[Uchiha Madara: That's fine. Since your Senju clan is worse off than my Uchiha clan, I'm relieved.]
[Senju Hashirama: ??? That… actually makes sense!]
[Senju Tobirama: That makes sense?! Are both clans completely wiped out? Konoha was founded to protect the Senju and Uchiha clans, and to protect other ninja clans along the way! And now you're telling me the others are still around while the Senju are completely gone?]
[Hatake Kakashi: …I'm the only one left in the Hatake clan.]
[Uzumaki Mito: Do I even need to explain? The Uzumaki clan also wiped out.]
[Uzumaki Kushina: My son is the only Uzumaki left, isn't he?]
[Might Guy: Ahem… our family isn't big either, but yeah, I'm the only one left.]
[Senju Tobirama: ?! In other words—the Senju, Uzumaki, Uchiha, Hatake, and Might clans are all gone??? All the real fighters are dead???]
[Hyūga Hiashi: Second Hokage-sama… that's not very polite. What do you mean by "all the capable fighters are gone, the Hyūga clan is still okay"?]
[Senju Tobirama: …Well, your Hyūga clan isn't bad. But look around. The Nara clan sells antlers and relies on shadow techniques—don't even compare their brains to mine! The Akimichi are okay. The Yamanaka are all sensory ninja. The Aburame use insects for scouting. The Inuzuka specialize in tracking. And the Sarutobi clan? They're just good at Fire Release, and when that fails, they summon a monkey! As for the Shimura clan… what clan? All I ever saw was Danzo lurking in the shadows! Tell me, who else in Konoha can actually fight?!]
After that rant, Tobirama was out of breath.
Were all of Konoha's real fighters dead? Suddenly, he felt it might've been a blessing that the Uchiha weren't completely wiped out…
Because truth be told, the Uchiha's strength had always been Konoha's shield. Before Kakashi's time, just the names "Uchiha Shisui" and "Uchiha Itachi" made the other villages tremble.
Kirigakure's Ao once infiltrated Konoha, activated his Byakugan, saw Shisui in the distance… and immediately retreated with his men.
Not to mention White Fang, Minato, and Might Duy.
If not for Copy Ninja Kakashi, things might've been an even split between Konoha and the other great villages.
The truth was, the Third Hokage's reputation alone couldn't hold back the outside world.
Tobirama's lungs were ready to explode. MMP! Only the Hyūga and Akimichi had any real strength left. The Sarutobi clan could count as half, but don't even start with the Shimura—in total episode 720 it was just Danzo!
The rest were mostly support clans. Useful, yes, but how many had true Kage-level strength? Almost none.
Sure, in the Fourth Great Ninja War, the auxiliary clans shined—Nara Shikaku's brilliance, Akimichi Chōza's power—but Tobirama didn't live to see that. Back in his era, there were no ninja tools that boosted sensory power.
[Senju Hashirama: Brother, don't be angry… come, brother, give me a hug.]
[Senju Tobirama: Get lost! Damn it! I worked my ass off to make this village strong! I invented so many forbidden techniques! What did you idiots eat growing up that you couldn't learn a single one?!]
The clans stayed silent. Even Sarutobi Hiruzen was sweating buckets.
The truth? They wanted to learn. But the academy curriculum was garbage.
"The Third Hokage is the strongest Hokage!" Yeah right.
"The Third Hokage is the best Hokage!" What a waste.
"On the Usefulness of the Three Body Technique!" Nonsense—every clan already knew it!
And "The Will of Fire" … just another excuse for the old fox to brainwash the young.
You could graduate to Genin just by mastering the Three Body Technique. What a joke.
Civilian Genin came out knowing only three jutsu: Transformation, Substitution, and Clone.
Meanwhile, clan heirs like Sasuke or Shikamaru had actual family techniques.
No one dared say it out loud, but everyone thought the same.
[Shimura Danzo: Don't blame me! It was Hiruzen who sealed away the forbidden techniques and forbade anyone from learning them! Since the Fourth Hokage's death, only that Nine-Tails brat has ever even seen a forbidden jutsu!]
Sarutobi Hiruzen's face turned pale. Only two words echoed in his mind:
Damn it!
Danzo had just thrown him under the bus.
[Senju Tobirama: Monkey… is that true?]
[Sarutobi Hiruzen: Teacher… didn't you say the forbidden scroll was meant to protect us?]
Tobirama's rage boiled over.
[Senju Tobirama: Protect you?! What the hell do you think I created them for? To lock them away? If that's the case, why bother inventing them at all?!]
[Sarutobi Hiruzen: …I… ah, Danzo shares the blame too!]
[Shimura Danzo: ??? Your motherf****r!!!]
[Fourth Raikage: Tsk. You've got a mountain of treasure and don't even use it. Truly "Awesome Konoha." Truly "Awesome Sarutobi." Truly "Awesome Danzo."]
[Ōhnoki: I'm jealous. If Iwa had those resources, we would've conquered the world by now.]
[Mei Terumi: Honestly, Konoha just keeps declining. Might as well hand over the forbidden techniques and let the rest of us split the power.]
[Rasa: Even though I'm dead, I'm curious too. How did you two screw Konoha up so badly?]
Tobirama was losing his mind. Were there really no qualified successors left?
His gaze fell on Minato.
[Senju Tobirama: It would've been better if you hadn't died so early. Look at Konoha now—completely defeated.]
Namikaze Minato scratched his head, embarrassed.
[Namikaze Minato: Hehe, I didn't want to die either. I wanted to watch Naruto grow up…]
Tobirama fell silent. He'd never been a father, but he had been a brother. He understood all too well the pain of separation.
[Fourth Raikage: ??? @Sarutobi Hiruzen, @Shimura Danzo—come on, explain! How did you two drag Konoha down so hard? Teach me, so I can avoid the same trap!]
[Ōhnoki: The Raikage makes a good point. Please, enlighten us!]
[Mei Terumi: What, did you two fight over bamboo shoots? I'd love to hear your "wisdom."]
[Rasa: Go on. Even the dead are curious.]
(Note: In the original lore, Tobirama founded the Academy, the Anbu, the Police Force, and so much more. Honestly, I'll never understand why so many fans call the Third Hokage the "most suitable Hokage." Tobirama was smarter, stronger, and far more suited to leadership. He truly cared for the village's growth and development.)