Shattered Hokage Rock

Konoha,

Gigue, having just left Naruto's room, stood atop the Third Hokage's stone face, stroking his chin as he gazed at the sky.

Behind him, a pair of enormous black wings slowly fluttered. This posture soon drew the attention of the Anbu.

But before those Anbu could surround him, a surging aura knocked them unconscious and sent them sprawling to the ground.

Had anyone remained awake enough to see Gigue clearly, they would have noticed the faint black arcs of lightning flickering around him—the unique rhythm of Conqueror's Haki.

With his power restored, Gigue was no longer on the same level as the current Ninja World.

Gigue withdrew his gaze and looked down over all of Konoha from atop Hokage Rock.

Too small.

At the end of the day, Konoha was merely a village. To Gigue, who could wipe out nations with a casual gesture, this so-called strongest ninja village in the Ninja World was no different from a grain of sand.

At that moment, the Third Hokage in the Hokage Building also sensed the terrifying pressure coming from the direction of Hokage Rock.

The chakra fluctuations emitted by the chakra crystal that had just formed within Gigue far surpassed Kage-level. Cold sweat streamed down the Third Hokage's forehead as he immediately vanished from his office and raced toward Hokage Rock.

When he arrived, he saw Anbu sprawled all over the ground, along with a tall figure standing atop his stone face.

The outline of that figure felt familiar, yet his profile was utterly unfamiliar. The Third Hokage frowned deeply, racking his brain to recall whether he had ever met Gigue before.

Gigue did not even turn his head, as though he had not noticed the Third Hokage's arrival. The black wings behind him suddenly spread wide, casting the Third