Chapter 149 These two are the First and Second Hokage
If this person is not allowed to return, then with the Cloud Village leaderless, the remaining high-ranking members may be forced by face and stance to make a choice similar to that of the Sand Village, mobilizing all their forces to avenge the Raikage.
However, this time they chose to let the Fourth Raikage go back.
With his fervent advocacy for revenge for the Raikage, the other high-ranking officials were able to calm down and have a way out to stand on the side of restraint and forbearance.
After all, someone like himself, who could kill the Raikage in one blow, was far too dangerous.
With a large number of ordinary ninjas gathered and ample preparations made, even a Kage-level ninja couldn't launch a direct attack.
However, such situations are extremely rare and cannot continue indefinitely.
Given the opportunity, a Kage-level ninja can easily take down thousands of ordinary ninjas.
In the original timeline, the Third Raikage single-handedly wiped out 10,000 Iwagakure ninja before dying from exhaustion.
The gap between the strong and the weak is indeed vast.
Top-tier experts cannot be defeated simply by sheer numbers; a multitude of conditions must be met.
But how difficult is it to gather such conditions?
Therefore, it is meaningless for the Hidden Cloud Village to possess more than 20,000 ninjas.
If there is no top-tier figure who can rival you, then no matter how many people come, they will only be throwing their lives away.
Even though Kumogakure is the most powerful of the five great ninja villages and has the most reckless ninjas, it's impossible for those who reach the top to be a bunch of mindless brutes.
There are still many calm-headed figures like Tsuchidai who understand that they can't just seek revenge recklessly, as that would only lead to more deaths.
In this way, we can distinguish between the most powerful and uncompromising faction in the Hidden Cloud Village, and another faction that is calm, patient, and prioritizes the overall situation.
Unlike the time with Kirigakure, Kumogakure doesn't have a mature and prudent figure like Elder Genji, who is second only to the emperor and has a powerful position, so that they can lead the decision to surrender.
Having killed the Raikage, it's highly unlikely that the Cloud Village, with its many brutes, would surrender.
The most likely scenario is that he's driven by rage and wants to mobilize more people to avenge the Raikage.
However, by leaving the Fourth Raikage alive, he can actually influence the overall determination of the Hidden Cloud Village to seek revenge, thus creating division.
If the Cloud Village insists on taking revenge on him, at least they can kill fewer people.
This is all for their own good.
As Souji was thinking this.
Hashirama and Tobirama did not participate in the battle; they remained on the back of the Heavenly Dragon, observing him with considerable curiosity.
"Brother, just now... could you clearly see how he dealt with this generation's Raikage?"
"Well... I really don't understand it."
Hashirama stroked his chin, saying with some confusion:
"This generation of Raikage is definitely not weak.
His lightning chakra when he unleashes his full power is no less than that of the First Raikage."
"When using Lightning Release Chakra Mode, the reaction is also greatly enhanced. Logically speaking, Souji's attack is very ordinary, and the Raikage should be able to react easily.
Even if he is in mid-air, blocking or dodging will not be a problem."
"Not to mention that Lightning Release Chakra Mode has powerful defensive capabilities, but Souji's attack seemed to pass through the Raikage's defenses without any hindrance!"
"Even if Souji used Sage Mode, it shouldn't be this simple... I really don't understand, there seems to be something more special..."
Tobirama listened to his brother's analysis and nodded slightly.
He could see the same things as his brother, and the two of them had the same doubts.
Tobirama paused slightly, then smiled wryly:
"His move was so strange, so incomprehensible, that even his ability to use Sage Mode was momentarily overlooked..."
"Yes, Sage Mode... It's incredibly difficult to master; even Tobirama didn't succeed."
Tobirama's expression immediately turned awkward, and he coughed lightly:
"Ahem! It's not that I didn't succeed, it's just that I've been busy developing and researching ninjutsu, and after my brother's death, I had to take care of Konoha's affairs.
I really couldn't find the time to train in Sage Mode!"
"Back in the day, even I spent a lot of time to succeed in cultivation... Ah, those cultivation days, I really miss them!"
Hashirama, with an air of age, reminisced about the past.
Tobirama was somewhat speechless.
He shook his head, looked at Jiraiya and Minato who were approaching, his expression turning serious, and said:
"Brother, the people from Konoha have arrived.
Should we intervene?"
"Well... let's go down first and see how things go."
Souji had previously told both of them that the situation in Konoha was rather awkward due to the handling of Kirigakure.
As the one who proposed the strategy of mutual checks and balances among the five great ninja villages, Hashirama naturally understood that, given Sarutobi's personality, he must have taken it as an ancestral precept and dared not even entertain the thought of violating it.
That's how traditional ninjas are.
The one who tied the knot must untie it; the conflict caused by this can only be best resolved by his own intervention.
The two brothers came to this defiled world for this very reason.
Jiraiya and Minato both walked over with serious expressions.
There was no one else besides them.
This was to avoid appearing hostile, and also to guard against the possibility of a conflict that could result in a large loss of ninjas.
Both of them knew that Souji's kunai technique was very special, especially since it seemed to be getting stronger and stronger.
Even elite Jonin like the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and even the Mizukage and Raikage, had died one after another from Souji's kunai.
Even Kage-level and Jonin-level opponents can put up some resistance, at least they won't be easily killed.
However, the situation of the Souji is special.
If a conflict occurs, the more Jonin brought along, the greater the losses will be.
Although Minato didn't believe a conflict would break out, he couldn't say much.
When Jiraiya and Minato arrived, Hashirama and Tobirama also sent the Heavenly Dragons down to the ground.
Upon seeing Hashirama and Tobirama, Jiraiya and Minato, who were about to speak to Souji, were both stunned.
Jiraiya's eyes suddenly turned very sharp, filled with obvious hostility.
"Souji... could you explain what's going on with these two?"
"What do you mean by having these two dress up as the First and Second Hokage?
What are you planning to do?"
Jiraiya questioned him in this way, and Minato looked at Souji with a puzzled expression.
Even with their wildest imaginations, they could never have imagined that Souji would actually go to the underworld to find the two Hokage and bring them back to the human world.
In their eyes, this was Souji dressing the two of them up exactly like the two Hokage... a completely incomprehensible and baffling act!
This was undoubtedly an insult to the two Hokage, so serious that Jiraiya couldn't even bother to question the unauthorized attack on Kumogakure for a moment.
The Souji smiled slightly and replied calmly:
"Lord Jiraiya, you misunderstand. They are not dressed up."
"These two are the First and Second Hokage."
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