Parallel World 1, Konoha Year 2.
More than two weeks have passed since Madara single-handedly destroyed the Iwagakure Village.
In the last two weeks, the entire ninja world has been in chaos.
Including the five great nations, as well as all the other small nations...
While their villages have not been built, or those who still wish to build villages... they are all making plans and discussions.
Once upon a time, everyone knew that Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara, two heroes of the Warring States Period, were incredibly strong!
But they did not expect their power to be so immense!
One person could rival or even destroy a large village. Such power and combat threats have surpassed the initial balance of the five great nations.
Although Tobirama held a meeting at the Land of Fire Mansion, he declared that Konoha would never lead the charge against Madara!
However, when it comes to war and politics, people do not simply trust what others say.
If it weren't for Konoha truly having two trump cards, the other countries would have banded together to attack and destroy Konoha.
Even though no one dared to show off in front of them, small actions behind the scenes were still necessary.
All countries were quietly using their influence to pressure the Land of Fire, allowing the Land of Fire to pull Konoha from the sidelines.
After all, Konoha was just at the beginning of its development, and various places required a large amount of resources from the Land of Fire.
As long as they could influence the Land of Fire, they could disrupt and hinder the development of Konoha to some extent.
There were many tricks available:
Bribes, threats, temptations of beauty, murders, and so on...
Although these small methods could not threaten Konoha and Hashirama, they could be very effective if used to influence the noble factions in the Land of Fire.
During this time, many letters and government orders, like snowflakes, were sent to Konoha every day as if they were free of charge.
Leave it to Tobirama, the 'Acting Hokage'.
Most of them were all kinds of difficulties and temptations.
Including: Forcing Konoha to report the real-time usage of every allocation from the Land of Fire for village development, registering information and intelligence on every ninja, sending more ninjas to accompany and protect the country's nobles, etc... Everything seemed very grandiose, and the reasons given were also very reasonable.
The reason for this was to help Konoha advance its village development better and faster.
But Tobirama was not foolish.
At a glance, he revealed various hidden loopholes behind these shameless demands.
If he were to voluntarily submit this information to the Land of Fire, it might soon be known by several other countries, leaving Konoha nearly exposed and vulnerable to enemies.
Even if they knew all the information, they would never be able to defeat the combined efforts of his brother and Madara.
Although they could not face Hashirama and Madara, could they not deal with others?
As long as they knew all the information about Konoha's ninjas, they could quietly kidnap the younger generation of each ninja clan when they went out.
It was very possible!
Madara was not afraid of hostage threats and directly killed hostages and gangsters.
But Hashirama could never be this ruthless.
Then to some extent, important hostages could be used to threaten Konoha.
Never underestimate the dangers of enemies.
Tobirama was well aware of the despicable methods of these enemy ninjas.
Therefore, during this period, Tobirama was almost facing the impact of the destruction of Iwagakure Village; he continued to have fierce debates with the Land of Fire.
It was impossible to agree to such shameless demands, but he could not completely separate himself from the Land of Fire.
Village development indeed required support from the great nations.
This made Tobirama feel exhausted and very irritable.
So much so that he became so angry that he considered bringing some Uchiha ninjas there.
Directly controlling all senior officials of the Mansion with illusions... That way, it would definitely be completely calm.
Unfortunately, he could only think about it.
Ordinary illusions were not like Kotoamatsukami and Izanami, and could not change a person's desires permanently and thoroughly.
They could be easily discovered and stripped away by enemy ninjas.
Once exposed and the scandal of Konoha ninjas controlling the nobles of the Land of Fire was revealed, Konoha might soon become the enemy of the entire ninja world.
The five great nations would surely join forces to besiege Konoha, no matter the risk.
No country would tolerate being controlled by ninjas.
So, be patient a little longer.
After the village is on the right track and can completely free itself from the support of the Land of Fire.
After his brother and Madara capture all the Bijuu.
"Hmph!"
"I, Senju Tobirama, will definitely show you what true cruelty is!"
Tobirama slammed his hands on the table and cursed loudly.
"And my brother, I'm here to handle government affairs. He has truly gone with Madara to capture the Bijuu."
"Capturing the Bijuu is clearly just for a picnic..."
"Evil Uchiha, they all deserve to die!"
The more Tobirama thought about it, the angrier he became, and he vented the bitterness in his heart.
If he could not defeat Madara, why not scold him a few more times behind his back?
WHOOSH
Tobirama was startled by the sudden appearance of Lux, mistaking it for Madara's return.
"Sir!"
"Can you pass through the main entrance? Don't be like this..."
"Hm? This is..."
Tobirama was drawn to the 'yellow hair' next to Lux. He felt very familiar, even though he had never seen it before.
Minato was shocked, feeling the wonders of teleportation for the first time. But he quickly calmed himself and greeted Tobirama:
"Nidaime! I am the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato."
"Ah! You are Minato! My student from another generation! Okay, okay! Finally, I meet you..."
In his prime, Tobirama was very delighted. He had long wanted to meet Minato.
The enhanced Flying Thunder God had been more readily available to him lately. He was indeed his student from another generation!
Except for Uchiha.
Tobirama did not always wear a grim face. Especially for the young ninjas he admired, he was very generous in praising them.
Facing the enthusiastic Tobirama in his prime, Minato was also quite surprised.
Because he could clearly feel the difference between young Tobirama and old Tobirama.
This one felt more enthusiastic, lively, and sharp.
Not as calm and deep as Old Tobirama.
Of course, this was also because Minato had not seen the scene where both Tobirama faced each other and nearly fought.
If he had seen it, he would surely know that Tobirama had the same character at heart.
It was just that Tobirama, the Second Hokage, was old and had experienced too much, bearing too much, so his sharpness had become more controlled.
Unlike Tobirama in his prime.
His brother was ranked first, and Madara was ranked second.
He was the third-best person in the world, and no one could defeat him.
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After exchanging warm greetings with Minato, Tobirama looked at Lux and asked:
"Sir, how can I assist you?"
"Came to see your brother."
Lux could teleport to any point in the ninja world at will, but he could not always monitor the entire ninja world and know the locations and behaviors of everyone.
If he truly had the power and information processing ability, Lux would be truly immortal.
"My brother and Madara left the village more than a week ago to capture the Bijuu."
"Is there no one left to guard the village?"
"I was left to guard the village."
Tobirama's tone was filled with hatred, and he could hardly feel his brother's love anymore.
This was all Madara's fault!
"Can you hold on?"
"I have mastered the enhanced Flying Thunder God. Now I can teleport long distances, and I have left traces on my brother."
"There was an accident in this village. I will bring him back soon."
It was precisely because of this that Hashirama and Madara could leave the village together peacefully.
Tobirama had even mastered the enhanced version of the Flying Thunder God. Unfortunately, unless he could secretly mark it on Madara's body, it would be like a dream, and he would not be able to approach Madara at all.
"Sir, do you need me to escort you to your brother?"
"Don't rush, let's talk about your issues first."
"Ah?"
"Recently, you have been troubled by the dirty tricks of the Land of Fire and other countries, right?"
Lux looked at the documents and letters scattered on Tobirama's desk and easily guessed the truth.
Tobirama smiled bitterly and nodded in response:
"That's right."
"These people are very annoying. They use different methods to test the village and us every day."
"And they always try to get more information and dominate the village."
"They want to dominate my brother?"
"Are they worthy?"
Tobirama complained and cursed.
It was clear that the hatred had arisen a long time ago.
He truly hoped that a prayer could change Madara to solve this problem.
With his character, he was worried that the letter would be sent in the morning and the Daimyo Mansion would disappear in the afternoon...
"Have you never thought about telling all these people to shut up?"
"Of course, I have thought about it, but it's too complicated! At this stage, the village really needs the resources provided by the Land of Fire for its development."
"The nobles are easy to deal with, but this is clearly not the right time."
"This village has not developed, and the available labor is insufficient. Even if the nobles were killed, the Land of Fire would still need people to manage it. It's just a matter of replacing a group of idiots."
"That doesn't mean much."
"On the contrary, it's easy for other countries to join forces and attack Konoha together..."
Tobirama's political sharpness was still keen, and he had already analyzed the intricacies of the situation.
Only after that did he choose to be patient for the time being.
He just couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.
Moreover, besides him, his brother and Madara would not be able to handle this political fight at all because of their personalities.
Both of them could only talk about 'wisdom'.
Listening to Tobirama's narrative, Lux also smiled:
"Have you started planning to replace the Land of Fire? No, you don't even see yourself in the mirror. Just like them, do you want to dominate your brother?"
Tobirama shook his head and sighed helplessly.
"Madara annihilated Iwagakure Village. Is there any possibility of compromise?"
"A confrontation between Konoha and the entire ninja world is bound to happen. Just a little earlier or a little later..."
"My brother cannot see this clearly. Am I not aware of it?"
Tobirama was very aware and had long known that there was no turning back.
It was then that he began to think about the future early.
At the same time, Minato beside him was shocked upon hearing this:
"Ah?"
"Nidaime, the Iwagakure Village here has been destroyed?"