"If anything really does happen... I'll leave Konoha to you."
Leaving those final words behind, Tobirama Senju vanished from before them in an instant.
The next moment, countless explosions rang out in the distance.
"Tch, looks like the theories online weren't accurate either. But that makes sense. Someone like Tobirama Senju would never let his own student cover his retreat.
"Whether the person who offered to stay behind was Shimura Danzō or Hiruzen Sarutobi, he would have made the same decision. Maybe he would hesitate over his choice of Hokage, but... when it came to covering the retreat, he would never let anyone else do it."
Watching the flames of the distant explosions, Uchiha Gen spoke softly.
Then Uchiha Gen turned his gaze toward Hiruzen Sarutobi.
At that moment, Hiruzen was standing in a daze.
"Judging from that conversation, Dream Release really was Shimura Danzō's Kekkei Genkai. Then... how did you master it, and even use Dream Release... to create a new Shimura Danzō? And you... when did your eyes awaken?"
Looking at Kagami Uchiha, Uchiha Gen rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
This stretch of history had left far too many unanswered questions.
Since Tobirama Senju had chosen Danzo and asked Mito Uzumaki to help, why had Hiruzen Sarutobi still ended up becoming Hokage?
Besides, if he remembered correctly, the Tobirama Senju of this world had died of severe injuries after returning to Konoha, rather than at Kinkaku and Ginkaku's hands.
Now that was interesting...
What had happened in between?
As he pondered, a glimmer of red appeared within the little green blob Uchiha Gen had become, and his Mangekyō Sharingan manifested.
The Three-Tomoe Sharingan in Kagami Uchiha's eyes instantly changed for a brief moment.
Sharingan-Transcription Seal!
Immediately afterward, Uchiha Gen reached out again. Countless threads of causality extended from the