Time passed slowly.
As the dust settled on Old Konoha, New Konoha naturally entered the fast lane.
Thanks to the'strong support' and'selfless dedication' of the seventy to eighty thousand people from the four Ninja Clans like the Sarutobi, every aspect of New Konoha began to take on a brand-new look.
With all industries developing rapidly, the smiles on people's faces grew more frequent.
As for the members of the Four Clans, like the Sarutobi, being unhappy?
Heh, who cares!
As for the renovation of Old Konoha into a'scenic area,' with the help of the First Hokage Hashirama Senju, countless ruins formed by the war were buried underground, and the former appearance of Old Konoha began to be restored once again.
It took—only three days!
The reason was not complicated.
Hashirama Senju's Wood Release was definitely not something Yamato could even hope to compare to.
With Yamato's Wood Release, at most, he could only create a row of houses.
But what about Hashirama Senju?
With a simple clap of his hands, a vast area would return to its previous state.
As for why Hashirama Senju agreed instead of rushing back to the Pure Land as in the original work? This had to do with a conversation Uchiha Jin had with him.
First, play the emotional card!
Hashirama Senju cared deeply about the Village, and it occupied a large part of his heart; in the past, he hadn't hesitated to kill Uchiha Madara for its sake.
Second, clean up the mess left by his younger brother Tobirama!
Your younger brother Senju Tobirama's disciples have turned Konoha into this mess; as the older brother, aren't you going to do something for the Village?
Finally.
His granddaughter Tsunade has had a hard life all these years!
Her loved ones left her one by one; during this time, can't you two grandfathers spend more time with Tsunade and do your best to help her step out of her inner shadows?
It was because of these three points that Hashirama Senju was directly persuaded.
Of course, Uzumaki Mito's persuasion also played a part; she clearly wanted to take the opportunity to spend more time with her granddaughter.
Uzumaki Kushina wasn't in a hurry to return to the Pure Land either; given the chance, she naturally wanted to stay with her son, especially after knowing how much he had suffered over the years.
Sakumo Hatake felt the same way; after all, he had missed Kakashi's childhood and could feel the pain in Kakashi's heart. Seeing that almost everyone had chosen to stay for a while, he, as a father, also wanted to take the chance to spend more time with Kakashi.
As for—Senju Tobirama?
He was the most special one; even without Uchiha Jin's persuasion, he didn't plan on returning to the Pure Land easily.
First, due to his prejudice against the Uchiha, he didn't trust them with power, so he naturally intended to observe them closely.
More importantly, he had to pay for past mistakes; he needed to regroup the Senju Clan!
To put it bluntly.
The Senju Clan could not perish by his hands!
Even if they couldn't be the Village's rulers for generations to come, at the very least, he had to restore the Senju Clan to its historical norm.
So during this time, Senju Tobirama was incredibly busy.
He first conducted a screening within the Village and found a group of Senju Clan members who had integrated into the Village back then.
Although there were only a few dozen of them, and their bloodlines were thin—with most lacking Ninja talent—it still brought joy to Senju Tobirama's heart.
Immediately after.
He then went directly to the Daimyo's Mansion and found the group of clansmen who had chosen to become nobles when Konoha was first established.
This group had fared the best!
Although they had lost the possibility of becoming Ninjas, with the support of the Senju Clan and even Konoha, they had branched out into a dozen or so influential nobles.
This time, Senju Tobirama was quite ruthless, directly ordering each noble family to contribute half of their children to join Konoha.
These nobles were naturally unhappy, but they had no right to choose!
Because the person saying this—was named Senju Tobirama!
He wasn't like Tsunade, who seemed fierce but was actually soft-hearted; he was someone born in the Sengoku era who had experienced countless battles, later founded Konoha with his brother, and ushered the entire Ninja World into the era of hidden Villages!
As former members of the Senju Clan, they knew the ruthlessness of Senju Tobirama's methods better than anyone.
Refusal? That was seeking death!
Although Senju Tobirama seemed to be negotiating now, if they dared to refuse, who knew how he would deal with them!
After a difficult period of internal deliberation, these former Senju members, now Nobles of the Land of Fire, gritted their teeth and gave their answer.
They decided that it was impossible for the older generation to become Ninjas, so they could continue their extravagant lifestyles.
However, half of the younger generation was selected, and for the young children, except for the family heirs, Senju Tobirama took everyone else away.
In the end.
Senju Tobirama took away nearly four hundred people, including 150 adults around twenty years old and nearly 300 children under the age of ten.
As he left the Daimyo's Mansion, Senju Tobirama turned his head.
Taking one last look at the Daimyo's Mansion, a disdainful smile couldn't help but appear on his lips.
"Truly—a bunch of trash!"
"It seems long-term luxury has completely corrupted them. I gave them so many hints, I almost cracked their skulls open to pour the information in..."
"And yet they still didn't grasp the underlying meaning I wanted to convey? They even thought I was just using the authority of the Second Hokage to oppress them?"
"Heh, how interesting!"
"I was trying to save your lives!"
"After all, that little brat Uchiha Jin has made the same choice I did back then. Don't be fooled by the fact that he hasn't moved against the Daimyo yet; once he has the time, let alone some mere nobles, even the Daimyo himself will likely meet a miserable end."
"But, forget it."
"I've done what I needed to do. Since you're seeking death, you can't blame me."
"Nobles? Power?"
"The future belongs to the era of Ninjas. You fools of the old era, since you've refused me today, you can just wait for death in the future."
Senju Tobirama's gaze was somber.
During these few days since being resurrected via Edo Tensei, because Uchiha Jin hadn't restricted him, he had immediately begun an investigation throughout the Village.
Not only had he figured out the major events in Konoha over the years, but he had also deciphered about seventy to eighty percent of Uchiha Jin's ulterior motives.
So he knew very well that Uchiha Jin was preparing to move against the Daimyo!
He wasn't surprised by this.
Because back when he was the Second Hokage, and even earlier when Konoha was founded, he had actually harbored such thoughts in his heart.
However, it was a pity.
At that time, conditions weren't ripe, so he chose to endure and used the father of Tsunade and Nawaki to make a plan. He had the father of the two siblings marry the Daimyo's daughter, in exchange for a portion of the Senju Clan giving up their Ninja status and fully integrating into the noble power structure of the Daimyo's Mansion.