As the sky gradually brightened, the civilians of the Land of Water's capital who had been hiding in their homes finally dared to step outside.
But with just a single glance, these civilians could not help but vomit uncontrollably.
The capital of the Land of Water was already prone to morning fog, and with the deaths of two to three thousand people the previous night, even the fog had been tinged with a blood-red hue. From a distance, the entire capital of the Land of Water seemed to be shrouded in a mist of blood.
Not to mention that, beyond the choking blood mist, the twisted corpses hanging high up as if on public display made people feel deep discomfort from the bottom of their hearts.
Terumī Mei also felt uncomfortable. Although she had killed many people, when she truly saw thousands of corpses laid out like this, her scalp still tingled faintly.
It was Keizumi who had called her over. Killing could resolve problems, but the aftermath after killing was just as important.
If the capital of the Land of Water were left unattended, Keizumi could almost imagine that it would not take long before countless crimes would occur here. That would be a desecration of justice—something Keizumi was unwilling to see.
"My lord, what should we do next?"
Standing beside Keizumi, Mei only needed to shift her gaze slightly to see the Daimyō of the Land of Water.
This Daimyō, who once stood at the pinnacle of power in the Land of Water, was no more special than anyone else after death. In fact, due to extreme fear, his condition appeared even more unsightly.
"In your name, gather the remaining nobles of the Land of Water's capital."
"Have them arrange people to maintain the stability of the capital, and at the same time, tell them about the concept of Absolute Justice."
Keizumi had actually considered having Terumī Mei directly take the position of Daimyō of the Land of Water. However, her sense of justice had not been tested, and he did not know whether such a decision would be good or bad.
"There are still nobles alive?"
After hearing Keizumi's words, Terumī Mei spoke almost instinctively.
It was not unreasonable for her to say this. In her view, the nobles of the Land of Water were essentially birds of a feather, and since two to three thousand people had clearly died last night, it stood to reason that the nobles should have all been wiped out.
"I am not someone who kills indiscriminately. The people I killed all deserved it."
Keizumi shook his head. Terumī Mei had a deep misunderstanding of him. Not just her—by now, probably everyone in the Land of Water misunderstood him to some extent.
"Those nobles…"
"Will those nobles really be willing to listen to me and try to understand your Absolute Justice, my lord?"
Terumī Mei realized she had misspoken. Looking at Keizumi in front of her, she asked uncertainly.
Her concern was not without reason. In fact, even she herself could not claim that she held no resentment toward Keizumi, after all, he had directly crushed Kirigakure.
Putting herself in their position, she did not believe those nobles would refrain from making small moves behind the scenes.
"If they are unwilling, they can leave the Land of Water."
"As for those nobles who choose to stay—if they commit evil, it won't be long before they go to meet the Daimyō!"
Keizumi knew the human heart was unpredictable, but it did not matter. He was confident that as long as he was alive, these nobles would either obey in fear or end up hanging on trees just like the Daimyō of the Land of Water.
As long as he killed enough, and killed ruthlessly enough, he did not believe he could not deal with those evildoers.
"N-No, I will definitely try my best to persuade those nobles and make them understand Absolute Justice!"
Hearing Keizumi's words made Terumī Mei's scalp go numb. The capital of the Land of Water had already been half-paralyzed after one round of killing—if Keizumi continued, she feared she would become a sinner of the Land of Water.
"Let's hope so."
Keizumi glanced at her and shook his head without saying more.
After handing over the capital of the Land of Water to Terumī Mei, he still had other matters to attend to. After all, besides the capital, there were many other cities in the Land of Water. Since he had decided to let Absolute Justice cover the skies of the Land of Water, he would not stop.
"Keizumi, that old man from Kirigakure is speaking ill of you."
Not long after Keizumi returned to Kirigakure, Tachibana Jirō jumped onto his shoulder and began to complain.
"It's fine, as long as he hasn't done anything evil."
Keizumi did not care about Tachibana Jirō's complaint. Even back in Konohagakure, there were people who did not understand his Absolute Justice—let alone in Kirigakure.
"This old man was not speaking ill of Keizumi-sama. This old man was merely telling it that Keizumi-sama may become the fuse for the Fourth Great Ninja War."
Genji had also noticed Keizumi's return. Looking at the man and the cat before him, his expression was extremely complicated.
Originally, Genji had thought that before he died, he would most likely not witness the Fourth Great Ninja War. After all, he had lived quite long—long enough to have seen three great ninja wars.
"What happened in the capital should have already spread. The Five Great Nations all have spies in other countries."
"The incident in the Land of Fire's capital previously already caused a stir among the nobles of the Land of Water, but at that time, they all thought it was merely an internal affair of the Land of Fire."
"But this time is different. Keizumi-sama, you are from the Uchiha clan, and the Uchiha clan can almost be equated with Konohagakure."
"A ninja from Konohagakure of the Land of Fire interfering in the politics of another country and even directly killing the Daimyō of the Land of Water—this will instill fear in the Daimyō of the Land of Lightning, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Wind. They will use funding as leverage to pressure their respective ninja villages."
"The Fourth Great Ninja War… is truly coming!"
"And unlike the previous three, if the Fourth Great Ninja War breaks out, the demands of the major nations will likely be only one—kill you!"
"Only by killing you can the Daimyō sleep peacefully. Only by killing you will those nobles no longer have to live in fear!"
Genji looked at Keizumi with a complicated gaze. In his eyes, no matter how strong Keizumi was, he could not possibly be strong enough to withstand the combined forces of the Land of Lightning, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Wind.
This was something even Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara had not achieved. In Genji's view, no matter how strong Keizumi was, he would only be another Uchiha Madara or another Senju Hashirama.
Yet neither Senju Hashirama nor Uchiha Madara had dared to face the allied forces of the great nations. How could Keizumi possibly win?
It was still a matter of limited vision that constrained Genji's judgment. Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara actually had the capability to unify the ninja world—it was just that Senju Hashirama had a flawed way of thinking, much like Uchiha Itachi, someone who had never truly studied.
And coincidentally, Keizumi now possessed strength comparable to Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara.
But unlike them—
He had studied.