"Are you sure?" Ōnoki asked, somewhat incredulous.
Sarutobi Toru smiled at him. "Of course I'm sure!"
"It seems I still underestimated you. I underestimated Konoha Village," Ōnoki said after a moment of silence.
Sarutobi Toru neither confirmed nor denied it. His display before Ōnoki was itself a warning to Iwagakure.
The Five Great Shinobi Villages had competed against one another for many years. Now, Konoha Village had completely suppressed the other villages with overwhelming strength. It would have been strange if the other villages had no thoughts about it.
Unfortunately, no matter how many thoughts they had, they were useless before absolute strength. The Four Great Ninja Villages had dared to plan an assault on Konoha not only for profit, but also because they believed Konoha might possess experts like Uchiha Madara and Hashirama Senju.
But if Konoha truly had experts of that caliber, they would not have dared to utter a single word.
When Uchiha Madara had attacked, if Tsunade had not been fighting within Konoha Village and restrained by so many concerns, she could have directly unleashed Topmost Buddha and True Several Thousand Hands. The other four villages would surely be as obedient as chicks by now, not even daring to look Konoha in the eye.
Now that Konoha had gained nearly all the benefits it could from this war, Sarutobi Toru did not mind showing off his strength and making Kumogakure and Iwagakure behave themselves from now on, never daring to set their sights on Konoha again.
After saying this to Ōnoki, Sarutobi Toru did not linger. He turned and strode out of the Command Center with decisive speed.
Orochimaru licked his lips and gave a soft laugh. Without saying anything else, he followed Sarutobi Toru out.
He was genuinely curious about Sarutobi Toru's strength. Previously, he