Hiruzen Sarutobi: My Struggle!

"This is Wood Release? No wonder it's called the power that 'pacified the chaotic era'!"

"What a powerful God of Shinobi!"

"Why is the First Hokage so strong? Wasn't Grandpa Hokage the 'Strongest Hokage'?"

Voices rose from among the onlookers.

However, mixed in among them was an "honest person."

Naruto!

Without even thinking, his words instantly silenced several people around him.

Not only Naruko and Karin, but even Sasuke looked at him as though he were mentally challenged.

Was the Third Hokage strong?

Well, that depended on his record. No one believed in strength that was merely boasted about.

Take the "Dragon of Konoha" and the "Purification Flame." Judging by their titles alone, the former might seem stronger.

But once you looked at their records, the former was 0-5. That title was nothing but hot air.

The title God of Shinobi carried tremendous weight because Hashirama Senju had swept across the Shinobi World, ended the chaotic Warring States era, and captured the nine Tailed Beasts for distribution.

But although the Third Hokage had the title "Strongest Hokage"...

Once you looked at his record... well, the title could fool Konoha's villagers, but they absolutely shouldn't fool themselves.

Especially after Tang Ping spread Hiruzen Sarutobi's dirty laundry and stripped away the "Hokage" filter, everyone now understood one joke.

"Strongest Hokage dick-blowing!"

No one knew who had said it first, but those words had become the standard appraisal of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

And everyone agreed that it was extremely fitting.

All that could be said was that if Hiruzen Sarutobi knew about this in the afterlife, he would crawl out of his grave and fight Tang Ping to the death.

The Hokage Faction had wanted to whitewash Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Unfortunately, first Danzo, the man best at stirring things up, defected from the village.