Tobirama Senju could not help falling silent when Uchiha Yato opened with such a shocking statement.
He had never expected Uchiha Yato to play such a ruthless move right from the start, dropping such a bombshell and catching Tobirama Senju completely off guard.
"You're saying my clansmen were all exploited by Konoha's higher-ups in order to obtain Wood Release?" Hashirama Senju asked, his eyes wide with disbelief.
"This..." He hesitated, seemingly wanting to refute it, yet feeling that Uchiha Yato's words were not entirely without reason.
"How could that be possible?" Hashirama Senju shook his head and muttered to himself.
He simply could not accept such a reality. Konoha's higher-ups had always claimed to be devoted to preserving the village's peace and stability. How could they possibly do something so despicable?
For a moment, Hashirama Senju did not know how to face Konoha's higher-ups or the others. He glanced at his younger brother and said, "That can't be true, right?"
Yet his tone sounded somewhat uncertain.
"If such a method really existed, then you should have mastered Wood Release long ago."
Hashirama Senju continued, and those words were undoubtedly salt in Tobirama Senju's wounds.
Hearing his brother's words, Tobirama Senju felt a sharp pain in his heart. He felt that the image his brother had of him had instantly crumbled.
He could not help wondering just how poorly his brother thought of him to say something like that.
Naturally, Uchiha Yato, standing nearby, heard it too. He could only keep a poker face and refrain from laughing.
After all, he had worked so hard to maintain his current persona. How could he so easily ruin it now?
At this moment, Tsunade, having heard what her grandfather said, was filled with mixed emotions.
She truly did not know whether she should