The moment Senju Hashirama appeared, the Hidden Sand Village battlefield descended into chaos.
With a single strike of his True Several Thousand Hands, the Sand army was instantly routed, with nine out of ten perishing.
The Sand ninja invading Konoha suffered heavy casualties, and the Second Kazekage was killed on the spot.
Only a handful managed to flee by sheer luck, while the rest knelt and surrendered—against such a formidable opponent, they had no means of resistance.
With their leader Shamon dead and left without direction, how could the Sand ninja dare to oppose the God of the Shinobi World?
Surrendering to survive became their only option.
Someone suggested selecting a leader from among the survivors, and everyone quickly agreed.
They then knelt together, bowing their heads to Senju Hashirama in apology.
Hashirama did not hesitate in the slightest, capturing all the Sand ninja on the battlefield right then and there.
These ninja were valuable combat assets, perfect for exchanging with the Hidden Sand Village for resources.
At that time, the major Hidden Villages were still in their early stages of development, and every ninja was a precious resource not to be missed.
"Alright! Tobirama, onward to the next battlefield!"
Having dealt with the Sand matter, Hashirama shouted toward Tobirama.
With Tobirama's Flying Thunder God Technique, the two could instantly traverse between battlefields.
Tobirama readily agreed. In a flash, they vanished from the Sand battlefield.
On the Kumogakure battlefield, the Second Raikage personally led a large force of elite Cloud ninja into the Land of Fire.
In his view, with Senju Hashirama dead, this was the perfect opportunity to seize the Land of Fire's resources.
The abundant produce of this land was exactly what Kumogakure urgently needed for its development.
Relying on the Six Paths Ninja Tools and their own Nine-Tails Chakra, the Gold and Silver Brothers rampaged through the Konoha ninja ranks, unstoppable.
Konoha's vanguard had never encountered such ferocious tactics and struggled to hold their ground.
"Hahaha, brother, these Konoha ninja are no match for us at all!"
Kinkaku laughed heartily.
"Just kill freely, slaughter them all!"
Led by the Gold and Silver Brothers, the Cloud army advanced with unstoppable momentum.
The Konoha forces retreated step by step, their defensive lines continuously shrinking.
Just as the brothers were wreaking havoc on the battlefield, a flash of blue light suddenly streaked across.
As the light faded, Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama, having rushed from the Sand battlefield, appeared.
"What?!"
The Second Raikage exclaimed in shock.
"Senju Hashirama?! He's actually alive?!"
Staring at the two figures who had suddenly appeared, the Second Raikage's eyes widened in utter disbelief.
Having personally witnessed Hashirama's terrifying power, he could no longer remain calm.
"Quick! Order a full retreat!"
The Second Raikage urgently roared.
"Everyone, withdraw!"
At this moment, the Second Raikage could no longer concern himself with anything else.
Although Cloud ninja were known for their bravery, they were not fools.
Facing the God of the Shinobi World, Senju Hashirama, they knew this invasion had no chance of victory.
The retreat order quickly reached the front lines, but the Gold and Silver Brothers completely ignored it.
"Forget these two madmen!"
The Second Raikage shouted sharply.
"Full army retreat! Any later, and everyone will die alongside these two lunatics!"
Following the Second Raikage's command, the Cloud ninja on the battlefield began to withdraw one after another.
Only the elite troops under the command of the Gold and Silver Brothers remained in place.
Cloaked in Nine-Tails Chakra, the two brothers had long since lost themselves to bloodlust.
Completely disregarding the retreat of their main forces, their eyes remained fixed on Senju Hashirama.
"Roar—"
They let out beast-like roars and charged fiercely toward Senju Hashirama.
But this time, Hashirama didn't even activate Sage Mode.
With just a single raised hand and a clap, a massive Wood Style Puppet materialized with a thunderous presence.
The imposing aura of this Wood Style Puppet was actually even more formidable than that of the Nine-Tails.
In an instant, the Gold and Silver Brothers, who had been relying on Nine-Tails Chakra to wreak havoc, were completely outmatched.
The two, who had just been in a frenzied state, froze in place, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.
Hashirama manipulated the Wood Style Puppet, which seized the two brothers in its grasp.
With a sudden tightening of its immense grip, accompanied by the crisp sound of shattering bones—
The two didn't even have time to scream before they were reduced to a mist of blood, vanishing from the battlefield.
After all, even the real Nine-Tails had been effortlessly subdued by Hashirama's single Wood Style Arm back in the day, let alone these two.
"Is… is this real?!"
A Kumogakure soldier stood frozen in place, muttering to himself.
"Is this the true God of the Shinobi World? Are we fighting against a god?"
Witnessing the Gold and Silver Brothers turn into a bloody mist, the once-fearless elite soldiers of Kumogakure instantly froze, their fighting spirit completely shattered.
Seizing the opportunity, Hashirama ordered the Konoha forces to capture these soldiers.
After resolving the conflict with Kumogakure, he had intended to rush to other battlefields immediately.
But then, shocking news suddenly arrived.
Both Iwagakure and Kirigakure had received messages from Kumogakure.
They finally learned that they had all been deceived by the God of the Shinobi World, Senju Hashirama's feigned death.
Who in the Ninja World could deliver messages with such incredible speed?
And on whose orders?
If Hashirama or Madara had been women, perhaps the story of the Hokage wouldn't have spanned over seven hundred episodes.
Upon learning the truth, Iwagakure and Kirigakure immediately fell into chaos.
Their armies withdrew to their own territories overnight.
Fearing Hashirama's retaliation, they meticulously cleared the battlefield before retreating, leaving no trace behind.
Even more absurdly, during this time, the Second Tsuchikage and the Second Mizukage clashed.
The two ended up perishing together.
Not only did they gain nothing from the war, but they also lost their own Kage-level powerhouses.
And so, the First Great Ninja War came to a hasty and anticlimactic end.
Senju Hashirama's reputation as the strongest was firmly cemented throughout the Ninja World.
Meanwhile, the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, pressed the advantage, demanding that the other four nations pay Konoha massive reparations in resources.
Though filled with resentment, the four nations had no choice.
They could only swallow their pride and hand over the resources.
"The schemes of ninjas run deeper than the abyss itself,"
a samurai lamented.
"Even Hashirama's death was nothing but a carefully laid trap!"
In all things, one must look beyond the surface to uncover the truth beneath.