Hiruzen had significant issues, but his core nature wasn't inherently bad.
The current Hiruzen is still somewhat capable. He can control the situation, but after the Fourth Hokage's death, to prevent Danzo from becoming Hokage, he chose to reclaim the position.
However, at that time, he was no longer the same person he was during his first tenure as Hokage. His control over Konoha was far inferior to before.
Kazuki could roughly guess the true situation back then. Because Hiruzen couldn't control the situation, the Uchiha clan became increasingly volatile, and he couldn't suppress Danzo, allowing Danzo to act recklessly. He even overlooked Danzo's assassination attempt on him.
In Hiruzen's view, Konoha at that time was simply too weak to endure any turmoil, and he was even less able to take action against Danzo.
Of course, this also had to be blamed on Jiraiya and Tsunade. Tsunade herself was understandable, as she had no interest in becoming Hokage, and at that time, her heart was already dead.
As for Jiraiya, whenever he was needed, he was never around.
Just like now, the Second Great Ninja War is still ongoing, and he just ran away. If he weren't Hiruzen's disciple, and Hiruzen hadn't taken the blame for him, he would be deemed a traitor and a deserter right now.
During the future Nine-Tails Incident, Jiraiya was also not in Konoha, he must have been out wandering.
When Jiraiya was most needed to become Hokage, he did not stand by Hiruzen. Given Jiraiya's situation, becoming Hokage wouldn't have been difficult, and he wouldn't have become a puppet, being infinitely better than Hiruzen during his second term.
In the future, when Naruto needed Jiraiya's care, he was not in the village. It's said that Jiraiya spent his whole life searching for some child of prophecy, but upon closer thought, it seems Jiraiya was always avoiding the duties that should have originally belonged to him.
Later, during Tsunade's era, he was still acting as a deserter.
Currently, Hiruzen is going to act against Danzo, and Kazuki was happy to see it happen. As for those guys in Root, since he is still here, they won't be able to cause trouble. This is a good opportunity to act against Root.
As for whether those Root members will become a hidden danger? No one can escape his Genjutsu.
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"Is that so? I understand."
When Hiruzen left the village, Kazuki informed Mito about Danzo's matters.
After hearing Kazuki's words, Mito fell silent.
"While I feel pained that Danzo would do such a thing, it's something he is capable of. He is inherently an extremist, someone who will stop at nothing to achieve his own interests."
"Danzo lacks nothing in terms of intellect or talent, but Tobirama didn't nurture Danzo as a Hokage successor. Rather, he saw him more as the sharpest blade in the hands of the next Hokage."
"Long ago, Tobirama already favored monkey to become Hokage. In terms of talent,onkey and your father Kagami were the most outstanding. If you don't count the Mangekyo Sharingan, monkey was the most excellent."
"Whether it was Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, or even Sealing Jutsu, monkey learned extremely quickly. But he has one flaw, which is that he is too easygoing, a bit too lenient."
"There's no need to doubt monkey's love for Konoha, but one must worry whether he can properly restrain those below him. At this time, Danzo is the best candidate, he can solve monkey's soft-hearted problem."
"It's just that I didn't expect monkey to fail to properly restrain Danzo, giving Danzo too much power, which also activated his ambition."
Mito couldn't help but sigh. "Danzo having this day might not be unrelated to monkey's indulgence."
Kazuki pursed his lips, that point indeed made sense.
Hiruzen was indeed not forceful enough. If he couldn't even control his own subordinates, then what kind of Hokage was he?
"Have you considered why Danzo took so many resources?" Mito then asked, looking at Kazuki with deep eyes.
"It should be for experiments, right? Of course, it's also possible he's spending money to nurture his direct subordinates, or perhaps he's infiltrating other villages, or even Konoha. That much money can accomplish many things." Kazuki narrowed his eyes.
"He might have transplanted the First Hokage's cells into himself? But those cells don't seem to be able to increase his strength much."
"There's a possibility, but it's not very likely."
Mito hesitated for a moment, then added, "The current Danzo considers you his greatest opponent. It's very difficult for him to deal with you alone, but if he truly wants to deal with you, there seems to be only one method."
"Edo Tensei." Kazuki took a deep breath and uttered the name.
Kazuki was very familiar with the Edo Tensei. After all, this ninjutsu was troublesome in the future. It even possessed the ability to change the world's pattern.
Kazuki himself had not seen Edo Tensei, but he knew that the Scroll of Seals contained the Edo Tensei.
Hiruzen was wary of others, but he had no defenses against Danzo. If Danzo wanted to obtain Edo Tensei, it wouldn't be difficult to get.
The key is the difficulty of using Edo Tensei. If Danzo could summon the Second Hokage, Kazuki would have some trouble, after all, everyone knows that Tobirama is not fond of the Uchiha clan. As long as Tobirama says some random things, the difficulty for Kazuki to become Hokage would be extraordinarily high.
Moreover, Hashirama's strength is above Madara's, and Danzo doesn't believe Kazuki is stronger than Madara, let alone a match for Hashirama.
Currently, few people in the Ninja World know that Kazuki has already mastered Sage Mode, Danzo doesn't know either.
"Yes, Edo Tensei. This is the only method I can think of that could target you. At least from Danzo's perspective." Mito sighed with deep emotion.
"Although I don't believe Hashirama at his peak would be your match, he could still cause you some trouble in various aspects. Not just in combat, but also in succession."
"However, to deal with Edo Tensei, Sealing Jutsu is unavoidable. With your Sealing Jutsu, dealing with Edo Tensei won't be difficult."
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