himself possessed at least tailed-beast-level combat power, abundant battle experience, and the Senju Clan's bug-level Sage Body, an ability on par with the Sharingan. That was more than enough to deal with an immature Uchiha brat.
If Uchiha Nobuhiko had said that this second transmigrator had been killed by the Second Hokage, whether personally or through someone