It turned out that after Tobirama displayed his terrifying power last time, the Land of Lightning fell into internal chaos.
One faction strongly advocated for surrender to avoid unnecessary casualties, while another insisted on putting up a fight no matter what.
While they were still arguing endlessly, Kinkaku and Ginkaku led a large allied force and set out directly to attack Konohagakure!
They were complete hardliners, utterly disregarding what others thought. They believed that as long as they crushed Konohagakure, everything would be settled. What was the point of arguing over other matters?
Thus, the current scene unfolded.
As soon as Tobirama stepped out, he spotted these guys at a glance.
He refused the requests of others to accompany him.
"You all just stand back and watch," he said. "Let me handle them!"
Upon hearing Tobirama's words, the ninjas of Konohagakure present obediently retreated to the rear. In the past, they wouldn't have listened—after all, the Hokage's safety was of utmost importance. But after the previous great battle with the Land of Earth, they all understood one thing: Tobirama's strength was overwhelmingly superior. There was simply no need for ninjas like them to intervene.
Next, it was time for Tobirama's performance!
They were all quite sensible, giving Tobirama a stage to perform on.
However, upon seeing the opposing ninjas, Tobirama felt a slight disappointment in his heart.
"What a pity. If they had come a bit later, I could have used the brand-new ninjutsu I developed to deal with them," he thought. "Now, I can only use some old techniques."
With that, he clapped his hands together!
Instantly, faint patterns appeared at the corners of his eyes.
Sage Mode!
The Perfect Sage Art Training Method was no joke!
At the same time, Tobirama's eyes transformed into the crimson Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan!
Susanoo!
A massive purple mecha enveloped his body.
"Moon Step!"
Tobirama activated it, and the enormous Susanoo carried him soaring into the sky!
On the opposing side were Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
Witnessing the scene before them, they were utterly dumbfounded.
They had originally planned to use the weapons in their hands to deal with the Second Hokage.
Who could have imagined that Tobirama's strength would be completely different from what they were told?
Wasn't he only supposed to be skilled in the Flying Thunder God Technique?
What were all these things?
But with the situation having escalated to a fight to the death, Kinkaku and Ginkaku knew they couldn't hesitate any longer.
They charged forward immediately!
Even though their opponent was a cheater piloting a Susanoo, the battle had to continue!
Then, several strangely shaped scrolls appeared in Tobirama's hands.
He threw them down without hesitation.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The entire battlefield was instantly engulfed in a terrifying explosion.
The ground shook violently, as if a magnitude ten earthquake had struck.
A mushroom cloud even appeared in the sky.
The terrifying shockwave sliced through the surrounding forest.
After a while, the explosion finally subsided.
Tobirama landed on the ground, completely unscathed.
As for his enemies, not even a trace of them remained.
Only some so-called sacred weapons were left on the ground.
Tobirama collected them all and sealed them into his scrolls.
"Excellent."
"I never expected they'd come to deliver weapons to me."
"They really went through a lot."
Meanwhile, the ninjas of the Leaf were so shocked they had become numb.
"The Hokage is incredibly strong!"
"Indeed! The enemy didn't even have a chance to fight back."
"How laughable they were, not knowing just how powerful Lord Tobirama truly is!"
Everyone spoke with genuine sincerity.
In this battle, Tobirama didn't even need ten minutes to defeat over a thousand formidable ninjas.
Needless to say, after this battle, the Land of Lightning was undoubtedly severely weakened.
Even if they had any remaining fighting strength before, it was now completely gone.
They had lost too many of their elite ninjas and could no longer sustain a war against the Leaf.
Tobirama was well aware of this himself.
He led his ninjas back to Konohagakure and immediately immersed himself in studying the scrolls again.
"There's even more to research now."
"Treasures from the Pirate World."
"Valuable items from the Soul Reaper World."
"And the sacred weapons contributed by Kinkaku and Ginkaku."
"These will keep me busy for half a year."
"What a delightful problem to have!"
Tobirama muttered to himself.
Having so many things to research was a tremendous boon for him.
The only regret was that time felt a bit insufficient.
On the other side, when the high-ranking ninjas of the Land of Lightning heard the news, they all looked as if they had been struck by lightning.
"This… can the intel be wrong?" the Raikage said in disbelief.
Tobirama alone had taken out thousands of formidable ninjas, including Kinkaku and Ginkaku, who were armed with sacred weapons.
It all sounded far too exaggerated.
However, the ninja who had scouted the battlefield wore a somber expression.
"Not a single word of it is false."
"They didn't even need ten minutes to wipe out all our forces."
Now, even if the Raikage was unwilling, he had no choice but to believe.
"Is this his true strength?"
"We have absolutely no power to resist!"
The Raikage muttered to himself.
He finally understood.
In the face of such overwhelming power,
how laughable their resistance truly was.
He had once been a staunch advocate for fighting,
but now his mindset had completely changed.
Upon hearing this news, every ninja in the Land of Lightning abandoned any thought of resistance.
The only idea left in their minds was surrender.
Otherwise, they would surely die at the hands of their opponent.
Thus, within just a few days,
the Raikage personally led the nation's elite ninjas to the capital of the Land of Fire
and formally presented their surrender.
After Tobirama accepted it,
the Land of Lightning was fully integrated into their territory.
As for the remaining smaller nations that had yet to surrender,
Tobirama did not intervene personally.
Instead, he dispatched other powerful ninjas,
armed with scrolls,
to achieve victory effortlessly, with minimal casualties.
The world of Tobirama, the Second Hokage,
was now unified!
...
In the world of Minato, the Fourth Hokage,
after receiving his previous reward, Minato exchanged it for something—
the Sharingan.
He used his accumulated points to make this exchange.
Like many others, after completing two Multiverse Tasks, he had saved up hundreds of thousands of points.
With so many points, it would be a waste not to spend them.
Minato thought for a moment and decided to use his points to enhance his own strength.