Tobirama Senju looked at Danzo, and slightly gestured to Third Hokage next to him.
Third is clear, so I set Shizune Barrier.
"... I have no face to see you, Lord Tobirama." Danzo slowly raised his head and looked at the two people in front of him. He rolled his eyes and only looked at Second Hokage, with the corners of his eyes drooping. "I didn't expect that in the end, I would bother you to judge me."
"Trial? Do you think I came here to punish you? What crime have you committed?"
Tobirama's tone made Danzo stunned.
"I... my consciousness was controlled by the enemy..."
"Heh."
Tobirama let out a smileless laugh, then looked around at the people in the tower who were still bound by the seal, and then stopped at Danzo, "Since you know that your consciousness has been controlled, Danzo, why are you in this ghost place?
"Isn't this a prison cell?"
"I..."
"If you don't want to wait for death in prison, why do you go in front of these spies? Why don't you show up on the frontal battlefield?"
"I just..."
"Just what?"
"It's just..."
Danzo opened his mouth, and finally seemed to have just thought of his reason, and quickly explained, "I just want to be the last line of defense here... These people have special identities. If someone comes to rescue them, I... I will take them away even if I die..."
As if a drowning man had found a life-saving straw, Danzo became more and more excited as he spoke, subconsciously emphasizing himself. "Yes, that's it, I am doing it for the village..."
"But after I came in, your reaction didn't seem like you were guarding against someone... It's better to say that in your state, even if someone comes in and takes the person away, you can't stop it."
"And who caused your injury? It couldn't be the enemy who came to rescue you, right?"
Tobirama's question left Danzo speechless.
Looking at Danzo's appearance, Tobirama's expression did not change much, and he changed the subject in a very 'understanding' way. "I already know what happened between you and Monkey, do you really want to be Hokage?"
Tobirama goes straight in with a single blade.
"I..."
"Do you want to be a person or not?"
Tobirama asked.
"I... I think... I want it very much! Hokage Position should have been mine! Lord Tobirama, at that time, I was willing to sacrifice my life for everyone!"
Danzo seemed to have figured it out, since he was going to die soon, why didn't he dare to say what was in his heart.
"I'm not dissatisfied with your judgment. I tried my best to assist Sarutobi, but after he stepped down..."
"Okay, then you will be Hokage from now on."
Tobirama said something amazing.
"What?"
Danzo was stunned and didn't understand the meaning of Tobirama's words at all.
"I have prepared to remove Monkey Third Hokage from his position. Of course, this is also what he agreed to.
So now Konoha doesn't have Hokage. If you want to be, I'll give it to you." Tobirama's tone was full of sarcasm, "Then, as Hokage, what do you want to do now?"
"... I, Hokage..."
"You haven't thought about what you will do after becoming Hokage for so many years, right?"
"Of course I have thought about it!" Danzo didn't know where the strength came from in his body, and shouted quickly, as if if he was too late, Hokage's seat would really not be his, "I, I became Hokage... ah, yes, if I became Hokage, I should go now..."
Danzo was suddenly stunned.
Yes, I became Hokage, what should I do now?
"I... I... I command everyone to expel foreign enemies..."
"It's over."
"Then... go make friends with other forces and expand Konoha's Diplomacy!"
"By what means?"
"Methods? Yes, means, I should send Anbu to find out if their power can be used first..."
"Konoha There is no more Anbu."
"Then, then, I should go and spy on it myself..."
"You are Hokage. Everyone is staring at you. How can you move?"
"Then, I will cultivate a batch of myself..."
"How long?"
Danzo stammered about what he wanted to do after becoming Hokage. However, no matter what he said, Tobirama asked very simply.
In the end, Danzo was like a child who couldn't answer the question in front of the teacher, and could only wait for the teacher's punishment in silence.
"Why didn't you answer?"
"I... my answer is wrong."
"What's wrong?"
Danzo used his only remaining eye to look at Tobirama's expressionless face, feeling that the other party was full of disappointment.
"..."
Danzo was silent for a while.
"Let this be the last lesson for you. In your eyes, what is Hokage?"
"What is...Hokage?"
Danzo looked at Tobirama and said what he was thinking, "Leader of the village, stand in the light and guide everyone."
"Yes, like the light of fire, the shadow protects everyone."
Tobirama looked at the slightly confused eyes of Danzo and gave the answer, "This is what I taught you when I succeeded Hokage. If Ninja is the nameless person hiding in the darkness to support peace, then Hokage must be the light that leads the nameless people in the darkness."
As if he felt that he finally answered correctly, Danzo showed an ugly smile.
"So you just said that your answer was wrong, and I have not denied what you did before. When Older Brother died, what I did was almost the same as what you did at the beginning."
"But that's what shadows do. In the dark, you are just a shadow. The shadow can be very long, but it cannot exist alone without the light. You don't want to be a shadow, you want to be the light, but you have never thought about how to become the light."
"If you really want to become Hokage, you must first be able to become the flame that illuminates your companions."
"I did work hard for it..."
"What effort?"
"I have done a lot for the village! I did a lot for him Hiruzen Sarutobi, and a lot for the village! I..."
Danzo desperately talked about his achievements. He just felt that finally someone could make the decision for him and recognized him. He was very excited!
"Would it be impossible for other people to do these things? Couldn't it be possible for those Ninja people who are working hard for the village?"
But Tobirama suddenly asked calmly.
"I..."
Danzo was stunned for a moment, and Tobirama's words made his smile freeze on his face.
"Can't it be done by those Anbus who have also had their consciousness modified but are still risking their lives to support all the plans in the dark? Can't it be done by those heroes who risk their lives to protect the villagers?"
Danzo was stunned, and he did not continue speaking, but looking at this Danzo, Tobirama pointed to the ground. "Whether it is their achievements, their names, or their lives that are sacrificed, is one of them waiting to die here?"
Tobirama looked down at Danzo, looked at his face that was different from the memory, and pointed at him. "You just did a job called 'Ninja' like others, but why are you the only one in this ghost place now?"
"Why didn't you show up on the frontal battlefield?
Why are you injured even though you didn't fight the invaders?
Why is it that the person who saves the village is not you, or even you."
Tobirama's calm statement pierced Danzo's heart like the tip of a knife.
But this same question made Danzo suddenly understand something, and his body was shaking like chaff.
"I... I have no face to answer you..."
"It's not an answer to me. This is not a question that I, Tobirama Senju, am asking you, Shimura Danzō. I've asked it a long time ago. I'm just confirming whether your modified will has affected your decision-making. I don't have any questions to ask you after that."
"So now an ordinary Konoha villager is asking you, the contemporary Hokage Shimura Danzō, what are you, Hokage, doing when Konoha is in danger of survival, Danzo!"
Tobirama suddenly shouted angrily. This was the first time he had asked such an emotional question since he appeared in front of Danzo.
It seems that as he said, he is not Tobirama Senju now, but is just asking questions as a Konoha citizen.
"Even if I give you the name Hokage, even if I tell you what Hokage is, you still can't become Hokage, because you are just... a deserter."
This is not anyone's choice, it is caused by your own actions!
When Tobirama said those two words, Danzo finally understood the meaning of Second Hokage's coming. He seemed to have lost all his strength, and he could no longer even kneel down. He couldn't hold on anymore and fell down. His face, which had remained young because of Hashirama Cells, was rapidly aging and drying up. His heart was beating violently, he was breathing heavily, and his body was twitching constantly. He looked so funny and pitiful.
"Shimura Danzō, I, Tobirama Senju, already know the reason for your last attack on Hokage, and it was not out of a modified will. Therefore, in the name of Second Hokage, I consider you a betrayer..."
Tobirama looked at Danzo who was already crying on the ground, and slowly pulled out Kunai.
However, Third on the side suddenly moved. He moved faster than Tobirama, and a Shuriken stabbed into Danzo's forehead accurately and powerfully.
Without any resistance, Danzo fell in a pool of blood. The last thing his one eye looked at was the old face of Hiruzen Sarutobi when he threw Shuriken--
It's so twisted, so ugly, and yet... so peaceful.
[... It's still such an expression that disgusts me...Sarutobi... It turns out that from beginning to end, I am...]
Danzo's consciousness completely dissipated. He did not hear his final accusation, nor was he able to express his true thoughts at the end.
Maybe he figured it out at this moment, but it doesn't matter anymore.
For Danzo at this moment, his identity before his death was just that of a veteran who finally fled the battlefield... nothing more.
Tobirama Senju glanced at the last scene of his two subordinates and apprentices and said nothing more.
Earth Flow walked straight past Danzo's body and came to the group of people at the back who were watching the mime with their teeth sealed and sealed.
"Tell us about their respective identities, and I'll see which ones are more valuable to talk to your village."
Although everyone didn't know what they were talking about just now, Danzo just died in front of him, and Tobirama Senju didn't seem to care at all.
Tobirama's eyes were as indifferent as a butcher picking piglets, making everyone shudder.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, Tobirama, who was looking at the number and appearance of the crowd, seemed to realize something was wrong. "Monkey, come here and help me identify them."
In a corner where no one cares, Sound Four is holding Orochimaru and running in a hurry through the forest.
"Lord Orochimaru Hold on, we can go back to the village soon!"
"Yes, Konoha doesn't know what kind of chaos there is now, and they don't have the energy to send pursuers..."
However, Orochimaru turned a deaf ear to the subordinates' attempts to comfort each other.
Kidomaru looked at Orochimaru's expression and quickly changed the subject. "Lord Orochimaru, although Konoha came well prepared this time, they didn't know your great means at all. Kimimaro also went out, and he will definitely bring Sasuke Uchiha back to you! Just change the container and you... who are you!"
Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of him and Orochimaru, blocking their way. Everyone's expressions changed!
Their formation is the most reasonable escape formation, with Sakon and Tayuya in front responsible for opening the way, and Jirobo behind them responsible for breaking up the rear.
But no matter whether they were in front or behind, no one noticed how the other party appeared in front of Orochimaru and Kidomaru.
"Konoha's pursuers..."
Kidomaru was about to take action, but the other party didn't care and dropped a person from his shoulder. "Look, I just said they run slowly, so feel free to catch up."
"...Lord Orochimaru!" The person who fell on the ground quickly got up and shouted to Orochimaru.
"... Kabuto?"
Seeing the opponent's appearance clearly, Orochimaru was also stunned. At this time, he was extremely weak and suddenly said to Kidomaru, "Kill them."
Kabuto's expression changed and he shouted quickly, "Stop!"
However, it was too late, or it was precisely because Kabuto stopped that Sound Four realized something was wrong - how could Kabuto not understand Orochimaru's temperament?
This bag is fake!
Everyone made this judgment, and in an instant, they moved their hands full of Killing Intent.
So...
"Whoa!"
"Goo!"
"Poof!"
"..."
Sound Four, whose strength was comparable to Jonin, fell to the ground in a bloody mess in just a moment. If it weren't for Cursed Seal Mode's blessing, he might not even be able to save his life.
"... That's why I said stop... You are no match for him." Kabuto, who quickly used Mystical Palm Technique to save people, sighed.
"Flying Thunder God..."
I recognized the Ninjutsu and Orochimaru used by the other party with huge pupils.
There are actually people in this world other than Second Hokage and Fourth Hokage who master Flying Thunder God Technique!
Of course, Orochimaru didn't know that Naruto could do it, as they had never encountered it directly.
"Can you listen to me carefully now?"
The opponent with the fox Mask touched his chin, "Why do you have to do it?"
"Even if I ask you who you are, I probably won't have an answer. But if Shinobi World has such ability, are you..."
Orochimaru deliberately sounded as if he had guessed the other party's identity, but in his mind he was thinking quickly about how to escape.
"Stop guessing. It's pointless. I'm here to make a deal with you."
"Deal?"
Orochimaru was already ready to use one-handed counter-channeling, but the other party's next words directly aroused his interest in Orochimaru.
"I can give you a perfect body that surpasses any Ninja, and are you interested in studying the Recreation world?"
A few days later, in a secret base.
Konan frowned, looked at Nagato who was mechanically maintaining life, and reported, "Madara Uchiha came to the village again to find Pain."
"Continues to disappear. He also came back from Konoha and failed."
"Then Akatsuki still refuses the mission?" Konan hesitated, but still raised his own question, "Akatsuki has been refusing to accept missions from the outside during this period. If this continues, I am afraid some forces will not continue to cooperate with us."
"... Then let's all stop the action first."
"... I understand. We have informed Itachi and Kisame to temporarily lurk in Land of Fire. However, someone within the organization has raised questions. Deidara and Scorpion have not responded, and Kakuzu has temporarily refused to act... Even if they refuse to contact the outside, internal aspects..."
"Konan."
Nagato suddenly interrupted Konan's presentation, "That invitation will be sent to Konoha by you in half a year."
"... me?"
"Don't worry about my safety. I will recall Pain and Original Body who protected me during that time." Nagato looked at the dim room around him and suddenly sneered, "Since Konoha dares to send this Invitation, then we will take over and see what they want to do."
Konan was silent, and then she opened her palm, and a fiery red Invitation, which was sent to Amegakure yesterday, appeared in her hand.
The sender above is Jiraiya, and the addressee is a string of cipher text--
This is a set of code words that Jiraiya used when teaching them and should now be eliminated.
The content inside has been sealed. Except for the correct recipient, anyone who opens this Invitation will be automatically destroyed.
[To my Disciple, Nagato and Konan:
Konoha will hold the first Shinobi World Conference in February next year. It is open to all Shinobi World and invites all parties in Shinobi World to participate in discussions about the future of Shinobi World. If you are pursuing true peace, then I will wait for you at Konoha.
Fifth Hokage, Jiraiya]