A abruptly stopped chewing his meat, his appetite vanishing in an instant. After a moment's thought, he asked Ishikawa with a trace of fear and uncertainty:
"Lord Hokage wouldn't do that, would he?"
They all knew Hashirama's personality. To put it kindly, he was benevolent and compassionate. To put it bluntly, his ideals were hopelessly unrealistic.
As long as they didn't cross the line like Byakuren, Hashirama, who firmly opposed war, would never attack them, much less invade another country unprovoked.
"Lord Hashirama wouldn't, but what about Tobirama Senju and Madara Uchiha? Is Hashirama going to live for a thousand years?"
Unlike the optimistic A, Ishikawa shook his head and let out a long, hushed sigh.
In the Shinobi World's current balance of power, Konoha was the undisputed overlord. Even if Iwagakure and Kumogakure banded together, they couldn't withstand a single blow from Konoha.
Under these circumstances, whether Konoha could or would exercise restraint depended entirely on their conscience.
But conscience had never been something anyone could rely on...
"Then what do we do?"
A irritably raked a hand through his hair. Asking him to think about things like this was just making life difficult for him!
"What do we do? Nothing."
Ishikawa was a smart man. He had said it long ago: even if Iwagakure and Kumogakure tried to do something, they would only repeat Byakuren's mistakes, ending up beheaded and disgraced for all eternity.
What else could they do now? Naturally, they had to keep sucking up to Hashirama with everything they had. Only by making absolutely sure he was happy could they hope to survive.
At the same time, with the Konoha Allied Forces and the Mist Ninja bearing witness, Hozuki Gengetsu officially assumed the position of Mizukage.
Thunderous applause swept through Kirigakure.
Mustache's three students and