Tobirama Senju: "I already told you, you monkey."
Tobirama Senju: "You won't become numb, never. As long as you can keep seeing hope, you will never become numb."
Tobirama Senju: "He reaped what he sowed."
Tobirama Senju: "Just you wait and see."
Hiruzen Sarutobi did not reply.
At this moment,
Deep down, it was still struggling with what it had said before.
His own son.
After Sarutobi Shinnosuke and his wife died, it poured almost all its love into Sarutobi Asuma.
It wasn't until it was confirmed that Sarutobi Asuma was indeed not the same kind of person as his brother that this was achieved.
Only then did he shift his focus to his grandson, Sarutobi Konohamaru.
only...
He's still my own son after all.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was quite lenient.
But at this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind was filled with the topics that everyone had been discussing in the chat room.
Sitting across from him, his best friend Danzo Shimura seemed to be looking at him with a strange gaze.
"Asuma's beard...is it really exactly the same as Yan's?"
Finally, Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke.
It slowly raised its head.
His cloudy old eyes were bloodshot.
Danzo Shimura sat opposite it.
I didn't react in time.
He gave a habitual cold laugh.
And that smile.
This directly confirmed Hiruzen Sarutobi's answer.
In the blink of an eye.
Hiruzen Sarutobi seems to have aged a few years.
The already sparse light in his bloodshot eyes had been lost.
And this is a major blow.
It, confined to a black-framed world, is destined to endure.
so.
By then.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, besides his most beloved grandson, Sarutobi Konoha Kan.
That's all.
...
The large screen with its black border continues to display the image:
Hiruzen Sarutobi closed his eyes.
[I can't believe these words came from Naruto's mouth.]
But the facts are undeniable.
You can't avoid it by simply closing your eyes.
From the moment Naruto appeared.
Hiruzen Sarutobi constantly disrupted his own chakra.
[Attempting to awaken himself from the illusion.]
However, it was all in vain.
"Heh... I do regret it."
[Upon hearing this sentence.]
A hint of mockery flashed in Danzo Shimura's eyes.
Now you know you regret it?
Is it true that you regret it?
[snort. ]
It's too late!
Koharu and Homura also had different expressions.
[This sentence.]
[Very familiar.]
However, this statement likely originated from Danzo Shimura's mouth.
Hiruzen, you'll regret this.
[at the moment. ]
[When Hiruzen Sarutobi truly uttered the word "regret."]
[Both Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu know this.]
The four of them are beyond saving.
["alright."]
"Now that things have come to this, I won't waste any more words."
Hiruzen Sarutobi opened his eyes.
[His eyes held a sense of calm.]
Tobirama Senju paused for a moment.
He was just about to say that.
Unexpectedly, Hiruzen Sarutobi actually spoke up first.
It seems that knowing he was about to die, the monkey has regained a sliver of his courage.
But that's all.
Moreover, the starting point still needs to be investigated.
[All right. ]
Tobirama Senju shook his head. What else needed to be investigated?
Isn't it obvious?
"Naruto."
"Let's get started."
"It all started with me."
"Then let this old man bear all the blame and hatred."
Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath.
[Looking at Naruto.]
["perhaps..."]
"Only my death can vent your anger."
"Do it. I have no last words."
As he spoke, Hiruzen Sarutobi actually closed his eyes.
[But. ]
[Different from what I imagined Hiruzen Sarutobi to be.]
Naruto didn't move an inch.
Hashirama Senju frowned deeply.
[Looking at Hiruzen Sarutobi's heroic act of facing death.]
[I just feel that looking at it makes my eyes a little uncomfortable.]
He simply turned his head away.
I'm too lazy to look at it again.
However, Tobirama Senju was different.
He strode towards Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Hiruzen Sarutobi heard the laughter.
[That's Tobirama-sensei's laughter!]
[It really worked!]
Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart stirred, but his expression remained unchanged.
*Snap*
A crisp sound.
[Tobirama Senju went up and slapped him hard across the face.]
Hiruzen Sarutobi: "..."
Why is it different from what I imagined?
[She slightly opened her eyes.]
[Then Tobirama Senju looked at it with a complicated expression.]
"Do you regret it?"
["monkey?"]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi's mouth was full of blood.]
[Enduring the itching caused by the treatment.]
["Um..."]
It's starting to have some difficulty speaking.
"I regret it too."
Tobirama Senju raises his hand.
A hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Hiruzen Sarutobi subconsciously closed his eyes.
However, after waiting a moment, no pain was felt.
[And then, without realizing it, she opened her eyes again.]
The moment I opened my eyes.
*Snap*
Hiruzen Sarutobi was stunned.
[This texture...this feel...anything's wrong.]
It struggled to open its eyes.
[The one who slapped the other hand was none other than Hyuga Hiashi.]
["Rizu?"]
[Disbelief flashed in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes.]
"How could this be... Japan, why...?"
[Before Hiruzen Sarutobi could finish speaking.]
Hiashi Hyuga raised his hand again.
Hiruzen Sarutobi instinctively closed his eyes once again.
"You still dare to hide?"
*Snap*
[Another slap in the face.]
"Old man."
"You don't really think I, Hyuga, should be grateful to you, do you?"
"I will never forget the matter of the day patrol!"
Why do you think... I wouldn't want to do that?
"Naruto?"
["snort!"]
*Snap*
[Hiashi Hyuga slapped him hard across the face again.]
Tobirama Senju frowned and said, "Control your strength."
[Hyuga Hiashi turned and slapped Shimura Danzo again.]
[Shimura Danzo: "???"]
What does this have to do with me?
[Koharu and Homura, who were in the same room, saw this.]
[He also shrank his neck.]
But shrinking it won't help.
[Hiashi Hyuga also gave all three of them a symmetrical pig's head.]
After finishing the fight, Hiashi Hyuga let out a heavy sigh of relief.
[That tone.]
He's been choking for many years.
It's not that we're afraid, but that's what happened to the Uchiha clan.
Over the years, besides constantly pledging loyalty to these four individuals, [he/she] has...
[The so-called strongest clan in Konoha, besides drawing fire for the Sarutobi clan.]
[This is what Hiashi Hyuga has been doing all along.]
[Besides my two daughters, I've been secretly investigating which members of the clan have been corrupted by the Will of Fire.]
[Actually, it wasn't just Hiashi Hyuga who did this.]
The same applies to the leaders of other ninja clans.
[Inside the arena stands below.]
The villagers of Konoha finally had to accept the reality before them.
But at this moment, they couldn't even groan.
[I can only pray that I suffer less. At worst, I'll treat that evil fox demon family the same way I treat normal villagers.]