The Three Kage and Emiya Shirou's Wager!
This man
His legacy continues to gently protect the world.
This is the glory of Ancient Era, which has transcended the long and distant past and still shines upon people, bringing them a ray of warmth in the cold-hearted Shinobi World.
If a rare disease appears in a certain place, then by inquiring about the stories passed down in Shirou Emiya in the vicinity where the disease occurred, and by listening carefully, there is a high probability that a cure for the disease can be found.
This man is still saving peace to this day.
Even if this man loses in this bet, he will not hate anyone else because of it, and he will even continue to rescue the seriously wounded in this war.
I feel somewhat ashamed.
The Second Tsuchikage Mu truly somewhat ashamed.
I am truly ashamed.
The Second Kazekage, Shamon, felt somewhat guilty and dared not raise his head.
"My conscience is starting to bother me—"
The Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki, touched his heart, but after a moment of feigned seriousness, his expression returned to solemnity. "If Lord Shirou establishes a camp on the battlefield after losing this duel..."
"In the name of Mizukage— "
"No battles fought by the Hidden Mist Ninja are permitted to affect Lord Shirou, and no war activities by the Hidden Mist Ninja are allowed to occur at Lord Shirou!"
This is a promise from the Second Mizukage.
Battles often take place within a specific area, and warfare activities include all sorts of methods such as intelligence gathering, concealment, assassination, and poisoning.
Once the Second Mizukage makes this promise, any village ninja who encounters danger or trouble can seek refuge at Shirou Emiya's camp, and Hidden Mist Village will choose to abandon the mission in front of Shirou Emiya's camp.
"In the name of the Kazekage— "
"No battles fought by the Hidden Sand Ninja are permitted to affect Lord Shirou, and no Hidden Sand Ninja warfare activities are allowed to occur at Lord Shirou!"
"In the name of the Tsuchikage, no battle of the Hidden Stone Ninja shall affect Lord Shirou, and no war activity of the Hidden Stone Ninja shall appear at Lord Shirou's camp!"
The Second Tsuchikage Mu and the Second Kazekage Shamon were not lagging behind; their gazes gradually hardened, and the respect in their eyes was almost overflowing.
To be honest·
If it weren't for the future of the village, they would have really wanted to give up the bet at this moment and respect Emiya Tsuchihara's wishes to end the war.
But bearing the name of a shadow...
They cannot abandon their responsibility to protect the village!
If you want to become a shadow, you must have the courage to bear everything!
Exactly-·
There was one more person in the audience.
"In the name of the future Third Raikage— "
The future Third Raikage, his body crackling with lightning, loudly proclaimed to all the ninja present. "No battles fought by the Kumogakure are permitted to affect Lord Shirou, and no war activities by the Kumogakure are allowed to occur at Lord Shirou!"
All the ninjas present were somewhat shocked.
If all these people's promises are true, it means that there will be no war or ninja activity at Shirou Emiya's camp, and a truly safe zone will appear on the battlefield.
No, that's not right. There's still one village that hasn't made a commitment.
Moreover, this village has been using Shirou Emiya in an attempt to gain victory in the war.
All the ninjas instinctively looked at the Konoha ninjas wearing Uzumaki Forehead Protector, their gazes instinctively trying to look away.
Sarutobi Sasuke lowered his head in utter shame.
A group of Konoha ninjas even regretted coming here.
Since the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, didn't give many instructions before leaving, only telling them to be responsible for guarding the camp, he would return soon after attending the alliance ceremony.
Unexpectedly, the Second Hokage did not appoint a person to act on his behalf, and the Third Hokage, who had no future, stepped forward to save face.
After all, no one dares to say they can claim the title of future Hokage.
Most importantly, Sarutobi Sasuke really couldn't hold his head up, because he knew the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju's style of doing things—willing to pay any price for Konoha.
Nature·
This also includes Shirou Emiya.
In order to win the war, Tobirama Senju even sent all the seriously wounded soldiers on the front lines to the rear for treatment by Shirou Emiya in order to save medical resources.
Sarutobi Sasuke find it difficult to discern the true intentions of their Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, given his behavior. Tobirama might reveal this in public, and in the future, he might break his promise and allow the Konoha ninja to exploit Shirou Emiya's camp. After all, they have been using Shirou Emiya all along, which is truly terrible. Now, Konoha can no longer hold its head high in front of other ninja villages.
"Hahahaha—"
After the Kage from other villages and the future Third Raikage made their declarations, the crowd was excited for a while, but then burst into laughter at the silence of the Konoha ninjas.
"If they were Konoha ninjas, they certainly wouldn't dare make such a vow, because they've been using Lord Shirou to try and gain victory!"
"Konoha was almost at its breaking point, wasn't it? Our Hidden Stone Village owes Lord Shirou a huge favor. Konoha's Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, wanted to take advantage of Lord Shirou Lord Shirou's kindness, specifically to get him to plead with us to withdraw our troops!"
"If that were the case, the Second Tsuchikage would definitely have agreed to Lord Shirou. However, we had allies before Lord Shirou arrived, which is why we had no choice but to continue the fight."
"What a wolf in sheep's clothing!"
The future Third Raikage glanced at the collectively silent Konoha and couldn't help but feel a little emotional. It seemed that the alliance between Hidden Cloud Village and Miyō should be carefully considered.
In this war, the Second Raikage of Hidden Cloud Village chose to form an alliance out of a sense of duty and to fulfill the dying wish of the First Raikage, remembering the kindness of the First Hokage.
However, if another war breaks out in the future, such an alliance really doesn't need to continue.
The Konoha ninjas' faces grew increasingly grim as the accusations from other ninja villages proved both devastating and undeniably true.
For example, Sarutobi Sasuke knew that it was indeed Tobirama Senju who wrote a letter requesting Shirou Emiya to help Hidden Stone Village withdraw its troops. These facts at that moment tarnished Miyō's reputation.
"This can't go on any longer—"
Sarutobi Sasuke a deep breath, intending to try and persuade Tobirama Senju when he returned.
We must carefully consider Konoha's reputation.
After all·
Konoha during the time of the First Hokage was a world peace ambassador and had always enjoyed a high reputation; so why did Konoha's reputation plummet when it came to the Second Hokage?
Could it be...?
Did everyone choose the wrong person?
Sarutobi Sasuke but look at Madara Uchiha in the arena.
When the first Hokage was elected in Konoha, everyone naturally recognized Hashirama Senju. However, Hashirama Senju declined the position and hoped that Madara Uchiha would take it. As a result, no one wanted Madara Uchiha to be elected.
Everyone seems to have already accepted it.
The first Hokage election saw Hashirama Senju become the First Hokage, and the second Hokage election saw Madara Uchiha become the Second Hokage. Together, they governed Konoha well.
But·
Tobirama Senju later surpassed him.
As a politically astute and capable administrator, Hokage Assistant Tobirama Senju's various actions, such as establishing the Konoha Ninja Academy and setting up the Anbu, immediately made him a more suitable candidate for Hokage than Madara Uchiha.
Final-
Madara Uchiha left.
It is impossible to determine whether this is due to losing the Hokage Position.
However, at this moment, Sarutobi Sasuke and a group of Konoha ninjas couldn't help but subconsciously think that if they had been willing to let Madara Uchiha become Hokage, Konoha wouldn't have ended up in this state of being universally reviled, right?
Pity.
It was all too late.
At this point, all Sarutobi Sasuke could do was hope that Shirou Emiya would win. If the opponent lost, Konoha would become the target of everyone's anger!
The tens of thousands of ninjas present became increasingly noisy.
Because they were all blaming Konoha, the ninjas from the other villages present seemed to open up, criticizing Konoha for exploiting a great figure like Shirou Emiya while also sharing some secret gossip they knew.
"Quiet!"
Madara Uchiha's voice echoed throughout the entire arena!
A terrifying aura emanated from him, instantly stunning tens of thousands of people who dared not move, and everyone subconsciously broke out in a cold sweat!
Is this man still this terrifying?
This battlefield demon from the Warring States Period spoke and acted with great authority. He watched with satisfaction as the scene quieted down before looking arrogantly at the three shadows who had just announced the neutrality agreement of the camp, his words full of disdain.
"Snort-"
"They're really confident."
"The battle hasn't even begun, and you're already declaring victory? Do you think you can defeat Lord Shirou? Do you think the three of you combined can win?"
The Second Tsuchikage Mu, looked rather displeased.
Even the Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki, and the Second Kazekage, Shamon, were somewhat at a loss. Could this really be mistaken for a provocation? They were clearly trying to express their respect for Shirou Emiya!
Shirou Emiya also somewhat helpless.
Madara Uchiha, that guy...
No wonder he couldn't Hokage.
"This is not a provocation against me."
Shirou Emiya took the initiative to speak up for the three village shadows, and even bowed slightly to them to express his gratitude for their willingness to agree to the neutral zone.
"Thank you very much."
"I really can't accept that!"
The Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki, was so frightened he wanted to kowtow first.
After all, Shirou Emiya's considerations were beneficial to his subordinates, and even a good thing for all ninjas in the Shinobi World.
"So--""
"Let's end this small talk here."
Suddenly, half of Madara Uchiha's Half-Body Susanoo appeared on his body!
Although this was Madara Uchiha's first time playing such a role, he was not intimidated at all. This guy had never backed down in any situation, and he loudly announced the start of the battle!
"Let's begin!"
Madara Uchiha rapidly withdrew from the area, controlling his Half-Body Susanoo, leaving the battlefield to the two sides in this gamble that would determine the future of the Shinobi World!
Tens of thousands of ninjas were also retreating.
Because of the presence of Hidden Mist Ninja and Hidden Stone Ninja, the Second Tsuchikage Mu and the Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki possessed some terrifyingly powerful techniques that could often cause large-scale casualties on the battlefield. Therefore, they only dared to stay far away to avoid being affected by these techniques.
"Lord Shirou."
The Second Tsuchikage's body floated up, and he began to gather Dust Release Chakra in his hands, immediately launching an attack. "Battle is not child's play. We bear the responsibility of the village and have an absolute reason not to lose—"
Anyway...
He didn't need to care that Shirou Emiya would die in this battle.
Although Tobirama Senju did all sorts of good and bad things, his Impure World Reincarnation did indeed have some rather miraculous effects.
Be careful!
The Second Mizukage leaped forward, his fingers rapidly forming hand seals. "Battles in this era are fast-paced!"
"Although winning or losing is advantageous to me..."
Two scrolls flashed in the hands of the Second Kazekage, Shamon: "But the Hidden Sand Ninja don't want to lose any battle, especially since I bear the name of Kazekage!"
"Don't worry."
"I will try my best not to hurt you."
Shirou Emiya stood opposite them and said earnestly, "If I accidentally hurt you, I can heal your injuries."
The eyes of the Second Tsuchikage, the Second Kazekage, and the Second Mizukage Kakuzu twitched.
Although they knew the other person was telling the truth, and even their true thoughts, to say it out loud was a bit too disrespectful.
Let's begin!
The Second Kazekage flung off his Kazekage Hat, and threw the scroll in his hand into the air first. Two puppets flew out from two clouds of smoke!
When the Kazekage Hat on his head was thrown off, the somewhat terrifying appearance of the Second Kazekage was revealed. He had a blue dragon tattoo on his head that extended all the way to the top of his head, and a black dragon claw was painted on one of his eyes!
When the Second Kazekage entered battle mode, he became as ferocious as his appearance suggested, with Chakra Threads flying from his fingertips!
These Chakra Threads wrapped directly around the puppets, and the two puppets seemed to come alive at the same time, suddenly rushing towards Shirou Emiya's direction!
I'm sorry.
Shirou Emiya simply charged straight at him!
Click!
In an instant, a mechanical puppet was shattered by his powerful punch!
Even the most exquisite puppet is nothing more than a toy in the face of Shirou Emiya's absolute superhuman strength; not even the Kakuzu of his clothes is dirty.
"Monstrous strength, like the First Hokage!"
The Second Kazekage, Shamon, suddenly realized the opponent's power; he saw a fleeting Chakra flash on Emiya Tsuchihara's fist!
As Hidden Sand Ninja had always coveted the Land of Fire, the Second Kazekage, Shamon, was constantly watching Miyō and was naturally no stranger to this kind of superhuman strength.
The Second Kazekage, Shamon, hastily manipulated another puppet, attempting to leap into the air to evade Shirou Emiya's attack. However, he saw Shirou Emiya raise a hand, and a jade-green Chakra Scalpel appeared in his palm, severing all the Chakra Threads with a single stroke!
"We've gathered some intelligence."
The Second Kazekage, Shamon, watched helplessly as his puppet fell to the ground. He turned to his teammates and reminded them, "The opponent must be very good at close combat. Although he's just a medical ninja, he can also use a medical ninja's scalpel as a fighting style—"
"Okay, okay—"
The Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki, swiftly used his handprint!
"Shidun."
Shirou Emiya's voice was somewhat calm.
The next moment!
The bodies of the Second Kazekage and the Second Mizukage were sent flying backward!
Shirou Emiya suddenly slammed his hand on the ground, and a tall, wide city wall emerged from beneath his feet, separating them behind it!
"Is this the Earth Flow Rampart?"
The Second Tsuchikage's expression suddenly changed, because he clearly saw Shirou Emiya's actions from the air. "He released it without any Hand Seals!"
Really!
The ninjas of Ancient Era were extraordinary!
Even medical ninjas are incredibly powerful in combat!
The next moment!
A wave of water swirled up from around Shirou Emiya, transforming into a giant water dragon in the air and flying towards the Second Tsuchikage's body!
"The Water Dragon Bullet Technique with Forty-Four Seals—"
The Second Tsuchikage hurriedly manipulated the white light of Dust Release to obliterate the water dragon, his expression growing even more grim. "This isn't because the opponent is proficient in Earth Release Ninjutsu, but because he doesn't need to perform Hand Seals to use any technique!"
"Hey, hey, hey, is it really that exaggerated?!"
The Second Mizukage shouted loudly from the other side of the city wall!
"It's even more outrageous than you imagine—"
The Second Tsuchikage's body moved swiftly through the air. He had already realized how terrifying Shirou Emiya was. Ancient Era ninjas didn't need to Hand Seals to use techniques, which was an absolute advantage in battle!
Boom!
The towering city walls were quickly breached!
The figures of the Second Kazekage and the Second Mizukage rushed out at the same time!
"Water Release: Water Bullet Technique!"
The Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki, fired a series of water bullets at Shirou Emiya with lightning speed, as if shooting a finger gun!
"Sand Shuriken!"
The Second Kazekage, Shamon, swiftly manipulated the sand on the ground, transforming it into countless dense Sand Shuriken that flew towards Shirou Emiya!
"Earth Release!"
A solid stone wall blocked Shirou Emiya's path.
A series of water bullets left countless bullet holes in the stone wall, and countless Sand Shuriken stuck in the wall turned back into yellow sand!
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"
The Second Tsuchikage Mu's Dust Release transformed into a cylinder of white light and suddenly shot towards Shirou Emiya. Using Dust Release, he separated the stone wall in front of him into atoms, and the moment the cylinder hit the ground, it caused a huge explosion!
The Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki, was also rapidly firing water bullets from his fingertips, all aimed at the smoke-filled area!
Shirou Emiya's figure flew backward out of the smoke!
"Don't underestimate the sand and gravel on the ground."
The Second Kazekage, Shamon, flashed his eyes and suddenly raised both hands at the same time. The yellow sand that had been turned into Sand Shuriken quickly gathered together and directly wrapped around Emiya Tsuchihara's ankles!