Chapter 275
"Otherwise, the Sage of Six Paths could have easily suppressed the Fifth Hokage—Uchiha Yuta."
After saying this, the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, couldn't help but smile with relief.
What else was there to say?
When he was first reincarnated through Edo Tensei, he had seen firsthand the terrifying power of the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Yuta. At that time, even Uchiha Madara had not expected Yuta to grow so powerful in just a few short years. Now, even the Sage of Six Paths avoided appearing in person, instead sending the Great Toad Sage from Mount Myōboku to ally with Madara.
For Hashirama, this was something to be proud of.
The stronger Konoha Village became, the stronger its Hokage became, the happier Hashirama felt. After all, he was the founder of the village. Konoha's prosperity was his greatest legacy.
Yet, deep in his heart, he remembered something else—the feeling of being watched.
Back in the Warring States Period, when he had dreamed of unifying the ninja world, he always felt a hidden sense of danger. It was as if the moment he succeeded, something terrible would happen—his death, and Konoha's destruction. That was why, instead of fully unifying the shinobi nations, Hashirama chose to distribute the Tailed Beasts equally among the Five Great Villages.
After that, the feeling of being watched disappeared.
Now, looking back, he realized: that sense of crisis must have been the Sage of Six Paths secretly warning him. A warning that complete unification would lead to calamity.
But now? Even the Sage of Six Paths was cautious in the face of the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Yuta. Sending the Great Toad Sage to beg Madara for cooperation—it was laughable.
For Hashirama, this was proof: the Sage of Six Paths' long-hidden control over the world had finally been shaken. Overturned by none other than the Hokage of Konoha.
"Hahaha! Brother, you're right…"
The Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, laughed coldly, his tone laced with mockery. "With Uchiha Yuta as Fifth Hokage, even the Sage of Six Paths must be suffering headaches."
"More than just headaches," added the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, lips curved in a faint, bitter smile. "Mount Myōboku has actually chosen to stand against Konoha. The Sage of Six Paths truly still has influence after all these centuries."
But Minato's face soon darkened. He had once trained at Mount Myōboku, learning Sage Mode from the toads. To see the Great Toad Sage now siding with the Sage of Six Paths and Madara—plotting against Konoha—was something he could hardly accept.
Even so, reality was cruel.
Whether he liked it or not, the truth stood before them.
"Humph…"
At that moment, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, gave a disdainful snort. His eyes shone with an unsettling excitement.
Unlike Hashirama, Tobirama, and Minato, who openly supported Uchiha Yuta, Hiruzen had already chosen another path. He was no longer beloved by Konoha. His reputation, already ruined by past sins and exposed on the great screen overhead, had turned him into a rat scorned by all shinobi.
For him, siding with Madara and the Six Paths Sage was a chance at redemption—or at least, survival.
Three powers—Madara, the Great Toad Sage, and the Six Paths Sage. Together, surely, they could suppress the Fifth Hokage.
Bang!
Before he could revel in the thought, Hashirama's body flickered. In an instant, he appeared before Hiruzen and slapped him across the left cheek.
"Monkey, you're still as stubborn as ever…" Hashirama said coldly.
Slap!
Almost immediately, Tobirama appeared on the other side, his hand cracking against Hiruzen's right cheek.
The sound echoed sharply. Two angry red marks appeared on Hiruzen's face.
Stunned, Sarutobi Hiruzen froze, his eyes wide. He opened his mouth but no words came out. He had just been struck—publicly—by the First and Second Hokage.
Normally, Hiruzen would have exploded in rage at such humiliation. But against Hashirama and Tobirama? Even his pride couldn't save him. He could only endure.
Thankfully for him, his Edo Tensei body quickly regenerated, erasing the slap marks.
"I did not want to care about your actions," Hashirama said with a chilling calm, "but you truly needed to be disciplined."
"You still belong to Konoha," Tobirama added, his voice like ice.
"…I…"
Hiruzen lowered his head in silence. Outwardly submissive, inwardly resentful. In his heart, he still wished for Konoha's downfall—hoped to see the Fifth Hokage destroyed by the alliance of the Great Toad Sage and Uchiha Madara.
After this tense exchange, the Great Toad Sage, along with Fukasaku and Shima, shifted their gazes toward Hashirama, Tobirama, Hiruzen, and Minato. Their expressions were complicated, as if torn between loyalty to Konoha and obedience to the Sage of Six Paths.
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