Only I can make Konoha Village great again.

It must be said that even if Sarutobi Shinnosuke knew that the ninja standing in front of him was the Second Hokage, he would not back down.

The Second Hokage was great, didn't he?

What about Tobirama Senju?

You are dead!

My father is the Third Hokage, alive and serving as Hokage!

As for why he's still in office, that's none of your business!

The key point is that my father, Hiruzen Sarutobi, is the "strongest Hokage of all time"!

I'm still a shoo-in for the Fifth Hokage!

You are a puppet who died and was controlled by Orochimaru's forbidden Impure World Reincarnation technique. What right do you have to make me back down?

If the Second Hokage respects my father (the Third Hokage), I can be equally respectful to him. But if he comes to disrupt Konoha's order and try to seize the Hokage's power...

Heh, Tobirama Senju, like Orochimaru, was a traitor who betrayed Konoha, and he was also my Shinnosuke's mortal enemy.

Tobirama Senju was unaware of the thoughts of the Anbu chief. This kind of weakling, who wasn't even a Jonin, held no weight in the mind of the ruthless Second Hokage.

So he didn't stop walking and continued to walk slowly forward.

As they drew closer to Konoha Village, Tobirama Senju's chakra surged slightly, forming an invisible wave of energy that spread across the ground.

Wherever his chakra went, the soil was pressed into deep depressions.

The ANBU ninjas who stepped forward to stop them were shocked and could only retreat repeatedly.

"When did the Anbu become so weak?"

Tobirama Senju's voice was deep and powerful, clearly reaching the ears of every Konoha ninja and spreading his unique authority into their hearts.

"Hiruzen Sarutobi, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado, all of you, come out here!!"

"How did the Konoha regulations I personally established, the original intention of the First Hokage to protect the children of Konoha, become garbage in your hands? Explain yourself clearly!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Tobirama Senju opened the hood that was covering his face and unleashed his aura.

Instantly, a commotion erupted among the Konoha ninja.

The appearance of the Second Hokage was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, causing the Konoha ninjas to lose their minds.

For young ninjas, the Second Hokage is a legend that exists only in textbooks, the stories of their elders, and the giant head on the Hokage Rock.

Because it is a legend, and people can dress it up however they want, ninjas have a huge misunderstanding of the Second Hokage.

For example: the second generation is not as strong as the third generation; the second generation has a gentle personality; the second generation is willing to sacrifice, etc.

Seeing the real Second Hokage in person, his imposing aura and terrifying presence naturally inspired a sense of awe.

The Konoha ninja all hesitated.

The young ninja's weapon loosened, a hint of hesitation creeping into his mind, his eyes darting around.

The older ninjas who had seen the Second Hokage reacted most intensely.

The core members and elders of the four clans, in particular, wore expressions that were solemn and tinged with fear.

Upon hearing the Second Hokage's question, they suddenly realized that they seemed to have taken too many benefits and enjoyed advantages they shouldn't have.

They also thought of the Konoha ninjas who died on the battlefield, all under the age of ten.

When those children died in battle, they were in their thirties and forties in Konoha, doing paperwork in the Hokage Building...

The elders of the four clans, realizing they had made a mistake, did not feel guilty for long before they suppressed it.

The fear did not subside; instead, it reversed.

They stared at the resurrected Tobirama Senju, their eyes filled with suspicion, wariness, and the embarrassment of their disguise being exposed.

Upon closer examination, the Senju clan has long since declined, and Konoha is now under their control.

So what if Tobirama Senju returns? Can he really break the stable power structure and threaten the interests of the four major clans?

No, maybe it really is possible!

The elders of the four major clans noticed that the young Konoha ninjas were wavering, and the Anbu ninjas, who were the core fighting force, were wavering even more.

The eldest elder of the Sarutobi clan, Sarutobi Masao, scoffed, "Playing tricks!"

His tone was disdainful and arrogant: "Lord Tobirama Senju has long since returned to dust and rests in the Martyrs' Cemetery of Konoha."

"you?"

"He's nothing but Orochimaru's puppet resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique. Even if he's wearing the Second Hokage's face, he can't be here spreading rumors and disturbing the peace of Konoha!"

Sarutobi Masao was tall with a full head of white hair, his face covered with deep wrinkles, and his eyes were full of arrogance and hostility.

The Sarutobi clan ninja immediately chimed in, "That's right! It's definitely fake!"

"Orochimaru disregarded the Third Hokage's orders, secretly summoned Konoha ninja, and launched a war against Kirigakure. How is this any different from betraying Konoha?"

"A rogue ninja from Konoha, with a puppet of the Second Hokage—isn't this just a new trick to seize the Hokage position, trying to overthrow the rule of our Sarutobi clan?"

"How can we let him succeed?"

"That's right, we can't let Orochimaru succeed!"

"How could the Second Hokage, with his unparalleled wisdom, be controlled by a rogue ninja like Orochimaru?"

"Look at his filthy, disgusting body, he doesn't deserve to be called the Second Hokage!"

"Kill him!"

"Destroy that puppet and kill the rogue ninja Orochimaru!"

"For Konoha!"

"To protect the honor of the Sarutobi clan!"

The Sarutobi clan ninjas roared, raising their weapons high, their emotions growing increasingly agitated, their eyes filled with murderous intent.

The strongest members of the Sarutobi ninja are almost all fire-style ninjas, whose explosive fire-style chakra surges wildly, ready to unleash scorching ninjutsu attacks at any moment.

Seeing this, the ninjas of the Shimura clan also became restless.

They already knew that Danzo had been killed by Tobirama Senju, and their fear was easily replaced by hatred.

Moreover, the fear did not disappear; it simply transformed into the fear of losing its special status.

Having lost their backer, the Shimura clan desperately needed to prove their loyalty to the Third Hokage and avoid being abandoned by the other three major clans.

Fueled by hatred and brimming with fervor, Shimura the ninja shouted, "It was you, this puppet, who killed Lord Danzo!"

"You are a fake Second Hokage! We, the Shimura clan, will avenge Lord Danzo!"

"kill!!"

The shouts of battle were deafening, but not a single Shimura ninja rushed forward.

It's hard to tell whether Shimura Danzo's claim of "I did it all for Konoha" is true or not, but in order to demonstrate this, he didn't give any special treatment to the elite ninjas of the Shimura clan.

Moreover, Danzo's stupidity and recklessness are absolutely true.

Since its founding, the Root organization has been abandoned by Danzo countless times and has suffered countless total defeats.

In short, Danzo had already squandered all of the Shimura clan's elite ninjas.

The Shimura ninjas who can stand here and shout now are either too young, too weak, or too cunning and clever.

In any case, none of them were powerful ninjas who could fight, dared to fight, or were willing to fight.

Their battle cries were deafening, but no one launched an attack.

Orochimaru was amused: "The Shimura family has truly declined. Although Shimura Danzo was foolish, at least he still had the courage to fight to the death..."