"Oh?"
"Have you discovered them already?"
"Good. Ignore the previous plan."
"Also, leak this information."
"Say that Madara Uchiha is going to attack Konoha."
Senju Fujima (No. 2) looked at the black-robed man before him, the corners of his mouth curling upward slightly.
"This?"
"Yes, Lord Fujima."
Although the black-robed man was somewhat puzzled, he remained obedient to his master's orders and vanished from the spot.
"Father, you've had enough of being such a pathetic Hokage, haven't you?"
"What comes next is a brand-new era—an era ruled by me."
"You handed such a great opportunity to the other ninja villages, but they're nothing more than trash."
"How could a bunch of trash possibly stand on equal footing with Konoha?"
"Madara Uchiha was right. Your choice was the most foolish one you could have made."
After the black-robed man disappeared, Senju Fujima (No. 2) curled his lips into a faint smile, contempt flashing through his eyes.
"Huh?"
"Was this where the problem began?"
"Madara Uchiha's whereabouts, and Father?"
"Could it have been... the battle at the Valley of the End?"
"I never expected that I was the one who orchestrated it?"
"After orchestrating that battle, did I indirectly cause Father's death?"
"But the timeline is wrong, isn't it?"
"Could it be... Father lied?"
"No, it was probably something that guy from that little island nation overlooked himself. After all, the Naruto world he wrote had a timeline that was a complete mess."
"In other words, he may have simply written it wrong. And because of that mistake, the world he created ended up with all kinds of bugs as well."
"So it really was because of me. I was the one who directly orchestrated that battle, and then Father was severely wounded by Madara Uchiha, ultimately leaving this world far too