This is the Bond

"If it's not confusion, then it's incompetence!" Hearing Tobirama Senju remain silent, his face darkening, Madara Uchiha mocked again. "I can't believe you'd let such an incompetent guy become Hokage. It's laughable. Is Konoha completely devoid of talent?"

"..."

Indeed, after knowing all this, how could he possibly let that guy become Hokage?

What exactly happened?

Did Konoha really have no one left back then?

But how could Tobirama Senju possibly accept the words of the inherently evil Madara Uchiha? He sneered, "Ridiculous! I don't believe I would choose an incompetent person as Hokage!"

"If it's not incompetence and incompetence, then what is it?" However, Madara Uchiha refused to accept this, staring directly at Tobirama Senju, "As expected of a despicable wretch raised by you, you vile villain!"

"..."

Upon hearing Madara Uchiha's words, Tobirama Senju's face darkened again, but before he could speak, Hashirama Senju nodded and said to his younger brother, "Tobirama, regarding this matter... your two disciples did indeed act rather dishonorably!"

"Big brother, you..."

Which side are you on?

Tobirama Senju looked helplessly at his elder brother, then at the ravine opposite him, and pondered for a moment, "Is there any other plot development? Perhaps there's some other reason?"

"There's more to the story later. When Konoha was collapsing, the Third Hokage chose to sacrifice himself to protect the village!"

"?!"

Upon hearing this, Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju were taken aback, but then a relieved smile appeared on their faces.

At least in the end... he still fulfilled his duties as Hokage!

"What about Danzo?"

"Sleeping at my own base."

"???" x3

"That guy thought that since the Third Hokage died, he could become Hokage." Shi Jian shrugged and continued, "But in the end, it was Hashirama's granddaughter who became Hokage."

"My (elder brother, Hashirama's) granddaughter?" x3

Hearing this, the three looked at Shijian with surprise, and then Senju Hashirama chuckled, "I have a granddaughter? And she's become the Fifth Hokage."

"I have some good news to share." Tobirama Senju nodded with a smile. "I never imagined I'd have a niece in the future."

As for Madara, upon hearing that Hashirama had a granddaughter, he smiled with a hint of joy, but also with a touch of melancholy.

But then Shi Jian added, "Not only that! There's also a grandson!"

"!!!"

Oh, a grandson? You have a grandson now?!

"He just died during the Second Shinobi World War." Shi Jian shrugged. "I heard he died a pretty gruesome death; his internal organs were all ripped out."

As soon as these words were spoken, Hashirama Senju staggered, Tobirama Senju felt a darkness before his eyes, and even Madara was incredulous.

Hashirama's grandson is dead?!

"And during that war, Hashirama's granddaughter, Tsunade, also contracted hemophobia and left Konoha because of it. Of course, she recovered later and was invited back by Konoha to become the Fifth Hokage." Ishigami continued, "However, then another Konoha collapse occurred, and this time, Shimura Danzo... was still sleeping at home, but this time, he actually became Hokage!"

"?!"

Upon hearing this, Hashirama Senju felt a wave of dizziness wash over him. Even the man known as the God of Shinobi trembled slightly, his voice shaking, "My granddaughter, Tsunade, she too..."

"No, he just fell into a coma. Not long after Danzo became Hokage, he tried to seal Uchiha Sasuke... Although he ultimately failed, he still died." At this point, Ishigaki couldn't help but sigh. "Moreover, his position as Hokage wasn't recognized, and no Hokage Rock was carved after his death!"

Upon hearing this, Tobirama Senju, who had been furious, gritted his teeth and said, "Serves him right!"

At this moment, he even felt a little grateful to that Uchiha brat!

They keep shouting that they'll protect Konoha from the shadows, but when Konoha is in trouble, they don't show up?!

And what exactly is that kid Hiruzen Sarutobi doing?

How can someone who has done so many things get away with nothing?!

Forget incompetence and muddle-headedness, this is downright serious dereliction of duty!

However, at this moment, Madara Uchiha, standing nearby, said with a mocking tone, "Don't forget, you despicable scoundrel, you're now the teacher of those two!"

"..."

These words struck Tobirama Senju's heart directly, causing his vision to go black again. He then glared angrily at the stone stream opposite him.

If it weren't for that kid last night...

But before Tobirama Senju could say anything, Madara continued to stab him in the heart.

Even now, seeing Tobirama Senju like this, his initial anger over the annihilation of the Uchiha clan had subsided considerably. "If it wasn't incompetence, or confusion, then what was it?"

"..."

Yes! What could it be?

Could it really be as the inherently evil Madara Uchiha claimed, that it was intentional?

Tobirama Senju's face remained dark, but just as he opened his mouth, unsure of what to say, Ishigaki across from him uttered a sigh, "If he weren't incompetent, muddle-headed, or treacherous..."

To be honest, when I saw what the Third Hokage did, I was confused. There was even constant debate online. Some people thought that the Third Hokage was a politician. Although what he did was a bit shameless, he still maintained peace in Konoha.

However, some people think we should follow the official version, arguing that the Third Hokage was a good person who knew nothing.

Later, he unexpectedly saw a reply from a netizen...

"Then it's just love!"

As soon as those words were spoken...

"!!!" x3

The three of them stared blankly at the stone stream opposite them, dumbfounded.

How did we end up talking about love again?

"Ahem, ahem, love... I mean bonds, bonds! Bonds that the Third Hokage knew about, yet he couldn't bear to refuse Shimura Danzo." Ishigami coughed twice, then said with a serious expression, "And afterwards, he couldn't bear to punish Shimura Danzo either. All of this was because of love... bonds!"

"..."

Damn it, the bonds between us!

Tobirama Senju looked at Ishigami with a dark expression once again. Did this kid even know what he was saying?

Meanwhile, Madara Uchiha burst into laughter. "That's right, only love! Maybe only love! You despicable scoundrel actually raised this clan of love!"

"Bullshit!" At this moment, Tobirama Senju could no longer hold back. He glared angrily at Madara Uchiha beside him, and his chakra exploded.

At this moment, Shi Jian, sensing something was amiss, quickly chuckled awkwardly. Realizing it was almost time, he hurriedly said, "It's about time, I'll hang up now. Talk to you next time!"

After saying that, without waiting for the three people staring at him to say anything, he closed the window at the last moment.

The three remained silent until the time was truly up, at which point Hashirama Senju sighed regretfully, "It's time again? I was still thinking of asking Tsunade about that bastard!"

As he spoke, he seemed to hear some eerie laughter, and looked up at Tobirama Senju beside him, whose expression was somewhat distorted but with a smile.

Hashirama looked flustered. "Tobirama, what's wrong? You just took those two kids as students, don't be like this..."

"I'm furious right now!" However, before Hashirama could finish speaking, Tobirama Senju interrupted him, then turned and shouted towards the door, "Get Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura here!"

……

Meanwhile, in the future, in Konoha...

Inside the Hokage Building conference room.

"Hehe~" x2

Two loud sneezes suddenly rang out throughout the conference room.

After exchanging a surprised glance with Shimura Danzo, Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly turned back to look at the other two Konoha senior advisors in front of him—Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu.

"Alright, now let's talk about how to handle this!"