After hearing Hashirama Senju's speech, everyone present stood dumbfounded, as if time itself had frozen at that moment.
Especially those from other villages—they simply could not understand how the First Hokage, revered as the "God of Shinobi," could say something so incomprehensible.
Tobirama Senju, meanwhile, was filled with regret. He could not help blaming himself. Why had he not spent more time teaching his elder brother how to speak with tact and charm?
And why had he not cultivated his brother's proper judgment in everyday life?
If the Uchiha Clan had not been involved, Tobirama Senju actually knew that his brother possessed a certain degree of judgment.
Yet it was precisely someone from the Uchiha Clan who had appeared before Hashirama Senju.
And not only was this Uchiha exceptionally skilled at lying, he was also particularly adept at using verbal traps to mislead others.
In just a few short sentences, Hashirama Senju had so easily believed Uchiha Yato and jumped into the verbal trap he had carefully laid without a moment's hesitation.
At this moment, Tobirama Senju could only mutter quietly to ease his own emotions.
"Blame me..."
At that moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately played along and asked, "Teacher, what are you blaming yourself for?"
Tobirama Senju had only intended to ease his emotions, but he immediately gave Hiruzen Sarutobi a different look.
"I blame myself for being too hasty back then. I should have sacrificed you lot to the heavens along with the Uchiha Clan."
"Then we would not have ended up in this situation."
"After I died, you even dug me back up to pull all this miscellaneous nonsense."
Only then did Hiruzen Sarutobi realize that his teacher's tongue was just as venomous as Uchiha Yato's.
So Hiruzen Sarutobi obediently gave an awkward smile, said nothing more, and