"Chief, do you think Tobirama Senju can catch up to Sarutobi Hiruzen?"
"How could he possibly catch up? Tobirama Senju seems to have forgotten that he is now in an Impure World Body. Sarutobi Hiruzen was the one who revived him."
Uchiha Huan's revenge against Sarutobi Hiruzen was not as simple as killing him.
He wanted to destroy everything Sarutobi Hiruzen possessed—his most cherished status and reputation.
He wanted Sarutobi Hiruzen to lose everything and experience what it felt like to become a rogue ninja.
Then he would dismantle the Sarutobi Clan, just as Sarutobi Hiruzen had dismantled the Uchiha Clan back then.
"Shikaku, quickly, help me gather people. We can't let Uchiha Huan and Orochimaru escape."
Shikaku Nara was the head of the Nara Clan and also the leader of the Ino–Shika–Cho clans. Both the Yamanaka Clan and Akimichi Clan followed his lead.
During the Warring States era, the Ino–Shika–Cho clans had also been the Sarutobi Clan's most loyal allies.
Yet at this moment, Shikaku Nara looked at the disheveled Sarutobi Hiruzen and frowned.
"Lord Lord Third, why aren't you dead?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes widened, and he staggered backward.
"Shikaku, what did you say?"
Shikaku Nara had always been Sarutobi Hiruzen's adviser, and his expression remained exceptionally calm.
He had been keeping an eye on the situation at the arena. He knew Sarutobi Hiruzen had not attacked the spectator stands of his own accord, and Shukaku's words had been lies as well.
But so what? As far as Sarutobi Hiruzen was concerned, he had already lost.
The civilians and most of the ninja had already come to believe that Sarutobi Hiruzen was a traitor.
His reputation was ruined beyond repair.
If Sarutobi Hiruzen had died in the arena, then the new Hokage could still have helped clear his name