The instant he heard the voice, Uchiha Kagami raised his head reflexively. At the same time, a slender palm covered the top of his head, and then he was casually flung away like a chick, instantly piercing the air and shooting into the mountains.
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Hiruzen, Danzo, and the others didn't even react before a figure suddenly appeared in front of them, black gas suspended, condensing into a pitch-black Big Hand, falling from above.
At the critical moment, Tobirama desperately pushed away several disciples. The powerful blow was like a giant plowing the ground, and everyone was immediately blown away by the surging air waves.
Hiruzen and the others landed in the bushes not far away one after another, only Tobirama was blown in the opposite direction, smashing into the stone wall.
They got up in a panic, and then they saw clearly the back of the black-clothed youth, and the huge Skeleton that gradually formed with the black gas!
"Uchiha Shin'yu!"
Hiruzen's eyes were instantly ignited by anger. At that moment, reason no longer existed. The only thing he thought of was his father's cold Corpse, and his chest was about to explode.
Shin'yu strolled towards Tobirama, "Autumn Dew on Leaves" condensed into a straight long sword, Susanoo did not follow him, but floated in the opposite direction, raising a black blade, aiming at Hiruzen and the others.
At this moment, Uchiha Kagami, with tears in his red eyes, pounced like a sharp arrow. This brother whom he hadn't seen for a long time gave him a tricky multiple-choice question as soon as they met.
Obviously, the time left for him to hesitate was only a short moment, and he didn't have time to save everyone at the same time.
Whether it was Mangekyo Sharingan, Wooden Style, or the Flying Thunder God that he was proud of on the battlefield, it was useless in front of that man.
On one side was the Second Hokage of Hidden Leaf Village, the current Clan Head of the Senju Clan, his most respected Master.
On the other side were his companions who had been together day and night, the new sprouts of Hidden Leaf Village, the hope of the future.
Suddenly, he remembered the meaning of Tobirama's question just now, and finally realized why Tobirama would announce him as the Third Hokage in public.
"Master... did he already know that brother would come!?"
Just as he was thinking, he met Tobirama's gaze. There was no fear, no helplessness or sadness in that gaze, only a calmness that saw through life and death, and a hint of comforting encouragement.
If I have to make a choice, I will choose the path with more hope, so no matter which one I choose, as long as it can make the future of the village brighter, I will not hesitate to execute it.
The cyan sword light illuminated Tobirama's pale face.
Uchiha Kagami flew in front of Hiruzen and the others, golden light swelled, wooden buds grew, a golden arm stretched across the top of everyone's heads, layers of wooden shields stacked into a solid wall, and countless branches spread from Kagami's body, tightly entwining the Hidden Leaf Village people.
"Boom!"
The black blade slashed on the golden bone arm without any fancy moves. The golden light splashed like paint, and after only less than a second, the solidified black crescent moon cut off the bone hand and slashed on the wooden wall.
Taking advantage of this time, Kagami decisively activated the Flying Thunder God, taking everyone away out of thin air. The last frame of his vision was Shin'yu piercing Tobirama's chest with his sword.
A breeze blew, and Tobirama's silver hair fluttered slightly. He looked up at Shin'yu. Although he was spitting blood, his eyes were always calm.
Shin'yu tilted his head, squatted in front of him, and asked curiously, "You're about to die, but you're not surprised at all?"
Tobirama's eyelids trembled slightly, his life was flowing away rapidly, "Your purpose... has always been Kagami, provoking war, setting up conspiracies, all of this, isn't it all for him, for those eyes?"
"As expected of Lord Tobirama, you're absolutely right." Shin'yu shook his head and smiled, "But so what, everything is under my control."
"You're really... confident, should I say you're indeed Madara's disciple?" Tobirama's breathing became weaker and weaker. Autumn Dew on Leaves resonated with the sword energy that had been lingering in his body, instantly severing his heart and making it impossible to recover.
"Kagami... is already the perfect successor to the Will of Fire... he is the Third Hokage of Hidden Leaf Village, and at the same time possesses the power of Wooden Style and Mangekyo Sharingan... even if it's you, it won't be so easy to snatch his eyes..."
"Is that so?" Shin'yu whispered in his ear, his eyes cold, "The one who's confident is you, Lord Tobirama. You're too confident in the so-called Will of Fire. I saw through the face of Hidden Leaf Village as early as 11 years ago."
Shin'yu got up and left, the moonlight blurring his figure.
The evening breeze carried a fleeting sound, the last words Tobirama heard in his dying moments:
"From now on, my grudges with you Senju Clan are over. If your descendants want to seek revenge on me, then come."
...
When Kagami returned to the scene, it was already empty, with only Tobirama Senju's cold Corpse remaining.
He held Tobirama's Corpse, his expression sorrowful, and returned to Hidden Leaf Village in disappointment.
However, what awaited him was... blatant, undisguised accusations.
"Damn it, you bastard, why didn't you save Lord Hokage first!?"
"Kagami, what were you thinking? Everyone chose you to negotiate, wasn't it to rescue Lord Hokage?"
Kagami was stunned, the tear stains on the corners of his eyes not yet dry.
Faced with everyone's incomprehension, he explained it again with self-reproach, but not only did everyone not accept it, the voices of condemnation grew louder.
"I originally thought you could live up to everyone's trust, but... alas..."
"You have completely let down Lord Tobirama's cultivation of you!"
...
That night, he lay on the cold bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep all night.
Time passed day by day, but Hidden Leaf Village's prejudice against Kagami did not disappear, but intensified.
Even the companions he had saved in the first place did not explain for him, and closed their doors to guests. Danzo even stood up to accuse him:
"You could have saved Lord Tobirama at that time! Don't tell me, you wouldn't think that you could become Hokage after Lord Tobirama's death!?"
"Kagami, you have disappointed us too much..."
Every word was like a knife, piercing into Kagami's heart.
...
A few days later, incited by those with ulterior motives, the dissatisfaction with Kagami during the war was also vented:
"Hmph, I said long ago that this guy had no good intentions. He was indecisive on the battlefield. He could have held the position, but he had to watch the Cloud Ninja invade, fighting without any backbone!"
"What? You said he gave up the position to protect us? Ridiculous, we were already prepared to sacrifice ourselves, why should he tarnish our Will?"
"Speaking of which, if he could have directly killed Kinkaku in the 'Beheading Operation' that night, the war would have ended directly, and we wouldn't have lost so many people in vain..."
More and more people stood up to accuse him. Walking on the street, even ordinary villagers would cast disgusted glances.
After time fermented, the hero who had once fought to the death on the battlefield had now become a rat crossing the street, a cowardly waste.
Even because of him, the entire Uchiha Clan was also ostracized by Hidden Leaf Village.
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