Ninja World Live Stream: My Pet Rabbit is Kaguya?!

Fresh Blood Sprayed.

No one expected it. The Second Hokage, who had just regained his consciousness and broken free from Orochimaru's control, suddenly… attacked the Third Hokage's right-hand man—Danzo.

"Ah…"

Danzo.

"Why—?"

Danzo instantly lost a massive amount of blood, yet still managed to utter half a sentence.

"..." Tobirama said nothing.

And yet, the surrounding Root members were the first to encircle the Second Hokage.

"Don't tell me the Second Hokage didn't actually break free? He's still being controlled by Orochimaru!?"

Even the Anbu could no longer stay idle and began to act.

But now being told to fight the Second Hokage… this kind of thing… they really didn't know what to do.

All they could do was look toward the Third Hokage, hoping he would give an order.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi was stunned. Standing next to him was a black, iron staff.

It was the Monkey King, Enma.

But watching Tobirama strike Danzo down, even Enma was stunned and unable to react in time.

Senju Tobirama… was terrifying.

He didn't even blink while cutting down Danzo.

"The Second Hokage has been controlled!"

"Everyone stay alert!"

The Third was still in shock, and the Root members quickly moved in.

"..." Kakashi was also present, but he didn't move.

At the moment Tobirama struck Danzo, he too thought Tobirama had gone mad—or maybe fallen under Orochimaru's control again.

But.

Kakashi, being a cerebral type of combat ninja, quickly calmed down and began to analyze. He recalled that back in the private group chat, Tobirama had said there were things he wanted to do.

So after all those countless "damn you Sarutobi" rants in the chat, now that he was out—he might really just slash down the Third Hokage.

And Kakashi remembered that Tobirama had once said, "When the Third is no longer useful, I'll leave him to you."

After all, Kakashi had once failed to assassinate the Third, then was forgiven, and so had faithfully served as his Anbu for over a decade. So, emotionally, he was soft.

He really hadn't expected Tobirama to be so decisive.

"Everyone shut up!"

Tobirama shouted.

"I am Senju Tobirama. The genuine, Second Hokage."

"And you say I'm being controlled by Orochimaru…"

Suddenly, a powerful aura burst forth from Tobirama's body.

The force surged violently.

"Ugh…"

At that moment, every ninja present felt the crushing pressure radiating from Tobirama's aura.

Just his aura alone was this terrifying?

The bowing Anbu were shocked.

They were all Anbu who had served under the Third's regime, so they had never met Senju Tobirama in person.

They only recognized him from the Hokage portraits on the mountain and his photo in the Hokage's office.

"As I expected. I entrusted the future to you all, but clearly, you're all useless." Tobirama said. "Your strength is laughably weak."

"Don't worry too much," Tobirama added. "Although I'm not under Orochimaru's control, the Edo Tensei has already been released."

"So I'll disappear soon enough."

At that moment, the heavily wounded Danzo opened his eyes.

"Don't celebrate too soon!" Tobirama snapped. "I'm not gone yet. At least, not right now!"

"Then, what do you mean—" the Third quickly asked. "Is there something you wish to accomplish?"

"If it's Tsunade… she's currently in Tanzaku Town…"

"..." Tobirama.

Hearing news of his granddaughter unexpectedly made his eyebrows twitch.

Though he remained single his whole life, Tobirama was always a soft-hearted man when it came to his granddaughter.

But now was not the time for family reunions.

There was still the private group chat with Minato, Naruto's situation, and the Uchiha clan…

Sigh…

As the Second Hokage, the teacher of the Third and his generation… his head was pounding.

"I entrusted Konoha to you all and waited alone down below. Now… I've returned to inspect the results."

Senju Tobirama said coldly.

Then looked down at Danzo with indifference, "And Danzo… has failed."

"..." Koharu gasped.

"..."

Homura was drenched in cold sweat.

"We're screwed!"

Danzo, in a last-ditch effort, sacrificed another Sharingan to activate Izanagi, granting him another chance at life.

He understood why his teacher attacked him.

It must have been because his use of Uchiha Sharingan had been exposed.

"We're returning to Konoha." Tobirama said. "So many years have passed—I need to inspect the village again."

"..."

"..."

He looked toward the Third and his group.

"..."

"..."

"Yes, sir!"

The Third bowed and accepted the command.

"However…" a tall Anbu spoke up, "Second Hokage-sama, it's currently the Chunin Exams. The current Tsuchikage, Ohnoki, and Mizukage - Mei Terumi are in the village."

"And… the One-Tail from Sunagakure is also still here…"

"Should we take any action?" the tall Anbu asked.

"You're Yamato?" Tobirama looked over.

"Yes." Yamato nodded.

"..." Tobirama. "You're decent."

"!!" Yamato was slightly stunned—somewhat caught off guard by the praise.

"Sarutobi, Danzo, Koharu, Homura—all of your duties and positions are suspended."

"Effective immediately." Senju Tobirama ordered.

"Then the Chunin Exams—" the Third asked with difficulty.

He could tell—even if his teacher didn't know everything, he was clearly very displeased with how he had handled things as Hokage.

"Let Kitahara Kaede oversee the Chunin Exams." Tobirama said. "Appoint him as the chief examiner or director. He'll have full authority."

"I believe he'll do a fine job," Tobirama said. "After all, when Shukaku showed up, he calmed down immediately—that says enough about his capabilities."

"..." Kitahara Kaede.

Instantly, he felt countless gazes fall upon him.

The surrounding eyes were now filled with reverence.

Too much had happened today. These Anbu and Root members hadn't had time to process it all—only now were they piecing things together.

The Second Hokage is powerful.

But when Orochimaru controlled him and made him attack Kitahara Kaede—Tobirama was humiliated and countered on the spot.

And Shukaku obediently stood off to the side.

All of this… became part of Kitahara Kaede's record.

An impressive résumé.

"That's how things stand," Tobirama said to Kaede. "I won't remain for much longer."

"And there are many things I want to say—many heartfelt things—to my former students."

Hmm…

This line, translated, meant that Tobirama wanted "Tobirama's Happy Time."

Judging by his attitude when he cut Danzo, Tobirama's happiness clearly came from the suffering of Danzo and his ilk.

He didn't particularly hate the Third, but he also didn't mind setting things right as the Second.

"I can take responsibility," Kitahara Kaede said. "But I want absolute authority."

"No problem!" Tobirama agreed immediately.

Meanwhile, on the other side…

Orochimaru finally reverse-summoned himself to Ryuchi Cave, one of the Three Great Sage Grounds that normally took 20 days to reach from the Land of Fire.

He requested an audience with the White Snake Sage.

The White Snake Sage was incredibly old—over a thousand years—and stood as an equal to the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myoboku and the Slug Sage of Shikkotsu Forest.

The White Snake Sage met with Orochimaru…

And quickly grasped his intentions.

"Orochimaru, not only did you ignore my teachings and fail to diligently learn Ryuchi Cave's Senjutsu…"

"But I always thought you were a cunning one."

"Turns out… you're just an idiot."

The White Snake Sage blew a puff of smoke. "You actually set your sights on him?"

"Do you know?" the White Snake Sage said.

"A thousand years ago, when I was just a little snake—I witnessed a battle that almost destroyed the world."

"The Sage of Six Paths and his mother fought for three whole months."

"I was just a baby snake—but the horror of their fight left a deep scar in my heart."

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