In the end, Tsunade gave Hiruzen Sarutobi one last bit of face and released Homura Mitokado.
But seeing Tsunade's icy gaze, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew in his heart.
The rift between himself and Tsunade, the disciple he had personally taught, could no longer be mended.
Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly felt very tired, as if he had abruptly realized his own powerlessness.
As it turns out, people really do grow old in an instant.
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed inwardly.
Previously, although Hiruzen Sarutobi was getting on in years, he never truly felt old.
The stubborn old man still felt he had strength left and could look after the Village for a few more years.
Even though he had stepped down, he still wanted to help guide the new Hokage onto the right track.
It was true that he didn't want to give up power so quickly, but it was equally true that he loved the Village.
Only at this moment did Hiruzen Sarutobi truly feel the power of time, which never yields to human will.
Putting aside Hiruzen Sarutobi's internal conflict for now, the quiz had to continue.
Seeing that everyone had calmed down, Ye Chen felt a small sense of disappointment.
Just now, he had wished Tsunade and Hiruzen Sarutobi's trio would just start fighting; it would be best if one or two of them were killed.
In that case, it would have provided him with a massive amount of points instantly.
Unfortunately, Tsunade eventually suppressed her anger.
With no more spectacle to watch, Ye Chen didn't want to waste any more time, so he spoke up:
"Since the fourth question was answered incorrectly, detailed information for it will no longer be displayed."
"Please look at the fifth question."
After speaking, Ye Chen waved his hand, and the text on the light screen rearranged itself to show new content:
[Question Five: After the Uchiha Clan Massacre, how were the Sharingan of the deceased Uchiha clansmen handled?]
a. They remained with the deceased and were buried in the Uchiha cemetery.
c. They were destroyed on the spot.
d. They were taken by Danzo Shimura and implanted into himself.
d. They were taken by Uchiha Itachi to be kept for later use.
Seeing this question, everyone present experienced a drastic change in expression!
This question poked at the darkest of truths!
When a great bloodline clan like the Uchiha is wiped out, how would the remaining Bloodline Limit be handled?
If the Uchiha still existed, it would naturally be handled internally by the Uchiha Clan; whether they were destroyed or buried, the Uchiha would have the final say.
But now the Uchiha were massacred, leaving only Uchiha Itachi and the young Uchiha Sasuke.
Faced with such an opportunity, would anyone not be tempted?
One must know that the Bloodline Limit of the Uchiha Clan is the Sharingan.
It is arguably the most famous bloodline in the entire Ninja World; the asura of the ninja world, Uchiha Madara, relied on the Sharingan to sweep across the Ninja World, invincible.
Only the Wood Release of the former god of shinobi, Senju Hashirama, could contend with it.
To protect their clan's bloodline from leaking out, the Uchiha Clan never intermarried with outsiders.
Whenever a clansman died, their eyes would be destroyed, especially on the battlefield.
Over the years, many people of the Uchiha Clan had died in various wars.
But it was never heard of that an enemy Ninja could take a Sharingan by killing an Uchiha clansman.
The only non-Uchiha to possess a Sharingan was Kakashi Hatake, and even then, it was a gift from Uchiha Obito.
Any other Ninja who dared to lay a finger on the Sharingan would face the Uchiha Clan's endless pursuit until the enemy was killed and the Sharingan was reclaimed or destroyed.
Back then, the Uchiha Clan also wanted to destroy Kakashi Hatake's Sharingan.
It was only because the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze protected him, mainly due to having a legitimate reason.
So, when the Uchiha Clan was wiped out and no one could come forward to hold anyone accountable, who could resist the temptation of the Sharingan?
Minato Namikaze almost immediately identified the answer as C: Danzo Shimura took them.
He hardly considered any other option!
Unlike the previous questions, this time for the fifth question, everyone remained silent.
Tsunade had a cold expression on her pretty face, arms crossed over her chest, making her full peaks appear even more swollen.
She didn't even look at the question, appearing completely indifferent as she was lost in her own thoughts.
Beside Tsunade, Jiraiya originally saw that her mood was poor and wanted to step forward to offer a few words of comfort.
But as he drew closer and saw Tsunade's swollen peaks, he immediately wore a lecherous expression, becoming lost in her beauty.
Hiruzen Sarutobi kept a grim face and said nothing, silently smoking; at this moment, he didn't know what to say either.
Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu appeared very anxious; they seemed to realize that after the conflict just now, Hiruzen Sarutobi's attitude had changed slightly.
For the two of them, who relied on Hiruzen Sarutobi, this was extremely dangerous.
Only if Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to hold onto power would they, as his closest partners, have the chance to touch that power.
If Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to let go, then on what basis would they seize power?
When that time came, Minato Namikaze would surely promote his own confidants, and the two of them would naturally be forgotten.
Kakashi Hatake stood quietly behind Minato Namikaze, performing his duties as part of the Shadow Guard Squad.
Nara Shikaku had little interest; the answer to this question was too obvious, it didn't even require him to use his brain.
Glancing around and seeing that no one intended to voice an opinion, Minato Namikaze shook his head and said:
"I'll answer the final question."
"I choose answer C: They were taken by Danzo Shimura and implanted into himself."
"Congratulations, that is correct."
Ye Chen smiled, indicating Minato Namikaze's successful answer.
This round of questioning ended like this; out of five questions, a total of four were answered correctly, which was quite good.
"Since the fourth question was answered incorrectly, with a total of four correct answers, a custom reward cannot be granted."
"Furthermore, because of the error in answering the fourth question, a punishment will be administered."
Ye Chen looked around at everyone and spoke up:
"The punishment will target a random skill—Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, Taijutsu, and Bloodline Limits are all included."
"You can choose one person to come forward and accept the punishment, or it can be randomly assigned among all of you."
"I'll do it."
Minato Namikaze stepped forward without hesitation.
"Let me do it, Sensei!"
Kakashi Hatake spoke up urgently, standing in front of Minato Namikaze.
"How can we let Hokage-sama take the punishment? Let me!"
Nara Shikaku also spoke up in the same manner.
"No!"
Minato Namikaze said sternly, turning to explain to the two:
"Between the two of you, one has the Sharingan and the other carries the clan's secret Ninjutsu; both are vital abilities that cannot be lost."
"So you cannot take the risk."
Kakashi Hatake's Sharingan and the Shadow Ninjutsu passed down in Nara Shikaku's clan were both extremely important abilities.
"Then your Flying Thunder God Technique is even more vital!"
"Let this old man do it. I may not be able to claim much else, but in terms of the number of Ninjutsu, no one in the entire Ninja World can compare to me!"
At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly spoke, a look of determination appearing on his aged face.
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