In Naruto: Reborn with a Konoha Chat Group!

As Makoto walked, he reflected on the actions of the Sarutobi Hiruzen. In his youth, Hiruzen could be considered a true ninja.

However, in his old age, it was hard not to see his increasing mistakes. He had allowed his good friend Danzo to indulge in a series of questionable actions, and his weak foreign policy led to the death of Hyuga Hizashi.

His failure to put a stop to rumors ultimately resulted in Hatake Sakumo's suicide.

Orochimaru, his apprentice and one of the legendary Sannin, defected from Konoha.

Tsunade was wandering off on her own, and Jiraiya ran away as well.

The most notable failure was his lack of care for Uzumaki Naruto, the son of the Fourth Hokage.

Hiruzen even failed to provide proper guidance for him!

While claiming that the identity of the deceased Hokage was hidden to protect the safety of the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, it was his own actions that inadvertently revealed Naruto's connection to the Nine-Tails fox.

It was clear that those who played politics had a way of manipulating the truth to their advantage.

...

As Makoto continued his walk, his eyes drifted up to the Hokage Rock. A question suddenly crossed his mind.

[Makoto Ito: Second Hokage, it seems Third Hokage is more than just your disciple. Why was the Hokage position given to him? Was it because he stepped forward in a crisis to save everyone? Why not leave it to Shimura Danzō?]

[ Senju Tobirama: How did you even know this kind of thing? You're getting me more and more interesting. How much else do you know?

As far as I tell, you're just an orphan and your strength is pretty average. How did you come to know about these things? Who told you?]

[Ito Makoto: Don't worry about it. I know plenty of things about them. I know what you know and even what you don't know. I even know about Uchiha Madara who attacked the Fourth Hokage]

[ Uchiha Madara: Why are you guys bringing me into this conversation? I already told you, that person is definitely not me. I've lived my life openly and honestly, and I don't hide who I am!]

[Senju Hashirama: Madara is right. The person who attacked the Fourth Hokage didn't even have the courage to show his face, which means it couldn't have been Madara. Besides, Madara should have been dead by then. After all, I killed him with my own hands! ]

[ Uchiha Madara: Hashirama, shut up! Did I ask you to speak for me?

[ Senju Hashirama:…...]

At this moment, Madara couldn't help but feel some doubt. Did this kid really know many secrets? And Did he know about his plans?

What Makoto had said left Madara feeling puzzled. After all, Makoto seemed to be aware of a lot of secrets, and the ability to resurrect everyone in the group only made him more mysterious.

[Ito Makoto: Alright, alright, enough with this. Don't worry about it too much. Right now, you can follow my eyes and see the outside world. You can discover for yourselves what happens in the future. It would be boring if I just told you everything.

And by the way, Second Hokage, why did you give the Hokage position to Hiruzen?]

[ Senju Tobirama: Well, what you mentioned is part of the reason I passed it on to him. If you want to become Hokage, you must be someone who can take responsibility.

Hokage is more than just a title or glory. It's about shouldering the rise and fall of the entire Konoha Village. Only those who can step up and illuminate the village at crucial moments deserve to be Hokage! ]

[Senju Hashirama: He is right. That's what Hokage should do!]

[Namikaze Minato: And That's exactly what I did]

[Uchiha Madara: Tsk, a bunch of idiots]

[Makoto Ito: I still have one question for Second Hokage. If it had been Danzo who asked for a break that day, would you have passed the Hokage position to him? ]

After hearing his question, Tobirama thought carefully about the situation. Everyone else was also wondering how he would answer.

Would the Hokage position really be passed on to Danzo?

[Senju Tobirama: No, not at all! ]

...…

"Pfft hahha..." IMakoto couldn't help but laugh when he heard his words.

Danzo was really in a miserable situation. It seemed that no matter what he did, he was always destined to miss out on the Hokage position.

[Makoto Ito: Hahahaha...Second Hokage, do you know? Danzo has been regretting this for years. He always thought that if he had asked to stay and had been the one to refuse, then you would most likely have handed the Third Hokage position to him.

He believed that it was his hesitation that caused him to miss the Third Hokage position. But what if he knew that even if he stayed and broke his back, you still wouldn't have passed the Third Hokage position to him? How would he feel?]

[ Senju Tobirama: Actually, Danzo isn't very suitable for being a Hokage. Even before that incident, I had already decided on the next Hokage. Both Hiruzen and Danzo were good candidates, but in comparison, Hiruzen was much better.

Like I said before, Hokage is responsible for the rise and fall of the village. I feel much more at ease leaving the position in Hiruzen's hands]

[ Senju Hashirama: Well, Tobirama, it seems like you made a good choice after all!]

[ Senju Tobirama: Yes, the little monkey seemed to have done a really good job]

[ Namikaze Minato: Lord Second's choice is indeed excellent ]

[ ... ]

When Makoto heard them all praising the Third Hokage, he just smiled and shook his head.

Let them praise him for now!

But later, when they find out that Tsunade was the last member of the Senju clan and that Uzumaki Naruto lived a life of barely getting by, eating expired food and enduring villagers' insults all day long, he wondered what their thoughts would be then.