"Kumogakure... is gone..."
The already dim conference room fell into a deathly silence at that moment.
"We've already submitted to Konoha, and we don't even want the Tailed Beasts anymore. Nothing should happen to us, right?..."
Mei Terumi's gentle, graceful voice carried an uncontrollable tremor.
The commotion caused by Tengai Shinsei had been enormous, no less than Iwagakure's great explosion back then, and the visual impact had been even more overwhelming.
A single meteor had utterly destroyed Kumogakure.
Not even one intact corpse could be found in all of Kumogakure.
Such a massive event, spread by those eager for gossip, rapidly swept across the entire ninja world.
"Submitted? Heh..."
Genji tapped the cane in his hand and let out a hoarse, self-mocking laugh.
The strange attitude of the frail old man made Mei Terumi furrow her beautiful brows.
As Kirigakure's oldest elder, Genji had lived to the age of ninety. He had personally experienced the clan wars of the Warring States Period, the founding of Kirigakure, and the three great ninja wars.
He possessed authority and status equal to that of the Mizukage.
In the eyes of Kirigakure's villagers, Genji's words seemed to carry even more weight than the Mizukage's.
However, Mei Terumi had no objections to that. Genji had fully supported her when she ended Yagura's Blood Mist Policy, and she deeply respected this old man who had devoted his entire life to Kirigakure.
"Elder, what are your thoughts?" Mei Terumi asked.
"Cough, cough..."
"Mei, if Tobirama Senju possessed the power to easily destroy a village, what do you think he would do?"
Genji coughed softly and responded with a question.
"What would he do?" Mei Terumi lowered her head slightly and silently pondered.
"Unify the ninja world?"
Recalling the other Kage's speculations about Tobirama Senju's intentions during the