I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 360 You're something else, old man!

Hiruzen Sarutobi's aged face twitched suddenly.

He never expected that Tsunade's fight with Orochimaru this time would be for this reason!

Desecrating the corpse of the First Hokage.

They used ninjas from the same village to conduct human experiments.

These two crimes would be heinous and unforgivable offenses in any village!

But the problem is...

Where did Tsunade get these two pieces of information?

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't have a chance to ask the question that was on his mind.

Tsunade's next question came like a deadly attack.

"Old man, you should know about what Orochimaru has done, right?!"

After deciding to confront Hiruzen Sarutobi, Tsunade's brain seemed to have been equipped with the Nara clan's processor, resulting in a significant increase in her thinking speed.

Initially, Tsunade believed that Orochimaru was able to commit such heinous acts because he was tempted and instructed by Danzo Shimura, the "Dark of the Ninjas".

The darkness of ninjas, huh?

Whatever despicable things they do, it's all within reason.

But it wasn't until she had said everything that Tsunade suddenly realized a problem.

If Orochimaru's human experimentation on fellow village ninjas could be somewhat concealed by Danzo Shimura and his Root organization...

Orochimaru used the First Hokage's cells for experiments...

How could Shimura Danzo and his Root organization possibly have the authority to handle such a matter?

As for the claim that Shimura Danzo secretly dug up the First Hokage's grave and then secretly stole the First Hokage's cells, doing all this so discreetly that even the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, didn't notice...

This statement greatly overestimates Shimura Danzo.

That's a huge underestimation of Hiruzen Sarutobi!

Even though Hiruzen Sarutobi did not personally participate in the experiments related to the First Hokage's cells.

However, to say that Hiruzen Sarutobi was completely unaware that Orochimaru was experimenting with Hashirama's cells...

Unless Tsunade turns into a three-year-old child who knows nothing.

Otherwise, how could she possibly accept such a naive argument?

We're all adult ninjas who've seen the dark side of things, so let's not use such childish claims that even a child wouldn't believe.

Hiruzen Sarutobi fell into an extremely awkward silence.

He was unable to answer Tsunade's question.

Just as Tsunade had just deduced.

As the Third Hokage who ruled Konoha for over a decade, there was practically nothing in Konoha that could be hidden from Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes.

Even when Orochimaru was in charge of the Grass Country's defenses, there were already some issues with the death statistics of the Konoha ninja forces dispatched to the Grass Country.

However, due to the intense fighting at the time, Hiruzen Sarutobi could only pretend not to see the problem.

Moreover, out of their master-disciple relationship, the "soft-hearted" Hiruzen Sarutobi was unwilling to delve deeper into Orochimaru's actions.

As for Orochimaru, or rather, the research on the Hashirama cells by the root of the matter...

This was indeed done under Hiruzen Sarutobi's instructions—or rather, with his tacit approval.

Without the Third Hokage's permission.

Given Danzo Shimura's and Orochimaru's status, how could they possibly have obtained Hashirama Senju's cell tissue?!

Just like the dialogue template that is widely circulated in Konoha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi is the true Hokage!

Back in the battle at the Valley of the End, the "corpse" of Madara Uchiha, who "died" in battle, was secretly kept by Tobirama Senju.

This is because the body of the legendary ninja Madara Uchiha is a huge treasure for any ninja.

The overall value of Hashirama Senju's corpse, which was on par with or even surpassed Madara Uchiha's level, would only exceed that of Madara Uchiha!

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who took over the Hokage position from Tobirama Senju, was very aware of this information.

however……

Out of respect for Hashirama Senju, and also out of respect for the dead, Hiruzen Sarutobi never set his sights on Hashirama Senju's corpse before the outbreak of the Third Shinobi World War.

They never even considered replicating Hashirama Senju's bloodline limit by studying his corpse.

However, the battle on the front lines was too intense, and Konoha had to deal with attacks from the clouds, rocks, sand, and mist at the same time, making it a situation of being besieged on all sides.

In this critical moment, Konoha had no choice but to frantically squeeze every last drop of resources to win the war.

Research into the cellular structure of the First Hokage also began during the Third Shinobi World War.

However, as the war situation in Konoha gradually improved, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately ordered a halt to research on Hashirama's cells.

But Tsunade has now directly exposed this research project that should have been top secret...

Furthermore, it directly points out that Orochimaru desecrated the body of the First Hokage...

Was it a leak of information regarding the secret research on Hashirama cells?

Or are Orochimaru and his group still secretly conducting experiments on Hashirama cells?

One thought after another flashed through Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind.

But he remained silent for a long time.

However, Tsunade took it as a guilty conscience, and... tacit agreement.

"hehe……"

Tsunade's lips curled into a sarcastic smile as she gazed at the bustling night view of Konoha in the distance, finding it hard to imagine what state her great-grandfather's (corpse) was in now.

The First Hokage, who devoted himself to Konoha until his death.

Even after death, one cannot obtain peace.

Instead, they became experimental material on the testing grounds of later generations.

How ironic!

For a moment, Tsunade even had an impulse to punch Hiruzen Sarutobi's head off.

Your great-grandfather and second great-grandfather entrusted the village to you, and this is how you repay their expectations?

"You're really something, old man!"

Tsunade's tone was filled with undisguised contempt and ridicule.

These words drifted into Hiruzen Sarutobi's ears on the evening breeze.

The Third Hokage, regaining his senses, turned pale and said in a deep voice.

"Tsunade, the village did that because it had its reasons—"

"I can't care about any reasons or excuses!"

Tsunade interrupted Hiruzen Sarutobi directly, and even responded to him in a rather aggressive manner.

"Imagine if Sarutobi Sasuke's grave were dug up, and his body were used for human experiments..."

"Old man, can you understand the reasons behind someone who does such a thing?"

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

Sarutobi Sasuke.

He wasn't some legendary ninja.

He was just Hiruzen Sarutobi's biological father.

If someone digs up your father's grave.

If Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't use the "Five Elements Great Combo" to reduce the gravedigger to ashes, then he hadn't truly mastered his craft.

Tsunade's offensive capabilities are simply too high.

Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to refute, but he had no basis or grounds for doing so.

After all, Hashirama Senju's grave really was dug up...

If Hiruzen Sarutobi dared to refute Tsunade even half a word here...

He even suspected that Tsunade might just go and smash his father's coffin lid as well...

That scene was so "beautiful" that Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't even imagine it.

After being directly refuted, Tsunade did not dwell on the issue.

After all, she's not some kind of animal who likes to dig up people's graves.

"Old man, I have already—no, I mean Nara has already severed Orochimaru's hands. This is his punishment."

Tsunade stared coldly at Hiruzen Sarutobi, recounting in detail her and Nara Rin's "glorious achievements" just now, and also giving him a sneak peek at their upcoming plans.

"I know that this was not something that Orochimaru did alone, but Nara and I will not make a big fuss about it."

"Shimura Danzo will be our ultimate target."

A volcanic eruption of rage surged within Hiruzen Sarutobi.

After all these years, there are still people who dare to speak to him in such a commanding tone!

at the same time.

Tsunade's words made it difficult for Hiruzen Sarutobi to calm down.

Severing Orochimaru's hands nearly destroyed his path as a ninja.

You still want to attack Shimura Danzo!

Danzo Shimura was an elder in the village.

He was Hiruzen Sarutobi's comrade-in-arms, who had fought alongside him for many years!

Tsunade, if you want to attack him, you'll have to—

"Didn't Shimura Danzo want to research Wood Release?"