After the video ended, the Third Hokage gazed at the reward button on the screen, hesitating over whether to grant a reward to the other party.
But his hesitation was brief.
"This light curtain has at least provided me with some crucial information; otherwise, I might have fallen at Orochimaru's hands tomorrow."
Muttering to himself, the Third Hokage decided to give his cherished pipe as a reward.
As he watched the pipe vanish from view, he assumed that the light curtain would disappear as well.
Unexpectedly, a line of text appeared on the screen:
[The Second Hokage Senju Tobirama wants to talk to you]
[Accept]
[Reject]
At this moment, the Third Hokage was overwhelmed with thoughts.
"If Tobirama-sensei really wants to speak with me through this light curtain, does that mean he also saw the video just now?"
The Third Hokage covered his face, feeling as though he might die from embarrassment.
It was like being alone at home—where you could act as you pleased, even running around naked, without feeling out of place. However, the presence of others would make such actions incredibly awkward.
At this point, the Third Hokage's legs were nearly cramping from embarrassment.
Knowing that Tobirama-sensei had seen the review about him on the screen made him reluctant to talk.
Fortunately, after years of experience and after taking a few deep breaths, he managed to calm himself down.
He stretched out his right hand and, trembling, clicked [Accept].
"What on earth is Hiruzen doing forty years later? Why doesn't he accept it?"
In Tobirama's office, Danzo seemed very annoyed.
He really wanted to scold the Third Hokage through the light curtain.
At the same time, he also wanted to ask why he would rather let someone named Minato become the Fourth Hokage instead of him.
Am I not your most trusted partner?
This is outrageous.
"Danzo, be patient."
"Yes, Tobirama-sensei."
Senju Tobirama saw it very clearly.
If someone knew some of his dark history, he would not choose to speak to that person immediately, even if that person was his teacher.
"Hey~ There's a picture on the screen."
The Third Hokage didn't keep the people in Tobirama's office waiting too long.
After he chose to accept, the light screen synchronized the images of both parties.
"Tobirama-sensei,"
The Third Hokage was very excited when he saw Tobirama Senju's appearance.
After all, forty years had passed since Tobirama died to cover their retreat.
He really missed Tobirama-sensei.
However, when he saw the younger version of himself, as well as Danzo, Uchiha Kagami, and others on the opposite side, he wanted to close the light curtain immediately and give himself a good scolding.
He couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling when he thought about how many people on the other side had seen his review video.
"Sarutobi, you are old."
Senju Tobirama did not blame the Third Hokage but just felt a little melancholy when he looked at his old appearance.
"Teacher, I disappoint you."
Senju Tobirama's words, "You are old," almost made the Third Hokage cry.
No one knew what kind of pressure he and his friends Danzo faced after escaping back to the Land of Fire from the border of Kumogakure.
No one knew what kind of pressure he faced during the Second and Third Ninja World Wars.
Others only saw his glorious side as the village Hokage but failed to see how much effort he put into the development of the village in private.
Furthermore, as the Hokage, he could not make mistakes. Even if he knew that something was wrong, he could not admit it.
This is also why, after watching this video, he can still deceive himself by saying: he did this all for Konoha.
Even though he knew that the Senju Tobirama in front of him was not the Tobirama sensei he remembered, he still honestly admitted his mistake.
"I am not disappointed. At least Konoha is developing very well under your leadership."
Tobirama was not trying to comfort the Third Hokage.
That's exactly what he thought.
He would not give any comments on some of the actions revealed by the Third Hokage on the light curtain.
It is not a rational behavior to make rash comments without having experienced the other person's situation.
At best, it is just easy talk.
If he were put in the other person's position, there might be some things that he might not have handled as well as the other person.
He just felt a little regretful that Sarutobi Hiruzen, who became the Third Hokage, did not move forward according to his expectations, but instead became a politician with a strong desire for power.
That's all.
"Thank you for your affirmation, teacher."
After receiving the affirmation from Tobirama, the Third Hokage's eyes filled with mist, and he could no longer hold back his tears of happiness.
"Old Hiruzen, let me ask you, why won't you let me be the Fourth Hokage?"
Seeing the Third Hokage opposite him with tears in his eyes while smiling, and looking at the calm Tobirama-sensei, Danzo opened his mouth and asked his question.
"Danzo, you are not fit to be Hokage."
He was a bit restrained and cautious when facing Tobirama, but he wasn't as particular when facing the younger version of Danzo.
"I'm not even inferior to the old version of you, let alone the young version of you."
"What do you mean I'm not suitable to be Hokage?"
Danzo was clearly dissatisfied with the Third Hokage's answer.
"It means exactly what I said. If you don't understand, you can ask the young one next to you to help translate it for you."
"Hahaha."
Hearing this, Hiruzen laughed without hesitation.
Danzo's mouth twitched with laughter.
The Third Hokage on the opposite side looked puzzled at his laughter.
"What are you doing?"
The Third Hokage was indeed confused because he and Danzo had always had a good relationship since childhood.
Why would the younger version of himself laugh at Danzo?
Didn't the younger version of himself know that Danzo was narrow-minded?
"Forget it, I will fight for the position of Hokage myself; I don't need any of you to help me."
Danzo snorted coldly and then gave his seat to Uchiha Kagami and the others.
"Kagami, it's great to see you again."
With just one sentence, Kagami knew that he must have died young.
Otherwise, why didn't the Third Hokage say such things to Danzo, but only said this to him?
"Really? I don't believe it."
The Third Hokage was silent.
To be honest, apart from Senju Tobirama, the person he least wanted to see was Uchiha Kagami.
It's not that he had a problem with Kagami, but the Uchiha clan was exterminated during his tenure.
Fortunately, this part was not shown in the video on the screen. It only talked about Fugaku's rebellion and his search for traitors.
Otherwise, if Kagami knew that the Uchiha clan had been annihilated, wouldn't he be furious?
"By the way, Sarutobi, what about the Chunin Exam over there?"
"Don't worry, Tobirama-sensei, I will definitely protect Konoha tomorrow."
"Okay, if there's nothing else, let's just leave it at that."
"Okay, Tobirama-sensei."
Seeing that Senju Tobirama had no interest in continuing the conversation, the Third Hokage nodded and took the initiative to press a red button on the light curtain.
When he pressed it, the images of Tobirama, Danzo, and others disappeared.
"Ah~ I didn't expect to see Tobirama-sensei again."
"The most important thing is that Tobirama-sensei didn't blame me."
"Ahahahaha~"
The Third Hokage first laughed three times, then clapped his hands hard, looking very annoyed.
"I'm really getting old. I actually forgot to ask Tobirama-sensei about the light curtain."
In Tobirama's office, after the Third Hokage hung up the "phone," Tobirama prepared to go to the place where Uchiha Madara was buried to see if Madara was still lying obediently in the coffin.
However, when he was about to turn around and leave, he was surprised to find that the light curtain had not disappeared yet.
"What's happening here?"
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