"Your current strength is probably already no weaker than Great-Grandfather's."
Looking at the sea of trees that had practically covered the entire Kusagakure, Tsunade couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
Although Kusagakure's area wasn't even one-tenth of Konoha's, being able to create such a vast forest in an instant had already completely gone beyond the scope of what could be called a ninja.
"That's only because the First Hokage didn't have the intention to unify things back then. Otherwise, the ninja world would've been unified long ago. There wouldn't be so much trouble now," Aoba also sighed.
If Senju Hashirama had been a bit more hardline back then, there'd be no need for him to be busy with all this now.
"That's because even Great-Grandfather didn't know how to govern a country. Just managing a village properly was already full of difficulties," Tsunade sounded a little helpless. Whether it was Senju Hashirama or Senju Tobirama, they were, in the end, pure ninjas.
They were decent enough at handling village affairs, but most of the time they relied on sheer strength to suppress everyone. Once they died, all kinds of flaws in the village were exposed.
It simply couldn't operate steadily like a country.
Hearing this reasoning, Aoba didn't really know what to say. When it came to governing a country, he himself didn't understand much either. Even counting his previous life, he was just a working stiff, the type who couldn't even manage his classmates properly when he was a class monitor at school.
He was only a bit more advanced in thinking than the people of the ninja world, knowing that suitable people should be put in suitable positions.
After all, this was still a feudal society. As long as you had enough strength to suppress your subordinates and make them not dare harbor other thoughts, slowly changing the rest would be enough.
As he was thinking about this, Tsunade suddenly seemed to think of something, a suspicious look appearing on her face.
"Speaking of which, that Uchiha Madara really wanted to unify the ninja world back then. He and Great-Grandfather were close friends and even founded Konoha together. It was just that they later parted ways because their ideals didn't match."
"So?", Aoba blinked, not understanding why Tsunade suddenly brought this up, and why she was looking at him with that kind of suspicious gaze.
Tsunade narrowed her eyes, "I'm just curious. You don't happen to have Uchiha blood too, do you? Like the Sharingan or something."
"Uh… Teacher, your imagination really is something."
Aoba couldn't help breaking into a cold sweat. He was already Hokage now, so exposing things like the Sharingan or Byakugan wouldn't be a big deal. Still, for Tsunade to bring it up at this moment, her imagination really was impressive.
"So, do you have it or not?"
Seeing his expression, Tsunade became even more curious.
"I guess… I do," Aoba scratched his cheek awkwardly.
"Let me see!"
As soon as she heard that, Tsunade immediately leaned in close, her eyes filled with investigative curiosity.
The Senju clan, the Uzumaki clan, and now adding the Uchiha clan too. Even she was getting confused.
'Could it be that the three clans were originally one family hundreds of years ago?'
"Teacher, we're still carrying out a mission right now," Aoba said helplessly.
Tsunade curled her lips, "Is there even any pressure left in this mission now?"
She had originally been planning to step in and help when she saw Karin and the others being surrounded. Then Aoba dropped a Tree World Emergence, directly restraining most of the Grass ninjas.
That's right, just restraining them, not killing them outright. He was letting Karin and the others take out a batch, then releasing another batch, letting them vent their anger bit by bit.
"Ahem! Then let's wrap this up sooner," Aoba cleared his throat.
After Karin and the others dealt with another group of enemies, with a thought, he released the restraints on some more people.
Immediately after, amid the ruins of the conference hall, a burst of flames erupted, and several figures broke free of their restraints and rushed out.
They were the leader of Kusagakure and several elders.
After coming out and seeing the current state of Kusagakure, their eyes split with rage. Then they looked toward the figures standing atop the wooden dragon, and they all recognized Tsunade.
The leader of Kusagakure instantly flew into a rage and questioned her loudly.
"Damn it! Hokage… Have you forgotten the alliance between our two villages?"
"This is betrayal! You'll be condemned by the entire ninja world!"
"Allies? Not to mention that this time we came precisely at the request of our ally, the Land of Snow. And besides…", Aoba's expression was cold and disdainful, "Destroying you has nothing to do with you."
"W-what?"
The leader of Kusagakure was clearly choked by Aoba's arrogant words.
"And besides, we still have a score to settle between us."
At this moment, Uzumaki Kasui also spoke coldly after seeing the people who had emerged from the ruins.
Hearing this, the leader of Kusagakure subconsciously turned his head. When he saw that familiar red hair and vaguely familiar face, he immediately remembered who she was.
"Uzumaki Kasui? It's you?"
His expression became even more shocked.
He remembered that she had disappeared amid the chaos when the previous leader of Kusagakure was assassinated.
At the time, they could almost say they had searched the surrounding area thoroughly, yet found nothing.
He never expected her to appear again now.
And he understood her purpose, "You're here for revenge?"
"Isn't that obvious?"
Uzumaki Kasui's tone was extremely calm.
"Damn it, don't forget, it was Kusagakure that saved you and took you in back then!"
The leader of Kusagakure spoke with righteous indignation, "If it weren't for Kusagakure, you'd have died long ago!"
"Saved me?"
Uzumaki Kasui sneered, "What your purpose was in 'saving' me, you know better than anyone."
"That was what you were supposed to do!"
The leader of Kusagakure twisted the logic and scolded her, "Uzumaki Kasui, are you going to be ungrateful?"
Uzumaki Kasui was so angry she laughed.
She didn't bother arguing with him any further.
"Forget it. I'm too lazy to waste words on you. You're not worth listening to. You can just go die."
Adamantine Sealing Chains!
Golden chains shot toward him.
The leader of Kusagakure's reaction speed was actually not slow.
His hands rapidly formed seals, and an earthen wall rose up in front of him.
But the chains pierced straight through the earth wall.
'How is that possible?'
Shock filled the leader of Kusagakure's heart. He had never imagined that Uzumaki Kasui had become this strong.
Just as he tried to dodge, a vine suddenly extended from the tree beneath his feet, binding his legs.
With a splashing sound.
The chains pierced straight through his body.
Blood sprayed everywhere.
The leader of Kusagakure felt an unprecedented pain erupt from his chest. He had never imagined that he would die at a moment like this.
Just a moment ago, he had been thinking about the happy life after receiving the commission payment.
Now his heart had been pierced through.
He looked at Uzumaki Kasui with eyes full of unwillingness, but his pupils slowly lost focus, until the light within them completely vanished.
Dead with eyes wide open.
The chains retracted, and the leader of Kusagakure collapsed into a pool of blood.
Uzumaki Kasui didn't even spare him another glance. Her gaze shifted and fell upon the remaining elders.
"No good, run!"
Facing this scene, one of the elders suddenly shouted loudly.
In a panic, facing an opponent they had no hope of defeating, the few of them turned and tried to flee in all directions. Avenge the leader was not even a consideration for them.
But they received the same treatment.
Several vines extended from beneath their feet, binding their limbs directly.
"Ah!"
Without even a chance to resist, one of them was already pierced through by the chains, letting out a miserable scream.
Next came the roll call, one by one.
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