Konoha: I’m Naruto’s Brother — Gilgamesh Chapter 58 58: I Will End War, Because I Was Born to Be King

"So much has happened…?"

Hashirama Senju frowned deeply.

By instinct, he was inclined to trust Hiruzen Sarutobi.

After all, Hiruzen had once been his student.

But seeing the current situation, Hashirama could tell that Hiruzen was not telling the whole truth.

"What a noble explanation."

"So, because you believed the Uchiha might one day overthrow Konoha, you chose to act against them."

"In that case, how did you treat the two Uchiha youths who loved Konoha and dread of becoming Hokage?"

"Uchiha Uzumaki Shuji."

"You deceived him with promises of reconciliation between the Uchiha and the village, then allowed Danzo to ambush him, steal his Mangekyō Sharingan, and drive him to his death."

"Uchiha Itachi."

"You convinced him that if the Uchiha survived, the village would descend into war and countless people would die."

"You manipulated him into cooperating with outside enemies to massacre his own clan."

"Tell , Third Hokage…"

"Is this what a Hokage should do?"

Uzumaki Shuji's words rang across the battlefield.

The surrounding Uchiha stood frozen.

"So that's how Uzumaki Shuji died!"

"Itachi was deceived by Konoha too?"

"Bastards! And this is our Hokage?!"

The Uchiha erupted in fury.

None of them doubted Uzumaki Shuji's words.

There was no need.

Everything fit together too perfectly.

On Konoha's side, the reaction was no less dramatic.

Especially among the lower-ranking ninja.

Most of them were commoners.

They had devoted themselves to the village because they believed the Hokage would treat everyone fairly.

But if even people who loved the village and aspired to beco Hokage were manipulated and sacrificed…

Then was this Hokage truly worthy of their loyalty?

"Is this true, Hiruzen?"

Hashirama's expression remained calm, but his eyes were heavy with disappointnt.

"All of that was Danzo's doing."

"I knew nothing about it."

Hiruzen answered without hesitation.

"Danzo is still alive."

"Bring him here."

"I'll release Kotoamatsukami and let the First Hokage question him personally."

Uzumaki Shuji responded imdiately.

"Danzo was placed under Uzumaki Shuji's Mangekyō genjutsu."

"And according to you, Uzumaki Shuji was murdered."

"So how exactly was Danzo affected by Uzumaki Shuji's eye?"

"You're contradicting yourself."

Hiruzen seized upon what he believed was a flaw in Uzumaki Shuji's story.

His voice rose sharply.

"Oh, that."

"I was the one who altered Danzo's mories."

As Uzumaki Shuji spoke, a golden ripple opened behind him.

Within it floated a single Sharingan eye.

The sight was deeply unsettling.

The three tomoe began to spin rapidly, transforming into Uzumaki Shuji's four-pointed Mangekyō Sharingan.

"Uchiha Itachi gave this eye."

"Before his death, Uzumaki Shuji entrusted his remaining Mangekyō to his closest friend."

"Though I have to say…"

"You old n truly hated the Uchiha enough to drive them to extinction."

"Now bring Danzo here."

"I'll release him from Kotoamatsukami."

"Then let the First Hokage hear the truth."

Uzumaki Shuji stared at Hiruzen.

Step by step, he was pushing him into a corner with no escape.

Hashirama's expression darkened.

The disappointnt in his eyes beca impossible to hide.

Hiruzen wanted to defend himself.

But he found no convincing response.

And he dared not bring Danzo here.

If the truth were exposed, he would lose everything.

"Are you one of the Uzumaki children?"

Hashirama looked at Uzumaki Shuji with a gentle but sorrowful expression.

"Golden hair is quite rare."

"On behalf of Konoha, I apologize to the Uchiha."

"The Hokage was wrong."

"But please…"

"Let this war end."

"If the fighting continues, both sides will only suffer."

"Konoha has wronged the Uchiha."

As he spoke, Hashirama dropped to his knees and bowed deeply in apology.

The Uchiha were visibly moved.

On Konoha's side, many faces turned grim.

Hiruzen's expression was by far the ugliest.

"The Uzumaki clan was also destroyed because of this Third Hokage."

"There is no Uzumaki clan anymore."

"Only scattered descendants remain."

"The children of the Fourth Hokage."

"Their parents sacrificed their lives to seal the Nine-Tails."

"And in return, their sons were treated like monsters."

"Despised by the villagers."

"Viewed by Konoha's leaders as tools to be discarded."

"The sons of heroes reduced to demons."

"Tell , Hashirama."

"How am I supposed to forgive that?"

Uzumaki Shuji's lips curled into a mocking smile.

How naive.

Hashirama had devoted his life to an ideal.

But the ideal itself had been flawed from the beginning.

Hashirama slowly raised his head.

The sadness in his eyes deepened.

He had never imagined that the child before him had endured such a tragic life.

Many ninja on the battlefield had not known this truth.

When they heard Uzumaki Shuji's words, shock spread through the crowd.

The Nine-Tails jinchūriki…

Was the Fourth Hokage's son.

"I—"

Hiruzen tried to speak.

He wanted to claim that Naruto's identity had been hidden to protect him from Minato's enemies.

But Uzumaki Shuji cut him off before he could begin.

"Still planning to bla everything on Danzo?"

"How pitiful."

"Your so-called closest friend beca nothing more than a garbage bin."

"Every cri was dumped onto him."

"Every stain was his to carry."

Uzumaki Shuji's words struck like knives.

Then he turned toward Hashirama.

"And you, Hashirama Senju."

"I did not summon you here to apologize."

"Nor to diate."

"When you rejected Madara Uchiha's vision of unifying the world…"

"You made a mistake."

"Only when all people belong to the sa nation…"

"…can war truly co to an end."

"This ti, I, Uzumaki Shuji, will unify the world."

"I will bring an end to the endless wars of the shinobi world."

"Because I…"

"…was born to be king."

The battlefield fell silent.

For a brief mont, everyone was stunned by the sheer ambition of the child standing before them.

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