Chapter 95: "What, My Konoha Village Is Dead?"
Hearing this, the mind of the First Hokage — Senju Hashirama — went blank, and only one thought echoed in his heart:
"What do you mean... Konoha is dead?"
How could that be possible?
He had laid such a solid foundation for Konoha Village himself. Even in death, Hashirama had felt assured about its future. Yet now, upon being revived through Edo Tensei, the very first thing he heard was that Konoha was under siege by the Four Great Ninja Villages and on the brink of destruction.
This news struck at the very pride of Hashirama Senju.
"Ape Hiruzen, you bastard—what the hell happened?!"
Beside him, the Second Hokage — Senju Tobirama — stepped out of his coffin. He shot a cold glance at the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who stood frozen in shock. Tobirama frowned and said with irritation, "When I handed over the position of Hokage to you, didn't I tell you to protect Konoha with your life?"
"I… I…"
Hiruzen opened his mouth to respond, but no words came out.
What could he say?
Even he was shocked to have been resurrected through Edo Tensei by the Great Toad Sage. But seeing that both the First and Second Hokage were also revived left him speechless.
After all...
The Senju Clan had been almost entirely wiped out during his tenure. Only one descendant remained on the surface — Tsunade. If the First and Second Hokage started asking about the fate of their clan, he really wouldn't know how to answer.
Worse still…
He had twisted the meaning of the Will of Fire — declaring that ordinary ninjas were the "leaves" of the tree, while the village's higher-ups were its "trunk" and "roots." When leaves decayed, they nourished the roots. This was his justification for constantly sending fresh graduates from the academy straight into war.
But now, it seemed everything was about to be exposed.
As for why Konoha was being besieged by the four major ninja villages, Hiruzen had a strong suspicion.
It was all because of Uchiha Yuta.
If only that boy had died along with the Uchiha Clan, none of this would have happened. The Four Great Ninja Villages would never have united against Konoha.
"Great Toad Sage, what exactly is going on?"
Seeing Hiruzen's silence, Hashirama turned his attention toward the Great Toad Sage, his expression solemn.
"Let's begin."
The Great Toad Sage shook his head, closed his eyes, and said softly, "Fukasaku, bring in Jiraiya."
Clang!
With the sound of a door opening, Fukasaku entered, his face grim.
"Old man…"
As Jiraiya walked into the temple, he immediately spotted the Edo Tensei version of Hiruzen and cried out with excitement, "I finally brought you back! You died such a horrible death…"
"Ugh…"
Hiruzen nodded bitterly, smiling on the surface, but cursing Jiraiya in his heart.
You brat.
If you had to bring someone back, fine — but why drag the First and Second Hokage into this? Other people might screw over their fathers, but you went straight for your teacher?
"The First Hokage, the Second Hokage…"
Jiraiya hesitated briefly before respectfully bowing to Hashirama and Tobirama.
"Your name is Jiraiya?"
Hashirama's voice was devoid of warmth. "Tell me everything that has happened in the Ninja World these past years."
"In full detail…"
Tobirama added, shooting a glance at Hiruzen. "Especially regarding Konoha's development."
"This…"
Jiraiya hesitated.
He was fully aware of what Hiruzen had done over the years. In fact, that was one of the reasons he had left the village so often — to avoid witnessing more corruption up close.
"Hurry up. I want the full truth behind Konoha being attacked by the Four Great Ninja Villages,"
Hashirama pressed, his tone now stern. "You brought us back with Edo Tensei — it must be to help Konoha, right?"
"…Fine!"
Hearing the name Konoha, Jiraiya clenched his teeth. He could only apologize to his former teacher in his heart. Taking a deep breath, he began:
"I'll start from the Second Shinobi World War…"
"It's over…"
Hiruzen trembled internally. He knew that once the First and Second heard the full truth, his reputation as the "God of Shinobi" and beloved Third Hokage would crumble completely.
And worse…
They might actually beat him up.
From that moment on, the only sound in the temple was Jiraiya's narration.
At first, the expressions of the First and Second Hokage remained unchanged.
But when Jiraiya spoke of…
The mysterious death of Senju Nawaki,
The suicide of Konoha's hero Sakumo Hatake (White Fang),
The Nine-Tails' rampage,
The death of the Fourth Hokage — Minato Namikaze,
The assassination of Hiashi Hyuga,
And most of all, the attempted extermination of the Uchiha Clan by Konoha's upper brass…
Only for it to backfire when Uchiha Yuta massacred the council instead and became a legend…
Hashirama and Tobirama's eyes widened in shock.
"You're saying," Hashirama said, his voice cold, "that the Konoha high command was wiped out by Uchiha Yuta?"
"Yes!"
Jiraiya nodded without hesitation.
"What about the Senju Clan?"
Hashirama asked next, an ominous feeling creeping into his chest.
Jiraiya was silent.
"…Don't tell me the Senju Clan is gone?"
Hashirama and Tobirama were no fools — just hearing this much told them everything they needed to know.
"There's… only Tsunade left," Jiraiya added weakly.
"Ape Hiruzen, you've done a fine job."
BOOM!
With a surge of overwhelming chakra—
SLAP!!!
Before Hiruzen could react, Hashirama had already closed the distance and delivered a powerful slap to his face, sending the Third Hokage stumbling back several steps.
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