aircannonsinc Chapter 253 The affairs of the living are none of the business of the dead.
Chapter 253 The affairs of the living are none of the business of the dead.
Chapter 253 The affairs of the living are none of the business of the dead.
Seemingly heartbroken by his foolish disciple Hiruzen Sarutobi, Tobirama stopped paying attention to him and instead started causing trouble for the new Hokage, Jiraiya.
"What about Jiraiya?"
"How did he become Hokage?"
"How could he keep hiding behind the scenes when something this big is happening?"
"Um—" Mizuki explained with a forced smile, "Lord Jiraiya unfortunately died in an accident, and it was Lord Tobirama who did it."
"What? I did it?" Tobirama roared in anger, but then immediately realized, "Someone controlled my reanimated body to kill Jiraiya?"
"That's how it is."
"Who's controlling this? That evil Uchiha?"
Tobirama's sharp gaze immediately shifted to Uchiha An, who was talking to Madara on the other side of the battlefield, as if he were about to rush up and avenge the Fifth Hokage, Jiraiya, at the slightest provocation.
"Uh—" Mizuki glanced at Kazuma beside him, then obediently lowered his head and confessed, "I was the one who controlled it."
"You—" Tobirama's gaze swept over Mizuki and Kazuma respectively, and he immediately sneered.
"Heh, so it's the Daimyo faction wiping out the Hokage faction!"
"What do you mean by 'eliminate'? That's so rude!" Suhema immediately became displeased, puffed out his chest, and shouted, "Jirai doesn't protect the interests of the major and minor ninja clans, doesn't care about the suffering of his fellow villagers, doesn't accept the large-scale use of forbidden techniques, is stubborn and conservative, and has long been abandoned by the various clans in the village."
"He also disobeyed His Highness's orders, attempting to use force to stop the Land of Fire's plan to annex the Land of Rivers. This is utterly presumptuous and deserves death!"
"What's wrong with killing a ninja like that?"
"Wait!" Hashirama suddenly interjected, "The Land of Fire is annexing the Land of Rivers?"
He looked around, his gaze lingering on the markings above the ninja village, before belatedly exclaiming, "Are you invading another country?"
"Hey, big brother, you just realized that?!" Tobirama retorted speechlessly, "The terrain here is clearly different from Konoha Village!"
"Oh dear, hehe—" Hashirama scratched the back of his head awkwardly, "I saw that the reanimated bodies on the other side were also from our Konoha Village, so I assumed it was just infighting among villagers, so—"
"And what about Uzushio Village?" Tobirama didn't give his older brother any face at all, and kept complaining.
"They're all related by marriage, maybe they're here to help—" Hashirama still looked clueless.
His silly expression immediately caused Kazuma to misjudge the situation again.
He stiffened his neck and shouted, "Konoha Village has fallen to its lowest point. If we don't bring back some resources from the outside world to replenish it, the village will perish sooner or later!"
"We're doing this for the good of the village. You're a dead man; just fight for the village obediently. Why all the nonsense?"
"The affairs of the living are none of your business, you dead man's business!"
"What did you say?" Hashirama's face darkened, and the air suddenly froze. Even Tobirama didn't dare to say anything more.
"I established Konoha Village to restore peace to the ninja world, to prevent children from having to fight on the battlefield at a young age, not for the purpose of expanding the territory of those nobles!"
"If your village is weak, then work hard to become stronger. How can you not work hard yourself and instead rob other villages?"
"I can't control everything else, but I absolutely must get involved in what happens in Konoha!"
"No one should allow Konoha to invade other countries!"
Kazuma was completely overwhelmed by Hashirama's imposing presence and couldn't speak for a long time, but judging from his resentful expression, it was clear that he would never be convinced.
"Sigh, brother, we're all dead now. Once they finish this Edo Tensei, they can do whatever they want with us."
Tobirama sighed helplessly.
This caused Hashirama to fall silent.
However, straightforward people will never engage in internal conflicts, and stubbornness also has its advantages.
Hashirama quickly stopped thinking about those complicated matters. He waved his hand and said, "I will just do what I am supposed to do. As for what happens afterward, I will leave it to future generations to solve."
"Tobirama, we must believe in the Will of Fire!"
"I firmly believe that children who grow up under the protection of the Will of Fire will surely recognize our Will of Fire."
"Where the leaves dance in the air, the fire will never be extinguished."
"Even if they try to disrupt the peace in the future, there will surely be children who follow the Will of Fire to stop them."
Hashirama waved his fist, his face full of sincerity and enthusiasm, making Tobirama roll his eyes.
"So, if you didn't see it, you just pretend it never happened, right?"
Ignoring all that, Hashirama delivered a passionate speech to the crowd before decisively ordering, "Everyone, return to Konoha immediately and do not invade any more countries."
But after exchanging bewildered glances, the ninjas ignored his words and instead looked at Kazuma, waiting for his orders.
Even if the first generation was incredibly powerful, he's already dead, but Kazuma is still alive.
Even if the first generation was incredibly strong, it was impossible for him to kill his own villager. But if he offended Kazuma, things might be different.
Seeing everyone hesitate, before Hashirama could even react, Tobirama's eyes turned cold.
His naive older brother wouldn't lay a hand on his fellow villagers, but that didn't mean Tobirama Senju would show mercy.
Forget about comrades; having lived through that turbulent era, Tobirama saw no one he couldn't kill!
Those who disobey their elder brother's orders are not fellow villagers, but traitors!
Tobirama's murderous aura was undisguised, sending chills down the spines of everyone present.
However, Kazuma remained steadfast in his loyalty to the daimyo, refusing to back down even at the cost of his life, and still refused to issue the order to retreat.
The atmosphere in the field immediately became tense, and a civil war in the village was about to break out.
But at that moment, a loud bang suddenly came from the other side of the battlefield.
Everyone hurriedly turned to look, only to see two towering energy giants suddenly appear on the other side, wielding their weapons and colliding head-on.
The three explosions rolled in like thunder from the heavens, making everyone's ears ring.
The blinding white light was so dazzling that it forced people to turn their heads away.
The shockwave, like a tsunami, swept across the land, shredding the wood-elemental forest in the middle of the battlefield and carrying the broken branches and wood rapidly towards Konoha Village.
A group of people were so strong that they couldn't open their eyes. Even from a distance, the ground beneath their feet was still shaking, as if an earthquake had occurred.
Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to it.
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