Currently, at the northern gate of the Daimyo's Prefecture.
Tobirama stared at the unconscious mother and daughter in front of him, then glanced in the direction where his elder brother and Madara had gone. For a moment, he felt as restless as an ant on a hot pan.
He knew his brother was truly angry this time, so he couldn't predict what he might do.
Would he really kill the Daimyo and those involved?
It seemed like a good idea.
It was the perfect time to kill those scoundrels!
The entire cash reserves of the Daimyo's Prefecture government and the nobles amounted to at least over 10 billion!
Yet they were unwilling to spend even 3 billion.
Not only had they killed many civilians, but they had also nearly dragged him into the mess.
They all deserved to die!
What worried Tobirama now was whether the inherently evil Madara was inciting and pushing his brother, and whether his brother might truly go on a killing spree.
Tobirama feared he might have to bear the consequences!
No, he had to go and see what was happening with his brother.
"Sasuke!"
"Here!"
Tobirama shouted, and the young Sarutobi Sasuke came running eagerly.
This time, Tobirama had only brought a few elite Konoha soldiers with him, and Sarutobi Hiruzen's father, Sarutobi Sasuke, was one of them.
After all, Hiruzen was less than seven years old, and Sasuke was under thirty.
"Tobirama-sama, what do you need?"
"Go back to the Daimyo's Palace and see what my brother and Madara are doing."
"This... Tobirama-sama, I'm afraid this isn't appropriate. Didn't the Hokage-sama ask us to stay here?"
"Hmm? I'm just asking you to gather some information. Are you listening to me? Or are you listening to Big Brother?"
"Of course, I'll listen to the Hokage-sama!" Sasuke said firmly without hesitation.
"You…"
Tobirama's eyes widened in anger.
'Great! No wonder Saru would do so many foolish things later, it turns out his genes come from his foolish father!'
'Since Saru is still young, let his father bear the sins he's committed first!'
Tobirama really wanted to give young Sasuke a good 'training.'
However, a sudden voice saved him.
"Tobirama, what new trick are you playing?"
Lux appeared instantly, returning from Parallel World 4, and stepped beside Tobirama.
"Sir!"
Tobirama was overjoyed; a savior had finally arrived.
As long as Luc was here, at least Big Brother would be more restrained and wouldn't turn himself into a spinning top!
Seeing Tobirama's unusual enthusiasm, Lux felt a bit puzzled.
There seemed to be a story here!
Tobirama didn't beat around the bush and quickly gave a brief explanation of all the events here.
He even emphasized that he had absolutely no part in the heinous act of forced tax collection!
Lux laughed after hearing this. He knew, of course, that Tobirama couldn't possibly be involved.
However, he was even more excited about the impact and changes this incident would have on Hashirama himself!
He truly hadn't expected such a pleasant surprise?
It was like giving someone a pillow when they were sleepy.
He had been worried that Hashirama's will and convictions were too strong and difficult to inspire.
Therefore, the Daimyo and officials of the Land of Fire had taken the initiative to give such a gift.
It turned out that no matter how much he played around, it wouldn't be as effective as reality!
[Parallel World 1 Unification Progress: 71% → 73%]
[Parallel World 1 Unification Progress: 73% → 75%]
Lux checked the system and found that the unification progress of Parallel World 1 had increased twice, totaling a 4% increase.
Now there was no need to guess what Hashirama and Madara were doing. Only when the highest leaders of the Land of Fire were destroyed would the unification progress of the entire Parallel World 1 be significantly affected.
"Good job!"
Lux clapped his hands and praised with a warm smile.
Even the highly intelligent Tobirama looked confused and puzzled.
Why praise him?
Something was wrong.
"Alright. Let's go see Hashirama."
With a wave of his hand, Lux took Tobirama and the mother and daughter, then disappeared from the spot, teleporting to the Daimyo's Palace.
Only Sasuke and the others were left, their faces filled with shock.
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Upon arriving at the Daimyo's Palace in an instant, the scene before him was shocking to Tobirama.
All the buildings in the Daimyo's Palace had been destroyed by Wood Release, and tall wooden spikes protruded from the ground.
A large number of nobles and high-ranking officials had been impaled to death!
At a glance, there were at least thousands of people!
This covered over 80% of the powerful and wealthy people in the entire Daimyo's Prefecture.
The strong smell of blood filled the entire place, and the imperial palace had turned into a dark graveyard.
There were thick traces of fear and astonishment on every corpse, and they all died with their eyes wide open; just like the Daimyo, they couldn't believe until their dying breath that ninjas dared to attack them!
The original sins of greed, cruelty, foolishness, and so on were fully reflected in them.
"Hisss!"
After witnessing this scene, Tobirama clicked his tongue in amazement.
He had anticipated the serious consequences of his elder brother's true anger.
But he still hadn't expected it to be so horrifying.
There were thousands of people! His brother had truly killed so many nobles and high-ranking officials at once!
Wasn't that too cruel?
Wasn't that great?
Indeed, this was the God of Shinobi of the Warring States Period that he knew!
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Currently, in front of the main hall gate of the Daimyo's Palace.
Hashirama was sitting alone on a wooden bench, staring blankly at the distant sky.
Although he had executed all the powerful people involved, he didn't feel much joy, nor did he feel relieved. Instead, he felt deep confusion and emptiness.
Because he knew that even if he killed all those in power, it was only a temporary solution and not a fundamental one.
If he killed this group, another group would soon take over and repeat the same actions, starting to exploit and oppress again.
This had been happening for thousands of years.
Not being able to see the future and not being able to think of a solution was the real reason why Hashirama was so worried now.
Fortunately, upon seeing Lux, Tobirama, and the others appear, Hashirama looked surprised and became a bit more alert.
"Sir, why are you here?"
"And Tobirama, didn't I ask you to guard there?"
Hashirama looked at Tobirama, clearly still a bit angry.
"Sir brought me here."
Tobirama was very clever in pushing Lux forward. Surely his brother wouldn't be angry at Lux, right?
Hearing this, Hashirama calmed down a bit and muttered to himself:
"Sir, I was wrong. I killed many innocent civilians, and I also killed many officials of the Land of Fire and the Daimyo himself... But it seems nothing has changed."
"There's even a possibility that another war will break out, causing the Land of Fire to be split and annexed by other enemy nations, or even completely destroyed... Even if the Land of Fire survives, the new Daimyo and nobles who emerge will likely be no different from the current group."
Hashirama was never foolish, and his intuition and rationality were even purer than Tobirama's.
Only then did he easily see the essence of this disaster and massacre, and foresee the most likely future situation.
That's why Hashirama realized that even though he had killed so many people, it seemed it wouldn't change anything. It might even worsen the situation and lead to the destruction of the entire Land of Fire.
It's sad to be a slave in your own country exploited by rulers, but it's even sadder to be a slave whose country is destroyed!
So Hashirama was rarely confused and shaken.
His firm beliefs and ambitions were also shattered by this terrible farce and massacre.
That's why he couldn't help but ask Lux.
He hoped the other party could give him some new insights and advice.
"Hashirama, are you worried that after you kill all the nobles in the Land of Fire, the Land of Fire will be annexed by another country?"
"Yes."
"Are you still worried that even if you save the Land of Fire, the new Daimyo and officials will still be cruel and inhumane?"
"Yes!"
"Do you have a solution, Sir?"
Lux smiled faintly, without hesitation, and said directly:
"It's not that simple. Why don't you or all of Konoha take over the Land of Fire?"
Hashirama:!!!∑(ﾟДﾟノ)ノ
Tobirama: (▰˘◡˘▰)