Chapter 364

"Look over there, Kakashi. Things have gotten to the worst point..." Guy pointed.

"A barrier?" Kakashi's eyes widened slightly.

"Look closely, Kakashi, inside the barrier!" Guy warned.

"..."

Kakashi narrowed his eyes and began to sizing him up.

Amakawa Akito, Pakura, and a few other unfamiliar faces.

But...

"Ibuse?!"

Kakashi stared wide-eyed at the blurry figure standing on the Ibuse.

That outfit, and that hand Hand Seals...

"It's the Demigod Hanzo of the Salamander!"

"Damn it... I'm so worried about the Hokage."

Guy said seriously.

The Amakawa Akito and Pakura is troublesome enough.

Now there's another Demigod.

So, Hanzo of the Salamander?

"Let the Anbu handle it. The Kazekage and the Hokage aren't so easily taken down."

Kakashi shook his head, stopping Guy from rescuing him.

"Because he is... the Hokage of Konoha!"

Inside the Six Purple Flame Array.

"Hehehe, Sarutobi, although I really want to kill you, I'm not the main character in this plan..."

Orochihime smiled and stepped back, showing no intention of interfering.

After learning about the Reaper Death Seal) from the Akito.

With her body sealed by the Eight Trigrams Seal, Orochihime immediately abandoned the idea of killing Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Drink!"

With Pakura's clear shout, she rose into the air and began her back-and-forth with Rasa.

Upon seeing Pakura alone, he immediately entangled Rasa.

Besides marveling at Pakura's continued improvement in strength.

Hiruzen Sarutobi also suddenly felt immense pressure.

After all, they were facing the Demigod the Hanzo of the Salamander, Amakawa Akito, and Asuka.

Wrong.

Hiruzen Sarutobi realized this again.

There should be another guard present.

Where is that person?

Now.

Hizashi Hyuga, completely shrouded in a straw hat, had arrived in front of Hyuga Hiashi.

Around Hyuga Hiashi, a dozen or so enemies lay dead.

The Hyuga Main Family's signature technique Rotation, covered a wide area and instantly annihilated them.

Large craters, exceeding 10 meters in diameter, are scattered around Hyuga Hiashi.

"Who are you..."

Hyuga Hiashi squinted his eyes.

Immediately, his expression turned to astonishment.

"... Hizashi?!"

A look of astonishment appeared on his face as Hyuga Hiashi stared in shock.

Hizashi Hyuga, his voice and appearance unchanged, lifted his cloak. "It's been a long time... Brother, no, Hiashi Main Family."

Then.

Hizashi Hyuga looked at Hyuga Hanabi, who also looked astonished.

"Hanabi -san, could you please call Neji over here...? I... have something I want to say to him."

The Hyuga brothers, the Main Family Branch Family, are about to clash.

A battle is also taking place at the entrance to Konoha.

Jiraiya summoned the Toad of Mount Myōboku and used the Crushing Vendors Technique to kill Orochihime's mass-produced Cursed Seal serpent.

Jiraiya then joined the battle to quell the rebellion.

"Your opponent is me. Let's settle this unresolved battle here."

Shino Aburame blocked Kankuro's path.

Temari could only support Gaara as they continued forward...

On the street.

The chieftains of the Ino-Shika-Cho Clans— led their companions in defending against the invading hordes of soldiers.

The attack on Hiruzen Sarutobi has already begun within the barrier outside the arena.

Swish!!

Hanzo the Hanzo of the Salamander used his Body Flicker Technique.

He vanished without a trace.

When it appeared, it slashed down with its kusarigama.

The weapon, gleaming with a cold light, is made of the Kusanagi Sword material.

Sharp, yet indestructible.

It is one of the mass-produced weapons forged by the blacksmiths of the Fūma Clan.

At the critical moment...

Hiruzen Sarutobi Summoning Enma and transformed it into the Adamantine Nyoi, blocking Hanzō's slash.

"It hurts so much..."

The transformed Enma immediately shouted out.

It thought it had been struck by the Kusanagi Sword.

And indeed, that is the case.

Hiruzen Sarutobi his Adamantine Nyoi and quickly forced Hanzō back.

Although he is old, his Taijutsu skills are still there.

In the original story, the God Tree, which Tobirama Senju was helpless against, was easily broken by Hiruzen Sarutobi with his Adamantine Nyoi, and he rescued Crown Prince Naruto.

This demonstrates the power of his combination with the Enma.

Upon seeing what was happening, the Enma's eyes widened suddenly.

"That's... the Demigod Hanzo of the Salamander? And Amakawa Akito? Orochimaru?!"

The Enma could never forget the scene when Amakawa Akito killed Ryo Sarutobi and his wife.

"Huff... Huff..." Hiruzen Sarutobi gasped for breath, feeling the Adamantine Nyoi in his hand become incredibly heavy.

"Sarutobi, you are truly pathetic."

Enma glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"If we had killed Orochimaru earlier..."

Perhaps this situation wouldn't have occurred.

"As expected of the Hokage, it's just a pity..." Hanzō returned to the top of Ibuse's head and shook his head.

Time flies and ages us all.

The aging Hiruzen Sarutobi is no longer the Professor he once was.

"Hmph hmph hmph..." Hiruzen Sarutobi chuckled softly.

This action Hanzō: "What's so funny?"

"Although I am old, the new generation will inherit the Will of Fire... and the ninjas of Konoha will fight with their lives to protect our existence."

Hiruzen Sarutobi hand Hand Seals.

In an instant, several Shadow Clone appeared on the scene.

"I am the Hokage, Konoha is my home, and the Hokage is a pillar that stands tall to protect this home, inheriting the will of Konoha and entrusting it to future generations..."

"Well said."

The Akito floated in the air, their robes fluttering in the hurricane caused by the battle between Pakura and Rasa.

"Konoha is your home, but what about other people's homes? What about the homes of those who were once invaded by Konoha?"

"..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi silent, maintaining the hand seals for his Shadow Clone Hand Seals.

He... could not answer.

"Hiruzen Sarutobi, no matter how high-sounding your words are, your stance as invaders of Konoha cannot be changed. How can you have the nerve to utter such high-sounding words after invading someone else's country?"

Akito's voice was calm, yet it clearly reached everyone's ears.

If someone else had said these words, they might have been considered naive.

But the person who said those words now... is Akito.

Therefore, everyone pricked up their ears, listened attentively, and thought carefully.

This is the embodiment of the powerful personal character and strength shaped by all of Akito's past experiences.

288. Begin killing the Kazekage

"..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was speechless once again.

An idea inherited from a flawed source.

In the end, it's wrong no matter what.

Faced with criticism from Akito.

For the first time Hiruzen Sarutobi, he felt utterly powerless and empty inside.

Just like when we faced the problem of the Uchiha Clan back then...

"Drink!!"

With a clear shout.

In mid-air, the battle between Pakura and Rasa is about to be decided.

"Have years of stability and office life stagnated your abilities, Rasa?!"