Sarutobi Hiruzen understood.
Seeing that familiar figure, besides being shocked, he felt a sense of relief and admiration for himself...
What he thought was the truth!
What Uzumaki Mito said about "Chakra not possessing strong consciousness," "using love to nurture Aomi," "Tobirama won't take over Aomi's body"...
These words seemed reasonable, consistent with the basic principles of Chakra and ordinary Ninjutsu.
But they don't match Senju Tobirama's character and his Kinjutsu!
Rarely did Sarutobi Hiruzen not heed Uzumaki Mito's advice; he became vigilant when observing Aomi's attitude towards the Security Department, adhering to his own thoughts and treating Aomi kindly, not as his grand-disciple but as half of Senju Tobirama.
Fortunately, the Six Paths Sage didn't let down those with a keen heart; he really guessed the truth!
Yet amidst the relief, Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart was in his throat—
Just now, Senju Tobirama's demeanor when beating Shimura Danzo, he watched closely!
He truly struck with deadly intent, from gouging out the eyes to severing an arm, showing clear intent to kill.
If he hadn't intervened, Shimura Danzo might already be dead!
This indicates that Senju Tobirama was deeply dissatisfied with Shimura Danzo, to the extent of delivering a fatal blow...
Sarutobi Hiruzen's mind was racing, his teacher who sacrificed his life for them in the rear could be angry to this degree, seems to have understood a lot...
"What's the matter, Monkey, are you happy I'm dead?"
Senju Tobirama stared coldly at the stunned Sarutobi Hiruzen, "Also, without my death, how could you become Hokage?"
Upon hearing this.
Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately felt his heart stop briefly, and the calculations in his mind ceased; he quickly knelt on the ground and hurriedly said:
"Lord Tobirama, I've never thought that way!"
Within the Genjutsu Space, Senju Tobirama slowly walked beside Sarutobi Hiruzen, looking down on him.
The once Sarutobi Hiruzen had the courage and responsibility to actively protect his comrades from danger...
Feeling the immense pressure emanating from Senju Tobirama, Sarutobi Hiruzen dared not even breathe heavily, even within the Genjutsu, he felt drenched in sweat.
He was no longer the Hokage of Konoha Village, merely a student waiting to be reprimanded by his teacher, having done wrong.
"Monkey, did you know about the things Shimura Danzo did?" Senju Tobirama casually asked, his tone revealing no joy or anger.
Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a jolt in his heart.
What things? Shimura Danzo did a lot...
"Lord Tobirama, Danzo and I govern the village together, although I'm Hokage, his position as Hokage Assistant has a certain degree of independence, so some things..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen carefully responded.
"Monkey, you are the Hokage of this village, regardless of whether you know what Shimura Danzo did, if there's a problem anywhere in the village, you're the first person responsible."
"This principle, you should understand, right?"
Senju Tobirama coldly looked at Shimura Danzo.
In his era, Konoha didn't have anything like a Hokage Assistant, nor did it have an independent military force separate from the Hokage like Root.
To Senju Tobirama, Root and the positions like Konoha Advisor were manifestations of Sarutobi Hiruzen's inadequate control over the village.
He couldn't single-handedly control all of Konoha, couldn't lead the village's direction undividedly, only able to distribute his power, forming a management layer.
This approach isn't necessarily wrong, but Shimura Danzo's loss of control poses problems!
"Lord Tobirama, I know, I know..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen muttered, uncertain how to explain to Senju Tobirama.
The birth of Root essentially reflects Sarutobi Hiruzen's personal inadequacy.
In Senju Tobirama's time, as the Second Hokage, no matter what decisions he made, he took full responsibility, didn't blame others even for controversial decisions, he could bear all criticism.
The tough wars externally, the internal establishment of the Uchiha Guard Department, founding Anbu, Ninja School, all these measures were like this...
If Senju Tobirama had triggered interests then, those were indeed many.
Facing wars with the strongest posture required consolidating internal voices...
During the First Ninja World War, immersed in peace, Konoha even with the belligerent Uchiha Clan didn't want to leave with Uchiha Madara, pacifism was widespread, yet Senju Tobirama successfully mobilized the entire village, getting this war machine running again.
The establishment of Anbu greatly enhanced Hokage's power, naturally displeasing all Ninja Clans, no Ninja Clan wanted to see Hokage's authority suffocate them, but eventually it succeeded.
Ninja School was even more so, in some sense, it uprooted Ninja Clans, yet Senju Tobirama still accomplished it, even having many Ninja Clans reluctantly send their geniuses to it.
The final matter of the Security Department for the Uchiha Clan, Senju Tobirama was ruthless, forcibly suppressing the rebellious Uchiha Setsuna.
But Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't achieve this, his prestige and capability weren't enough to withstand external pressure, thus building allies to share the burden.
Hence, Hokage Assistant, Root, and even Konoha Advisor holding power were born in accord.