Trees Chapter 306 Peace And Prosperity in Konoha Village

Konoha Village…

"Godaime!!"

"What the hell have you been doing!?"

In the Hokage's Office, Tobirama clutched a bill with an absurd number of zeros and slammed it straight onto Tsunade’s face.

He was seriously about to die from anger right there in the office.

When Tsunade faced the bill thrown by Tobirama, she not only did not dodge at all, but also looked very proud.

Upon seeing this, Tobirama felt his vision blur from sheer rage.

‘Damn it!’

‘What the hell is Tsunade thinking!?’

‘The village was already struggling financially due to reconstruction.’

Just two days ago, Tsunade had spent two-thirds of the village’s treasury to hire some so-called ‘Akatsuki Idol Group’ to come perform in Konoha.

‘What the actual hell?!’

‘Was the village still supposed to function after this?’

"Granduncle, you just don’t understand the deeper meaning behind my actions."

"This money was spent for a greater cause!”

Tobirama stared at Tsunade in disbelief.

‘What did she just say?!’

‘She was wasting money and still had the nerve to justify it?!’

The moment he remembered the endless zeros on that bill, Tobirama clutched his chest and collapsed into his chair, coughing violently.

"Cough cough cough..."

Nearby, Hiruzen felt he should at least do something, so he quickly pulled out some blood pressure medication and handed it to Tobirama.

"Sensei..."

"Calm down first, take some medicine."

Tobirama was so furious he could barely think straight. When Hiruzen held the pills to his mouth, he initially wanted to refuse… but he was in too much pain. In the end, he swallowed them.

A few seconds later...

Tobirama looked at Hiruzen in shock, his eyes filled with confusion.

‘This…’

‘What medicine did Saru give me?’

‘How could it relieve this kind of stress so quickly?!’

‘This stuff is amazing!’

After taking it, Tobirama’s dizziness faded, and his heart no longer felt like it was about to explode.

When Hiruzen saw the eager look in Tobirama's eyes, he awkwardly chuckled and pulled out two more bottles from his robe, placing them in Tobirama’s hands.

At this point, he was starting to think Tobirama needed this medicine more than he did.

As he handed over the pills, Hiruzen shot a glare at Tsunade.

He had a rough idea of why Tsunade had invited that Akatsuki Idol Group to Konoha...

‘Last time, that Nagato guy had used some Forbidden Technique to revive us three Hokage.’

‘And this time...’

Hiruzen had a vague feeling in his heart.

He felt that Tsunade used the money so that Nagato could use that Forbidden Technique again.

But understanding her motives didn’t make it any less insane.

‘Why did she have to drain Konoha’s already depleted treasury for this?!’

‘Couldn’t she have used her own entertainment company’s money first?’

Seeing Tobirama’s state, Hiruzen felt his own headache worsening.

Feeling his blood pressure spike, he popped open a fresh bottle of meds and chugged it straight.

At this point, Tobirama finally understood why Hiruzen was always taking this stuff...

After a long silence, Tobirama finally roared at Tsunade, "You’re paying this money back to the village!"

He then pointed out the window.

Outside, in the Konoha’s open-air plaza, the entire village had gathered.

Tobirama felt like he was living in some kind of nightmare.

Every single villager was watching some godforsaken concert.

And they were all chanting about ‘embracing pain’ like brainwashed cultists.

Meanwhile, inside the Hokage Tower, the Shinobi who had to stay on duty looked like they were mourning their own funerals, their faces full of despair.

Just thinking about the state of the village now made Tobirama’s brain tremble in fury.

‘So annoying!’

‘So infuriating!’

‘Since when did Konoha turn into this mess?!’

‘Is a concert really that important?’

“Pain!!”

“Encore!!”

Outside the window, Senju was holding up a fan sign and was shouting so loudly that his voice echoed through the entire Hokage Tower.

When Tobirama saw his elder brother joining in on this nonsense, he covered his face and let out a long sigh before grabbing the medicine bottle from his desk, shaking out a few pills, and swallowing them.

"Everyone, get out."

Tobirama waved his hand, and closed his eyes, kicking Hiruzen and Tsunade out of the office.

Once they left, Tobirama stood by the window, glaring at his idiotic brother for a few seconds before suddenly jumping out of the Hokage Tower.

Tobirama had decided that this ridiculous concert had to stop. If things kept going like this, Konoha’s younger generation would be completely ruined.

"Feel pain~”

“Contemplate pain~”

“Accept pain~”

“Know pain~”

“I will never forget my pain~”

“And now, the world shall know pain~”

"Shinra Tensei~"

On stage, the Six Paths of Pain finished their chant and started vibing to the beat.

Down below, Hashirama was having the time of his life, waving glow sticks in both hands like an excited fanboy.

"Hey, Konohamaru…"

"I remember the last time I saw this many people gathered in one place..."

"Was during the chaotic Warring States period!"

Hashirama was thoroughly entertained, but deep down, he was also proud of how peaceful Konoha had become.

And what shocked him the most is…

People from other villages had traveled all the way here just to see this concert!

‘They were finally letting go of old grudges!’

‘It’s really great!’

Konohamaru swung his glow sticks excitedly, shouting back at his ‘little bro’ Hashirama.

"Hell yeah!"

"The Akatsuki Idol Group has the biggest fanbase in the entire Shinobi World!"

At this time, Konohamaru had dyed his hair bright orange and was wearing Rinnegan-colored contacts.

At a glance, he looked like a miniature Pain.

And honestly...

Almost half the crowd was cosplaying as the Six Paths of Pain.

"Saru! Take your grandson home!"

Tobirama suddenly appeared behind them, dragging Hiruzen along.

When they heard the ridiculous conversation between Hashirama and Konohamaru, they both reached for their blood pressure meds at the same time.

‘What the hell was happening to this village?!’

Tobirama was genuinely afraid that one day, his brother would dye his hair orange and start showing off in front of him like some kind of superfan.

"Come on, Konohamaru!"

"We’re leaving!"

Hiruzen grabbed Konohamaru’s arm and walked back, but Konohamaru was in high spirits, and since his grandfather had been controlling him recently, he suddenly became angry.

"Sarutobi Hiruzen, is that any way to talk to your uncle?"

When Hashirama saw his young friend being forced to leave, he scratched his head and tried to reason with Hiruzen.

"Hey, Saru… just let him stay a little longer…"

"Hmph! Big brother, you’re coming home too!"

Before Hashirama could finish, Tobirama’s voice cut in sharply.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…!!

At that moment, hundreds of blue energy beams suddenly streaked across the sky.

"Oh no!"

"Tobirama, let go of me!"

Hashirama was the first to notice that something was wrong. He broke free from his brother's hand and ran towards the tallest building in Konoha.

"Grandfather! Granduncle!"

“Old man!”

"Use the barrier!"

Tsunade’s voice rang out just in time. The three Hokage on the scene exchanged glances before immediately forming hand seals.

"Four Red Yang Formation!!"

As the four Hokage formed the hand seals, a red barrier enveloped the entire Konoha Village.

Pain was also worried that the defense offered by the several Hokage wouldn’t be enough, so he flew into the air himself and used the Rinnegan’s repulsive force to deflect the incoming attacks.

"We did it! We blocked them!"

Tobirama looked up at the sky and was relieved to see that their combined efforts had stopped the assault.

But at this time, hundreds of black energy beams suddenly pierced through the barrier, completely ignoring the Four Red Yang Formation, and exploded violently across Konoha Village...

Boom!!

"No…!!!"