"What the hell?"
Shadow Clone Zero looked utterly baffled. He picked up the sheet of paper and spread it open under the moonlight.
"The Five Kage Summit..."
It seemed Hashirama had ultimately chosen to follow the old path. Shadow Clone Zero sighed. It was not that Hashirama's move was wrong; it was simply because of Hashirama's limited perspective.
Distributing the Tailed Beasts could let others see Konoha's strength and its attitude toward peace, but it also exposed a problem: Konoha's willingness to compromise.
What kind of person in the world would be kind enough to give things away for free?
That sort of sympathy, which only appeared among ordinary people, should not have existed in a ninja. As a leader, the first thing one had to consider was one's followers.
"No wonder war broke out the moment Hashirama died. So it was all destined from the start."
None of those capable of becoming Kage were fools, but aside from his formidable strength, Hashirama was undoubtedly at the bottom of the barrel in every other regard, whether emotional intelligence or understanding people's hearts.
"Well, none of this has anything to do with me."
Shadow Clone Zero yawned, shut the door, and went back to sleep. He could not help sighing inwardly. The life of a slacker really did make one degenerate.
The next day, the streets were indeed desolate. Not a single person could be seen for half the day. Shadow Clone Zero was rather curious how everyone else kept themselves from starving to death. Could it be that, like him, they had stored food at home?
"Master, I feel like I've put on weight these past few days."
A certain rebellious disciple gnawed on a pig's trotter while mumbling, completely failing to notice what Shadow Clone Zero was thinking.
"It's