Crushing Victory, Legendary-Level Strength! (64k Monthly Ticket Bonus)

Hiruzen Sarutobi had originally thought Sōsuke was merely a somewhat stronger Hanzo.

But now, this was no Hanzo. He was practically another Uchiha Madara.

And unlike Mu Yue, a promising talent still growing, Sōsuke's strength was already close to those two legendary ninja.

At that moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart was filled with bitterness. With strength like this, instead of launching a war to win benefits and fame for the Land of Rain, he had hidden away in Six Paths City as the leader of some small ninja organization.

If he had known Sōsuke possessed such strength, then before Mu Yue had grown powerful, Hiruzen Sarutobi would never have wanted to stand against him.

"He just vanished like that?!" Mitokado Homura's eyes widened in shock.

Sōsuke's abilities gave him the feeling that they were not ninja from the same era.

No matter how powerful the Third Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode was, Mitokado Homura could understand that it used Lightning Release Chakra to stimulate the body. But he truly could not comprehend Sōsuke's Ninjutsu.

Either it was an unknown defense without any blind spots, or it was an incomprehensible ability to erase things out of thin air.

From beginning to end, he had not seen Sōsuke form a single hand seal. Was he even a ninja?

"This is dangerous." Orochimaru's expression darkened as well.

Forget gaining an advantage—Hiruzen Sarutobi's assault had accomplished absolutely nothing.

It had accomplished something, technically. They had learned another piece of information about Sōsuke. But the problem was that the strength Sōsuke had displayed was simply too great. Knowing more could not change the course of the battle.

"What is going on? If things continue like this, how did Ninshu disappear? And how did the evil Akatsuki emerge?" Shisui frowned.

He had originally thought Hiruzen Sarutobi would