Chapter 151 I never imagined I would become part of Konoha's darkness
On the way to Konoha.
Tobirama maintained his usual serious expression, but there was a hint of nostalgia in his tone.
"Was that Jiraiya just now?
He's so old now, he must be over thirty, right?"
"Yes, the Second Generation Lord remembers him?"
Tobirama nodded slightly in response.
"He was only a few years old when I died, a naughty little devil, so I have some memory of him."
"Later, I learned from people who went to the underworld that he, Tsunade, and Orochimaru became students of Sarutobi, and made quite a name for themselves, becoming known as the Legendary Sannin of Konoha."
"I thought this kid was quite talented from the beginning, and it seems I was right."
Due to their limited education, the ninjas were unable to develop a more advanced and efficient administrative structure after the establishment of the five great ninja villages, and thus continued to use the old clan management model.
The size of a ninja village is many times larger than that of a ninja clan.
Naturally, this results in extremely poor administrative efficiency.
Each Hokage had to get involved in every little thing in Konoha, which was exhausting.
The only advantage, if you have to say, is that it makes you more approachable, and you'll get more prestige and support.
When Tobirama died, the Sannin had not yet become Sarutobi's students.
However, Jiraiya at that time was a mischievous kid like Naruto and Konohamaru, who was always causing trouble.
Therefore, Tobirama, as the Hokage, had some impression of him.
Of course, another reason why he is remembered is that Jiraiya was a genius among his peers.
Although he may seem stupid, that's his personality.
As for his lack of talent, his persistence and never giving up, these are only relative to the more intelligent Orochimaru.
In reality, all three Sannin were very talented.
Someone without talent could never achieve Sage Mode by simply recklessly charging in.
Hashirama then spoke up:
"Although Konoha has experienced many difficulties, just as we thought, it has indeed become more and more prosperous and has cultivated so many outstanding juniors."
Souji laughed:
"The Ninja Academy, proposed by the First Hokage and implemented by the Second Hokage, has indeed cultivated many talents for Konoha."
"So, according to your plan, the Ninja Academy will probably undergo some changes in the future, right?"
"There will be changes, but not too much.
My plan is to add courses on knowledge and culture in addition to basic ninjutsu training, and to establish advanced schools on top of the existing ninja schools."
"To establish higher education institutions?"
Hashirama listened with great interest.
"Yes, higher-level schools will have different departments based on different career paths.
Unlike the original ninja schools, all students will no longer take the same courses.
Instead, they will study the appropriate department based on their wishes and abilities."
"This stage is still like the original ninja academy, with classes as the unit and one teacher teaching multiple students.
Only after graduating from the advanced academy will it switch to a master-apprentice model, with a senior ninja leading a small number of students for professional internships."
"Um..."
Hashirama and Tobirama exchanged a glance and said:
"It sounds good, but I thought you were going to come up with something more amazing.
Compared to what you said before, this seems rather ordinary."
Souji chuckled:
"First Generation Lord, I don't always have to do something big!"
"Education is a very important matter, and it is not appropriate to make major changes easily.
In fact, it is already being done quite well.
As long as we make up for the lack of knowledge and cultural education, there will be no problem."
It must be said that Konoha has far more top-tier figures than the other four major ninja villages.
If we don't count Jinchuriki, each of the four major ninja villages typically has two Kage-level fighters.
Konoha, however, has produced Kage-level figures in every generation, sometimes just one, sometimes several.
It's not hard to understand why other ninja villages always target Konoha; the reason is simple: Konoha is just too strong.
Such a powerful Konoha...
The best course of action is to minimize losses and preserve full strength.
This time, the two Hokage ancestors were specially invited.
Besides ensuring victory, another advantage is that even if others are unwilling, they have no way to openly oppose him, and the matter can be resolved in the most peaceful way.
In the early stages, these people must have had many doubts and grievances against him, especially since he was about to take the step of abolishing the daimyo, a move that was incredibly rebellious in the ninja world.
However, as time goes by, you will eventually get used to it.
Of course, there will always be those who are determined to oppose him no matter what.
For example, Danzo Shimura and the Root Clan that he led.
It's unlikely they'll do it openly, but they'll probably try some underhanded tactics, or even find an opportunity to assassinate him.
Danzo Shimura dared to assassinate even Hiruzen Sarutobi, so he would certainly be even less lenient with others.
That's good.
We can use this to our advantage, find an opportunity to lure him out, and then turn the tables and take him down.
This kind of malignant tumor from the old era must be eliminated first in the new era.
As for another character I cared about a lot before, Orochimaru.
Since he ran away to Kumogakure and killed the former Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, this guy has disappeared.
As far as he knows, he still hasn't returned to Konoha.
It feels a bit strange.
At this time, Orochimaru probably still wanted to try his best to become the Fourth Hokage.
His sudden departure could be attributed to not expecting the outbreak of war, or perhaps he felt that collecting materials from the Eight-Tails for research was more important.
But this matter was long over.
More than a month is neither a long nor a short time, and it seems quite strange that he hasn't returned to Konoha.
Orochimaru is not the kind of person who would do something meaningless.
Could it be that they're... about to unleash a powerful move?
After thinking for a moment, Souji looked at Tobirama and asked:
"Second Generation Lord, I'd like to confirm this one more time."
"The current Shimura Danzo is much more extreme than before.
He's not the student you know anymore.
If he attacks me, I'll kill him. Is that alright?"
"..."
Tobirama crossed his arms, his expression turning somewhat grim, and after a long pause, he finally replied:
"We had already discussed it before.
I would warn him, but if he still doesn't listen to me, then there's nothing I can do."
"The Second Generation Lord agreed more readily than I expected.
Did he foresee that he would turn out this way?"
"There were some signs, but if he really went as far as he said, then it was something I hadn't expected before..."
Tobirama sighed and said:
"Danzo used to think I valued the monkey too much, and he was obviously quite jealous of Hiruzen, but I didn't pay much attention to it, thinking it was just ordinary competitive spirit..."
"However, he has a rather gloomy personality, and his thoughts and actions are rather ruthless and unscrupulous, which has been evident in the past.
Unexpectedly, in the end, it was mixed with his jealousy of the monkey, and while taking on the darkness of Konoha, he himself became the darkness of Konoha..."
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