The Senju Clan Land and the Hokage Building are not far apart.
Uchiha Nan and Tobirama Senju quickly arrived at the entrance of the Hokage Building. The guards responsible for guarding the Hokage Building were easily controlled by Uchiha Nan using genjutsu, and their journey was smooth and unimpeded.
Bang!
Tobirama Senju kicked open the door to the Hokage's office with a single kick.
"Who is it? This is the Hokage's office!"
Shimura Danzō was struggling with Hiruzen Sarutobi, and his intuition told him that something terrible might happen today.
He needed to get out of this troublesome place as soon as possible, and then he heard the door being kicked open roughly.
Instinctively, he shouted towards the door.
"I!"
Tobirama Senju appeared at the doorway.
"Teacher...?!"2
The two who were struggling immediately stopped, their eyes filled with panic as they looked towards Tobirama Senju the door. Even though so many years had passed Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō had risen to high positions, their hearts still raced involuntarily the moment they saw Tobirama Senju appear, just like mice seeing a cat.
"What, are you surprised to see me?"
"Or do you simply not want to see me, your teacher, anymore?"
Tobirama Senju spoke, he walked towards the Hokage's desk and plopped down in the Hokage's chair without any hesitation... Ah, that feels great!
I'm finally sitting back in this familiar chair!
I... am the Second Hokage of Konoha!
It's not that underground laboratory where people use hundreds of Shadow Clone to work around the clock.
Then:
Tobirama Senju scrutinized Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō in this world. In Tobirama Senju's memory, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō were two young men, but in this world, they were already very old.
Hiruzen is still as short as ever.
Danzo... has become a one-eyed dragon... and isn't as handsome as he was in his youth.
Time really flies.
"Teacher, how could you..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi stood still, a smile forced onto his aged face, and began to speak.
Before Tobirama Senju arrived at the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi repeatedly confirmed with Shimura Danzō whether he had used the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu on Tobirama Senju without authorization.
Shimura Danzō vehemently denied the accusations, feeling wronged. He was willing to take the blame for some things, but not others, and he certainly wouldn't take the blame for something so inexplicable.
Although he did indeed fund Orochimaru's research with a large sum of money to study the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, that was a long time ago. That damned Orochimaru cheated him out of a large amount of research funding, and then Orochimaru took the research results and ran off with them!
Facing Shimura Danzō, who swore an oath.
Hiruzen Sarutobi temporarily believed Shimura Danzō's words; if it weren't for Danzo's Impure World Reincarnation, Tobirama Senju...
Well... that only means... Orochimaru... Hmph, what a traitor!
"I don't know either. I opened my eyes and found myself in the Ninja world."
"Hmph, someone must have taken the liberty of studying the forbidden techniques I left in the Forbidden Scroll."
Tobirama Senju recited the prepared statement he and Uchiha Nan had agreed upon: their identities needed to be kept secret, and they only needed to shift the blame for Hiruzen Sarutobi's questions to outsiders, knowing that someone would eventually step forward to take the fall!
Uchiha Nan was absolutely certain of this.
As expected.
Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at Danzo Shimura out of the corner of his eye.
Danzo, this is all your doing!
If you hadn't colluded with Orochimaru, working together in cahoots and secretly funding Orochimaru behind my back to research the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, how could anyone be able to disturb the master's spirit now?
Hiruzen Sarutobi swallowed hard, about to say something.
Both logically and emotionally...
Danzo, you're going to take the blame for this!
"Teacher, it must be Orochimaru. He's Hiruzen's unfilial disciple. He used Konoha for evil human experiments. After being discovered by Konoha, Konoha defected and secretly researched the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu that you recorded in the Forbidden Scroll. Only Orochimaru would do something so treasonous!"
Shimura Danzō suddenly spoke first, instantly shifting all the blame onto Orochimaru, and also incidentally implicating Hiruzen Sarutobi... Orochimaru, that scourge, is Hiruzen Sarutobi's Disciple, a rogue ninja he personally trained, and... Don't think I don't know, Hiruzen, when Orochimaru defected to Miyazaki and fled, you showed him mercy, didn't you?
Anyway...
He absolutely refuses to take the blame for disturbing the peace of his teacher's spirit after his death!
teacher..
Why didn't you choose me to be Hokage in the first place?
I would never have taught a traitor like Orochimaru, who dared to betray Konoha. Every member of Root under my command is loyal to Konoha and is ready to sacrifice their lives to protect Konoha at any time!
Shimura Danzō still indignant, harboring resentment over that slight backwardness back then. It was like a fisherman losing his catch; the disappointment and anticipation only grew stronger with time... That fish must have weighed at least several tens of kilograms!
Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes widened, and a mask of pain appeared on his face.
You Danzo!
How dare you smear me?
At such a crucial time, to try and shift the blame onto me in front of the teacher—have you forgotten your responsibilities?
I am the leaf bathed in sunlight, you are the root hidden in darkness; now is the crucial time for you to demonstrate your value!!
Danzo, you bastard!!!
"What, Hiruzen, am I wrong?"
"Isn't Orochimaru your Disciple?"
"I... teacher... it's my fault for failing to teach Orochimaru properly, leading him astray."
Hiruzen Sarutobi reluctantly bowed his head and admitted his mistake; he couldn't act impulsively now.
The facts are already set in stone.
Orochimaru was indeed an unfilial disciple; he betrayed Konoha and became Konoha ninja.
It would be incredibly foolish for him to shift the Danzo onto Danzo in front of their teacher...
I'll endure it!!
Hiruzen Sarutobi silently noted down the details of Shimura Danzō.
Danzo, you just wait! There will always be times when the teacher is not around!
This is far from over!
"Hmph... Monkey, you've really returned everything I taught you to me, and you've even managed to train a rogue ninja for Konoha?"
"Did you or didn't you..."
Tobirama Senju snorted coldly.
Tobirama Senju, already in a terrible mood due to the annihilation of the Senju Clan, felt his mood worsen instantly upon hearing that his highly regarded Disciple, Orochimaru, was actually a rogue ninja from Konoha in this world.
Orochimaru?
Your own diligent and earnest, adorable disciple, was turned into Konoha rogue ninja by you Hiruzen Sarutobi, in this world?
Do you even know how to Disciple?
What a piece of trash!!
Tobirama Senju's words became increasingly harsh, rendering Hiruzen Sarutobi unable to lift his head.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, like a student who had made a mistake, lowered his head and said nothing, while inwardly cursing Shimura Danzō.
Shimura Danzō stood to the side, his face still bearing the stern, unsmiling expression of a dead man, but inwardly he was ecstatic.
Hiruzen, you've finally met your match!
Now you know how unpleasant it is to be the one taking the blame!
Should!!
"Hmph, let's leave the Orochimaru thing for now. Now tell me about Konoha's development over the years."
I had high hopes for you back then, you won't let me down, will you?
Tobirama Senju put Orochimaru aside and asked Hiruzen Sarutobi the question that concerned him most: why had Konoha become like this? How could his once-prosperous Senju Clan have been suddenly wiped out?
"Teacher..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart clenched, his mind racing as he tried to organize his thoughts and give a slightly "embellished" account of Konoha's development over the years.
"Ever since you, teacher, sacrificed your life, the Ninja world War did not end... The Second Shinobi World War, the Sannin World War... Konoha won every single time... Konoha sacrificed so many lives..."
"It is because of these Konoha ninjas, who upheld the Will of Fire, and who risked their lives one after another to protect Konoha, that Konoha enjoys its current peace..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's voice was old, but firm and resonant, with a hint of sorrow in his tone. He vividly recounted the events of the Ninja world over the past few decades, fully embodying the principle of speaking out loud about what should be said and remaining silent about what should not be said, reporting only good news and not bad!
Anyway, the teacher didn't know the truth.:: In the end, Hiruzen Sarutobi even elevated the theme!
Everything is for the Will of Fire!!
Uchiha Nan listened silently from the side, inwardly marveling at how Hiruzen Sarutobi had truly lived up to his Hokage for so many decades; his skill in avoiding the important issues was truly adept!
Those who don't know the truth might think that Konoha is incredibly powerful now. If that idiot Hashirama Senju were here, he might even pat Hiruzen Sarutobi on the shoulder and say with satisfaction, " Hiruzen, you are truly an excellent Third Hokage!"
"Oh? Then why have the Senju Clan, Uzumaki Clan, and Uchiha —these bloodline limit ninja clans with thousands of years of history—all disappeared from Konoha in recent years?"
Uchiha Nan listened, a feeling of nausea rose within him, and he couldn't help but interrupt Hiruzen Sarutobi.
At that moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi Shimura Danzō noticed that there seemed to be another person in the office, someone who had come in with their teacher earlier... Who was he?!
"Yes, Hiruzen, I'm curious about that too."
"How could the Senju Clan, Uzumaki Clan, and Uchiha have been wiped out and disappeared from the Ninja world? How could you have overlooked such an important matter?"
Tobirama Senju, scrutinized Hiruzen Sarutobi. As a thick-skinned and ruthless old fox, he could only believe three or four tenths of what Hiruzen Sarutobi had just said, and that was only because Hiruzen Sarutobi was his Disciple. If Uchiha Nan had become the Third Hokage, his Senju Clan would have been wiped out.
Hmph... Take this Flying Thunder God Slash first!
"Teacher... I..."
Sweat beaded on Hiruzen Sarutobi's forehead... "Master... let me tell you how I'm going to make this up..."
Danzo... Danzo... Say something!!
Shimura Danzō felt Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze, lowered his head, and buryed his head in the sand like an ostrich.
Hiruzen, teacher, I'm asking you a question!
Besides, I'm not the Hokage!
You're the Third Hokage, so these things are definitely your responsibility!
" The Senju Clan... initially for Hashirama Cells experiments... later due to continuous wars... and... some Senju Clan Members intermarried with ordinary people... ultimately, the Senju Clan gradually..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi as he spoke.
He didn't want the Senju Clan to be wiped out like this, but reality is cruel. A combination of natural disasters and man-made calamities led to the gradual disappearance of the Senju Clan.
Uchiha Nan listened from the side.
He didn't know much about why the Senju Clan was wiped out, and the original work only briefly mentioned it. Of course, he only believed half of what Hiruzen Sarutobi said.
The Senju Clan was a family comparable to the Uchiha. The Uchiha, however, had always been marginalized in Konoha and deprived of the most lucrative resources. They managed to Konoha until the end of the Third Shinobi World War, even growing stronger with a constant stream of new Kage Level shinobi. Unfortunately, they encountered a treacherous villain...
How could the Senju Clan be this weak?
This makes absolutely no sense!
Hiruzen Sarutobi definitely wasn't telling the whole truth!
"What about the Uzumaki Clan?"
Tobirama Senju's expression was icy, and his anger continued to build.
"Teacher, Konoha was in dire straits at the time, attacked by the four great ninja villages... and the Uzumaki Clan was also ambushed by the allied forces of the four great ninja villages at that very moment... Konoha simply didn't have the manpower to rescue the Uzumaki Clan."
Hiruzen Sarutobi explained.
Konoha was besieged and preoccupied with its own survival. The Uzumaki Clan, possessing a treasure that brought them trouble, was weak overall, yet they possessed Sealing Jutsu capable of sealing the three beasts and creating Jinchuriki... They were ambushed and wiped out by the combined forces of the four great ninja villages. He didn't want to see this happen, but Konoha was in dire straits at the time... For Konoha... he could... abandon the Uzumaki Clan.
"Is that so..."
" Konoha can't spare any manpower, then how come they were able to bring out a Uzumaki Clan Uzumaki Clan?"
"This child also became Konoha's previous Jinchūriki."
Uchiha Nan spoke softly from the side.
What he said was an attack on his conscience.
The entire Ninja world knew that Konoha and the Uzumaki Clan were as close as brothers. When the Uzumaki Clan was in trouble, besieged by the four great ninja villages, Konoha remained inactive, not even sending Mito Uzumaki, a member of the Uzumaki Clan, to help.
In the end, they happened to save a Uzumaki Clan — Kushina Uzumaki.
Is Konoha unable to save the Uzumaki Clan, unwilling to save Uzumaki Clan, or deliberately unwilling to save Uzumaki Clan?
Uchiha Nan and Mito Uzumaki were old acquaintances, and he knew well Mito Uzumaki's feelings for the Uzumaki Clan.
In my own world...:
If something happens to the Uzumaki Clan, they will be besieged by the four great ninja villages.
At this time.
If Uchiha Nan remains inactive in Konoha, she might really go berserk and whip him with chains. Even if Uchiha Nan doesn't send troops, she'll probably charge in alone... Don't be fooled by Uchiha Nan Mito Uzumaki's kind and gentle demeanor, she actually has a very volatile temper.
Did Mito Uzumaki know about the Uzumaki Clan being besieged at that time?
If you don't know...
Is there some mysterious force hindering this matter?