After hearing what Hashirama said, Haiichi and Jiraiya's hearts instantly sank.
If Minato couldn't become Hokage, then all their hard work for so long would be in vain, wouldn't Shikaku's death also be in vain?
But the situation was at this point, and they were unable to change anything, not to mention that even Minato took the initiative to agree with what the First Hokage said.
If Minato doesn't become Hokage, who will be the next Hokage?
If it were left to the First Hokage to decide, regardless of everyone present, neither Haiichi nor Jiraiya could imagine any suitable candidate in the village.
"I understand, Shodaime-sama." Sarutobi said slowly to himself.
"The root of all this lies in me..."
"I personally handed over the position of Hokage to him. It was me who caused Konoha to suffer such a disaster, and I brought shame to Hokage..."
"Can you allow me to settle all these grievances?"
His voice was full of determination and will to die, making Hashirama slightly moved.
Orochimaru sneered: "Is it just you?"
Hashirama looked at Orochimaru and said, "Orochimaru, isn't this what you asked for?"
Seeing that he had been seen through, Orochimaru just snorted and said: "I'm afraid it's not enough to just have you. There is another person who wants to kill me."
When Minato heard the sound, he also took a step forward and said calmly: "You are right!"
Orochimaru laughed when he heard what happened, venting his emotions wantonly.
He looked at the last person again and asked, "Jiraiya, don't you want to take action?"
Jiraiya remained silent. Now that he knew everything Orochimaru had done, he still didn't want to do anything.
Masters, disciples, fellow disciples, brothers and sisters, all are now coming to an end.
Orochimaru suddenly formed a seal with his hands in front of him, and the conference room suddenly began to tremble. It should be said that the entire Hokage Building was shaking.
A giant white python suddenly rushed out from the floor under everyone's feet.
Boom!
The ceiling overhead began to disintegrate, beams and broken masonry falling.
In the end, the Hokage Building in Konoha, which had been built for decades, collapsed and turned into ruins.
The sealing barrier previously set by the Second Hokage was also directly broken.
The huge noise alerted many ninjas around, and the ANBU directly surrounded the place.
Green vines propped up the rubble and bricks, and everyone stood up coughing in the dust and smoke. It was the first Hokage who used Wood Release to protect them.
"Orochimaru!"
Tsunade below shouted angrily.
"What do you want to do?!"
Orochimaru stood on top of the giant python, overlooking everyone from a high place, and said coldly: "Today, someone will definitely die. Tsunade, who do you want?"
Tsunade's expression froze.
"You are the one who died!" Minato suddenly said, dodging and rushing towards Orochimaru.
The surrounding Anbu were shocked when they saw this. Namikaze Minato actually took action against Hokage-sama?!
Despite being surprised, the ANBU rushed forward dutifully to protect their Hokage-sama.
However, as soon as they started to move, they suddenly felt an invisible force clamping down on themselves, making them unable to move.
"All ANBU, stand down." Zhen suddenly said at this moment.
"This is none of your business."
The ANBU looked at each other and all stopped. Although it was their duty to protect the Hokage, it was their clan leader who gave the orders.
Minato's attack was ineffective. The giant python pounced on him with its mouth wide open, forcing Minato back.
"Since you want to kill me so much, let's all do it!"
Orochimaru drove the giant python quickly towards Shadow Rock, and Minato followed closely after hearing the sound.
When people of their level take action, they are extremely destructive and are likely to harm others. It is best to move the battlefield.
The Sandaime's face darkened, and he also flew to follow.
Jiraiya was hesitating on the spot, he knew what was going to happen next, but at this moment he was hesitant.
Go kill Orochimaru...
Hashirama watched as the three of them walked away without making any move.
He reached out and patted Tobirama next to him, and the surging chakra directly broke through the seal on him.
After Tobirama regained his freedom, he immediately said angrily: "Brother, you just let them do whatever they want! Is this any different from the beginning?"
Zhu Jian remained silent.
At this moment, Zhen suddenly said: "How could it be nonsense?"
Tobirama frowned and looked over, seeing that it was the boy from the Hyuga family talking.
Zhen said slowly: "They all got the answers they wanted. They are all Hokages. Why let others arrange their own endings? This is what they deserve and is the best. Lord Shodaime is
I understood this, so I didn’t try to stop it.”
Hashirama couldn't help but look sideways, and then continued to remain silent.
Tobirama didn't care about Zhen, and after learning his elder brother's thoughts, he frowned and thought deeply.
The three generations of figures soon arrived on the shadow rock, and the excitement of ninjutsu could be heard instantly.
Rumble... Everyone looked around and saw that the rock statue of Orochimaru, the Fourth Hokage, was collapsing.
Looking at all this, I can't help but feel a little sad.
"Fire Gate." He suddenly said.
As soon as he finished speaking, a masked figure appeared beside him.
"What an adult."
"Take action."
"clear."
After Huomen responded, he immediately left.
Tobirama looked over with deep eyes: "What are you doing?"
Zhen Jingping said: "Of course we are going to protect the villagers from their fighting. You Hokage-sama determines the future destiny of the village. The villagers must have someone to take care of them."
Tobirama's face darkened, how could he not hear the sarcasm in these words.
But now is not the time to care about these things.
The Sandaime, Minato and Orochimaru are fighting to the death at this moment, if they don't participate, let it continue.
So how to deal with the winner among the three?
He suddenly looked at Tsunade: "Tsunade, is the rope tree in the village?"
Tsunade was stunned for a moment, with a dark look in her eyes.
"The rope tree... has died a long time ago."
Tobirama's eyes suddenly shrank: "What did you say?!"
Hashirama was confused: "Who is the rope tree?"
"... He is my brother and your biological grandson. He was born after your death."
This time, not only Tobirama, but also Hashirama looked shocked.
Just listen to Tsunade continue to say: "Naoki has always admired you, grandpa, and wanted to be a Hokage like you. He tried desperately to prove himself, but he died on the battlefield. He was twelve years old that year, and he was just a boy.
Genin."
Hashirama and Tobirama recovered from the shock and looked at each other speechlessly.
After Tsunade hesitated, she suddenly said: "Noseki... was still Orochimaru's student. Orochimaru witnessed the death of Nezuki with his own eyes... After that, Orochimaru seemed to be a different person."
There was silence, and the atmosphere became heavy.
Hashirama let out a long sigh. Although he had never met this grandson, he felt a sense of sadness.
Another person who wants to be Hokage...
When I heard Tobirama mention the rope tree, I just thought it was a little funny.
This second generation still wants to continue doing the same thing as before.
Times have changed, Senju no longer exists, and Konoha is no longer anyone's private property.
The ruins began to become quiet, and everyone present had different thoughts.
But soon, many figures slowly appeared around, looking inside and whispering.
These are ordinary villagers.
The previous prison riots have stopped, all rebels have been executed, and these villagers have come out of the shelter.
But instead of going home, they came to the Hokage Building.
Fortunately, there was a circle of ANBU blocking the way outside, so these people couldn't get too close.
But there were more and more people watching, and soon the entire street was filled.
"Is it Shodaime-sama?" Someone finally couldn't help but asked loudly.
Hashirama was thoughtful. He remembered that he should have given instructions, but why the news still spread.
He immediately stood up and stepped forward, smiling and saying to everyone: "Hello everyone, I am Senju Hashirama."
As soon as this statement came out, the whole place was in an uproar.
"What a great Shodaime-sama!"
"Then the other one is Nidaime-sama?!"
"The previous Hokage is really resurrected?!"
"Let me see, let me take a look!"
The villagers immediately became excited, and many people pushed forward desperately to see what this legendary ninja god looked like.
"Everyone, don't get excited, don't be crowded, and be careful not to get hurt." Hashirama saw this and shouted loudly.
Tobirama looked at the villagers in front of him and vaguely noticed something was wrong.
At this time, a loud voice suddenly sounded from the crowd.
"Sir the First Generation, is the Fourth Generation really a traitor?"
Everyone in the ruins was startled when they heard the sound.
Then another voice sounded: "Sir Shodaime, are the prisoners and Raikage in the prison really released by Minato Namikaze?"
"Lord Shodaime, please answer us!"
"Can we still trust Naruto?"
The voices in the crowd were rising and falling, and they were all questioning the First Hokage, trying to get answers from him.
After hearing this, Hai in the back felt that his mind went blank for a moment, with only one thought left.
It’s over!
This news was definitely spread intentionally!
Tobirama was thinking like this at the moment, why else would these villagers appear here at the same time.
I thought no one would dare to lift the table as big brother was here.
Who did it...
Tobirama's thoughts were racing at this moment, but his understanding of the current village was too limited, and except for the people in the meeting just now, he knew nothing about it.
But he soon locked his sights on Hinata.
What this kid said just now...
Zhen seemed to be aware of Tobirama's gaze, and glanced at him calmly, then walked forward and came to Hashirama's side.
"Please be quiet!"
The real voice spread throughout the area in an instant, and the villagers stopped talking when they saw that the person making the noise was the real adult.
Real work on weekdays is more than just sitting in an office and reviewing some documents.
He basically does all the government affairs related to the villagers himself, helps the villagers solve many problems, and has a very high reputation in the village.
Hashirama looked at all this with a somewhat numb expression.
After you sing, I will appear on stage, right...
Zhen shouted to the villagers: "Everyone just listen to Shodaime-sama. Shodaime-sama will give us an answer."
Everyone's eyes were focused on Hashirama. Hashirama had never been in such an embarrassing situation as he was today. These people in front of him were all his villagers, but he didn't recognize any of the faces.
These people talk about admiring themselves...
Hashirama took a deep breath and spoke slowly: "The Fourth Generation..."
The words he was thinking about rolled in his throat for a long time, he hesitated for a long time, his eyes flickered, and finally only one sentence came out of his mouth.
"It's a traitor!"
After saying this, the villagers fell into a deathly silence.
The nature of what they heard was different from what was confirmed by the First Hokage.
Obviously not long ago, they were cheering the Fourth Hokage as the savior, who saved the village when Konoha was in crisis!
The Fourth Hokage was also the proud disciple of the Sandaime Hokage. The doctor of ninjutsu taught the Sannin of Konoha, who are famous in the ninja world. They are famous teachers and disciples. It is really a good story!
"Impossible!" An angry voice suddenly sounded from the crowd.
"Impossible! How could Lord Yondaime be a traitor? He is the hero who saved the village, and he also healed my leg!"
The villagers began to whisper.
Zhen witnessed all this, slowly walked forward, and said to everyone: "He was the one who directed and acted to save the village, and it was he who put the village in danger. It was he who passed the information to Iwa Ninja in the first place, and it was him who
He shows up with reinforcements!”
This kind of news is really shocking. In the past, even if this kind of thing happened, it would never be made public.
This means that the image of Hokage may completely collapse in the hearts of these villagers.
This means that the village may lose the trust of the daimyo and become isolated from the country.
This means that Konoha will become the laughing stock of the entire ninja world!
But it is not up to him to say it, there will be others to say it. Otherwise, why would these villagers come here to question themselves?
Can Konoha like this be saved?
Hashirama felt sad in his heart. Why did the Utopia he created reach such a state?
Shin continued to speak from the side: "Not only the Yondaime, but also Namikaze Minato!"
"They have all done harm to their compatriots. In order to fight for power, they ignored the lives of their comrades and the safety of the village. This prison riot was instigated by Minato Namikaze behind the scenes. Our trial against them has ended, and both of them have also
He confessed to the mistakes he made, and now the Sandaime is fighting against them in order to bring them to justice."
There was an uproar in the crowd.
Compared to Orochimaru, the fourth generation Hokage who is not interested in political affairs, Namikaze Minato's image and reputation are much better. Even if he is not the Hokage, almost everyone present has seen him and they all know that he is a man with an excellent temper.
, a person who is friendly and has no airs about others. He is also a powerful hero who has led the village to defeat the enemy several times.
Before Orochimaru succeeded to the throne, many people hoped that the Fourth Hokage would be Namikaze Minato.
How could such a person do anything to harm the village?
But now the First Hokage is standing in front of them, telling them that this is the reality!
No matter how upright and honorable a person is, if he turns himself over, all he will reveal will be his unworthiness.