Clash Between the Strong, Part Five
"First Lord, you've broken free of control?"
Standing atop the wooden doll, twenty meters away, Katsuki looked at Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage.
"For now, we've temporarily broken free from control. The caster seems a bit overwhelmed right now." The First looked up at the stone tower on the distant, half-remaining mountain peak before continuing, "My current strength isn't enough to completely escape the spell's control, but I don't expect there to be any problems for the time being."
"So what do you want to say?" Katsuki asked.
Then the First Hokage froze, his thick eyebrows twitching like silkworms. After a while, he stammered, "Well, I don't know what to say."
The two stared at each other, and the atmosphere became slightly awkward.
"Brother, you've gone too far! Now that you're still able to move, go and deal with that unfilial descendant as soon as possible, so he doesn't embarrass himself and cause trouble for the village!"
Suppressed beneath the Gate of the Great God, Tobirama Senju sighed helplessly.
"And that brat from the Uzumaki Clan, don't just stand there. How could you allow a missing-nin to cause such a huge mess? You young people are far too lax."
He turned the gun around and unleashed another barrage of bullets at Katsuki.
"Hahaha! Tobirama, don't be so harsh! Let the current people handle the current tasks; we two dead men shouldn't cause trouble."
"Shut up, brother."
The second generation didn't hold back in criticizing their older brother.
The First gave a dry laugh and shut his mouth.
"Kid, you and my idiot older brother can fight together. That good-for-nothing 'Chakra is quite dangerous. Let me, his foolish older brother, take the lead. Anyway, people are going to die, so he'll be perfect as a meat shield." Tobirama Senju's killing intent was extremely fierce. The fact that a missing-nin had appeared in the Senju Clan infuriated him.
Back then, he risked his life to guard against the Uchiha, only to find out that a missing-nin, such a disgusting thing, had appeared out of his own family.
What a bad mood I'm in!
Hashirama Senju shook his head with a wry smile, and was about to make a move when his raised arm suddenly stiffened.
Just a moment ago, a Chakra within the stone tower went out!
At the same time, Katsuki and the second generation also looked at the stone tower standing on half of the mountain peak.
The Third Raikage is dead!
Katsuki raised an eyebrow, neither sad nor happy; the life and death of the Third Raikage meant nothing to him.
Battles and wars are the constant theme of the Shinobi World.
However, it must be said that wars were far too frequent. Every ten or twenty years, or even five or six years or less, a major war would break out, sweeping through two or three major ninja villages and causing thousands or tens of thousands of deaths and injuries.
This is abnormal, and as a visitor from another world, Katsuki knows very well that the source of all this is Black Zetsu.
The outbreak of war was inevitable, but it shouldn't have been this frequent. Black Zetsu was like an invisible and traceless troublemaker, making the already blood-filled world even more filled with the sounds of clashing swords in order to fulfill his wish to save his mother Kaguya.
However, Black Zetsu is very difficult to kill.
If it weren't for the mind of a transmigrator, one would have no idea of Black Zetsu's existence; killing Black Zetsu would be far too difficult.
Furthermore, Katsuki didn't want to pass this task on to his descendants, or to put it bluntly, he was very interested in the alien Kaguya Otsutsuki.
He has now reached the pinnacle of the Shinobi World. Looking around, only a few dead people, First and Madara Uchiha, can compare to him. Among those still alive, he doesn't think anyone can cause him any trouble.
He craved more exciting challenges.
Kaguya Otsutsuki was naturally an excellent target, or rather, the only target.
Therefore, unless they were deliberately targeting Konoha, he didn't really care what Senju Zen and Uchiha Genso did, whether it was killing the Third Raikage or eliminating the Fourth Tsuchikage.
None of this has anything to do with him.
Did you really think he'd worked in the Anbu for over a decade and achieved nothing? He simply never seriously pursued Senju Zen and Uchiha Genso, the two henchmen chosen by Black Zetsu.
On the contrary, he hoped that the two of them could do something and start the plan to revive Kaguya as soon as possible, so as to deal with the insidious Black Zetsu and have a better chance of dealing with Kaguya Otsutsuki.
When the Third Raikage's Chakra was extinguished, it wasn't just Katsuki and the other two who noticed.
In the darkness, hope's face was deathly pale, her mind reeling with a tidal wave of emotions, and she was on the verge of fainting.
Lord Raikage is actually dead?!
He couldn't imagine the impact this would have on the village if word got out. It wasn't dying in battle, but being attacked and killed on his own territory in the Land of Lightning —a disgrace to the Cloud Ninja.
"To the Stone Pagoda! Everyone, follow me to the Stone Pagoda."
He roared, ignoring the giant wooden figure, his heart burning with anxiety. He completely disregarded his own life and death and charged out first. Lightning crackled beneath his feet, and a group of Cloud Ninja followed closely behind him, moving like a silver snake through the dark forest.
The Cloud Ninja's movements did not escape the notice of the ninjas from other villages nearby.
They also sensed that the Third Raikage 'Chakra had disappeared. Although they were shocked that a veteran Kage had died, it didn't seem to concern them much, so they all remained still.
"Minato?"
"Don't worry about it, it's none of our business."
Minato waved his hand, then looked up and stared intently at the enormous wooden figure.
More than the life or death of the Third Raikage, he was more concerned about what Katsuki was saying to the two previous Hokage.
Just then, the wooden figure moved again.
With two legs as large as towering pillars, he strode towards the half-mountain peak, arriving in just a few steps.
Abandoning the suppressed Second Hokage, Hashirama Senju and Katsuki jumped off the wooden dummy and stood on the edge of the cliff in front of the stone tower. The stone fragments were still brand new, without any trace of wind and rain.
Uchiha Genso stood at the entrance of the stone tower, smiling as he looked at Katsuki and the First. His white teeth gleamed brightly in the moonlight.
Chaotic footsteps echoed from the dark stone tower.
"Lord Katsuki, it's been a long time!"
Senju Zen stood under the moonlight, nodding slightly to Katsuki. Behind him, five figures of varying heights and builds emerged, including Suikazan Fuguki, who carried the lifeless corpse of the Third Raikage on his shoulder.
"Zen, it's been a long time indeed. I always remembered you as a fifteen or sixteen-year-old child. Now you've managed to bring down a Shadow. Impressive!"
Katsuki said with a smile.
You flatter me.
Senju Zen then turned to look at the First standing next to Katsuki.
"My ancestor, I'm sorry."
"They really are descendants of the Senju Clan! Who would have thought!"
The First scratched his head, looking quite troubled.
"It's interesting to be able to come back and see this world, but hearing that my descendants have betrayed the village is truly heartbreaking. Can you tell me why I became a missing-nin?"
The First did not follow his younger brother's advice to immediately execute the unworthy descendant, but instead asked questions earnestly. (To be continued)