"I'm Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage of Konoha!"
Hashirama Senju stood atop a thick branch and answered Aramaki in an exceedingly cold tone.
Because in his eyes,
Aramaki was not only an invader from another world, but also a powerhouse from another world. Since he was strong, he deserved basic respect.
At the very least, he should be told his name.
It might have been naïve, but that was Hashirama Senju.
"Just as I thought!"
Hearing this, Aramaki clapped his hands and laughed exuberantly at the other man.
"You're Hashirama Senju, the one whose Wood Release was invincible in this Shinobi World! Lahahaha! Not bad, not bad—you haven't disgraced us wielders of nature's power!"
However,
Hashirama Senju, who was crouching down to close Hiruzen Sarutobi's unblinking eyes, did not smile in the slightest.
"Answer me. Why are you invading this world?"
"Hmm?"
Aramaki froze for a moment, then watched Hashirama Senju slowly rise to his feet. He shook his right index finger and sneered. "NO! NO! NO!"
"This isn't an invasion. It's conquest!"
"What did you say?"
Hashirama Senju was immediately stunned by such shameless words.
"The fact that your world has encountered the World Government is actually a blessing, because under the World Government's rule, your lives will be better and safer than they are now!"
Aramaki was rarely this serious. After all, he was merely arrogant, not truly stupid.
He had known from the very beginning
that if he revealed the matter of the Otsutsuki Clan, there was a strong chance he could persuade them to negotiate and cooperate with the World Government while avoiding massive casualties.
But that was not the outcome he wanted.
He was currently competing with Crocodile for the sole remaining position of Army General, so he needed a major military achievement substantial enough