(Hiruzen Sarutobi: Teacher, I am not aware of this matter.)
(Tobirama: Not aware?
Are you just a figurehead as Hokage?
Does that mean you wouldn’t even know when Danzō tries to usurp the throne!)
In fact, this actually happened.
Kakashi also thought of that incident, his expression becoming unnatural for a second.
(Hiruzen Sarutobi: I am very sorry, Teacher Tobirama.)
(Tobirama: Forget it, I’ll settle the score with you later.
Shisui, answer me, is this true or false?)
(Izuna: How could this be fake?
I heard this was personally revealed by your future Sixth Hokage.
What was his name again?
Kakashi, right?)
Kakashi: …
Please let me be a quiet, low-profile, invisible person, thank you.
(Shisui: At this point, there is nothing left to hide.
Everything that happened in that video is true, exactly the same as in my memory.
Danzō stole one of my Kotoamatsukami…)
(Tobirama: Hiruzen, strip Danzō of his position immediately!
Disband the Anbu under his command!)
In the video, when Shisui first appeared, Tobirama felt a strong liking for him, not just because he looked like Kagami, or because he was Kagami’s grandson.
But also because he was an outstanding talent who inherited the Will of Fire.
He took the initiative to ask Hiruzen for permission to resolve the mistrust between the Village and the Uchiha Clan.
Like Kagami, he was one of the few Uchiha who could rise above clan-centrism.
Although his methods and approaches were still very immature, if he were given more time, he could become the head of the Uchiha Clan, or even Hokage.
Why worry that the problems between the Village and the Uchiha Clan couldn’t be solved?
But what was Danzō doing?
Actually gouging out eyes?!
Even he, a research fanatic, had never done such a thing; at most, he would just pick up an Uchiha corpse to study.
What on earth happened in all the years since his death?
How did Danzō turn into this?!
(Hiruzen: Yes!
Lord Second Hokage!)
(Danzō: Teacher Tobirama, you cannot do this to me.
All of this is for Konoha!
The people of the Uchiha Clan are untrustworthy!
I just felt that Kotoamatsukami could be put to better use in my hands.
For Konoha, these are all necessary sacrifices!)
(Izuna: See?
He really was coveting the Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan!)
(Fugaku: Come to think of it, during that period, there were indeed quite a few clan members missing from the Uchiha Clan.)
(Tajima: So, are you, as the clan head, useless?
You didn’t even know when people were coming to your doorstep to gouge out eyes!)
(Fugaku: …
Sorry.)
(Izuna: Merely stripping him of his position is too light, isn’t it, Tobirama.)
(Tobirama: Shut up, this has nothing to do with you.
You’re not from Konoha anyway.)
(Uchiha Madara: Do you want to die, Tobirama?)
“No!
Hiruzen!
Teacher Tobirama!
You cannot do this!”
Danzō’s eyes brimmed with intense resentment and unwillingness, and he ordered the members of the Root to guard him as he left!
No, absolutely not!
He cannot die here yet!
His ambition has not yet been realized, how can he…
“Danzo, give up.”
Hiruzen had arrived at the Root before anyone knew it, followed by a number of Anbu several times that of his Root Ninjas.
The area around the Root was also completely surrounded by Anbu.
“So fast?
Have you been prepared for this all along!”
Danzō’s face grew increasingly gloomy with anger.
“As soon as this video started playing, I anticipated this result.
Teacher Tobirama is a person who cannot tolerate sand in his eyes, not to mention the First Hokage is watching too.”
“Sigh~ All these years, I have been too indulgent with you.
I will also bear the burden of your mistakes.
Once your affairs are dealt with, I will step down.”
Hiruzen’s gaze was firm for the first time.
Perhaps it was Teacher Tobirama’s stern words that woke him up.
All along, he had been too cowardly, lacking the courage to shoulder the darkness, so he let Danzō bear that darkness instead.
As a result, Danzō sank deeper and deeper into the darkness, gradually becoming a part of the darkness himself.
Things have reached this point today, and he has many faults.
Including the Uchiha Clan Massacre back then; it was also because he was not decisive enough, and there was too little he could do.
Thinking back on everything from the past, Hiruzen was momentarily distracted.
It was in this instant that Danzō, quick as a flash, threw a shuriken.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
The shuriken, imbued with Wind Release Chakra, was sharp enough to seemingly cut through the air.
Hiruzen blocked the shuriken before him with a black staff summoned via a summoning technique.
“Taking action means you are betraying the Village, is that right?
Danzō.”
Hiruzen’s eyes flashed with cold killing intent.
Bloodshot veins popped into one of Danzō’s eyes, and he roared loudly:
“What betrayal of the Village?!
How much have I done for the Village over these years?!
Just because of one dead Uchiha, Teacher Tobirama actually wants to strip me of my position?”
“He doesn’t even think about who has been protecting the Village since he died!”
“It’s me!
You useless fellow have accomplished nothing; only I have been wholeheartedly considering the Village!”
“But you have also forgotten who Teacher Tobirama died for.”
Hiruzen sternly interrupted him.
“Have you forgotten?
Teacher Tobirama died to cover us, his good-for-nothing students, and we swore to inherit Teacher Tobirama’s will.”
“We swore to protect the Village!”
“But.”
Hiruzen let out a long sigh, his back bending further, and the air of twilight about him made him look like a frail, elderly man.
“We both took the wrong path, Danzō.”
Danzō was stunned for a second, then a fierce glint appeared in his eyes again.
“The one who took the wrong path is you!
I am not wrong!
For Konoha, these are all necessary sacrifices!”
“Stop it, Danzō.
You know about the Ninjutsu called Edo Tensei, right.”
This single sentence left Danzō completely frozen in place, his face turning pale.
“What do you mean?
You want to use Edo Tensei on Teacher Tobirama?”
“That’s impossible.
This Ninjutsu was long ago listed as a forbidden jutsu by Teacher Hashirama.
Nowadays, the person who can perform this Ninjutsu…”
His expression suddenly paused.
“It’s Orochimaru?!
How is that possible?”
“He actually agreed to work with you?!”
This was something Danzō had never expected.
Orochimaru should have always resented Hiruzen.
“Heh heh…
I still feel that things have suddenly become interesting.”
A hoarse voice suddenly came from one of the masked Anbu standing behind Hiruzen.
He took the initiative to remove his mask, revealing cold, golden snake-like pupils.
“I am very much looking forward to future developments.”
What interesting things will happen?
Danzō shifted his gaze to an Anbu standing upright beside Orochimaru; he had just felt that the Chakra on this person was somewhat familiar.
That person suddenly moved his hand to the side of his mask and slowly removed it.
Danzō immediately gasped, his pupils trembling violently.
Familiar silver-white hair, familiar red eyes revealing disappointment and sternness.
“Teacher Tobirama…”
After Danzō called out, his whole being seemed to lose its vitality.
He opened his mouth.
“I…”
The words he wanted to say were ultimately swallowed back into his stomach.
He lowered his head with a dejected expression, his aura listless.
“Hand over Shisui’s Sharingan; this belongs to the Uchiha.”
Tobirama narrowed his eyes and glanced at his eye, which was tightly wrapped in gauze.
“And…”
Tobirama’s gaze was like a sharp torch, piercing through Danzō’s body, causing a stinging pain.
“What is inside that arm?”
He understood the Uzumaki Clan’s sealing technique; on Danzō’s arm, there were traces of the Uzumaki Clan’s sealing technique.
“Teacher Tobirama…”
A dense amount of Chakra suddenly erupted from Tobirama’s body, causing the ground of the Root to shake, and everyone present felt an irresistible suppression.
Although his Chakra was not as terrifying as his older brother’s, it was more than enough to put on a show.
The Edo Tensei body Orochimaru used for him was flawed; originally, it couldn’t even unleash one-third of his true power.
It was only after he improved it himself that he allowed this body to unleash two-thirds of his original power.
That’s right, not long after the screen started playing the documentary, Orochimaru had used Edo Tensei to bring him back.
Fortunately that was the case, otherwise he wouldn’t have known that Danzō’s ambition had already grown so large.
Look at this sunless Root, look at his subordinates who even dare to defy the Hokage.
And all the mysterious things he has been tinkering with—Kotoamatsukami, and the Uzumaki sealing lock on his arm—what are they meant to cover up?
“Don’t force me to take action, Danzō!”
After a burst of Chakra intimidation, Danzō no longer had the heart to resist.
It was impossible for him to defeat Teacher Tobirama.
Not to mention that Hiruzen was here, along with that detestable Orochimaru.
He had no choice but to obediently undo the seal; he hadn’t expected that this arm would be exposed under such circumstances.