Uchiha, starting from the destruction of the ninja world

Chapter 112 Barriers, Weary Tobirama

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Konoha Village.

Before Akatsuki could officially notify Konoha, Orochimaru had already received all the information about Kusagakure and Takigakure.

He sat in the dimly lit room, the candlelight casting shadows on his pale face. He calmly scanned the detailed intelligence scroll before him, his face remaining completely expressionless.

Shortly after, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a sharp and gloomy aura instantly swept into the entire room.

Tobirama Senju strode in, his face ashen: "You withheld the information about Kusagakure from yesterday?"

"Yes."

Orochimaru raised his head, his voice calm and indifferent, without the slightest hesitation or attempt to conceal anything.

Upon hearing this, Tobirama's eyes narrowed sharply, his face turned extremely ugly in an instant, and his tone became clearly angry.

"What exactly do you want to do?! Orochimaru!"

Orochimaru, however, remained unmoved. Instead, he slightly raised his head, exuding a sense of composure from the light.

"Hiruzen-sensei is old. He is simply unable to effectively deal with the impending doom of the ninja world."

He said, his tone still eerily calm: "Therefore, I must make him step down."

Upon hearing this, Tobirama immediately understood Orochimaru's true intention: "So you want to sacrifice Shinnosuke?"

In exchange for the opportunity to force Hiruzen to step down?

"It's not just for that reason. Shinnosuke has a special mutated Sharingan carrier, and I've been having people secretly observe him..."

"The collection of the Box of Bliss and the Water of Heroes has given me a special idea: I might be able to take advantage of this opportunity to truly control Uchiha Abyss."

Orochimaru then said, "Therefore, I let Shinnosuke run rampant."

"you!"

Tobirama's voice...:

There was an unconcealable shock and anger, but even deeper was a vague sense of pain and helplessness.

Orochimaru was unaware that Tobirama and Hiruzen had already made a secret agreement...

Hiruzen had promised that he would take responsibility for the public relations consequences of the Uchiha clan massacre at the appropriate time by committing suicide in exchange for the stability of the village.

However, Shinnosuke's exposed identity and rebellion are enough to make Hiruzen mistakenly believe that Tobirama orchestrated everything.

Thinking of this, Tobirama gave a low hum and then turned and strode quickly toward Hiruzen's office.

In Hiruzen's office, the dimly lit room was illuminated only by a faint light, reflecting off the elderly Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Sitting in his chair, he stared wearily at the intelligence scrolls scattered on the table, his brow furrowed.

His expression revealed an undeniable complexity and sadness.

These scrolls clearly record the destruction of Kusagakure and Takigakure, as well as the exposure of Shinnosuke, the captain of Konoha's ANBU.

Regarding his son's true thoughts:

Hiruzen already knew in his heart that he had obtained Fugaku Uchiha's Sharingan, and even understood that he wanted to use this power to protect the Sarutobi clan.

But this situation was beyond his expectations.

Just as Hiruzen remained silent, Tobirama pushed open the door and entered the room.

Seeing Hiruzen's bowed head and silent expression, he was speechless. He could only sigh softly and whisper, "Monkey, about this matter..."

"I've always been this indecisive, teacher... It was the Uchiha clan massacre, and it was the same with Shinnosuke's situation."

"I am indeed not a qualified Hokage; I cannot be as ruthless as my teacher!"

Hiruzen didn't wait for Tobirama to finish speaking before slowly waving his hand and saying wearily and heavily, "Sensei, I'm a little tired now. You should leave now."

When Tobirama heard Hiruzen's words, he was at a loss for words and didn't know how to explain or speak.

"Monkey, don't misunderstand, our agreement..."

Hiruzen raised his head, his eyes filled with sorrow and bitterness: "Teacher, our promise will continue, but now, I have another sin on my shoulders."

His tone was clearly self-deprecating and helpless, but his eyes faintly revealed pain and exhaustion.

Tobirama's eyelids twitched uncontrollably...

Hiruzen had indeed concluded that the Shinnosuke incident was a conspiracy orchestrated by him, with the aim of completely eliminating Shinnosuke's power and seizing control of Konoha.

"Monkey...you've really misunderstood me..."

Tobirama tried to explain, but suddenly found himself unable to say anything.

Faced with Hiruzen's cold and distant gaze, he knew that no matter how he explained, it would probably be to no avail.

Hiruzen's heart was also churning violently like a stormy sea.

How could he not understand Shinnosuke's original intention?

However, it now seems that Tobirama-sensei actually used all of this to push Shinnosuke to extremes step by step, thereby damaging himself and weakening his reputation and influence.

"Teacher, are you so afraid that I will lead Konoha Village down a path of no return?"

Hiruzen's voice was mournful, tinged with disappointment.

A suffocating silence fell over the room.

The two stood face to face, yet it seemed as if an insurmountable abyss separated them. Though they were so close, they could no longer touch each other's hearts.

As Tobirama gazed at Hiruzen's aged face, a strange, indescribable feeling welled up within him.

He thought about many things...:

From the very beginning, starting with the time when Danzo and Hiruzen were recruited as his base.

The two remained silent for a long time.

Orochimaru's unauthorized actions and Hiruzen's misunderstanding of him—these things intertwine, forming a dense web of thorns that makes progress extremely difficult.

"Monkey, I..." Tobirama spoke again, but ultimately could not finish his sentence.

Hiruzen simply raised his hand again and said calmly.

"Teacher, there's no need to say anything more. This time, I'm truly exhausted. As for our matter, I will naturally fulfill my promise when the time comes."

Tobirama remained silent for a long time before slowly turning around and gradually disappearing from Hiruzen's sight.

The moment the door closed, Hiruzen could no longer hold back and closed his eyes, a look of unconcealed pain appearing on his face.

It wasn't that he didn't understand his teacher, but this time, he truly couldn't continue to trust and understand him.

"Teacher, why did you have to push me to this point...?"

Walking alone in the dark corridor between the doors, I was unable to calm down for a long time.

"Why would monkeys be so suspicious of each other?"

Tsunade happened to pass by at this moment and saw her second grandfather looking so frail and sad, which made her panic.

"Second Grandfather, you...:"

"I'm fine!"

Tobirama quickly recovered, his eyes returning to their usual coldness.

There might be some misunderstanding on Hiruzen's side, but as the Second Hokage, he also has things he needs to accomplish.

so.::

Sadness is only temporary.

Tobirama immediately perked up and prepared to handle the aftermath of Shinnosuke's situation.

After all, Xiao will be coming over to inquire about this matter very soon.