"The Land of Lightning is more than we can absorb for now, but we still need to weaken it.
They were arrogant enough to shelter Shimura Danzō. That means they're making an enemy of Konoha." Uchiha Yi gave a cold laugh. "And when I became Hokage, the Land of Lightning's Daimyō didn't even come. When we annexed the Land of Fire, he raised the bounty on my head."
"Exactly. They're still living in the old era. They dared to take in Shimura Danzō, so it's time they paid the price," Tobirama Senju said, nodding in agreement.
"Wouldn't that be going too far?" Hashirama Senju frowned. Lately, it seemed to him that Uchiha Yi and the others had been taking things a little too far.
Hashirama Senju had nothing to say about Konoha annexing the Land of Fire.
After all, given the current situation, the One Country, One Village System he had established had failed. The Shinobi World needed a new order.
Uchiha Yi had declared that the Land of Fire would have no more Nobles. He had seized all the land belonging to the Nobles and Daimyō for the state, then leased it to tenant farmers at extremely low rates. There was no doubt this would greatly improve the lives of ordinary people in the Land of Fire.
Only the Nobles suffered. Even Hashirama Senju could see that Uchiha Yi was improving the lives of ordinary people. His methods were somewhat cruel, but the result was good overall.
He knew Uchiha Yi had his sights on the welfare of all the people.
In the future, Uchiha Yi intended to unite many nations, not just the great powers but the smaller countries as well.
The smaller countries of today's Shinobi World had originally been carved out as buffers between warring powers.