The Shadow of Konoha

During the war stage, each ninja village has similar and cold-blooded rules, such as "mission priority, teammates' lives can be sacrificed when necessary" and so on... Honestly speaking, Hanyu feels that there is nothing wrong with such rules. The ninja village is a violent machine. If they don't make such iron-blooded rules, do they still require the ninjas to be warm and affectionate?

Later, White Fang gave up the mission in order to save his teammates. This is certainly worthy of recognition emotionally, and his subsequent experience is also worthy of sympathy. However, if we really talk about right and wrong, there is no doubt that Hatake Sakumo's approach was wrong.

Ninjas are required to kill themselves when necessary, not to mention their teammates... In general, for the time being, at least for the time being, Hanyu has absolutely no intention of rebelling against the ninja code.

Two days after Hanyu's exchange with the Hokage, his team began to take on the responsibility of temporarily protecting the Hokage. Their first mission was to escort the Hokage back to Konoha together with the remaining three teams. At this time, the war on the front line was not urgent, so there was no problem for the Hokage to return to the village.

At the same time, Sansho, who had been stranded on the front line for a long time, also returned to the village.

The Hokage will stay in the village for a while in order to resolve the previous problems with Uchiha... Of course, he is not going to carry out any measures to settle scores later. With Sarutobi's ability and prestige, he is not enough to settle accounts with a behemoth like Uchiha, so his strategy is still mainly based on appeasement and consolation.

Compared to the high-handed rule of the Second Hokage, the Third Hokage's attitude towards the Uchiha clan can be said to be much more peaceful. He tried his best to treat the Uchiha clan equally in all aspects, so his appeasement must be effective...

But if you ask if the Third Hokage really likes the Uchiha clan? Hanyu thinks that may not be the case, because if you put yourself in his shoes, if he were the Hokage, he would not like the Uchiha clan, which is eccentric, incompatible with the entire village in many ways, and attaches great importance to blood ties and is extremely exclusive.

A ninja clan that maintains such a high degree of independence in the ninja village that even the Hokage's decrees are difficult to implement within this clan... No leader would like such a subordinate.

If the Uchiha didn't change, no matter which Hokage came to power, they would naturally want to kill them at the first opportunity. The reason why they didn't do so was probably because they were afraid of their powerful strength.

After Hanyu and others returned to Konoha, the Hokage immediately went to the Uchiha clan. In this case, there was no need for Hanyu's team and Jiraiya and others to follow, so they were allowed to move freely when they returned to the village.

The happier ones were Hanyu's friends. They had just left the village not long ago, and now they had another chance to take a vacation.

As for Hanyu, he was taken away by Sansho.

The two walked through streets after streets, and finally came to an area with few people, a place Hanyu had never been to before. In front of them was a mansion that looked quite grand, but it seemed deserted.

In an instant, Hanyu understood that this was the residence of the Senju clan, which represented the former glory of that clan.

"Few people have come here recently. Without enough people to live here, the more magnificent the building is, the faster it will fall into disrepair." Sansho pointed at the house and said to Hanyu. When she looked over there, her eyes were filled with extremely complicated emotions.

There is a hint of relief, but more of it is loneliness.

Hanyu can understand Sansho's feelings.

This should be where Sansho grew up. Maybe she didn't grow up here since she was a child, but she must have spent a very important period of her life here.

Sansho's emotion was fleeting. She walked forward, pushed open the door in front of her, and then led Hanyu to the depths of the mansion. Soon, the two arrived at a room deep in the mansion.

"Sansho-sama."

There were several masked ninjas guarding here. They appeared as soon as Sansho appeared. At the same time, several eyes turned to Hanyu, but they didn't say much to him as an outsider.

Although these people were wearing masks and their faces could not be seen clearly, based on his first impression, Hanyu felt that their temperament did not seem like that of ANBU ninjas... No, of course they were not ANBU, they should be ninjas from the Senju clan.

"Everyone, you have worked hard these days. As of today... the Senju clan's final mission can be completed." Sansho said to the ninjas.

"...Yes, Master Sansho."

After a long and somewhat strange silence, the ninjas finally accepted Sansho's order, turned around and left without saying a word.

Sansho sat silently on the steps at the door of the room. After a long while, she said to Hanyu, "Hanyu, you know, for a long time, I have been worried that I would be assassinated by those radical tribesmen... Even if those people who just left suddenly turned around and killed me, it would not be surprising.

But in fact, I haven't encountered such a thing so far...

The reason why the Senju clan restrained me, a sinner, was not only because the reputation of their ancestors protected me, but also because they had endured unimaginable pain. Even though they hated what I did, they still understood that what I did was right. This kind of restraint was far more painful to me than the assassination in anger. Do you understand?"

Sansho erased the name of Senju, which shocked the ninja world, so she called herself a sinner and felt that she might be assassinated by her clan members. However, in fact, it was the collective decision of the Senju to hide themselves, and the guilt that Sansho assumed was just an appearance.

The Senju disappeared, but it can also be said that the Senju had a new name - Konoha.

"I think I can understand, Teacher Sansho." Hanyu could understand Sansho's pain, but he was not a member of the Senju clan after all, so he could not empathize with many things.

"Stop complaining meaninglessly and come with me." Although Hanyu's understanding and comfort were of little use, Sansho still forced herself to cheer herself up. She stood up again and opened the door of the room. Then, five or six huge boxes appeared in Hanyu's sight.

"The secret techniques, ninjutsu, and various research materials accumulated by the Senju clan over countless years have all been passed down to the village. The things in front of us are backups of a small part of them. They should have been destroyed, but I didn't make up my mind in the end... You put the slug's contract summoning scroll in the Wet Bone Forest, right? Then these things should also be sealed in that secret realm." Sansho walked forward, stretched out her hand and patted one of the large boxes and said.

So that's how it is... Hanyu vaguely understood something. If he had not sent the Contract Summoning Scroll into the Wet Bone Forest before, then these precious backup files in front of him would have been destroyed long ago.

It is one thing that Sansho trusts him, but at least Hanyu has to prove that he is someone worthy of trust and entrustment.

Compared to the huge legacy that the Senju left to Konoha, what Hanyu saw in front of him was naturally only a small part. However, since they could be left behind as backups, they must be the most important small part.

"Take these things into the Wet Bone Forest. You are quite curious about that place, aren't you? It's a good opportunity to visit the so-called secret realm... If there is a chance in the future, you can let Tsunade or other suitable people see the legacy of the Senju." Finally, Sansho took her hand away from the box, and never looked at the secrets of the Senju again.

"...I understand, Mr. Sansho."

Hanyu opened his mouth and wanted to say something more, but in the end, all he uttered was this simple response.

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