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It wasn't surprising that Minato Namikaze had this question. After all, he and Hizashi Hyuga were once peers!
And when he became Hokage, Hizashi Hyuga was considered his subordinate, and the two of them had a pretty good relationship outside of official duties!
Hizashi's strength was also considerable, so why did he die so young? Most importantly, Hizashi Hyuga was the younger brother of the Hyuga clan head. Logically, he shouldn't have been in much danger; the possibility of his death should have been very small. So why did he die prematurely at such a young age?
Hizashi Hyuga fell silent after hearing Minato Namikaze's question...
Makoto Ito also noticed this scene and found it incredibly interesting! What was most important was that they were about to meet the Third Hokage, who was about to preach his Will of Fire. Were they about to reveal the true reason for Hizashi Hyuga's death now?
Minato Namikaze: Hizashi, why aren't you speaking? Was it because of some war? Or did you encounter some enemy? Madara Uchiha: Hmph! What else could it be? The Ninja World is in such constant turmoil! Wars stretch on endlessly! What's so strange about someone dying? Not to mention the current Ninja World; back in the Warring States period, even ten-year-olds had to go to the battlefield! Isn't someone dying the most normal thing? Hashirama Senju: Madara! Isn't the Ninja World getting better now? It's progressing towards our dream! Don't be so aggressive, alright? Madara Uchiha: Is there something wrong with what I said? You blockhead! Why did you insist on giving away the Tailed Beasts back then? Why didn't I go with you to the first Five Kage Summit? Tobirama Senju is also an idiot! He actually agreed to you giving away the Tailed Beasts! He's usually quite smart! Why is he like an idiot at critical moments? If I had been Hokage back then, I would have directly suppressed the entire Ninja World, unifying it! Then there would probably be no more wars! Hashirama Senju: ...
Hashirama Senju didn't say much after hearing Madara's words, instead pondering whether he had truly made a mistake back then.
Tobirama Senju: Madara, stop talking! Thinking about it now, my elder brother was indeed quite idiotic back then! Minato Namikaze: Uh... I thought we were discussing how Hizashi died? Hizashi Hyuga: Lord Minato, I... I died protecting my brother! Madara Uchiha: Died protecting his brother? Hizashi Hyuga, I approve of you! You are a good younger brother! Izuna Uchiha: Big brother! If it were me, I would also die to protect you! Madara Uchiha: Hmm! Hashirama Senju: Hizashi Hyuga, your elder brother truly has an excellent younger brother! Tobirama Senju: What do you mean? Are you saying your younger brother isn't excellent? Hashirama Senju: I didn't say that! Tobirama Senju: Then shut up, elder brother! Minato Namikaze: So that's what happened! Well done, Hizashi! You are an excellent ninja!
At this moment, Minato Namikaze had already imagined a grand scenario: for instance, Hizashi Hyuga's elder brother, Hizashi Hyuga, was in mortal danger on a perilous battlefield, and Hizashi Hyuga stepped forward, blocking a fatal blow for his brother!
It had to be said, Minato Namikaze's imaginative power was truly strong!
Hizashi Hyuga: Uh...
However, before Minato Namikaze could imagine for long, his imagination was ruthlessly interrupted!
Fugaku Uchiha: Haha! This is truly hilarious! I can't, I can't, my stomach hurts from laughing! Tobirama Senju: Evil Uchiha! What are you being sarcastic about? Are you envious that someone has an excellent younger brother? Just say what you mean directly! Being sarcastic like this! It's like you have a serious illness! Fugaku Uchiha: Me, sarcastic? You have no idea how Hizashi Hyuga actually died! Hashirama Senju: ??? Didn't he die on the battlefield protecting his brother? Izuna Uchiha: Is there some big secret here? Minato Namikaze: Didn't he die in battle? Makoto Ito: Hehe... Died in battle? Who told you he died in battle? I have to admire your imaginative abilities, Fourth Hokage! Minato Namikaze: Is there some hidden truth? Fugaku Uchiha: Forget it, forget it, I won't say any more. Let him tell it himself! Minato Namikaze: Hizashi, what exactly happened? Hurry and tell us!
Seeing this, Hizashi Hyuga had no choice but to reveal the truth...
Hizashi Hyuga: Alas... The sequence of events was like this! Back then, because of the Nine-Tails incident, Lord Minato, you died sealing the Nine-Tails! Konoha's strength was unprecedentedly weakened! Right after that incident, the Hidden Cloud Village sent people to Konoha! Tobirama Senju: They, the Hidden Cloud Village, came to Konoha to cause trouble???
At the mention of the Land of Lightning, Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage, couldn't suppress his anger!
Hizashi Hyuga: Actually, thinking about it now, they truly came to cause trouble back then! But at the time, they were under the guise of forming an alliance! Tobirama Senju: Damn it, keep talking! What exactly did they do? Why did you die? And did they make any excessive demands on Konoha? Hizashi Hyuga: They didn't make any excessive demands, but what they did was even more excessive than making demands! The Hidden Cloud Village sent a delegation to Konoha, but what we didn't expect was that they actually took this opportunity to try and abduct the Hyuga clan's eldest princess, Hinata Hyuga! Tobirama Senju: What did you say? Hashirama Senju: They actually did something like that? Madara Uchiha: Hehe! Hashirama! Do you see? This is the village you once gave two Tailed Beasts to; now they dare to ride on Konoha's head and sh*t! Hashirama Senju: Madara! Shut up, I didn't make a mistake back then, and I don't regret my past decisions! Madara Uchiha: That's why I said you're foolish! You're just a blockhead! With our strength back then, we could have easily pacified the entire Ninja World! But you insisted on being soft-hearted! Full of benevolence and righteousness! Konoha is merely suffering the consequences of what you sowed back then! If we had joined forces to suppress the entire Ninja World back then, there wouldn't be so many problems!
Hashirama Senju in the Pure Land was extremely low in spirits at this moment...
He didn't even continue to refute what Madara Uchiha said...
Had he truly made a mistake back then?
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