Chapter 7

Has Butsuma Senju rotted his brain from being clan head!!!

One of the clan elders' faces darkened,

He slammed his large hand onto the table with a heavy "smack."

"Butsuma!!! Do you know what you are doing?!!"

"Do you know how busy we clan elders are every single day?!!"

"I think you've gotten too comfortable in your position as clan head over the years, forgetting what you're supposed to do!!"

Before he could finish speaking,

Another elder rose to his feet in response.

"Butsuma!! If you feel you are no longer fit for the position of clan head, you can just tell us!!"

"We can replace you as clan head at any time!!"

"The Uchiha clan is watching us like tigers from the outside!!!"

"Instead of finding ways to eliminate the Uchiha clan, you actually have the mood to joke around with us here...!"

Butsuma Senju looked at the furious elders,

At this moment, he didn't even dare to lift his head!!!

He himself felt somewhat regretful inside,

Not knowing why,

He had actually listened to Hashirama's words as if possessed,

And summoned all these clan elders together!!!!

Was he really getting old??

Seeing his father wanting to speak,

The young Hashirama signaled with his eyes,

Stopping him from doing so.

The young Hashirama stood up,

Sweeping his gaze over the elders present.

Just then,

The screen flickered once again.

A line of text appeared on the screen.

[Below is the Q&A period. Audience members in the livestream, please provide your answers.]

[Among the following four options, those who answer correctly can receive a random reward!!!]

[If you answer incorrectly or reply recklessly, ten years of lifespan will be deducted!!]

[Question: Facing the questioning of the Senju clan elders, how will Senju Hashirama react next?!]

[A. Bow his head and admit his mistake, telling the council of elders that he was wrong, that he was momentarily confused, and therefore committed such an irrational act!!]

[B. Directly tell the council of elders that he is willing to follow their orders, but that he merely wants to adopt a more peaceful method to eliminate the Uchiha, and hopes to discuss it properly.]

[C. Tell the council of elders: "Cards on the table, I'm actually a spy for the Uchiha clan!!!"]

[D. Use Wood Release to forcefully suppress the entire council of elders!!!]

Looking at the options on the screen.

Everyone fell silent.

They hadn't expected,

That answering incorrectly would actually carry a punishment.

And the price was actually ten years of lifespan!!!

No one dared to bet with ten years of their own life!!!!

A ninja's lifespan was already shorter than an ordinary person's,

If ten years of lifespan were deducted now...

Most ninjas couldn't guarantee,

That they wouldn't drop dead on the spot!!!

No matter how good the reward was, they had to be alive to enjoy it!!!.

14. Is this Senju Hashirama, or Senju Madara?

Looking at the options given on the screen,

At this moment, everyone hesitated.

Although they were tempted by the reward for answering correctly,

They were even more afraid of not living to claim the reward.

Even though the Senju Hashirama on the black screen,

Displayed some differences from the Senju Hashirama on the white screen.

But this was only a subtle difference,

No one could guarantee,

Just how great the difference between the two truly was.

[Danzo Shimura: Hiruzen, aren't you going to try choosing an answer? I can assure you, the Uchiha clan bloodline given by this system just now is real...]

[Hiruzen Sarutobi: Danzo!! Shut up!!! I don't need you to teach me how to do things, I am the Hokage!!!]

[Orochimaru: Hehe... Hiruzen-sensei, regardless, being able to cast this kind of ninjutsu, one can imagine how powerful the person behind it is. I speculate that the rewards he gives should also be real... Don't you want to use this to regain your youth?]

【Jiraiya: Orochimaru!!! Stop talking right now! Although these rewards are tempting, if we answer wrong this time, there will be such severe punishment... Do you really hate Master Hiruzen that much?!!】

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi,

watched the content in the live broadcast room with a dark expression.

He had to admit,

Danzo Shimura's words had caused some wavering in his heart.

But seeing the punishment for answering wrong listed in the live broadcast room,

he still felt afraid.

He was long past being the Professor of Ninjutsu, the Third Hokage of the past.

Regarding his own body,

Hiruzen Sarutobi knew it best himself.

If another 10 years of lifespan were directly deducted,

he could probably start preparing for his funeral and get into a coffin.

【Tobirama Senju: Monkey!!... You are already Konoha's Hokage now, so don't act impulsively. Anyway, there will be more chances to answer questions later.】

【Orochimaru: Hehe... Lord Second, it seems you really care about your students... Don't you want to know why the Senju clan vanished without a trace after your passing?】

【Hiruzen Sarutobi: Orochimaru!! Stop spouting nonsense!!! The Second Hokage has his own judgment in his heart; he doesn't need you to say anything.】

【Danzo Shimura: Hmph!! Hiruzen, I told you a long time ago, your womanly mercy will only end up harming you!!! You will definitely regret it!! Not killing Orochimaru is ultimately raising a tiger to invite disaster!!!】

【Fourth Raikage: Hahaha!! This is truly too interesting!! We all have to thank you Konoha. If it weren't for your constant infighting in Konoha, driving all the outstanding ninja out of the village, how could we have caught up?!】

People in other parts of the ninja world watched the live broadcast room,

feeling that it was all incredibly melodramatic.

In the entire ninja world,

the one with the most melodrama was probably present-day Konoha.

However, they were always grateful for this.

Because Konoha was simply too strong!!!!

A starved camel is still bigger than a horse;

even without the First Hokage and the Second Hokage,

Konoha simply had far too many powerful ninja and geniuses.

If not for their own internal divisions,

their own villages would never have a chance to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Konoha!!

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