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This is utterly heinous! Completely inhuman!!! Danzo claims to be acting for Konoha, but in reality, it's all for his own benefit!!!

Of course, Tobirama Senju did not completely believe Orochimaru's one-sided story. After all, Danzo was his disciple, while Orochimaru was just a rogue ninja from Konoha.

"Orochimaru, how can you prove what you're saying is true?" Tobirama Senju asked coldly, unleashing his chakra as he attacked Orochimaru.

The atmosphere between the two suddenly became tense, and Yakushi Kabuto, who was standing next to them, was also jolted.

Orochimaru remained unfazed by Tobirama Senju's pressure.

Orochimaru calmly replied, "Second Hokage, I can assure you that everything I said is true."

"Danzo has Sharingan in his eyes and arms, and there are a large number of Sharingan stored under his base. You'll see when you return to Konoha," Orochimaru said confidently.

Tobirama Senju stared intently at Orochimaru for a long while before finally saying, "Orochimaru, I will personally verify what you have said."

"If you dare to deceive me, you know the consequences." As he said this, Tobirama Senju's eyes flashed with murderous intent.

Tobirama Senju suppressed his chakra and temporarily accepted Orochimaru's explanation.

Looking at Orochimaru, Tobirama Senju said, "It's the monkey's good fortune that he was able to train a young man like you."

At this moment, Tobirama Senju had to admit that he saw a reflection of his younger self in this young man named Orochimaru.

In some aspects, this young man even surpasses me; for example, his mastery of the Reincarnation Technique is clearly superior. If only this young man had maintained his principles and hadn't done those heinous things, he would have stayed in Konoha.

If Orochimaru, that young man, were here, Konoha might have avoided many detours.

Tobirama Senju shook his head, no longer wanting to think about those things, and turned his thoughts back to Danzo.

Considering all these incidents, Danzo deserved to die no matter what. Out of consideration for their master-disciple relationship, even leaving him a complete corpse would be considered a fair sacrifice.

Through these events, Tobirama Senju could see that Danzo Shimura clearly wanted to become Hokage himself. His desire for the Hokage position had reached a pathological level, leading him to commit so many heinous acts.

If Hiruzen Sarutobi, as Hokage, was a figure of mixed reputation, then Danzo was unforgivable.

Danzo has committed so many heinous and insane acts. Tobirama Senju simply cannot think of any reason why he should let Danzo go.

Let alone now, even under normal circumstances, Tobirama Senju would not tolerate the existence of such a treacherous and inhuman individual in Konoha.

Tobirama Senju couldn't understand why Hiruzen Sarutobi would let Danzo get to where he is today. Tobirama Senju didn't believe that Hiruzen knew nothing about what Danzo had done.

Since Hiruzen knew what Danzo had done, he didn't pursue the matter. In this light, it's not unjust that Hiruzen Sarutobi lost his Hokage position after being controlled by Danzo using Kotoamatsukami.

Tobirama Senju turned his gaze back to Orochimaru. "Are you really not planning to come back to Konoha with me?"

"No, Second Hokage, it's not appropriate for me to return to Konoha in my current capacity." Orochimaru smiled and shook his head, politely declining Tobirama Senju's offer.

Seeing that Orochimaru had no such intention, Tobirama Senju had no choice but to give up.

After marking the spot, Tobirama Senju formed hand seals and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave.

As Orochimaru watched Tobirama Senju disappear from the spot, a smirk appeared on his lips.

With Tobirama Senju around, the ninja world will surely unite quickly, and then the world will be saved.

Kabuto, standing nearby, was filled with admiration for Orochimaru. Tobirama Senju, who had been reincarnated, had repeatedly harbored murderous intent towards Lord Orochimaru, but Lord Orochimaru had always managed to defuse his attacks with ease.

He even managed to get Tobirama Senju, a powerful figure, to forgive Orochimaru for his past transgressions. It just goes to show how worthy he is of Orochimaru.

However... since Lord Orochimaru intends to resolve the meteorite crisis, why doesn't he return to Konoha with Tobirama Senju?

Thinking of this, Kabuto cautiously asked, "Lord Orochimaru, aren't you planning to go with Tobirama Senju?"

Orochimaru looked at Kabuto Yakushi, a slight smile playing on his lips. "We've done what we needed to do. The rest is up to their own fate. If the world is destroyed, then it truly is the will of heaven."

"What we need to do next is to wait and see how things develop, and to make up for the weakness of not being able to reincarnate."

That's right, Orochimaru was determined to prepare for both possibilities.

On one hand, he resurrected Tobirama Senju so that he could resolve the meteorite impact.

On the other hand, if things don't work out, the immortal him will retreat to an underground shelter, take over Sasuke's body, avoid the approaching meteorite, and wait for the day when Earth's environment recovers.

However, this was a last resort; Orochimaru wouldn't have done this unless absolutely necessary.

Having witnessed too many lives die, Orochimaru understood that once a person dies, life becomes meaningless, and Earth without human civilization would become worthless.

This is why, despite his hatred for Konoha and its leaders, he still chose to help them.

Only the people of Konoha have the capability to unite the entire ninja world and resolve the meteorite impact. Because Konoha is the strongest ninja in the world!

Of course, it's absolutely impossible for him to put aside his prejudices and personally help Konoha. The previous rift was too deep; even facing a life-or-death crisis, Orochimaru couldn't bring himself to return to Konoha.

However, if the weakness of the Reanimation Jutsu cannot be overcome, he has no choice but to help the ninja world resolve the meteor crisis.

However, let's not rush things and see how things develop.

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the other side.

In the blink of an eye, Tobirama Senju arrived at the Senju clan's territory in Konoha Village.

The once bustling tribal area is now deserted.

Looking around, Tobirama Senju saw only abandoned buildings and a desolate landscape within the clan's territory.

"The Senju clan has finally fallen into decline..." Tobirama Senju sighed as he looked at the scene before him.

The seeds of this were sown as early as when he was the Second Hokage ruling Konoha.

Having participated in numerous Shinobi World Wars, the Senju clan, as a main force of Konoha, suffered heavy casualties in many battles. With their population drastically reduced at that time, the Senju clan was destined for decline.

At that time, Tobirama Senju was the Hokage, and he was focused on Konoha, so he had no time to care about the situation of his clan.

"Ugh..."

After sighing, Tobirama Senju knew that now was not the time for lamentation.

To save the world and resolve the meteor crisis, his disciple, Danzo Shimura, is an obstacle. What he needs to do now is to control the audacious Danzo Shimura, thereby completely taking control of Konoha Village.

Having made up his mind, Tobirama Senju disappeared from the spot once again.

Chapter 140 Overwhelmed with Affairs

In the Hokage's office, the newly appointed Hokage, Shimura Danzo, was busy handling village affairs.

Danzo has been incredibly busy lately, with all of Konoha's affairs piling up on his desk.

Although Danzo had been in politics for many years, this was his first time serving as Hokage. Before taking the position, Danzo had never imagined that he would have to handle so many things!

He used to do those shady things for Konoha, so why would he need to handle Konoha's political affairs?

Aren't these government affairs the same tasks that Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi has to do?

Danzo had to admit that Hiruzen, who seemed weak and incompetent, did have some ability. At least, he was better at handling political affairs than he was.

Right now... Konoha has quite a few matters that require Danzo, the Hokage, to handle.

For example, in the charity work related to the extinct Hyuga clan, the Hyuga's approach was the same as the Uchiha's: confiscating the clan's assets. However, the nature of the Hyuga clan's actions was vastly different from that of the Uchiha.

The Uchiha clan was considered by Konoha to be an internal rebellion, and on the surface, the demise of the Uchiha clan had absolutely nothing to do with Konoha.

That was all the work of Itachi Uchiha; he personally wiped out his own Uchiha clan. Konoha has already listed Itachi Uchiha as an S-class wanted criminal.

Although Konoha subsequently reclaimed the Uchiha clan's property, it was nominally said that Konoha was holding it for the young Uchiha Sasuke.

As Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi publicly promised that he would return all the Uchiha clan's assets to Sasuke once he grew up.

Of course, whether Sasuke will return all his wealth to him when he grows up is a matter of opinion. But at least, Konoha has shown its attitude.

However, it remains to be seen whether Konoha can survive this meteorite crisis.

Speaking of Sasuke Uchiha, although Danzo immediately replaced the people looking after Sasuke and concealed the news of Sasuke's disappearance, some people in the village still realized that Sasuke Uchiha might have gone missing.

However, even though some people noticed that Uchiha Sasuke was missing, no one paid much attention to it.

What time is it now? Why bother with a brat from the Uchiha clan that has already been wiped out?

With the meteorite crisis imminent, the informed ninjas were only concerned with their own survival and the fate of Konoha. No one cared about the life or death of Sasuke, the last remaining survivor of the Uchiha clan.

As for the Hyuga clan... don't they have any idea why they were wiped out?

They were genuinely trying to defect from Konoha! What kind of behavior is this? This is blatant treason!!!

Danzo admitted that during this period, he controlled Hiruzen Sarutobi to relentlessly pressure the Hyuga clan, leaving them no room for negotiation.

But if the Hyuga clan hadn't wanted to leave Konoha, would Danzo have done this?

After Konoha wiped out the Hyuga clan, they left behind a considerable amount of wealth.

As a clan with a bloodline limit that has been passed down for thousands of years, the Hyuga clan, like the Uchiha, naturally possesses a profound family heritage and a vast fortune, including but not limited to houses, land, and bank accounts.

Konoha readily accepted such a vast fortune from the Hyuga clan.

This action, of course, also drew criticism. Some people said, "Isn't it too hot for Qian Muye to handle?"

Danzo's reply was, "Why wouldn't I take this money! Konoha may not be short of money, but who would complain about having too much?"

Since the Hyuga clan has been wiped out, Konoha should rightfully take over all their assets.

Yes, it is true that the Hyuga clan was once Konoha's comrade.

But after the meteorite crisis struck, not only did the leading clan of Konoha not want to share the burden with Konoha, they actually attempted to defect from Konoha in order to avoid the upcoming meteorite crisis.