"Tobirama!"
Senju Hashirama suddenly glared at his own brother!
"The Uchiha Clan is very dangerous..."
Senju Tobirama ignored their concerns, offering his own reasoning: "I simply found them a suitable position, preventing the emergence of dangerous figures like Madara in the future..."
"But..."
Akihara Kagura glanced at Senju Tobirama and said softly, "The true reason for the Uchiha Clan's downfall is because they helped the Third Hokage eliminate the Fourth Hokage. The Third Hokage feared the Uchiha Clan would leak this matter, which is why he eradicated them to destroy the evidence..."
"!!!"
Everyone present turned to Akihara Kagura in unison!
Akihara Kagura's accusation shocked both Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama, and even Orochimaru was somewhat surprised by him!
Not...
Kagura-kun...
Isn't this accusation a bit too outrageous?
While Orochimaru never denied his own underhanded methods, even he thought he could be considered noble at this moment.
However...
Orochimaru quickly grasped the essence of the matter, shook his head with a light laugh, and seized the opportunity to cast blame on his own teacher: "I never expected you to uncover this matter, no wonder the teacher tasked me with dealing with you..."
"Teacher?"
Senju Tobirama frowned at Orochimaru, speaking with a deep voice: "You're a student of the Monkey? Just what have you helped the Monkey with! What exactly happened with Konoha's Fourth Hokage? What role did the Uchiha Clan play in all of this?"
"As a disciple of my teacher, what could I possibly do to assist him?"
Orochimaru grinned, continuing along the line of thought Akihara Kagura had provided: "Indeed, my teacher had three disciples in total. I didn't deceive the First Hokage. It's true that Tsunade is my friend, but she is the descendant of the First Hokage, perfectly suited to inherit the position of Hokage. Unfortunately, my teacher believed Tsunade's ideas didn't align with his policies, so she left Konoha early..."
"Little Tsunade..."
Senju Hashirama thought of his beloved granddaughter.
"Jiraiya has always been helping the teacher find a suitable, obedient successor, to avoid any idle talk within the village about his prolonged tenure as Hokage. As for me, this unworthy disciple, I'm not righteous enough and end up helping the teacher with some dirty work..."
When Orochimaru said this, his gaze turned to Akihara Kagura: "Since both you and Danzo have uncovered the truth of the matter, it seems there's no point in hiding anymore..."
"The Fourth Hokage, though outwardly obedient before his succession, intended to change the teacher's policies after becoming Hokage. The teacher secretly enticed an Uchiha who had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, claiming to support him as Hokage, and orchestrated him to control the Nine-tails, creating chaos in the village, resulting in the Fourth Hokage's death, thus maintaining his grip on power..."
"..."
There was a hint of unease in Akihara Kagura's eyes, feeling that Orochimaru had truly woven his provided narrative into a complete story.
"Evidently."
Orochimaru spread his hands, his expression dimming: "The ambitions of the Uchiha Clan cannot be allowed to persist. If they dared to kill the Fourth Hokage for power, they naturally pose a threat to Konoha's safety..."
As Orochimaru spoke, he looked at Akihara Kagura and said: "It just so happens that Danzo reported to the teacher your successful Wood Release experiment, and after you grew up, the teacher used your power to annihilate the Uchiha to his surprise some remnants of the Uchiha managed to reveal the truth to Danzo..."
"For Konoha, this was a necessary sacrifice..."
Orochimaru laughed, continuing: "The teacher initially intended to kill Danzo but spared him considering their long friendship, hoping he would behave. Unexpectedly, Danzo was not easily appeased, revealing these matters to you..."
"No choice."
"I'm merely a student handling my teacher's troublesome matters."
At this point, following Akihara Kagura's reasoning, Orochimaru tied everything up: "Since there appears a possible threat to Konoha, it must be eliminated. I already overestimated you, even resorting to the Reanimation Jutsu to revive two Hokages, not expecting your strength to be so formidable..."
"Could it really be true?"
Akihara Kagura stared at Orochimaru in shock, seemingly unwilling to believe it: "I always thought Lord Danzo was deceiving me..."
"How could the little Monkey become like this?"
Senju Hashirama frowned, his face filled with unease.
"..."
Senju Tobirama also appeared shocked, though as a politician, he could somewhat understand his disciple's actions, but found it hard to accept.
How could the Monkey dare to do this!
It's one thing to manipulate the Uchiha annihilation!
But using the Uchiha to kill another Hokage in the village and even forcing a more talented ninja to become a traitor!
A Hokage who has run Konoha for nearly forty years, almost seventy, and yet doesn't cultivate a future successor properly, still obsessed with Hokage's power? Despite Konoha producing numerous talents over the years, allowing you to forgo a genius akin to your brother?
"What can you do even if you know the truth?"
Orochimaru looked at Akihara Kagura, laughing softly, continuing: "Can you change the outcome of the story? Every ninja in the village would only choose to support my teacher..."
"..."
Akihara Kagura lowered his shoulders in silence.
"Leave Konoha, Kagura."
Orochimaru licked his lips, advising proactively: "If you leave Konoha and don't reveal the secrets, the teacher will no longer seek to kill you, as there's no one stronger than you in the village, perhaps you can also guard Konoha from the shadows like me..."
"This is not Konoha!"
Senju Hashirama furrowed his brows, furious, and attempted to break free from the vines' bindings, even his will sought to escape Orochimaru's control!
Recalling his words with Uchiha Madara, Senju Hashirama looked at the now somewhat forlorn Akihara Kagura and urged solemnly: "If someone threatens Konoha's existence, no matter who, even if it's the Hokage... they must be eradicated!"
"..."
Senju Tobirama sighed deeply, his expression complex, also looking at Akihara Kagura: "Boy, the big brother is right this time, you must eliminate the threat to Konoha, the Monkey has become a tumor to Konoha..."
While Senju Tobirama viewed Sarutobi Hiruzen's actions as political tactics, the priority should always be Konoha's interests, not his power.
This young fellow named Akihara Kagura is a unique genius, the foundation for Konoha to continue dominating the Ninja World for decades, how could they push such a talent to defect, even plan with his students to assassinate him!
"..."
Akihara Kagura bowed his head, still somewhat confused.
Because Akihara Kagura pondered seriously, can a superior issue orders even if they're deceased?
[System Notification]: [New Task (Senju Hashirama): For Konoha, eliminate any threat to its existence, remove the tumor of Konoha, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.]
[System Notification]: [New Task (Senju Tobirama): At all costs, eliminate the tumor of Konoha, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.]
"Boy, first kill this guy named Orochimaru..."
Senju Tobirama seemed to understand Akihara Kagura's dilemma and proposed a solution: "Even if the Technique User dies, as long as the Reanimation Jutsu isn't ended, the Reanimator can still act freely, take me and the big brother to Konoha to see the Monkey, I'll help you deal with the Monkey..."
"..."
Akihara Kagura suddenly looked up, seemingly appearing a glimmer of light in his eyes.
"Can you not kill me?"
Orochimaru chuckled lightly, speaking proactively: "Actually, I also fear the teacher wanting to eliminate me since I know too much, considering all the dirty work I've done for him..."
As Orochimaru spoke, he seemed to supplement or remind: "Kagura-kun, don't forget, Shimura Danzo is under my control, only I know his whereabouts."
"You took Lord Danzo!"
Akihara Kagura angrily clenched his fists!
"Indeed."
Orochimaru observed Akihara Kagura's continued clear performance and smiled again: "He thought I was expelled from Konoha by the teacher as a Traitorous Ninja? He believed I held evidence against the teacher, thus always seeking me out; my identity as a traitor could indeed attract a fair share of foes, resolving several issues for the teacher, effortlessly capturing him..."