Tobirama's Provocation

"Just as I thought, you can never underestimate anyone from the Uchiha Clan. I thought you'd already become like that, but it turns out it was all an act. You even managed to fool everyone. I have to say, that's impressive." Sarutobi Hiruzen looked wistful.

"Little Monkey, what's going on?" Senju Tobirama asked curiously. He wasn't the only one; everyone else turned their attention to Sarutobi Hiruzen, as if they could tell there was some hidden secret behind this story. Sarutobi Hiruzen let out a quiet sigh.

He could completely understand why Uchiha Chen had pretended to be like that in the village. Was the village not safe? It was perfectly safe, and yet Chen had still needed to play the fool there?

It was obvious that he'd been guarding against Konoha's higher-ups. Back then, they had planned to have either Chen or Sasuke join Danzo's Root to keep the Uchiha under control.

The reason the plan had eventually come to nothing was that Chen had suddenly become an idiot after the Night of the Massacre. They had been deeply puzzled by how a living, breathing genius could suddenly turn into a fool. Only after monitoring him for two years had they been forced to accept it as fact.

After a moment's thought, Sarutobi Hiruzen decided to tell everyone present what had happened, including the truth about Danzo's so-called Root organization. After all, those present were either the Sage of Six Paths or former Hokage. Who among them hadn't seen their share of the world?

They all knew how things worked behind the scenes in the village. Danzo's Root organization was, in plain terms, a group of trained assassins. Which of their clans hadn't raised a few assassins of their own? They just hadn't been as brazen about it as