Traveling through three generations: Making Konoha great again!

Hiruzen Sarutobi was smoking his pipe.

This was his habit; in fact, the smoke no longer caused any irritation to his body.

It's more about a sense of ritual...

"My so-called authority can be roughly summarized as my degree of control over the various groups and institutions in the village..."

"The Hyuga and Uchiha clans are two thorns that must be removed..." Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and glanced at the report submitted by Sakumo Hatake in his hand.

This is about Hyuga Hizashi's performance in the clan's territory yesterday.

"That young man, Hitsashi, has a ruthless streak; he's got potential..."

Based on intelligence and Hizashi's words, this clan was practically his natural base as Hokage.

It would be hard to find a better ally than the Hyuga branch family…

Even ordinary ninjas in Konoha enjoy a high degree of freedom during peacetime. They can take on missions whenever they want, or stay home and sleep if they don't...

Despite their seemingly privileged background, the Hyuga clan enjoys a level of freedom that most people do not.

It was a feudal military group that concealed a slave society...

"We need to train Hizashi well and let him cause some trouble in the Hyuga clan!" Hiruzen Sarutobi thought to himself, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

"He's not just an ordinary member of the secret service; we hope he can demonstrate the ability to be a squad leader."

In this way, Hizashi would have enough influence to slowly build up his influence within the Hyuga clan, attracting a group of branch families who wanted to learn from him, that is, to yearn for the protection of the Hokage.

"As for the Hyuga main family, let's ignore them for now. They've maintained a high-handed attitude for so many years. Let this Hizashi fire burn them first. When the main family gets really anxious, then we can talk to them with a smile..."

Suppress first, then pull – this is always an effective and foolproof tactic.

After all, adding flowers to brocade is far less valuable than providing charcoal in the snow...

But as for where this 'snow' came from, let's not ask!

"But where is the opening for the Uchiha clan?"

"It's hard to find..."

In Hiruzen Sarutobi's view, there is currently a serious lack of trust between the Uchiha clan and the Hokage Building.

This situation is caused by multiple factors.

The heavy burden of history is a big problem.

Putting himself in his shoes, if he had transmigrated into the Uchiha clan, he would definitely keep his distance from the Hokage lineage...

There's no way around it; the story between Tobirama Senju and the Uchiha clan is a well-known and popular topic in the ninja world, both during the Warring States period and even now.

This has spawned numerous stories and tales, and I've heard that some of those naive nobles quite enjoy reading about it...

In Hiruzen Sarutobi's view, the collaboration between the Senju and Uchiha clans to build a village was quite surreal.

It was entirely driven by Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha; there was no reconciliation among the other middle and upper-level officials, and the hatred was very real.

It's actually quite wonderful to say that it's the beginning of reconciliation.

Madara Uchiha demanded that Hashirama Senju commit suicide before the two reconciled…

While it may seem overly harsh, or even unreasonable, Hashirama Senju's agreement provided the defeated Uchiha with an emotional way out and gave Madara face.

The Uchiha and Senju clans, who should have been fighting each other to the death for the seriously injured Izuna Uchiha and for their fallen clansmen, suddenly shook hands and made peace.

It can be said that he retreated in order to advance, displaying great grace and winning people's hearts.

The problem is that no institutional constraints were subsequently established; it relied entirely on Hashirama Senju's personal charisma to maintain order...

As a result, after Tobirama Senju came to power, the Uchiha clan's hopes for the 'Hokage' were dashed, and then came the death of Kagami Uchiha; all these factors combined to create a cascade of problems...

The Uchiha problem has become a major challenge.

Take the Konoha Guard as an example.

It's obvious to anyone with eyes that the Konoha Police Department was a policy adopted by the Second Hokage to restrict the Uchiha clan.

First, confining them to the village prevents them from frequently carrying out missions and undergoing specialized training. Instead, they are relegated to roles like internal guards, which have a very low frequency of actual combat. Naturally, this is like pulling teeth from a lion, resulting in a significant drop in combat effectiveness.

Secondly, using a single ethnic group as the law enforcement force, coupled with the Uchiha clan's personality, will inevitably lead to a decline in their reputation and standing within the village...

However, as things stand now, even if Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to get the Uchiha clan out of the Konoha Police Department, it would be extremely difficult.

Because this was the last piece of spoiled bread that the Uchiha clan held onto.

For them, the fear of loss outweighs the desire to gain.

Especially given his status as Tobirama's disciple, it was even more difficult for him to gain the trust of the older generation of Uchiha.

In this situation, even the most drastic measure of sacrificing personal interests is unlikely to be very effective…

Between the two, there is a chain of suspicion that is difficult to break.

"To subdue the Uchiha clan, we must establish a sufficiently strong communication bridge..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his temples:

"We can't count on the older generation of Uchiha; it has to be a new generation of genius Uchiha who are loyal to the village, can think in sync with me, and can have enough influence within the clan!"

"Teacher, you've left me with a complete mess! As the saying goes, the one who tied the knot must untie it, but I doubt even if you came, you wouldn't be able to do a very good job..."

"That brat named Shisui does have that potential, but potential is just potential."

Although in his memory, Tobirama Senju always told Kagami that he never discriminated against the Uchiha clan, saying that the Uchiha clan was the one with true love in their hearts, but they just didn't use it in the right place.

But that only fooled the simple-minded Uchiha Kagami…

If Hiruzen Sarutobi were to transmigrate into the Uchiha clan, unless I could lock him inside my body and talk to him slowly, it would be pointless to say a single word to him.

There's no other reason than fear of being struck by the Flying Thunder God Slash.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at the Hokage portrait in the office, his gaze fixed on Tobirama Senju's serious face and his Uchiha-like red eyes.

An idea suddenly flashed through his mind.

This is the ninja world, where all kinds of techniques are available...

Is it possible to bring this teacher back to life?

But not as Tobirama Senju, but as an Uchiha?

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly clenched his fist.

In fact, he had thought about the reanimated Tobirama Senju...

While the Impure World Reincarnation technique cannot replicate a ninja's strength in life, for Tobirama Senju, the greatest scientist in the ninja world, all he needed was brains.

For Hiruzen Sarutobi, who wanted Konoha to establish a "technological gap" and "technological hegemony," he desperately wanted Tobirama Senju to come and assist him.

It sounds a bit counterintuitive, but that's really the case...

However, there are two problems.

First, in the state of Impure World Reincarnation, since the Impure World Body does not have a fresh physical body to nourish the soul, it is okay if it exists for three to five days, but if it lasts longer, it is equivalent to drying out the soul.

He was, after all, the Second Kage of Konoha…

Moreover, in this state, Tobirama Senju would not be able to perform effective work.

Secondly, this is a very real problem.

Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to develop Konoha, to make it strong through diversified, efficient, and cost-effective methods...

But there's one condition: Konoha must be under his rule!

If it were Tobirama Senju himself who were resurrected, putting aside the difficulty of the resurrection, based on Hiruzen Sarutobi's understanding of him, this Second Hokage would definitely try to become the supreme ruler of Konoha!

It's not that Tobirama Senju is obsessed with power, but rather that every character like him has an extremely strong sense of self.

In that case, the power in one's hands will inevitably be lost.

This was intolerable to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who needed 'authority'.

But what if he were resurrected as a member of the Uchiha clan?

Everything seemed to have been resolved...

All we need to do is give him a suitable identity, such as an Uchiha orphan, or even bolder, we can directly say that he is a "descendant of Uchiha Izuna"!

Doesn't the teacher know Uchiha Izuna very well? It shouldn't be difficult for him to fake it, right?

In this way, the best communication bridge between the Hokage and the Uchiha clan will be established!

And Tobirama Senju, a member of the Uchiha clan.

They were inherently unable to interfere much with Hiruzen Sarutobi's Hokage authority.

Because, in any case, the unified consensus of Konoha is the Will of Fire.

Given the conflict between Tobirama Senju and the Uchiha clan, the fact that you, the Hokage, were resurrected as an Uchiha would undoubtedly create extremely unpleasant associations in everyone's minds.

Killing people wasn't enough; they also wanted to possess bodies?

Therefore, if Tobirama Senju were truly resurrected as "Tobirama Uchiha," he could only live in Konoha as an Uchiha, and could not return to his position as the Second Hokage...

This secret must remain buried forever!

"Teacher, I am the Hokage! You're just an Uchiha!"

Even if there were suggestions regarding Hiruzen Sarutobi's work, they were just suggestions.

This idea originally stemmed from seeing Tobirama Senju's red eyes.

But once it started, it ran rampant in Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind like a wild horse...

He's already thinking of practical solutions.

How to give it to Tobirama Senju...

No, it's Tobirama Uchiha who has been resurrected?

At this moment, a multitude of forbidden techniques surfaced in Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind—techniques concerning the soul, techniques concerning chakra…

He stared intently at the portrait of Tobirama Senju.

He walked slowly, step by step, toward the Second Hokage.

And at this moment.

Danzo Shimura knocked on the door of the Hokage's office.

Following behind were Koharu and Homura Mitokado...

"Go!" Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze was still fixed on the portrait of the Second Hokage.

So much so that when the three of them came in and saw Hiruzen Sarutobi's posture, they were all stunned.

Hiruzen, do you miss your teacher that much?

This scene lasted for a while.

"Hiruzen, you..." It was Danzo Shimura who spoke, breaking the eerie silence.

Hiruzen Sarutobi turned his head and met Danzo Shimura's gaze, his eyes filled with a cold indifference born from extreme rational thought: "Yes, I've kept you waiting, everyone."

"I was thinking about something just now, please have a seat."

The three of them were stunned.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's posture, tone of voice, and especially his eyes...

Why does he look so much like a teacher?