Chương 132: I Know!

Hashirama looked ready to puke. He had his hands covering his mouth, looking so aghast and pale that one could've assumed he'd died a second time and become a ghost. He was seeing his face all over the place, on people's chest, on their backs, on their faces too. It was almost like those times when children put on his masks in the village when he had become the first Hoakge… but this time he did not have a single nice thing to say.

"Tell me those people can be saved." Hashirama pleaded with Tobirama. Tobirama closed his eyes. He deliberated and deliberated for a few seconds before opening them to reveal a cold analytical gaze.

"What is it? Can they be saved or not?" Hashirama repeated the question. Tobirama finally shook his head, "Unless they want to give up being shinobi they can't be saved… And for a shinobi the only thing worse than being captured by an enemy country is to lose access to what makes their lives meaningful, chakra…

I believe even if we give Haruto a way to save those people, they'll all choose to end their lives in the end one way or another since the only way I can see to save them for now is to crack their soul vessels to leak the excess energy caused by the implanted Hashirama cells… which will also leak their own chakra and make them essentially chakraless."

"Can't we just remove the cells?" Hashirama asked and Tobirama shook his head again.

"They have become one with their bodies, meaning their bodies will produce the same cells at the same spot even if they are removed. So the only choice I can see them making is death." Hashirama's eyes became wet instantly.

"Why? Isn't life the most important thing in the world? Wouldn't you want to see the faces of your friends and family one last time? To see them happy again? To return to them?" Tobirama didn't answer that question which was an answer in and of itself.

In an ideal world Hashirama might have been right, but in the present shinobi world after those people were humiliated and broken down through the experiments there wouldn't be a way for them to rebuild their sense of self that had been utterly destroyed and scattered away like ash. It was at this point that Mito spoke up wisely, "I think we should still try saving them, shouldn't we? If we don't even try saving one of them… what's to differentiate us from the evil that propagates evil?

The cycle of hatred and death can only be broken by taking the first step forward to reach out to the other person." Hashirama nodded firmly. He wouldn't give up on this matter. It was non-negotiable. Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on the original website. Seeing Hashirama so adamant, Tobirama simply sighed and said calmly, "Let's wait for a while first, I'm half sure Haruto already has the knowledge to heal those people since he clearly diagnosed them just now.

If he still does not heal them we can meet him once Tsunade performs the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and then tell her to heal them." While that pacified Hashirama, Kushina however was different.

"What about the kids!?!?!" Hearing this Tobirama shook his head, "Saving them is impossible for Haruto with his current strength, we'll have to wait for the rebellion to begin. I suspect that is Haruto's plan as well." Kushina nearly spat on the floor after hearing that response.

"So what are we supposed to do? Just sit here and wait? What sort of gathering of distinguished people are we if all we can do is place our hand over our heads and simply watch as atrocities after atrocities occur in front of us!? Aren't we just as evil as Danzo in that case?" Hiruzen shook his head and spoke gently.

"If you want to blame someone, blame the creator of this place Kushina dear… they can resurrect us but choose not to give us a life back in the world… if we could interfere with the world directly without any restrictions we could've solved so many problems together… alas… we cannot and that is not the fault of Sensei." However, Sakumo mumbled something that caught everyone by surprise at this instant.

"I can probably help…" Tobirama looked at Sakumo a bit confusedly.

"How?"

"Lord Tobirama might not know this since you were not in our time, but in my time I was a famed swordsman… I am willing to bet that my skill with my sword is greater than Danzo's ability in his era of sunset." Hiruzen's eyes widened and his mouth suddenly fell open as he exclaimed, "Sensei! He's right!! Sakumo is definitely stronger than Danzo! Much stronger!! If Haruto learns his hatake style kenjutsu, then there's no one in the village currently who can stop him in any way. Not even Orochimaru!!"

Tobirama looked a little unsure but Hashirama stepped in at this moment, "Are you willing to sacrifice yourself for the sake of the village young man?" Sakumo smiled as naturally as breathing.

"I was forged by the will of fire under the shadow of your umbrella Lord First, Lord Second… if there is a threat to the village that can be solved by a simple extension of my hands I will gladly do it… after all I'm not going to lose anything here. I only stand to gain the peace of the village and I still get to inspire confidence in the younger generation…

I get to prove that we don't just stand behind them during times of turbulence but have the courage to walk ahead just so that they can follow and learn from our examples." Tobirama's eyes lit up, as did Hashirama's, they both looked at each other and then Tobirama spoke up, "You spoke well young man!! You are a true shinobi of the hidden leaf village!! You can stand proud, for you can understand the Will of Fire as we intended it!" Only at this moment, Kushina frowned and spoke up.

"Why's Haruto smiling so creepily?" Everyone's eyes focused on the screen as they all looked at Haruto. Mito felt a shiver run down her spine since she hadn't seen such a perverted expression on anyone before. It was at that moment that Haruto spoke up, seemingly excited about his own thoughts-"I know it!"

"..."

"I know how to defeat Danzo!!!"

"I know how to beat him for good!!"

"I know how to beat him so bad that he'll remember it for the rest of his life and never dare raise his eyes to look at the seat of the Hokage ever again." Everyone's mouth fell open in shock and surprise.

"What did the boy just say?" Izuna asked, cleaning his ears to hear better. Even he had realised by now that Danzo was a powerful shinobi and defeating him would require a massive coordinated effort that would aim to kill him not once or twice, but ten whole times! How could a child have the capability to defeat such a famed man? A man who had destroyed so many lives as easily as breathing? But it seemed like Haruto wasn't done since he said something else-"I know how to beat Danzo before sunrise!!!

By tomorrow morning he'll have had his fill of a punishment so horrendous that he'll regret ever becoming the Hokage."

"Grindelwald you old coot… how did you know things would come down to this right at the beginning!? And if you knew about it why didn't you tell me about it sooner!!??"

"Grindelwald? Who's this Grin- del- wald?" Tobirama sharply asked, but the unfamiliar name rolled off his tongue slower.

"Erm… am I still giving Haruto-kun my knowledge of the Hatake clan swordsmanship?"