There was a quiet and peaceful scene in the Death Forest.
The battle in Konoha Village had just ended, and the losses were not much. The villagers had returned to their posts, preparing for the first business after the war.
This little fuss will not affect Konoha at all.
In the eyes of those powerful ninjas, this battle was just for them to practice their skills.
"Okay, the cleaning here has been completed. Let's go to the village for a walk." Coming out of the "root" stronghold, the Second Hokage took a breath and pulled Hashirama towards the inside of the village.
"First Hokage-sama, Second-generation Hokage-sama, thank you both for your assistance... If there is anything I can do to help, please feel free to ask." The third-generation Hokage was still guarding further away, and the one standing at the door was naturally the fourth-generation Hokage. Namikaze Minato.
The two seniors helped him solve the problem that he couldn't solve. He still understood how grateful he was.
"There's nothing to do... No, please lead us the way." Senju Tobirama was just about to use Flying Thunder God to return to the village, when he suddenly realized something, and suddenly stopped holding the hand holding the seal, and pulled Hashirama around. body.
"That's it! Then I'll ask my Hokage assistant, Nara Shikaku, to do this job. I have to go back to the examination room. Someone should have completed the examination by this time." Namikaze Minato was stunned for a moment, and then knocked Shikaku with his backhand. Jiu gave it up, and he became the relaxed invigilator.
"Teacher, First Hokage-sama." Hearing that there was no movement in the stronghold, Sarutobi Hiruzen was a little unable to sit still. Although I still prayed that Danzo could survive, I also knew very well that the strength of the first and second generations was there, and it was impossible to lose.
"It's solved, you can rest assured..." Erdai saw the sadness in Sarutobi's eyes and stopped talking.
This ending must be good for Konoha, but for Sarutobi personally... it may not be.
All of my former teammates have passed away...
How long can I hold on alone?
"Yes, the future of Konoha will be more promising!" He suppressed his grief, suppressed an awkward smile, and just pulled his thoughts to Konoha's future blueprint, trying to erase it from his mind. those memories in.
"Hey, Sarutobi, even a man doesn't have to hold back his feelings! As long as you can distinguish between good and bad, it's not an exaggeration to cry for a traitorous ninja. Shimura Danzo was also your former partner, suppressing himself Such emotions will destroy your body." Hashirama pulled away the hand held by Senju Tobirama, walked towards Sarutobi, patted the thin but strong body, and immediately spoke out a wave of heartfelt words.
"First Hokage-sama... I really appreciate your help to our Konoha. I'm sorry that I couldn't maintain the appearance you built." The sudden warmth broke through Sarutobi Hiruzen's defense in an instant, and he felt sorry for himself The disappointment of his cowardice, the aggrievedness of his own inaction, and the regret that his former friends were eradicated one after another came out all at once. An old man who is over fifty years old has shown his fragile side in front of others for the first time. The heroic spirit that has been maintained for half a century may have collapsed today.
The scenery is gone.
"Calm down yourself first. It's useless for us to say anything at this time. Hashirama, go into the village." Tobirama didn't know what to say, but he just stepped forward and patted Sarutobi Hiruzen on the shoulder. Left over head first.
"Thank you both..." Sarutobi secretly walked aside and gave way, the light in his eyes dimming little by little.
"Okay, live your life well. You should be a lot more relaxed without them. I'll leave it to that young man to say what he says to the outside world at that time. I feel relieved that he will do things. Now, what are you going to do? ?" Tobirama paused. He couldn't turn a blind eye to Sarutobi's state. If something happened, he would still have to take responsibility.
"I have nothing to do... I just go to the village to help. I just finished a battle, and my power will probably be used in the reconstruction." Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at his hands, not very confident. Twitching the corners of his stiff mouth, he looked up at the Hokage Rock on the other side of the village.
The statue there is so majestic and majestic. The majesty of the year is forever carved on ordinary rocks, and the momentum also remains in people's hearts.
It's just that the Third Hokage in memory is too different from the one in reality.
"I'm leaving first. If you two have any opinions on the construction of Konoha, just raise them. Minato and I will do our best to reshape the name of the greatest ninja village in the ninja world." Like Luo Huang As if fleeing, he lowered his head and turned around and walked away. The route he chose was still a less traveled forest path.
At the end of the trail is the place where Hiruzen Sarutobi once trained...
"Brother, do you think our actions this time will have a big impact on Sarutobi?" Tobirama, who was not very human, asked this. This question can be said to be really concerning.
Apart from the friendship between brothers and teammates, Tobirama never cared about other interpersonal relationships.
Not to care about other people's feelings.
"Oh, even the personality of a person changes after death. You actually know how to read people's emotions... Hahaha! This is a big improvement for you!" "
Brother... I'm talking to you about business." He looked at it. Senju Hashirama didn't make a formal joke, and Tobirama's face that had just shown warmth turned cold again, and he stared at Hashirama seriously.
"It doesn't matter, Sarutobi is too old now, don't worry. He can still get through this ups and downs. When we were children, we could accept the sacrifice of our brothers. Can't people who are decades old accept the sacrifice of their teammates? This is For Konoha."
"Indeed, let's leave then, and leave the rest to him." Tobirama nodded slightly and walked away in silence.
You can do it without blinking when you kill someone, but you can't do it after you kill someone.
Not facing the dead, but facing those who are still alive.
Iron Face, when facing someone who is still in contact with the deceased, it is inevitable that he will feel guilty.
"Don't take it to heart, it's not your fault." Hashirama dropped these words and moved his steps, following Tobirama without saying a word, but keeping a faint smile on his face.
"My brother actually considers other people's moods. This progress is really not the slightest. It seems that the accumulation of time is indeed useful. Maybe after a while, he will become a warm man!" Thinking of this , immediately satisfied, swaying, and unconsciously raising his arms.
"Okay, then it's time for me to go to the examination room. There are two Hokage-samas in the village, so nothing will happen. Yu Ling and Yakumo, two children, I hope there is no quarrel..." With Not worried at all, Minato activated the Flying Thunder God Technique. The yellow flash disappeared in a flash, and the next moment it appeared in the central tower of the Death Forest.
...
On the other side, Shikaku suddenly received a secret order from the Hokage. While he was nervous, there was also a hint of excitement.
"Minato hasn't given me a secret order for a long time. Is there something big going on in the village... Finally, something happened, and he can still think of me! Namikaze Minato, it's really interesting..." Mitsuru He was happily deciphering the secret order in his mind, but his face froze little by little...
"What the hell does Minato mean! Am I just a tour guide in peacetime? I need a Hokage to assist me in doing this kind of thing... Who is it! Who has such a big face? If I don't like it... ugh , that can't be done." Shikaku forgot about the two former legends that existed in the village for a while, and reluctantly walked towards the gate of Konoha.
Of course, this can't be entirely his fault. Minato's secret order also didn't make it clear who he was going to bring. Besides, just after the war, Shikaku had been directing the reorganization on the front lines, so he didn’t have any extra brain capacity.
Even with his high IQ, he inadvertently ignored this matter.
...
"Hokage-sama." After the flash, everyone in the tower bowed slightly respectfully, and in the middle was Namikaze Minato who had just arrived.
"What's the situation in the examination room now?" There are only a few black spots moving as far as the naked eye can see. You can tell at a glance that the examination is coming to an end.
Even if it's not over yet, it will end after everyone arrives at the central tower.
"Currently, both teams from Konoha are still alive, and at the same time, the two teams from Kumogakure and Iwagakure are also on their way here. Sunagakure's team was killed on the spot by a genin from Konoha, and Kirigakure was also killed by another A Konoha team was defeated and lost its combat effectiveness." A man from the Perception Force ran out, briefly summarized what happened during the past period, and then sat back down.
"Wait a minute, why are you running away in such a hurry... Please tell me clearly, who killed Sunagakure, and who defeated Kirigakure?" Minato felt something was wrong as soon as he heard this, and he dodged and grabbed him. The ninja asked with a little doubt in his eyes.
"This... Akane Kai's team defeated Kirigakure and disarmed the three of them... On the other side... uh..." The sensing ninja hesitated, his eyes wandering around, and his hands clenched tightly. He was holding the corner of his clothes, holding it in but not saying anything.
"Okay, you just said it. Hokage-sama won't say anything. Besides, it has nothing to do with you." The person in charge of the Sensing Force came over to smooth things over, patting him on the shoulder as if to cheer him up, with a look in his eyes. He was also urging him to tell the truth quickly.
"Hokage-sama! It's like this... Maruboshi Kosuke completely defeated Kumo Gakure by himself, Kurama Yakumo defeated Iwagakure by himself, and Yu Ling slaughtered Sunagakure by himself..." The voice became smaller and smaller, and his eyes became even more evasive. .
"You...say it again?" Minato is very clear about Maruhoshi Kosuke's strength, and he has also heard about Yakumo's strength. It is normal for him to be on an equal footing with Iwagakure and the other three.
It's just...
the three Sunagakure are not genin themselves, and they are not even ninjas from Sunagakure. Yu Ling is actually able to kill three people...it can only be said that the concept of "genius" has been refreshed again.