"Lord Mai, what should we do with these prisoners?"
Shizune, wearing wooden clogs, trotted over to Uchiha Mai with a clatter and asked.
Uchiha Mai glanced at the elaborately bound Queen and flicked out several pairs of Seastone handcuffs.
"They're in such good shape. It'd be a waste not to send them mining."
Shizune could only do as she was told.
"Young man..."
Senju Hashirama had just been about to lecture him when Uchiha Mai clapped his hands and sent him back into the coffin.
The Kazekage and Raikage went with him as well.
Senju Tobirama smiled at Uchiha Mai and said, "I'm starting to appreciate you, young Uchiha Mai."
"Presumptuous!"
Monet pointed at Senju Tobirama and let out a sharp cry.
"Senju Tobirama, watch your attitude."
Uchiha Mai waggled a finger, a faint smile on his face. "You're just a dead man, while I rule the Ninja World. If I wanted to, I could bring you back to life, let you die again, bring you back again, and let you die again. I only kept you around because I need someone to handle things for me, and you're one of my options. So you'd better understand your place."
Shizune looked as though she wanted to speak but stopped herself.
Was it really okay for Lord Mai to threaten Lady Tsunade's granduncle like that?
She did not think of him as the Second or anything. Before the emperor of the Ninja World, that sort of title was nothing more than the headman of some village.
Senju Tobirama fell silent.
He was not stupid. He was a smart man.
The reason he had spoken so arrogantly was because of the information gap. He had not considered much at all, still thinking he carried considerable weight among Konoha's ninja.
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