"Are you satisfied now?"
Hashirama Senju looked at all the Konoha Ninja kneeling on the ground, sighed, and then looked at Didaze.
"I'm very satisfied."
Didaze chuckled softly.
"I'll handle Little Tsuna's side as well; I'll persuade them to surrender."
Hashirama Senju looked at Didaze and said.
"The others can be persuaded to surrender, but there's one person who can't."
Didaze raised one finger.
"Who?"
Hashirama Senju couldn't help but ask.
" Hiruzen Sarutobi, he must die."
Didaze said with a smile.
"Why did he have to die? Just because he was the Hokage?"
Hashirama Senju was completely baffled.
"No, his desire for power is too strong."
"I don't want someone like that to exist in Iwagakure, especially since this guy is already despised by everyone."
Didaze spoke slowly.
"Can we spare his life?"
Hashirama Senju wanted to plead for Hiruzen Sarutobi, since he had seen Hiruzen Sarutobi as a child and thought he was a very well-behaved boy.
"No."
Didaze resolutely refused.
"Alright..."
Seeing Didaze's resolute attitude, Hashirama Senju could only sigh and agree.
He couldn't fight city hall; Didaze was unwilling, and no amount of talking would change anything.
Although he himself did not use the Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands, he always had a feeling that Didaze still had some trump cards up his sleeve.
Although I feel very sorry for Hiruzen Sarutobi, Hashirama Senju really had no other choice.
If they insist on protecting him to the death, the only outcome will be that everyone else dies along with Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Didaze soon brought Hashirama Senju to the battlefield where Iwagakure and Konoha were fighting.
"This is... Didaze's Clay Giant Bird?"
Ōnoki and the others were thrilled the moment they saw the Clay Giant Bird.
If Didaze comes, it means that Hashirama Senju has been defeated!
Didaze's defeat of Hashirama Senju makes him arguably the God of Shinobi of that era.
However, no one in this era Madara Uchiha, could rival him.
This means that Didaze is now invincible, and the path to unifying the Five Great Nations after Iwagakure will be incredibly smooth!
"Stop it!"
Didaze's voice came from high above.
Although Ōnoki and the others were somewhat puzzled, they all stopped at the same time.
Kushina in her Eight-Tails form was defeated by Hashirama Senju using Wood Release to absorb her Chakra.
After Kushina transformed back into human form, she collapsed to the ground, where she was quickly caught by Minato Namikaze.
"This Wood Release... the First Hokage?"
The Konoha members initially thought Hashirama Senju Hashirama Senju had lost, but they were surprised to find him riding the same Clay Giant Bird as Didaze.
"Grandpa, what... what exactly is going on?"
Tsunade couldn't help but ask Hashirama Senju a question.
" Little Tsuna..."
Hashirama Senju looked apologetic.
Die!
Just as everyone's attention was focused on Hashirama Senju and Didaze, Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly exploded!
Hiruzen Sarutobi was instantly blasted into ashes, and then a gust of wind swept by, Hiruzen Sarutobi vanished without a trace.
"Teacher!"
Orochimaru cried out in alarm.
He wasn't grieving over Hiruzen Sarutobi's passing, but rather horrified at how the other man had died!
If the opponent could kill Hiruzen Sarutobi silently, then they could certainly kill me silently too!
Orochimaru's fear of Didaze has now reached its peak.
"Is Hiruzen Sarutobi dead?"
Tsunade looked at the dead Hiruzen Sarutobi and calmly considered the situation.
A hint of pleasure flashed in Uchiha Fugaku's eyes.
Apart from Minato Namikaze, who had a faint sadness in his eyes, no one else seemed to feel anything about Hiruzen Sarutobi's death.
It must be said that Hiruzen Sarutobi was a very unsuccessful Hokage.
" Little Tsuna... surrender..."
Hashirama Senju looked at Tsunade and finally said those words.
After seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi die, he was even more determined not to let Tsunade die.
"Grandpa, why do we...?"
"I've already lost."
Before Tsunade could finish speaking, Hashirama Senju interrupted her calmly.
"What?"
Tsunade's expression was one of utter shock.
In her eyes, her great-grandfather was an omnipotent God of Shinobi, and how could the God of Shinobi lose!
"A loss is a loss. I've already made a deal with Didaze. As long as Konoha surrenders, Didaze will not kill anyone except Hiruzen Sarutobi."
Hashirama Senju sighed.
Today was the day he sighed the most.
For the first time, he felt so powerless.
This sense of powerlessness was similar to the feeling he had when he was forced to kill Madara Uchiha.
Seeing Konoha, which he had created with his own hands, become part of someone else's territory, even Hashirama Senju heart, felt a pang of sadness for a moment.
I'm giving you a choice.
Didaze addressed the crowd.
"You can choose to leave or stay. If you leave, I won't stop you. But if you stay, I can consider appointing you as elders in Iwagakure based on your performance."
Didaze did not intend to force everyone to stay.
He knew this was unrealistic, and killing him outright was unnecessary.
After all, Konoha was already under his control, and these people posed no threat to him. Moreover, if he killed them all, the path to incorporating 40,000 Konoha Ninja would become extremely difficult.
" Lady Tsunade..."
Uchiha Fugaku called out softly to Tsunade.
Then everyone's eyes turned to Tsunade, wanting to hear what she had to say.
"I'm sorry, but I still want to travel the world."
Tsunade smiled faintly, then bowed to Didaze.
"Since that's the case, I won't stop you. However, I hope you never appear in any war again."
Didaze didn't say anything about it, but instead gave Tsunade a warning.
"I see."
Tsunade nodded slightly.
"And you?"
Didaze turned to look at Orochimaru.
"I wonder if Iwagakure can support my research. If they are willing to support me, I can conduct research for Iwagakure Iwagakure."
Orochimaru licked his lips.
He no longer cares so much about whether he is Konoha ninja; now he just wants to do scientific research.
Once you leave Konoha and go outside, you might not even find a place to conduct research.
Even if we find it, research equipment will be a big problem. We might as well stick with Iwagakure!
"Don't worry, I'll arrange a special basement room for you for research purposes when the time comes."
Didaze nodded slightly, then looked at Uchiha Fugaku and Minato Namikaze.
Where are you two?
Didaze looked at the two of them.
"I choose to stay."
Uchiha Fugaku sighed, but still chose to stay.
The Uchiha Clan still needs him; without his restraint, who knows what outrageous things the Uchiha Clan might do.
He couldn't leave.