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Chapter 198 The biggest problem with geniuses is that their vision is too high.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi turned to look at his side and saw Danzo Shimura dressed in the attire of the Fifth Hokage, he was so surprised that he forgot his fear and guilt.

He instinctively shouted, "Danzo, why are you wearing the Hokage's attire?"

Then Hiruzen Sarutobi noticed Xia Zuo in front of him, a living enemy dressed in the attire of the Fifth Hokage.

He questioned in an even louder voice, "You, the murderer who dared to assassinate the Hokage, actually became Hokage! Aren't you afraid of being scorned by the ninja of Konoha?"

Xia Zuo chuckled, "Third Hokage, you're going to be disappointed. I am the Fifth Hokage, who is very beloved by the ninjas of Konoha. My reputation is almost on par with the Second Hokage."

Hiruzen Sarutobi glared angrily: "Hmph, you're lying! What's the point of lying to a dead man? Or did you use some trick to deceive the Konoha ninja?"

Xia Zuo laughed, "I don't need to use deception, and unlike you, I don't give speeches about the Will of Fire at the Ninja Academy. I don't do administrative work, I don't concern myself with Konoha ninja missions, and I don't manage ninja promotions."

"I only defeated the Third Tsuchikage, conquered Sunagakure and Kirigakure, convened a Shinobi World Tournament, and am currently conducting the Joint Chunin Exams."

"I simply made Konoha the undisputed strongest ninja village in the ninja world, and I also earned the title of the strongest ninja in the ninja world."

"Look, I only did these things, and I have earned the heartfelt respect and love of the Konoha ninja."

"Actually, the Konoha ninjas don't like the kind and gentle Hokage; they prefer the Hokage who is so powerful that he is invincible."

"The Konoha ninja also like prosperous and peaceful villages, but they prefer strong and prosperous villages."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was speechless, staring at Natsume without being able to respond.

The Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, scoffed, "Hmph, what the Fifth Hokage did was exactly what a Hokage should do, and he did it exceptionally well!"

"On the contrary, you, the Third Hokage, you've really disappointed me—"

Hiruzen Sarutobi stammered, "Tobirama-sensei, I, I—"

After stammering "I" for a long time, Hiruzen Sarutobi still couldn't utter another word.

What nonsense! He was Hokage for 30 years, so of course he knows what kind of Hokage the Konoha ninjas like and what kind of village they like.

But he couldn't do it. (Your Majesty, I can't do it.jpg)

Hiruzen Sarutobi was completely unable to control his fear.

He feared that he would be ambushed by enemy ninjas if he went out, so he tried not to leave the village and expanded the Anbu by 15 times to protect himself.

He feared dying outside like the Second Hokage, so he never left the Land of Fire.

He feared losing to the enemy after starting a war, so he never took the initiative to declare war, but only waited for the enemy to come to his door.

He feared that being too harsh on the defeated enemy would lead to another war, so he never mentioned the conditions for defeat and even offered benefits to the defeated.

He feared that the Konoha ninjas would die one by one in front of him, so he never volunteered to go to the battlefield.

The last time Hiruzen Sarutobi faced Tobirama Senju, he didn't have time to say anything or even think anything before he was torn to pieces.

And it was a process of falling apart time and time again.

Even after his impure body completely collapsed and he returned to the Pure Land, Hiruzen Sarutobi was unable to utter a single word.

But his mind was clear.

Hiruzen Sarutobi understood perfectly well that he had been resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, and that the person who beat him was Tobirama, who had also been resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

Therefore, it must be that I did something wrong that made the teacher extremely angry, which is why I received such treatment.

As for where things went wrong, Hiruzen Sarutobi was perfectly aware of it.

But he also felt really wronged. He didn't want Konoha to decline, and he wanted to dominate the world and finally show off his strength.

So when Hiruzen Sarutobi was resurrected and found that the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, hadn't acted immediately, he started rambling on and on, explaining his fears and his helplessness.

He admitted that he hadn't done a good job as Hokage, especially compared to all the Hokage except the Fourth Hokage, but that wasn't really his own intention.

Tobirama Senju chuckled in exasperation: "Oh, monkey, so you're feeling really wronged."

"Then let me ask you, what's the deal with your Sarutobi clan? When I died, your clan only had about 200 ninjas, how come by the time you died, the Sarutobi clan had over 3500 ninjas?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was shocked: "What? The Sarutobi clan has so many ninjas?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was very surprised and sincerely said: I don't know!

I'm so busy, I don't even have time for family life, how could I have known that my family was facing such a big problem?

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't finish his sentence because his head was severed by Tobirama Senju.

Flying Thunder God Slash

Even the Mangekyou Sharingan couldn't react to this forbidden technique, so of course Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't react to it either.

His head started to fall downwards, and he lost control of his body before realizing something was wrong. Even after his head rolled twice on the ground and he saw his headless body, he realized he had been beheaded.

Tobirama Senju lifted his foolish apprentice's head and said with a cold laugh, "Busy? Busy with what?"

"I've heard that you personally review even C-rank and D-rank missions, personally review the graduation of students from the Ninja Academy to become ninjas, and personally arrange the promotion of genin to chunin."

"Which of these is the Hokage's job?"

"You're taking all the work away from your subordinates and wasting your precious time on trivial matters. How can you possibly be a good Hokage?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi could not refute this.

Firstly, he was not yet used to the impure body; with only a head and no lungs, he could not speak.

Secondly, he knew that what he was doing was wrong, so there was nothing to say about it.

As a Jonin who had followed the Second Hokage for many years, Hiruzen Sarutobi at least knew what kind of work the Second Hokage usually did.

The Second Hokage was constantly thinking about whether the power structure of Konoha Village was balanced and how to adjust the unbalanced parts.

The Second Hokage would assess whether there was a threat from the surrounding villages and what methods to use to eliminate it.

The Second Hokage would predict future developments based on existing intelligence and arrange for ninjas to prepare in advance.

The Second Hokage would also carefully observe the situation within Konoha Village, eliminate threats within the village through the Anbu, and select promising ninjas to provide them with matching resources to help them grow.

The problem lies with Hiruzen Sarutobi. When they watched the Second Hokage do things, they all felt that everything was taken for granted and there was nothing particularly difficult about it.

But when Hiruzen Sarutobi became the Third Hokage and took charge himself, the result was a complete mess, a total disaster.

Left with no other choice, Hiruzen Sarutobi pulled his classmates along to share the burden. Although they still couldn't do a good job as Hokage even when they were all together, at least someone could share the responsibility with him.

The Second Hokage reattached Hiruzen Sarutobi's head and then carefully interrogated him about why he wasted time, finally understanding the reason.

It turns out that his disciple knew what he was supposed to do, but he just couldn't do the things that a Hokage should do.

He did these trivial things—things that should have been done by chunin or retired ninjas—to make himself feel better and to appear busy.

Just as Hashirama Senju couldn't understand why the Fourth Hokage would die because of the Nine-Tails, such a weak and cute creature, Tobirama Senju simply couldn't understand why he couldn't do such a simple job as Hokage well.

The monkey isn't an idiot like his older brother.

Tobirama Senju's question silenced Hiruzen Sarutobi, and even Danzo Shimura, who had just regained consciousness, fell silent.

Danzo had an abnormally high level of self-confidence, insisting that he could solve all of Konoha's problems once he became Hokage.

But to be honest, those were just things he said when facing junior ninjas, and they didn't count.

Having been the de facto ruler of Konoha for decades, how could he not know that being the Hokage of Konoha was not an easy job?

Look at how Danzo Shimura never made grand pronouncements like "If I take the stage, all problems will be solved" when facing his peers. He just kept finding fault with Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Thanks to Hiruzen Sarutobi drawing fire, Danzo Shimura had ample time to realize that he had been resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, and that the person next to him who was furious was his teacher, Tobirama Senju.

Faced with his ideal "perfect" Hokage, Danzo didn't even dare to provoke or stir up trouble; he could only lower his head and pretend to be cowardly, hoping that his teacher wouldn't see him.

Because he was wearing the Hokage outfit that he had always dreamed of.

Even Natsume was so flustered by Tobirama Senju's questioning that he rolled his eyes.

This is the biggest problem with geniuses. Because they are so capable and everything goes so smoothly for them, they subconsciously overestimate the abilities of their subordinates and underestimate the difficulty of the task.

When a genius delegates work to subordinates, those subordinates who have never received effective training but have developed exceptionally high standards will inevitably be ruined by "simple tasks."

Xia Zuo explained to the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, in his own language, and it took a lot of effort for him to understand a little bit.

At least Tobirama Senju realized that he also bore some responsibility for not properly nurturing Hiruzen Sarutobi and his group's weaklings.

This puzzled the Second Hokage greatly: "What's there to teach about something so simple?"

What could the Fifth Hokage say? He could only smile wryly and say, "Forget it, Second Hokage, don't even think about it anymore. That's all in the past."

Tobirama Senju didn't dwell on it: "You're right, Fifth Generation."

"Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others are all dead, so this matter can be considered over."

Before Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura could even catch their breath, they heard the most terrifying words.

Tobirama Senju said, "However, the monkey and the scarred-chinned man's crimes are not entirely unpunished either; I still need to punish them."

Xia Zuo smiled and nodded: "These two were resurrected using Edo Tensei to avenge you, Second Hokage. Please do as you please."

Tobirama Senju chuckled ominously, "Don't worry, I'll use it carefully this time," and won't let them break it so easily.

Orochimaru said, "Second Hokage, the situation is different now, so you don't need to worry about damage."

"Previously, the restriction on the Impure World Reincarnation was the use of sacrifices. Konoha Village has a limited number of death row inmates, and we cannot afford to waste them."

"Now we have solved the problem of cloning offerings. As long as we have money, we can produce offerings in an endless stream, and we are no longer afraid of losses."

Tobirama Senju looked at Orochimaru with some surprise and praised, "It hasn't been long, and cloning technology has made such great progress. You're quite good, kid."

"Then I'm relieved. I can enjoy myself now."

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura were shocked, but before they could do anything, they saw their teacher extend his left palm and grab them.

The two impure bodies were covered with dense sealing runes. They simultaneously lost control of their bodies and could not even speak. They could only move their eyes to express their fear.

Orochimaru was amazed and exclaimed, "As expected of the Second Hokage, you have mastered all the improvements I made over the past two years."

Tobirama Senju smiled smugly: "I've been using this body for a year. If I still can't figure out the improvements, how can I be considered the developer of the Impure World Reincarnation Technique?"

The two tech fanatics struck up a conversation and quickly entered into a focused dialogue. Xia Zuo could understand every word they said, but he just couldn't figure out what they were talking about.

As time went on, Xia Zuo could no longer even understand what they were saying.

He didn't disturb the two of them when something happened, and together with the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, whose eyes were also darting around, he left the secret laboratory.

Two generations of scientists are discussing terrifying scientific questions, but the topic being discussed by two generations of the strongest ninjas is not Wood Release...

Ninjutsu and secret techniques are not the future of Konoha Village.

Xia Zuo said with a slightly proud tone, "In the future, Konoha Village will dominate in ninjutsu, ninjas, education, and technology, attracting the best ninjas from all the ninja villages to study here and receive the highest level of education in Konoha Village."

"I will have Konoha Village give them a real education, teach them truly advanced ninjutsu and techniques, and greatly improve their strength."

"I will provide them with excellent living conditions, making them extremely comfortable in Konoha Village, and thus fostering a great fondness for Konoha Village among them."

Hashirama Senju's expression changed slightly as he asked, puzzled, "You're actually being this nice to ninjas from other villages?"

"After our last encounter, I thought you would be like Madara Uchiha, preparing to unify the ninja world by force."

"This...this is not what I imagined—"

Xia Zuo laughed and said, "First Hokage, times have changed."

"If it were during your time as Hokage, I would also support unification by force, do my best to weaken the four great ninja villages, and at the right time, fabricate a pretext to launch a war to eliminate them one by one."

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Hashirama Senju breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, saying, "Yes, that's right."

"Although I don't approve of what you're doing, the Natsusa who thinks this way is the Natsusa I know as the Fifth Hokage."

"Then why did you change your mind?"

Xia Zuo replied, "I've already said it, times have changed. Although Konoha has regained its position as the number one ninja village in the world, it no longer has the conditions for unification by force."

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