Konoha.
Hashirama Senju had returned to the village, bringing plenty of good news. This time, in supporting the Land of Whirlpools, they had not only achieved their main goal of protecting their maiden family, but had also amicably "fought" their way to a consensus with the leaders of the two villages.
Everyone shared their dreams, sat down to talk about life, and laughed openly as though they were old friends.
Hashirama felt that there were still more good people in the world. As long as everything was laid out plainly, it would be fine. After talking with the two Kage, Sunagakure and Kirigakure had now withdrawn their forces.
"Hahaha, what wonderful weather today is!"
Having rushed back to the village, Hashirama happily shared the good news with everyone. Upon hearing that the matter had been satisfactorily resolved, the heads of the various clans offered their congratulations as well.
"By the way, how are things in the north and west now?"
At Hashirama's question, Tobirama's expression immediately darkened. Seeing that, Hashirama wondered if something had gone wrong.
"At the western border... we drove back the Iwagakure Shinobi."
"Oh? Isn't that good?"
"...But we wiped them out completely. Not one of the three thousand Iwagakure Shinobi survived."
"...Well... on the battlefield, everyone is an enemy. Ninjutsu shows no mercy..."
"Their Tsuchikage died there too."
"..."
They had been wiped out... and a Kage had died too... Hashirama took several breaths, pondering how to calm the current chaos. Before he could come up with anything, Tobirama continued:
"I'm not finished. During the battle at the northern border against the Land of Lightning, Uchiha Gen killed the Raikage on the spot and wiped out the Raikage's five thousand elite troops. Only two shinobi escaped."
"Afterward, Uchiha Gen continued leading the troops forward. He sent