“What? You said Senju Hashirama attacked?!”
In Takigakure Village’s high-level meeting room.
“Elders, it’s absolutely true. I indeed saw the Ninja God enter the Village,” a Takigakure Ninja reported.
He didn't know about the matters the higher-ups had discussed earlier. He merely informed the Elders so they could prepare to welcome him.
After all, the person who came this time was the Ninja God!
The higher-ups felt like the sky had fallen when they heard their subordinate’s report.
“Damn Kakuzu! Not only did he fail the mission, but he also betrayed the Village!” The middle-aged man clenched his fists.
He had even given Kakuzu intelligence before, but he didn't expect that scoundrel to be such an ungrateful wretch!
Although the scroll was blank, it was indeed the intelligence he had gathered.
Because Senju Hashirama had no weaknesses, there was nothing on the intelligence report.
“W-what do we do?” The white-haired elder’s face was ashen.
Senju Hashirama coming to Takigakure, it was obvious he was here to settle scores with them!
After all, two days ago, they had sent people to assassinate him.
The higher-ups just wanted to vent their anger and, incidentally, use Hashirama’s hand to kill Kakuzu; that was all.
They truly hadn't expected Senju Hashirama to come knocking on their door!
With the strength of the Ninja God, destroying Takigakure Village would be as easy as flipping a hand.
They began to regret their decision.
“At this point, we can only insist that this was Kakuzu’s personal action and had nothing to do with the Village!” another elder said.
“I believe as long as we show good remorse, Senju Hashirama won’t make things difficult for us!”
The Ninja God’s character was famously good in the Ninja World.
Surely he wouldn’t bother with such a small matter…
“Alas, it seems this is the only way.”
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Takigakure Village, on the street.
Renye scanned his surroundings and sighed, “This place is so backward.”
Although Konoha was only recently established and hadn't fully developed yet, a Great Ninja Village was still a Great Ninja Village; these Villages from small countries simply couldn't compare…
On both sides of Takigakure Village’s streets were shops selling daily necessities. There weren’t many types of goods, and they barely encountered any pedestrians, making it seem very desolate.
“Little Renye, we’ll leave once we’ve bought our supplies,” Senju Hashirama said, clearly also finding nothing interesting here.
As soon as the two put away the supplies they had bought, they simultaneously looked towards a certain spot.
They saw three white-haired elders hurrying towards them, followed by dozens of Ninja.
Renye could tell that the Ninja’s strength was average; most were Chunin, with only two Jonin.
He was a bit curious, what was the purpose of these guys coming here?
Were they trying to cause trouble for Senju Hashirama?!
But with this lineup, were they sure they weren't just delivering themselves to be defeated?
Just as Renye was wondering, the leading white-haired elder spoke tremblingly, “Lord… Lord Hashirama?”
Hearing this, Senju Hashirama scratched his head, “Old man, do you know me?”
Seeing Hashirama respond, the elder who had spoken earlier’s knees buckled, and he immediately knelt on the ground, “Lord Hashirama, please spare us!”
The others, seeing this, quickly followed suit and knelt on the ground.
Senju Hashirama: “???”
What was going on? Why were they all kneeling?
Renye looked at Hashirama with a complicated expression, “Uncle Hashirama, did you do something bad behind my back?”
“Little Renye, don’t talk nonsense.” Hashirama glared at Renye unhappily.
Then, he quickly stepped forward, wanting to help the old man up, “Old man, please get up.”
“Lord Hashirama, please spare us!”
“Lord Hashirama, we know we were wrong!”
The few people had no intention of getting up, continuously kowtowing and begging for mercy.
Just as Hashirama was at a loss, Renye stepped forward and activated his Sharingan, looking at the leading elder.
The elder saw the suddenly appearing feet and subconsciously looked up.
Then he met a pair of crimson eyes.
Caught off guard, he fell under Renye’s Genjutsu.
With Renye’s current ocular power, he easily invaded the elder’s mind.
However, doing so could easily turn the victim into an idiot.
But these guys acted strangely; they didn't look like good people at all.
Renye had no psychological burden using Genjutsu on them…
The elder’s actions in the meeting room were gradually “read” out.
After seeing everything, Renye’s expression became strange.
It turned out Kakuzu hadn’t been bragging; he really was going to assassinate the Ninja God.
If they hadn’t taken a wrong turn, they might have run into Kakuzu.
“Little Renye, what exactly is going on?” Senju Hashirama saw Renye’s actions and couldn’t help but ask.
“Takigakure’s higher-ups sent people to assassinate you. Our arrival made them think their plan failed, so they came out to beg for mercy…” Renye explained.
The faces of the few people kneeling on the ground instantly turned pale; they hadn't expected there to be someone skilled in Genjutsu beside Senju Hashirama.
This meant their previous plan wouldn't work.
The elder who had been under Genjutsu then woke up.
He realized what had happened and buried his head even lower.
“Lord Hashirama, please spare us!”
“We were just temporarily misled; please give us another chance!”
“Takigakure Village is willing to surrender to Konoha!”
The Takigakure higher-ups, desperate to live, kowtowed frantically and begged for mercy.
Renye slowly drew the Tachi from his waist and turned to look at Hashirama, “Uncle Hashirama, how should we deal with them?”
As long as Hashirama gave the signal, he would not hesitate to eliminate these people.
These guys who tried to kill him and Uncle Hashirama had no reason to live.
Hearing Renye’s words, the Takigakure higher-ups kowtowed even harder.
“Lord Hashirama, please spare us…”
Senju Hashirama looked at the people on the ground, continuously pleading, and his heart softened.
“Forget it, little Renye, let’s go.”
Saying that, he turned and left.
Hashirama was a kind-hearted and broad-minded person; he deeply understood the preciousness of life and was unwilling to easily take lives.
Even when facing those who tried to assassinate him, as long as they didn’t cause irreversible consequences, he chose to be lenient.
Renye didn't say anything about this, silently sheathing his sword and following Hashirama away.
He knew that the premise of Hashirama doing all this was possessing immense strength, having enough confidence to deal with any assassination attempt, and not viewing assassins as a serious threat.
As long as his own safety and the Village’s safety were ensured, Hashirama was still very benevolent and magnanimous.
Willing to let go of enemies who wanted to kill him—in the Ninja World, only Hashirama would do such a thing.
If it were any other Ninja, Takigakure Village not being destroyed would be considered light…
The higher-ups of Takigakure Village, seeing Hashirama and Renye leave, all collapsed to the ground, their faces filled with the relief of surviving a disaster.
Almost, they almost died!
It was a good gamble; Senju Hashirama really let them go!
“Hahaha, surviving a great disaster surely brings future blessings!”
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PS: Today's power generation didn't meet the standard, no need to add more chapters, hehehe…