The Land of Wind, Hidden Fire Village.
Mokage Office.
Hashirama Senju and the others gathered together, listening to Jiraiya's words.
"Apart from the First Hokage Lord, everyone can participate in this martial arts competition. The winner will receive a very generous reward and a title publicly recognized by the Land of Fire."
Tobirama Senju snorted coldly.
"Is it up to him to decide when or not it becomes a shadow?"
"It's just an upgraded version of the Joint Chunin Ninja Exams, something I've already mastered."
Jiraiya shook his head with a serious expression.
"It's still not quite the same..."
"At least the Second Hokage, the Third Hokage, and Orochimaru, you absolutely must participate."
"If you don't participate, Jing said... he will send you back to the Pure Land."
"Why?!"
Jiraiya helplessly shrugged. "The same goes for those in the Four Nations Alliance. Anyone with a Kage title must participate."
"Kagami-kun, are you going to do a screening to see who is worth keeping..." Orochimaru said calmly.
"Does he already intend to unify the Shinobi World?"
Jiraiya shook his head. "I don't know, I'm just a messenger. By the way, Orochimaru, Tsunade."
"You should also inform the holy land of your contract later."
"Ryūchi Cave and Shikkotsu Forest will also participate. I have already informed Mount Myōboku. Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima will also participate."
"If we don't participate, will the Holy Land be attacked?"
Jiraiya nodded with a wry smile, "That's what 'Mirror' means."
Orochimaru pondered for a moment, then grinned and said, "Judging from Kagami-kun's personality, the reward must be very generous."
Tsunade frowned at Orochimaru: "You really want to participate in this martial arts competition? It might be a trap set by Kagami Uchiha to lure you in!"
"No, Kagami-kun wouldn't stoop to such a thing," Orochimaru shook his head and said calmly.
"First, we need to understand one thing."
"Kagami-kun originally possessed the strength to destroy all the major forces single-handedly."
"Not all First Hokage masters at their peak possessed such power, let alone Kagami-kun."
"I think... choosing such a competition to select those who are qualified to survive is more in line with his personality."
Thump... thump...
Hashirama Senju remained silent, tapping the table with a somber expression.
"Let's not talk about that now, why can't I participate!"
"I want to go to the Land of Fire too!"
"Uh... I'm sorry, First Hokage Lord, I forgot to tell you first."
Jiraiya handed an invitation to Hashirama Senju.
"Mirror invites you as a distinguished guest to the ceremony. You are the Mokage recognized by the Land of Fire."
Hashirama Senju the invitation and glanced at Tobirama.
"Tobirama, you guys should go. It's rare that Kagami has allowed you to enter the Land of Fire as participants."
It seems inevitable...
Tobirama sighed and asked, "What is the reward?"
Jiraiya took out a list.
"The martial arts demonstration is roughly divided into three stages, but I don't know the specifics."
"If you pass the first two stages, you will be rewarded with silver, supplies, and ninjutsu."
"In the final stage, there will be five spots, and the winners..."
"Let me clarify first, I will be participating in the competition with two sages from Mount Myōboku, and there are no such restrictions in the rules."
"I'm really tempted too..."
All eyes were drawn to the top of the list.
First, it's an officially recognized title from the Land of Fire, plus a prize of two billion taels.
In addition, you can choose two items from the Special Grade prize pool.
I. The Severance Release Cultivation Manual.
II. Wood Release Training Scroll + Flying Thunder God Technique
III. Lava Release Cultivation Scroll + Eight Trigrams Sealing Style
IV. Dragon Vein Crystal
V. Yin-Yang Release Secret Technique
VI. Hatake Sword Technique + Eight Gates Released Formation + Uchiha Style Ninja Body Technique
"How... how dare he... are he serious...?"
Even Tobirama Senju couldn't hide his surprise.
Intelligence is the lifeblood of a ninja.
These rewards included the signature ninjutsu of the three giants of the Land of Fire.
If hostile forces obtained these things, wouldn't they be able to develop targeted ninjutsu?
Severance Release.
This is a direct counterattack against Dust Release, the strongest Kekkei Tōta!
The Yin-Yang Release Secret Technique was something Tobirama Senju had personally experienced; it was practically the bane of ninjas.
He didn't know what Dragon Vein Crystal was, but since it was a standalone option, it must have been on par with the Severance Release.
Besides...
"Wood Release and Flying Thunder God Technique are ours!!" Tobirama Senju roared angrily.
"Tobirama, you're still so calculating. What does it matter?"
Hashirama patted his younger brother on the shoulder. "Besides, I think Minato's Flying Thunder God is even faster than yours..."
"Shut up, brother!"
"Yin-Yang Release... I really want it." Orochimaru licked his lips, his eyes filled with deep longing.
He had a premonition that if he could learn Yin-Yang Release, the art of immortality would reach a more perfect state.
Tobirama Senju stared at the Severance Release.
He had never personally experienced Kagami Uchiha's slash, but judging from the name, it was his most proficient Cursed Technique.
Akame ga Kill!
Perhaps we can deduce from this the escape techniques that counter the Severance Release technique.
"Truly... he possesses the spirit of a new generation of God of Shinobi." Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed.
They are certainly aware of the changes that Land of Fire over the years.
Even Tobirama felt that the current model of the Land of Fire was better than the one-country-one-village system of the past.
Therefore, in the Land of Wind, the Hidden Fire Village now manages military, political, and financial affairs all at once.
Nominally, the Mokage is the highest authority, but the main responsibility for matters rests with him, Orochimaru, and Hiruzen Sarutobi.
It almost perfectly replicates the Land of Fire's model.
Disliking someone and learning from someone are not always contradictory.
Hiruzen Sarutobi will definitely participate, not for any title or reward, but simply because he wants to see his wife and children.
"Jiraiya, you just said you would participate with the sages of Mount Myōboku. Does that specifically mean ninjas and Summoning Beast can cooperate, or does it mean ninjas can team up with each other?"
Orochimaru began to inquire about the details.
"You can form a team before the competition, for example, you and the old man can team up. When the final five spots are reached, one of you will get a title and choose the reward. How the reward is divided is up to you."
Jiraiya spoke eloquently, "The two immortals want the Dragon Vein Crystal, saying that it is very useful to Mount Myōboku."
"Say the same thing as before, you should talk to the immortals in the Shikkotsu Forest of Ryūchi Cave and persuade them to participate."
"Otherwise, that brat Jing..."
"They really will go and destroy the Holy Land!"
"The specific details will be explained later, anyway, the rules are quite broad... I should be able to say..."
"This is a war between powerful individuals, not just ordinary ninjas!"
Tobirama Senju frowned and said in a deep voice, "Kagami Uchiha... still getting stronger...?"
Kagami Uchiha's actions were essentially a forced gathering of all the strongest Shinobi World.
Aren't you afraid that other powerful individuals will take the opportunity to join forces and kill him first?
Normally, a great villain would divide the opposing forces, but he is actively uniting the opposing forces into one.
Tobirama Senju thought Kagami Uchiha was bad, but he didn't think he was stupid.
Being able to do something like this means...
He was confident that he could defeat all the strong Shinobi World single-handedly!
With that in mind, he spoke.
"It's a pity. If my older brother could participate, we could at least secure one spot."