So no matter where you went, strength was what mattered. If Torifu had been at Kage Level, these people in front of him wouldn't have been so respectful.
They would instead have been looking for ways to take advantage of him.
The Shinobi World was fundamentally ruled by the law of the jungle. There was no such thing as good or evil.
The moment someone showed weakness, everyone else would swarm them.
That was exactly what had happened to Konoha. After two Hokage had died in succession, the new Hokage was still a mere boy, so all the great nations of the Shinobi World had launched attacks, hoping to destroy the Land of Fire.
They wanted to divide up Konoha's vast wealth.
But no one had expected Konoha to hold its ground.
Though its losses had been heavy, it had still won.
The same had happened in Torifu's world. Back when the First stepped down, people from the Land of Lightning had tried to attack Konoha.
The other nations had surely been tempted as well, but with someone else leading the charge, they could wait and see what happened.
If Konoha had truly lost Senju Hashirama, they would have sent troops at once.
But as it turned out, Hashirama hadn't died. He was alive and well.
And the student he had taught had gone alone to wipe out Kumogakure and kill the Third Raikage.
With no shinobi village left to protect the Land of Lightning, the surrounding nations, both large and small, had quickly destroyed it.
From then on, no one dared challenge Konoha again.
Now every village and country in the Shinobi World had to obey Konoha's orders.
When Torifu coughed, the whole Shinobi World trembled.
But Torifu was easygoing by nature and didn't care much for competing or