The fighting inside the village continued incessantly, and the situation outside wasn't any better.
Jin's move had truly struck a major artery of Konoha Village.
He directly threw over eighty percent of the original residents out of the village.
The intermediate-level Ninja Clans led by the Ino-Shika-Cho, who had been holed up at home waiting quietly for the war to end, were completely dumbfounded.
"Get out! Get out! The great Jin-sama of One Overlord and Three Emperors has already said it! This is our home from now on! You lackeys of the World Government aren't allowed to live here!"
After expelling the ordinary natives of Konoha, the refugees from the One Piece World immediately turned their attention to the clan lands of the Ino-Shika-Cho, Aburame, and Inuzuka Clans.
They had no idea what the symbols carved at the entrances of these clan lands represented.
All they saw was that the environment and construction of these clan lands were several grades better than everywhere else.
Just now, Jin himself said...
If you see a house you like, just throw out the original inhabitants and move in.
Many of the civilian residential areas had already been snatched up.
Naturally, the next targets were the clan lands with their superior conditions.
The Uchiha Clan's land was marked with the same 'ping pong paddle' symbol that Jin used on his pirate flag in the One Piece world.
So, it naturally didn't become a target for these refugees.
And the Senju Clan land had Shirahoshi watching over it.
So, no one dared to cause trouble there either.
But the other clan lands didn't have such insurance.
They immediately became the refugees' targets.
How could they not seize such good houses?
Hiashi went through great effort to explain to these wolf-like refugees that he was on Jin's side.
They couldn't seize their own territory.
Thus, the clans who had been secretly hiding like turtles, the Ino-Shika-Cho, Aburame, Inuzuka, etc., became the primary targets.
When those tall and burly men from the One Piece World smashed through the main gate of the Nara Clan's compound, ready to swarm in, the shadows on the ground suddenly elongated, trapping them tightly like a sack.
"Shadow Imitation Technique: Complete."
Shikaku slowly stood up.
Although he had managed to restrain this mob with his clan's secret technique, his expression didn't improve one bit.
"To think it would come to this..."
Even with one of the finest minds in the Ninja World, Shikaku was stunned by Jin's move.
The villagers don't support you?
Then replace them all!
'Good grief, you can actually play it this way?'
"Da-damn it! What kind of Devil Fruit's power is this!?"
The restrained refugees struggled desperately but remained immobile.
"Shikaku-sama, what should we do now?"
A group of Nara Clan's members with their hair tied in topknots gathered around Shikaku, their faces bitter as they asked for instructions.
Not just Shikaku, none of them had expected Jin to pull such a stunt.
A complete blood replacement.
"How about we go and apologize proactively?"
Shikaku's fiancée, Nara Yoshino, suggested.
"...I don't think that will work. The fact that Uchiha Jin allowed these people to come and seize our Nara Clan's land shows that he doesn't value our clan at all."
Shikaku, worthy being the future strategist of the Fourth Great Ninja War, saw through Jin's thoughts clearly.
Tsunade would assume the position of Fourth Hokage first thing tomorrow morning.
Therefore, Jin did indeed hope for Konoha to grow stronger.
But for the Ninja Clans of Konoha, he really only needed to keep the three great clans: Uchiha, Senju, and Hyuga.
As for the others like Ino-Shika-Cho, Aburame, Inuzuka, etc., Jin felt they were 'tasteless to eat, but not a pity to throw away'.
Moreover, their fence-sitting behavior during this civil war had displeased him greatly.
In that case, they can just leave along with those keyboard warriors.
As for the resulting gap in combat power, wasn't that simple to fill?
Just recruit from the One Piece World.
Speaking of which, Kaido has that little girl named Ulti and Black Maria who seem pretty good.
Pudding also seems quite eager to come over.
He also might find a chance to take Orochimaru to Egghead to get his hands on the Seraphim.
Speaking of which, if he offers Kizaru a higher salary than the Marines, could we get him to switch sides?
With all these miscellaneous sources of combat power added up, it could completely make up for the loss of these third-rate Ninja Clans.
"Th-then what should we do? Could it be that we really have no choice but to leave Konoha and seek refuge in other Ninja Villages?"
Shikaku's elder by two years, Nara Suzaku, cried out in disbelief.
To be honest, if clans like theirs were expelled from Konoha, their fate would probably be slightly better than that of the ordinary civilians.
After all, other villages needed combat power too.
But their living conditions would definitely be worse than here.
Not to mention that the other villages definitely wouldn't fully trust a group of outsiders, just factors like the climate and environment in other villages… which could compare to Konoha's perpetual spring?
"And if we defect to another village, how would Uchiha Jin deal with us during the next Great Ninja War?"
Shikaku's counter-question left all the clansmen speechless.
That's right, given Jin's vengeful nature, he'd definitely kill them!
"Th-then, Shikaku, what on earth should we do?"
Yoshino asked with a tearful face.
She wasn't even twenty yet, she didn't want to die.
Shikaku pinched his chin in thought for a moment.
"By the way, the Sarutobi and Shimura Clans are probably on Jin's elimination list, right?"
Shikaku suddenly thought of something.
"Of course they are! They are the main supporters of the Konoha Council. Jin is definitely going to wipe out every last member of those two clans."
Suzaku said as if it were obvious.
"...Follow me."
Shikaku signaled a few Genin to keep the land-grabbing refugees restrained with the Shadow Imitation Technique, while he led the clan's main elite force and quickly left.
"Where are we going?"
Suzaku followed behind and asked.
"I have something that should please Jin."
…
"I inherited your will, Sensei. Where there is light, there is darkness. Hiruzen is the Konoha bathed in sunlight, and I am the root buried deep in the earth... Sensei..."
In front of the main gate of the Konoha's Hokage Building-
On the chaotic battlefield, the one-armed Danzo knelt on the ground, looking up at the reincarnated Tobirama before him.
Towards this man, Danzo believed he had inherited his philosophy.
"Correct, but you only learned the surface, not the essence."
The reincarnated Tobirama sighed:
"I am already dead, and originally have no right to lecture you on anything. But you forgot, the Will of Fire is about burning yourself to light the path for future generations, not about burning others to light your own way."
On the other side, the battle between reincarnated Hashirama and Hiruzen was also concluding.
Facing Hiruzen, whose power was barely maintained at the hihh Kage level, Hashirama, unable to use even a tenth of his true strength, should have been at a disadvantage.
But the current situation was even more despairing than the future Konoha Crush.
Hiruzen, his mind in disarray, was probably performing even worse than his future self during the Chūnin Exams.
And the exchange between reincarnated Hashirama and him could hardly be called a fight...
It was more like a master admonishing his wayward student.
"Did you know, Monkey? I once said something to my best friend."
The reincarnated Hashirama didn't even use Wood Release, just engaged Hiruzen in hand-to-hand combat.
"If they threaten the village's safety, even my brothers, friends, or even my own children, I will not forgive them."
"And then... I killed my best friend!"
Saying this, reincarnated Hashirama bit his lip in anguish, a look of determination flashing in his eyes the next second.
"And now, it's my student's turn!"
"Hashirama-sama..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi opened his mouth, swaying unsteadily, but didn't offer any explanation.
'Did I... threaten the village?'
'I, who was willing to sacrifice everything for the village... became a threat to the village?'
"Jin-sama, a group calling themselves the 'Ino-Shika-Cho' is here to see you. They say they have an important gift to present."
At that moment, Smoothie walked over with her long legs to Jin's side to report.
"Huh? That bunch of fence-sitters?"
Tekka said with an exaggerated expression:
"Just kill them all!"
"Yeah, yeah!"
"When we were fighting desperately, they were just waiting in the back to profit from our struggle. Now that the fight's over, they come wagging their tails at us. Disgusting! Ugh! So disgusting!"
"Aren't they shameless? So shameless!"
"Letting them live is already a great mercy from Jin-sama. How dare they have the cheek to come here."
The Uchiha Clan's members discussed amongst themselves incessantly.
"Let them come. I'd like to see what gift they're offering."
Jin glanced sideways.
'What good thing could the Nara Clan possibly offer?'
'Could it be that Nara Shikaku is offering his future daughter-in-law?'
Soon, the three clan heads of Ino-Shika-Cho, Shikaku, Choza, and Inoichi… walked side by side into the battlefield area.
A large group of Ino-Shika-Cho Clans' members followed behind them.
Shikaku, standing in the center of the three, was holding a tray with both hands.
Something was on it, covered with a silk cloth.
When they were about to reach Jin, Shikaku shouted:
"To congratulate Tsunade-sama on her appointment as the Fourth Hokage, the Nara, Akimichi, and Yamanaka Clans hereby present a gift. Please accept it."
Jin glanced at the tray in Shikaku's hands, then lightly waved his hand.
Kurenai, standing beside him, reached out and pulled off the cloth covering the tray.
Katakuri, standing with his arms crossed on the other side, muttered to himself:
"Meat pie?"
Kurenai removed the silk cloth and saw that on the tray lay an unimpressive-looking meat pie and a flask of sake.
"Meat pie? Perfect, I'm hungry..."
As Kurenai spoke, she reached out to take a piece to taste.
"Wait!"
Shikaku quickly took a step back, avoiding the little girl's hand, and said in a low voice:
"This is for the Third Hokage."
Having said that, Shikaku carried the tray with the meat pie and sake to Hiruzen.
Shikaku placed the meat pie and sake in front of him.
Sarutobi was taken aback for a moment, then smiled bitterly a few seconds later.
"Come to offer me a parting drink? You're really thoughtful."
"...Please, Third Hokage."
Shikaku bowed his head and poured a cup of sake for Hiruzen.
Hiruzen sat down cross-legged.
First, he took a sip of the sake, then picked up the meat pie and put it in his mouth. He chewed a couple of times, swallowed, and then asked in a low voice:
"Asuma... you've already gotten him out of the village, right?"
Hearing this, Shikaku's hand, which was pouring the sake, paused.
A few seconds later, he slowly raised his head and asked:
"You love your son so much, couldn't you taste it?"