"..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen had something in his heart that he didn't know if he should say...
Where did these Uzu-nin come from?
Wasn't the Land of Whirlpools still at war? How could they still have ninja to send out?
And...
Damn it!!!
Is it really okay for you to slander others like this?
He almost wanted to let go of the Mangekyo user in front of him and charge out to eliminate these Uzumaki troops.
Especially because Konoha was currently in a critical moment, most of its ninja had been sent to the Land of Whirlpools, and the ninja left in the village now...
Were very few, and most of them were genin.
So, it was somewhat difficult to control the current situation.
They might get beaten to the ground by the Uzu-nin the moment they opened their mouths, but...
If this continued, his reputation as the Third Hokage would truly be ruined in his old age, because...
Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at the Uzu-nin distributing supplies and little red books...
This group came prepared!
He suddenly raised his head to look at the one-eyed Mangekyo user in front of him, his heart skipping a beat...
Could this be a plot by the Land of Whirlpools?!
However, he did not know...
Uchiha Fugaku was also startled by this group of suddenly appearing Uzu-nin. Why did they come to Konoha for no reason? Shouldn't they be defending against the enemy in the Land of Whirlpools?
But he was only startled by their appearance for a moment, then immediately regained his composure, still focusing all his efforts on relentlessly attacking the dodging Third Hokage. As for other matters, they had nothing to do with him now...
And he figured the military department probably had some secret mission, otherwise, why would they send that brat Nagato here?
He should just focus on his own task!
He looked at the Third Hokage who had dodged another attack and sighed inwardly...
He truly lived up to his title as the strongest Hokage. Although there was definitely some exaggeration in that...
The Third Hokage wasn't someone he could easily deal with.
Thinking of this...
Uchiha Fugaku grew more and more anxious inside. He knew...
The longer this dragged on, the more disadvantageous it became for him...
But right now, he had no good solution!
And at this moment...
"It seems you really are in cahoots with them." Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly appeared in front of him, looking at him calmly and saying, "You actually got distracted watching them."
Uchiha Fugaku was shocked. He looked at the Sarutobi Hiruzen who had suddenly appeared before him, then looked towards the Sarutobi Hiruzen who was still being chased...
With a "poof" sound...
The Sarutobi Hiruzen being chased directly disappeared?!
"Shadow Clone?!" He raised his head, his Mangekyo spinning constantly. He then calmed his mind and said flatly, "Was it the First Hokage?"
So that was it...
No wonder he inexplicably used that large-scale attack, Wood Release: Advent of a World of Trees earlier...
"Using the Wood Release as cover? But..."
His tone turned cold...
"This suits me just fine!"
...
"Shameless!" Madara, seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly appear before Uchiha Fugaku, looked at the smug Hashirama in front of him and said flatly, "You're still as shameless as ever, Hashirama!"
"Haha, Madara, I win this time." Hashirama looked at Madara proudly and said, "Don't worry, I'll have little monkey go easy on him."
He looked down at the Konoha ruins and sighed inwardly...
"As for Konoha..."
"Perhaps this is the price for doing wrong!"
He pointed at a group of Uzu-nin not far away...
"Are those ninja from the Land of Whirlpools?"
He nodded with emotion...
"Truly remarkable! Especially that red-haired young man. As expected of an Uzumaki, the vast amount of chakra inside him is even stronger than mine!"
"Hmm!" Madara looked deeply at Hashirama and said flatly, "That kid is pretty good."
With all those health supplements in the Land of Whirlpools, that brat had been eating them since he was a child. His chakra level could rival a tailed beast.
You know...
Back then, Tobi used his monthly salary to buy some for him to try. The effect was really good!
Especially the high-concentration versions he got directly from that brat Jun. The effect was even better!
He glanced at Nagato with satisfaction, then turned back, his face expressionless as he looked at the confident smile on Hashirama's face...
"You think you've definitely won?"
The corner of his mouth lifted slightly...
"Hashirama, you're still so naive!"
His eyes moved...
"Do you really think these eyes of mine couldn't detect your little trick?"
As soon as the words fell...
Hearing Madara's words, Hashirama was startled. He looked down towards the Third Hokage and shouted loudly, "Little monkey, dodge now!"
He formed hand seals, about to create a Wood Release defense for Sarutobi Hiruzen when...
However...
"Too late!!" Madara laughed wildly and kicked out, interrupting Hashirama's jutsu, saying, "What allowed the Uchiha clan to dominate the Warring States period wasn't the Sharingan, nor the Mangekyo, but..."
"Taijutsu and... Fire Release!!!"
...
"Fire Release: Dragon Flame Singing Projectile Technique!"
Uchiha Fugaku puffed his cheeks, formed hand seals, and exhaled...
Instantly, four fire dragons spewed from his mouth, attacking Sarutobi Hiruzen from the top, bottom, left, and right, sealing off his movements.
"I didn't expect you to come close yourself!"
His cold Mangekyo stared at Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was frowning and thinking of a way out...
"It's time to end this, Sarutobi Hiruzen!"
As soon as the words fell...
"BOOM!!!"
An explosion sounded, and then...
"What?!"
Uchiha Fugaku widened his eyes, staring at the Sarutobi Hiruzen that had instantly turned into a wooden log...
"This is... a Wood Clone?!"
A Clone Technique combined with a Transformation Technique?
And at this moment...
"It really is time to end this, Uchiha Shin!"
That familiar voice sounded from behind...
...
"Come on, don't rush, everyone, don't rush." Nagato looked at the swarming Konoha villagers and quickly raised a megaphone, saying, "We don't have many medical ninja. Please line up in an orderly manner. Those with serious injuries first."
He looked at the ruined, broken, burning Konoha and sighed helplessly...
If the Land of Whirlpools didn't have Brother Jun, it would probably look like Konoha does now.
"Sir..." Two Konoha ninja carried a stretcher with a blonde woman lying on it, running over anxiously, saying, "Can you save her? Her injuries are very serious!"
"Her?" Nagato narrowed his eyes and looked at the blonde woman lying quietly on the stretcher, especially the vast amount of chakra she possessed. He immediately understood...
This must be the Kushina that Grandma Mito asked to be taken care of, as Brother Jun mentioned, and also the wife of the Fourth Hokage...
But...
He glanced up at the evasive-eyed Konoha genin...
These two should be the subordinates left by that blonde Fourth Hokage. But for a Hokage to only have two genin in their thirties as close subordinates... He shook his head disdainfully. It seemed these two genin were afraid he would discover this woman's true identity...
"Sir, please, you must save her!"
The two genin saw Nagato's hesitation and immediately knelt down, kowtowing...
"We will do anything you want!!"
Nagato sighed inwardly. He looked at the woman lying quietly on the stretcher, then glanced at the blonde baby being held, crying loudly...
Sister Kushina should be about to give birth soon too!
He shook his head helplessly...
Then, he crouched down, took out a talisman paper with the character for 'Sage' that Brother Jun had given him, and murmured, "Since Brother Jun wants me to save her, he must be planning something again, I suppose."
He directly stuck the talisman paper on the blonde woman's forehead...
As for whether it could wake her up, he didn't know. After all, he had just gotten this talisman paper not long ago and had never used it...
Then, as he watched the blonde woman enveloped in green light...
"Dead Demon Consuming Seal!"
Suddenly, a cold, resolute voice filled with determination sounded...
Madara and Nagato raised their heads, looking at the masked man who had been closed in on by the Third Hokage, their faces shocked...
This is bad!!!
...
"It is time to end." Sarutobi Hiruzen stood in front of Uchiha Fugaku, looking at him calmly and saying, "I do not know what grudge you hold against Konoha." He assumed a fighting stance. "That makes you so angry you want to destroy Konoha."
His eyes focused, staring at Uchiha Fugaku, who was immobilized by his sealing technique...
"But as the Hokage of Konoha, I cannot just stand by and watch you destroy Konoha!"
He tightly gripped Uchiha Fugaku's shoulders. He glanced down at all the villagers and other... unrelated people watching him. A reluctant smile appeared on his face. He nodded and murmured emotionally, "Goodbye, Konoha."
Then, he raised his head to look at the masked man who hadn't made any other moves, seemingly having already accepted his fate, his single scarlet eye just calmly watching him...
"In the place where the leaves dance, the fire also lives on. The firelight will continue to illuminate the village and allow new leaves to sprout."
As soon as the words fell...
Sarutobi Hiruzen's face showed the expression of someone marching heroically to his death. He shouted loudly, "Dead Demon Consuming Seal!"
Then, with a relieved, liberated smile, he looked at the still unresisting Uchiha Fugaku...
"Let's go together, these sinful eyes..."
However...
Before he could finish speaking...
A rabbit with an innocent expression suddenly appeared between them...
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