What Harm Is There in Telling You?

Boom!

The enormous sound shook the earth, a Mushroom Cloud shot into the sky, and countless ninjas surged toward this direction from the smoke-filled streets.

With a whoosh, a dark figure darted out of the thick smoke.

Almost instantly, the Konoha Ninja threw out their hidden weapons, either Shuriken or Kunai wrapped with Explosive Tag.

Instantly, a barrage of powerful energy shot straight towards the dark figure in the air.

Tōka didn't need to turn his head to feel the powerful energy coming from all directions. The air was filled with the smell of burning, and there were quite a few Kunai wrapped in Explosive Tag.

"Isn't that too naive?"

Buzz!

A Chakra Storm erupted from Tōka's Original Body, and the powerful shockwave turned into a gust of wind, causing the entire street to suddenly stop.

All the cold, gleaming light flew backward and disappeared into the distance, leaving the dense sky suddenly empty.

Swish swish swish!!

Several dark figures swept across the rooftops at lightning speed, landing on the houses on both sides of the street in a few leaps. The leader, with silver hair, was none other than Hatake Kakashi, the captain of the Konoha Anbu Captain!

Upon receiving intelligence that Tōka had appeared in the village, Kakashi immediately led an elite Anbu squad to the scene.

"Sasuke, what are you doing here? It's dangerous here, get out of here right now!" Kakashi noticed Sasuke in the crowd first.

In an area surrounded by a group of Chunin, Sasuke, as Genin, was extremely conspicuous.

Upon hearing this, Sasuke merely glanced at Kakashi with an indifferent and calm expression, seemingly disregarding the Konoha Ninja around him.

Tōka's attention was drawn to Kakashi. He turned his head to look at the figure on the roof, and without saying a word, simply raised his hand to make a grasping motion.

A golden sphere of light in his palm frantically devoured Natural Energy, and a storm surged forth, instantly transforming into a visible tornado.

In an instant, the wind and clouds changed color, and the world darkened.

The sun, which had been hanging high in the sky, hid deep in the clouds, and a huge black curtain seemed to cover the sky, plunging Konoha into endless darkness.

Such a commotion naturally Mei Terumī the two Kage who were having a private conversation in the Hokage Building: Hokage, the Tsunade of Konoha, and Terumi Akira, the Mizukage of Kirigakure.

"What's going on?" Tsunade sharply, frowning as she stared out the window at the thick smoke rising from the layered houses.

"The S-rank Rogue Ninja Ōtsutsuki Tōka, has appeared in the village. Captain Kakashi has already led his men there." A figure, whose whereabouts were unknown, appeared and respectfully reported.

Upon hearing the Tōka, Tsunade's face changed drastically, and she sprang up from her chair like a spring, staring intently at the Anbu Ninja.

He asked uncertainly, "What did you say?!"

Before the Anbu reply, a loud bang rang out as Tsunade smashed through the wall with her fist and leaped down, running headlong towards the direction from which the thick smoke was rising.

Mizukage Mei Terumī's eyes darkened. She and Tsunade sat across the table from each other, so she naturally heard what Tsunade had heard.

As soon as Tsunade left, the Shadow Guard responsible for secretly protecting her followed her out.

Only Mei Terumī remained in the Hokage's Office. Her face was dark and her eyes, which seemed to spit flames, were fixed on the direction from which the thick smoke was rising.

The quiet room seemed to have a gaping hole, and the noisy, chaotic sounds from the outside world rushed in like a whirlwind.

"Tōka!" Mei Terumī squeezed out the two words through gritted teeth, determined to avenge herself this time!

A crisp snap!

Mei Terumī crushed the armrest in her palm and stood up abruptly!

Whoosh!

She rushed out through the hole Tsunade had smashed open, her body nimbly flipping 360 degrees in the air before landing steadily at the foot of the Hokage Building.

"Tōka, you just wait!"

On the chaotic street stood no fewer than a hundred ninjas, while many Chunin were relocating nearby villagers.

To avoid being caught in the crossfire, the Konoha ninja cleared out a Battlefield covering an area of more than two miles in radius.

Boom!

A green shadow suddenly fell from the sky, and the powerful impact surged into the ground, causing all the houses on the street to tremble.

Amidst the smoke and dust, Tsunade strode out, glaring angrily at the figure in the crowd.

"Tōka! You little brat!!"

Gaa gaa gaa...

Tsunade fists cracked, and even from dozens of steps away, one could feel the raging fury emanating from her.

Although Tōka wasn't born and raised in Konoha, he had lived there for over ten years.

During the Third Shinobi World War, he made outstanding contributions in protecting the village.

Tsunade was furious. She couldn't understand why Tōka had become like this! The way she looked at Tōka was like looking at a genius who had gone astray.

"You are not suited to be a Hokage." Tōka understood Tsunade's gaze. To be a qualified Hokage, one must first be a qualified politician.

The Third Hokage was the most outstanding politician; otherwise, he wouldn't have Genin hero in the Ninja World!

Tsunade, however, is completely inadequate. There are many things she doesn't know, and even if she does know, she's unwilling to believe them; her emotions outweigh her reason.

In other words, Tōka believes that Tsunade is too emotional.

If their positions were reversed, Tōka wouldn't waste a single word and would directly order the enemy to be annihilated with overwhelming force!

"Perhaps I am not a qualified Hokage yet, but I will strive to become a qualified Hokage, to protect the village, and to protect everyone!" The strange emotions in Tsunade's eyes vanished, leaving only an unprecedented determination.

This is the village that my grandfather, my second grandfather, Nawaki, Dan, and countless Konoha Ninja protected with their lives.

Absolutely... no one is allowed to destroy this!

Boom!

With a loud bang, Tsunade high, gathering chakra in the sole and unleashing a tremendous Chakra Enhanced Strength as it slammed down!

"Heavenly Guard Kick!"

Click click click...

Countless black lines grew larger in the wind, and in the blink of an eye, they transformed into thick, spiderweb-like cracks that spread wildly forward.

The earth shook violently, and tall buildings collapsed.

Tōka's body rose and fell with the violent tremors, but his feet remained firmly glued to the ground as if they were suction cups.

He stomped his foot heavily on the ground, causing the earth to crumble and destroying the enemy's formation.

"A good ability for charging into groups, and it's also somewhat useful in one-on-one combat." This was Tōka's first time facing Tsunade -on.

Compared to Orochimaru and Jiraiya, Tsunade's attack power is strong, but her attack methods are too simplistic and direct.

For Tōka, this kind of enemy poses almost zero danger.

"Let her go!" Tsunade leaped into the air, stepping on the shattered rocks, and quickly approached Tōka in a few bounds.

Her goal was simple: one punch. As long as she landed a full-force punch on Tōka, the battle would be over!

Unfortunately, Tōka had no intention of bringing Tsunade back. He carried the unconscious Anko in one hand and gathered violent Natural Energy in the other.

Golden light illuminated the entire street, as if the dim and gloomy village had been gilded with a layer of gold.

Noticing the unusual Jutsu Formula by Tōka, Kakashi immediately rushed towards Tsunade, shouting, "Protect the Lord Hokage!"

Whoosh whoosh!!

Dozens of dark figures swarmed towards Tsunade. When Tsunade saw Kakashi standing in front of her, her eyes flashed with anger, but she had not yet lost her mind.

Her clenched fist loosened slightly. "Get out of the way, Kakashi!"

"Lord Hokage, please don't act rashly!" Kakashi stopped Tsunade and immediately turned around to remove the Forehead Protector covering his left eye.

A scarlet eye appeared, with three dark Tomoe floating within it.

A powerful surge of chakra entered his eyes, Tomoe in his pupils began to spin wildly, eventually merging into one, like a shadow windmill with only three leaves spinning at high speed.

"Kamui!"

At that moment, a dazzling golden light caught everyone's attention.

Buzz!

Tōka raised his arm high, and a golden beam of light shot out from his palm, piercing through the thick black clouds and reaching the sky.

The gloomy, dark sky suddenly brightened, and Konoha seemed to be bathed in a golden sea.

One of the abilities residing in Tōka's eyes is a power strong enough to split the moon in two.

"Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!"

Spacetime distorted, and strange black lines spun around Tōka's right wrist, while Kakashi's left eye became bloodshot.

He frantically squeezed all the chakra in his body and poured it into the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Kakashi knew he couldn't block the Jutsu Formula from Tōka's hand with his own power, and he also knew that no one in the entire Konoha could withstand this attack.

Therefore, Kakashi's goal was not to stop, but to destroy, to distort spacetime and cause the golden beam in the Tōka's mouth to deviate from its predetermined trajectory!

"Kakashi's Mangekyo has been activated?" Tōka felt the space at his wrist being torn apart, and when he looked up, he saw Kakashi with scarlet pupils.

If he were to forcefully unleash the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, his wrist would be devoured by Kakashi's Kamui, and the powerful spacetime force would be enough to sever his right hand.

Destroying a village was not Tōka's goal; Tōka intended to demonstrate sufficient deterrence.

Since Kakashi is putting in so much effort, let's grant his wish...

Ice Blue halo danced in Tōka's eyes, the torn space suddenly paused, and his right hand swiftly lashed out.

Buzz!!

Wherever the golden beam of light passed, everything was cleaved in two.

Tōka transformed his slash into a sweeping attack, the angle of which was not perfectly even, but this prevented the Konoha from being cut in half.

A raging storm swept across the land, and everyone instinctively lay prone on the ground.

The golden beam of light, which resembled sunlight, offered no warmth whatsoever; instead, it swept over everyone's heads like the scythe of Shinigami.

Rumble!!

A loud bang rang out, snapping everyone out of their shock and causing them to instinctively turn their heads toward the source of the sound.

From the direction of the Konoha Back Mountain, thick smoke billowed past the stone wall carved with the names of the Hokage of past generations, like an earthen dragon weaving through the rock strata.

The mountainside collapsed, breaking in half.

The carved Hokage Rock of past generations appear as if they were sliced off at a slight angle by a giant knife.

The golden beam of light pierced through the thick rocks without stopping, only fading away as it reached the horizon beyond the reach of sight...

"Why does such terrifying magic exist in the world..."

The same thought flashed through everyone's mind simultaneously.

The most shocked person was the Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumī. She vaguely remembered that on the day the Fourth Mizukage met with an accident several years ago, a golden light also appeared in the Land of Water.

Could it be...?

He... killed the Fourth Mizukage, Yakura?

Mei Terumī turned around in astonishment to look at Tōka, who stood there calmly. Had the gap between us become so vast?

"Tōka, why did you do this?" Kakashi suppressed the waves of dizziness, his face dark and gloomy.

"You've lived in Konoha for at least ten years!"

Kakashi's words are easy to understand. Tōka grew up in Konoha. Perhaps there are many things that Konoha has done wrong to him, but it is still the place where he grew up.

There was no need to go to such lengths... to destroy Konoha!

Tōka stared blankly at Kakashi, who was filled with indignation. In fact, Tōka did not hate Konoha, and the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, had made the right choice.

Unfortunately, whether it was the Fourth Hokage, the Third Hokage Danzo Orochimaru, they all underestimated his potential.

Kidnapping Anko was part of the plan, but being surrounded by Konoha Ninja and having to intervene was unplanned.

With Tōka's strength, let alone a group of Chunin and a small Anbu, even if all the Konoha Ninja were mobilized, they still wouldn't be able to stop him.

The attack was merely a deterrent; Tōka didn't want to be swarmed by countless flies after leaving Konoha.

It's clear from Kakashi's use of Kamui to attack Tōka that Tōka intentionally held back, deliberately using the action of dodging the spatial rift to deflect the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.

In the silence, the storm gradually subsided, but the sound of the wind in their ears could not be stopped.

"We are not enemies, we just have different positions." Tōka slowly withdrew his arm, stating the facts in a calm tone.

"What do you want to do? For Naruto?" Tsunade pushed Kakashi aside, stared intently into Tōka's eyes, and asked loudly.

The only person connected to Itachi was the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, and he was also the only one who knew much about the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi plan.

The newly appointed Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, along with Kakashi and others, deduced from limited information that Tōka's target was likely the Nine-Tails, specifically the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Naruto.

As for Danzo, although he guessed some things, he did not share the information with Tsunade.

Therefore, when Tsunade said this, not only Kakashi and the others, but even Mei Terumī, who was temporarily on Konoha's side, perked up her ears.

The Three-Tails has been resurrected and is hiding within the Land of Water; Kirigakure was naturally the first to receive the news.

The reason they haven't taken action is that they haven't found a suitable Jinchūriki yet, and Mei Terumī simply doesn't have that much free time.

Upon hearing Tsunade's words, Mei Terumī stared intently at Tōka, recalling the two people she had encountered that day.

The two men in Red Cloud Black Cloak who appeared in the Land of Water seemed to be heading towards the newly resurrected Three-Tails.

"Hehe..." A soft laugh broke the tense atmosphere. Tōka raised her head slightly and looked calmly at everyone.

Even those standing high above the ruins felt a strange sensation.

Even though Tōka was standing on the flat ground at the very bottom, his gaze seemed to overlook everything like a god.

"Didn't I already tell you?" Tōka's laughter stopped abruptly, and nine jet-black Tomoe appeared in his Ice Blue pupils.

"What?" Kakashi's expression tightened, and he quickly asked.

"My name..."

Kakashi overheard Ōtsutsuki Tōka Konoha Tōka, but what's wrong with that?

Tōka waved to Sasuke, signaling Sasuke to come closer.

Sasuke was slightly taken aback. After witnessing Tōka's power, he took a few steps closer and stood behind Tōka without the slightest hesitation.

At this moment, Tōka's voice finally rang out softly.

"The creator goddess of the Ninja World, the Progenitor of Chakra... the demon sealed away by the Sage of Six Paths whom you all revere, her name is— Otsutsuki Kaguya!"