Isn't This Brother Isshiki?

The next moment, the forest began to tremble.

In the blink of an eye, a hurricane roared and swept across the area with unparalleled ferocity.

The towering trees were nothing but toys in the face of this wind; their roots, which stretched deep into the earth, were torn off and, along with the boulders that had long been hidden from the sun, became subjects of the gale, engulfing Jigen's location like a vast army.

The fierce winds brought earthquakes, like a raging river, roaring like a herd of beasts, seemingly about to tear the entire forest apart.

However, its attack range was well controlled to within fifty meters.

Namikaze Minato was holding Fu in one arm and Bee in the other. The wind whistled past him, but what Namikaze Minato saw was not Wind Release.

This isn't just the wind!

"He's angry..." he muttered to himself.

That's so petty. It's just that I didn't attend the meeting on time.

He didn't skip the meeting on purpose; he was just passing by Kunai help.

Besides, isn't this just a coincidence? They saved Takigakure's special envoy! Doesn't that deserve high praise?

He was even paler than he is now, because if he had gone just a tiny bit further ahead, he probably would have lost his head.

Is that Wind Release?

I've long heard that the strongest of the Five Elements Release Techniques in the Ninja World is always in Leaf Village.

None of the Hokage throughout history have been primarily skilled in fire techniques—they dabbled in everything, perhaps because they knew too many skills, leaving them with insufficient skill slots for Fire Release.

For example, the Fourth Hokage, based on publicly available information, is skilled in Wind Release, Fire Release, Lightning Release, Space-Time Ninjutsu, Sealing Jutsu, and Taijutsu.

As for what he excels at...

It seems like... he's good at everything?

Damn it!

The Hokage are all monsters!

Amidst the bitter, aching gazes of the critics, this clearly overpowered Wind Release Ninjutsu didn't last long. When it subsided, the furrows carved out by the wind were filled with all sorts of "garbage" that had been swept up from who-knows-where.

A tree trunk, torn off and thrown to this spot, was blasted open by the immense force below, and Jigen emerged from the flying wood chips.

The Karma can absorb Chakra or substances directly formed from Chakra. This ability, formed by the Karma's unique properties, is somewhat similar to the Preta Path of the Rinnegan.

However, like the Preta Path, the Karma cannot absorb natural phenomena or entities indirectly caused by Chakra or its products.

Wind Release is a prime example of this.

Jigen wasn't looking at Namikaze Minato not far away; instead, he was looking ahead.

There's a person standing there now.

The white Kage robes maintained the traditional style while incorporating a high collar design, and beneath the Kage hat representing the Hokage's identity were a pair of scarlet Sharingan.

As a former Cloud Ninja with impeccable revolutionary credentials who chose to flee, Bi felt an overwhelming sense of fear upon seeing this man.

If he were still a Cloud Ninja, he would definitely turn around and run away.

This is a nightmare for the Kumogakure; they single-handedly conquered the Cloud Lightning Gorge.

He wielded two of the three great Dōjutsu, and he single-handedly killed the Fourth Raikage, the Mizukage, and the Third Tsuchikage and his son.

The undisputed strongest ninja in the Ninja World today, the Fifth Hokage of Hidden Leaf Village, Uchiha Shingen.

Unlike Bi, Fu's eyes lit up.

I thought the Fourth Hokage was already a rare handsome man, but the Fifth Hokage, who is rumored to be good at managing money and kind to others, is also very handsome!

Her village Takigakure, was not harmed by Uchiha Shingen did not have a bad reputation in Takigakure.

At most, it's said that if he has a falling out with someone, he can become quite aggressive and might even kill someone.

This is not a bad reputation at all. A ninja who has never killed anyone would have a bad reputation.

Those kinds of ninjas either have problems with their abilities or they have problems with their brains.

Namikaze Minato observed the reactions of both guests and could only conclude that Uchiha Shingen had indeed been rather careless about his image when facing the Kumogakure in previous years.

Then, he shouted at Uchiha Shingen.

"Shingen, these two are guests who came to visit the village. I saw them on my way and rescued them."

"..." Uchiha Shingen glanced at Namikaze Minato.

Damn it! This guy actually found a convincing reason!

Chapter Eighteen: Isn't this just Isshiki pots and pans?

My colleague skipped work, and even had a perfectly legitimate reason, so I couldn't get angry and was about to...

"Is that you? The one who came to fight our village's fourth-generation leader?"

Uchiha Shingen looked at Jigen; this man was dressed like a monk, but he had hair on his head.

Then look at the scantily clad female ninja next to Namikaze Minato.

Well, so he's a philandering monk after all! He's even picking flowers on the Leaf Village.

He was unwilling to waste any more words. As the Chuck case churned, the Susanoo skeleton was formed, with blue flames enveloping it, and the half-body of a fire giant was thus completed.

Even in daylight, the light emanating from the Totsuka Blade is the most dazzling.

The next moment, Uchiha Shingen unleashed a sword strike.

Despite being in a bad mood, this monk in front of me, who clearly wasn't a respectable person, had already proven his abilities.

Susanoo was the Ninjutsu that the Uchiha Clan once relied on to stand at the top of the Ninja World, and it was even called "the power of the gods". Now that times have changed, Uchiha Shingen still regards Susanoo as a very good means of testing.

If it can be killed by A, then that's another story.

If A doesn't die, then the minimum guarantee is still at the level of Five Kage in the normal sense.

This method of probing is simple, clear, and yields results quickly, making it very efficient.

Within Jigen's body, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki sensed the familiar Chakra and the familiar technique before him, and immediately felt a strong desire to communicate.

Without saying a word, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had already taken over Jigen's body.

He wanted to capture the container himself.

The thawing time of a wedge is not a fixed value; the stronger the "device" that was driven into the wedge, the faster it thaws.

If the "vessel" possesses and has already unlocked the bloodline of the Ōtsutsuki Clan to a certain extent, then progress will be rapid.

Unfortunately, containers that meet these conditions are very rare, and at the time, Jigen did not have the ability to capture such containers for him.

Now, such a perfect container has appeared before his eyes.

However, what he saw first was a blue flame that seemed to cleave the sky and the earth in two.

But at this moment, it was not Jigen standing here, but Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, even though this body could not truly withstand his power.

The next second, the Totsuka Blade, powered by Matatabi's Chakra, ripped through the earth, and the shockwave, accompanied by flames, engulfed everything in front of it.

The energy reaction generated by the massive amount of Chakra vaporized everything within the destructive range.

From above, one would see an excessively bright blue light that carved a shocking scar across the earth, starting from Uchiha Shingen and extending for thousands of meters.

Although it was a test, Uchiha Shingen was always serious about dealing damage.

In the scorching air, Jigen's figure appeared once again.

It was abrupt, just like before.

However, Namikaze Minato, who was watching the battle, felt that Jigen was different now than before.

"I won't ask which temple you burned incense at." Uchiha Shingen Chakra even more violently. "To withstand that attack just now, you're no ordinary person."

Although Namikaze Minato's escape made today's Hokage Tournament only half-finished, requiring a second half tomorrow, the strength of the monk before him made Namikaze Minato's actions quite reasonable.

Because this is a monk who fits the current Ninja World environment.

The current Ninja World, well...

In terms of serious combat, at a high level, players below the Five Kage rank are essentially out of the meta.

But the Five Kage level is actually just an entry ticket.

To truly shine on this stage, you need to be a god.

To become a handsome guy on stage, you need to reach level Six Paths.

The once-powerful Kekkei Genkai- type escape techniques are now worthless; only the Kekkei Tōta is passable.

Jinchūriki, not even needing to use Uzumaki Clan, can't even put up a proper setup; they're just feeding kills.

Chakra nature is something we can talk about when we have all five elemental releases. There's no need to discuss Yin and Yang Release unless you're like Namikaze Minato, who doesn't rely on Chakra nature for his livelihood.

Of course, this change was brought about by Leaf Village.

But that makes sense, since Leaf Village was the frontrunner and the others were just there to make up the numbers.

"One last time, your name," Uchiha Shingen asked.

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki looked at Uchiha Shingen and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"The Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Shingen, I've heard of your name before."

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki typically wouldn't care about the names of ants.

Unless it's truly exceptional.

This would make him want to drive in a wedge.

The Kara was also established for this purpose.

Uchiha Shingen had decided not to ask any further questions.

Just by looking at this, you can tell that this is someone who really likes to put on an act; it's not easy to deal with this kind of person in a normal way.

They are best suited to the approach of "fighting them to the death first, and then talking when they are on their last breath."

However, the monk before them was somewhat different.

Because monks are naturally good at pretending, a monk with the ability to pretend will take it to an extreme.

We'll probably only be able to talk when we're barely clinging to life.

Moreover, such a powerful monk shouldn't exist under normal circumstances.

Uchiha Shingen understood.

This is probably the one that Uchiha Madara encountered.

Uchiha Shingen glanced at Namikaze Minato.

Their Chakra was clearly reflected Sharingan their Sharingan.

They are the Jinchūriki of the Eight-Tails and the Seven-Tails.

Without a doubt, they were rivals.

"Fourth Hokage, could you please take these two back to their village?" he said.

"Okay." Namikaze Minato replied instantly.

He always felt that Uchiha Shingen's eyes were full of the meaning of "I'm definitely not done with you."

To reiterate, the Fifth Hokage was a stingy Hokage.

With practiced ease, Namikaze Minato picked up Fu and Bi with one hand and immediately slipped away.

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki did not stop them; people are judged by comparison.

Compared to putting a wedge in Uchiha Shingen, nothing else matters right now.

"Fifth Hokage, do you know about 'divine power'?" Ōtsutsuki Isshiki asked.

His current body is still Jigen's, so it's not appropriate for him to say anything about "my power," in case Kaguya Otsutsuki and her offspring are still watching this place.

Before she ate the fruit, Kaguya Otsutsuki was only fit to be his assistant.

The problem is that Kaguya Otsutsuki had already eaten the fruit, and at the last moment she tricked him, causing him to sacrifice half of his body. This world is so special that the Chakra Fruit produced here must be exceptionally powerful.

He had witnessed the battle between Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and her son—to put it bluntly, before he ate the fruit, he couldn't afford to mess with that mother and son.