After Tobirama finished speaking, the previously boisterous Hokage office abruptly fell silent. Everyone's gaze stabbed into Tobirama Senju like needles, their eyes filled with hesitation, confusion, and even a trace of horror-
What was wrong with Tobirama? Had he finally had enough of the backstabbers around him and decided to find himself a truly terrifying way to die?
Even Madara and Hōkaku's expressions underwent a spectacular transformation. Their brows knotted tightly, and their faces visibly darkened.
Their rejection of Tobirama was written not only on their faces but in the hostility radiating from them. Though they said nothing outright, anyone with eyes could read the Uchiha's unspoken message-
Follow us, and we'll kill you!
"Tobirama, you can't leave! What am I supposed to do if you go?!"
Hashirama threw himself forward, clung to his younger brother's leg, and started bawling. He was not faking it, either. His distress was entirely genuine, as though Tobirama would never return once he left.
"Waaah! Tobirama, you can't go!"
If his little brother died, who would handle his paperwork?
The more Hashirama thought about it, the more miserable he became. Soon, he was sobbing without a shred of dignity, smearing snot and tears all over Tobirama's trousers. Tobirama, who had always been a clean freak, turned green. Forgetting all brotherly affection, he immediately snapped at Hashirama:
"Brother, let go of me!"
After finally shoving away the giant, relentlessly clingy cockroach that was Hashirama, an utterly exhausted Tobirama reluctantly explained to everyone, his face dark:
"I recently developed a new Ninjutsu called the Shadow Clone Technique."
With that, he formed a Ram Seal. As the white smoke cleared, two identical Tobirama Senjus stood there. They exchanged a glance, then each picked up a different set of documents and began working simultaneously.
"Shadow clones have physical