Poor Danzō Shimura

As Makoto Ito walked, he thought about the series of actions taken by the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

In his youth, Hiruzen Sarutobi could truly be called a shinobi hero! But in his old age, it must be said that he was quite muddle-headed…

He indulged his good friend Danzō's various actions, pursued a weak foreign policy, caused Hizashi Hyuga's death, and failed to suppress the rumors that led to Sakumo Hatake's suicide. His own disciple, Orochimaru, defected from Konoha, Tsunade, one of the Sannin, became a wanderer, and Jiraiya also left the village…

Most importantly, there was Naruto Uzumaki, the Fourth Hokage's orphan, whom Hiruzen Sarutobi failed to properly care for!

On one hand, he claimed that not revealing Naruto's heritage as the Fourth Hokage's deceased son was to protect him as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, but on the other hand, Naruto's identity as the Nine-Tails' host became common knowledge!

It must be said, those who play politics have dirty hearts…

Makoto Ito walked, looking up at the Hokage Rock.

A question spontaneously arose in his mind!

Makoto Ito: Second Hokage, you had more than just the Third Hokage as a disciple back then, didn't you? Why did you give him the Hokage position? Was it just because he stepped up at a critical moment, wanting to cover the retreat for everyone? Why not Danzō Shimura?

Tobirama Senju: Little guy, you seem to know quite a lot, don't you?! You even know about things like this? You're making me more and more curious! How much more do you know? From what I understand, you're just an orphan, right? And your strength is quite ordinary. How did you come across this information? Who told you?

Makoto Ito: That's none of your business. Anyway, I know a lot about many people's affairs! Including what you know, and even what you don't know, I know it all! I even know about the attack the Fourth Hokage mentioned earlier, the person who claimed to be Madara Uchiha! Right, Madara?

Madara Uchiha: ???????? You guys are chatting, what does that have to do with me? I've already said it, that person was definitely not me! My actions throughout my life have been open and honest; I wouldn't stoop to hiding my identity!

Hashirama Senju: Madara's right! The person who attacked the Fourth Hokage didn't even dare show his face, which means he definitely wasn't Madara! Besides, Madara had already died by then! I killed him with my own hands!

Madara Uchiha: Hashirama, shut your mouth! If you don't know how to talk, then don't talk! No one will think you're mute if you stay silent!

Hashirama Senju: Oh…

At this moment, Madara Uchiha was also a bit confused. Could this kid named Makoto Ito really know many secrets?

Does he really know about my plans?

If he didn't know, why would he specifically mention my name just now?

Was he warning me?

Or did he just say it casually, with no other intentions?

Makoto Ito's words just now made even Madara Uchiha unable to figure him out!

After all, having such an incredibly powerful Chat Group, and seemingly knowing some hidden secrets of many people, and most importantly, having the chance to revive the people in the group chat—to Madara Uchiha, Makoto Ito was simply too mysterious!

Makoto Ito: Alright, alright, don't dwell on these things. Anyway, you can now see the outside world through my eyes. If anything happens later, you can discover it yourselves! How boring would it be if I told you everything! And where were we just now? Oh right, Second Hokage, why did you pass the Hokage position to Hiruzen Sarutobi?

Tobirama Senju: As you just said, his willingness to stay and cover the retreat was indeed part of the reason! To become Hokage, one must be a person of responsibility! Hokage doesn't just mean honor! It also means bearing the prosperity and decline of the entire Konoha village! And only those who can step forward at crucial moments to ignite themselves and illuminate the village are qualified to become Hokage!

Hashirama Senju: My brother is right! No flaws!!! This is what a Hokage should do!

Minato Namikaze: Thumbs up for the Second Hokage! That's exactly what I did!

Madara Uchiha: Tch, a bunch of idiots!

Makoto Ito: Then, Second Hokage, I have another question! If Danzō had been the one to volunteer to cover the retreat that day, would you have passed the Hokage position to him?

Hearing Makoto Ito's words, Tobirama Senju thought carefully…

Even the others were wondering how the Second Hokage would answer this question.

Would he really pass the Hokage position to Danzō?

Tobirama Senju: No! Because if he covered the retreat, he would have died…

"Pfft hahahahahaha…" Makoto Ito couldn't help but burst out laughing upon hearing that.

It must be said, Danzō really is tragic! So, no matter whether he stayed to cover the retreat or not, the Hokage position was destined to be beyond his reach, right?

In other words, if he covered the retreat, the Hokage position would still go to Hiruzen Sarutobi. If he didn't cover the retreat, the Hokage position would still go to Hiruzen Sarutobi!

Compared to that, not covering the retreat would be better, since if he did, he might have died there!

Makoto Ito: Hahahahaha… Second Hokage, do you know? Danzō has regretted it all these years. He always thought that if he had been the one to volunteer to stay and cover the retreat back then, then it was highly likely you would have given him the Third Hokage position! He always believed that his hesitation back then was why he missed out on the Third Hokage position! He even regretted it for his entire life because of this! But if he knew that even if he had stayed to cover the retreat back then, you still wouldn't have passed the Third Hokage position to him, how do you think he would feel? Hahahahahahahaha…

Tobirama Senju: …Actually, Danzō's personality isn't very suitable for a Hokage! In fact, even before that incident, I had already thought about who should succeed as the next Hokage! Among them, both Hiruzen and Danzō were good candidates, but relatively speaking, Hiruzen was much more outstanding than Danzō! Just as I said, the Hokage is the one who bears the prosperity and decline of the village! I felt more at ease entrusting this position to Hiruzen!

Hashirama Senju: Well! Tobirama, it seems your choice was still a good one!

Tobirama Senju: Yes, the Monkey did quite well!

Minato Namikaze: The Third Hokage was indeed excellent!

Makoto Ito smiled and shook his head, saying nothing, as he listened to their words.

Go ahead and praise the Third Hokage now! Later, if you find out that only Tsunade is left of the Senju Clan, and Naruto Uzumaki lives from hand to mouth, enduring the villagers' insults all day, even eating expired food, I wonder how you'll feel then?