Orochimaru grew visibly embarrassed.
Seeing this,
Obito stepped forward, patted his shoulder, and said with a smile,
"Haha, I was joking. I'm glad you've thought things through."
"Now that I'm the Fifth Hokage, come back to Konoha with me and keep working for the village."
Orochimaru immediately bowed and answered respectfully.
"Orochimaru is at your service, Lord Obito."
Once the two had finished talking,
Tobirama finally asked the question he could no longer hold back.
"Naturally... brilliant Obito Uchiha, could you tell me about Shimura Danzō?"
(At this point, Orochimaru tactfully made himself scarce.)
Obito nodded and began listing all the blame the Pot Kage had to shoulder.
Well, he would leave out the part about coaxing Kaguya into splitting off Black Zetsu.
Everything else was fair game! (Danzo: Bring on the blame!)
"..."
"He also deliberately incited wars and attacked our fellow villagers in Konoha. I couldn't tolerate it any longer, so I killed him."
"I don't care what position someone holds. If they endanger Konoha, I will show them no mercy!"
As soon as he delivered that ringing declaration,
Obito saw a string of numbers appear above Hashirama's head.
Affection +1+1+1+1+1...
"Well said, young man!" Hashirama exclaimed, gesturing excitedly.
"You and I share the same ideals. With Konoha in your hands, I can rest easy!"
"You're saying that a little too soon, Lord Hashirama..."
Tobirama also gave a slight nod, acknowledging Obito's words.
For Danzo to have turned into someone like that, he really had deserved to die!
Madara snorted and said unhappily,
"Tobirama Senju, did I give you permission to speak to my grandson?"
Without waiting for Tobirama to lose his temper,
Madara raised a hand and sent him flying with Shinra Tensei.
"Ma~da~ra~ U~chi~ha~~! (An increasingly distant echo.)"
Hashirama ran toward his brother in