Let Them See the Real Konoha

Inside his office, he had installed a protective barrier. Was this here when Dumpling attacked the Hokage's office last time?

The older people got, the more afraid of death they became—especially those who held great power.

Whoosh~

Whoosh~

Whoosh~

The ninja below, protecting the Hokage, all fired their ninja tools.

For a moment, countless shuriken shot toward Tien.

"Ki Blast Cannon!"

Tien formed a triangle with his hands, gathering energy between them as a beam of light blasted downward.

Boom!

This time, the barrier around the Hokage's office did not hold.

Even the Hokage Building vanished, leaving a rectangular crater where it had once stood.

"Is this what ninja are like?"

Tien panted heavily as he looked at the damage caused by his attack.

Yet it had not achieved the result he wanted.

Those ninja had already moved away. Their sense of danger was unexpectedly sharp.

They were truly very different from the people recorded in the Uchiha Clan's records as defenders of Konoha.

According to those records, the Fourth Hokage had repeatedly used Flying Thunder God to protect the villagers' property and Konoha's buildings, which was why he had become weakened.

But the current Hokage could abandon everything, so long as he kept his own life.

"Yajirobe!"

A startled cry came from one of the ninja below.

"Guy?" Tien was equally surprised. Damn it, I seem to have forgotten something. Yajirobe and Guy fought before!

"Eight Gates~

Gate of Opening~

Gate of Healing~

...

Gate of View, open!"

Might Guy showed almost no hesitation, directly opening the Eight Gates to the sixth gate.

Green energy poured from his body.

"Ah~" Tien sighed. Their positions were different; they stood on absolutely opposing sides!

A powerful aura also burst from his body, completely unlike the aura around Guy.

He descended from the sky and confronted Might Guy.

"Guy?" Several Anbu ninja revealed looks of shock.

The auras around the two men were simply too powerful now. None of them were a match for them.

They looked toward the Third Hokage, their eyes filled with admiration.

Might Guy's status as a jonin had been secured only because the Third Hokage had overruled all objections.

Guy's genjutsu and ninjutsu had barely met the requirements for a ninja, while taijutsu was the only thing he excelled at.

Because of this, most people had voiced complaints. After all, taijutsu was the most basic skill among ninja, yet also the least valued.

Only today did they witness Might Guy's true strength and finally understand why the Hokage had favored him so much.

The Third Hokage wore an expression as though everything was under control, but in his mind, he was recalling Yajirobe's information.

"Suspected to be from the Uchiha Clan! Proficient in taijutsu and swordsmanship! But that large-scale, destructive, hand-signless ninjutsu he displayed just now was not recorded in the files.

Damn it! If I had known the Uchiha Clan was hiding something, I would definitely have gotten more out of them!

That flying ninjutsu and large-scale destructive ninjutsu are both foundations of an entire village. The Uchiha Clan truly is an evil clan!

They hid too much from their own village!"

The unrepentant Third Hokage was actually blaming the Uchiha Clan in secret for possessing such ninjutsu without contributing it to the village.

Bang!

With a loud blast, the battle had begun.

"Barrier Team, prepare to seal him!" The Third Hokage secretly transmitted his order.

"Hokage-sama, the Barrier Team is repairing the village barrier. Should they be recalled?" His personal liaison behind him confirmed again.

"Now that the enemy is here, what use is repairing the barrier? Recall them immediately." The Third Hokage thought for only a moment. As the Professor of Ninjutsu, I must obtain such ninjutsu!

"Yes!" the Anbu behind him answered, beginning to relay the command.

"Yajirobe, I thought you would be a good opponent, but what you have done now has already violated my ninja way!" Might Guy was filled with rage.

Watching the sacred Hokage Building in his heart be destroyed by Tien was already a declaration of war against him.

Ever since childhood, his father had taught him to treat the village as his own home, and the Hokage Building was the face of that home.

What was more, Tien's Ki Blast Cannon had not merely been meant to destroy a building.

Many of Guy's techniques were named after Konoha. Perhaps he was the one who loved this village the most.

He had truly inherited the Fourth Hokage's will. When it came to protecting the village, his will was even stronger than the Third Hokage's.

"~" Tien did not know how to respond.

Might Guy had already moved.

"Konoha Great Whirlwind!"

Might Guy spun, reaching Tien in an instant.

"We have yet to formally fight. Since you want a battle, then I will fight! As long as I keep you occupied, the plan will be complete!"

Tien spoke through Yajirobe's fat mouth.

Yet Might Guy still caught it.

Boom~

A massive explosion rang out, but it had not been caused by either of them.

A huge explosion came from the direction of Konoha Hospital, accompanied by flames.

"Konoha Hospital? Why there? Could it be that you Uchiha thieves know something?" The Third Hokage was alarmed, then immediately gave an order.

"Anbu ninja, heed my command. Second Division, head to Konoha Hospital to provide support. At all costs, save everyone in Konoha Hospital!"

Still uneasy, he added, "Fourth Anbu Division, heed my command. Hurry to Konoha Ninja Academy and rescue everyone there."