At this moment, Jin deeply understood how those polices felt when they witnessed people committing suicides.
'Damn it, you're never this proactive when it comes to doing big things.'
'But when it's time to die, you're rushing ahead fast enough.'
'There was still a chance to turn things around, what the hell are you dying for?'
To be honest, although Jin had always disliked Hiruzen, he knew that old bastard probably didn't want Sakumo dead.
After all, a peak Kage-level powerhouse is a treasure for any Ninja Village.
The reason Hiruzen hired 'trolls' to smear Sakumo was simply because the merits Sakumo had achieved were too great, and Hiruzen feared it would affect his own position.
It probably didn't reach the point of wanting Sakumo dead.
However, who would have thought Sakumo's heart was so fragile.
...
The Chat Group of the Dead was also dead silent.
Even top-tier powerhouses like Yamamoto, Master Roshi, and Newgate were stunned.
They never expected that Sakumo, who possessed considerable strength, had such a weak mentality.
'Just being scolded by the villagers for a few days made him rush to die.'
'Good guy… is it necessary?'
In the Pure Land, Hashirama's mouth was wide open.
And Tobirama's feelings were even more complicated.
He didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
Happy because this way, Jin wouldn't get his big brother's Sage Body and Wood Release.
Sad, of course, because due to his disciple's greed, a Konoha talent had died tragically.
...
After a brief silence, Jin glanced at Sakumo's body in the center of the living room, the sword still stuck in his chest, and the young Kakashi who had fainted from shock beside him.
After thinking for a few seconds, Jin picked up Kakashi and placed him on the sofa.
Then he walked out the door, casually grabbed a passing Konoha's Chunin, and said coldly under the other's fearful gaze:
"Go inform Sarutobi Hiruzen, White Fang is dead."
...
Half an hour later.
Minato, who had been resting at home, rushed to the Hatake Residence.
He saw that at least several hundred people had gathered there, discussing incessantly.
Soon, Konoha's Medical-Nin carried out a stretcher.
Seeing the iconic silver hair revealed at the top of the white cloth, Minato almost fainted from shock like Kakashi.
"Sa-Sakumo-senpai..."
After all, he was still a kid just past elementary school age.
When he saw Sakumo's cold corpse, Minato also staggered, nearly collapsing to his knees.
…
The death of Konoha's White Fang, Hatake Sakumo caused a huge uproar in Konoha... Well, actually, it didn't cause much of a stir.
Mainly because before White Fang's death, his reputation had already been ruined under the deliberate guidance of the Konoha Council.
So even if someone heard about his death, the vast majority would only indifferently say, "Oh, that rule-breaking trash died?"
That's all.
Typical keyboard warriors.
They had completely forgetten how many times Sakumo had risked life and death for Konoha in the past, how many merits he had earned.
Even Sakumo's name wasn't engraved on the Memorial Stone.
At Sakumo's funeral, only a scattered few attended.
Aside from his friend, Yuhi Shinku, who rushed back from the frontline upon hearing of his death, and his wife and their four-year-old daughter Yuhi Kurenai, who still stuttered a bit when speaking-
There are only the eternal Genin, Might Duy and his son Might Guy, and Minato, who had participated in the Kazekage Assassination Mission.
Who would have thought the funeral of a peak Kage-level powerhouse-
Would be so shabby.
"Ah! Jin!"
Just as everyone was about to bury Sakumo's body, another familiar figure arrived at the cemetery.
It was Jin.
Jin didn't engage in farewells and small talk with Sakumo like Minato did.
He just held a white flower, placed it in front of Sakumo's tombstone, then stood to the side, watching quietly.
"Thank you for coming to see Sakumo off on his final journey."
Shinku nodded gratefully to Jin.
[Newgate: Is this what Jin-brat often calls 'When the birds are gone, the good bow is stored… when the rabbits are dead, the hunting dog is cooked'?]
[Yamamoto: Although there were people fanning the flames behind the scenes, when one's mentality doesn't match their strength, such things are prone to happen.]
[Izuna: I told you the Senju are all hypocritical liars! Their disciples are the same! To preserve their own power, they mercilessly discard their subordinates!]
Hashirama and Tobirama didn't speak.
But it was easy to imagine their moods were far from good.
[Ding~ New group member, Hatake Sakumo, has joined the chat group!]
Just as the group members were discussing Sakumo's death incessantly-
No one expected that the man himself had entered the group at this moment.
[Hatake Sakumo: Huh? Wh-where is this? I… didn't I die?]
The atmosphere in the entire chat room froze abruptly.
The next second, Sakumo became the target of everyone's @.
[Izuna: @Sakumo, You waste! If you were going to die, why didn't you kill those villagers first before dying?]
[Newgate: @Sakumo, Did you forget you have a son? Someone like you doesn't deserve to be a father!]
[Ace: @Sakumo, Uncle, aren't you too fragile-hearted? Just a few scoldings and you kill yourself? I got scolded countless times when I was a kid.]
...
'By the way, Ace, you actually don't have the right to mock him.'
'During the Marineford War, if you hadn't been provoked by Akainu's few words, you and Whitebeard would most likely not have died.'
Sakumo, who is bombarded by messages from over a dozen group members, was completely dumbfounded.
He had no idea what was going on.
At this point, Hashirama, the peacemaker, stepped in to explain the situation to this junior he quite admired.
[Sakumo: No wonder the techniques Jin used were unheard of to me. So he learned them here. And I never expected the First Hokage and Second Hokage to be here too.]
[Izuna: @Sakumo: I've never seen a Kage-level Ninja as cowardly as you. A few scoldings and you commit suicide? Aren't you ashamed?]
[Sakumo: I... At that time, I just felt life wasn't worth living anymore.]
[Hashirama: @Sakumo, I must apologize to you, Sakumo-kun. It's my fault for not teaching Hiruzen and the others properly.]
[Jin: Don't apologize yet. That precious disciple of yours will send away talent after talent in the future.]
Bringing this up, even Jin, the Transmigrator, found it laughable.
Mainly because the actions of Hiruzen's group of four were so fucking stupid.
A loyal powerhouse like Sakumo, if he were in other village, he would be protected like a treasure.
But what did Hiruzen and his group do?
Drove him to his death!
And it wasn't just Sakumo.
Later, none of the Sannin stayed in Konoha Village.
Not to mention equally loyal individuals like Minato, Shisui, etc.
If Uchiha Itachi is the number one 'filial piety' exemplar in the 2D World.
Then Hiruzen and his three companions are absolutely the number one wastrels in the 2D World.
After all, the massive foundation left by Hashirama and Tobirama-
Was completely squandered by them.