The End of the First Shinobi World War

The words of Senju Hashirama essentially signaled that the First Shinobi World War was entering its final stages.

He truly displayed the dominance befitting such a declaration, personally leading his forces in an unrelenting assault against the Iwagakure troops.

The Iwagakure forces, who had originally retreated to regroup, suffered heavy losses under this onslaught. With the First Tsuchikage still nowhere to be found, they were forced to withdraw from the Land of Fire.

Yet this time, it was as if Hashirama had lost his mind; he pursued them relentlessly, leading the Nara Clan and other Clan Heads all the way to the Land of Wind, and even then, he did not stop, setting his sights directly on Iwagakure.

Under the leadership of the Hokage, Konoha swept through like a hot knife through butter, driving the Iwagakure forces back in utter humiliation.

Half a month later, the barrier of Iwagakure was breached. With the First Tsuchikage still missing, the village had no choice but to surrender under the leadership of Shin. They signed the first treaty following the founding of the villages: the Treaty of Earth and Wood. This was a unilateral dictated peace; Iwagakure paid a staggering price, including nearly one hundred million in war reparations to Konoha, the cession of their three most vital mineral deposits for twenty years of Konoha's use, the gifting of one Ultimate Technique-level Earth Style, three S-rank Earth Styles, and countless other minor clauses. It truly stripped Iwagakure bare, inside and out.

During the offensive against Iwagakure, Hashirama received word that Shin had concluded the battlefield at Kirigakure. His delight was certain, and he immediately ordered Shin to provide reinforcements to the Land of Wind.

There, due to Hashirama's departure, the First Kazekage had led a counterattack, and the defensive lines were looking