Naruto: With Favorabiltity System

Chapter 238: Reanimation of the Second Hokage, Exposing Danzo's Secrets!

After Danzo used the Reverse Four Symbols Seal, his chakra was completely depleted.

His aged body, having endured the fierce battle and the loss of an arm, was now utterly spent, a dying ember.

Haneda looked at the barely breathing Danzo, who still glared at him with unyielding eyes.

Squatting down, Haneda's smile slowly turned calm:

"When you set your sights on me twelve years ago, did you ever think this day would come?"

Seeing Danzo remain silent, Haneda continued:

"How does someone like you change?"

"You always claim to act for Konoha's sake, yet you've secretly targeted me—a hero of Konoha."

"When I was set to become the Fifth Hokage, you still wouldn't give up, trying to steal Shisui's eye to control me."

"Looking back, you've never truly acted for Konoha. It's always been about your power. You're just afraid of death."

Hearing Haneda's words, which echoed sentiments Sarutobi Hiruzen once said, Danzo reacted like a cornered cat, immediately snapping back:

"You naturally malevolent Uchiha brat! How could you possibly comprehend my greatness?!"

"I have bled and sacrificed everything for Konoha! I've borne all the darkness! My conscience is clear!!"

Haneda looked at Danzo and raised the sword Dawn, which was planted in the ground, standing up.

He lifted the blade high, pointing it directly at Danzo's heart.

Suddenly, Haneda sensed someone observing the scene.

He looked up to see Orochimaru standing atop a large tree, watching with keen interest.

Haneda thought of something amusing.

Rather than killing Danzo now, wouldn't it be better to leave him wishing for death?

"Orochimaru-senpai, you know the Impure World Reincarnation technique, don't you?" Haneda called out.

"Impure World Reincarnation? You're interested in such a forbidden technique?" Orochimaru licked his lips.

Haneda was becoming increasingly intriguing to him.

"Summon someone for me," Haneda said.

"Who?"

"The Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama!"

When Danzo heard Tobirama's name, his lifeless eyes lit up immediately.

He knew the characteristics of the Impure World Reincarnation—a technique that granted the summoned an infinite supply of chakra and freedom from the caster's control!

If his teacher appeared, perhaps…

This naturally malevolent Uchiha brat was digging his own grave!!!

A glimmer of hope reignited in Danzo's otherwise despairing heart.

His gaze toward Orochimaru even grew fervent.

"This is a forbidden technique that requires a living sacrifice," Orochimaru reminded him helpfully.

"You already have the necessary materials, don't you?" Haneda replied.

"Hiss~ You noticed."

Orochimaru clapped his hands, and Kabuto emerged from behind a tree, dragging Aburame Torune.

"I was planning to use him for research, but since Haneda-kun needs him, let's put on a demonstration."

Orochimaru formed a hand seal, and Torune let out a pained scream as his body disintegrated into ashen material.

The gray substance reformed, taking the shape of a man with silver hair, red eyes, a steel forehead protector, and armor from the Warring States era.

It was none other than the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama!

"Is it that ninja Orochimaru again?"

"This time, you didn't restrict my personality."

As Tobirama spoke, his chakra surged outward, creating a massive gust of wind.

The surrounding grass was flattened, and the branches of nearby trees swayed violently under the pressure.

Seeing this, Danzo was overjoyed.

His teacher would surely punish this naturally malevolent Uchiha brat!

"If you choose to act, someone else will handle it," Orochimaru said, stepping beside Haneda with a grin.

"At his request, I performed this technique."

Hearing this, Tobirama shifted his attention to Haneda, sensing a familiar chakra signature.

It was his disciple, Danzo!

And Danzo was looking at him with expectant eyes, as if pleading for help against this brat wearing the Uchiha clan emblem!

"You naturally malevolent Uchiha brat! I'll personally…"

Haneda raised a single finger, and a surge of chakra, far greater than Tobirama's, erupted forth, completely suppressing him.

"You may call me Uchiha Haneda, or simply the Fifth Hokage. I was elected by the Jonin Council and will soon assume the position."

Tobirama was shocked, instinctively pulling back his own chakra.

"What?! A naturally malevolent Uchiha brat becoming the Fifth Hokage?!"

"Danzo, tell me this isn't true!!"

Haneda mockingly glanced at Danzo. Seeing Danzo's silence, he smirked and said:

"I, Uchiha Haneda, achieved great victories in the Third Shinobi World War."

"I persuaded Tsunade to join the war, captured the Fourth Kazekage, and ended the Sand Village's conflict. I defeated the Fourth Raikage on the battlefield in the Hidden Cloud and assassinated the Third Tsuchikage single-handedly after the war."

"With such remarkable achievements, why shouldn't I, Uchiha Haneda, who is approachable and well-regarded, be chosen as the Fifth Hokage?"

Orochimaru added, "What Haneda-kun says is true."

"His achievements during the Third Shinobi World War are on par with Minato, Jiraiya, and me."

Hearing that Haneda persuaded Tsunade and accomplished so much, Tobirama began to see him in a new light:

"A naturally virtuous Uchiha prodigy. I knew at a glance you were a man of talent, well-suited to lead as Hokage."

"Ahem… how is the village now?"

Haneda glanced at Danzo lying on the ground.

"You should ask him. He's done more harm to Konoha than anyone. When I was five, this old ghost targeted me and nearly killed me."

Tobirama immediately questioned, "Danzo! You targeted this naturally virtuous Uchiha prodigy?! What were you thinking?!"

"Teacher, Haneda is a naturally malevolent Uchiha—"

"I think you're the malevolent one! The Fifth Hokage is clearly kind, humble, and reminiscent of Sarutobi's leadership style!"

Tobirama now focused on calming Haneda's emotions, hoping to spare Danzo's life.

His years of experience told him Haneda and Orochimaru weren't lying.

Moreover, Haneda's chakra was terrifying, rivaling his elder brother's.

In short, he had to stabilize Haneda at all costs.

After scolding Danzo, Tobirama changed the subject and asked, "By the way, who is the Fourth Hokage?"

Tobirama suspected a coup by the Uchiha and was fishing for information.

Haneda replied, "Namikaze Minato, a senior I was very close with."

Orochimaru chuckled, "Minato and I competed for the Hokage position back then. I let him have it."

"Many of the policies Minato implemented were proposed by Haneda himself."

"Unfortunately, most of those policies were repealed later on due to Danzo's interference."

Before Tobirama could ask what those policies were, Haneda continued:

"Three years ago, Minato sacrificed himself to seal the Nine-Tails."

"That night, Danzo's Foundation did absolutely nothing."

"Afterward, he even promised to divide the Fourth Hokage's and the Uzumaki clan's inheritance among other clans to suppress me and the Uchiha."

"The Fourth Hokage's wife, Kushina Uzumaki, was the Nine-Tails' jinchuriki. They had a child. That inheritance rightfully belongs to the hero's son."

"But Danzo, to target me and the Uchiha, took it for himself."

"Danzo, you!!!" Tobirama's anger finally erupted as Haneda finished.

Danzo had even stolen the inheritance of a hero's child—the child of the Fourth Hokage, no less!

Was this man even worthy of being a Konoha shinobi?!

"Teacher, let me explain! Everything I've done has been for Konoha!!!" Danzo shouted desperately.

At that moment, Haneda added:

"Your disciple's misdeeds don't stop there."

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