"Oh?"
Tobirama raised an eyebrow, turning to look at his older brother.
"Do you have other methods when using Wood Release?"
"Uh, I don't think so?"
Hashirama scratched his head. He really didn't feel anything special.
"Actually, the key lies in the application of Yang Release."
Takemi immediately started talking nonsense. He wasn't Hashirama, so he naturally didn't know that much.
Moreover, his Wood Release came directly from the god tree source, so it was even more impossible for him to know what was going on with those conventional Wood Releases.
But that didn't stop him from talking nonsense. He just needed to find a reason that was difficult for ordinary people to achieve.
"Yang Release?"
Tobirama raised his eyebrows, and the faces of Hiruzen and the other two were also a bit strange, though Tsunade seemed to have some insight.
"You mean, mobilizing the power of Yang Release to cooperate with the use of Wood Release?"
"Exactly. I've fought Obito, and I've felt his Wood Release."
Takemi nodded, unceremoniously throwing the blame out.
"Perhaps he didn't even realize it, but there was a force of Yang Release accompanying him when he used Wood Release."
"Yang Release?" Hashirama blinked, nodding thoughtfully.
"So, that's how it is?"
"I also studied the piece of flesh on Obito's body, and indeed, there was an indescribable Yang Release power within it."
Tsunade also spoke up at this moment, but her expression was very puzzled.
"It's just that that power is not easy to control, and Yang Release is difficult to concretely utilize, you..."
"Obito seems to rely on the Yin Release of his Sharingan to achieve balance with Yang Release."
Takemi calmly sold Obito out again, and his words suddenly stunned everyone.
Sharingan is Yin Release.
Suppressing Hashirama's cells with the Sharingan?
This idea… seems a bit interesting?
"Besides that, personally, controlling Yang Release isn't as difficult as one might imagine."
Just as everyone was pondering, he spoke again with a smile.
He slightly raised his hand, and immediately, a special golden Chakra gathered in his hand.
"This is…"
The appearance of this Chakra made everyone present widen their eyes.
They actually felt the aura of life in this Chakra.
"Materialized… Yang Release?"
Tobirama found it hard to remain calm now, and others even more so.
While Yang Release wasn't rare, directly materializing Chakra was beyond their imagination.
Even with clan secret techniques, no one had achieved this step.
"No wonder you were able to develop Dust Release and use Wood Release yourself…"
After an unknown amount of time, Hiruzen sighed.
"Your control over Chakra has exceeded the normal understanding."
His words also made everyone present nod. Takemi's control over Chakra was truly terrifying.
Right after graduating, he had already developed Purple Electricity, a technique that pushed both nature and shape transformations to their limits.
"Thank you for the compliment."
Takemi smiled slightly, but quickly showed a regretful expression.
"However, my application of Wood Release isn't very proficient yet."
"Not… proficient?"
This instantly made Hiruzen widen his eyes.
"That's right."
Takemi nodded and spoke seriously, "It was my first time using it in actual combat, and my control precision over Wood Release wasn't great."
"…"
"So, I could only go all out and use True Several Thousand Hands to end the battle."
"…"
Takemi's words left everyone present speechless, except for Hashirama, who stroked his chin.
"It seems… that's true."
"You shut up!"
Tobirama glared at his older brother, then he composed himself and said to Takemi, "Your Wood Release still needs training. Although my elder brother isn't much, he should be able to help you with Wood Release."
"Indeed, Takemi, Wood Release is extraordinary. I think you can give it a good try."
Hiruzen didn't wait for Hashirama to retort, immediately following up and changing the topic. He didn't want to see these two brothers argue anymore.
"By the way, Kumogakure was conquered by you. I wonder what your thoughts are."
These words made everyone present collect their thoughts. Takemi would undoubtedly become the Hokage, and his ideas were especially important.
"Regarding the distribution of benefits after the Kumogakure war?"
Upon hearing this, Takemi immediately perked up.
"Deidara, Mei, and I had already thoroughly discussed this on our way to Kumogakure."
"Oh? What are your thoughts?"
"We all agreed that Kumogakure must cede some of their mining areas to us."
"…"
"Besides that, a large amount of war reparations, and all the secret techniques they plundered, must all be handed over."
"…"
"And their mission quotas must be transferred out. This will benefit us all."
"Hiss…"
Upon hearing this, Hiruzen and Hashirama could hardly listen anymore.
The former points were still manageable, but the latter points were practically demanding Kumogakure's life.
"Not bad, this idea works."
Tobirama, however, nodded, then asked curiously, "Are there any other more specific details?"
"Yes!"
Takemi seemed to have found a kindred spirit, and he continued cheerfully, "Since they no longer have mission quotas, why should they maintain so many Ninja troops?"
"You want to reduce the number of their Ninja troops?"
Hiruzen and the others widened their eyes, but Tobirama's eyes lit up.
"This is good. Without so many quotas, there's no need to maintain the Ninja population, saving us from trouble, and we can even exploit it."
"Exactly, exactly!"
Takemi nodded, and the smile on his face grew wider.
"That idiot Deidara thought about making them work after they were reduced, but I think it's unnecessary. Just directly convert them into public security forces on the spot."
"Public security forces? Continue to drain their finances, force the Land of Lightning's Daimyo to keep bleeding, and force conflicts among them?"
"Yes, and we can also see if they will break the unwritten rules of the Ninja World and do something bad, like…"
"Assassinating the Daimyo to get the finances. If they don't, they'll be destitute. If they do, then they won't be the only ones in the Ninja World doing such things."
At this point, Tobirama was excited, but everyone else showed pained expressions.
The plans of these two were genuinely good for Konoha and aimed to destroy Kumogakure.
But weren't they too extreme? Weren't they too malicious?
"You're being too extreme, this will only provoke greater resistance from Kumogakure…"
Hiruzen struggled for a moment before he retorted.
But Takemi didn't mind. After a brief thought, he spoke seriously, "That's true, but…"
"As long as bread isn't sold for five hundred thousand ryo a loaf, there shouldn shouldn't be any problems, right?"
"…"
"Oh, and by the way, ban their izakayas, then there won't be any problems at all."
"…"