In Konoha, you call this a ninja tool?

This is what Shimura Danzo thought to himself.

......

"I...I...I had no choice!"

"Being Hokage... isn't as easy as it seems!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke urgently.

"As the Hokage, I have to consider far too many factors before making a decision... I have no choice but to do this!"

"Standing at the highest point of Konoha, I have worked diligently for Konoha for decades without ever having a single complaint!"

"Even my eldest son, Sarutobi Shinnosuke, sacrificed his life because of it..."

"I have no complaints whatsoever!"

"Konoha...is my root, my home!"

"I have a heart full of loyalty to Konoha. As long as I can maintain the peace of Konoha, I am willing to sacrifice myself!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi proclaimed with unparalleled fervor.

After he revealed that his son... had also sacrificed his life for Konoha...

Even though he was completely overwhelmed by the Heavenly Hammer, Hiruzen Sarutobi's heroic appearance still evoked sympathy in many people.

"War...is cruel!"

"The Third Shinobi World War had just ended, and Konoha suffered heavy losses..."

"I really can't let the Fourth Shinobi World War start again!"

"The Hyuga clan... I have truly let the Hyuga clan down..."

"But I did it all for Konoha!!!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi raised his voice again, portraying him as someone who had no other choice.

Ke Tianyu

He ruthlessly tore off his fig leaf!

"Are you still putting on an act here?!"

"It is true that the Third Shinobi World War has just ended, and it is also true that Konoha lost heroes."

"But...the Third Shinobi World War didn't just result in losses for Konoha!"

After a pause, Tianyu continued.

"All five great ninja villages have joined the war!"

"In the Land of Lightning, the Third Raikage, a warrior capable of defeating ten thousand men, has fallen."

"The Third Kazekage of the Land of Wind, who possessed a special bloodline, has died."

"In the Land of Earth, all the Iwagakure ninja, including Hiruzen, Hikari, Oishi, Sumashi, and Higashi Shijin, have perished!"

"In the Land of Water, four members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist have died, three have escaped, and all of their Anbu members have been killed!"

"Overall, Konoha suffered the fewest losses in this great battle!"

"In the Third Shinobi World War, it can be said that Konoha was the victor!"

"Furthermore, after the war, Konoha demanded a considerable amount of compensation from other ninja villages!"

"Countless heroes sacrificed their lives and their blood to win this victory... and you're asking us to hand over one of Konoha's strongest fighting forces to the weaker side for slaughter?"

"There's no such logic in this world!"

"What kind of leader are you!"

"Are you truly acting for peace, or to persecute the Hyuga clan, to have the head of the clan beheaded, and to annihilate the leaderless Hyuga clan?!"

Chapter 161 Confession

"Of course I'm doing this for peace, for the tranquility of Konoha!"

"I am the Hokage of Konoha, how could I possibly persecute the Hyuga clan?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, his face flushed, responded in a hoarse voice.

"The strength of the Hidden Cloud Village is formidable and should not be underestimated."

"You're not the Hokage, so naturally you wouldn't know these things... but I truly am thinking of Konoha!"

"Oh."

"Is the Cloud Village powerful?"

Tianyu gave a disdainful sneer.

Do you really think he's a naive thirteen-year-old?

Do you really think he can just spout nonsense because he wasn't born during World War III?

"If you're saying the Third Raikage is powerful, that's one thing."

"But with the Third Raikage dead, how can Kumogakure be considered powerful?!"

"You, you..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi paused for a moment.

He then slowly spoke.

"The strength of a village is not just determined by its physical strength."

"Furthermore, the Fourth Raikage is equally powerful, in no way inferior to the Third Raikage."

He said so.

"Wait!"

The person who spoke was not Tianyu.

It was the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

"The Fourth Raikage...is he the son of the Third Raikage?"

He turned to look at Tianyu.

Tianyu nodded.

"The Fourth Raikage is nowhere near as good as the Third Raikage!"

As a figure active during World War III,

Minato Namikaze was very familiar with the inside story.

"I fought the Fourth Raikage back then. I faced both the Fourth Raikage at that time and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki from Kumogakure..."

"Although the two of them are strong, they are worlds apart from the Third Raikage."

World War III

When Konoha vs. Kumogakure

Minato Namikaze fought two opponents, the Fourth Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. Although there were no casualties in the battle, Minato Namikaze gained the upper hand!

Even when the two of them teamed up, Minato Namikaze still managed to gain the upper hand.

Strong capabilities...

Is he comparable to the Third Raikage, who could defeat ten thousand men?

Are you making a scene here?!

Faced with questions from the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze,

The words "Sarutobi Hitsugi" stuck in my throat like a fishbone.

"This, this..."

"More than a decade has passed since the Third Shinobi World War, and the current Fourth Raikage is a completely different person from those days!"

"The current Fourth Raikage is far more powerful than you can imagine!"

"laugh!"

Tianyu couldn't help but chuckle.

Do you even believe what you're saying?

He countered with a question to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

In the world of Naruto... age and time don't mean anything.

Look at Kakashi, he became a Jonin at the age of 12... Now he's middle-aged, and he's still just a Jonin, his strength has hardly improved at all!

Then look at Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha!

They were able to dominate the Warring States period in their youth! Is this something that age can determine?!

After the battle at the Valley of the End, both Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha "died". Decades have passed, so why has no one been able to surpass them in their youth?

Naruto is a very cruel world!

It's not that you'll get a reward just because you work hard.

This is a world where everything is about talent!

The fact that Obito Uchiha awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, transforming himself from a bottom-of-the-class student into the mastermind behind the ninja world, also proves this point.

Kakuzu, a ninja who survived from the time of the First Hokage, could only become a pawn in Obito's hands.

More than a decade...

A guy who couldn't defeat Minato Namikaze even when teaming up with the Eight-Tails.

He can transform himself into a Raikage comparable to a warrior capable of defeating ten thousand men?!

how can that be!

Not to mention, as a transmigrator, Tenyu knew that the Fourth Raikage had his arm easily cut off by Sasuke during the Fourth Shinobi World War!