Chapter 165: Hashirama's Confidence
Looking at the crowd that had suddenly fallen somewhat silent.
Hashirama Senju turned his head toward Tsunade and blinked his eyes, speaking in a low voice.
"Did I say something wrong just now?"
As Hashirama Senju's voice rang out, Jiraiya naturally reacted as well, hurriedly speaking respectfully.
"First Hokage-sama did not speak incorrectly. It's just that Orochimaru is already dead."
Jiraiya did not say that Orochimaru was a rogue ninja, but merely said that Orochimaru was already dead.
"That truly is a pity."
Hashirama Senju furrowed his brows, an expression of regret appearing on his face.
Immediately after, Hashirama Senju seemed to recall something, a puzzled expression on his face as he looked at Jiraiya and spoke again.
"I still don't know what your status is, nor that group of people behind you."
Hearing Hashirama Senju's words, Jiraiya only now remembered that he had only stated his name without introducing his status.
"First Hokage-sama, I am a disciple of Third Hokage Sarutobi-sensei, and Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato was my disciple."
Jiraiya spoke respectfully.
Hashirama Senju's eyes brightened. Jiraiya's status was quite high indeed.
"The position of Hokage has already passed to the Fourth? Which one is the Fourth Hokage?"
Hashirama Senju asked Jiraiya with an expression of pleasant surprise on his face.
"Minato is already dead."
A trace of gloom flashed through Jiraiya's eyes as he answered respectfully.
Boom!
A terrifying killing intent suddenly erupted from Hashirama Senju's body. In an instant, the temperature of the entire separate space seemed to drop by one or two degrees.
"Dead. Was he killed by Yuto?"
A cold gleam flashed through Hashirama Senju's eyes as he looked at Jiraiya.
Under this terrifying killing intent, the bodies of everyone present couldn't help but stiffen slightly.
This feeling of him being a completely different person once again made everyone realize that this First Hokage, who looked somewhat simple and honest, was a ruthless man.
"No. Minato died many years ago. During this time, Sarutobi-sensei has been managing Konoha."
Jiraiya spoke hurriedly with a nervous expression.
As Jiraiya's voice rang out, the killing intent on Hashirama Senju's body instantly vanished.
Hashirama Senju spoke somewhat curiously.
"How did the Fourth die?"
With a respectful expression, Jiraiya roughly explained the cause of Namikaze Minato's death to Hashirama Senju.
After hearing Jiraiya's words, Hashirama Senju had a strange expression on his face. After half a moment, he slowly let out a sigh, a trace of helplessness flashing through his eyes as he said.
"What about the Third?"
"Sarutobi-sensei died in the war triggered by First Mizukage Yuto..."
Tsunade, standing at the side, walked up to Hashirama Senju and spoke in a somewhat low voice.
"Triggered a war? Tell me all the intel you have on Yuto."
Hashirama Senju had a somewhat grave expression on his face.
"First Hokage-sama, regarding intel on First Mizukage Yuto, I understand a bit more. I am Danzo, the commander of Root."
Danzo hurriedly walked forward and spoke with a respectful expression on his face.
Seemingly afraid that Hashirama Senju wouldn't understand Root's status, Danzo continued speaking.
"Root is an organization that assists the Hokage in handling special and urgent matters. It is also the Anbu directly under the Hokage's command, a place specifically for training Anbu ninja."
A trace of realization flashed through Hashirama Senju's eyes as he spoke softly.
"Such a department—looks like it was Tobirama's handiwork."
Tsunade looked at Danzo, who had drawn close, and frowned slightly, but did not speak.
Grandfather has already been resurrected. No matter how many small schemes Danzo has, they are useless now.
Status, strength, prestige—there was simply no comparison.
Seeing the realization on Hashirama Senju's face, Danzo stood ramrod straight and respectfully spoke out all the intel he had on Yuto.
"Uniting the power of the four great ninja villages to attack Konoha—this fellow Yuto really hasn't changed much from back then."
"I'm afraid that after all these years, that fellow's ambitions haven't changed in the slightest."
After hearing Danzo's words, Hashirama Senju frowned lightly, a trace of heaviness in his tone.
After a moment, Hashirama Senju raised his head to look at the crowd, a sharp light flickering in his eyes.
"During this time, I will stay in a separate space first. I will not appear in Konoha. Similarly, news of my resurrection is to be temporarily concealed."
"According to my deductions, it probably won't be long before this fellow Yuto makes his next move."
"Yes, First Hokage-sama!"
Jiraiya, Danzo, and the others hurriedly spoke respectfully.
Seeing this scene, a simple and honest expression once again appeared on Hashirama Senju's face as he smiled at the crowd.
"I'll be troubling everyone during this time."
"First Hokage-sama, do you really intend to stay in this separate space?"
Jiraiya was somewhat dumbfounded. Normal people had no way to survive in a separate space.
"Just give me that key in your hand. That key doesn't merely have the function of determining coordinates."
"Moreover, my chakra signature is somewhat special. If I appear in Konoha, I'm afraid there is a possibility of being discovered by Yuto."
Hashirama Senju spoke with a casual expression, smiling.
Jiraiya was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly took out that special key and handed it to Hashirama Senju.
Hashirama Senju received the key. After instructing on some matters, he reached out and rubbed Tsunade's head.
After confirming that Hashirama Senju would temporarily stay in the separate space, it wasn't long before Jiraiya and the others all exited the separate space.
Watching the space portal slowly close, Hashirama Senju's eyes flickered slightly, his gaze casting toward the large scroll still placed at the center of the separate space.
"Yuto, this time you absolutely won't have the slightest chance of escape."
A firm and confident voice rang out in the separate space.
"Before that, looks like I'll need to take a trip to that place first."
Hashirama Senju stood up, slowly stretched his waist, and formed a hand seal with both hands in front of his body.
The next moment, accompanied by a "boom" sound, Hashirama Senju's figure had already vanished from the separate space.
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