Naruto: The Progenitor of Sage Arts
Chapter 48

My Surname Is Ōtsutsuki

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"Who goes there!"

The Raikage, Kinkaku, and Ginkaku stared in bewilderment at the suddenly appearing Otsutsuki Yuhao.

At this moment, Otsutsuki Yuhao was hoisting a large, strange-looking camera that none of them had ever seen before.

Otsutsuki Yuhao stood with both feet on a circular black disc formed from a Truth-Seeking Orb, filming the trio directly.

[Wood Release: Wood Human Technique]

Suddenly, the voice of Senju Tobirama rang out.

Countless trees erupted from the ground, rapidly fusing and growing until they formed a colossal wooden giant. Standing a hundred meters tall, its combat power was comparable to a standard Complete Body Susanoo.

The Raikage and his two companions stared blankly at the terrifying giant before them.

Senju Tobirama stood atop the wooden giant's head, hands pressed together, gazing down at the three men below with a cold expression.

"Cease hostilities now, and there is still time!"

"Otherwise, you are going to suffer."

Senju Tobirama's voice echoed.

"Then let me see if the legendary forbidden Wood Release is as powerful as the rumors claim!"

The Raikage was naturally not one to surrender without a fight, and he began his assault on the wooden giant.

One minute later.

The First Raikage conceded defeat.

It wasn't just the Raikage; even Kinkaku and Ginkaku looked at Senju Tobirama with expressions of utter helplessness.

The Land of Lightning had lost.

"The First Great Ninja War, the Ninja World's speed versus the Cloud Village's strongest First Raikage and the two lights of the clouds. The Ninja World's speed, Senju Tobirama, is victorious."

Otsutsuki Yuhao narrated as he filmed.

"Shut up!"

Seeing Otsutsuki Yuhao still chattering away, Ginkaku's eyes turned vicious.

I can't beat Senju Tobirama, but surely I can handle you! Ginkaku thought to himself.

He fired a Tailed Beast Bomb directly at Otsutsuki Yuhao.

What is this? I haven't even blamed you for losing so quickly and making my video so short. I didn't complain, yet you think I'm an easy target? You can't beat Tobirama, so you're taking your frustration out on me?

Otsutsuki Yuhao paused, looking at Ginkaku with some surprise.

As the three-meter-wide red Tailed Beast Bomb was about to strike him, Otsutsuki Yuhao finally reacted, extending his left hand and tapping it lightly with one finger.

The Tailed Beast Bomb Ginkaku had fired at Otsutsuki Yuhao flew back at several times its original speed.

It was so fast that Ginkaku couldn't even react.

BOOM!

Following a deafening explosion, Ginkaku was struck on the spot by his own Tailed Beast Bomb.

A red glow of chakra enveloped Ginkaku's entire body, wreaking havoc on his physique.

"Aaaah!"

Screams of agony erupted from Ginkaku's throat.

"Ginkaku!"

Kinkaku cried out in shock.

He never imagined that Ginkaku would be wounded by his own Tailed Beast Bomb.

"Ah!"

When Kinkaku unleashed all of his Tailed Beast chakra, he realized that there was another power mixed into the chakra on Ginkaku's body.

It was Sage Chakra.

Otherwise, even if Ginkaku had been hit by his own Tailed Beast Bomb, it shouldn't have caused such severe damage.

He deflected Ginkaku's Tailed Beast Bomb with a casual gesture and even infused it with his own chakra. To accomplish all of that in such a short time—practically in a single instant—is unbelievable.

"This is truly unbelievable!"

The Raikage looked up at Otsutsuki Yuhao in the sky with a serious expression.

Although Otsutsuki Yuhao did not emit any aura, the Raikage instinctively sensed a dangerous presence emanating from him.

"Senior Yuhao, why are you here?"

"You said you were a war correspondent; what exactly does that mean?"

Senju Tobirama looked at Otsutsuki Yuhao, confused. He had no idea what the man was up to.

Journalists did not exist in this era, so Senju Tobirama did not know what the term meant.

However, he could roughly guess that the word "correspondent" implied recording something, though he was not clear on what exactly needed to be recorded.

"A war correspondent is, of course, here to record the classic feats of the battlefield," Otsutsuki Yuhao said with a smile.

"I see. How is the situation with Izuna over there?" Senju Tobirama asked curiously.

He knew that Otsutsuki Yuhao must have had a shadow clone in the Land of Earth.

"Izuna? He is much faster than you. As soon as he arrived, he activated the Complete Body Susanoo. The First Tsuchikage and his three thousand ninja were all crushed by Izuna," Otsutsuki Yuhao replied.

"That guy is ruthless enough; I imagine many people died by his hand! Brother Hashirama will have his hands full once we return to Konoha," Senju Tobirama said with a helpless sigh.

"No, Izuna didn't kill anyone this time! He used genjutsu. Most of those three thousand ninja fell under his illusion. Only the First Tsuchikage and a few others were able to resist it, but they were still defeated by his Susanoo!" Otsutsuki Yuhao answered.

"Damn it, that's so unfair! Cheating with genjutsu," Senju Tobirama couldn't help but curse.

Before coming to the Land of Lightning, Senju Tobirama had made a bet with Uchiha Izuna to see who could end their respective battlefield conflicts faster. He hadn't expected that when facing ninja weaker than oneself, genjutsu would be far more efficient than standard ninjutsu.

"What? What did I just hear? The Land of Earth lost to Uchiha Izuna? Doesn't that mean the Land of Water and the Land of Wind have also been defeated by the Hokage and Deputy Hokage of Konoha?" the Raikage exclaimed in shock.

"You are correct. By the time Tobirama started fighting you, Madara and Hashirama had already concluded their respective battles," Otsutsuki Yuhao said calmly.

Just then, Otsutsuki Yuhao spoke again.

"Oh, right!"

"The Konoha Hokage, Senju Hashirama, wants me to pass a message to you. In three days, he intends to hold a Five Kage Summit and invites the Kage of your four nations to Konoha for a meeting."

Upon hearing Otsutsuki Yuhao's words, the Raikage nodded. "Very well, I will attend!"

Since he was outmatched, attending a meeting was a small price to pay. The Raikage did not refuse.

At that moment, Kinkaku's face turned as dark as a gathering storm, looking hideous to the extreme. His brother had already fainted.

Senju Tobirama hadn't even injured his brother that severely, yet at the hands of Otsutsuki Yuhao, Ginkaku hadn't been able to withstand a single move. Of course, that was because Senju Tobirama hadn't used his full strength; otherwise, he could have easily killed Ginkaku in an instant.

Kinkaku roared at Otsutsuki Yuhao:

"Who exactly are you?"

"How have I never heard of someone like you in the Ninja World?"

Otsutsuki Yuhao's gaze flickered over Kinkaku and Ginkaku.

They carry the chakra of Indra and Asura. It seems these two must be the descendants born from the union of Indra and Asura's lineages many years later. No wonder their bloodline is so close to brother Hagoromo's.

Otsutsuki Yuhao thought to himself.

"My surname is Otsutsuki!"

"What!"

Kinkaku was greatly alarmed, as only the Sage of Six Paths and his modern-day descendants bore that name.

If it had been anyone else claiming that surname, Kinkaku likely wouldn't have cared at all.

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