Talks Take a Shocking Turn! The Raikage Dies, the Hokage Flees!

To Tobirama Senju, the Shadow Guard was a blazing fire when united, and scattered stars when dispersed.

Over the three years of war, the four members of the Shadow Guard had been assigned to different posts, gaining ample growth and experience. Now was the perfect time to test them and lead them onto the Shinobi World's stage—

Unknowns needed a stage to make their debut.

Just as Toji Zenin had once been brought by the First Hokage to the Five Kage Summit, becoming famous overnight.

Although Konoha had emerged victorious from this war, someone still had to take responsibility for the villagers who had died. Tobirama believed he could not evade blame. It was precisely because he lacked power as great as the First Hokage's that this chain of tragedies had unfolded.

He might even voluntarily resign from his position as the Second Hokage.

And Hiruzen, the captain of the Shadow Guard, would become the Third Hokage under his arrangements; Danzo, Koharu, and Homura would be the core team Tobirama left behind for Hiruzen.

As for Toji, he would continue serving as the "Supreme Elder," playing his irreplaceable role within the Hokage Building.

Once everything had concluded and his mission was complete, Tobirama planned to lay down his armor and return to the Senju Compound, where he would continue his unfinished work developing ninjutsu.

Tobirama Senju was a secretive man. Suspicious by nature, he had grown accustomed to keeping his plans buried in his heart. He had not revealed any of this even to his closest wife and children, intending to explain everything after returning to the village.

Little did he know—

Absolute arrogance brought absolute tragedy.

It was precisely because he had not chosen to leave behind a "last testament" that the coming despair would unfold.

Two days later.