Tobirama Senju's pupils contracted as he looked warily at Uchiha Nan, shocked by the latter's ambition.
He had actually set his sights on the daimyos. The daimyos usually kept a low profile behind the scenes, using money, power, and food to win over the ninjas of the Ninja World.
One had to know that the daimyos had been bestowing favors upon and winning over ninjas for a thousand years. The ties between ninjas and daimyos were innumerable, impossible to cut cleanly and even harder to untangle. Rashly challenging the daimyos' rule might grant them the upper hand for a time, but the final outcome was still far from certain.
This was power accumulated over a thousand years. Trying to overthrow the daimyos' rule with Konoha alone was simply overestimating themselves.
If Uchiha Madara and his elder brother joined forces, they might have had a chance to wipe out the daimyos, using Power Breaks All Laws to crush everything in their path.
But what then? Even if they eliminated the daimyos, ninjas did not know how to govern a country. Things might end up even worse. It was better to maintain the status quo, and besides, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire was generous with his money.
Konoha's ninjas could still get by. At worst, a few more people would die. If they endured, they could always continue multiplying.
Ninjas were people who needed to endure.
On the contrary, Uchiha Nan's idea was simply far too dangerous!
As expected of an Uchiha, their ideas were always earth-shattering. One moment of carelessness, and they could lead Konoha into a ditch where it would easily capsize.
Tobirama Senju explained the pros and cons to Uchiha Nan, trying to dissuade him.
"Tobirama, of course I know all that!"
"I'm not stupid enough to