Chapter 136: The Blustering Shimura Clan

It must be said, even if Sarutobi Shinnosuke knew that the ninja standing before him was the Second Hokage, he would not back down.

The Second Hokage is great, so what?

"Senju Tobirama," so what?

You are already dead!!

My father is the Third Hokage, he is alive, the incumbent Hokage!

As for how he is still in office, that is none of your concern!

The key is, my father, Sarutobi Hiruzen, is the "strongest Hokage in history"!

I myself am the designated Fifth Hokage!

You, a puppet controlled by Orochimaru's Forbidden Jutsu, Impure World Reincarnation, after death, what right do you have to make me retreat?

If the Second Hokage respected my father (the Third Hokage), I could be respectful to you too, but if you are here to disrupt the order of Konoha and seize the power of the Hokage...

Heh, Senju Tobirama is just like Orochimaru, both are traitors who betrayed Konoha, and both are mortal enemies of me, Shinnosuke.

Senju Tobirama did not know the psychological state of the Anbu Captain; such a weakling who did not even count as a Jonin held no weight in the eyes of the decisive Second Hokage.

Therefore, his footsteps did not stop, and he continued to walk forward slowly.

As he got closer and closer to Konohagakure, Senju Tobirama's chakra surged slightly, forming an invisible wave of air that spread along the ground.

Wherever his chakra reached, the soil was pressed into deep depressions.

The Anbu ninja who stepped forward to intercept were greatly alarmed and could only retreat repeatedly.

"Since when did the Anbu become so weak?"

Senju Tobirama's voice was low and powerful, clearly reaching the ears of every Konoha Ninja, and also spreading his unique majesty into the hearts of the ninja.

"Sarutobi Hiruzen, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura, all of you come out!!"

"Explain to me clearly how the Konoha regulations I personally formulated and the original intention of the First Hokage to protect the children of Konoha became garbage in your hands!"

As his voice fell, Senju Tobirama first removed the hood covering his face and also unleashed his aura.

Instantly, a commotion erupted among the Konoha Ninja.

The appearance of the Second Hokage was like a giant boulder thrown into a calm lake, blowing the brains of the Konoha Ninja into a standstill.

For young ninja, the Second Hokage was a legend that only existed in textbooks, the stories of their elders, and the giant head on the Hokage Rock.

Because he was a legend who could be dressed up as one pleased, the ninja had a huge cognitive bias regarding the Second Hokage.

For example: the Second was not as strong as the Third, the Second had a gentle personality, the Second was brave enough to sacrifice, and so on.

At this moment, seeing the real Second Hokage with their own eyes, that kind of awe-inspiring dominance and that heart-palpitating powerful aura naturally aroused feelings of reverence from the bottom of their hearts.

The Konoha Ninja all hesitated.

The weapons in the hands of the young ninja loosened, there was more hesitation in their hearts, and their eyes darted around.

The reactions of the older ninja who had seen the Second Hokage were truly intense.

Especially the core members and Elders of the four clans, whose expressions were mixed with fear amidst their solemnity.

Hearing the Second Hokage's question, they suddenly remembered that they seemed to have occupied too many interests and enjoyed benefits they should not have.

They also thought of those Konoha Ninja under the age of ten who died on the battlefield.

When those children died in battle, they, in their thirties and forties, were in Konohagakure, handling paperwork in the Hokage Building...

The guilt in the hearts of the Elders of the four clans who knew they had done wrong did not last long before it was suppressed by them with all their might.

The fear did not fade; instead, it reversed.

They stared at the Impure World Reincarnation Senju Tobirama, their eyes full of suspicion and wariness, as well as the embarrassment and anger of having their disguise exposed.

Think about it, the Senju Clan had long since declined, and today's Konoha was controlled by them.

So what if Senju Tobirama returned? Could he really break the stable power structure and threaten the interests of their four major clans?

No, perhaps he really could!

The Elders of the four major clans noticed that the young Konoha Ninja were wavering, and the Anbu ninja, who served as the core combat power, were wavering even more severely.

The Great Elder of the Sarutobi Clan, Sarutobi Masao, snorted: "Playing god!"

His tone was disdainful and arrogant: "Lord Senju Tobirama has long since returned to the dust and sleeps in Konoha's Martyrs' Cemetery."

"You?"

"Are nothing but a puppet of Orochimaru's Impure World Reincarnation. Even if you wear the face of the Second Hokage, you cannot spread fallacies here and disrupt the peace of Konoha!"

Sarutobi Masao was tall, with a head of white hair, his face covered in deep wrinkles, and his eyes full of arrogance and hostility.

The ninja of the Sarutobi Clan immediately echoed: "That's right! It must be fake!"

"Orochimaru ignored the orders of Lord Third Hokage and privately gathered Konoha Ninja to launch a war against Kirigakure. How is this any different from betraying Konoha?"

"A traitor of Konohagakure, bringing a puppet of the Second Hokage, isn't this just a new trick to seize the position of Hokage and attempt to subvert the rule of our Sarutobi Clan!"

"How can we let him succeed?"

"That's right, we cannot let Orochimaru succeed!"

"How wise was Lord Second Hokage, how could he be controlled by a traitor like Orochimaru?"

"Look at that dirty and filthy body of his, he is not worthy of having the appearance of the Second Hokage!"

"Kill him!"

"Destroy that puppet, kill the traitor Orochimaru!"

"For Konohagakure!"

"For the glory of the Sarutobi Clan!"

The ninja of the Sarutobi Clan roared one after another, their weapons held high, their emotions gradually becoming agitated, and their eyes filled with killing intent.

The strong among the Sarutobi ninja were almost all Fire Release ninja, and the erupting fire-attribute chakra surged wildly, ready to launch scorching Ninjutsu attacks at any time.

Seeing this, the ninja of the Shimura Clan also became restless.

They already knew Danzo had been slain by Senju Tobirama, and the fear in their hearts was easily replaced by hatred.

Moreover, the fear had not vanished; it had merely transformed into a fear of losing their special status.

The Shimuras had lost their backer and urgently needed to prove their loyalty to the Third Hokage to avoid being abandoned by the other three great clans.

Thus, fueled by a mindset of hatred and impassioned momentum, a Shimura ninja shouted, "It was you, this puppet, who killed Lord Danzo!"

"You are a fake Second Hokage, and we, the Shimura Clan, will avenge Lord Danzo!"

"Kill!!"

The shouts of "kill" shook the heavens, but not a single Shimura ninja rushed forward.

Whether Shimura Danzo's cries of "I do everything for Konohagakure" were true or false was hard to distinguish, but to demonstrate this, he had never shown any special consideration for the elite ninja of the Shimura Clan.

Furthermore, Danzo's stupidity and recklessness were absolutely real.

Since the founding of Root, no one knew how many times it had been abandoned by Danzo, nor how many times it had experienced total annihilation.

In short, the elite ninja of the Shimura Clan had long since been squandered by Danzo himself.

The Shimura ninja who could stand here and clamor now were either young, too weak in strength, or slippery and clever.

In any case, not one of them was a powerful ninja who could fight, dared to fight, or was willing to fight.

Their shouts of "kill" shook the heavens, but simply no one launched a charge.

Orochimaru was even amused to the point of laughter: "The Shimura Clan has truly fallen; although Shimura Danzo was stupid, at least he still had the courage to fight to the death..."