"Phew... I told you Senior Gin wouldn't have any problems."
Hearing Danzo's words, the heart Minato had kept suspended for so long finally settled back down. He had once seen the name Uchiha Tajima in the First Hokage's personal biography—the biological father of Uchiha Madara.
"But."
"Uh?"
However, with that single "but" from Danzo, Minato's mood rose and plunged like a roller coaster.
"What's wrong, Danzo? Why do you look like you've seen a ghost?"
Hiruzen, who was preparing to light his pipe again, looked in confusion at Danzo, whose pupils had widened slightly.
"You're right. I really have seen a ghost."
Danzo carefully flipped through the extremely brief personal file on Uchiha Madara's big cousin again, and an unnatural look appeared on his face.
[Uchiha Gin, male. Attempted to launch a surprise attack on Senju Clan Land. Failed. Deceased. Age at death: 24.]
"If my calculations are correct, this man has been dead for over sixty years. His bones have probably turned to ash by now."
"Huh? Elder Danzo, could this file be mistaken? Senior Gin is a proper, living, breathing person."
Minato immediately shook his head in denial.
"Then he is an impostor using someone else's name."
Danzo closed the scroll with a gloomy face and gave the answer closest to reality.
"Wait, Danzo, it's still too early to draw a conclusion. Have you forgotten that unique technique of the Uchiha Clan?"
With his cold pipe between his lips, Hiruzen pondered for a moment before slowly speaking.
"You mean Izanagi?"
"That's right. If this person used Izanagi back then, it's very possible he survived."
"That's all your assumption. In reality, where are there so many ifs?"
Danzo frowned in dissatisfaction. Compared with Hiruzen's utterly outrageous analysis, he trusted his own guess more.
This impostor had suddenly come to