"The most important thing for us right now is to figure out the situation."
Hearing Senju Tobirama's reminder, Senju Hashirama finally snapped out of it.
With just a simple glance, he was certain that this was undoubtedly Konoha.
But how had the thriving and prosperous Village in his memory turned into a pile of ruins?
Opposite him stood Ninjas wearing Konoha Headbands.
Meanwhile, the Ninjas beside him were all wearing Hidden Cloud Village Headbands.
Senju Hashirama couldn't help but exclaim, "This... what on earth is going on?"
Compared to Senju Hashirama, Senju Tobirama was much calmer.
He looked at Uchiha Yuzuru beside him and spoke indifferently, "Was it you who summoned us?"
Uchiha Yuzuru nodded, "That's right."
Senju Tobirama sighed and turned his gaze toward the two old men surrounded by the Konoha Ninjas in front of them.
"Monkey, you've grown so old. It seems a lot has happened during the time I've been dead."
Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo exchanged a glance, their expressions turning somewhat grim.
Sarutobi Hiruzen said in a deep voice, "Second Hokage, the Impure World Reincarnation Technique was developed by you. If you have a way to break it, please release it as soon as possible."
"Otherwise, you and the First Hokage will become accomplices in the enemy's destruction of Konoha."
Hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, Senju Hashirama's expression changed. He pointed at Senju Tobirama and said, "Tobirama, I told you long ago not to research these strange Ninjutsu, but you just wouldn't listen."
"Now look at this, we're going to become the enemy's thugs. It's all because of..."
"Shut up!"
Hearing Senju Tobirama's scolding, Senju Hashirama immediately hung his head in dejection. "I... I understand..."
The surrounding crowd watched this scene, their mouths agape in surprise.
In everyone's subconscious, Senju Hashirama, who single-handedly ended the Sengoku period and established the strongest Ninja Village in the Ninja World, must have been a powerful and authoritative Ninja.
But to their surprise, he was actually scolded publicly by his younger brother and didn't even seem to have the courage to talk back.
This former god of shinobi... simply had no prestige to speak of.
Seeing that Uchiha Yuzuru was in no hurry to control him, Senju Tobirama asked unhurriedly, "Monkey, what exactly is going on? The Impure World Reincarnation Technique should be a Forbidden Technique, right? How can a Ninja from the Hidden Cloud Village use it?"
"And... how did they get the cells of my brother and me?"
Seeing Senju Tobirama's puzzled expression, Sarutobi Hiruzen gritted his teeth and said, "Because a traitor has emerged in the Village!"
"The one who reincarnated you two brothers this time is the current Clan Chief of the Uchiha Clan... Uchiha Yuzuru!"
Senju Tobirama's gaze narrowed. He looked back at Uchiha Yuzuru and snorted, "To actually betray the Village, truly the inherently evil Uchiha!"
As soon as those words left his mouth, his body involuntarily fell flat, and several Black Receiver immediately pinned him firmly to the ground.
Uchiha Yuzuru crossed his arms and said coldly, "Indeed, treating you like this is much more comfortable."
Senju Tobirama didn't care about Uchiha Yuzuru's attitude.
After struggling briefly and realizing he couldn't break free from the control of the Impure World Reincarnation Technique, he couldn't help but praise, "You brat actually have some talent to be able to improve my technique to this extent."
Back then, he had developed the Impure World Reincarnation Technique to complement the 'Mutually Multiplying Exploding Tags,' so he hadn't put much effort into restoring the deceased's original power.
The initial version of the Impure World Reincarnation Technique could only bring out less than half of the deceased's strength.
But he felt that he now possessed at least seventy percent of his original power.
Beside him, Senju Hashirama could no longer hold back. He looked at Uchiha Yuzuru and asked, "Your name is Yuzuru, right?"
"Konoha was founded by the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan together. Why would you defect to another Ninja Village?"
"If there are any problems, we can talk them through. Why use such extreme actions to destroy the Village?"
Uchiha Yuzuru snorted and held up three fingers.
"First, our Uchiha Clan didn't defect; we just left for a while. What we are doing now is precisely taking back what belongs to us."
"Second, before leaving Konoha, we communicated with the Konoha high-level leadership more than once. However, the Hokage lineage worked hand in glove, plotted against comrades, and suppressed dissenters, turning Konoha into a mess. Leaving Konoha was a move of last resort."
"Third, the system you established is riddled with flaws and has brought nothing but trouble to future generations. Therefore, I am going to establish a new order."
Senju Hashirama stared blankly at Uchiha Yuzuru, seemingly seeing the shadow of an old friend in him.
Back then, Uchiha Madara... seemed to have said something similar to him.
Thinking of this, Senju Hashirama couldn't help but mutter, "Could it be... that the system I established really isn't good enough?"
Senju Tobirama said coldly, "Big brother, don't listen to this guy's nonsense. As far back as Uchiha Madara's time, I already saw that the Uchiha Clan was the root of chaos."
"What he's saying is just a high-sounding excuse for his defection from Konoha."
Hearing Senju Tobirama's explanation, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo almost couldn't resist clapping and cheering.
As expected of their teacher, he sees things so clearly!
Sarutobi Hiruzen said in a deep voice, "That's right. No matter how nice it sounds, you are all Rogue Ninjas of Konoha. Don't even think about using the power of the First and Second Hokage!"
Uchiha Yuzuru raised an eyebrow, a hint of playfulness appearing in his eyes. He smiled and said, "Words are useless; facts speak louder than words. Who the Rogue Ninja is will be clear in a moment."
"And unlike you, I didn't reincarnate Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama through Edo Tensei to fight for me, but simply to have them act as observers."
Uchiha Yuzuru turned his body slightly and smiled, "This is the Clan Chief of the Hyuga Clan. Under the pressure of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo, he led the Hyuga Clan to leave the darkness for the light."
"This is Hatake Sakumo of the Hatake Clan. He once made great contributions to the Village, and his prestige in the Village was second only to the Hokage. However, because he wasn't the Hokage lineage's choice for the next Hokage, despite doing nothing wrong, he was pushed forward by the Village higher-ups as a scapegoat for the war's failure on trumped-up charges."
"This is an ordinary civilian Ninja of the Village. Even though he possesses strength surpassing that of an Elite Jonin, because he only knows Taijutsu, he cannot be promoted and is mocked by the people in the Village as an Eternal Genin."
"This is Orochimaru, the former Disciple of the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen. He was seen by almost everyone as the next Hokage, but was abandoned after helping Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo with Human Experiments, eventually falling to the point where everyone hunts him."
Uchiha Yuzuru began to introduce them unhurriedly.
"This is the last heir of the Uzumaki Clan. She was also pushed to a dead end by Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo, and finally followed our Uchiha Clan to leave Konoha."
Hearing this, Senju Hashirama couldn't help but interrupt, "The last heir of the Uzumaki Clan?"
"What do you mean by that?"
The Uzumaki Clan was a loyal ally of Konoha. Although they lived in the Land of Whirlpools for generations, they contributed significantly when Konoha was first established.
His wife, Mito Uzumaki, was once the Eldest Princess of the Uzumaki Clan.
So, upon hearing news of the Uzumaki Clan, Senju Hashirama couldn't help but ask.
Uchiha Yuzuru, who was interrupted, wasn't angry. He glanced at Senju Hashirama and explained, "Because the Land of Whirlpools was destroyed, the Uzumaki Clan was nearly wiped out."
"The known members of the Uzumaki Clan today can be counted on two hands."