Chapter 138

The one who truly deals with these family factions is Tobirama Senju!!

"Why did these three clans suddenly invite you…?"

"Could it be that the Daimyo is up to some trick behind the scenes??"

"So you specifically had them come test you??"

Tobirama Senju instinctively believed this was the Daimyo's scheme!!

Upon hearing Tobirama Senju's speculation,

Hashirama Senju smiled, saying nothing.

At present, only he and Madara Uchiha knew about his control over the Daimyo,

even Tobirama Senju himself was unaware of this matter.

"Fine, if they want me to go, then I'll go…"

"It's better to have one more friend than one more enemy…"

"Besides, even if they have some trap, I'm curious whether they can even hurt me…"

Hashirama Senju was completely unconcerned about whether the three clans were testing him.

"Hmm… It would be great if I could bring them over to my side."

"Although these three clans don't have particularly strong ninja, their overall strength is formidable."

"The ninja emerging from the three clans are all elites, and their coordination with each other is extremely seamless."

"On the battlefield, they are an excellent army; in peacetime, they are all capable administrators!!"

Tobirama Senju gave the Pig, Deer, and Butterfly three clans an extremely high evaluation!!

Tobirama Senju gave the Ino-Shika-Cho three clans an extremely high evaluation!!

if it came to governance,

the Pig, Deer, and Butterfly three clans were stronger than both the Uchiha and Senju clans!!

The Senju and Uchiha clans were merely skilled in combat!!

When it came to governance and logistics, neither of the two great clans had many truly capable people!!

83. Let my pet play with you first!!

Seeing Tobirama Senju's attitude toward the Pig, Deer, and Butterfly three clans,

the livestream audience paid it no mind.

A ninja village, in essence, is a large coalition of interests.

It is composed of countless large and small families.

Before the ninja villages were established,

many families were still hostile toward each other,

but they came together due to shared interests.

【Jiraiya: Speaking of which, very few of the great families that existed since Konoha's founding are still alive today—only the Pig, Deer, and Butterfly three clans have survived all the way to the present~…】

【Minato Namikaze: If you judge by family power, the three clans may not be the strongest, but when it comes to other aspects of management, there truly aren't many that surpass them… So it's quite normal they've survived this long.】

【Orochimaru: We can't be sure who the Hokage of Konoha is, but we can be certain who his inner circle is—basically, they're all from these three great families.】

【Tobirama Senju: There just aren't many families that can both fight and manage logistics well. These three clans don't have any standout strengths, but they also have almost no weaknesses…】

【Fourth Raikage: Sigh… Unfortunately, the Hidden Cloud Village lacks talent like this. We don't lack families skilled in combat, but when it comes to management… there truly aren't many…】

【Rosha: You Hidden Cloud Village has it easy. When it comes to survival and management, which village has it worse than the Hidden Sand Village?! Our village is the poorest—without me constantly using Magnet Release to mine ore, the Hidden Sand Village would've gone bankrupt long ago!】

【Koharu: Judging by that, our Hidden Mist Village is slightly better off—at least on our island, we can still manage some maritime industries to survive.】

【Fourth Raikage: Sigh... It's a pity that the Hidden Cloud Village is lacking talents like this. When it comes to fighting, our Hidden Cloud Village is not short of clans like these, but when it comes to management... there really aren't many...】

"Hehe, come to think of it, this is the first time I've formally met you, Lord Hashirama."

Nara Sōki cheerfully poured tea for Hashirama Senju across from him.

Beside him, Yamanaka Mai and Akimichi Chōfū were quietly sipping tea.

"Heh heh, come to think of it, this should be my first time formally meeting you, Clan Head Hashirama, right?"

only Nara Sōki was skilled in socializing and talkative.

The other two were mostly quiet and reserved,

so

the task of conversation was left entirely to Nara Sōki.

All three of them, upon seeing Hashirama Senju across from them,

felt their scalps go numb,

and only after getting close to Hashirama Senju

did they realize

that the legendary Number One Ninja in the world

was even more terrifying than the rumors suggested!!!

Merely sitting across from Hashirama Senju,

they could feel

their skin prickling with goosebumps.

It was their bodies' instinct!!

They could all feel it,

the goosebumps rising all over their bodies.

This was their bodies' instinctive reaction!!

Facing an existence far more powerful than themselves,

fear rose from the depths of their hearts!!

But without even making a move,

just a single glance like this,

was enough to exert this kind of pressure on the three of them.

One could well imagine,

just how strong Hashirama Senju himself truly was!!!

At the same time, they were also extremely envious that the Senju clan had such a powerful expert!!

Originally, the gap between the Senju clan and them was not that large,

but ever since Hashirama Senju appeared,

the entire Senju clan became completely different,

rapidly pulling ahead of the other clans!!

Now they all understood why the Daimyo was targeting the Senju clan like this!!

If it were them, and such an unreasonably powerful expert appeared under their command,

then for them, it would truly be impossible to sleep or eat in peace, unable to rest at night!!

"Mm, I have also been wanting to find a chance to pay a visit to you three..."

"But there just hasn't been a suitable opportunity."

"However, fortunately, it is not too late to come pay a visit to the three of you now..."

Able to sense the tension of the three people opposite him,

Hashirama Senju paid it no mind and said casually.

"A few years ago I witnessed Lord Tobirama's Flying Thunder God Technique..."

"Lord Tobirama's bearing is something I still cannot forget to this day."

"When carrying out missions, basically no one could catch his trail; often, before the enemy even discovered where he was, they were already dead by his hand."

Recalling the ghostly, elusive figure of Tobirama Senju from a few years ago,

Nara Saki could not help but sigh in admiration.

Facing an enemy of Tobirama Senju's speed-type style,

this was the most headache-inducing matter for their Nara clan.

Their Nara clan probably would not even be able to use the Shadow Imitation Technique,