Hokage: Unable to persuade Madara, I chose to build my own ninja village.

Chapter 486 Brother, do you really want Konoha to do something as rebellious as Akatsuki?

As Tobirama Senju sat on the stool, listening to the vivid details of the so-called "fratricide and usurpation of power" and "ambush of Madara Uchiha," he felt a surge of anger rising to the top of his head.

His face turned extremely gloomy.

Fortunately, Tobirama Senju did not lose his mind because of this.

He knows exactly what to do in what situation.

In this situation, even if he rushed to the center of the hall and shouted, "I am Tobirama Senju, I did not kill my brother, I am innocent," no one would believe him.

The best way is to be patient!

Patience means being open-minded and able to endure!

"It's all the fault of that inherently evil Uchiha brat, Makoto Uchiha!"

"Uchiha Makoto, I'll kill you one day!"

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In just this short period of time.

Tobirama Senju had cursed Makoto Uchiha countless times in his mind.

Not only that, he also knew that his reputation in the Land of Fire was probably completely ruined, the kind that he could never recover in his lifetime.

These foolish, short-sighted ordinary people have no idea what the order of the ninja world is.

What does "stability in the ninja world" mean?

For the greater good, some people are destined to be sacrificed!

But after receiving the meager benefits from Akatsuki, they were easily swayed by Makoto Uchiha and helped him spread rumors against them.

How foolish!!

Sitting opposite him, Hashirama Senju was naturally also in a bad mood.

As the First Hokage, who was inherently kind and could even be described as a "good-natured person," his original intention in establishing Konoha was to end the cruel Warring States period.

He no longer wanted to see young children forced to pick up kunai and go to the battlefield, nor did he want to see the Senju and Uchiha clansmen kill each other for meaningless hatred.

He dreamed that not only the ninjas of Konoha Village could enjoy peace, but even the most insignificant ordinary people in the Land of Fire, those without even chakra, could live without fear and in peace, with enough to eat and wear.

A stable life.

But now?

"To hell with Konoha!"

"We will never bow down to Konoha!"

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The ordinary people in the lobby all turned red in the face, gritting their teeth and cursing Konoha.

That kind of hatred and disgust that comes from the very core of one's being cannot be faked.

To these ordinary people, Konoha, a symbol of peace and hope, seemed to be an utterly wicked ninja village.

Hashirama Senju wasn't stupid; he could tell these people weren't acting.

This is unacceptable, truly unacceptable!

Hashirama Senju couldn't understand how Konoha, the village he founded and which embodied the "Will of Fire," could have such a bad reputation.

He always believed that as long as the war between ninjas stopped, ordinary people could enjoy the benefits of peace.

But now it seems that this is not the case.

So, Hashirama Senju suddenly raised his head and looked at Tobirama Senju sitting opposite him.

Because of his own health condition, he handed over a perfectly good Konoha to him.

But now, the village's reputation among ordinary people has become so infamous that it is even more hated than the ninjas who fought independently during the Warring States period!

He should at least give himself a reasonable explanation as the First Hokage, right?

"Tobirama, what exactly is going on?"

"Why... do these ordinary people treat Konoha like this? What exactly have you been doing in the village all this time?"

Hashirama Senju stared intently at him, his voice low and heavy, sounding suppressed.

Hearing his elder brother's question, Tobirama Senju finally snapped out of his reverie, the curses he had been hurling at Makoto Uchiha. He looked up and met Hashirama Senju's eyes, finding them filled with confusion and disappointment.

Frustration, anger, and a sense of powerlessness, unable to defend oneself, surged into Senju Tobirama's heart like a tidal wave.

What did I do?

Heaven and earth conscience!

Since taking over Konoha, not a single day has he not worked diligently and tirelessly for the benefit of the village?

For the sake of Konoha's finances, development, and the balance between ninja clans, he had barely had a good night's sleep. But now, all his hard work had earned him only a suspicious look from his own older brother.

This was not Tobirama Senju's fault at all; it was all Makoto Uchiha's scheme against him, that inherently evil Uchiha brat!

"Big brother, what can I do?!"

"I simply made the right choice for the sake of Konoha's development, remaining loyal to the Land of Fire and the Daimyo!"

"That inherently evil Uchiha brat, Makoto Uchiha, under the guise of 'maintaining order,' is attacking nobles and landowners of all ranks throughout the Land of Fire! He's not acting out of any sense of fairness or justice; he simply wants to use this opportunity to violently seize the vast wealth accumulated by these nobles and expand his own power!"

"Do you think Konoha should follow suit and do such despicable things?!"

At this point, Hashirama Senju paused for a moment, then subconsciously shook his head.

Konoha certainly cannot do that.

Seeing his elder brother shake his head, Tobirama Senju's attitude softened slightly.

"The daimyo and nobles of the Land of Fire are utterly enraged by this! The entire upper echelon of the Land of Fire is living in fear; they are almost..."

They offered astronomical bounties and issued several high-level missions, specifically requesting Konoha to send elite ninjas to protect their personal safety and property.

"Faced with these perfectly reasonable and lucrative guard duties, is it wrong of me, as the Second Hokage, to accept them immediately?!"

"If we don't accept, the Fire Country Daimyo will cut off our annual funding. What will Konoha eat then?!"

Hashirama Senju sighed and shook his head once more.

Judging from his years of experience as a ninja and his logic, his younger brother Tobirama was indeed right.

In this cruel ninja world, the daimyo and nobles of the Land of Fire have always been the biggest employers, providing ninjas with a large number of missions and maintaining the operation of the village.

Ninjas are essentially mercenaries.

Once a task is accepted, it is only natural to do one's utmost to complete it and protect the employer's safety and property.

Furthermore, when Konoha was founded, it signed a treaty with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, thereby gaining legitimate status and a steady stream of financial support from the Land of Fire. If anyone dared to wantonly murder these nobles who were Konoha's financial backers on the territory of the Land of Fire, it would be tantamount to trampling on Konoha's red line of interests.

Any Hokage would have taken strong action against such a disgraceful act.

Tobirama, the younger brother, was acting according to the rules and fulfilling his duty as Hokage to protect the interests of the village.

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