Although he had offered an explanation, he had actually said nothing at all. Naturally, Mizuki had no way of earning their trust.
At that moment, chakra signatures approaching from afar drew everyone's attention. Hashirama Senju looked toward the direction Madara Uchiha was coming from.
"That familiar chakra... it's Madara. Even he couldn't escape it. Not even death could grant him peace..."
Seeing Hashirama Senju solemnly reminiscing about the past, Mizuki said casually, "If the First Hokage wishes to catch up with an old friend, that's fine, but he doesn't look like he comes with good intentions!"
"Is that so? Hahaha..."
Although he had long known that Madara Uchiha, who had defected from Konoha, was no longer on their side, having to fight their old decisive battle again after so many years was rather awkward.
Put mildly, it was a love-hate relationship. In truth, it was also the result of the First Hokage failing to eradicate evil completely back then.
Seeing his respected elder brother teased by Mizuki, Tobirama Senju asked unhappily, "You're the culprit who summoned us? That scheming fellow from last time was one thing, but why does the village now produce nothing but ninjas willing to stoop to any means?"
Mizuki curled his lips disdainfully. The man who had developed this forbidden technique himself was actually blaming later generations for having no morals. It was truly the pot calling the kettle black.
The Third Hokage's old face reddened as he replied embarrassedly, "Too many things happened in the village. I failed to manage it properly and disappointed the Second Hokage."
"You're 'Monkey'? To think that when we met again, you'd already grown so old!"
Tobirama Senju turned to look around, then suddenly shouted sternly, "Who are you?"
He was pointing at the silent Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, standing