Hashirama, who had been listening in silence, finally spoke, "Tobirama, if you hadn't invented Edo Tensei, how would Orochimaru have had the chance to use it to desecrate the dead and invade Konoha?"
"I warned you long ago not to research these strange Ninjutsu."
Tobirama glanced at his older brother.
Weren't they just talking about Hiruzen's mismanagement? How did it circle back to him now?
Tobirama said, "Big brother, this matter has nothing to do with the Ninjutsu, it's the human heart that is evil."
Hashirama scratched his head in annoyance. The amount of information today was simply too overwhelming. The external problems were finally resolved, and now these juniors were starting to fight among themselves.
Hashirama sighed. "Haa... peace. Is this the era of peace we fought so hard for back then? It seems not much better than my time."
"What exactly is the situation with the rogue ninja Obito?"
Satoshi said, "Perhaps he was deluded by Orochimaru. He wants to create a world with Rin. Rin is the girl he liked."
Tobirama coldly interrupted, "For that, he didn't hesitate to personally kill his teacher, the Fourth Hokage, and his wife. He caused the deaths of countless innocent ninjas and civilians during Nine-Tails's attack."
"He even attempted to destroy the entire Ninja World. His actions are so evil, and his character so twisted, that even in the history of the Uchiha clan, known for extreme emotions, it would be hard to find his equal."
This time, Hashirama did not stop Tobirama. He also felt that Obito was too detestable.
And Itachi, who would personally kill all his clansmen—what in the world were these people thinking every day?
What kind of stuff was in the heads of these two bastards?
Hashirama's gaze softened a bit as he asked, "Speaking of which, why haven't I seen Tsunade?"
Satoshi said, "Tsunade-sama … ever since Dan and Nawaki successively met with misfortune, her heart suffered immense trauma. She has left the village and has been wandering outside for a long time. We couldn't bring her back."
Upon hearing this, Hashirama's eyes instantly dimmed.
It was war, and the loss of loved ones again.
Alas, this poor child.
When he opened his eyes again, his gaze had become resolute.
"She must come back. Konoha needs her, and the Ninja World needs her even more. Faced with Akatsuki's threat, she shouldn't stand idly by."
Satoshi nodded. "Understood, we will find Tsunade as soon as possible."
At this moment, Tobirama seemed to recall something and scrutinized Satoshi from head to toe.
"Hmm, you're so-so, barely acceptable."
"If your surname wasn't Uchiha, then you would be quite good."
Satoshi secretly raised a middle finger.
The inherently evil Tobirama, I will personally…
"Enough, Tobirama." Hashirama motioned for Tobirama to shut up.
"The rest of the matters, let your generation of juniors complete them."
"We who have died should not appear in this world again. Satoshi, release the Ninjutsu."
Satoshi took a deep breath. "I understand, Hashirama-sama."
He controlled Orochimaru.
"Edo Tensei: Release."
As his voice fell, Hashirama and Tobirama's bodies began to emit a soft white light. Countless tiny specks of light peeled away from their Edo Tensei bodies. Their body outlines also became blurry and transparent.
Tobirama spoke again, "Hey, that brat named Satoshi."
"I'm here."
"I will be watching you from the Pure Land."
"I will protect Konoha with my burning will of fire."
Hashirama looked pensive. "Konoha's future, perhaps…"
Before Hashirama could finish his words, his and Tobirama's figures completely vanished.
As for Orochimaru...
Scorch Release: Extremely Steaming Murder.
Orochimaru was quickly roasted into a snake jerky.
And at this time, more and more Konoha ninjas arrived on the high platform.
Satoshi said, "Hokage-sama has fallen in battle, I will take command here."
"The Chunin Exams are suspended. Quickly deal with the situation in the examination grounds. Do not let innocent villagers get injured."
"Leave the aftermath to them. Now, let's discuss the matter of Orochimaru."
[Mission Progress Update: Chunin Exams interrupted, suspended]
[However, through Tobirama's efforts, Konoha successfully demonstrated how hard its fist is.]
[Mission Reward: The ultimate power from the Uchiha — Complete Body Susanoo]
Behind Konoha mountain.
The funeral of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen, was held.
Many Konoha ninjas came dressed in black to bid him farewell, and sadness was etched on everyone's faces. After all, Hiruzen was like a kind old grandfather who had interacted with every child in the village.
Hiruzen's grandson, Konohamaru, cried inconsolably. He didn't know what his grandfather had done all these years. He only knew that his grandfather had sacrificed his life to protect the village.
Jiraiya stood in front. "To die in battle protecting the village, for the old man, might be the best outcome. It's better than dying of illness in bed later."
The Kage of the other villages stood under the trees, watching Hiruzen's tombstone from a distance.
"I didn't expect the Hokage to die like this." Ōnoki spoke first, without a hint of emotion in his voice.
But the Kage of the other villages seemed to have heard other meanings.
Now Konoha was in chaos, leaderless. It seemed like a good opportunity for them to develop greatly and overtake Konoha.
One couldn't call it taking advantage of the situation, they could only say it was shameless.
They were already considering whether to establish a Three Village Alliance.
If Konoha's next Hokage was a weak fellow like Hiruzen, then they weren't very worried about diplomatic issues.
Hiruzen would always give them some benefits in exchange for so-called peace. But now the situation was a bit off.
They discovered that Satoshi was very popular in the village, becoming the Hokage's assistant at eighteen. Judging by this momentum, he was very likely to inherit the position of Hokage.
Once an Uchiha became Hokage, it would be a troublesome matter for them.
At this moment, Satoshi stood before everyone.
"Death is never the end. Hokage-sama's will shall forever be with us."
"We have no time for sorrow. What we must do is exert all our strength to find Orochimaru and the organization behind him."
"Eliminate them and avenge Hokage-sama."
As he said this, he suddenly paused.
He glanced in the direction of the Kage, specifically raising his voice, "Of course, I hope some people put away their audacious ideas. Hokage-sama sacrificed himself, but the ninjas of Konoha are all still here."
Upon hearing this, Ōnoki and A sneered.
Are you very strong?
What good is being strong?
No matter how strong you are, can you surpass Hashirama and Madara from back then?
What a joke!
"Let's go."
...
After the funeral ended.
Hokage Building.
The clan heads of various ninja clans gathered together.
After a fair, just, and open vote, the position of Hokage was temporarily held by Satoshi.
If Tsunade returned and had intentions of succeeding, then another vote would be held.
The necessary procedures still had to be followed.
The second matter was to quickly and thoroughly resolve the issue of the invaders.
Satoshi asked, "Did Orochimaru's attack on Konoha come from his own initiative, or was it a plan by Akatsuki?"
Jiraiya said, "According to my information, Orochimaru currently has no connection with Akatsuki and has even had several conflicts with them."
Satoshi, however, said, "Perhaps Orochimaru's departure from Akatsuki is false information, used to mislead us. A despicable person like Orochimaru, what kind of insidious scheme couldn't he come up with?"
Upon hearing this, everyone pondered for a while. It seemed to make some sense.
The current Orochimaru was completely different from the Sannin everyone remembered. He exuded a dangerous, sinister aura from inside out. He even murdered his own teacher.
"Regardless of whether they have issues, for the peace of the Ninja World, we must quickly deal with him and Akatsuki."
"Akatsuki…"
Jiraiya had received intel about Akatsuki and knew that one of its members was his student, Konan.
Since Konan was in Akatsuki, then Nagato should also be there.
What role did he play then?
Were they also deluded by Orochimaru?