Kakashi's blade was steady!
The way Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others looked at him became extremely awkward for a moment.
After all... in the past, Kakashi was the blade in their hands!
But this time...
The blade they had raised was about to slay its master!
"Kakashi, you..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi opened his mouth, wanting to say something more.
But before he could finish, Kakashi's wrist flickered, and with a piercing flash of white light, Hiruzen Sarutobi's head was instantly severed.
In an instant, blood splattered everywhere!
Then...
Amidst the shock of Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado, Kakashi raised his blade and cut them both down in an instant.
Immediately following that.
He solemnly approached Sakumo Hatake: "Father, I have avenged you!"
"Kakashi, you..." Sakumo Hatake's face was full of surprise.
Clearly.
The adult Kakashi before him was vastly different from the one in his memory.
Sakumo Hatake's gaze became very complex, and after a long while, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Kakashi, you've suffered all these years!"
"I'm fine, father!"
Kakashi's gaze was deep, but he spoke slowly: "I was too young back then and even misunderstood you, but I've been quite lucky. Because of Hokage-sama, I've slowly begun to understand the choice you made back then."
"You were actually forced into a corner, and you had no choice but to do it to keep me alive."
A faint smile couldn't help but appear on Sakumo Hatake's face.
Seeing that Kakashi had gradually matured, he could finally be completely at ease; he could now go to the Pure Land in peace after the Edo Tensei ended.
Thinking of this, he paused for a moment and spoke seriously to Kakashi.
"Kakashi!"
"You were too young when I committed suicide, so there were many things I couldn't tell you. Back then, you had no ability to protect yourself, nor did you have any ability to act."
"At that time, if you had shown even a hint of resentment in your eyes, Hiruzen Sarutobi would certainly not have let you live."
"Only by letting you truly begin to hate me, letting you believe your father was a coward, could you grow up safely in Konoha."
"Seeing you now, I am indeed very gratified."
"Kakashi, you've grown up!"
Sakumo Hatake was very relieved at this moment, but after hearing the conversation between father and son, Senju Hashirama's expression instantly became very unsightly.
There was no helping it.
It was hard for them to understand why their Village had turned into what it was now.
Did they actually need to use such methods just to let a child survive?
"Hiruzen Sarutobi truly deserves to die!"
Senju Hashirama spoke coldly.
Clearly.
Even as a dead man, he found it somewhat unacceptable. After all, this Village was imbued with his blood.
Senju Tobirama, however, didn't say much about it.
As a cold-blooded ruler, he knew very well that Hiruzen Sarutobi wasn't entirely to blame; after all, it was simply a matter of the winner takes all.
Whoever wins is in the right!
Now that the Uchiha had won, the situation had turned out this way.
Otherwise.
If the Uchiha hadn't produced an absolute monster like Uchiha Jin, the Uchiha would have most likely been killed off by Hiruzen Sarutobi long ago!
Uzumaki Mito and Kushina's expressions were also quite unsightly at this moment.
Clearly.
They didn't have the slightest shred of goodwill toward the current Konoha!
...Meanwhile, on the other side.
While the Edo Tensei strong practitioners were chatting, three new spies were brought up. Orochimaru then walked over and immediately performed the Impure World Reincarnation Technique.
In the next second.
The three people who had just been killed—Hiruzen and the others—stood once again in their original spots, though this time in the form of Edo Tensei.
At this moment, as the three of them looked at their own corpses on the ground, their faces began to look extremely unsightly.
"Uchiha Jin, you truly deserve to die!"
"To not even let the dead rest, you truly are a member of the evil Uchiha."
"..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's tone was ice-cold.
The gaze he directed at Uchiha Jin was filled with even more coldness, despair, and regret.
Yes!
If before he still had a sliver of hope for the future, thinking that no matter how ruthless Uchiha Jin's methods were, he might still leave a sliver of hope for survival for the Sarutobi Clan.
Now, it was different!
On one hand, he had guessed the hidden meaning behind Uchiha Jin's trial and knew that the Sarutobi Clan would likely vanish completely in the future; on the other hand, he himself was now a dead man and naturally cared even less about being hated by Uchiha Jin.
However.
Unlike Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado, though their deaths were indeed painful, had not guessed the deeper meaning behind the judgment.
Of course.
Even if they had guessed it, they would still feel the same. After all, even if they couldn't save the clan, protecting their family and children was enough!
And to this.
Uchiha Jin didn't bother to say much; he immediately stood up and spoke.
"Today's trial will end here for now!"
"The subsequent handling of these labor reform prisoners is fully entrusted to Tsunade and Nara Shikaku."
"As for the Edo Tensei strong practitioners, there's no need to rush back to the Pure Land for the time being."
"Since it wasn't easy to come back, take some time to reunite with your loved ones."
"Dismissed!"
After speaking.
He paid no more attention to the crowd and left immediately with a Body Flicker Technique.
With Uchiha Jin's departure, the onlookers also began to leave one after another. After all, they also had work to do, and being able to find time to come and watch was already quite good.
Compared to Old Konoha, although New Konoha had more reasonable rules and everyone had stronger labor motivation, they were naturally busier every day than before.
As for the Edo Tensei strong practitioners, almost all of them followed behind Kakashi, heading straight for Kakashi's residence.
Yes!
Firstly, Sakumo Hatake could only follow Kakashi, and secondly, since Uzumaki Naruto was staying at Kakashi's house, Uzumaki Kushina naturally had to go there as well.
As for the Senju brothers and Uzumaki Mito, because Tsunade was temporarily living at Kakashi's house, their group naturally could only head over to... Kakashi's house.
After the group arrived at the large compound, Sakumo Hatake couldn't help but speak: "It seems you're living very well, Kakashi. Knowing that, I can rest easy."
"He is an Anbu Captain, after all; this kind of treatment is considered normal!" Senju Tobirama nodded.
Senju Hashirama, on the other hand, found everything new and interesting, maintaining a carefree attitude.
On the contrary—Kushina!
The moment she saw Uzumaki Naruto, she was certain that this blond-haired boy was her child.
She immediately pulled Uzumaki Naruto into a hug: "Naruto, I'm sorry, Mommy let you suffer!"
"You..." Uzumaki Naruto was a bit dazed.
Subconsciously.
He couldn't help but look at Kakashi.
And to this.
Seeing the situation, Kakashi shrugged his shoulders: "This is your mother, Naruto!"
"Mother?"
Hearing these words, Uzumaki Naruto was instantly frozen in place.