In Konoha: Three Choices at the Start

A gigantic golden Nine-Tails appeared out of thin air, scarcely smaller than the deep-blue giant.

Buzz!

The air seemed to tear apart as the deep-blue giant swung the deep-blue sword in its other hand again.

The golden Nine-Tails leaped, sending towering waves surging through the water below. Ripples spread in every direction.

Boom!

The golden Nine-Tails dodged, and the deep-blue sword immediately slammed into the ground.

As though heaven and earth had been cleaved apart, a chasm appeared, its depth unknown and its length stretching beyond sight.

Their battle was like a clash between ancient gods. Even the villages' prized elite jonin probably would not have survived the shock waves.

Not far away, Minato Namikaze and the others watched with grave, worried expressions.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, several figures appeared before Minato and the others.

They were the First Hokage, the Second Hokage, the Third Hokage, and the four current Kage other than Mei Terumi.

"Lord First, why are you here?" Minato asked in confusion.

"After we regained consciousness, we couldn't find any trace of you. We couldn't even find Tsunade and the others!"

"We thought the battle hadn't ended, so we came to help!" Tobirama Senju said calmly.

"Naruto and Sasuke??? Why are they fighting?" Gaara's eyes filled with confusion.

"Sigh! These two genin from Konoha wouldn't listen to us. They insisted on fighting, so there was nothing we could do!" Kakashi spread his hands in a shameless humblebrag.

Apart from the clueless Hashirama Senju, everyone's lips twitched involuntarily.

Could you stop making it sound so casual, damn it? Konoha genin? Are all your genin this powerful???

Then where does that leave us Kage???

Even bragging should have its limits. Could you at least put some effort into it???

The other Kage silently ranted.

Their faces remained composed. After all, those