“Nearly twenty spies infiltrated Konoha in just one day.”
In the Hokage Office, Senju Tobirama's face was grim as he looked at the documents in his hand.
“These guys really couldn’t wait!”
“Hokage-sama, actually a total of thirty spies infiltrated the Village, but ten of them were killed by Renye Jonin…”
Facing Tobirama’s anger, the Anbu member reporting said.
Senju Tobirama’s expression froze upon hearing this.
This kid’s bloodlust seems to be getting heavier and heavier.
Ever since he learned that Renye started researching poisons, he knew that this kid, like him, wasn't someone with a soft heart.
However, there’s no need to kill all the spies, is there?
After a moment of silence, he instructed the Anbu in front of him.
“Have Renye come to see me.”
After the Anbu left, he rubbed his temples.
“This kid really… didn’t leave a single living person.”
He felt it was necessary to teach Renye not to be so bloodthirsty.
Otherwise, he would eventually have psychological problems.
After all, the Ninja profession always leads to some psychological issues.
If not guided in time, problems would eventually arise.
Especially since Renye was from the Uchiha Clan, who had the worst mental state.
If this kid developed a mental illness one day, it would be troublesome.
However, he felt that Renye was different from other Uchiha.
Just as Senju Tobirama was lost in thought, Renye pushed open the door and walked into the office.
“Old Man, you were looking for me?”
Saying that, he pulled out a chair and sat opposite Tobirama.
He was a bit puzzled, what did this Old Man want with him?
Didn't he know it was after work hours?!
He had been catching spies in the Village all day, and as soon as he got home, before he even started cooking, he was called to the office by Anbu.
“Kid, I heard you killed all the spies?” Senju Tobirama asked.
Renye nodded, not denying it.
Looking at Renye’s nonchalant demeanor, Senju Tobirama felt a headache.
He instinctively rubbed his brow and asked, “Can you tell me why you didn’t leave any alive?”
“Their infiltration into the Village makes them enemies to me.” Renye explained, “When I fight, to ensure my own safety, I can only go all out, so they died.”
He couldn't possibly hold back just to leave someone alive, could he?
What if the opponent took advantage of him holding back and killed him with a kunai?
Ever since he learned that Ninja were squishy, Renye had always gone all out in battle.
Even when facing opponents much weaker than him, he never let his guard down.
Even if he wanted to hold back, he wouldn’t have the chance.
His weapons were coated with potent poison; just a single scratch could be a death sentence.
So far, all enemies who fought Renye, except for Kakuzu, have died.
If Senju Hashirama hadn't intervened at the time, Kakuzu would have died long ago.
Senju Tobirama heard Renye’s explanation and found it quite reasonable.
Battles between Ninja were inherently very dangerous, and for one's own safety, one should indeed go all out.
He suddenly remembered that he was the one who had told Renye this principle…
Thinking of this, Senju Tobirama nodded and praised, “Kid, you did well.”
“Old Man, is there something you called me here for?”
Renye didn't know what was wrong with this Old Man, calling him all the way over just for one sentence.
Senju Tobirama originally wanted to advise Renye not to be so bloodthirsty, but after hearing Renye’s explanation, he felt it wasn't such a big deal…
This kid didn't seem mentally unstable either.
Speaking of killing, he had killed more enemies than he could count.
“Nothing, you can go back.” Senju Tobirama waved his hand.
Renye found this Old Man baffling, guessing he might be under too much stress these past two days, so he didn't bother arguing with him.
After all, his older brother had just died, and the news had spread throughout the Ninja World shortly after.
It would be strange if Senju Tobirama wasn’t under immense pressure.
If this wasn't handled well, war would break out immediately!
However, Renye knew that this matter couldn’t be kept secret for more than a few days.
As soon as other countries learned of Senju Hashirama’s death, war would be waged before long.
This was inevitable.
He had discussed this with Senju Hashirama before, and Senju Hashirama told Renye.
This was something that had to be experienced; he couldn't protect Konoha forever.
Even though Hashirama wished for world peace more than anyone, his experiences over the years made him realize that this idea was somewhat unrealistic.
Human desires are endless; as long as there is desire, war will exist.
Even now, the current war might be more brutal than the Warring States Period.
Before, it was war between families; now, it was war between Villages.
The scale of the war seemed to have grown larger…
Before Hashirama left, he told Renye to tell Tobirama to protect the Village well.
“Old Man, are you going home for dinner?” Renye asked.
Senju Tobirama sighed, “You can bring it to me. I can’t leave right now.”
He was swamped with work; how could he have time to go home and eat?
Even if he tried his best to hide the news of his older brother’s death, he couldn't keep it secret for more than a few days.
Before long, when other countries realized the truth, war would come.
As Hokage, he needed to buy time to put the Village into a state of war preparedness.
After Renye left, Senju Tobirama deliberated for a long time, finally saying to the corner, “Go inform the heads of each clan to come to the Hokage Office.”
Originally, he didn't want to reveal this matter so early.
But an invisible hand had secretly disrupted his plans.
Even now, Senju Tobirama still didn't know who leaked the news.
And it spread throughout the Ninja World in an extremely short time, which was simply inconceivable.
Since the matter was exposed, he could only change his plan.
He needed to conduct a pre-war mobilization and prepare for the worst.
The worst-case scenario was the four great nations simultaneously launching war against Konoha.
To prevent this from happening, he had to discuss strategies in advance, lest he be caught off guard if it truly occurred.
………
Senju Tobirama Residence.
“Hashirama Old Man, you just packed up and left, leaving us with a mess.” Renye was a bit helpless.
Senju Hashirama had left Konoha to search for Uchiha Madara.
And now they had to clean up his mess.
The key was that Renye had a grievance he couldn't voice, after all, only he knew about Hashirama’s fake death…
Renye felt a bit emotional.
After so many years in the Ninja World, war was finally going to break out.
However, things were different now; he had grown stronger.
As long as he wasn’t reckless, surviving the war wouldn't be a problem.
Renye’s current strength was close to Elite Jonin, coupled with his Sharingan and vast Chakra reserves.
As long as the opponent wasn't Kage-level, he could almost always retreat unscathed.
Facing an Elite Jonin, he could also kill them with the smallest cost.
The large sums he spent on researching poison all these years were not for show.
The toxicity was getting stronger and stronger, almost to the point where a single drop meant certain death.
Renye felt that the poison he developed was already the ceiling of the Ninja World.
Once hit, no one could help.
If someone scratched him, it was a minor injury.
If he scratched someone else, it was certain death.
Where could one even begin to argue?