The biggest problem with geniuses was setting their sights too high

When Hiruzen Sarutobi turned to look at his side and saw Shimura Danzō dressed in the attire of the Fifth Hokage, he was so surprised that he forgot his fear and guilt.

He instinctively shouted, "Danzo, why are you wearing the Hokage's attire?"

Then Hiruzen Sarutobi noticed Shazo in front of him, a living enemy dressed in the Fifth Hokage's attire.

He questioned in an even louder voice, "You, the murderer who dared to kill the Hokage, actually became Hokage Position! Aren't you afraid of being scorned by the Konoha Ninja?"

Shazo Zuo chuckled, "Third, you'll be disappointed. I am the Fifth Hokage, who is highly respected by the Konoha Ninja. My reputation is almost on par with the Second Hokage."

Hiruzen Sarutobi glared at him angrily. "Hmph, you're lying! What's the point of lying to a dead man? Or did you use some trick to deceive the Konoha Ninja?"

Shazo laughed, "I don't need to use deception, and unlike you, I don't give speeches about the Will of Fire at the Ninja Academy. I don't do administrative work, I don't concern myself with Konoha Ninja missions, and I don't care about Ninja promotions."

"I only defeated the Third Tsuchikage, conquered Sunagakure and Kirigakure, convened a Ninja World Summit, and Joint Chunin Ninja Exams."

"I simply made Konoha the undisputed strongest Ninja World, and I myself earned the title of the strongest Ninja in the Ninja World."

"Look, I only did these things, and I earned the heartfelt respect and love of the Konoha Ninja."

"Actually, the Konoha Ninja don't like the kind and approachable Hokage; they prefer the Hokage who is invincible."

"The Konoha Ninja also appreciate a prosperous and peaceful village, but they prefer a powerful and prosperous one."

Hiruzen Sarutobi speechless, staring at Shazo without a word.

The Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, scoffed, "Hmph, what the Fifth Hokage did was exactly what Hokage should do, and he did it exceptionally well!"

"On the contrary, you, the Third Hokage Monkey, you've really disappointed me—"

Hiruzen Sarutobi stammered, "Teacher Tobirama, I, I----"

Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't utter a single word.

What nonsense! He was Hokage for 30 years, so of course he knows what kind of Hokage the Konoha Ninja like and what kind of village they like.

But he can't do it. (Your Majesty, I can't do it. jpg)

Hiruzen Sarutobi was completely unable to control his fear.

He feared being ambushed by enemy Ninja if he went out, so he tried to stay in the village as much as possible and expanded the Anbu by 15 times to protect himself.

He feared dying outside like the Second Hokage, so he never left the Land of Fire.

He feared losing to the enemy after starting a war, so he never took the initiative to declare war, but only waited for the enemy to come to his door.

He feared that being too harsh on the defeated enemy would lead to another war, so he never mentioned the conditions for defeat and even offered benefits to the defeated.

He feared that the Konoha Ninja would die one by one before his eyes, so he never volunteered to go to the battlefield.

The last time Hiruzen Sarutobi faced Tobirama Senju, he didn't have time to say anything or even think anything before he was torn to pieces.

And it was a process of repeated fragmentation.

Even after his Reanimated Body completely collapsed and he returned to the Pure Land, Hiruzen Sarutobi was unable to utter a single word.

But his mind was clear.

Hiruzen Sarutobi understood perfectly well that he had been Impure World Reincarnation, and that the Teacher Tobirama, who had also been Impure World Reincarnation technique.

Therefore, it must be that I did something wrong that angered the teacher, which is why I received such treatment.

As for where things went wrong, Hiruzen Sarutobi was perfectly aware of it.

But he also felt really wronged. He didn't want Konoha to decline, and he wanted to dominate the Sifang show off his strength.

So when Hiruzen Impure World Reincarnation and found that the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi, hadn't acted immediately, he started rambling on and on, explaining his fear and helplessness.

He admitted that he hadn't done a good Hokage, especially compared to all the Hokage except for the Fourth Hokage, but that wasn't really his own intention.

Tobirama Senju chuckled in exasperation, "Oh, Monkey, so you're feeling really wronged?"

"Then let me ask you, what's the deal with your Sarutobi Clan? When I died, your clan only had a little over 200 Ninja, how come by the time you died, the Sarutobi Clan had over 3,500 Ninja?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi shocked. "What? The Sarutobi Clan has so many Ninja?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, extremely surprised and sincere, replied: I have no idea!

I'm so busy, I don't even have time for family life, how could I have known that my family was facing such a big problem?

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't finish his sentence because his head was severed by Tobirama Senju.

[Flying Thunder God Slash]

Even the Mangekyō Sharingan couldn't react to this forbidden technique, so of course Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't react to it either.

His head began to fall downwards, and he lost control of his body before realizing something was wrong. Even after his head rolled twice on the ground and he saw his headless body, he realized he had been beheaded.

Tobirama Senju lifted his foolish apprentice's head and said with a sneer, "Busy? Busy with what?"

"I've heard that you personally review even C-rank Mission and D-rank Mission, personally review the graduation of students from the Ninja Academy to become Ninja, and personally arrange the promotion of Chunin Genin chunin."

"Which of these is the Hokage's job?"

"You're taking all the work away from your subordinates and wasting your precious time on trivial matters. How can you possibly be a good Hokage?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi could not refute this.

Firstly, he was not yet used to the Reanimated Body; with only a head and no lungs, he couldn't speak.

Secondly, he knew that what he was doing was wrong, and there was nothing more to say about it.

As Jonin who had followed the Second Hokage for many years, Hiruzen Sarutobi at least knew what kind of work the Second Hokage usually did.

The Second Hokage was constantly thinking about whether the power structure of Konoha was balanced and how to adjust the unbalanced parts.

The Second Hokage would assess whether there was a threat from the surrounding villages and what methods to use to eliminate it.

The Second Hokage would predict future developments based on available intelligence and arrange for Ninja to prepare in advance.

The Second Hokage would also carefully observe the situation within Konoha, using the Anbu to eliminate threats within the village, and selecting promising Ninja to provide them with matching resources to help them grow.

The problem lies with Hiruzen Sarutobi. When they watched the Second Hokage do things, they all took it for granted and saw nothing particularly difficult.

But when Hiruzen Sarutobi became the Third Hokage and took charge himself, the result was a complete mess, a total disaster.

Left with no other choice, Hiruzen Sarutobi pulled his classmates along to share the burden. Although they still couldn't do a good Hokage even when they were all together, at least someone could share the responsibility with him.

The Second Hokage reattached Hiruzen Sarutobi's head and then carefully interrogated him about why he had wasted time, finally understanding the reason behind it.

It turns out that his disciple knew what he was supposed to do, but he just couldn't do the job of Hokage properly.

He did these trivial things—things that should have been done by Chunin or retired Ninja —just to make himself feel better and to appear busy.

Just as Hashirama Senju couldn't understand why the Fourth Hokage would die for such a weak and adorable creature Nine-Tails, Tobirama Senju simply couldn't understand why he couldn't do such a simple job Hokage well.

The Monkey isn't an idiot like his Big Brother.

Tobirama Senju's question silenced Hiruzen Sarutobi, and even Shimura Danzō had just regained consciousness, fell silent.

Danzo had an abnormally high level of self-confidence, insisting that he could solve all of Konoha's problems once he became Hokage.

But to be honest, those were just things he said when facing junior Ninja, and they didn't count.

Having been the de facto ruler of Konoha for decades, how could he not know that Hokage of Konoha was no easy task?

Look at how Shimura Danzō, when facing Ninja peers, never made grand pronouncements like "If I take the stage, all problems will be solved." He just kept finding fault with Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Thanks to Hiruzen Sarutobi drawing fire, Shimura Danzō had ample time to realize that he had been Impure World Reincarnation using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, and that the person next to him Leiting was none other than his teacher Tobirama Senju.

Faced with his ideal "perfect" Hokage, Danzo didn't even dare to provoke or stir up trouble; he could only lower his head and pretend to be cowardly, hoping that his teacher wouldn't see him.

Because he was wearing the Hokage outfit that he had always dreamed of.

Even Shazo was so flustered by Tobirama Senju's questioning that he rolled his eyes.

This is the biggest problem with geniuses: because they are so capable and everything goes so smoothly for them, they subconsciously overestimate the abilities of their subordinates and underestimate the difficulty of the task.

When a genius delegates work to subordinates, those subordinates who have never received effective training but have developed exceptionally high standards will inevitably be ruined by "simple tasks."

Shazo explained to the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, in his own language, and it took a lot of effort for him to understand a little bit.

At least Tobirama Senju realized that he also bore some responsibility for not properly nurturing Hiruzen Sarutobi and his group.

This puzzled the Second Hokage greatly. "What's there to teach about something so simple?"

What could the Fifth Hokage say? He could only smile wryly and say, "Forget it, Second Hokage, don't even think about it anymore. That's all in the past."

Tobirama Senju didn't dwell on it. "You're right, Fifth."

"Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others are all dead, so this matter can be considered over."

Before Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō their breath, they heard the most terrifying words.

Tobirama Senju, "However, the Monkey and the scarred-chinned man's crimes are not entirely unpunished either; I still need to punish them."

Shazo smiled and nodded, "These two Impure World Reincarnation to avenge you, Second Hokage. Please do as you please."

Tobirama Senju chuckled ominously, "Don't worry, I'll use it carefully this time," and wouldn't let them break it so easily.

Orochimaru said, "Second Hokage, the situation is different now, so you don't need to worry about damage."

"Previously, the restriction on Impure World Reincarnation of sacrifices; Konoha has a limited number of Death-Row Convict, and we cannot afford to waste them."

"Now we have solved the problem of cloning offerings. As long as we have money, we can produce offerings indefinitely, and we no longer have to worry about losses."

Tobirama Senju looked at Orochimaru with considerable surprise and praised, "It hasn't been long, and cloning technology has made such great progress. You're quite impressive, kid."

"Then I'm relieved. I can enjoy myself now."

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō shocked, but before they could do anything, they saw their teacher extend his left palm and grab them.

The two Reanimated Body were covered with dense sealing Runes. They simultaneously lost control of their bodies and could not even speak. They could only move their eyes to express their fear.

Orochimaru was amazed and exclaimed, "Truly worthy of being the Second Hokage! You've mastered all the improvements I've made over the past two years!"

Tobirama Senju smiled smugly, "I've been using this body for a year. If I still can't figure out the improvements, how can I be considered the developer of the [Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu]?"

The two tech fanatics struck up a conversation and quickly entered into a focused dialogue. Shazo could understand every word they said, but he just couldn't figure out what they were talking about.

As time went on, Shazo could no longer even understand the meaning of the words they were saying.

He didn't disturb the two when something happened, and together with the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, whose eyes were also darting around, they left the secret laboratory.

Two generations of scientists are discussing terrifying scientific questions, but the topic being discussed by two generations of the strongest Ninja is not Wood Release...

Ninjutsu and Secret Technique are not the only things they represent; they are the future of Konoha.

Shazo said with a slightly arrogant tone, "In the future, Konoha will dominate in Ninjutsu, Ninja, education, and technology, attracting the best Ninja from all other ninja villages to study here and receive the highest level of education in Konoha."

"I will ensure that Konoha provides them with a genuine education, teaching them truly advanced Ninjutsu and techniques, greatly enhancing their strength."

"I will provide them with excellent living conditions, making them extremely comfortable in Konoha, and fostering a great deal of goodwill towards Konoha in them."

Hashirama Senju's eyes widened in surprise as he asked, puzzled, "You're actually being this nice to Ninja from other villages?"

"After our last encounter, I thought you were going to unify the Ninja World by force, just like Madara Uchiha."

"This... this is not what I imagined----"

Shazo laughed and said, "First Hokage, times have changed."

"If it were during your time as Hokage, I would also support unification by force, do my best to weaken the Four Great Ninja Villages, and at the right time, fabricate a pretext to launch a war to eliminate them one by one."

Hashirama Senju breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, saying, "Yes, that's right."

"Although I don't approve of what you did, the Fifth Hokage Shazo Shazo know."

"Then why did you change your mind?"

Shazo replied, "I've already said it, times have changed. Although Konoha has regained its position as the number one Ninja World, it no longer has the conditions for unification by force."