after?

after……

"Is this... Konoha..."

"Yes, Yutaro, this is Konoha."

"Uncle Cangping, thank you for picking us up. Is my grandfather's hand really still healed?"

"You're welcome, I'm just following orders. As for your grandfather's hand...if you hire a professional technician to make a prosthetic hand, although it's definitely impossible for combat and the like, it should be fine for daily activities and making ramen..."

"Great! Grandpa, dad, mom, did you hear that?!"

"Yes! Yes! I heard it! That's great, father..."

"Um……"

"What will happen in the future..."

"Anyway, now that we're in Konoha, it won't be worse than before, right?"

"...That's true."

"Speaking of which, Konoha is really lively!"

"Although Konoha is indeed lively, the reason why people are coming and going on the street today is because they want to watch the public trial."

"Public trial meeting?"

"Well, it's about the trial of...the Sandaime Hokage and all his followers."

"Huh? A big shot like the Sandaime Hokage has to be judged too?"

"...Well, they committed a crime after all."

Moreover, the two "resurrected" adults who presided over this trial also said that merit should be rewarded, guilt should be punished, and every code should be treated as a code.

Konoha Prison.

Mito Monobu sat slumped in the cage, turning his head and asked: "Hiruzhan... you said... what will happen to us in the future?" Now that the situation has developed, he no longer has any expectations. The family that has always been protected by him

I gave up on him decisively, just hoping to survive this storm.

The situation of others is similar.

"..." Sarutobi Hiruzen said nothing.

Not only him, but also Koharu, who had moved to bed, and Shimura Danzo, who had been aggrieved since being imprisoned, did not speak.

Because not long ago...

Their teacher, who was resurrected from the dead, came here specifically to visit them.

To be honest, in their lifetime, the four of them never thought that they would see each other again. The teacher still looked so young, but they were old, and it was hard to tell for a moment - who was the elder and who was the elder.

younger generation.

Sarutobi Hiruzen felt that he had no face to meet his teacher, and the latter solemnly handed Konoha into his hands. He had indeed vowed to protect the village no matter what, making it more prosperous, and would never fall into the trap of the teacher and the first generation.

Mingtou. In the beginning, he did do this, but... when did it start? If he was not careful, he forgot his original "original intention".

Maybe……

It started from the first time he gave up the right thing for so-called interests.

After that, he may be a qualified politician, but he is no longer a qualified Hokage...

However, the teacher said to him——

"Hiruzhen, thank you for your hard work. You did a great job in the first few days."

"..."

"There is no need to show such an expression. This is not a comfort. Because I have been watching you all the time in the Pure Land. At first, you worked together and worked together, and you did a good job indeed."

"teacher……"

"It's just that I didn't expect that time would be so cruel and change everyone in the blink of an eye. Except for Jing who will soon accompany me, you... have all changed a lot."

"...Mirror, are you okay?"

"It's not bad. He is still helping in my laboratory. After a while, I will find time to bring him here."

"Really... that's really good..." Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a wry smile, "If... we had died early, maybe the situation would be much better than now, right?" Just as the teacher said, they

They gradually decayed over a long period of time. If they also died young, then maybe they would also be flawless heroes.

Unfortunately, there is no if.

"Don't think like that," Senju Tobirama said in a gentle tone, "For most people, there is only one life, and only by living it can there be hope. If you are lucky enough to survive today, please make atonement for your sins in the days to come.

"

It's not that I'm not angry.

It's not like he's not angry.

But after seeing the tearful disciples, he suddenly didn't want to get angry. After all, he was the one who died without authorization and left everything to these children. After the death of his eldest brother... he was indeed disheartened.

He no longer paid much attention to many things, and he neglected to train his disciples in the later period.

It is the fault of the teacher to nurture but not teach.

It is not that he cannot understand and accept the "backlash" as a teacher.

Moreover, there is no need to blame, because they will all be punished for their mistakes, whether before life or after death. Whether he is angry or not, these are facts that will not change.

As for Danzo Shimura...

Senju Tobirama walked to his cage, looked down at the disciple lying on the ground, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Danzo, I know you are not convinced about me passing the position of Hokage to Japan.

Kill this matter." Because he has been watching it all the time, he knows it very well.

Shimura Danzo's remaining eyes flickered, looking at his teacher suddenly and darkly - like a candle that was about to be extinguished. Whether it continued to burn or went out, it seemed that it all depended on one person in Senju Tobirama.

will.

Senju Tobirama knew at a glance that this disciple who was too seriously injured would not live long... He might be able to survive the trial, or he might die on the trial stage. But even if he survived, what would happen? What would happen to a person who is full of evil deeds?

He knew his fate all too well. Moreover, maybe he could understand the disciple moving his body to the experimental table, but Danzo should not disturb his elder brother's sleep. No one in this village should be disrespectful to his elder brother.

Because they are all children who were cared for by their elder brother.

As the saying goes, "You should treat the dying person kindly." Senju Tobirama is indeed a gentle person in nature, but at the same time, he is also a very decisive and fair-hearted ninja.

Although his mood was complicated, he also knew clearly——

Danzo has gone astray further than anyone else, and he does not deserve forgiveness.

"Teacher..." Danzo Shimura looked up at the teacher who looked as usual with cracks on his face, and said expectantly, "You should be able to understand me, right? Hiruzen, you are too weak, like

He is as weak as the Shodaime. To lead a village, you should be tough! It is absolutely impossible not to be tough! You must be like you, teacher, and use absolute strength and skills to conquer everything!" He was dying, making his words lose their clarity and he could only speak instinctively.

He is constantly seeking "final affirmation" because throughout his life, he may have been protesting against this person's original decision——

Why...didn't you choose me?

I am equally suitable, I am more suitable than Hiruzen!

I am the one who truly upholds your thoughts and will, teacher!

At that time... I just lacked a little courage, no, I didn't lack courage, I just said it a little late!

Teacher, how can you deny me, deny everything about me, deny my quality, deny my future just because of this...

This is not fair!!!!

besides……

besides……

Right!

"Teacher, you hate the Uchiha clan. I know that you hate the Uchiha clan, so I wiped them out. Hahahahahahaha... From now on, there will be no Uchiha clan in the world! Teacher, I don't think so.

Are you pleased? Why don't you praise me?"

There was silence in the prison, except for Shimura Danzo's crazy laughter.

Senju Tobirama lowered his head and stared at his former disciple who looked like a forlorn wild dog on the ground, and asked: "So, Danzo, did you really kill the Uchiha for me? Where is the former Senju clan now?"

"..."

Shimura Danzo's laughter stopped abruptly.

Since he could use the corpses of the Shodaime and his teacher for experiments, then... wouldn't it be surprising to attack some former Senju clan members?

"And if you are really so tough, so brave, and upholding my beliefs, then, Danzo, where were you during the second 'Kyuubi Rebellion'?"

"..."

In order to let his disciples survive, Senju Tobirama once chose to lead them away from the enemy alone, and finally sacrificed generously.

During the Nine-Tails Rebellion, Danzo Shimura chose to stay in seclusion together with his subordinates in order to preserve his so-called strength so that he could compete for the position of Hokage in the future. How could Danzo be regarded as adhering to his beliefs?
To be continued...