Naruto: I am Ninja World Ghost Story, who are you?

"Let's go together. I haven't seen this disciple in a long time."

The moment he finished speaking, Tobirama Senju vanished from the Hokage's office, while Hiruzen Sarutobi's entire body went limp.

"Go find...and cooperate with the Second Master to ensure Danzo is captured!"

"Yes!"

In the forest surrounding Konoha Village, a group of ninjas dressed in Root uniforms were rapidly moving between various bases, packing up important supplies as instructed by Danzo, in preparation for leaving Konoha Village.

An elderly man with black hair, his face and body wrapped in bandages, was preparing to leave under the cover of a group of people.

He wasn't stupid. He wanted to leave the village first. Although supplies were important, as long as he was alive, there was always a chance.

But he didn't understand why his teacher had suddenly come back to life.

Before he could even take stock of the Uchiha Sharingan or upgrade his right arm, he was about to face his teacher's return judgment.

He knew very well what he had done.

The death of Nawaki, Tsunade's scheming, and all those years of working with the Third Hokage to drain the village's lifeblood—if the teacher finds out about these things, even if he had ten lives, he wouldn't be able to survive.

At some point, the surrounding forest began to quiet down, the temperature in the air continued to drop, and the Root squad ninjas also stopped in their tracks.

Danzo, who was contemplating the future, stopped in his tracks. When he came to his senses, he saw the scene before him and couldn't help but shudder.

"teacher..."

"Danzo, you've really made it hard for your teacher to find you!"

At this moment, not only was Tobirama Senju standing in front of him, but there were also two Anbu ninjas beside him, and the village's Anbu members were standing all around him.

Danzo also saw clearly Tobirama Senju's current state: a vibrant body, without any trace of Edo Tensei.

"...Teacher, you...you really came back to life?! That's wonderful." Danzo gritted his teeth. The resurrection of his most respected and feared second teacher meant that his life was in danger.

"Yes, it makes me very sad to see a group of useless disciples."

"Although Xiaochun and Menyan did not come to my office to see me on their own initiative, I also learned from the Dark Division that after they learned the news, they went straight home and 'did not' come out again, at least they didn't 'run away'."

Danzo sneered inwardly upon hearing Tobirama Senju's words.

It's not that they don't want to come out; they're clearly afraid of the teacher and dare not leave the house.

Danzo looked around at the increasing number of Anbu members, while half of his Root ninjas had gone to the experimental base to collect the hard-won experimental data and materials. The remaining people were definitely no match for the Second Hokage.

Therefore, he and the rest of the Root members stood still and remained silent.

"Will the teacher take action himself, or will you obediently return to Konoha?"

"I understand, teacher."

Danzo chose to give up resistance. When he saw the resurrected Second Hokage, his last shred of hope was shattered.

Where could he possibly escape to?

There would be no place for him in the Land of Fire, and he is not Orochimaru, so he doesn't even look down on other small countries.

Moreover, he thought that he might not die.

......

We returned to the village.

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately ordered someone to find a serious criminal, eventually finding a Chunin, and also had someone find the materials about the Impure World Reincarnation that the Second Hokage had requested.

During this time, Danzo did not dare to utter a sound, but silently watched Tobirama Senju sitting in his office chair, browsing through documents.

'Such a thing happened to the Uchiha clan? Could my resurrection be related to that extraordinary Uchiha?'

Seeing the strange occurrences within the Uchiha clan, coupled with the recent death of a Chunin ANBU, Tobirama Senju realized that if his resurrection was due to the death of that ANBU member, then the reason why they could only exert Jonin-level strength now would be clear.

"Where is the body of this Uchiha Bufan now?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was being punished to stand alongside Danzo, stepped forward and said, "I had the corpses of the Uchiha clan burned... I originally intended to see if burning the corpses would bring peace to these souls, but I didn't expect it to be of no use at all."

"Wasn't there even a single hair, piece of flesh, or anything like that left behind?"

"No, the other person's eyes are still normal eyes, so the Sharingan wasn't left behind."

"I see..." Tobirama Senju sighed. He still wanted to try to revive this Uchiha Bufan and see if he could succeed.

"Danzo, how much do you know about the Uchiha clan? The Root members you sent out yesterday must have obtained quite a bit of information, right?"

Danzo swallowed hard and said nervously, "Master, we don't know much about Root either. We only know the time when people go to bed at night. Apart from Sasuke's family, there are no lights or people anywhere else in the clan."

"Ah."

"Tonight, let's go explore together, you, me, and the monkey."

"This kind of trouble should be resolved as soon as possible."

"As for the Hokage position, Monkey King, I don't need to say more, right? I think Kakashi is a suitable candidate."

"This...this..." Danzo's eyes were filled with jealousy. He hadn't expected that the position of Hokage would be decided so easily by the Second Hokage.

"Yes... teacher." Hiruzen Sarutobi looked as if he had aged ten years, his hunched back even more bent.

But soon, he couldn't help but ask, "But if we go to the Uchiha clan's territory... what if we die? Can Kakashi really take over the village smoothly?"

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't have many other thoughts; he just hoped that the village could become better, and that was enough.

However, he thought about how he had overcome countless obstacles to become Hokage after Tobirama Senju's death, and he wondered if Kakashi could do the same now.

Most importantly, the village's current fighting strength is not what it was during the period after the death of the second-generation teacher.

If a Fourth Shinobi World War were to break out, Konoha Village might be wiped out.

"You don't need to worry about that."

"If the village is destroyed just because you, Danzo, and I die, then it means that Konoha will eventually come to the same end."

As the saying goes, nothing can be established without destruction.

The village is so corrupt that it's beyond repair. If it doesn't get fresh blood to lead it, it will only decay further and eventually be destroyed.

As afternoon approached, the other two elders finally made up their minds and came to the office to admit their mistakes.

Tobirama Senju's meaning was simple: if they truly realized their mistake, then tonight the group would once again emulate the negotiations following World War I and carry out this mission, leaving all the aftermath to the rest of the village.

Of the four, none of them were afraid of death, but this was the teacher's order, and after the teacher returned to the village, other families also began to stir.

They had long been dissatisfied with the Third Hokage, but they hadn't had a suitable excuse. The village also needed a Hokage with sufficient strength. Coincidentally, Tobirama Senju found Shikaku, explained the matter seriously, and called a meeting of all the clan heads of the ninja families to finalize the matter.

Kakashi was also bewildered. At twenty-two years old, he had only recently become the captain of the Anbu, and now he was the Fifth Hokage?!

Subsequently, the Second Hokage successfully revived Hatake Sagumo, obtained many details from him, and also inquired about the general situation of the village over the years.

And Hatake Saikumo also stated the truth.

Despite suppressing his anger, Tobirama Senju still sent his four worthless disciples to the Uchiha clan's territory to fulfill their final purpose, accompanying him, a resurrected ghost, on a mission. He also brought along the reanimated Hatake Sagumo.

He knew that if his existence was truly related to the Uchiha clan, he could lose control at any time and be controlled by them, or if they disappeared, he would disappear as well.

After all, there is no other scientific way to explain why his strength was weakened.

Chapter 13 The mission begins

at night.

The Uchiha clan compound was bustling with activity and noise. Uchiha Bufan, taking advantage of his free time late at night, naturally bought some delicious food for dinner.

He's been spending the last two days of his vacation cultivating in the clan's territory, which has really bored him.

"Little Fan, do you want an egg in your pancake?"

"Add one more, that's enough."

"Would you like some ham sausage?"

"want."

In front of a pancake shop, Uchiha Tessho enthusiastically greeted Uchiha Bufan, who was buying pancakes. His wife, Uchiha Jun, took a small wooden spoon and scooped out a spoonful of white batter, beginning to make pancakes for Bufan. Following Bufan's instructions, once the batter was almost ready, she added an egg, followed by ham, chopped green onions...

Not long after, Uchiha Bufan was seen strolling through the clan's commercial street, munching on a pancake.

The village's commercial street is not large, mainly selling daily necessities, with almost no entertainment. If you want to go to a children's playground or a bookstore or other recreational place, you have to go to the village.

"Forget it, it's too late today. I'll go to the village's Jiying Hall after class tomorrow. I wonder if there are any good books there. If all else fails, I'll write a novel and earn some living expenses." Uchiha Bufan finished his pancake, threw it in the street's trash can, and headed home.

Meanwhile, outside the clan's territory, squads of ninjas appeared one after another.

Those ninjas who were unaware of the Uchiha resurrection or had not witnessed it firsthand couldn't help but widen their eyes and open their mouths, questioning their very existence.

"This...this is practically what it was like before the Uchiha clan was wiped out...no! It should be several years ago, when the Uchiha clan's territory had just been built." Shikaku exclaimed upon seeing the environment.

"Shikaku, if we hadn't met today, I'm afraid we would never have seen each other again."

"Haiyi, you're right. This is the first time we've ever seen such a bizarre event in our lives."

Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza, who were standing next to Nara Shikaku, responded.

According to Danzo's Root organization, a rule was discovered: unless they openly stood in front of the Uchiha ninjas, the Uchiha ninjas would not come out; they would only guard the entrance.

Not long after, another team arrived.

“Lu Jiu, Hai Yi, Ding Zuo”

"Sandaime!"

Hearing the voice, the three turned around and saw that it was Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was dressed in his battle suit. They quickly greeted him.

"Hmm." Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded and asked the three, "Are there any other unusual developments at the Uchiha clan compound?"

Shikaku shook his head. "No. According to the Second Hokage, as long as we don't show ourselves, the Uchiha ninjas won't bother with us."

"That's good." Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, and at the same time, he saw another team arriving.

It consists of the second-generation teacher, three old friends, and a team of Root ninjas.

"How is it? Has the Uchiha clan made any move?"

"No, teacher."

Having received Hiruzen Sarutobi's reply, Tobirama Senju took a deep breath, turned to the group, mainly Danzo, and said, "This time, our mission is to deal with Uchiha Bufan. If we can't find Uchiha Bufan anywhere, we'll search Sasuke's house directly. We must find Uchiha Bufan."

Then, destroy it.

"This mission is very dangerous. If you have anything to say or do, go now."

Koharu and Homura exchanged a glance and shook their heads. They had already handed over all the matters that needed to be handled to their families.

And you, Danzo?

"Without our teacher." Danzo knew that if he wanted to survive, he had to make a contribution in this mission and resolve the Uchiha issue as soon as possible.

If it weren't for the Second Hokage's analysis, these high-ranking officials would have thought that the resurrection of the Uchiha was just a minor matter, and that they could at most engage in a war of attrition. However, when Tobirama Senju learned that the Uchiha ninjas could come out, he deduced that sooner or later, those 'strange creatures' would definitely leave the clan's territory, and at that time, they would not only be facing Uchiha Bufan alone.

At that time, the first to suffer will be the entire Hidden Leaf Village, then the Land of Fire, and finally the entire ninja world.

Danzo, however, would not abandon his capable subordinates and recklessly venture into dangerous places. So he found loyal and capable Root ninjas and planned to enter the clan's territory together to deal with Uchiha Bufan.

"Teacher, I feel that the five of us are not enough, so I plan to have this root team follow us. If they find anything wrong, one or two of them might come out and give us relevant information."

Upon hearing Danzo's words, Tobirama Senju couldn't help but frown. This was a terrifying mission that was almost beyond S-rank. Would any ninja really be willing to die?

"If any of you are unwilling, just say so, and I will make the decision."

None of the fifteen Root members made a move; they all looked at Danzo.

"The Second Hokage is asking you to answer." Danzo couldn't help but scratch his face. At this moment, the bandage on his right hand had been removed, revealing the white skin and the Sharingan with one tomoe and one two tomoe.

Before setting off, Tobirama Senju revealed that Danzo had his older brother's cells in him.

Moreover, it's easy to see that all three disciples of the same age have white hair, while Danzo alone looks like he's still in his middle age.

Secondly, Tobirama Senju was very sensitive to Sharingan chakra and immediately sensed that Danzo definitely still had a Sharingan in his right eye.

However, with a formidable enemy at hand, Tobirama Senju temporarily set aside his grievances against Danzo, promising that if the mission went smoothly, he could forgive some of Danzo's mistakes, spare his life, and preserve the Root organization. This convinced Danzo to willingly come and participate in tonight's mission.

"We all do."

Hearing every Root ninja nod in agreement, Tobirama Senju's feelings became even more complicated.

'That Danzo kid is up to no good!'

Root should theoretically obey the Hokage's orders, but it seems that they have now been recruited by Danzo and become his loyal followers.