Chapter 791: Pretend to be a Hokage? Get it!

“That’s not right. I remember Konoha was built on flat ground, wasn’t it? Is my memory failing me?”

After entering the Konoha gate, Senju Hashirama surveyed Konoha for a few moments and immediately noticed something was amiss.

“It’s not that your memory is failing, Big Brother; it’s just that the elevation has changed.”

Senju Tobirama’s smile faded a bit, and he glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

“When I died, Konoha wasn’t like this,” Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly explained. This wasn’t his fault.

Konoha was still perfectly fine when he used the Corpse Reanimation Seal.

“Uh, there was a bit of an accident a while ago, and then it became like this,” Tsunade explained with an embarrassed expression.

“Are the villagers alright?” Senju Hashirama asked with concern.

“There were no casualties, just some economic losses,” Tsunade replied honestly.

Originally, many people had died, but Nagato brought them back to life with Reincarnation, so in the end, there was only economic loss.

“It’s good that no one died.” Senju Hashirama nodded. Less money was fine; people were the most important.

Hearing that the losses weren’t significant, Senju Tobirama’s expression also improved considerably.

“Everyone, go back and rest,” Tsunade told the large Konoha Ninja Force behind her.

She believed that the Ninjas’ most urgent desire right now was to get a good night’s sleep, not to have a celebratory meeting.

The Ninjas let out a cheer and headed home.

“This Konoha must be a new Konoha you haven’t seen before, right? Want to take a look together?” Senju Tobirama looked at Muzuki and invited him.

He had many questions about the parallel world and wanted to use this opportunity to learn more about Muzuki and the parallel world.

“That’s exactly what I was thinking.” Muzuki agreed with a smile.

For him, the original, authentic world of the novel would indeed hold much novelty.

Senju Hashirama laughed heartily, indicating he wanted to join them.

Hiruzen Sarutobi saw that both Senju Tobirama and Senju Hashirama wanted to tour Konoha, and as their disciple, he couldn’t go home first, so he stood beside them.

“Dad, why don’t you and Brother Muzuki take a look around the village?” Naruto scratched his head and said.

Since he lived alone, Naruto didn’t usually clean much, so the hygiene was rather mediocre.

This was Minato Namikaze’s first time back home after being resurrected, and Naruto wanted to clean up the house properly to give his father the best homecoming experience.

“Mm.” Minato Namikaze nodded with a smile.

Naruto quickly ran home, preparing to clean up the house as fast as possible.

“Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!” Obito formed hand seals and created many Shadow Clones, sending them to find people in need within Konoha.

The Shadow Clones dispersed in all directions, with one Shadow Clone following behind Naruto.

After doing all this, Obito followed behind Muzuki.

The disciples who came to Konoha with Muzuki, except for Might Guy, who was called away by Might Guy for a sparring match, did not choose to act alone.

They would stay for four more days, and if there were places they wanted to go, they could visit them in the following days. However, the chance to tour Konoha with so many Hokage would probably only happen this once.

“It feels so much like when the village was first built,” Senju Hashirama said with a nostalgic expression, looking at the large expanse of simple wooden buildings in Konoha.

“Isn’t that a step backward?” Obito couldn’t help but retort.

He wasn’t saying that Konoha, which had developed for more than ten years in Uzumaki Naruto’s world, was still not as good as Six Paths City, which had developed for less than ten years.

Compared to Konoha after Muzuki’s reforms, it was even worse.

Senju Tobirama’s recovered smile vanished again.

When he went to Kumogakure for negotiations, Konoha wasn’t like this.

Senju Tobirama glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately looked embarrassed and quickly explained, “It must be due to the accident Tsunade mentioned. It wasn’t like this before I died.”

He wouldn’t take the blame for this; Konoha’s economy was quite good during his tenure.

Senju Tobirama’s face was a bit dark. The entire Konoha was rebuilt, and that was just “a bit of an accident”?

“Tobirama, don’t be too hard on Tsunade. At least Konoha is still here, which is a very good outcome,” Senju Hashirama comforted him.

When he learned that the current Hokage was Tsunade, Senju Hashirama felt as if the sky was falling.

Could that little princess he spoiled bear the heavy responsibility of Hokage?

After seeing Tsunade’s performance on the battlefield, Senju Hashirama was very relieved. His little princess had become a Ninja whom others could rely on.

“Hmm?” Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu observed the large commotion of the Ninja force arriving at the Hokage Building. So, they brought Ninjas to check the situation at the Konoha gate and happened to run into Senju Tobirama and his group.

Utatane Koharu frowned, looking at this strange combination of people.

Seeing his former disciples, Senju Tobirama couldn’t help but scrutinize the two with sharp eyes.

“How dare you impersonate the Hokage!” Utatane Koharu sternly rebuked.

Normally, as a high-ranking Konoha Advisor, she wouldn’t personally handle such minor matters, but the person impersonating Senju Tobirama dared to look down on her with his eyes, which made Utatane Koharu feel offended.

She was a high-ranking Advisor, someone even the current Hokage had to respect. Yet, he looked at her as if she were a junior. Did he really think he was the Second Hokage?

As for why Utatane Koharu was so sure they were imposters, well, it was obvious.

The Second Hokage had been dead for so many years; even if he reappeared, he wouldn’t be alive—at most, it would be Edo Tensei.

And even if the Hokage were resurrected, what was with these two Fourth Hokage? So, they must be fake.

Senju Tobirama frowned slightly.

Muzuki showed a faint smile.

Obito tried his best to keep a straight face and not laugh.

Minato Namikaze looked helpless.

“Take him down!” Seeing the imposter being stubborn, Utatane Koharu directly ordered the surrounding Ninjas.

Boom!!

A expressionless Senju Tobirama unleashed his Chakra, and the powerful airflow caused the surrounding houses to violently shake.

This overwhelming aura made the Konoha Ninjas dare not move, and also made Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado widen their eyes.

Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado exchanged glances, both with expressions of disbelief.

“Hahahaha.” The comedic effect of the scene made Senju Hashirama burst out laughing.

Obito might have been able to hold it in, but with Senju Hashirama’s lead, he also started laughing unrestrainedly.

“It’s a long story, but in short, we’ve been resurrected,” Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a wry smile.

He had intended to explain, but Utatane Koharu spoke too quickly. Before he could even explain, Utatane Koharu had already called for action.

“Koharu, Homura, long time no see. You two seem different from before,” Senju Tobirama said calmly, retracting his aura.

Utatane Koharu instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

The formidable strength, the identical demeanor—it really seemed to be her teacher who sacrificed himself covering their retreat.

“How could such a big matter not be reported to me?” Utatane Koharu cursed Tsunade countless times in her heart before steeling herself and looking at Senju Tobirama, saying, “I apologize, Sensei. After all, it’s wartime, and the village’s strength is depleted. I was worried someone was causing trouble, which is why I offended you, Sensei.”

“Let’s not talk about that for now. Why weren’t you and Homura on the battlefield?” Senju Tobirama asked, waving his hand.

Actually, he didn’t care about Utatane Koharu’s offense just now. After all, in public perception, they were all dead, so it was no big deal for Utatane Koharu to instinctively think they were fake.

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“This…” Utatane Koharu looked at Homura Mitokado.

Homura Mitokado adjusted his glasses and explained, “The front line is important, but Konoha’s safety is equally important. Koharu and I stayed behind to protect the rear.

Furthermore, we are advanced in age, and our energy is not what it used to be, making it difficult to endure the high-intensity battles on the front line.”

Utatane Koharu nodded internally. Homura Mitokado’s answer was flawless.

First, he emphasized that they were not avoiding the battlefield but were protecting Konoha’s homeland from the rear. Then, he stressed their age, indicating that they were not unwilling to go to the front line but were unable to due to old age and declining strength.

Senju Tobirama silently gazed at the two, finally just letting out a faint “Hmm.”

He had wanted to say that even that kid from Iwagakure went to the battlefield.

But Muzuki and these Konoha Ninjas from the parallel world were right there, so he couldn’t say too much.

Senju Tobirama didn’t want to lose face in another world.

“So many excuses,” Obito muttered quietly.

However, Ninjas have sharp ears and eyes, so Utatane Koharu still heard him.

She couldn’t help but glare at Obito.

Senju Tobirama was one thing—he was the Second Hokage and her teacher. But how dare a plain, young Ninja offend a high-ranking official?

The next moment, the icy gaze from Senju Tobirama made Utatane Koharu feel as if she had fallen into an ice abyss.

Senju Tobirama frowned deeply. He wondered why his disciples, like Konoha itself, seemed to be regressing, even bickering over such things with juniors.

“Sensei, what’s the situation on the front line now? Have we won? The troops seem to have returned,” Homura Mitokado asked.

“Yes, we’ve won,” Senju Tobirama replied, retracting his gaze.

Utatane Koharu breathed a sigh of relief, looking at Obito with a strange expression.

She saw Obito as only seventeen or eighteen years old; Obito hadn’t even been born when Senju Tobirama died.

She couldn’t understand why Senju Tobirama would care so much about Obito, as the two shouldn’t be very familiar with each other.

“What’s the situation with the Fourth Hokage here?” Homura Mitokado asked, looking at Minato Namikaze and Muzuki, voicing the confusion in his heart.

He had actually also thought earlier that Senju Tobirama and the others were fake Hokage, because there were two Fourth Hokage in the group, which instantly looked fake.

“Muzuki is a powerful individual who crossed over from a parallel world to assist us,” Senju Tobirama introduced.

“Teacher Muzuki is also the Fourth Hokage,” Obito added.

“A Fourth Hokage from a parallel world?” Homura Mitokado found it difficult to comprehend Senju Tobirama’s and Obito’s words for a moment.

After a good deal of explanation, Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu finally understood what a parallel world was.

“Where is Danzo? Why wasn’t he on the battlefield, and his Chakra isn’t in the village either?” Senju Tobirama activated his sensory Ninjutsu and then asked in confusion.

He had already seen three of his four disciples, with only Danzo Shimura missing.

“Danzo was killed by the S-rank rogue Ninja, Sasuke,” Homura Mitokado said with a sorrowful expression.

“Danzo attended the Five Kage Summit as acting Hokage to discuss important matters of the Ninja World, but he was pursued and killed by the rogue Ninja Sasuke, ultimately falling in battle.”

“Killed by Sasuke…” Senju Tobirama showed a thoughtful expression.

Sasuke did seem to have mentioned getting information about Itachi Uchiha from Danzo Shimura, though he didn’t say how he got it.

“This inherently evil Uchiha brat.” Senju Tobirama’s expression was serious.

He already disliked Sasuke, who spoke arrogantly about destroying Konoha, and now he disliked him even more.

Even if he was an acting Hokage, he was still a Hokage. Sasuke dared to kill a Hokage. In Senju Tobirama’s eyes, Sasuke could already be equated with Uchiha Madara.

Muzuki watched Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu, these two old actors, with interest.

Although these two weren’t as utterly evil as Danzo Shimura, they were now like pests hindering Konoha’s development.

“Uncle Clone, I really have to stand up for Sasuke here.” Obito, hearing it was Danzo Shimura, stepped forward and said.

Utatane Koharu wanted to scold Obito for being disrespectful, but after recalling Senju Tobirama’s gaze from earlier, she swallowed her reprimand.

Senju Tobirama quietly looked at Obito, waiting for Obito’s explanation.

When Sasuke first said he wanted to destroy Konoha, Obito’s reaction was even faster than his, which was enough to prove that Obito didn’t particularly like Sasuke either.

“If the person Sasuke killed was Danzo Shimura, he probably didn’t kill the wrong person. The Danzo Shimura in our world is an absolute scoundrel; he feels uncomfortable if he doesn’t do something evil every day,” Obito said exaggeratedly, waving his arms.

After the Martial Arts Tournament, Hiruzen Sarutobi voluntarily released the investigation report on Danzo Shimura that Muzuki had given him, exposing Danzo Shimura’s horrific crimes to the public.

The sheer number and severity of his crimes made the Konoha residents deeply remember him as the number one villain since Konoha’s founding.

As Hokage Assistant, Danzo Shimura severely violated discipline, used his power to amass wealth, and used it to develop his Root organization, creating many negative consequences.

Within Root, Danzo Shimura cultivated Root Ninjas through training methods that severely violated Konoha’s regulations, making the Ninjas kill each other.

The most unbearable part was that Danzo Shimura actually abducted civilians for deadly human experiments.

Listening to Obito enumerate Danzo Shimura’s crimes, even the usually peaceful Senju Hashirama’s expression turned cold.

“Danzo shouldn’t be that extreme, right? There might be differences between the two worlds; perhaps they aren’t quite the same,” Hiruzen Sarutobi thought carefully and spoke up for Danzo Shimura.

The Danzo Shimura in his memory, though prejudiced, wasn’t that extreme.

Orochimaru, on the other hand, was more dangerous.

“Your world’s Danzo Shimura certainly deserves to die, but Monkey is right, the two worlds are not entirely the same, and it requires actual investigation to confirm,” Senju Tobirama said, nodding.

To get to the truth, Senju Tobirama stopped touring Konoha. First, his main body went to the Hokage Building to review documents, and then he sent Shadow Clones to investigate.

Finally, Senju Tobirama sat in the Hokage Office chair, looking coldly at the two Advisors standing at attention before his desk.

Damn it, how did his disciples become such pests!

That inherently evil Shimura brat, he should have taken him along to cover their retreat back then.