The First Hokage, Master of Resolving Problems

Well, there's no going back now that it's started. From now on, just treat it as a bug in the Pure Land that allows you to repeatedly recycle Chakra from the first playthrough.

"Shingen- kun, you should really advise your clansmen. The young people are too pessimistic; it's not good." Senju Hashirama looked at Uchiha Obito in the prison cell, somewhat worried.

He was heartbroken that the child had such a big misunderstanding about the village.

"First Hokage, we are old acquaintances. If it were possible, I would have brought him back to the clan long ago," said Uchiha Shingen.

"Shingen, you seem to know me quite well." Uchiha Obito looked at Uchiha Shingen. "But I haven't lost yet, so don't get too excited."

"Which eye of yours saw me happy?" Uchiha Shingen retorted. "And your competitive mentality is really baffling. You've always liked to compete for results since you were a kid. Why are you always comparing yourself to others?"

"..." Uchiha Obito for a moment, "Anyway, I'm definitely going to win this time, Leaf Village will at least be weakened."

"I'm truly impressed by you..." Uchiha Shingen shook his head. "You're definitely going to die this time. If you have any other requests, say them now."

The Ninja World War has broken out; people are bound to die.

Whether it will be weakened or not is hard to say.

Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama certainly wouldn't stand idly by; Leaf Village has plenty of manpower to allocate to each station.

The current situation is very similar to the First Shinobi World War.

The difference is that at the level of the Five Kage, none of the ninja villages have the same strong upper-level power as they did back then, while Leaf Village's current upper-level combat power is stronger than it was then.

It won't be the situation where Senju Tobirama is struggling to keep things afloat all by himself anymore.

"Wait a minute," Senju Hashirama suddenly said, "Young man, you said Leaf Village will at least be weakened. So, all of this you've planned isn't over yet?"

Senju Hashirama looks very serious right now.

"So this is your true nature." Uchiha Obito remained unmoved by Senju Hashirama's sudden pressure. "But I won't say any more."

Senju Hashirama looked at Uchiha Obito and sensed the young man's determination.

I felt increasingly regretful.

"I understand. In that case, I won't ask you anymore." Senju Hashirama nodded, respecting everyone's dedication to their goals.

Although it is regrettable, he will do his utmost to resist any force that attempts to destroy the village, just as he did in life.

"Just kill this person," Senju Muzoku suddenly blurted out.

Senju Hashirama turned to look at his brother; deep down, he disliked killing.

He established this village to protect the children.

But now one of the children has become an enemy of the village.

That made him feel like a failure.

"Yes, I'll talk to Tobirama about it." Senju Hashirama Tobirama Uchiha Shingen on the shoulder. "This isn't your fault; it's the village's fault. I hope the Uchiha Clan won't take it to heart."

"First Lord, rest assured, everyone shares the same sentiment towards the village."

"Well said." Senju Hashirama was pleased. "Then I'll be going now. I need to go back to Tobirama and the others to discuss our next steps."

"Alright, First Lord, I won't see you off."

"Haha! No need, no need. Don't let my appearance fool you, I can run really fast!"

Senju Hashirama's voice regained its cheerful tone.

He left in a hurry.

For him, this action meant that he had realized his voice could no longer reach Uchiha Obito's heart.

As a man of action, he would first take concrete actions to protect the village he wanted to safeguard.

Senju Hashirama was indeed kind-hearted, but also ruthless and decisive.

Of the three brothers, he was indeed the most indecisive, but once he made a decision, his action was explosive, without the slightest hesitation.

After Senju Hashirama disappeared, only Uchiha Shingen and Senju Muzoku remained in front of the prison door.

Uchiha Shingen glanced at Uchiha Obito in the cell and suddenly formed a hand seal.

The Cursed Seal on Uchiha Obito's body suddenly spread out.

He fought the Uchiha Clan for most of his life, just like Senju Tobirama, until he reconciled with the Uchiha Clan. In his first playthrough, known as Senju Muzoku, he spent his time researching how to deal with the Uchiha Clan.

This included how to capture the Uchiha Clan alive.

The Sharingan is the ultimate form of Yin Release, capable of mentally defeating an Uchiha Clan, something that is very difficult for the Uchiha Clan to achieve.

But there are still ways.

If you can't defeat them, then disrupt them.

The Bringer-of-Darkness Technique is Genjutsu created to counter the Sharingan's ability to perceive things. This Genjutsu was invented by Senju Hashirama, and with Senju Hashirama's efforts, it could render 99% of the Uchiha Clan blind.

Following this line of thought, Senju Muzoku, with the vast amount of secret techniques he had collected and the Sealing Jutsu of the Uzumaki Clan he had learned, also created a technique that disrupted the five senses.

By binding and sealing the enemy, everything they see and hear becomes a deception.

Like the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique, this technique is ineffective against Uchiha Madara.

However, it still works on Uchiha Obito, since he can be bound by this technique and have his Chakra sealed.

"Is this a sign of a showdown?" said the Senju Muzoku.

The fact that he could activate the spells he left behind proves everything.

"Shut up, you're just Impure World Shadow Clone now," Uchiha Shingen said irritably. "What were you thinking? You don't have to worry about feeling awkward after all this, but I'll be feeling really awkward from now on."

"How could you not know what I'm thinking?" said the Senju Muzoku. "Aren't you living too comfortably? Why would you bother with these things?"

"This isn't the Warring States period anymore." Uchiha Shingen shook his head. "What's replaced is still replaced. You know nothing about the Tsunade now. She's a grown woman now, not the child you remember."

"She wiped my snot all over her before, how is that not being a little girl?" Senju Muzoku remained noncommittal. "But you, you seem to have a good relationship with this Uchiha Obito."

"They've been my neighbors for over ten years."

"Oh ho, so how did he end up like this? Couldn't he have stolen your thunder?"

"Do you think I didn't intercept it? The Uchiha Clan wouldn't allow it back then."

"I understand now." Senju Muzoku now that he's in Madara's hands. You and I both know what kind of brain he has. We should kill him as soon as possible. That guy definitely has a backup plan. Look at how smug he is."

"Yeah..." Uchiha Shingen glanced at Uchiha Obito in the cell, who was staring at the other wall with a cold smile, muttering something under his breath.

"They will definitely be executed, but not now. Nobody has time right now. Let's wait until after the war."

"Well, I'll be going then. After the war, I'll arrange a scenario where you reclaim your Chakra. The more the merrier, the better. The Uchiha Clan really isn't good at this. Oh, by the way..."

Suddenly, the Senju Muzoku One remembered something and said:

"You're the elder. If Tsunade gets the wrong idea, remember to correct her. Wait... you won't get the wrong idea yourself, will you? She's your niece."

"I already have a child, damn it!"

"Child..." Senju Muzoku paused, some memories surfacing in his mind, a touch of sadness in his eyes. "I've looked around, and the village is doing quite well now. I hope it can continue like this."

"Of course." Uchiha Shingen looked at his first reincarnation and couldn't help but ask, "Sometimes I really doubt whether I've successfully reincarnated."

"Who knows? It's hard to say whether souls even exist in this world. But my Chakra was definitely captured by the Pure Land, otherwise I wouldn't be who I am now. Be confident, we didn't even have Chakra before." Senju Muzoku said, "Hmm, this actually feels quite strange. After the battle, let's finish things up quickly. It's weird to talk to myself like this."

Having said that, the Senju Muzoku One felt increasingly uncomfortable, waved his hand, and teleported away using the Body Flicker Technique.

Uchiha Shingen turned around and took one last look at Uchiha Obito.

Unable to refine and condense Chakra, Uchiha Obito was completely affected by this technique and became trapped in it.

"Farewell, Obito."

Uchiha Shingen said something softly, then turned and left.

It's time to go to war.

I just don't know which war zone he'll be in charge of this time.

He hoped it was Hidden Mist Village, because...

There's a ready-made Jinchūriki over there!

Chapter Seventy: The First Leader, Skilled at Solving Problems

The conference room next to the Hokage's office was reopened the day after Senju Hashirama returned to the Hokage Building.

For a war between ninja villages, a day is already a very luxurious amount of time.

This timeframe was bought by Uchiha Shingen through the association's channels by constantly creating obstacles for several villages.

The world is still in the blank slate of economic warfare. It's not that people don't think about it, but before the rise of the Land of Fire Money Exchange Traders Association, the economies of various countries were relatively closed, and there was no foundation for playing the game.

Basically, it's limited to the most straightforward control of supplies.

Uchiha Shingen's actions would be child's play on Blue Star, but here, at this time, they were considered quite novel.

Taking advantage of this one-day time difference, Hidden Leaf Village was able to arrange everything quite well.

This was a very special meeting, special in that it brought together the Fourth Hokage of Hidden Leaf Village.

Therefore, there were a particularly large number of attendees.

In the past, in Hidden Leaf Village, building relationships was mostly for trivial matters.

This time, however, everyone was pulling strings to get a free pass.

Even standing at the door is fine, as long as it's not outside the door.

After all, the First Lord was unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness. You're already standing at the door, do you really think he'd let you stand there for the entire meeting?

There was no other way. I passed by the Hokage Rock Tenten, always trying to imagine the legendary God of Shinobi's appearance by looking at the stone. Today, I actually had the chance to see him in person, and even fight alongside this great figure. Who wouldn't want that?

The most hardcore, least sophisticated, yet most lethal line in Leaf Village's political struggles was. "I fought alongside the First Hokage!"

No one says it anymore, not because the saying is no longer valid, but because those who could say it back then have either retired or are no longer around.

This meeting is a must-attend; you have to attend to build connections!

Don't ask, the answer is that everyone must fight for Leaf Village!

Of course, everyone is genuinely hoping to have a great time under the guidance of this senior mentor!

This meeting is a war council.

The legion deployed in the Land of Rivers has withdrawn, and the ninjas who went out on civilian missions have mostly returned to their villages.

The Jonin war missions had already taken their positions in the village.

Hidden Leaf Village has made all the preparations for a full-scale war and is ready to go.

But at a war council, the first item on the agenda is always to reach a consensus.

For a ninja village, the so-called unification of thought means enabling everyone to focus solely on killing people.

Therefore, new problems affecting operations should not be raised, but existing problems affecting operations must be resolved.

Now, there is only one such question.

Uchiha Obito.

This arrangement disrupted the plans of both the Uchiha Clan and the Sarutobi Clan lineage.

It was Senju Hashirama who brought up this issue.

This God of Shinobi saw through the trickery at a glance, and during his reign, he resolutely resolved such internal power struggles.

Either resolve the problem, or resolve the person who caused it.

He wasn't good at scheming, but he had an almost terrifying intuition for everything and was able to nip problems in the bud with his immense power.

Therefore, he was the First Hokage.

The only problem he was unable to solve in this way throughout his life was Uchiha Madara.

The meeting room was packed, with twice as many chairs as usual, including even the kind of four-legged stools that could only fit half a bottom.

Senju Hashirama was quite satisfied with this immense popularity.

Since becoming the clan leader, he has only focused on the big picture, and in his view, there is absolutely no problem with the big picture now.

Everyone is highly motivated, which is excellent.

"Everyone is full of fighting spirit, that's excellent." Saying what was on his mind, Senju Hashirama's gaze swept across everyone's face, leaving no one out.