Sarutobi Hiruzen was unfit to be Hokage.
Everyone angrily denounced Sarutobi Hiruzen without stopping.
And then there were the accusations against Sarutobi Hiruzen's grandson. Konohamaru, Sarutobi Hiruzen's grandson, had actually ordered people capable of Impure World Reincarnation to attack Konoha's civilians? Even when the Military Police Force came to stop them, they had attacked members of the Uchiha Police Force?
Someone so arrogant—
Even if Hashirama Senju were here, he would have him arrested and properly disciplined.
"Don't listen to their one-sided claims. These people have already been bewitched by the Uchiha Clan!" Sarutobi Hiruzen decisively shook his head and looked seriously at Hashirama Senju. "My grandson is kind by nature. He would never do such a thing!"
Even now, Sarutobi Hiruzen stubbornly refused to admit it!
He treated the villagers' accusations as proof that they had been bought off by the Uchiha, all of them targeting his side.
"..." Hashirama Senju looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen. He felt that Sarutobi Hiruzen was deceiving him, but he had no concrete evidence.
However—
For now, he still leaned toward believing the villagers.
"Brother, if you don't trust Sarutobi Hiruzen, have them withdraw first. I'll personally investigate this matter!" Seeing his brother waver, Tobirama Senju hurriedly spoke. "I will definitely get to the bottom of this!"
Setting everything else aside—
Before the Uchiha Clan had been destroyed, he had firmly stood on Sarutobi Hiruzen's side.
In his eyes, nothing was more important than wiping out the Uchiha Clan, especially now that the Uchiha Clan had clearly slipped beyond the Konoha Higher-Ups' control.
If they were allowed to continue developing, the consequences would be unthinkable.
"Have these people withdraw first?" Hashirama Senju looked at Xuanyu, then at the indignant villagers behind him. Even people from other villages were watching how matters unfolded.
He pondered