Although the world already saw Konoha as a flourishing, powerful nation, like a realm of the gods.
To Shingetsu, Madara, and Izuna, who stood at the top, all of this was still not enough. They still needed sweeping reforms.
On that count alone, Madara really was quite suited to being Hokage.
By contrast, Hashirama, an easily satisfied nice guy, saw how well everyone was living now and no longer wanted to shake things up too much. That would instead become an obstacle to reform.
But implementing changes like these really did demand a great deal of manpower and effort. Especially during this sensitive period, they absolutely could not afford a single mistake.
With the new Hokage taking office, the entire shinobi world had turned its attention here.
Everyone was eager to know where Madara, both the Hokage of Konoha and the leader of the Shinobi Country, would take Konoha and the shinobi world.
His first step, in particular, would draw close scrutiny.
For that reason, they had to be extremely careful with the upcoming reform of the Combat Shinobi system.
"Brother, I'd like to introduce someone to you."
Seeing that Madara and Shingetsu were both on the verge of breaking down, Izuna rubbed his groggy head and decided to put the documents aside and do something else first.
If he kept reading like this, he would soon stop recognizing the words altogether.
"Huh? Who?"
Shingetsu was utterly drained. Her Wood Clones could no longer stand the misery either, and seized their chance to return to her, leaving her so exhausted she could barely move.
...So this was what Tobirama's everyday life was like?
Good heavens, he was incredible! How did he put up with this suffering?
Sprawled across the desk, Shingetsu silently shed two broad streams of tears, looking utterly