Chapter 71

"I've long wanted to pay a visit to the Hyuga clan."

"But there just hasn't been a suitable opportunity. I was wondering when I'd get the chance to call on you…"

"I never expected the Hyuga clan head to give me this chance…"

When Hyuga Tenzou came into close contact with Hashirama Senju,

he finally realized,

the man before him,

the legendary number one person in the ninja world,

was actually far more terrifying than he had imagined!!!

Just by standing there,

Hyuga Tenzou felt a wave of chakra crashing toward him like the ocean.

Is this really the amount of chakra a human can possess??!!!

Hyuga Tenzou was starting to question his life!!!

This probably,

even the legendary Tailed Beasts,

couldn't possibly possess such a massive amount of chakra!!!!?

Suppressing the immense shock in his heart,

holding down the discomfort in his chest,

Hyuga Tenzou still personally welcomed Hashirama Senju inside!!!

And the surrounding members of the Hyuga clan,

upon seeing Hashirama Senju,

couldn't help but reveal looks of astonishment in their eyes!!!

They never imagined,

this legendary number one person in the ninja world,

the clan head of the Senju clan,

would actually look far younger than they had imagined!!!!

And the bearing he carried in every gesture,

made their hearts pound with dread!!!!

……

Inside the great hall of the Hyuga clan,

Hyuga Tenzou and Hashirama Senju were having a most pleasant conversation.

Even Hyuga Tenzou himself hadn't expected,

Hashirama Senju looked young in age,

yet he had remarkable insight into the entire situation of the Land of Fire and the future direction of the ninja world.

Hyuga Tenzou didn't feel as though he was talking to a junior,

he instead felt as though he was talking to a peer!!!

Hashirama Senju's father, Senju Butsuma,

Hyuga Tenzou had also exchanged words with him!!!

But in Hyuga Tenzou's eyes,

Senju Butsuma's grasp of the future direction fell far short of Hashirama Senju's.

This made Hyuga Tenzou's gaze toward him even more complicated!!!!

Hard to imagine,

a ninja so immensely powerful, and no fool either!!!

In politics, he also held his own views.

In a few years, who in the entire ninja world could still be Hashirama Senju's opponent?

"The Daimyo of the Land of Fire has always spoken most highly of Clan Head Hashirama…"

"He said Clan Head Hashirama is the most outstanding genius ninja he has met in recent years, bar none."

"At first I thought the Daimyo was exaggerating, but I never expected that meeting you today, Clan Head Hashirama is even more outstanding than I imagined!!"

Stroking the slight beard growing on his chin,

Hyuga Tenzou said with a smile.

After hearing his praise,

Hashirama Senju merely smiled without speaking, saying nothing more.

He hadn't concealed what had happened recently,

so anyone with eyes could inquire just a little,

and learn of what had taken place at the Daimyo's residence!!

And Hyuga Tenzou had known long before,

that under Hashirama Senju's leadership, the Senju clan had grown increasingly powerful.

And the Daimyo had long harbored complaints about the Senju clan,

a conflict erupting between the two was merely a matter of time!!!!

Although he didn't know the specific events that had taken place at the Daimyo's residence that day,

from the unharmed Hashirama Senju, one could tell,

This war was won by the Senju Clan!!!

The Daimyo had no way to deal with the Senju Clan,

and the facts also confirmed Hyuga Tenzou's guess,

the Senju Clan had been expanding their scale without limit ever since that incident.

"…This state of affairs among the various great nations will change one day sooner or later; it's only a matter of time."

"A war of a hundred clans — this kind of situation is not a good thing for any country; it will endlessly drain the nation's foundation."

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"For the nation as a whole, it's not good for the country's development; for the common people below, it hasn't let them live a happier life either…"

Hashirama Senju laid out his thoughts on the future without holding anything back.

They had the intention of concealing their own thoughts.

With his strength having reached this level, he no longer believed that anyone could pose a threat to him.

Completing his goals and plans was only a matter of time.

After hearing Hashirama Senju's views,

Hyuga Tenzou also fell into deep thought!!!

Regarding some of the seemingly unorthodox ideas Hashirama Senju had spoken,

Hyuga Tenzou felt there was some truth to them.

Not to mention the wars between the Land of Fire and other countries,

even within the Land of Fire itself,

these ninja clans among them each operated on their own, frequently erupting into conflicts and clashes!!!

Ever since the Sect of Ninja split apart,

every ninja clan had grown increasingly arrogant,

and increasingly self-centered!!

"However… even though what you say makes a lot of sense."

"If all these clans were to unite and unify once again,"

"there would still need to be someone of higher status to give the orders, wouldn't there…"

"Finding such a person would probably not be very realistic…"

"Lord Daimyo, although he holds a lofty position within the Land of Fire, he can issue us missions and give some orders…"

"But he is merely an ordinary person without power, and he is not a ninja either…"