No one could refuse the chance to show off before others.
But Toji had not chosen to put on the Hokage Armor in front of Kusagakure.
It was still unknown whether Iwagakure had already made contact with Kusagakure, but given their opportunistic nature, it was entirely possible that once he revealed his identity as an elder, they would tear up the alliance agreement on the spot, forcibly detain them, and hand them over to Iwagakure.
Naturally, Toji was not afraid of mere Kusagakure. He could lift the seal without any psychological burden, transform into a BOSS, go on a killing spree, and slaughter every Kusagakure there. But there were too many witnesses here, and he could not guarantee that no one would escape in the chaos.
Even letting a single one slip away would become an uncontrollable danger.
So the safest course was still to fight their way out directly.
Setting controllability aside, the Shinobi World could not remain in this kind of cold war forever. Someone had to step forward and break the deadlock.
The flames of war would be ignited from this very moment!
Toji rejected Hiro Nara's suggestion and immediately ordered, "No! Kusagakure may have already betrayed their allies. Kill our way out. Do not use any ninjutsu that could easily expose us as Konoha ninja."
Kusagakure had torn up the peace treaty, and the elder's guards had covered the elder's retreat—
Only then did Toji realize that he had become like Tobirama.
Even the guards by his side were the elders of Tobirama's future guard unit.
His orders were absolute. The three did not hesitate in the slightest and immediately sprang into action. They unleashed their respective signature ninjutsu, killing several Kusagakure blocking their path as blood splattered everywhere.
Before Kusagakure could react, Toji led the