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Chapter 11

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Konohagakure

Sasuke watched with pensive eyes at Orochimaru. The man in question smirked with blood dripping from his mouth as he slammed his palm into the ground and yelled, "Edo Tensei!".

Instantly bodies rose from the white zetsu. Groaning as they did. It was like watching zombies climb up out of their graves. The snake sannin couldn't help but grin at his success.

"The previous Hokage!", he exclaimed.

The fourth Hokage looked around in worry and then at Orochimaru. "That's the first Hokage..How did you do that Orochimaru?"

The snake sannin replied in his slithering voice, "You underestimate me Minato."

"Don't tell me it's that Shinobi Orochimaru again.", Tobirama said. Hashirama looked at his brother in slight confusion. "What do you mean?"

"It appears we have been recalled into the land of the living.", Minato said calmly as a way of explanation. The first looked even more confused as he looked at the blonde man. "Who the hell are you?"

Minato's expression turned from calm into shock as he laughed a bit at the first's questions. He turned around in a flashy manner as he said, "I'm the fourth Hokage, sir.", while pointing at the back of his cape.

Relived from his confusion, Hashirama expression turned into a friendly one. "Oh! The fourth Hokage, you say? So who's the fifth Hokage?", he asked excitedly as he walked closer to Minato.

Minato rubbed the back of his head bashfully as he didn't know. Thanks to Orochimaru his lack of response was answered. "Your granddaughter, princess Tsunade."

This immediately depressed Hashirama's mood as he could only think of the possibilities of what Tsunade could do as a Hokage.

"Did you bring us back to destroy Konoha?", Hiruzen asked seriously. "No, Sasuke wanted to ask you some questions."

As a matter of his first question Sasuke directed his question towards Hiruzen. "Is it true? Was my clan planning a coup on the village? Did you really burden my brother with killing all of them just to keep the village safe?!"

Hiruzen was quite shocked to hear the information come out of Sasukes mouth. Nonetheless he sighed and answered honestly. "Yes, yes and yes.", Hashirama looked at Sasuke with quisitive eyes as he put the pieces together. "Wait! Don't tell me the Uchiha clan is dead..", The man looked saddened by the news.

"Hiruzen how could you allow that to happen?"

"I had no choice! The Uchiha felt like they were treated unfairly and choose that path! It was either them or the village!"

"It's because they were treated unfairly!", Sasuke said emotionally. "After the Nine Tails Incident, the villagers suspected a Uchiha was behind the attack and that led to mistrust and isolation. You guys even segregated us from the rest of the village with us being servely servalanced."

"So don't give me that bullshit! You could've stopped it way before my father ever thought of even doing a coup d'état!"

Minato looked saddened by his friend death. Hiruzen looked guilty. "Let's be honest your government has always been ranned by the Senju! Wouldn't think ever of putting a-"

Before Sasuke could finish his dramatic speech, Tobirama released a strong wave of chakra, silencing the last Uchiha. He stopped though as his brother gave him a serious look.

Orochimaru turned his attention to the man with spiky hair. "Lord second....Many of your policies and jutsus that you developed have ended up causing problems later down the line.", he said as a way of explanation.