Once Hashirama made a decision, he would act with even more enthusiasm.
He simply clapped his hands and activated the Wood Element on a large scale.
*BOOM!*
All the wooden buildings around began to shake and ripple, and the entire ground buzzed and rumbled.
In just a few moments, all the buildings and corpses were buried under the mud by the Wood Element, and even the bloodstains were completely erased.
The entire Daimyo's Palace, covering an area of more than 100,000 square meters, was flattened in an instant.
The efficiency was so high that it was truly astonishing!
As for the rumbling sounds coming from the Daimyo's Palace, the outside world had long grown accustomed to it; after all, it had happened frequently during the renovation of the building a few days ago, so there was nothing strange about it.
People thought the daimyo was planning something again at the Daimyo's Palace.
It had nothing to do with the common folk.
As long as there was no further tax increase, it would be the best outcome for everyone inside and outside the city.
Of course, destroying the bodies was only the first step.
It was far from easy to block the news, take over the entire Daimyo's Prefecture, and then dominate the entire Land of Fire.
Fortunately, Tobirama was an expert in such matters!
Perhaps it wasn't because he was skilled, but rather because he was cunning and resourceful.
In Tobirama's eyes, controlling the Land of Fire wasn't a difficult task as long as his brother didn't interfere and even fully supported him.
Tobirama had many ways to easily control it!
How to rule a country? It boils down to three aspects: military, politics, and finance.
The military protects the country, politics governs the country, and finance and economy develop the country.
There was no need to worry about the military, as the Village of Konoha was the strongest and most ruthless military organization. Moreover, Hashirama and Madara could form their own armies, so there was no need to worry about external invasions or internal unrest.
There were no financial issues either. Although the Land of Fire had many hidden problems, it was still the largest country during the Warring States Period, with the strongest foundation and health bar. Furthermore, the large number of slain nobles had amassed a considerable fortune. If they were all killed, the Land of Fire could at least survive for several years.
The only problem that needed to be worried about and solved was the temporary administrative power vacuum.
After all, Hashirama was too powerful. He killed thousands of nobles and the Daimyo in one go, which was equivalent to removing all the top leaders of the organization. This would definitely impact the operations of the Daimyo and the Land of Fire.
Fortunately, it wasn't a difficult task for Tobirama.
There were still more than 200 senior and high-ranking officials left at the scene. These people were the backbone of the Land of Fire and were not involved in the tax scandal.
Let Madara temporarily control them with illusions, use them as a foundation, and add Shadow Clone Technique and Transformation Technique.
It shouldn't be difficult to gather and replace thousands of original officials in a short time.
This would be enough to temporarily stabilize the situation in the entire Daimyo's Prefecture.
However, Tobirama might need to make more sacrifices.
If other ninjas had to create hundreds of clones at once, they would most likely die from exhaustion.
Even Tobirama, with his Senju lineage, might be exhausted to death.
Of course, Tobirama himself must be aware of this and wouldn't exhaust himself to death; and if he could hold on for two more days and wait for the support ninjas from Konoha to arrive, he might feel much more relaxed.
Hashirama fully agreed with this.
A good brother is meant to be utilized!
Wouldn't it be a pity not to make use of Tobirama? This could also be considered as making up for the mistakes caused by the previous radical plan.
For Tobirama, it was better to work a little harder than to be constantly whipped like a spinning top by his older brother.
"By the way, brother, can you return the 2 billion silver coins you collected earlier to the people of the Daimyo's Prefecture?"
"Ah? Tobirama, are you willing to do that?"
"Brother, what are you talking about? I'm not a greedy person! As long as some of this blood money is distributed, it will greatly reduce the negative perception of all the common folk towards ninjas and Konoha, and it will be more helpful for our governance work!"
"That would be good, but aren't you always worried about the village's development?"
"Can't you see the long-term? As long as we control this Daimyo's Prefecture, it won't be long before the entire Land of Fire belongs to our village. What do we need this little money for? Whatever the village needs, we can directly take it from the Land of Fire. The efficiency will be even higher and faster."
"Okay, okay! Take full control. I trust you completely."
"Don't worry! I will definitely take over the entire Daimyo's Prefecture as soon as possible."
"Don't rush. You can take it slow. If you fail, we can gather and solve it together."
Tobirama: (°Д°)
NO!
How could such seemingly warm but actually cold words come out of his brother's mouth?
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"Madara, do you think we can succeed?"
Hashirama couldn't help but ask.
Madara looked at Hashirama and answered casually: "So what if we fail? It would just kill a few more people. If you ask me, other countries should be begging you to succeed!"
Madara saw it very clearly. If the precedent of ninjas ruling the Land of Fire succeeded, then the nobles in other countries might be able to live a few more years without burden.
If they failed, they might just die outright!
"Madara, you can't always solve problems by killing..."
"You have the right to say that to me?"
Madara stomped his foot, indicating that the many corpses buried under the entire ground of the Daimyo's Palace would not agree.
When it comes to killing, even if Madara's Susanoo turned its sword into a windmill, it might still be far from the speed of Hashirama's long-range Wood Element harvesting.
"Ugh…"
Hashirama touched his head and fell silent.
There was nothing to be done. He was really too angry earlier.
His mind was filled with scenes of nobles taking human lives in the name of the Hokage, and he couldn't bear it at all.
With this example, he really couldn't blame Madara anymore.
Compared to himself, even the radical Madara seemed a bit more conservative.
"What will you do with that mother and child?"
"I plan to take them back to the village and calm them down. If the girl is willing, I want to take her as my disciple. Without her, we might still know nothing! And this is what I owe her family."
Hashirama responded cheerfully.
This was partly due to guilt, but also because he greatly admired the little girl.
After all, they were on their way out of the city, and although the entire city was hostile, no one dared to reveal this nightmare.
In the end, it was a little girl who dared to stand up.
Whether it was ignorance or carelessness. What Hashirama admired was the courage to face the strong; this was the true meaning of being a ninja.
"Want to take a disciple? That's interesting. I didn't expect you to want to take a disciple. Do you want to be like that scoundrel Tobirama and teach a few more scoundrel disciples?"
The corner of his mouth lifted, showing interest.
"Of course not. I will teach her well and never let her become like Tobirama."
Hashirama assured earnestly.
Tobirama beside him was silent: (O_o)??
'What do you mean by not becoming like me? What's wrong with me? I'm fine! This is real slander! I don't accept it, I protest!'
Tobirama tried to protest, but was slapped back to work by Hashirama.
He had no right to interrupt the discussion about his disciple.
"Madara, what about you? Do you want to try taking a disciple?"
"Disciple? I'm not interested in troublesome children."
Madara snorted while folding his arms. He liked children, but that didn't mean he liked teaching children.
He couldn't stand having annoying fools wandering around him.
"What's the matter? Disciples are the best hope for passing on one's skills and will. Maybe in the future we can even let our disciples compete against each other!"
"Oh?!!"
Madara raised his eyebrows, clearly moved.
He wasn't obsessed with taking disciples, but he was very interested in finding another way to defeat Hashirama.
Letting his own disciple defeat the disciples taught by Hashirama was also a form of victory!
"I'll think about it after I revive Izuna. Don't get too complacent."
"Hahaha, okay! I'll wait for you!"
Hashirama smiled brightly, feeling less stressed and happier.