As soon as the fourth question appeared, it captured the attention of everyone in the Hokage Building.
The Uchiha Clan—a prestigious clan passed down since the Sengoku period, standing at the pinnacle of the Ninja World for generations.
Ultimately, they met their destruction.
According to the question, only two clan members survived in the end.
If Uchiha Obito is included, there were only three.
A thousand-year legacy, severed in a single day.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze flickered as he sensed the eyes of others on him.
But at this moment, he also had grievances he could not voice.
He did not believe that he had personally acted to massacre the Uchiha Clan.
However, all the information provided by this Quiz Space positioned him on the opposite side of the Uchiha Clan.
To some extent, everyone had begun to harbor suspicions about him.
This left him with no way to defend himself.
Because, in fact, he indeed had policies and measures targeting the Uchiha Clan.
Regardless, Hiruzen Sarutobi was still present, and the others still had to show some respect to this Third Hokage.
They did not discuss the possibility of it being him to his face.
Minato Namikaze crossed his arms and looked at the four answers.
At a glance, he felt that besides Uchiha Itachi, the other three were quite possible.
It's a bit difficult.
He turned his gaze to Shikaku Nara beside him and smiled:
"Shikaku, I'll leave this question to you. I really don't have a clue."
Though he said that, Minato Namikaze had already mentally pegged Danzo Shimura as the answer.
Who told the Potkage to be such an effective aggro magnet?
"Yes! Hokage-sama."
Shikaku Nara nodded in agreement.
After a moment of contemplation, he spoke:
"Answer A can be disregarded for the time being."
"Even if Sandaime-sama has prejudices against the Uchiha Clan in his heart, the possibility of him personally acting to eradicate them is still too small."
Hearing Shikaku Nara's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but show a slight smile.
"Good lad, my years of preferential treatment for your Nara Clan weren't in vain. You're still on my side."
Hiruzen Sarutobi thought to himself, contentedly puffing on his pipe.
But Shikaku Nara's next sentence made Hiruzen Sarutobi choke on his smoke.
"And the most fundamental reason is that since Sandaime-sama became Hokage, he has gone through two Ninja World Wars and various small-scale battles over several decades without ever personally taking action. This time is likely no exception."
"Even if he wanted to act against the Uchiha Clan, he would send his subordinates."
This sentence made everyone realize, and they nodded along.
Indeed, in everyone's impression...
...since Hiruzen Sarutobi became Hokage, he had never laid a hand on anyone.
The Ninja World Wars were fought fiercely; the Sannin, Sakumo Hatake, Minato Namikaze, and even Danzo Shimura all rushed to the front lines.
Only he remained stationed in Konoha.
And with Konoha's strength, it was never pushed to a corner, so Hiruzen Sarutobi, commanding from within the Village, was naturally very safe.
Having not acted for so long, he naturally developed a habit; if he could call for backup, he would certainly choose to do so.
In this situation, the possibility of Hiruzen Sarutobi personally massacring the Uchiha Clan is correspondingly very small.
"Hahaha, you can't say that, can you? Didn't Sandaime-sama take action during the 'Nine-Tails Attack'?"
Minato Namikaze smiled, trying to help Hiruzen Sarutobi out of the awkward situation.
But he smiled too happily, making Hiruzen Sarutobi suspect he was mocking him.
"He merely summoned a summoned beast and used the Adamantine Staff to push the Nine-Tails out of Konoha Village."
Kakashi Hatake suddenly spoke up:
"If Sandaime-sama had dealt with the Nine-Tails together with Sensei back then, Sensei probably wouldn't have had to die."
"After all, Sandaime-sama is the strongest hokage of all generations."
Kakashi Hatake said as if sighing with emotion.
He truly felt that Minato Namikaze's death in the 'Nine-Tails Attack' was too much of a tragedy.
According to his estimation, if the two generations of Hokage had acted together then, dealing with the Nine-Tails would certainly have been no problem.
Even if they couldn't kill or reseal the Nine-Tails...
...simply driving the Nine-Tails away until the Village recalled the Sannin would have been easily achievable.
His teacher wouldn't have had to sacrifice himself.
Kakashi Hatake was immersed in his thoughts when he suddenly felt like needles were pricking his back.
Opening his eyes, he found everyone staring at him with strange looks.
"W-what's wrong?"
Kakashi Hatake was confused; feeling numb all over from the stares, he asked while trembling.
"You said, 'strongest hokage of all generations'?"
Tsunade's expression distorted, veins popping on her forehead.
"Hahaha, the Old Man is the strongest hokage of all generations? No way."
Jiraiya laughed uncontrollably, clutching his stomach.
Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu looked at each other, lowering their heads and pretending they knew nothing.
"Kakashi, where did you hear that from?"
Minato Namikaze also asked with a smile.
"It's the Ninja Academy textbooks, right? I've heard the kids in the clan mention this; the textbooks say that Sandaime is the strongest hokage of all generations."
Shikaku Nara said playfully and nonchalantly.
"Cough, cough, cough."
Hiruzen Sarutobi choked on a mouthful of smoke, bending over and coughing for a long time, stubbornly refusing to respond.
But how could Tsunade let this topic go? She pressed him:
"Old Man, you wrote the textbooks, didn't you? Aren't you the principal of the Ninja Academy?"
"Using textbooks to promote yourself as the strongest hokage of all generations to the new generation of young Ninjas in the Village..."
"...you actually managed to do such a thing!"
Tsunade's words were full of mockery.
This was unavoidable, after all, this so-called title of 'strongest hokage of all generations' for Hiruzen Sarutobi...
...was a direct provocation to her, the princess of the Senju Clan.
If you, Sarutobi, are the strongest Hokage, then where does that leave Hashirama Senju?
The God of Shinobi, the man who ended the Sengoku period, the founder of the hidden Village system, and the ruler of the nine Tailed Beasts.
After the First Hokage Hashirama Senju, who held so many titles, passed away, is this how you, his successor, behave?
"Cough, cough, this was definitely not my doing! I can swear to it!"
Seeing Tsunade's aggressiveness, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew he couldn't avoid this today and could only brace himself to give an assurance.
In fact, it really wasn't him, as he didn't have the time to write the Ninja Academy materials.
He had merely dropped a few hints to the people writing the materials.
"It better not be you. Not to mention Great Uncle, if Second Uncle knew you were doing this, he would definitely be very angry too."
Tsunade sneered.
If the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi's teacher, learned that his student shamelessly claimed to be the strongest hokage of all generations, he would probably jump up from the Pure Land.
"Alright, Tsunade, give the Old Man some face; he's already at such an age."
Jiraiya saw Hiruzen Sarutobi's head almost touching the ground and had to step in to smooth things over.
"Let's see who to choose first. I think it must be that guy Danzo."
Jiraiya shifted the topic to the issue everyone was most concerned about.
Successfully letting Hiruzen Sarutobi escape the ordeal.
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