Enjoy It

Although the enclosed space prevented the mist from being completely blown away, visibility had improved significantly.

Senju Tobirama kept his hands pressed together, summoning whatever he called for.

"Water Style: Water Colliding Wave."

A terrifying amount of water, resembling a small ocean, gradually manifested around Tobirama.

It surged toward Sarutobi Hiruzen like a tsunami.

Seeing the water style blotting out the sky, Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes widened in shock.

He also pressed his hands together: "Earth Style: Earth Style Wall."

A wall of earth, as massive as a mountain, appeared before Sarutobi Hiruzen.

It instantly blocked Senju Tobirama's tsunami-like water attack.

However, it was not over yet.

The water blocked by the wall began to divert, spreading around Sarutobi Hiruzen and threatening to submerge the entire area.

Seeing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen leaped up and landed on top of the Earth Style Wall.

At that moment, Senju Hashirama dashed across the water, heading straight for Sarutobi Hiruzen.

After another exchange of blows, Senju Hashirama landed a heavy punch squarely on Sarutobi Hiruzen's face.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was sent flying backward, crashing hard into the ground.

Senju Hashirama stood on the water, watching Sarutobi Hiruzen with an expressionless face.

Sarutobi Hiruzen struggled to his feet, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand.

Just as he stood up, a figure emerged from the water behind him.

Senju Tobirama transformed into a puddle of water, dragging Sarutobi Hiruzen down into the depths.

Sarutobi Hiruzen bit the tip of his tongue, forcing himself to stay conscious.

Exerting all his strength, he broke free from the water and once again stood atop the Earth Style Wall.

At that moment, countless massive water arrows erupted from the water, shattering the Earth Style Wall.

Sarutobi Hiruzen had no choice but to dodge back and forth with the agility of an ape.

Root headquarters.

"Lord Danzo, Orochimaru has summoned the First Hokage and the Second Hokage. The Hokage is currently locked in a death match."

Danzo remained as steady as a rock.

Upon hearing his subordinate's report, he said calmly, "No rush. Remain on standby and preserve our strength."

Though the Root member was puzzled, he replied, "Understood, Lord Danzo."

Perhaps sensing his subordinate's confusion, Danzo stood up and spoke with a sanctimonious air.

"Hiruzen is old; he is pushing Konoha toward the abyss bit by bit. Look at Konoha now—even mere Sunagakure and Orochimaru can run wild in the village! I am holding back now to preserve Konoha's core, most elite forces."

"If Root were to rush out now and fight the First and Second Hokage's Edo Tensei and Sunagakure head-on, it would only waste Konoha's foundation for nothing."

"I am bearing the necessary infamy for the sake of Konoha's future. As long as I am here, the 'roots' of Konoha will not be shaken!"

"Besides," Danzo turned around and said confidently, "everything is under my control. You may go."

Danzo said to his trusted aide, "Go keep an eye on the Uchiha and keep them in check."

However, the aide in the shadows did not obey his order as usual.

Instead, he walked slowly toward Danzo's back.

Danzo trusted this aide implicitly, assuming he simply had some private words to share.

He did not expect this aide to drive a hand straight into his heart.

As Danzo suffered the critical blow, blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

He turned his head stiffly to look at his aide and asked, "Why... betray me?"

The moment he was attacked, Danzo had tried to dodge.

But his body felt as if it had been paralyzed, and he was pierced through the heart by the dark hand behind him.

Only as Danzo slowly turned his head did he catch sight of the scarlet Sharingan beneath the Root member's mask.

Uchiha Yan slowly removed his mask and said unhurriedly, "Lord Danzo, Uchiha Yan of the Konoha Military Police Force reporting for duty."

Danzo's eyes widened in an instant.

The resentment in his heart caused him to vomit a mouthful of blood, and as his life faded, he felt his eyelids growing heavier.

He wanted to activate a sealing jutsu and perish together with this ambitious Uchiha clansman.

To his surprise, however, his body's chakra had been completely sealed.

As Uchiha Yan's Sharingan locked onto him, Danzo fell into the Tsukuyomi.

Within the Tsukuyomi, Danzo was bound tightly to a pillar.

Uchiha Yan held a sharp blade, stabbing Danzo again and again.

"Danzo, I control the time in this world. You will be stabbed like this for three days and three nights while your pain perception is amplified tenfold. Enjoy yourself."

Uchiha Yan looked down at the fallen Danzo and pulled out a handkerchief to wipe the blood from his hands.

The system rewards arrived.

1: Hashirama Cells

2: Courage (Possessing this, you will have the courage to stab a Susanoo with a kunai)

3: Wind Release Mastery.

Uchiha Yan stared at the second option with a blank expression, barely managing to keep his composure.

Stabbing a Susanoo with a kunai—you'd certainly need a lot of courage to pull that off.

Though, it seemed more like a question of intelligence.

He collected Danzo's body and then slipped away from the scene without a sound.

The show was coming to an end, after all.

He still had to fleece the Third Hokage for all he was worth.

Meanwhile, Sarutobi Hiruzen had exhausted every trick in his arsenal to barely dodge the attacks of Senju Tobirama.

Just as he prepared to catch his breath, the First Hokage's relentless assault plunged him back into a bitter struggle.

Since Sunagakure had not deployed a jinchuriki this time, the forces on the outer and inner perimeters had been cleared out quite quickly.

Orochimaru and Sunagakure's alliance had only managed to destroy buildings on the outskirts of Konoha, causing no substantial damage to the village itself.

However, everyone knew by now that the true battlefield was not here.

The real battlefield lay within that area completely sealed off by a barrier.

Only there could it be decided whether Orochimaru's Collapse Plan had truly succeeded.

Kakashi had already finished off all the Sunagakure ninja who had come to cause trouble.

He walked up to the Anbu members watching the battle and asked, "Still no way in?"

Hearing Kakashi's question, the Anbu members shook their heads in frustration.

"For now, there is no way. This barrier can only be broken from the inside, and the four of them have even placed barriers around themselves."

"It's like locking both the primary and spare keys inside the box."

"Without the keys, we naturally cannot open it."

Hearing the Anbu's words, Kakashi decided to give it a try.

He hadn't wasted much chakra dealing with those small fries just now.

He formed hand seals, and a visible surge of chakra erupted from his hands.

Another Anbu member, clearly a rookie, couldn't help but exclaim, "Such terrifying chakra—it's actually visible to the naked eye."

Hearing his exclamation, a more experienced Anbu began to provide an explanation.

"A technique where chakra is visible to the naked eye and sounds like a thousand birds chirping... could it be..."