Konoha: The Female Ninja Fell Apart After the Diary Was Exposed

Something about what happened back then had been strange.

A powerhouse like Hatake Sakumo only carried out classified missions. Apart from those involved and the Hokage, few people could have known what the mission entailed.

And yet,

after Hatake Sakumo returned to the village with his mission failed,

the news spread throughout Konoha overnight.

Soon, crowds gathered outside his home and hurled abuse at him without stopping.

Looking back,

if the Hokage had been stirring things up behind the scenes,

it all made sense.

"Kakashi..."

Might Guy glanced at Kakashi beside him and found him utterly stunned.

At the sight,

anger rose in Might Guy's expression too.

If Orochimaru was telling the truth,

the Third Hokage could never be forgiven!

Orochimaru gave them little time to think before continuing.

"After Hatake Sakumo died, Konoha lost one of its strongest fighters. Add the village's suppression of the noble shinobi clans, and Konoha's strength steadily declined. Then the Third Shinobi World War broke out!"

At Orochimaru's words, both Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju looked grim.

What Hiruzen had done ran completely counter to everything they had intended.

Hashirama Senju had never wanted power.

But even Tobirama Senju

had only suppressed the other shinobi clans when it would not weaken the village.

Persecuting the village's strongest shinobi for the sake of power, then bringing about the Third Shinobi World War...

How could anyone do that?

"Still, though Konoha had grown much weaker, it had strength to draw on."

"So after paying a terrible price, Konoha won in the end."

"Under public pressure, Hiruzen Sarutobi was forced to step down, and Minato Namikaze succeeded him as the Fourth Hokage."

At this,

Tobirama Senju looked puzzled.

"If that young man named Minato Namikaze became the Fourth Hokage, why haven't we seen him today?"

"And why