Brother of Hashirama Senju: So the Uchiha Clan's destruction was a conspiracy?!?
Brother of Hashirama Senju: Damn bastards!
Izuna was furious.
Although the Uchiha Clan had broken with his brother Madara when his brother left the Hidden Leaf Village, Izuna was still an Uchiha.
So even if he looked down on the clan that had abandoned his brother, having them wiped out like this and then having their eyes taken away... was utterly disgraceful!
He was furious!
Tobirama Senju: ...
Tobirama Senju: Questioning my life.
It could be said that regardless of whether Danzo was innocent in the present, Tobirama once again felt that his judgment of people... had been wrong.
Not only had Hiruzen been useless, but he had also misjudged Danzo.
Because...
No matter what, he could never bring himself to put the Uchiha Clan's eyes on his own body.
After all...
Even if it could increase one's power, something like that would only create conflict.
So it was... the worst possible approach.
Yet Danzo had done exactly that, directly implanting ten—no, eleven Sharingan into his body!
Minato Namikaze: As expected, Danzo really is that kind of person.
Since Kakashi had been deceived before, he recovered the fastest this time.
Minato Namikaze: But how did Danzo implant so many Sharingan without suffering any Chakra drain?
That question caught everyone's attention.
Everyone within the village knew that Kakashi had to spend a week in the hospital after every fight.
Because he lacked Chakra.
His Sharingan had been given to him by Obito Uchiha, but it consumed Chakra. Whether he used it or not, it was constantly absorbing his Chakra.
For Kakashi, it had directly strangled his talent and potential.
Many opportunities to learn new ninjutsu and continue improving had also been cut off because of his lack of Chakra.
According to him, it was the eye Obito had given him, constantly reminding him to protect his comrades.
And after hearing that, no one tried to persuade him otherwise.
Because remembering the past was not shameful. On the contrary, it earned respect.
But...
The problem of lacking Chakra had always remained!
Kakashi's signature move was not the Water Dragon Bullet, but Lightning Blade or Chidori. In the past, he could use Lightning Blade ten or twenty times by himself, but after gaining the Sharingan, he could only use it four times a day.
Four times was his limit.
So in his eyes, the Sharingan was an extremely troublesome thing that desperately sucked away his Chakra.
Then... how did Danzo manage with ten—no, eleven Sharingan!
Hashirama Senju: Sharingan consumption?
Tobirama Senju: Since the Uchiha Clan was an important part of the village, I did not dare conduct experiments in that area.
Tobirama Senju: But one thing is certain: Sharingan cannot function very effectively on non-Uchiha, and the side effects are even severe.
Tobirama Senju: Just like the Kakashi you saw. His amount of Chakra is pitifully low.
Minato Namikaze: ...
Kakashi really wanted to complain. Even without the Sharingan, his Chakra reserves were pitiful compared to the Senju brothers.
It was not that he was pitiful. The Senju brothers were just absurdly monstrous, okay?
Might Guy: If we're discussing this, there's actually something I've always been curious about.
Minato Namikaze: What is it?
With another of the Second Hokage's disciples, Danzo, also falling apart, Minato was fairly calm.
Because he no longer had much goodwill toward the Third Hokage, he did not find it strange that Danzo was this awful either.
After all, he had already given up hope.
So this was simply a contest over who was worse, and Danzo's move was genuinely terrible.
After implanting so many Sharingan, coupled with the Uchiha Clan's extermination, the moment he used them, he would be condemned for eternity.
That was an incredibly stupid move.
Putting himself in absolute danger in pursuit of power was the act of an idiot.
Might Guy: The Third Hokage is sixty-nine this year, but his hair is white. He's nearly bald. Danzo is the same age as the Third Hokage, so why doesn't he look that old?
Might Guy: Not only does he not run out of Chakra, but he also looks very young?
Tobirama Senju: !!!!
Tobirama reacted.
That was right.
Although Danzo had a stern face, his hair was still black. Was that really how a man nearing seventy should look?
Could it be...
Hashirama Senju: Tobirama, what did you think of?
No one understood a younger brother better than his older brother.
Hashirama noticed something was off.
Tobirama Senju: Ah!
Tobirama Senju: I suddenly feel like I'm a disaster to others. The reason Danzo could implant so many Sharingan without issue... was probably because they obtained the Hashirama Cells I researched.
Tobirama Senju: After you died, Big Brother, the First Shinobi World War broke out. At the time, the four major ninja villages besieged our Hidden Leaf Village. I wanted to research the power of your Wood Release. The only successful product at the time was the Hashirama Cells.
Tobirama Senju: So Danzo's current state is probably because he implanted Hashirama Cells.
Hashirama Senju: My cells are that powerful?
Tobirama Senju: ...So why didn't you have any ambition, Big Brother? If you had been ambitious, perhaps things would have taken a different path by now.
Hashirama Senju: Uh... mm... sob.
Hashirama instantly shut down.
The information he had gained during his time in the group had already shown him... that his grand ideal of peace had not been realized. The ninja world was still the same ninja world.
Everything had merely been his own self-satisfaction.
So now... he was truly depressed.
The Indecisive Third Hokage—This Is Why You Failed! (Asking for Data)
"You bastard—"
Danzo discovered that his bandages had been cut open, fully exposing his Sharingan, and he instantly became enraged.
But...
He found himself completely helpless.
Because he could not see through Kitahara Kaede's movements. That meant that in Taijutsu alone, Kitahara Kaede had already surpassed him.
Then... Kaede was no longer someone he could control.
"You rejected me, but at the Third Hokage's side, your talent will only be buried!" Danzo said.
"Other ninja villages can offer me the position of Hokage candidate as well."
Kitahara Kaede said.
"Other ninja villages..." Danzo fell silent for a moment after hearing Kaede's words. "I will bring something better next time."
As he spoke, he tossed a small bottle toward Kitahara Kaede.
Kaede caught it one-handed.
Inside was a small specimen bottle containing a Three Tomoe Sharingan.
While Kaede looked at the little bottle, Danzo hurriedly draped his coat over his left arm. After quickly getting dressed, he covered his right eye with one hand and fled at top speed.
Kaede walked over to the window. Not far away stood Danzo's subordinate, who immediately prepared bandages when Danzo appeared.
After hurriedly wrapping himself in bandages, Danzo left.
But the single Sharingan he had offered remained with Kaede.
It seemed he had also considered the possibility of his negotiation with Kaede failing and had left it behind as compensation.
Kitahara Kaede Observation Group (^_-)
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Danzo leave.
Especially those from the Hidden Leaf Village.
After all, they all acknowledged that Kitahara Kaede possessed strength, or rather, immense potential for growth.
It would have been far too regrettable if he had been tempted away by trash like Danzo.
So the fact that he had stayed true to himself was the most reassuring thing.
However.
As expected, following Kitahara Kaede always let them see a different kind of scenery.
This scene was way too terrifying.
Tobirama Senju glanced at the single Sharingan Danzo had left behind.
Tobirama Senju: It seems the Uchiha Clan's extermination truly was planned.
Tobirama Senju: It was my fault. The disciples I taught were no good.
Tobirama Senju: Fourth Hokage, I'm sorry. The Third Hokage I taught was like this too, so your Naruto had a miserable life as well.
Minato Namikaze: Ah... these matters really do make me sad...
Tobirama Senju: Speaking of which, Kakashi, why did you go offline just now?
Tobirama asked.
Because after discussing things for a while, they realized Kakashi was gone.
Tobirama Senju: @Kakashi.
Hashirama Senju: @Kakashi.
Minato Namikaze: @Kakashi.
After a while.
Minato Namikaze: Sorry, I went offline just now because the Third Hokage sent someone to find me.
Minato Namikaze: So I went to see him.
Minato Namikaze: I didn't mention what happened with Danzo, because I still don't know whether the Third Hokage and Danzo are on the same side.
Minato Namikaze: Danzo deceived me in my early years, and now I even suspect that the Third Hokage forgiving me for supposedly trying to assassinate him was an act deliberately staged by him and Danzo in order to make me loyal.
Minato Namikaze: Sorry, First Hokage, Second Hokage, and Teacher Minato. I'm very confused right now.
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