The Two Shadows Appear

"Clang clang clang!!"

The sound of metal clashing echoed in everyone's ears.

Katsuki stood still, neither dodging nor flinching, letting the various flying weapons strike her, leaving a trail of sparks. Katsuki was unharmed, but the weapons twisted into a tangled mess.

The weapons, twisted like braids, converged like flowing water, forming a round iron ball that plummeted down with a shrill whistle.

"Clang--!!"

The fist imprint was left on the iron ball, and the rocks beneath Katsuki's feet were shattered inch by inch.

But they did not retreat an inch.

Uchiha Genso gasped, grimacing and frowning.

I've always heard how severe the natural disasters are in Konoha.

Now I finally understand what "amazing" truly means.

Kaneyama Bikō's abilities are not flashy, and even have great limitations. For example, he cannot create refined steel out of thin air; the ability of this technique is only to control and manipulate metal.

However, these limitations still cannot obscure the high practicality of this technique. After all, which ninja doesn't carry twenty or thirty pounds of iron equipment? When actually fighting, the more enemies there are, the more metal he can draw upon.

Moreover, if used well, this technique can often kill an enemy in one move. After all, there are very few people in the Shinobi World who can dodge the sudden transformation of Kunai and Shuriken in their hands or bags into iron spikes that burst out.

The hand holding the Kunai would be shredded into mincemeat by the flying iron spikes, and even bone fragments would be ground to dust.

That's how the six Cloud Ninja Anbu fell; their true nature was concealed by the splattering blood and flesh, and no one even noticed it.

In fact, Uchiha Genso had no intention of hiding it. The strength of his technique lay in its straightforward, overt strategy. After all, ninja tools were practically an extension of a ninja's body.

There are certainly many masters of taijutsu who are proficient in unarmed Taijutsu, but even such masters often prefer to carry ninja tools, because killing with fists is never as effortless as killing with swords or other sharp blades.

Like Katsuki, he habitually carried Ninja Tool Bag filled with heavy ninja tools.

Unfortunately, Katsuki happens to be one of the very few people in the Shinobi World who can ignore this ability of his.

His physical body had long been tempered and honed to a level surpassing even refined steel; even a knife or axe could hardly harm him in the slightest. Therefore, such methods would naturally be unable to break through Katsuki's body.

"Kaneyama Bikō? Amazing! Really amazing."

Katsuki caught the large iron ball in mid-air. The hundred-pound ball felt as light as a feather in her hand. She spun the smooth iron ball, her eyes filled with amazement.

This ability is truly powerful and impossible to defend against. To avoid this move, one either needs to possess formidable defensive capabilities like him, capable of withstanding the piercing impact of the iron spikes, or one needs reaction speeds that surpass human limits.

Honestly, Katsuki believes that in the entire Shinobi World, only Minato could possibly change his mind on the spot and avoid this deadly move, and even then, it's only a possibility.

There should be quite a few people who can do the former method.

"The Mangekyō Sharingan, and Kaneyama Bikō is likely only using one of them. I wonder what the second ability is like?"

Katsuki flung the large iron ball out like a cannonball, whistling sharply as it smashed a corner of the stone tower before continuing its flight into the distance.

Despite being beaten while standing still, Katsuki didn't come away empty-handed. This Kaneyama Bikō must have had a distance limit, otherwise, by the time he and Minato arrived, there wouldn't be any survivors left here.

Throwing the iron ball away was tantamount to stripping Kaneyama Bikō of his power.

"Your understanding of the Sharingan is truly profound!"

Uchiha Genso's face was grim, his scarlet eyes flashing with a fierce light.

"It's not a secret. The Uzumaki Clan has been around since the Warring States period, and they fought quite a few battles against Senju Uchiha back then, helping the Senju!"

Katsuki smiled and said, "That's the truth."

The Senju and Uzumaki families are distant relatives. When the Senju Clan fought against the Uchiha Clan, the Uzumaki Clan also contributed their efforts.

At that time, the Uchiha Clan had a considerable number of members who had awakened the Mangekyo. In contrast, the Senju and Uzumaki Clan also had many powerful members. A considerable number of documents have been left behind recording the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Uchiha Genso squinted, touched his eyes, and began to back away.

Another powerful ability of the Mangekyō Sharingan is extremely powerful, but the cost is that it takes a long time to activate and creates a lot of noise.

He reached into his pocket and pulled out two Kunai, each with a talisman attached to it.

Then, heavy footsteps echoed from the passageway leading to the stone tower.

Two long shadows stretched out in the afterglow of the setting sun!

"Great-great-grandfather! Great-great-uncle!"

A girl's scream rang out from behind.

Senju Sayuri's eyes widened in astonishment as she stared at the two figures emerging from the stone tower, her mind blank.

Not only her, but everyone in Konoha also looked puzzled.

The two people who came out looked familiar, like I'd seen them somewhere before...

"First sir? Second?"

It was Minato who revealed the secret, and everyone suddenly realized why he looked familiar! The Hokage Rock is so big, and everyone in the village sees it every day, so it's hard not to recognize it.

However, there are still some differences between stone statues and real people, so it wasn't immediately recognizable.

"So it was the First Generation and the Second Generation... Holy crap!!"

Asuma's mouth dropped open, completely oblivious to the cigarette falling to the ground.

The exclamations swept through like a storm, and the Konoha ninjas were stunned, standing there dumbfounded, not knowing what to Jonin were unsettled and had no idea what to do.

The ninjas from other nearby villages also learned the identities of the two newcomers from the exclamations of the Konoha Ninja, which immediately caused another stir.

The First Hokage and Second Hokage of Konoha have been dead for decades, so why have they come back to life? And it seems they're even on the side of the missing-nin of Konoha... It's truly unbelievable.

Apart from a handful of people in the know, everyone else was completely baffled.

As one of the insiders, Minato sighed almost imperceptibly. The First and Second Hokage had been reincarnated, and the instigator was none other than missing-nin from their own clan. Konoha's reputation had truly been tarnished this time.

Especially for the Senju Clan, once this news gets back, they'll probably go crazy.

Speaking of which, if I remember correctly, Nawaki's daughter was also there!

"Why? Why? Why would my great-grandfather... This isn't right, this isn't right..."

Senju Sayuri muttered to herself, her eyes fixed on the two ancestors who were walking down the steps in front of the stone tower.

These are truly direct ancestors, not collateral relatives, but members of the direct bloodline passed down through generations.

Uchiha Obito looked at his student with concern, unsure of what to say; his mind was a complete mess. (To be continued)