Chapter 261: The Uchiha Brat and the Senju Old Ghost
"You're a child of the Uchiha clan? And you've already become the Fifth Hokage. If Madara could see this, he would probably be very happy," Senju Hashirama said with a hearty laugh after hearing Uchiha Douhuan's words, scratching the back of his head.
As for Senju Tobirama, after hearing Uchiha Douhuan state his family name, the expression on his face became dark and unclear. At first, he really hadn't expected this Fifth Hokage to be a member of the Uchiha clan. Mainly, Uchiha Douhuan's temperament was too deceptive. Uchiha Douhuan had none of the traditional Uchiha arrogance of "heaven is first, I am second." On the contrary, he looked very gentle. So at first, Senju Tobirama hadn't even thought in the direction of the Uchiha clan.
The atmosphere in the secret room suddenly became awkward. The four Hokage present all fell into silence for a moment.
"The village, these past few years, has developed very well in Douhuan's hands," at this time, it was Sarutobi Hiruzen who took the initiative to break the silence. He knew that his teacher didn't particularly like the Uchiha clan, but even just for the sake of Uchiha Douhuan having actively helped him cover up just now, Sarutobi Hiruzen took the initiative to smooth things over.
"Since when did the Uchiha clan know how to develop a village?" Senju Tobirama glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen with a hostile expression. He was very sure that all the systems he had left in the village had fundamentally eliminated the possibility of the Uchiha clan becoming Hokage. But now, Uchiha Douhuan was standing before him wearing the Fifth Hokage's divine robe. Something unknown must have happened.
"Hey, by the way, if you're the Fifth, Douhuan, then where did the Fourth go?" Senju Hashirama suddenly remembered that there seemed to be a Fourth Hokage missing and asked.
As Senju Hashirama's voice fell, looks of regret simultaneously appeared on the faces of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Uchiha Douhuan.
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed and then said, "The Fourth, he, in order to stop the rampaging Nine-Tails from destroying the village, used the Uzumaki clan's secret jutsu, the Reaper Death Seal. Even his soul could not go to the Pure Land."
"The Nine-Tails?" Senju Hashirama was stunned upon hearing this, the expression on his face seeming to say, this thing also needs a Hokage to give his life to seal?
And Senju Tobirama, at this time, keenly caught the keywords "Nine-Tails" and "rampage," a grave expression appearing on his face.
[So it's true. This guy must be like Uchiha Madara, using the Sharingan to control the Nine-Tails to cause chaos in the village, then taking the opportunity to kill the Fourth Hokage, and then taking power himself. It must be so! Otherwise, the Uchiha clan simply could not have become Hokage.]
Senju Tobirama had always speculated about the Uchiha clan with the worst malice. In just these few sentences, a conspiracy had already been formed in his mind of Uchiha Douhuan controlling the Nine-Tails with his Sharingan on the night of the Nine-Tails' attack, thus forcing the Fourth to have to use a forbidden jutsu to seal the Nine-Tails.
Senju Tobirama glanced at Uchiha Douhuan, who had a gentle smile on his face, and then asked, "Your eyes, they are the Mangekyo Sharingan, right?"
"Of course," Uchiha Douhuan nodded, then activated his Mangekyo Sharingan.
"Oh?" Senju Hashirama felt the dōjutsu fluctuation surging from Uchiha Douhuan's body and exclaimed in amazement, "Not bad. Douhuan, your dōjutsu fluctuation is almost on par with Madara's back then."
"Heh heh, thanks to the blessings of the several previous Hokage, I was fortunate enough to have my current strength," Uchiha Douhuan said with a laugh. "Only with strength can one protect the village well, and protect the Will of Fire."
"Well said! With a Hokage like you in the village, I can also rest assured!" Senju Hashirama said.
"Hmph, the Mangekyo Sharingan?" After seeing Uchiha Douhuan's Mangekyo Sharingan, Senju Tobirama's face also completely darkened. After all, no one in the entire ninja world understood the Uchiha better than him. Any Uchiha who had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, every single one of them was a lunatic! The village would definitely be led into the abyss by him!
It could only be said that the prejudice in a person's heart was indeed a great mountain. The few traces of goodwill Senju Tobirama had felt in his heart due to Uchiha Douhuan's temperament before learning his name had now all been transformed into a stereotype against the Uchiha.
"I remember, the Mangekyo Sharingan has the ability to control Tailed Beasts, right?" In this cheerful moment, Senju Tobirama suddenly spoke up, breaking the harmony.
"Lord Second Hokage, what do you mean by this?" Uchiha Douhuan's eyes sharpened as he looked at Senju Tobirama.
Although he had guessed that this old fellow might not be too polite to him, Uchiha Douhuan hadn't expected this guy to be so direct.
"It seems Lord Second Hokage has some opinions about me, a Hokage from the Uchiha clan," Uchiha Douhuan said. "It seems the rumors in the clan about the Second Hokage targeting the Uchiha clan are not false."
The atmosphere in the secret room instantly became tense, as if swords were drawn and bows were bent.
"You naturally evil Uchiha brat, I'll personally..."
"You naturally evil Senju old ghost, I'll personally..."
A moment later, the two spoke almost at the same time. And, Senju Tobirama raised his finger, while Uchiha Douhuan once again opened his Mangekyo Sharingan.
"Tobirama!" Senju Hashirama put away his joking expression and looked seriously at his younger brother, while a massive chakra fluctuation erupted.
"Douhuan, forget it! Forget it!" Sarutobi Hiruzen also grabbed Uchiha Douhuan with his old arms and legs while constantly speaking.
"Big brother, this guy has already awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan. Is there any good person among the Uchiha with the Mangekyo Sharingan? I can't just watch as the village that holds your dreams is destroyed in his hands!"
"What's wrong with the Mangekyo Sharingan?" Uchiha Douhuan angrily rebuked Senju Tobirama. "My Mangekyo Sharingan was awakened on the battlefield of the Third Great Ninja War to protect my comrades in the village! Every bit of my dōjutsu has been used to guard the village and protect the Will of Fire!"
"I once heard the elders in my clan say that the Second Hokage always liked to target our Uchiha clan. At that time, I didn't believe it. In my heart, the Second Hokage had always been a great image of selflessness. So, I always dismissed these remarks within the clan with a sneer. After becoming the head of the Uchiha clan, I even strictly forbade those clan elders from continuing to talk about these things. But I didn't expect that today, upon meeting you, Lord Second Hokage has truly disappointed me greatly."
"I don't understand why Lord Second Hokage has so much malice towards our clan! This is really not the Will of Fire at all!" Uchiha Douhuan said with righteous indignation.
Senju Tobirama: ???
Senju Tobirama's eyes widened. He looked at Uchiha Douhuan in disbelief, his mind in a whirl. Are these words that can come out of an Uchiha's mouth?
Sarutobi Hiruzen, seeing this situation, also sighed helplessly and thought to himself:
[I knew it. It's not that I'm bad that I can't outplay Douhuan. See? Even Teacher can't handle Douhuan.]
"Tobirama! You've gone too far!" At this time, Senju Hashirama stood up and said seriously to Senju Tobirama, "How can you speculate about our successor with such malice?"
"Teacher, Douhuan is different from the average Uchiha... These past few years, the village has been thriving under his leadership, making me feel ashamed of my own inferiority," Sarutobi Hiruzen also stood up at this time and said a few words for Uchiha Douhuan.
"Tobirama, apologize to Douhuan," Senju Hashirama said with a serious face.
"Hmph!" Senju Tobirama snorted coldly, seemingly unwilling to listen to his big brother and bow his head to this Uchiha junior, Uchiha Douhuan.
"Lord First Hokage, Lord Second Hokage's prejudice against our clan is probably a bit deep. Sigh, there's nothing to be done about it. After all, Lord Madara did cause considerable damage to the village back then. I can't deny this point. However, these past few years, our Uchiha clan has been trying to integrate into the village, and we have already seen some initial results. Why don't the First and Second Hokage take a walk with me in the village in a while and see for yourselves?"
"Great, great! I also wanted to see what the village has developed into now," Senju Hashirama nodded repeatedly.
Senju Tobirama, on the other hand, narrowed his eyes and began to suspect if there was some conspiracy in Uchiha Douhuan's move.
"First Hokage, Second Hokage, if you please," Uchiha Douhuan said with a smile. "However, in order not to cause a commotion in the village, it would be best if the two Hokage could disguise themselves a little with the Transformation Jutsu."
"As it should be!" Senju Hashirama nodded, then after forming a seal, he transformed into the image of a wandering merchant from the Warring States period.
"Uh, Lord First Hokage, there are no people who wear this kind of clothes in the ninja world anymore," Uchiha Douhuan reminded.
"Is that so? You're right. I was being inconsiderate, hahaha!" Senju Hashirama said while scratching his head and laughing loudly.
Subsequently, under Uchiha Douhuan's arrangement, the two used the Transformation Jutsu to change into the attire of big merchants, looking like bosses who had come to Konoha to investigate for investment.
Senju Tobirama, with the thought of definitely exposing Uchiha Douhuan's conspiracy, also had no objection to this arrangement.
The group first went to Uchiha Douhuan's office. The first thing Senju Hashirama saw was the portraits of the successive Hokage hanging on the wall. After scanning the room, the gaze of this former God of Shinobi rested on the portrait of Minato Namikaze.
"Is this the Fourth?" Senju Hashirama asked.
"Yes," Uchiha Douhuan nodded. "In every aspect, the Fourth was a great ninja. His passing was a huge loss for the entire village."
"What a pity," Senju Hashirama also said with some regret.
And Senju Tobirama looked at the four big characters "Clear Government, Harmonious People" hanging opposite the portraits of the successive Hokage, a cold smile appearing on his face.
At this time, Uchiha Douhuan also put Swift Thunder back on the sword rack in his office. Senju Tobirama frowned upon seeing this, "Your weapon, you just leave it in the Hokage's office like that?"
"Of course," Uchiha Douhuan said. Subsequently, he explained the reason for doing so to the two senior Hokage.
"Well done! As the Hokage, you should be the shield for every comrade in the village!" Senju Hashirama praised Uchiha Douhuan loudly.
Even Senju Tobirama, at this moment, had to pinch his nose and acknowledge what Uchiha Douhuan had said.
"So, where in the village would you two like to see?" Uchiha Douhuan asked at this time.
"Is the Guard Unit still managed by your Uchiha clan now?" Senju Tobirama asked.
"Not anymore. The current captain of the Guard Unit is the disciple of the former Fourth Hokage, the successor of the Hatake clan, Kakashi Hatake," Uchiha Douhuan said.
"You gave up the power of the Guard Unit?" Senju Tobirama looked at Uchiha Douhuan with some disbelief. With the Uchiha clan's nature, they would actually hand over the authority of such a powerful Guard Unit?
"Lord Second Hokage, what are you saying? No matter what we do, in the end, it's all for the service of the village," Uchiha Douhuan said.
Senju Tobirama's lips moved. He finally understood why the Uchiha clan could get the position of Hokage under the tight net he had set. The clan head of this generation of the Uchiha clan was truly willing to make sacrifices!
"Since Lord Second Hokage mentioned the Guard Unit, then let's go and see the Guard Unit together," Uchiha Douhuan said. "Inahi!"
Uchiha Inahi, upon hearing Uchiha Douhuan's call, walked into the office.
"Make arrangements. I'm going to the Guard Unit to have a look in a while," Uchiha Douhuan instructed.
"Yes!" Uchiha Inahi nodded, then immediately went to make arrangements. Although he was a bit curious about the two strangers who had suddenly appeared in the Hokage's office, Uchiha Inahi didn't ask much. However, he guessed that these two should be honored guests of the village. Didn't you see that both the Third and Fifth Hokage were standing in the office?
"You're even making arrangements in advance. Are you trying to hide something?" Regarding Uchiha Douhuan's advance notice, Senju Tobirama questioned with a cold smile.
"Everything about the Guard Unit is open and fair. There is nothing to hide. Notifying them in advance is just to prevent the high-level members within the Guard Unit from overthinking. Lord Second Hokage wouldn't not understand such a simple principle, right?" Uchiha Douhuan retorted.
"You... sharp-tongued..." Senju Tobirama was at a loss for words for a moment. He still understood the principle that a leader should not conduct surprise inspections at will. It was just that being retorted by Uchiha Douhuan like this, he also felt a bit embarrassed.
The trickiness of Uchiha Douhuan far exceeded his imagination.
"Tobirama!" Senju Hashirama, seeing this, couldn't help but remind his younger brother again.
"Lord First Hokage, please wait a moment," Uchiha Douhuan said, setting up a tea set in the office, then lit the stove to boil tea. "Before heading to the Guard Unit for a visit, please first try my humble skills."
"Douhuan, you even know the tea ceremony. Then it would be impolite of me to refuse," Senju Hashirama sat down at the tea table with a loud laugh.
After the few of them had had two rounds of tea, Uchiha Douhuan then stood up and invited everyone to visit the Guard Unit.
When the group arrived, the members of the Guard Unit who were not on patrol today were already waiting at the entrance of the Guard Unit. Upon seeing Uchiha Douhuan's figure, Fujiwara Yōki shouted loudly.
"Salute to the two Lord Hokage!"
"Loyalty! Sincerity!"
(End of chapter)
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