Konoha: You're letting me build up my bonds, but you're offending the entire ninja world.

"Hey kid, didn't you say the Monkey King is still the Hokage? Who's that big-headed guy?"

"Him? Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage, died before he even completed a year in office."

"Dead? How did you die?"

"He died while sealing the Nine-Tails."

Fortunately, Tobirama Senju wasn't Hashirama Senju; he didn't spout any nonsense about people dying while sealing the Nine-Tails, but simply lamented:

"He was willing to sacrifice his life for the village. He seemed like a good young man. It's such a pity."

"Yes, the Fourth Hokage's Flying Thunder God Technique was enough to terrify the entire ninja world."

Tobirama Senju was displeased. "How can you talk like that? That's my Flying Thunder God Technique!"

"No, now it's my Flying Thunder God."

Gengetsu Shimura casually replied, "After all, the Fourth Hokage is dead. Currently, I am the only one in the ninja world who has mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique. No, there's also a weird version, but that doesn't count."

The thought of Kakashi learning the Flying Thunder God Technique gave him a headache.

If that thing can be called the Flying Thunder God, it's really embarrassing for him.

"You've mastered my Flying Thunder God Technique too? No wonder you're a descendant of the Senju clan." Tobirama Senju insisted on emphasizing copyright.

The two strolled through the streets of Konoha, and Shimura Gengetsu introduced the current situation of the village.

“That’s my home. Further in is the Shimura clan’s territory. To the east is a large area belonging to the Sarutobi clan. Beyond that are the Yamanaka and Akimichi clans. The Nara family has fenced off a large area of ​​land in the forest outside the village for raising deer and growing medicinal herbs.”

"The taste of that venison, wow, it's amazing."

"You've eaten it? The Nara family treats deer like treasures."

"Hey, just eat it secretly. You only get to eat it a few times a year."

"You're really something, kid."

Tobirama Senju was convinced. Along the way, he saw many people tense up when they saw Gengetsu Shimura. Some greeted him and ran away, while others didn't even dare to say a word and turned away.

It's easy to imagine how much this kid was hated in the village, but no one dared to mess with him and could only stay far away.

No wonder he was so arrogant when I spoke to him earlier.

As he walked, Tobirama Senju felt that something was missing, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

It wasn't until he reached the very edge of the village that he suddenly realized what was happening.

"Wait a minute, you just talked about so much, but why didn't you mention the Uchiha clan? What's their situation?"

Gengetsu Shimura pointed ahead, "Look, this used to be the Uchiha clan's territory, but a tragedy happened two years ago, and the entire clan was wiped out. Now it has become a purely commercial street, with each family getting a piece of it, leaving only the ancestral home."

"The Uchiha were massacred? Who did it?" At this question, Tobirama Senju was wide awake.

Glancing around, Shimura Tsuki explained to Tobirama Mide in a voice that no one else could hear.

After listening, he remained silent for a few seconds before slowly speaking:

"Itachi Senju... no, Itachi Uchiha did inherit the Will of Fire and abandoned the narrow-minded clan mentality, but his approach was somewhat extreme."

"Laugh if you want."

Shimura Gengetsu seemed to see through the mask the barely suppressed smile on Senju Tobirama's face, and activated the Flying Thunder God Technique to take him to the cliff he frequented.

Tobirama Senju shed his disguise and revealed his true form.

"I've seen what I needed to see, and I've learned what I needed to know. What exactly do you want me to do?"

"Do you mean you want me to help you become Hokage? Let me make it clear first, I'm already dead and won't interfere with any of the current Hokage's choices."

After touring around, Tobirama Senju had gained a basic understanding of Gengetsu Shimura.

An undisputed genius, who inherited his mantle.

Flying Thunder God Technique, Dark Walk, and even Impure World Reincarnation are all his ninjutsu.

His enormous chakra reserves surpassed those of the Tailed Beasts, though he was still less than his older brother. However, Shimura Gengetsu was only fourteen years old and had a great deal of room for growth.

In fact, Tobirama Senju also felt that this kid was very suitable to become Hokage.

But he's not the next one; he's too young and needs more time to hone his skills.

Youth means radicalism and the unknown, and coupled with Shimura Gengetsu's arrogant and unpredictable personality, who knows what radical things he might do.

We cannot let the entire village pay the price.

"After looking around, what do you think of the world now?" Shimura Gengetsu asked, still without an answer.

"Isn't it good?" Tobirama Senju gazed at the village below with a look of fascination.

"This is the state that my elder brother and I hope for: no war, everyone sharing a common bond, working hard to develop the village, and never again seeing a tragedy like that of Wajang."

Tobirama Senju's younger brother, Kawarama Senju, died at the age of seven in a battle with the Uchiha clan.

“But I don’t think it’s good.” Shimura Gengetsu sat on the edge of the cliff, with a drop of hundreds of meters in front of him.

"Yes, Konoha has relied on its strong foundation over the years, so children aged six or seven rarely go to the battlefield, but the war has never stopped."

"Second Generation, my father died in the war, and my mother also suffered internal injuries in the war."

"What's the difference between the many orphanages that have opened in the village?"

A gentle breeze ruffled the boy's tousled hair, and Tobirama Senju could clearly see the mockery in his eyes.

When has the world ever been at peace?

"The Third Shinobi World War began only three to five years after you died, and it lasted for more than twenty years, a full generation."

"They are all completely meaningless wars."

"The Five Great Nations are still the Five Great Nations. They'll continue fighting once they recover their strength. Do you think my nickname 'Konoha's Reaper' came from?"

The boy turned around and asked in a very puzzled tone, "Does Hashirama Senju lack a brain? He has the power of the God of Shinobi and the assistance of the Asura of Shinobi."

"Why not just use a powerful fireball and tree leaves, and the whole world will be covered in leaf-like leaves?"

"Why distribute ninja beasts? It sows the seeds of ambition in other villages."

"Xuan Yue!" Tobirama Senju shouted, "Watch your tone! Your elder brother is not only the founder of the village, but also your great-grandfather in terms of kinship!"

Gengetsu Shimura spread his hands. "Second Hokage, let's get down to business. I'm not asking you to make excuses here. Tell me yourself, weren't the roots of so many subsequent wars planted by Hashirama Senju?"

"......"

Tobirama Senju fell silent. How could a ninja with such high intelligence and emotional intelligence not know that what Gengetsu Shimura said was true?

Hashirama Senju's purpose in distributing the Tailed Beasts was to create mutual fear among the five great ninja villages, forming a delicate balance, preventing the other four villages from targeting Konoha, and also making the initiation of war more cautious.

But this idea is too naive.

With powerful weapons at their disposal, the villagers felt their strength had increased dramatically and coveted the tailed beasts of other villages. After losing Hashirama Senju, who could suppress the ninja world, the Shinobi World War broke out almost the following year.

Moreover, battles fought at the village or national level were even more brutal.

After becoming Hokage, Tobirama Senju realized the problem, but it was too late. He didn't have the power to change the overall situation and could only desperately strengthen Konoha to protect himself.

The consequence was that other villages became even more wary of Konoha, and each time they were outnumbered, creating a vicious cycle.

But as a secretly brother-complex character, Tobirama Senju still tried to justify his stubbornness in defending his older brother:

“You don’t understand your brother’s thoughts at all. He wants to build a ninja world where everyone can understand each other. It just takes time, but that day will surely come.”

"So our generations are destined to be victims?"

"For his unattainable ideal?"

Shimura Gengetsu opened his arms, and to Tobirama Senju's astonishment, a transparent barrier blasted out, flattening the opposite mountain peak.

"The ninja world looks disgusting to me."

"But it's okay, I'll clean up the mess you've made."

"This world isn't big; one ninja village is enough."

Chapter 120 The Difference Between Water Release and Sea Release, Suppressing Tobirama Senju

Tobirama Senju stared blankly at the smiling boy.

Unify the ninja world?

Throughout history, before the advent of ninjas, the world has never been unified. In the past, samurai served their monarchs, forming nations. Later, ninja clans fought amongst themselves, giving rise to villages.

The current world order is already in its most stable form.

At the very least, there should only be one village in a country; this has become a consensus.

Gengetsu Shimura actually wanted to unify the ninja world and become the sole Kage.

“Your thoughts are too dangerous.” Tobirama Senju scrutinized the boy. “You remind me of Madara Uchiha. He said the same things to you.”

"You think he's wrong?" Gengetsu Shimura raised an eyebrow.

"If the First Hokage had said these words, Second Hokage, would you have helped him?"

“Of course.” Tobirama Senju answered without hesitation, then looked at Gengetsu Shimura with a strange gaze.

"Kid, how dare you compare yourself to your older brother?"