Hashirama and Tsunade stood to the side, their expressions somewhat conflicted.
Naturally, they had heard what Feng Yao had just said while they were hiding in the shadows.
Tsunade was deeply shaken.
On the one hand, she felt Feng Yao's words were utterly outrageous.
On the other, she felt he was right.
For the first time, Tsunade began to take a serious look at this Uchiha brat...
Hashirama was wavering a little too.
During his time under Impure World Reincarnation, Hashirama had learned how the shinobi world had developed after his death.
Not only had war not ended, it had returned on an even greater scale.
That alone was enough to shake Hashirama, because facts did not lie.
By the time he heard Feng Yao's words, Hashirama felt somewhat lost and dejected.
Had he really been wrong back then?
In truth, he had naturally considered unifying the world through force back then.
But if he unified the world through force, the peace he gained would ultimately be nothing but an illusion.
Once he died, or lost the power needed to suppress the world...
He feared the shinobi world would instantly fall apart, and the hatred left behind would only erupt into an even greater war.
That had been his concern at the time.
So he had devised the One Country, One Village System, where everyone would unite and understand one another.
But it seemed his approach did not work either...
Then he thought of the future Sasuke had described.
Yes, hadn't the shinobi world achieved peace then too?
Everyone had truly achieved the mutual understanding he envisioned and stood together against outside enemies...
At that thought, Hashirama's resolve firmed.
Tobirama watched in silence. In truth, he did not know how peace could be achieved either.
At least during his time