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This is where the Hyuga clan is wrong. Since they are so heartless, they shouldn't blame Konoha for being unjust.

Konoha has no reason to show mercy to a clan that has become a traitor, even if it is the largest clan in Konoha; they will kill them without hesitation.

Moreover, Konoha is currently facing a meteorite crisis, and the entire village is secretly carrying out a series of tasks such as building shelters and storing supplies without informing the public.

Which of these tasks doesn't require money?

Back to the topic.

After resolving the issue of the Hyuga clan, Danzo now had a reason to force Hiruzen Sarutobi to step down, thus avoiding arousing suspicion from others.

Danzo had planned to travel to the Five Kage Summit after becoming the Fifth Hokage.

However, he is currently entangled in Konoha's political affairs and cannot spare the time to convene the Five Kage Summit.

This Five Kage Summit was initiated by Konoha and held in the neutral Land of Iron. If Konoha didn't go, the other ninja villages wouldn't go either.

The various ninja villages were skeptical of the recent rumors about the meteorite fall, and they were waiting for Konoha to come out and explain.

Some ninja villages might not even take a meteorite fall seriously! But you can't blame the ninja villages of different countries for that; meteorite falls and world destruction are just too absurd.

Whether you believe it or not, it's something that's inevitable.

Danzo decided that after dealing with matters in Konoha, he would travel to the Land of Iron as the Fifth Hokage to formally participate in the Five Kage Summit.

We'll be setting off in the next couple of days.

He wanted to return from the Five Kage Summit with the results, so that everyone in Konoha would completely trust him as Hokage.

Even if his teacher Tobirama Senju came, he wouldn't be able to shake his position as Hokage.

As Danzo was thinking this, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had already stepped down and taken over as an elder advisor, walked into the office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stood opposite Danzo, who was sitting in the Hokage's chair, and reported: "The construction of the shelter is basically complete, but the reserves of supplies are still far from sufficient."

"Really? It seems I still have a heavy burden on my shoulders!"

As he spoke, Danzo stood up and said, "I'm going down there to take a look and see how the people are doing with storing supplies."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, standing to the side, asked in bewilderment, "Why does Danzo need to do such a trivial matter? Wouldn't it have been easier to just send an Anbu to check it out?"

"Hiruzen, how can this be considered a trivial matter?"

Danzo patted Hiruzen Sarutobi on the shoulder. "As the Hokage, I must do everything personally. Especially at this critical moment of meteor crisis, it is even more important to do so in order to calm people's hearts."

Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed wholeheartedly, "I see. It's fortunate that Danzo was here."

"I believe that under Danzo's leadership, Konoha will definitely be able to find a way to deal with the meteorite impact."

Danzo smiled at Hiruzen and asked him, "Well, there aren't many things left to do, so I'll leave it to you to handle, Hiruzen."

"Leave it to me!" Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded and agreed.

After Danzo left the office, Hiruzen Sarutobi sat down in a chair to handle official business.

After finishing all his official duties, Hiruzen Sarutobi picked up his pipe, took out tobacco from a box next to him, put it in the pipe, and lit it.

"call..."

Hiruzen, puffing on his pipe, exhaled a smoke ring and stretched in his chair.

Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi relaxed, a figure silently appeared in the office.

Tobirama Senju stood behind him, staring intently at the figure sitting in the chair.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was completely unaware that someone was watching him.

Chapter 141 Master and Disciple Meet

"call..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled another smoke ring and flicked the ash into the basin.

"monkey!"

Upon hearing that familiar yet unfamiliar voice behind him, Hiruzen Sarutobi almost instinctively stood up, about to call out "Teacher!"

You can't be kidding... That voice is... Tobirama-sensei...

No...impossible! Is it just my imagination?

Feeling incredulous, Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly turned around and looked behind him.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi turned around, he saw a man with red eyes and silver hair, wearing a blue-black vest.

He's a spitting image of Tobirama Senju! It's unbelievable!!

"Teacher...

Hiruzen Sarutobi was so startled that he dropped his pipe, but he didn't bother to pick it up at that moment.

"I'm not seeing things, am I?!" Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his eyes, making sure he wasn't mistaken.

That imposing face, that cold and aloof demeanor, that sharp gaze—all of these were all all too familiar to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Without a doubt, the man in the blue and black vest in front of them was Tobirama Senju himself.

Hiruzen Sarutobi pinched his cheek to make sure that what he was seeing was not a hallucination or a pipe dream about his teacher.

It was something that actually happened right in front of him; his teacher, Tobirama Senju, was standing right in front of him.

Looking at that familiar yet unfamiliar face, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt as if he had returned to the days decades ago when his teacher taught him ninjutsu.

During that period, everyone was still alive and young, and there wasn't much scheming or backstabbing. Everyone was simply following their teacher and listening to his teachings.

"You've gotten old... monkey."

Tobirama Senju looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi in front of him. His face was covered with wrinkles, and his hair and mustache had turned from black to white. His figure was no longer as upright as before and had become somewhat hunched.

The teacher's words brought Hiruzen Sarutobi back to reality. He stared wide-eyed at Tobirama Senju, shock still lingering in his eyes. "Teacher... how could you..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was speaking when he suddenly realized something. It was his disciple, Orochimaru! Yes! That's right! It must be that Orochimaru guy!!!

There is only one forbidden technique in Konoha that can revive people, and that is the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

This technique was created by his teacher, Tobirama Senju. It summons the dead into the real world at the cost of a living person as a sacrifice.

Because this technique's method of resurrecting the dead is too insidious and violates moral principles, it was listed as a forbidden technique of Konoha and sealed in the Book of Seals along with other forbidden techniques.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was quite familiar with this. Who else but his traitorous disciple Orochimaru could know this forbidden technique, the Impure World Reincarnation?

It could only be him!!! Only his traitor Orochimaru would have the guts to do that.

Orochimaru disturbed the dead and toyed with their souls. Not only did he use the Impure World Reincarnation technique, but he also went so far as to target his own teacher, Tobirama Senju.

"Damn it..." Hiruzen Sarutobi was filled with resentment.

Now, he is using his teacher, Tobirama Senju, as the object of his reincarnation, and resurrecting him before him.

This is utterly disloyal and treacherous! How could I have let him go back then?!

"Damn Orochimaru, how dare he disregard moral principles and disturb you without permission! He is absolutely unforgivable."

"I should have... killed him back then..." Hiruzen Sarutobi said through gritted teeth, raising his hand in a fit of rage.

Tobirama Senju interrupted Hiruzen Sarutobi, sneering, "If it weren't for your good disciple, I wouldn't have known you'd become Danzo's puppet!"

As a sensory ninja, Tobirama Senju sensed the abnormal chakra flow within Hiruzen Sarutobi as soon as he entered the Hokage's office. Clearly, Hiruzen Sarutobi, as Orochimaru had said, was under a genjutsu.

However, his good disciple, Hiruzen Sarutobi, seemed completely unaware and kept in the dark.

"Teacher... what are you saying? I don't understand." Hiruzen Sarutobi was somewhat taken aback when he heard Tobirama Senju's words.

What do you mean he's become Danzo's puppet? Isn't he standing right here perfectly fine? What is Tobirama-sensei talking about?! He doesn't understand a word of it!

Tobirama Senju glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi, then closed his eyes. "What Orochimaru said was indeed true. At first, I didn't want to believe it. You've become Danzo's puppet."

"But now that I see it, Orochimaru was right."

Tobirama Senju opened his eyes again, his gaze turning icy. "You've disappointed me greatly, you monkey."

"This disciple truly has no idea what Master is talking about!" Hiruzen Sarutobi was completely bewildered by Tobirama Senju's words.

Upon hearing this, Tobirama Senju's gaze turned even colder. "How exactly did you become Hokage? You've already become someone else's puppet, and you're still completely unaware."

"Fine! Since you don't know what I'm talking about, then I'll give you a good wake-up call." Tobirama Senju said, his hands rapidly forming hand seals.

"Teacher...you can't do this!!" Upon seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi instinctively tried to form hand seals to stop Tobirama Senju.

Seeing this, Tobirama Senju's gaze turned icy. "Monkey, you've got some nerve, daring to fight me?"

"Master, this disciple dares not!" Hiruzen Sarutobi hurriedly retreated.

Even after decades, Tobirama Senju's imposing image remained etched in Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind. Hiruzen, the old man, harbored not the slightest disrespect for his teacher, Tobirama Senju.

Looking at Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi began to explain, "Master... you've very likely been deceived by my traitorous student; he's a rogue ninja from Konoha!!"

"How could I not understand all the rights and wrongs?"

Tobirama Senju snorted coldly, raised two fingers, and shouted, "Illusion, dispel!"

After Tobirama Senju dispelled his genjutsu, Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly felt unwell and squatted down with a pained expression.

"Aa ...

When Hiruzen Sarutobi returned to normal, he looked up with a bewildered expression, clearly unaware of what had happened.