The First Hokage Appears in Konoha

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In a dense forest on Konoha Back Mountain, a figure slowly walked forward.

"Is it that way?"

A murmur escaped his lips, and then his figure flashed, vanishing from the spot.

Meanwhile, at the Senju Clan compound, Kushina, who had been sitting with her eyes shut, suddenly snapped them open.

Kushina's expression visibly turned grave in an instant.

She raised her hands and formed a hand seal. "Shadow Clone Technique!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Several clouds of white smoke instantly appeared, and three shadow clones emerged.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The shadow clones shared a mind with the original, so Kushina did not need to give them any instructions. They immediately flashed away.

Before long, powerful waves of energy rose within the Senju Clan compound. A transparent barrier could clearly be seen enveloping the entire compound.

However, that was not the end. Aside from the transparent barrier, the various barriers inside the compound also began to activate.

From the outside, the compound looked no different from before, but in truth, enormous changes had already taken place within.

All kinds of energy flickered as barriers of different colors covered the compound.

Though this was the Senju Clan compound, two generations of the Uzumaki Clan had lived here. First there had been Mito Uzumaki, the First Hokage's wife and Tsunade's grandmother, followed by Kushina and Naraku.

Thus, the Senju Clan compound was filled with all manner of barriers, and Kushina had now activated every one of them.

Whoosh!

Once all the barriers had been activated, Kushina flashed away and vanished from the spot.

At the same time, the figure on Konoha Back Mountain slowly came to a halt.

"Have I been discovered in advance?"

"Heh heh, but this seems quite good too." A cold laugh came from the figure.

The figure then stopped