They wanted to advocate peaceful development, yet lacked the strength to deter the other villages.
Among the higher-ups, Shimura Danzō, an ambitious member of the radical faction, did have the ability. Unfortunately, ability and ambition alone were not enough; he always ended up making a mess, leaving the village to clean up after him and cover his ass.
"I heard from Sister Tsunade that Uncle Hokage's personality is a little weak."
After saying that, Kushina felt it did not sound right and seemed a little embarrassed.
"He is weak toward outsiders—that is his defining trait. He originally had Shimura Danzō, who was ambitious and aggressive in his actions, to make up for it, which was not bad. Unfortunately, although the two of them had ability and ambition, they did not have enough strength to ensure that Konoha would not be invaded."
"Forget them. Even our Second Hokage could not do it. It was precisely because he knew he could not that he was willing to form an alliance with Kumogakure. Who would have thought that Kumogakure's higher-ups would suddenly launch a coup during the alliance talks, directly triggering the First Shinobi World War?"
The Third Hokage might have been busy every day, but compared to his teacher, Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi was far inferior.
Even with Shimura Danzō added in, they still could not compare to Tobirama Senju.
You could call Tobirama Senju stubborn or unreasonable, but his abilities were truly formidable, and his strength ranked among the very best in the Shinobi World. Unfortunately, being among the very best did not mean he could overpower everyone.
The current Third Raikage possessed the same bearing Tobirama Senju had back then, both in strength and ability.
But what did that change?
Could you suppress everyone in the Shinobi World?
No.
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