Watching the Tigers Fight from the Mountain!

They will scatter beyond time and space, decaying along with the bones!

Grayish-white scraps of paper flew everywhere, and four of the most elite Shadow Guard Anbu into nothingness one after another, while the two Tōka merged into one at this moment.

"It really is you!" The Third Hokage seemed completely unsurprised by Tōka's appearance; his words conveyed more certainty than shock.

"It seems the Lord Hokage is quite looking forward to our meeting!" Tōka stared at the Third Hokage with a half-smile; this Old Man wasn't scary at all.

Although he was once a legendary Shinobi Hero and hailed as the strongest Hokage in history, in Tōka's eyes, there was only one technique of the Third Hokage that would make him wary.

That's right, the Fourth Hokage's Reaper Death Seal!

This is like someone who is confident of victory facing an enemy with a hidden killer move. Since victory is already assured, why not extend it a bit?

Absolutely no losses... A complete victory!

"Where are Naruto and Sasuke?!" The Third Hokage coldly swept his gaze over the three people standing behind Tōka— Budong, Fufeng, and Fuen— and reprimanded them in a deep voice.

"Don't worry, the three of them are doing very well." Tōka remembered his promise to the Fourth Hokage to teach Naruto the Rasengan, so Naruto was the safest person until then.

Thinking about Naruto and Sasuke at a time like this?

Third Hokage, you really have a big heart!

Suddenly, a chilling, bloodthirsty aura inexplicably filled the air. Tōka's eyes narrowed slightly, and he grinned wickedly.

"The rest of the time is yours, master and disciple. I won't disturb you any longer." Tōka drew a circle in front of him.

A hazy halo of light enveloped the four figures.

"Where is Naruto?!" The Third Hokage's expression changed slightly, and he rushed forward to try and stop Tōka and the Budong two.

But unexpectedly...

Suddenly the earth began to shake, and the low hissing of Poisonous Snake echoed through the Valley.

Hiss hiss hiss~~

Emerging from the cave filled with Withered Bones, small, emerald-green snakes with venomous, golden eyes crawled out, and the swarm spread across the entire Valley.

Rumble!

Immediately afterward, where Tōka had left, the earth shattered, and a huge black shadow burst forth from the ground—it was a massive serpent with Purple Stripes all over its body!

Above the head of the Manda was a slender figure with flowing black Long Hair that danced in the wind and a pair of Golden Slit Pupils on a pale face.

"Orochimaru!" The Third Hokage's eyes narrowed, and he forced out the three words through gritted teeth.

"Teacher Sarutobi, it's been a long time." Orochimaru put his hands in his sleeves, habitually licked his lips, and let out a cold laugh.

"Orochimaru, what are you and Tōka plotting?" the Third Hokage roared, completely unaware that he was the one being targeted.

"Do you want to take away the Nine-Tails?"

Orochimaru scoffed dismissively, "Teacher Sarutobi, you really are getting old. Even at a time like this, you still can't see through our intentions?"

One squad of Anbu Shadow Guard was dealt with by Tōka, and the three Anbu who followed were also trapped by Tōka's Genjutsu Trap.

Now, in this Valley buried under bones, only the two of them remain!

Although Orochimaru did not directly answer the Third Hokage, his words made it clear that Tōka's target was not Naruto. The Third Hokage, being a cunning and shrewd Fox, naturally understood the meaning behind his words.

Glancing at the approaching Poisonous Snake flicking their tongues around him, the Third Hokage lowered his body with a solemn expression, performed several high somersaults, and jumped onto a boulder behind him.

His body was more agile than a monkey's; he nimbly flipped and landed on the boulder, looking down at the Poisonous Snake that were spreading like a tide below.

"Orochimaru, you should save your breath for such methods!"

The Third Hokage's hands moved swiftly, Hand Seals. In less than a second, chakra condensed, and the Jutsu Formula was complete.

Buzz!

Fire Release: Great Flame Technique!

The dark, damp air was instantly ignited, and a sea of fire poured down, engulfing the entire Valley in an instant.

The darkness was dispelled, and a crimson light appeared.

The temperature soared dozens of times, the damp and chilly atmosphere vanished, and venomous Poisonous Snake hissed and howled in the raging fire.

Burning bodies writhe in agony as colorful Poisonous Snake thrash about, and soon a pungent, acrid smell of burning fills the air.

"Such a wide-range Fire Release Ninjutsu? The power is quite impressive..." Orochimaru raised an eyebrow and exclaimed in admiration. He was not angry at the fact that tens of millions of snakes were burned; instead, he seemed to think it was only natural.

Although Teacher Sarutobi is old, his strength is still quite good.

Only...

"How many more times can you use this Ninjutsu?"

Orochimaru stared coldly at the Third Hokage, "Chakra originates from the energy of human cells, and the number of times human cells divide is limited."

"I possess an inexhaustible supply of new bodies, forever remaining young and strong, while you Teacher Sarutobi..."

I'm already old!

The decaying Konoha is just like the once mighty Shinobi Hero who once dominated the Ninja World, now old and frail!

"Let me finish you off today, Teacher Sarutobi!" Orochimaru roared, and his neck suddenly grew much larger.

His expression was strangely ferocious, and a cold glint flashed from his mouth.

Ugh!

As Orochimaru vomited, a peerless sword emerged from his mouth, its scarlet tongue curling around the hilt to hold it firmly inside.

"Kusanagi Sword!"

A divine weapon that can cut through iron like mud!

Click!

The Third Hokage bit his thumb, and blood gushed out, staining his fingertip red. The bloodied thumb drew a blood-red horizontal line across his palm.

Hai, Xu, You, Shen, Wei!

Upon seeing the Third Hokage's actions, Orochimaru's expression changed slightly, and a look of seriousness appeared in his Golden Slit Pupils.

"Some troublesome guy is coming; I have to stop this old man!" The thought One Flash through his mind, and Orochimaru's head shot out in a flash.

Orochimaru's soft yet resilient neck resembled the body of a giant serpent. He gripped the hilt of the Orochimaru Kusanagi Sword in his mouth, the sharp tip pointing directly at the Third Hokage's face!

The gleaming blade tore through the air, emitting a piercing screech.

The Third Hokage's hands flew as he swiftly Hand Seals; Orochimaru didn't want the Third Hokage to complete the Jutsu Formula so easily.

The two were now competing to see who was faster—whether the Third Hokage Hand Seals were faster, or Orochimaru's attack speed was faster!

Bang!

A cloud of white mist suddenly appeared!

"Summoning Technique! Come forth, Enma!" the Third Hokage shouted, slamming his hands on the Taiseki beneath his feet as he half-squatted down.

However...

The agile old monkey did not appear in the thick white fog, and Orochimaru's eyes grew even colder upon seeing this.

The Kusanagi Sword in his mouth suddenly thrust forward, and the Third Hokage's expression changed drastically. He quickly rolled to the side and got out of the way.

Puff!

A muffled thud sounded. No matter how fast the Third Hokage moved, he was still a beat too slow. His arm was slashed open by the sharp Kusanagi Sword, leaving a long gash.

Orochimaru injured the Third Hokage with a single blow, then immediately swooped back into his hand, the Kusanagi Sword that had been in his mouth falling into his grasp.

"Teacher Sarutobi, that old monkey doesn't seem to have come out yet!"

As they spoke, Orochimaru seemed to realize something, his gaze drifting towards the depths of the hazy black mist in the distance, in that direction...

Could it be that Tōka killed the Enma?

That's impossible!

The legendary Deforming Mountain is even located above the Three Great Sage Lands, so it's impossible for it to be found so easily. Even if it were found, the Enma wouldn't be so easily defeated!

"Enma..."

Had something happened? The Third flickered slightly. He clutched his arm and leaped backward several times, widening the distance between himself and Orochimaru once more.

Against Orochimaru, who wields the divine weapon Adamantine Staff, the Third Hokage would undoubtedly have been at a significant disadvantage without the Ruyi Jingu Orochimaru (Kusanagi Sword), which was transformed from the Enma Transformation).

Regardless of whether the Enma was killed by Tōka, as long as that old monkey doesn't show up, Orochimaru will have an even easier time.

Take advantage of your weakness to kill you!

Orochimaru wouldn't give the Third Hokage any extra time to devise a countermeasure.

"Kill him, Manda!"

The possibility of Manda killing the Third Hokage is almost zero, yet Orochimaru still ordered Manda to attack; he had only one purpose.

To restrain Third Hokage and attract Third Hokage attention!

Knowing the enemy's strength, Manda, tempted by the doubled Sacrifice, lashed out at the Third Hokage with a fierce swing of its tail, its massive, thick tail twisting wildly.

Suddenly, the Valley spun around.

Dust flew everywhere, and sand and stones swirled in the air.

Just as the Third Hokage had regained his footing, a tremendous force suddenly rushed towards him, transforming into a violent gust of wind that whipped up countless pieces of Withered Bones and sand.

"Manda?"

The Third Hokage realized something was wrong. The Manda was enormous, yet incredibly fast, and its attack power was the strongest among the three Summoning Beasts.

A thick tail swept across, almost flattening everything in the Valley!

A direct confrontation with a gigantic Summoning Beast? Only someone with a screw loose would dare to do that!

The Third Hokage clasped his hands together, his Earth Element chakra surging forth, unleashing "Earth Release: Rock Lodging Collapse!"

Click!

The ground beneath the feet of the Third Hokage suddenly trembled, and dark cracks spread rapidly in all directions before the earth cracked and collapsed with a deafening roar.

The soil and rocks supporting the Third Hokage of bodies began to fall one after another!

At the same time, a howling wind suddenly passed by, and overhead, a long black shadow swung violently—it was the tail of the Manda that swept across mercilessly.

With a deafening roar, the tail of the Manda slammed violently against the mountain wall.

In an instant, the entire mountainside was shattered beyond recognition, with countless rocks the size of water vats raining down from the sky.

A Mushroom Cloud, visible to the naked eye, exploded in the Valley.

"The fighting is really intense!" Tōka, who occupied a high ground and looked down at the Battlefield below, leaned lazily against a tree trunk.

Orochimaru has been wasting chakra to maintain the appearance of Manda, yet he refuses to use his trump card, the Impure World Reincarnation?

Could it be that they're wary of me?

"The Third Hokage Summoning Enma was injured after his failure, so the battles to come will be even more cautious, or rather, more intense."

Tōka dared not underestimate this Hokage, who was hailed as the strongest in history. After all, he didn't want to touch the ultimate Yin Release Ninjutsu like the Reaper Death Seal a second time.

Therefore, it's better to let Orochimaru "personally" kill the Third Hokage.

Glancing at the Genjutsu Trap not far away, it seemed that the three Anbu had already realized they were trapped in an illusion.

"If they come out, the three of you go and hold them off. Don't let them disturb my viewing." Tōka's Genjutsu Trap was quite ordinary and wasn't enhanced with the Six Harmonies Divine Technique.

Why?

Since Orochimaru wanted to use him as a tool, Tōka was "willing" to do so in order to kill the Third Hokage, he couldn't let Orochimaru have it so easy.

If possible, Tōka would actually like the Third Hokage and Orochimaru to die together!

"If the Third Hokage is about to die, let those Anbu pass through. If the Third Hokage has the upper hand, you hold them off!"

Finally, Tōka explained it in detail again.

"Understood."

The three —Budong, Fufeng, and Fuen— nodding slightly, then Body Flicker Technique to disappear from their original positions and flash to the outer perimeter of Tōka's Genjutsu Trap to wait.

Kakashi, having comforted the villagers of Sanghe Village, decided to temporarily relocate them to a neighboring village.

The battle in North Mountain wouldn't last long, and the villagers didn't want to leave the place where their ancestors had lived, so they moved away first and would move back after the battle was over.

A neighboring village is about ten miles away.

There are over a hundred villagers, and it's impossible for Kakashi to look after them all on this ten-mile-long mountain road by himself.

So he created two Shadow Clones, making a total of three people including his Original Body, and placed one person at the front, middle, and rear of the group.

The group moved forward in an orderly fashion, albeit slowly, but as long as everyone arrived safely...

Kakashi glanced worriedly at the North Mountain behind him, secretly estimating the time. The assembled team from the village should have already set off.

One day, just one day.

After most of the village's forces arrived, the Lord Hokage was safe.

Kakashi frowned as he thought to himself...

Sudden!

A message from a Shadow Clone reached the Original Body in the middle of the group, Kakashi suddenly sat up from the oxcart.

"The Shadow Clone was taken down? Long Hair ninja with a scar on his face..."

Kakashi had some recollection of him, but for a moment he couldn't remember who this guy was.

No matter who it is, anyone who comes for the group is an enemy. Kakashi disappeared from the oxcart in a flash.

Kakashi reappeared at the very front of the group.

"Kakashi, is this his Original Body?" Kazuma recognized Kakashi; who in Daimyō Ninja World didn't know the Little White Fang of Konoha?

Moreover, Kakashi was already the captain-general of Konoha's Anbu at this time, one of the most important and powerful figures by the Hokage's side.

How could someone like Kazuma, who dreams of killing the Hokage, not investigate these matters thoroughly?

This includes Kakashi's Sharingan, Kakashi's Chakra Nature, and the ninja tools that Kakashi is skilled at using.

"Who are you? Why are you attacking these villagers?" Kakashi demanded coldly. He was certain he had seen this guy's file, but he couldn't quite place him...

"Who I am is not important, what matters is what I want to do!" Kazuma grinned eerily, making the scars on his face appear even more grotesque.

Kakashi squinted, shifting his gaze from Kazuma to the person standing quietly beside Kazuma.

A black robe covered his entire body, and judging from his figure, he should be a child.

But... what is this suppressed anger, bloodlust, evil, and countless negative emotions?

And why do I experience this feeling of palpitations?

Tell Kakashi directly that this brat in front of him is extremely dangerous, even more dangerous than the ninja who killed his Shadow Clone!