"Gengetsu, send someone to Konoha to announce our surrender and sign a peace treaty."
Then Byakuren spoke softly to Hozuki Gengetsu. After speaking, he left the camp directly. Already advanced in years, he seemed to have aged another ten years.
"...Sigh!"
Hozuki Gengetsu shook his head helplessly. There was nothing he could do either; the enemy was simply too strong.
It was still September of Konoha's first year. The First Ninja World War was officially declared over, ending in Konoha's victory.
The entire Ninja World was shaken, everyone utterly stunned. Faced with Konoha's strength, all of them felt fear.
After all, Konoha had fought against four villages alone, and every battlefield had been completely won within a single day.
Such overwhelming power instantly drew the Ninja World's attention and filled them with profound fear.
"So this is the place?"
"What dense chakra. What a wonderful place!"
"That idiot Isshiki had no idea where he ran off to, so they had to send me here instead."
"So this is the scent of the Tailed Beasts? It smells delicious, hehehe!"
Just as Konoha announced its victory in the war, an unwelcome guest arrived. With a pair of Byakugan, he floated high in the sky, looking down at Konoha below with a slight curl of his lips.
"Since it's our first meeting, I'll give you a little greeting gift!"
"Go, Ape Rock."
The man smirked and waved his right hand, instantly releasing an immense amount of chakra. Outside Konoha, a gigantic stone ape nearly a thousand zhang tall appeared.
"Roar...!"
With the stone ape's roar, Konoha's barrier shattered like paper, and a massive hurricane of over level twelve swept through Konoha.
"Hm?"
"Who is it?"
Inside the Hokage Office, Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju's Wood Human Clone sensed an immense force. Their hearts