Only I can make Konoha Village great again.

Hiruzen Sarutobi did not lose his conscience; he was just too greedy for power and too soft-hearted, and unknowingly became someone who was good at compromising.

Faced with the Second Hokage's questioning, Hiruzen Sarutobi no longer had any intention of making excuses.

"In the private Marseille, I was a student who was blinded by power and swayed by the interests of my ethnic group."

"It was my jealousy that got the better of me. I was wary of Sakumo Hatake and Orochimaru's reputations, afraid that they would threaten my position as Hokage and the interests of the Sarutobi clan. That's why I tacitly allowed Danzo to suppress him. But I really didn't expect that Danzo would actually go so far as to kill the Konoha ninjas..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi wept bitterly in repentance, his posture extremely humble.

"I am not a qualified Hokage. I have let down my teacher, Orochimaru, Sakumo Hatake, and all the Konoha ninja who were persecuted by Danzo. I have let down the Konoha Village founded by the First Hokage!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's repentance was very sincere, and his tearful confession moved many Konoha ninjas.

Many ninjas looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi with a hint of sympathy and recognition.

However, the Sarutobi clan ninjas could not accept that their clan leader, the Third Hokage of Konoha, bowed down and repented to the "puppet".

Sarutobi Masao strode forward, helped Sarutobi Hiruzen to his feet, and said sternly, "Third Hokage! You cannot bow down to him!"

"You are the Hokage of Konoha, the pride of our Sarutobi clan, and the 'Strongest Hokage of All Time'!"

"How can you repent to a puppet controlled by Orochimaru?!"

Another elder, Sarutobi, spoke up: "Masao is right!"

"Third Hokage! The position of Hokage of Konoha was passed down to you by the Second Hokage, and history has long proven that it was the wisest and most correct choice!"

"This Second Hokage, resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation technique, is merely a manifestation of Orochimaru's rogue ninja will. He has no right to point fingers at you, much less to judge the Hokage of our Sarutobi clan!"

"Konoha's prosperity today is all thanks to the Sarutobi clan!"

"During the Third Hokage's reign, he worked diligently to protect the peace of Konoha. Our Sarutobi clan has sacrificed far too much for Konoha. Konoha rightfully belongs to our Sarutobi clan; we must never allow outsiders to lay a foothold on it!"

Sarutobi Masao's voice grew louder and louder, his greed and arrogance becoming increasingly undisguised: "This is a fake Second Hokage, a tool Orochimaru used to overthrow Konoha and seize power!"

"Orochi will be useless once Orochimaru is killed, and Konoha will once again belong to our Sarutobi clan!"

His words ignited the ambition and greed of the Sarutobi clan ninjas.

The Sarutobi ninja raised their ninja tools and roared, "Konoha belongs to the Sarutobi clan!"

"Kill the fake Second Hokage! Kill Orochimaru!"

"Protect Konoha Village! Protect the Sarutobi clan!"

Upon seeing this, the Shimura clan ninjas echoed, "Avenge Lord Danzo! Kill the fake Second Hokage!"

"The Shimura family will never back down!"

The ninjas from the Utatane and Mitomon clans gripped their ninja tools tightly, their chakra growing stronger and their eyes filled with fighting spirit.

There was no turning back: either kill Tobirama Senju and protect the interests of their own clan;

Either be defeated by Tobirama Senju and lose everything you currently possess.

Tobirama Senju remained calm throughout.

Hiruzen Sarutobi wept and repented, but he showed no emotion whatsoever.

The four clans' ninjas were in a frenzy, radiating undisguised greed, hatred, and arrogance, yet he showed no anger.

But the Second Hokage's eyes grew colder and his chakra became increasingly sharp.

It wasn't until the ninjas of the four great ninja clans shouted at him to kill him and openly declared that "Konoha Village belongs to the Sarutobi clan" that Tobirama Senju finally sneered.

"The interests of Sarutobi's clan?"

"Is Konoha Sarutobi's private property?"

Tobirama Senju looked at the weeping Hiruzen Sarutobi and said coldly, "Aren't you going to stop your own clansmen?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi just cried even louder and kowtowed desperately, but he wouldn't say a word to stop his clansmen.

Tobirama Senju was utterly disappointed: "I still remember the scene when Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha joined forces to establish Konoha Village here."

"At that time, the head of the Sarutobi clan was Sarutobi Sasuke. He was upright, kind, strong, fair and just, and responsible. He was an excellent ninja that even Uchiha Madara had to acknowledge."

"Look at yourself now, where is there even a trace of your father?"

"If it weren't for Sarutobi Sasuke, how could you, Sarutobi Hiruzen, have become my student?"

"Also, I remember that when the Sarutobi clan joined Konoha, there were more than a hundred ninjas. Now there are... several thousand ninjas."

"No wonder they shouted the absurd statement that 'Konoha Village belongs to the Sarutobi clan.' They've stolen so much that they think everything is theirs."

"Hiruzen Sarutobi, you'll remember this!"

"Konoha Village was founded by my elder brother, Hashirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha!"

"The village of Konoha was established so that all ethnic groups could put aside their hatred, fight side by side, protect the Land of Fire, safeguard children, prevent people from suffering the pain of war, and stop them from being displaced!"

"Konoha Village belongs to all Konoha ninja, not to any single ninja clan!"

"To achieve this goal, I deliberately suppressed the Uchiha clan, even going so far as to disband most of the Senju clan, forcing them to completely assimilate into Konoha!"

"But you... you actually treated Konoha as your clan's private property, placing the clan's interests above the village's interests!"

"Konoha Village belongs to the Sarutobi clan..."

Tobirama Senju's gaze swept over the Sarutobi ninja: "Such arrogance!"

"You stubborn, greedy, incompetent, and foolish Sarutobi ninjas, treating Konoha Village as your private property, are simply courting death!"

Sarutobi Masao roared, "Nonsense!"

"A counterfeit puppet dares to speak so arrogantly? Then don't blame me for being impolite!"

His body erupted with fire-attribute chakra as he rapidly formed hand seals: "Die, you imposter!"

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

A massive fireball erupted from his mouth, carrying a scorching heat, and slammed fiercely towards Tobirama Senju.

Sarutobi Masao's attack ignited a full-blown civil war in Konoha.

The Sarutobi ninjas unleashed their Fire Release techniques, attacking Tobirama Senju, Orochimaru, and Hatsukyu Yamanaka.

The techniques of Great Fireball, Great Fire Annihilation, and Phoenix Fire flew densely across the sky, turning half of it red.

The scorching heatwave erupted violently, instantly igniting nearby trees.

The Sarutobi clan ninjas started the war, and the Shimura clan ninjas immediately followed suit.

They unleashed their Wind Release chakra, quickly forming hand seals to unleash Wind Release, providing support for the Sarutobi clan's Fire Release.

The Utatane clan and the Mitomon clan hesitated for a moment, but finally followed suit and launched their attack.

Earth Release ninjutsu, such as Earth Wall and Earth Bullet, were used in succession to surround Tobirama Senju, preventing him from dodging the ninjutsu attacks.