Seeing that Uchiha Dan had been completely drawn in by his words, Hiruzen Sarutobi continued, "In the end, the First and this Madara Uchiha fought for three days and three nights at the Valley of the End."
"In the end, for the sake of the village, he forced back his tears and had no choice but to kill the friend he had once cherished."
Seeing Uchiha Dan's stunned expression, Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded to himself.
It seemed the Will of Fire really could influence him.
I must accomplish something no one before me could match. I'll become the greatest Hokage in history.
"Lord Hokage, but..." Uchiha Dan scratched his head like Namikaze Minato, puzzled. "This has nothing to do with me, does it? Could it be that I'm a descendant of Madara Uchiha?"
"Alas!" Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed in anguish. "You're not a descendant of Madara Uchiha."
"The truth is, the reason you've suffered so much all these years is that the Second Hokage... thought your talent was no less than Madara Uchiha's. He was afraid you'd become another Madara Uchiha..."
"Hiruzen, that's enough!" Mitokado Homura suddenly stood up and scolded him. "How can you speak ill of our teacher?"
"I'm only telling the truth!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said. "Do you remember that after our teacher announced I would succeed him as Hokage, he spoke with me privately for five minutes?"
"Did our teacher... really say that himself..." Mitokado Homura's confidence immediately faltered.
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded.
Of course, he was lying. Aside from telling all his disciples how to deal with Uchiha Dan, Senju Tobirama had never discussed the matter privately with him.
But whether Senju Tobirama had said it or not, who could know?
Anyway, our teacher was gone. Using his name to secure a talent for the village didn't go against