Orochimaru froze upon hearing that. "The Senju Clan... still continues to exist in your village?"
Torikaze waved a hand. "It isn't a continuation. It was never severed in the first place. My Shishou and Lord Tobirama are both still alive, and the Senju Clan has always been Konoha's largest clan."
As soon as he finished speaking, silence fell over the area.
"Lord... Lord Hashirama... is... is still alive?" Yamanaka Inoichi stammered.
Other than Minato Namikaze, everyone looked as though they had just heard earth-shattering news.
They were utterly stunned, especially Orochimaru.
His entire body had started to tremble.
"Lord Torikaze, is what you said true?"
All of Orochimaru's research had been based on Hashirama Cells. If Hashirama discovered that, the consequences might not be pleasant.
That was why Orochimaru was so panicked.
Torikaze smiled at his question. "Of course. If you wish, you can go pay him a visit this afternoon, or even shortly."
The three Ino-Shika-Cho Trio clan heads were naturally more than willing to go! They had never dreamed that they would one day have the chance to meet the First Hokage!
Even if he was not from the same world, he was still the First Hokage! The God of Shinobi! The legendary figure who had founded Konoha!
To them, he was someone they had only ever heard about in textbooks!
Today, they would finally get to meet the real Lord Hashirama! The three clan heads of the Ino-Shika-Cho Trio could hardly contain their excitement.
"Lord Torikaze would not lie to us. There would be no point in it, so Lord Hashirama truly is still alive! That is unbelievable!"
"Yes, I never expected it either... But Lord Hashirama must be quite old now, right? After all, he is already over ninety."
"When we visit him later, we should