Hashirama, who had been angrily told to shut up by Tobirama, realized he might have said something wrong, but after replaying his words in his mind and finding no issues with them, he thought:
"Tobirama thinks there's a problem, but I don't, so it must be my problem!"
Senju Hashirama, who fully trusted his younger brother's wisdom, became completely emo, muttering words only he could understand.
After silently praising Yuuki for a job well done, Orochimaru, seeing the situation, also spoke up.
"Hokage-sama, don't be misled by Teacher Sarutobi's words. Like me, Teacher Sarutobi is an S-rank rogue Ninja of Konoha, and the one beside him with the Sharingan is an A-rank rogue Ninja of Konoha, Uchiha Itachi."
Orochimaru had always been somewhat disgusted by Hiruzen Sarutobi's sanctimonious demeanor, so he mercilessly exposed Hiruzen Sarutobi's past.
"Monkey, did you and your disciple betray Konoha together?"
Senju Hashirama, for some reason, remembered the information that Orochimaru was a rogue Ninja and asked in surprise.
"What exactly is going on, Hiruzen?"
Tobirama knew that choosing Hiruzen as Hokage in a hurry would cause a lot of trouble, but trusting his disciple's ability, he didn't think Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't become Hokage.
Judging by the age, a long time had passed since his death, and he couldn't understand why Hiruzen Sarutobi, as Hokage, would become a Konoha rogue Ninja!
Even with all his cunning, Senju Tobirama immediately reacted with no small surprise, and the question blurted out.
Meanwhile, Ai, who had been silently gathering information, now envisioned the figure like a world-destroying demon.
Could it be because of Uchiha Tomoki?
Hiruzen Sarutobi was old and thick-skinned, but he was still a bit embarrassed in front of his teacher, his old face turning red.
Unwilling to mention this matter and not wanting to expose his own intentions, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not answer.
Coupled with the vague expectation he had when he looked at Senju Tobirama earlier, Hiruzen Sarutobi chose to ask a question in return.
He asked the question that had puzzled him for many years.
"Teacher, why did you establish the Military Police Force back then?"
It was hard to imagine a question that could contain so many complex emotions. In Hiruzen Sarutobi's question, there was frustration, regret, resentment, and an lingering confusion!
Senju Tobirama, facing such an emotionally charged question, gained a bit of understanding.
Thinking of a certain possibility, Senju Tobirama looked at Uchiha Itachi beside Hiruzen Sarutobi and had a new question.
If it was truly as he thought, then what was going on with this Uchiha kid?
Senju Tobirama, with his sharp mind, also had the excellent habit of making assumptions, but he wouldn't blindly trust his own judgment regarding the conclusions he came up with.
Unable to confirm what he was thinking, Senju Tobirama chose to seek verification.
"Is the current Hokage of Konoha from the Uchiha Clan?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi, who didn't get an answer but a new question, was startled, and then this question made him unstable, followed by his expression becoming stiff and his eyes somewhat evasive.
Senju Tobirama, who got the answer from Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart, finally answered Hiruzen Sarutobi's question.
"Hiruzen, there is no one in this world whose heart is completely without darkness. A growing Village brings more complex conflicts of interest, concentrating the fate of countless people in one person's hands, full of uncontrollable risks. The existence of Anbu increases this risk. I only established it to test a certain possibility!"
Senju Tobirama's words were vague, and only Hiruzen Sarutobi and Ai among those present understood them.
Precisely because he understood, Hiruzen Sarutobi found it even more ridiculous.
"Teacher, you probably never considered a situation where the Hokage and the Head of the Military Police Force are the same person."
Hiruzen Sarutobi thought again and felt that there didn't seem to be any major problems, but why did the situation turn out this way?
He glanced at Hashirama, who was nodding non-stop after hearing Tobirama's words. Although he felt that Hashirama-sama definitely didn't understand, Hiruzen Sarutobi had a glimmer of realization.
"Teacher probably didn't expect another powerful Ninja from the Uchiha Clan, on a different level from ordinary Ninja, to appear, right?"
"Perhaps he did, and Teacher was confident that an equally powerful Ninja from the Senju Clan would appear?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's guess was indeed close to the truth. Senju Tobirama had naturally thoroughly investigated the extraordinarily powerful Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara.
After Konoha was established, Senju Tobirama consulted various documents. Although he didn't understand the karmic bond between Ashura and Indra, he also discovered that as long as there was an extraordinary Ninja in the Senju Clan, an equally powerful Ninja capable of rivaling him would appear in the Uchiha Clan.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, who also gradually understood, remembered the Wood Release experiments he had once started and mentally kicked himself a few times.
"What a sin!"
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