Ato's Saiyan First Transformation, the Five Kage Arrive in Konoha!

Konoha, Hot Spring House.

Ato soaked in the warm spring water, feeling every pore on his body open up. The physical fatigue brought on by his frenzied training was completely washed away.

After soaking for a full half hour, Ato looked completely refreshed.

He stood up from the hot spring, his small body displaying evenly defined muscles in perfect golden proportions.

If Ato already looked extremely handsome with his clothes on,

then without them, he carried a trace of masculinity that did not belong to someone his age.

The lines of his muscles seemed as though they had been meticulously sculpted by the heavens, without the slightest hint of awkwardness.

Ato glanced at his muscles and lightly clenched his fists. A golden Chakra Cloak instantly covered his body.

His originally black hair and tail both turned golden.

His eyes became the Ninja World's unique Byakugan.

The muscles on his body rapidly swelled even further.

The hot spring beneath him began to shake violently, as though the water had been brought to a boil.

Ato's current appearance closely resembled a Super Saiyan transformation.

This was Ato's unique chakra transformation: Chakra Mode.

In this state, his combat power would reach 1,000.

"I guess this counts as a Saiyan First Transformation."

Looking at his handsome reflection in the water, Ato said with a smile.

He then dispelled Chakra Mode, stepped out of the hot spring, and put on his Saiyan Battle Suit and Scouter.

Beep, beep, beep.

Ato lightly tapped the Scouter.

The Scouter immediately displayed Ato's current combat power:

220.

This did not mean his combat power had decreased.

Rather, during yesterday's training with Might Duy and his son, he had learned some techniques from them for conserving chakra.

Chakra was life energy formed from the fusion of physical energy from the body's cells and spiritual energy.

When Ninja were not in battle, they extracted only a portion of their cellular energy and combined it with their spiritual energy, forming a small amount of chakra to maintain their basic daily needs.

Although this method used by Ninja differed from the way people on Earth in the Dragon Ball World concealed their Ki, the underlying principle was the same.

By extracting only part of his cellular energy, Ato successfully lowered his combat power from 500 to 220.

"Time to eat."

Ato stretched his body and walked out of the hot spring feeling refreshed.

The moment he left the hot spring, an Anbu appeared before Ato.

Under Ato's gaze, the Anbu dropped to one knee and respectfully said, "Lord Ato, all Five Kage have arrived. The Fourth Hokage asked me to ask when you intend to convene the Five Kage Summit."

"After I've eaten my fill."

After saying that, Ato headed straight for Ichiraku Ramen in the Konoha Central District.

Ato was still wearing his Gravity Bracelet. Under twenty-five times gravity, he was unable to fly.

While Ato was heading to Ichiraku Ramen,

inside the Hokage's Office,

the Anbu from earlier appeared again and reported Ato's response to Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, who sat in the Hokage's seat.

Acting Hokage Minato Namikaze stood behind Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi was now considering stepping down,

he had not truly relinquished the position yet.

Therefore, he was still the Hokage in name!

"What do you all think?" Third Hokage asked as he smoked his pipe, turning his gaze toward the other four Kage seated in the office.

"What an arrogant brat!"

The hot-tempered Fourth Raikage was the first to speak, smashing the table before him with an angry punch.

"Big brother, calm down." Behind the Fourth Raikage, Eight-Tails Killer B lightly pressed a hand on the Fourth Raikage's shoulder and spoke with an extremely serious expression.

"B, what did you sense?"

It was the first time Fourth Raikage A had seen Killer B look so grave. His anger instantly vanished, and he returned to being the steady, decisive Raikage he normally was.

"The sun, I saw the sun!" Killer B answered the Fourth Raikage's question in a rap-like cadence.

Fourth Raikage: ???

"What B means is that he sensed an extremely powerful chakra within Konoha!" Beside Killer B, Kumogakure's Two-Tails Jinchūriki Yugito Nii said coldly.

Fourth Raikage A nodded and said nothing more.

"Kumogakure truly is full of barbarians."

Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki shot the Fourth Raikage a displeased look, making no attempt to conceal the contempt in his eyes.

"Old fossil Ōnoki, are you looking to start a war?"

The Fourth Raikage, who had only just calmed down, immediately rose in anger again and activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

A layer of pale blue Lightning Release Armor covered the Raikage's entire body.

"Brat, do you want to taste my Dust Release?" Ōnoki's body slowly floated into the air as a transparent cube rapidly formed between his palms.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

As the two Kage confronted each other, their guards swiftly drew their kunai as well.

The atmosphere in the spacious Hokage's Office instantly became taut with tension.

"Enough! This is Konoha!"

Seeing that both sides were about to come to blows, the Third Hokage spoke up to stop them.

"So what if this is Konoha? I'd fight Konoha all the same."

Ōnoki had long disliked Hiruzen Sarutobi, and he directly turned his hostility toward him.

"Damn it, Ōnoki. You really are hopelessly stubborn."

Watching Ōnoki aim Dust Release at him, Hiruzen Sarutobi angrily bit his finger.

He and Ōnoki were old rivals, and Hiruzen Sarutobi was fully confident in his ability to counter Ōnoki's Dust Release.

"Summoning Jutsu!"

He intended to summon his Summoning Beast, then use the Adamantine Staff's Indestructible Body ability to neutralize Ōnoki's Dust Release.

However, after slapping his hand against the floor, nothing happened.

Hiruzen Sarutobi froze for a moment before finally remembering that he had already packed up all his Summoning Beasts and given them to Ato.

"Hahaha! Old monkey, weren't you so good at jumping around? Where's your Summoning Beast?"

Ōnoki had originally been on high alert, but when he saw that Hiruzen Sarutobi had failed to summon that irritating Enma, he immediately burst into hearty laughter.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face darkened, and he clenched his fists. Then he turned and instructed Minato behind him, "Minato, teach these people a lesson."

"Yes, Lord Third Hokage."

Minato Namikaze nodded and immediately formed the Seal of Reconciliation.

Flying Thunder Instant Light Wheel Dance: Third Form!

Whoosh.

Minato Namikaze instantly transformed into a Yellow Flash and appeared simultaneously beside the Kumogakure and Stone Shinobi. Without any unnecessary movement, he merely placed his right hand lightly on their shoulders.

Minato Namikaze then returned behind Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Only then did the Kumogakure and Stone Shinobi finally react.

Everyone looked at Minato Namikaze with grave expressions.

"Konoha's Yellow Flash truly lives up to his reputation." Ōnoki darkly dispelled his Dust Release, then slowly descended back into his seat without another word.

Raikage A also withdrew his Lightning Release Armor.

The Kage from the other two shinobi villages likewise looked at Minato Namikaze in shock.

Clearly, Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God had made the Kage of the other shinobi villages deeply wary.

At this point in time, Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God was an invincible divine technique!

"Ahem. Can everyone sit down and talk properly now?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled so broadly that the wrinkles on his face bunched together like a chrysanthemum as he calmly took a puff from his pipe.

"Sunagakure has no intention of opposing Saiyan Ato!"

This time, Fourth Kazekage Rasa of Sunagakure was the first to speak.

Behind Rasa, Granny Chiyo wore a sickly expression and remained silent.

The instant annihilation of the Sand Battlefield had long made Chiyo realize just how terrifying a fraction of Ato's strength was.

Therefore, before coming to Konoha, Chiyo had already explained Sunagakure's policy toward Ato to Rasa.

Sunagakure's decision was simple: unless a crisis capable of destroying the village arose, they would never take the initiative to oppose Ato.

"Is Saiyan Ato really that powerful?"

Fourth Mizukage Yagura of Kirigakure asked with a grave expression.

"Very powerful! He is simply stronger than the Sage of Six Paths." Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed helplessly as he answered Yagura's question.

"Is that Saiyan truly an Extraterrestrial Visitor?" Ōnoki also voiced his doubts.

"Yes. According to the intelligence we obtained, Saiyan Ato came from Planet Vegeta, known as the 'strongest warrior race in the universe.' The Ninja World we inhabit is merely an extremely remote planet within the North Galaxy."

This time, Minato Namikaze answered.

He repeated the information he had previously obtained from Kuros.

"North Galaxy?"

"The strongest warrior race in the universe?"

"Planet Vegeta?"

Although they had already received intelligence that Ato was an Extraterrestrial Visitor, it was beyond the Five Kage's understanding, so they had only half believed it.

Now that they had heard Minato Namikaze's detailed information, even though the Five Kage found it unbelievable, they knew it was the truth.

Ato truly came from beyond the heavens.

And the Ninja World they lived in was merely an insignificant, remote planet in the North Galaxy.

"Let's go to war! The Five Great Shinobi Villages should form a Shinobi Alliance and use the entire Ninja World's strength to fight the Saiyan!"

Ōnoki's words received no response from the other Kage.

That was a Saiyan stronger than the Sage of Six Paths.

What were they supposed to fight him with?

"For now, we can only wait and see. If Saiyan Ato's purpose truly is to destroy the Ninja World, then even if we cannot defeat him, we can only go to war against the Saiyan."

Amid the silence, Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke and made the final decision.