Uchiha Xuan Yu, You Hid Yourself That Deeply?

"I'm not insane, and I'm not wrong... What's wrong is this Shinobi World."

The more Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke, the more frenzied he became. No one knew which words had touched that vague consciousness buried deep within him. He began repeating himself without end:

"This Shinobi World must change. As long as so many villages exist, war will never cease. What I'm doing is unifying the Shinobi World so there will never be war again!"

"Jiraiya, you are my disciple. You should support me!"

The madness in Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice even moved Danzo, who stood beside him.

Back then,

No matter how fiercely he and Danzo opposed one another, Sarutobi Hiruzen had always been a refined old schemer. But now... he had completely lost his composure, spouting such mad words.

No one had expected Sarutobi Hiruzen to be so wild at heart.

Yet this suited Danzo's tastes even more. Sarutobi Hiruzen had finally revealed his true ambition.

"Support you? Sarutobi Hiruzen, keep dreaming!" Tsunade glared at him and said angrily, "You're not doing this for the Shinobi World. You want fame and glory. You want the entire Shinobi World to remember your name. You want to become the god of the Shinobi World!"

Tsunade directly exposed Sarutobi Hiruzen's true intentions.

All she felt toward Sarutobi Hiruzen now was hatred.

"Heh... shouldn't I? I'll unite the Shinobi World and restore peace to it. Doesn't that make me the god of the Shinobi World? Shouldn't they worship me?" Sarutobi Hiruzen continued recklessly, his tone becoming even more unrestrained.

This was Sarutobi Hiruzen after tearing off his hypocritical mask—a selfish, self-serving man.

"No, you don't deserve it... Even if you truly united the Shinobi World, you would only lead it to destruction... because you are unworthy of becoming its god, and you have no