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"Is it weird that after watching that trailer, I feel like our fathers are just a bunch of incompetent people?"
Ino asked, showing no remorse towards their parents.
Inoichi, who was talking to Shikaku from afar, felt heartbroken when he heard his daughter's answer.
"You are wrong, Ino. If this situation was really that easy to solve, why do you think Aburame and our clans sent our people to Roots?"
"At the end of the day, it was because their strength was not enough. Didn't you read the strength classification?"
"A Kage-level shinobi can easily take on dozens of Jonin. Even if our parents collectively are strong, they are still not as strong as a Kage."
Shikamaru refuted her without a second thought.
"Honestly, it's those Sannin who are incompetent. Although the Third Hokage is a kage, he is too old."
"What about the Sannin? One just gambles around while drinking. Another just spies on women's baths, and the last one has no love for the village."
"If capable people are incompetent, why would you put your hopes on any less capable people?"
Sasuke's words were blunt and cold. Without sugarcoating his words, he didn't just call everyone else beside the Sannin, but also insulted the Sannin.
He wasn't wrong. If someone like Jiraiya or Tsunade couldn't do anything for the village, then how could someone like Shikaku or Kakashi do anything?
(A/N- If we don't go into the details behind their absence, we can just say Kishimoto hadn't thought about it earlier.
But as a fanfic writer, I have to give an explanation behind every plot hole that Kishimoto left behind.
I am not going to sit here and write It's a plot hole. I will do my best to find plausible explanations through character writing, plot importance, and other aspects in this story.)
"Tsunade! Don't, don't!"
Jiraiya hurriedly held Tsunade's arm and pulled her away before she ran behind Sasuke and smashed him with her chakra-enhanced strength.
"Are you just going to listen to their nonsense, Jiraiya?"
Tsunade almost roared.
Jiraiya felt bitter and said.
"Look, Tsunade! I know we don't have any responsibility to become Hokage or take care of the village."
"But as that kid said, if we don't do it, how can they expect anything from other Jonin?"
"If you go there and make a scene, it will only cause us more trouble."
Tsunade ground her teeth.
"That Uchiha boy is not wrong. It's your fault. If you can't accept it, you should've withdrawn from being a ninja a long time ago."
Tobirama's voice rang from the side. He was leaning against the wall with his hands folded in front of his chest.
"Grandpa! Are you going to belittle me as well?"
Tsunade's anger was extinguished like the air from a balloon when she saw Tsunade.
Tobirama shook his head.
"You don't need to take their words into your head, Tsuna. You think your reputation is getting bad?"
"No, when that movie comes out, people will start spitting on Danzo, Homura, and Koharu's faces."
"Some of the victims' families might even erect Danzo's statue behind their toilet just to relieve their anger."
'Well, Kabuto has already done it in the orphanage's toilet!'
This was extremely brutal, so much so that Tobirama rejected the idea when Naruto first announced it.
Unfortunately, his rejection didn't work. Because Naruto shut him up with one sentence.
'Then, I will just spread the rumors that Hiruzen worked with Danzo in the experiment to create Wood Release.'
Then, Naruto's next sentence almost made him feel wronged.
'If you feel bad about just some reputation, then how is the value of life measured?'
At that moment, Naruto made himself clear.
Danzo would take all the blame in order to keep Hiruzen's reputation.
But by doing this, he was making Hiruzen nothing more than a puppet Hokage.
That's right! Whether Danzo takes the blame or not, Hiruzen's reputation was gonna suffer.
Hearing Tobirama's words, Jiraiya and Tsunade felt churning in their stomach.
"Second Hokage, isn't this too much?" Jiraiya looked at Tobirama and asked.
Tobirama stared at them with his cold red eyes and said.
"This is the consequence of your actions. Either you choose to ignore everything else or become a part of it."
"Naruto's goal is simple. He wants justice for those who suffered because of Danzo. But Danzo was able to do so many things because of Hiruzen."
"So no matter what Naruto does, he is righteous. If you go against him, you are evil. Although that was just a trailer, it was right about one thing."
"Naruto is this village's only savior."
After being reincarnated in this form, Tobirama didn't really care about the politics and control of the village.
But even so, he was extremely disappointed with the situation of the village. He was disappointed with his students.
He was disappointed with his own decision and past self. But he also understood his own situation.
There was literally no other person as capable as Hiruzen in his early years.
Uchiha only had Kagami, but the Uchiha couldn't be Hokage, and Danzo was just worse.
So, Hiruzen was the perfect option. Some might say Sakumo, but how could he choose someone who was driven to death by rumors?
Tobirama could proudly say he did many of the experiments for the Wood Release. He didn't hide his actions for moral reasons.
Because he used the bodies of the enemies for those experiments.
"So, don't think too much about this situation! Instead, do your job properly and help Naruto manage the village."
"He is not very keen on ruling the village. As long as humans exist, desires will always grow stronger."
"Some people will smell power and authority in new politics. If you don't do your job properly, they will cause a lot of trouble for the village."
His words silenced Tsunade and Jiraiya.
They realized they could neither be angry with those remarks nor could they talk to Naruto about the movie and its impact.
Because Naruto was just trying to bring Danzo's reputation down to nothing.
It was the only way he could take revenge for those who suffered under Danzo's control.
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Hello, readers, author here! While writing this chapter, I realized something. This is a fan fiction, so as a fan, I will have my own opinions and ideas. But I am also a writer.
So, I will try my best to be fair in my judgments of the characters. Danzo is universally acknowledged as an evil person, but the Third Hokage is not. Just because of his connections with Danzo, I will not make him evil.
Many fan fictions I've read portray the Konoha Four as evil, but out of five Uchiha that were properly explored, the only Uchiha who was good literally gave up his life after one failure.
He literally said, 'I can't go back like this because that will only make the clan start a coup early.'
So, please bring your hate or love for the characters while reading this story; it will make your reading experience more exciting!
I really want you guys to share your own opinions in the comment section. This is not a depressing story. If you want a depressing plot, you can rewatch Naruto; like every episode, you will find Naruto on the swing.