Almost in an instant.
As Shisui spoke, the Anbu standing behind him immediately split into twelve squads and charged directly toward their respective targets.
Shisui, meanwhile, drew his Kodachi and charged toward the Daimyos Mansion alone.
As a Mangekyo Expert, he had the confidence to fight alone!
Five minutes later.
Shisui arrived directly at the gates of the Daimyos Mansion. The guarding samurai were about to question him when they saw a pair of crimson Three-Tomoe eyes.
Under the genjutsu, they were instantly controlled.
Shisui didn't say a word and walked straight into the Daimyos Mansion.
He had no intention of hiding his presence, walking toward the main hall step by step. Any guards he encountered along the way were controlled by his Sharingan in an instant.
Although he encountered Guardian Shinobi among them, the gap between them and Shisui was too great; they were still easily controlled by his Sharingan's genjutsu and then had their lives easily reaped by Shisui's Kodachi.
Soon... when Shisui arrived in the main hall, the Daimyo, who was enjoying a dance, was momentarily stunned upon seeing Shisui.
"Uchiha?"
"What are you doing here?"
"Wait..."
"Why was no one here to announce you?"
The Daimyo was only stunned for a moment before realizing something was wrong.
Immediately following that.
Upon seeing the Sharingan in Shisui's eyes, he immediately roared, "Guards, protect me!"
But, unfortunately.
In the face of the Daimyo's shout, the hall remained deathly silent.
All the attendants and dancers stood blankly in place. Not only did they not go outside to call for guards, but they didn't even make the slightest movement.
The Daimyo looked bewildered and then subconsciously looked at everyone.
Then.
He spoke in great surprise as the black pupils of everyone present had turned into the crimson phantoms of the Sharingan.
Clearly.
Everyone had been manipulated!
"Uchiha, what do you want?"
"Money, right!"
"I have money, I have a lot of money!"
"I..."
The Daimyo spoke as much as he could. Having clearly realized the situation was dire, he was willing to promise almost anything to save his life.
However, it was a pity.
Shisui didn't even look at him, walking toward his position step by step. Finally, before the Daimyo could finish his last sentence, Shisui very easily decapitated him.
It was easy to an—unbelievable degree!
Even Shisui himself felt a slight sense of bewilderment now.
Why?
He couldn't figure it out!
How could such a figure, who could be so easily killed by a Ninja, have sat securely in the position of Daimyo for nearly a thousand years and used powerful Ninjas like dogs?
Incomprehensible, unimaginable!
Even before he actually took action, the pressure in his heart had actually been immense.
But strangely, after actually killing the Daimyo, he suddenly felt a sense of loss.
A string in his heart had gently snapped.
Immediately following that.
He shook his head casually and continued the slaughter.
He did not kill the ordinary dancers, attendants, or samurai. His only targets were the children and officials with the Daimyo's bloodline, as well as some Guardian Shinobi who could not be controlled by Three-Tomoe genjutsu.
Yes!
He couldn't even be bothered to activate his Mangekyo!
Fifteen minutes later.
When Shisui walked out of the Daimyos Mansion again, he could still see samurai on patrol and countless handmaidens scurrying through the various palaces. At least from the outside, everything looked normal.
But, in reality.
The Daimyo, all his children, the officials, and the Guardian Shinobi had long since been completely wiped out by him.
Shisui took one last look behind him at the still seemingly prosperous Daimyos Mansion, then with a soft sigh, he headed toward the other nobles to continue the killing.
This night.
Rivers of blood flowed through the capital, and every corner was filled with fire, screams, and that sky-piercing stench... the Land of Earth.
Because the Four-Tails of Iwagakure had been captured and Ōnoki was lightly injured, almost all the Iwagakure Ninja protecting the Daimyos Mansion had been reassigned back to Iwagakure.
At night, in the early hours of the morning.
Fugaku glanced at the many Anbu behind him, and sensing that the time was right, he gave a light wave of his hand.
Immediately following that.
Countless Anbu charged directly into the Daimyos Mansion. With the use of numerous Earth Release techniques, the entire Daimyos Mansion instantly began to echo with countless screams.
Fugaku didn't hold back either!
He stared directly with his Three-Tomoe eyes and used complex Fire Release Ninjutsu, each technique claiming a large number of lives.
Just like with Shisui's side, everyone could feel an indescribable sense of ease!
Compared to battles between Ninja, the current move against the Daimyo and the nobles couldn't even be called a battle.
At most... it could only be called a massacre!
...The Land of Wind, the Land of Lightning.
The situation there was actually similar. Before they actually took action, almost everyone was sweating on their foreheads, looking extremely uneasy and terrified.
After all, their target for today's mission was the Daimyo and countless nobles!
These people were the tiny handful of elites standing at the very top of the Ninja World's pyramid!
And what about Ninja?
They were merely lower-class people driven like dogs by the nobles and the Daimyo.
Even if the one giving the order was the Hokage, everyone was still very fearful deep down.
It wasn't until they actually started that everyone was surprised to find that the so-called nobles and Daimyos also bled, and killing them was even easier than killing an ordinary Genin.
The only exception was the Land of Water.
Senju Tobirama hardly let anyone else do anything; he just stood in front of the Daimyos Mansion alone.
'Water Release: Water Formation Wall!'
Boom!
Accompanied by Senju Tobirama's hand seals, a sea instantly crashed through the entire Daimyos Mansion.
'Water Release: Water Dragon Biting Explosion!'
Almost in an instant.
A massive water dragon spiraled and then exploded violently right in the center of the Daimyos Mansion.
'Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!'
'Water Release: Water Shark Bullet Technique!'
'...'
Countless Water Release Ninjutsu were unleashed, and the area around the Land of Water's Daimyos Mansion instantly seemed to be submerged in a vast ocean.
In the hands of Senju Tobirama, the nominal Second Hokage but actual Mizukage, the so-called Water Release instantly turned into terrifying Sea Release.
Five minutes later.
Having finished all this, Senju Tobirama turned around and spoke coolly to the many Anbu.
"Let's go, it's time to head back!"
The many Anbu were completely dumbfounded.
Holy crap!
What did we even come out for?
To kill the Daimyo and the nobles?
There was no need at all!
But it was only at this moment that everyone truly understood... just what an exaggerated level of strength the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, possessed.
Similarly, it was precisely because they understood this that everyone really didn't know what the hell to say for a moment about Hiruzen Sarutobi being the'Strongest Hokage'.
There was no helping it; the gap was just too large!
They even found it a bit incomprehensible how the previous Hiruzen Sarutobi had dared to boast about being the'Strongest Hokage'?