Around 11 PM, Hashirama stood atop a tall building, looking down at the Daimyo's Mansion, which was brightly lit all night.
Compared to thirty-four years ago, the Daimyo's Mansion had expanded significantly, bustling with traffic and many times more prosperous.
He thought of the current Konoha, which had barely changed since his death and a complex, inexpressible emotion welled up in his heart.
"Thirty-four years... The Daimyo's Mansion has developed like this, yet Konoha remains stagnant."
Shun calmly said, "The Sarutobi, Shimura, Utatane, and Mitokado clans have been parasitically draining Konoha. The funds they've embezzled are enough to rebuild three Konoha."
Hashirama briefly asked, "What is your plan?"
Shun took out a meticulously drawn map from his clothes and spread it on a rock.
"We will disguise ourselves as two samurai, using Shadow Clones to fight. We'll start with the Mitokado clans in the North, then clear them out clockwise."
His finger traced a circle on the map as he said, "Next, the Shimura in the West, the Utatane in the South, and finally the Sarutobi in the East. That old man, Hiruzen, must be saved for last."
Then, he took out two sets of samurai equipment, prepared in advance, from a storage scroll.
A little while later, they put on black iron armor and protective gear, with sharp long swords at their waists, and dragon-shaped iron masks on their faces, obscuring their true appearance.
Shun softly said, "First Hokage-sama, we are not here to kill, so you must control your strength. Just take all their money. Perhaps I will visit them again next time."
Hashirama touched his black samurai sword and said, "Don't worry, I will spare their lives. After all, death would be too easy for them."
Under the cover of night, the two, like ghosts, infiltrated the Mitokado clan residence in the North. This residence covered nearly dozens of acres, surrounded by a layer of light blue barrier.
Shun squatted on a cherry blossom tree outside the wall, his Sharingan subtly rotating.
"Standard alert barrier, triggered alarm. Two patrol squads, five people per squad, exchanging every fifteen minutes."
Hashirama closed his eyes and sensed for a moment. "No need for such trouble, I will handle the barrier."
He clasped his hands together and gently pressed them against the barrier. The light blue barrier rippled slightly, then returned to its original state, but its nature had changed.
Hashirama explained, "Now it won't alarm anyone, and I've added a temporary silencing effect. No matter how lively we get inside, no one outside will hear us."
Shun nodded slightly and followed Hashirama into the barrier.
Hashirama clapped his hands, creating eight hundred Shadow Clones, densely filling the surrounding space. Then, these Shadow Clones quickly rushed in all directions.
Fighting alongside Hashirama, the God of Shinobi.
Just thinking about it was exciting.
Shun took a deep breath, clasped his hands, and created three hundred Shadow Clones to follow.
According to previously investigated data, although the Mitokado clan had 552 ninjas, only 2 were Elite Jonin, 9 were Jonin, 31 were Special Jonin, and the rest were Chunin and Genin.
Facing Hashirama and Shun's Shadow Clones, the Mitokado ninjas didn't even have time to raise an alarm before being knocked unconscious by a hand chop from the Shadow Clones.
Two Elite Jonin rushed out of the main house, only to see the courtyard filled with Shadow Clones, instantly freezing in place.
"Who exactly are you and what are you doing here?" The new Mitokado clan head mumbled.
Dozens of Shadow Clones didn't waste a single word, directly using the Body Flicker Technique to quickly rush towards the two.
"Damn it, so fast. Be careful!"
As soon as the new clan head, Hirota, finished shouting, the new vice clan head, Hiroki, was knocked down.
Soon, the two were dragged to the center of the courtyard.
Seeing the Mitokado clan members scattered on the ground, Hirota's pupils suddenly contracted.
"What do you want to do?"
Hashirama stomped, cracking his shin bone, and said in a cold tone, "We heard you brought a lot of money from Konoha here. We're here to collect protection fees."
Shun took out a piece of paper and said, "The large amount of property Homura carried should have been divided between you two, right? Hand it all over obediently, otherwise, your Mitokado clan will be annihilated tonight."
Hirota and Hiroki knelt on the ground, the cold samurai swords at their necks putting immense pressure on them.
"Don't kill us, we'll pay!"
Screams constantly echoed as Hashirama and Shun's Shadow Clones quickly searched the entire residence.
A total of 13.69 billion ryo was collected, which was 710 million ryo more than the original plan of 12.98 billion ryo. It seemed the Mitokado clan had a considerable amount of property in the Daimyo's Mansion.
Then, all the Mitokado clan members were knocked unconscious and the 13.69 billion ryo in cash was packaged into ten sealing scrolls.
...
The Shimura clan's defenses in the West were even stricter than the Mitokado clan's, with more patrolling ninjas and even sensory-type ninjas stationed there.
However, in the face of absolute strength, all defenses were meaningless.
Shadow Clone Technique!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In the dark night, the Shadow Clone samurai army descended once again.
The Shimura ninjas were knocked down before they could even clearly see who their enemies were.
An Elite Jonin of the Shimura clan roared, "Damn it! These samurai, how can they use Shadow Clones?!"
As he was about to form hand seals, he was struck simultaneously by three Shadow Clone samurai, instantly losing consciousness.
The 586 ninjaa of the Shimura clan were completely wiped out within a mere fifteen minutes.
After counting the cash, Shun was overjoyed, having found a total of 14.61 billion ryo, which was 830 million ryo more than the original target of 13.78 billion ryo.
...
The Utatane clan in the South had a larger number of members, with 830 ninjas organizing a decent defense. But it was useless, and they were quickly overwhelmed by over a thousand Shadow Clones. The Shadow Clones quickly gathered all the collected cash, totaling 20.57 billion ryo.
Shun was already grinning from ear to ear. These clans were really good at making money. They had only been in the Daimyo's Mansion for a few days, and their assets had increased by several hundred million ryo.
...
Soon, over a thousand black-clad samurai appeared at the Sarutobi clan residence.
Watching the Sarutobi ninjas being continuously struck down, Hiruzen's pupils constricted, and he kept retreating.
"Shadow Clone Technique... Absurd! How can samurai have such power and such a huge amount of Chakra, comparable to a Tailed Beast? Who exactly are you?!"