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Senju Tobirama was indeed shocked. As the Second Hokage, he had developed countless Forbidden Techniques in his lifetime. Whether it was mastery of ninjutsu or various theoretical knowledge, Senju Tobirama was the one standing at the top of the ninja world.
It was also because of this that Senju Tobirama understood the value of Ishigami Hara's words. Various bloodlines were awakened in Ishigami Hara, which had never happened before in the ninja world. As a researcher, Senju Tobirama wanted to study Ishigami Hara immediately.
It was a pity that he was a dead man now, and he was powerless to deal with this unknown. After such excitement, he fell silent.
Ishigami Hara did not disturb his thinking. The return journey was smooth and quiet, but Ishigami Hara did not go back, instead going directly to Hokage Rock.
Standing on a high place and looking up, the prosperity of Konoha was clear at a glance.
Ishigami Hara said in his mind: "How do you feel looking at all this in front of you, Second Hokage?"
It is interesting to look far from a high place.
This was also the first time Ishigami Hara had seen the whole picture of Konoha.
It must be said that as the most powerful ninja village in the ninja world, Konoha was indeed very prosperous, at least from Ishigami Hara's perspective, Konoha could be called prosperous.
"Yes, it has changed a lot. Is the current Hokage still a monkey?" Senju Tobirama asked.
Ishigami Hara nodded slightly: "It is indeed Sarutobi Hiruzen, but..."
"Why, do you have an opinion on the monkey?"
People are old and cunning, let alone Senju Tobirama—how could he not hear that Ishigami Hara's words were full of meaning?
Ishigami Hara smiled. "I can't say I have an opinion, but I'm not very satisfied with him. To be honest, he was ordered to take charge of the battlefield and accepted your instructions. He has worked diligently for decades without making any mistakes. But he is good at maintaining the status quo, not at pushing forward."
This was truly Ishigami Hara's evaluation of Sarutobi Hiruzen, but it felt a bit strange for him to say it with his current identity.
Senju Tobirama felt the same, and snorted coldly: "You underestimate the Hokage too much. Although I still don't know what happened after my death, the monkey has done a good job in managing the village."
On this point, Ishigami Hara did not refute but asked: "What kind of changes would I bring to Konoha if I became the Hokage?"
Senju Tobirama paused, and after a long silence, he said: "Kid, what do you want to do?"
Senju Tobirama keenly noticed the difference in Ishigami Hara's words. Although they seemed teasing, they revealed some of his true intentions, which made Senju Tobirama very alert.
Being naturally cautious about the Uchiha, Senju Tobirama unconsciously associated Ishigami Hara with the Uchiha camp after hearing his words. Apart from anything else, Ishigami Hara possessed Uchiha blood and had already awakened the Sharingan.
"Hehe."
Ishigami Hara didn't care and disappeared from the spot in a flash.
Ishigami Hara appeared outside the Hokage building, looked up and glanced at the building, and then walked in as usual.
In the Hokage office, there was no one else at this time, only Sarutobi Hiruzen sitting behind the desk, carefully correcting documents. After receiving the notification, he looked up and saw Ishigami Hara walking in.
"Haru, why are you here?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen was a little surprised.
After Ishigami Hara came in, he looked around, mainly for Senju Tobirama to see, and said, "I'll submit the task."
"Hm...?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen had momentarily forgotten about the task, but quickly reacted and nodded. "Is that so? I see. I will arrange an S-rank task reward for you."
After saying that and seeing Ishigami Hara not responding, he asked, "Anything else?"
Ishigami Hara just smiled, nodded, and said, "Nothing, thank you, Hokage-sama."
After saying that, he bowed slightly and was about to leave, but he looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen one more time before turning around.
This glance startled Sarutobi Hiruzen, as he seemed to see someone else in a trance. The person's eyes were serious and scrutinizing, which made Sarutobi Hiruzen stand up involuntarily, wanting to call out the word "teacher."
However, after he came to his senses, Ishigami Hara's figure was no longer in front of him. Everything just now had been an illusion, leaving Sarutobi Hiruzen a bit dazed for a moment.
After a while, Sarutobi Hiruzen sat down again, frowning. His mind churned, and he couldn't help but think. He sighed silently and shook his head helplessly.
"Am I really getting old? I actually saw my teacher in that child. It's really... a strange feeling."
Sarutobi Hiruzen tried to refocus on the work in front of him, but he found that he couldn't calm his mind at this moment.
He pondered for a while and finally sighed, saying to the outside, "Please ask the two consultants to come over."
"Yes!" someone outside the door immediately responded and then left.
"You really gave me a difficult problem, Hara."
While sighing, Sarutobi Hiruzen leaned back in his chair, his brows never relaxing from beginning to end.
After leaving the Hokage office, Ishigami Hara looked back at the Hokage building, still smiling, looking very warm.
"How do you feel?" he asked.
Senju Tobirama was silent for a moment, then asked, "What time is it now?"
"Winter of the thirty-ninth year of Konoha."
As he looked up, he saw snowflakes falling.
"Well, it's snowing."
"Has it been so long?" Senju Tobirama sighed and asked, "What's the situation in the ninja world?"
"As you can see, we are now in the Second Ninja World War. Konoha is under attack from all sides, and the situation is not very good. I just came back from the battlefield and don't know when I'll be sent back again."
Ishigami Hara didn't lie. He had been keeping track of Konoha's situation during this period and understood the changes in the external environment.
"Has the war broken out again? Damn it! Since the death of my eldest brother, peace in the ninja world has become a delusion."
Ishigami Hara didn't see anything wrong with that statement and bluntly said, "Without the power to suppress an era, peace is naturally a luxury. But it doesn't matter. Peace will come soon."
Although Senju Tobirama didn't know why Ishigami Hara was so sure, he didn't question it. Instead, Ishigami Hara said, "By the way, do you want to meet Nawaki?"
"That child? Good."
Ishigami Hara smiled, anticipating Senju Tobirama's reaction.
As expected, when Senju Tobirama saw Nawaki in the Ishigami clan's territory, his mood changed.
"What is that?"
Nawaki put his hands together, shouted softly, and young shoots emerged from the ground in front of him, quickly growing into large trees and forming a shape.
"As you can see, it's Wood Release."
"This kid Nawaki... actually mastered Wood Release? Haha, good, good!"