The ninjas of Village Hidden in the Leaf in the Land of Fire and the samurai Swordmaster of the Land of Iron each took their respective formations. The side of the Land of Iron still consisted of dozens of Swordmaster and a thousand samurai.
On the other hand, Leaf had 10,000 ordinary ninjas and 1,000 Jonin from Hidden Leaf Village. These were all elite figures from Leaf's various ninja clans, and there were even quite a few clan leaders among them.
Although the Third Hokage ordered 30,000 ninjas to be dispatched from Leaf, this place is more than 40,000 li away from Village Hidden in the Leaf. Even if the ninjas are strong, it is impossible for them to run here on foot in just a few days.
Therefore, the ninjas who came to provide support were divided into two groups. The largest number of Chunin were led by many special Jonin and rushed to the front line on foot as the second batch of reinforcements.
Meanwhile, the Jonin descended upon the front lines at top speed aboard flying ninja beasts; these Jonin were the ones who had provided the main support force earlier.
Unfortunately, flying ninja beasts are few in number and extremely difficult to breed. Even with Hidden Leaf Village's resources, they can only transport a small number of ninjas at a time.
However, Hiruzen Sarutobi few days was not in vain. He transferred ninjas stationed in the rear of this area and eventually gathered another 10,000 ninjas. Together with those gathered at the border, he had a total of 20,000 ninjas.
Ten thousand of them continued to guard the earth escape wall, while the remaining ten thousand went out with the jonins.
After all, what he hoped for was an overwhelming victory to deter the other four major ninja villages and prevent the Third Great Ninja War from starting prematurely, which would be disastrous.
Therefore, they cannot remain inactive indefinitely; they need to take the initiative.
Although he also wanted to wait a few more days until the second batch of 30,000 ninjas from Leaf arrived, he believed that with a total ninja army of 50,000, they could definitely achieve an overwhelming victory.
Unfortunately, that's impossible. After all, the other four great ninja villages have sent spies to hide and observe the surrounding area. If the delay goes on too long, the other side will think that Leaf is weak, and they might then amass troops at the border in advance, making the Third Great Ninja War imminent.
The consequences of that were beyond his control, so war had to begin as soon as possible.
Although he hasn't yet received a second batch of reinforcements to reach his strongest military force, the power he currently possesses is enough to secure an overwhelming victory.
"Ha! Our Shinobi World weakest Hokage in history has actually stepped into battle! I thought you were going to stay a coward forever!"
Holding the Masamune Sacred Sword, Wang Hao let out a light chuckle, making no attempt to conceal his mockery.
"Enough with the nonsense, let's fight! Today I will surely annihilate you!"
The Third Hokage knew that saying more at this moment would only make things worse, so he didn't waste any words and directly created five Shadow Clone to rush forward with his main body.
The thousands of Hidden Leaf Village behind them didn't dare to delay and followed the Third Hokage in charging forward, followed by the tens of thousands of ninja legions.
"It seems that the sword energy inheritance I prepared has given that old guy quite a bit of confidence!"
Upon seeing the Third Hokage's incredible bravery, Wang Hao couldn't help but let out a wicked smile.
Hopefully, the real hidden danger of that sword energy inheritance won't drive that old guy to his death, otherwise the Naruto World will lose a lot of its fun.
"Those small fry are yours to handle. Even if you can't kill them, you must severely injure or cripple them. Also, be careful yourselves; I'm looking forward to a victory celebration with you later!"
After giving an order to Mifune and the others beside him, Wang Hao stood still, staring intently at the Third Hokage charging towards him.
Mifune and the others nodded in agreement, then retreated more than a hundred meters away from Wang Hao, forming a formation to meet the Leaf ninjas who were about to charge.
Next, Wang Hao will inevitably have a battle with the Third Hokage. That level of battle is not something they are qualified to interfere in. Staying here would only be a burden, so it would be better to clear the space.
Wang Hao once again assumed the stance for the Iaido Slash, preparing for a sharp sword strike.
The Kurosawa Divine Sword has already been returned to Kurosawa Shichirō, since he now possesses the Masamune Sacred Sword of Admiral Amane, and the Heart Moon Style Sword Dao style represented by Amane Admiral is extremely difficult to cultivate, with no successors at all.
This Masamune Sacred Sword could not be passed down, so it was temporarily placed in his possession.
The Masamune Sacred Sword lives up to its reputation Sword Saint's sword from ancient times. Even after thousands of years of wear and tear, the Kamui it retains still far surpasses that of the Kurosawa Divine Sword, and its sharpness also surpasses that of all the ancient divine swords of the Land of Iron.
With this Masamune Sacred Sword, Wang Hao's strength will at least double.
Of course, the biggest reason for abandoning the Kurosawa Divine Sword is that he is now Admiral of the Land of Iron. According to tradition, he must break away from the original school. As the representative of Kurosawa Sword Dao, the Kurosawa Divine Sword is no longer suitable for him to take charge of.
Therefore, we can only use this Masamune Sacred Sword now!
The Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, charged in without using Ninjutsu, and even his five Shadow Clone showed no intention of using Ninjutsu.
Although he didn't know why the old man was acting this way, Wang Hao ignored him and waited until the old man charged into his attack range before decisively drawing his sword and slashing out.
This time, the sword energy unleashed was different from before; it was extremely condensed, only ten meters in size, but its power was much greater.
"Laugh!"
To Wang Hao's surprise, the Third Hokage did not Evasion the attack. Instead, he took out a sword hilt and conjured a beam of light, which sliced through Wang Hao's sword energy as easily as cutting tofu.
" Sword of the Thunder God!"
Looking at the strange sword hilt held by the Third Hokage, Wang Hao quickly understood what it was from his predecessor's memories.
That was none other than the Sword of the Thunder God, the sword of the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, Tobirama Senju. It is said that during the Sengoku period, Tobirama Senju used this sword in conjunction with the Flying Thunder God Technique to sever the Susanoo of Madara Uchiha, the younger brother of Izuna Uchiha, and severely wounded him to the point of death.
However, according to the memories of the predecessor, the conditions for using the Thunder God Sword seem to be extremely harsh. Since the fall of the second generation, no one has been able to control it, so it has been sealed away.
I never imagined that Hiruzen Sarutobi could wield such a divine weapon, and with such terrifying power.
" Sword of the Thunder God! Sarutobi, you claim you didn't steal the Supreme Sword Dao inheritance of my Land of Iron? If you didn't possess the Supreme Sword Dao inheritance of my Land of Iron, what right do you have to wield a divine weapon like the Sword of the Thunder God's Sword!"
After a moment's thought, Wang Hao guessed the whole story and immediately roared, wielding the Masamune Sacred Sword to fight the Third Hokage.
"Hmph! Even on the verge of death, you still dare to slander me. This Sword of the Thunder God is a contingency plan left to Hidden Leaf Village by Leaf Second Hokage. Today, in order to kill you, this treacherous junior, I have no choice but to use the contingency plan left by my master!"
The Third Hokage snorted coldly and loudly defended himself as well.
He certainly wouldn't stand by and watch Wang Hao confirm that he had stolen the Supreme Sword Dao inheritance of the Land of Iron. Otherwise, he would not only be ostracized by the other four great ninja villages, but also coveted by the various ninja clans of Leaf, which was no joke.
"That old man is still as hypocritical as ever!"
Princess Tsunade, during the battle, wore a disdainful expression. The Second Hokage was her great-grandfather; how could she not know the nature of her great-grandfather's Sword of the Thunder God?
She even considered using that divine artifact back then, but unfortunately, she lacked the strength to do so and had to give up.
While the Third Hokage was not weak, he was not a swordsman of the Swordmaster caliber and lacked the necessary conditions to wield the Sword of the Thunder God, thus rendering him unable to use it.
However, the Third Hokage is now able to condense an indestructible Storm Release light sword using the Sword of the Thunder God, which clearly indicates that he has indeed stolen the Supreme Sword Dao inheritance of the Land of Iron.
To stabilize the Sword of the Thunder God's Storm Release Light Sword for an extended period, one must possess Sword Dao skills at the Middle-Dan Swordmaster.
The fact that someone who has never been Sword Dao could attain the level of Middle-Dan Swordmaster in just a few days speaks volumes about the incredible fortune involved. It truly deserves to be called the Supreme Sword Dao heritage of the Land of Iron.
No wonder they were so furious and chased after the teacher; the teacher really went too far.
"Say no more!"
Jiraiya had just used Ninjutsu to repel a Swordmaster, said something in a low voice with an embarrassed expression.
Although the Third Hokage didn't do a great job, he was still his teacher, and they were on the battlefield, so it was really inappropriate for him to say such things.
However, Jiraiya very dissatisfied with his teacher. Minato Namikaze, who had been sent to the sacred Mount Myoboku yesterday, had already woken up, and Jiraiya learned the whole story from his disciple.
He understood that the Supreme Sword Dao inheritance of the Land of Iron was something his own disciple had risked his life to obtain, and that in order to help the Third Hokage escape from the Land of Iron, he had nearly destroyed his own foundation, becoming a cripple.
In his opinion, the Supreme Sword Dao inheritance of the Land of Iron should have been given to his disciple Minato Namikaze, as compensation.
With that unparalleled Sword Dao inheritance, even though his own disciple Minato Namikaze suffered great damage to his foundation this time, he still possessed considerable strength.
Most importantly, the Sword of the Thunder God, when combined with the Flying Thunder God Technique, can unleash its greatest power, and it is not impossible to even recreate the legend of the Second Hokage in the Shinobi World.
Therefore, no matter how you look at it, Leaf Minato Namikaze, a disciple of Konoha, is the best candidate to carry on that Supreme Sword Dao legacy.
Who would have thought that their own teacher would use it first?
That's incredibly selfish!
Not only Tsunade and Jiraiya had reservations, but many of Leaf's Jonin also had their eyes gleaming. They weren't brain-dead; how could they not see the trickery involved?
They were quite dissatisfied with this, knowing that the Second Great Ninja War had just ended and it was a time for recuperation, but now the Third Hokage was provoking war for his own selfish reasons.
If anything goes wrong in this battle, it could trigger the Third Great Ninja War prematurely, which would be disastrous.
So even though they were dissatisfied, the Jonin still didn't dare to hold back and attacked the Land of Iron samurai army with all their might.
They must win this battle, and it must be a swift and decisive victory, an overwhelming triumph. Only in this way can they deter the other four great ninja villages and prevent the premature outbreak of the Third Great Ninja War.
Wang Hao was unaware of what the people of Leaf were thinking; he was currently focusing all his efforts on fighting the Third Hokage.
It must be said that the Sword of the Thunder God truly deserves to be called a divine weapon. The Storm Release light sword it condenses is incredibly sharp, even surpassing Ōnoki's Dust Release.
This is equivalent to Hiruzen Sarutobi possessing the attack power of Dust Release, but with far less Dust Release consumption, and most importantly, greater agility.
Because the sword is formed from condensed Storm Release laser light, it can extend and retract freely, just like Orochimaru's Kusanagi Sword.
The worst part is that this kind of Storm Release light sword is not a physical object. Even if it is cut in half by Masamune Sacred Sword, it will not be a big deal and can be reassembled in an instant.
This divine artifact, falling into the hands of a powerful figure like the Third Hokage, was like adding wings to a tiger. In addition, the five Shadow Clone created by the Third Hokage continuously used the Five Elements Ninjutsu to interfere and restrain him from the outside, putting Wang Hao in an extremely passive position.
If he hadn't been so powerful, he would have been killed on the spot long ago.
This gave him a tragic feeling of having shot himself in the foot, but this feeling of tragedy was fleeting, and he immediately sneered to himself.
The stronger the Third Hokage's performance, the better his plan will be.
And so the battle between the two continued. Wang Hao was even suppressed at times, and was almost cut in two by the Third Hokage's Sword of the Thunder God several times.
However, Wang Hao was also injured, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered.
Of course, all of this is just for show.
The Third Hokage's heroic performance greatly boosted the morale of the 10,000-strong ninja army from Leaf, but the Jonin who came from Leaf had strange expressions.
Having experienced World War II, they were well aware of the strength and methods of their leader, the Third Hokage. While he was indeed very strong, he was definitely not that powerful.
This made them covet the Supreme Sword Dao inheritance of the Land of Iron. If they could obtain it, it would be of great benefit not only to themselves but also to their families.
Meanwhile, the spies from the four major ninja villages hidden around the battlefield witnessed this scene and reported it to their respective villages through various means.