However, this commotion alarmed him, after all, Hashirama Senju's name was quite intimidating.
" Ziyun, what should we do now? This time we're facing the God of Shinobi."
Not only the Third Raikage, but also Mikoto, Kushina, and others had solemn expressions.
Although they are now very powerful, they lack some confidence in facing the God of Shinobi.
" Ziyun, Grandpa has actually been resurrected! Should I go and tell him about all the dirty deeds Konoha has done over the years?"
At this moment, Tsunade also stepped forward, expressing her concern.
She believed that her own grandfather would still be willing to give her face, after all, he had always doted on her.
"No need, Tsunade. Wouldn't that tarnish the reputation of the strongest Kumogakure? I hope to defeat them on the front lines; that's what makes it interesting."
" God of Shinobi, it's my turn to take action this time. Perfect timing to change the title of God of Shinobi to someone else."
Ziyun, on the other hand, felt very excited.
To be honest Ziyun hasn't found a suitable opponent to test his true strength in a long time.
In fact, Ziyun really hoped that Hiruzen Sarutobi Hashirama Senju using the Impure World Impure World Reincarnation, so that Ziyun could see his true strength after obtaining the Ten-Tails.
After all, Ziyun hasn't made a move in a long time.
" Lord Raikage, I've also studied the Impure World Reincarnation Ninjutsu. Ninjutsu's incredibly terrifying; the summoned beings possess unlimited Chakra and are immortal. No matter how many times they're killed, they can be resurrected. The only effective Sealing Jutsu. I hope Lord Raikage will be cautious."
Orochimaru also stepped forward at this moment, expressing his concern.
As a Ninjutsu expert, Orochimaru was very familiar with the Impure World Reincarnation.
With unlimited Chakra, immortality, and the strength of Hashirama Senju, Orochimaru did not believe that Ziyun possessed the power to defeat Hashirama Senju.
If it were Hashirama Senju his previous life, that would be possible, but his immortality alone is troublesome enough.
That's Hashirama Senju.
Ordinary Sealing Jutsu would certainly have no effect on Hashirama Senju.
" Orochimaru, don't worry. The Impure World Reincarnation immortal god is meaningless to me. Prepare for battle!"
Ziyun said confidently that he possessed the Ten-Tails Chakra and could use Six Paths Level power. The immortal body Impure World Reincarnation was as fragile as paper to him.
They then selected several thousand Kumogakure to prepare for battle against Konoha!
The Fourth Shinobi World War started earlier than in the original story!
Chapter 181 Hiruzen Sarutobi is even more ruthless than Ziyun [Please subscribe, please subscribe!]
After Kumogakure declared war, Sunagakure and Iwagakure followed suit, and even engaged Konoha in battle before Kumogakure did.
" Sunagakure and Iwagakure have also joined the fray, and they've both attacked Konoha. Are they trying to curry favor with us, Ziyun?"
After seeing this information, Mikoto asked Ziyun.
"Probably, but they definitely didn't expect Konoha's trump cards to be Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju. Those two ninja villages are going to suffer a great loss."
Ziyun said calmly.
The actions of Sunagakure and Iwagakure are clearly an attempt to curry Kumogakure, but they will inevitably become cannon fodder.
Ziyun had no intention of saving the two villages, since their attempts to curry favor with him were for the benefit of their respective villages.
As expected, only a month or two into the war, Sunagakure and Iwagakure were already defeated by Konoha and unable to get up. Sunagakure and Iwagakure immediately surrendered to Konoha.
"What a useless village. We were hoping they could reduce some of Konoha's fighting strength for us."
Looking at the news, Kushina said disdainfully.
The fact that they surrendered after such a short time shows that Sunagakure and Iwagakure had no chance of fighting back against Konoha.
Even without Hashirama Senju personally intervening, Tobirama Senju was more than capable of dealing with those two villages.
After all, Tobirama Senju possessed unlimited Chakra and immortality, and with the Flying Thunder God Technique, defeating the two great ninja villages would have been too easy for him.
In fact, Hashirama Senju didn't really make a move; he only used a small Wood Release Ninjutsu.
After recognizing the Ninjutsu, Ōnoki surrendered without hesitation.
The God of Shinobi —no wonder Konoha dared to suddenly declare war on Kumogakure; this trump card is too powerful.
Like Rasa, Ōnoki surrendered immediately upon seeing that his opponent had Hashirama Senju, prompting a certain mage to exclaim that he was an expert.
" Ōnoki, Rasa, since you have surrendered to Konoha, you must compensate Konoha."
Afterwards, Hiruzen Sarutobi arrogantly met with Ōnoki and Rasa to discuss compensation.
" Third Hokage, what do you want?"
Ōnoki and Rasa's eyes were unfriendly. They hadn't expected to fail to please Kumogakure and instead be ripped off by Konoha. They were really frustrated.
However, not paying compensation was not an option; Hashirama Senju was someone he couldn't afford to offend.
"It's simple: each person compensates Konoha with one Tailed Beast, plus 10 billion ryo."
Hiruzen Sarutobi his mouth wide.
While Kumogakure and Konoha are enemies, do you think Iwagakure and Sunagakure have no enmity with Konoha?
Both villages opposed Konoha Second Shinobi World War and Third Shinobi World War, so now that they have a chance, they naturally want to get back everything they lost before.
Especially the Tailed Beast, which are equivalent to nuclear weapons. Besides, the Tailed Beast were originally captured by the First Hokage and then distributed to other major ninja villages for free.
All we're asking now is for them to return it.
"Impossible, Third Hokage. This compensation is outrageous. We surrendered quickly; Konoha didn't suffer such a great loss at all."
Ōnoki and Rasa firmly refused.
One Tailed Beast, plus 10 billion ryo—isn't that equivalent to emptying the entire village?
The Sunagakure, in particular, was already poor, and unlike the Iwagakure, they didn't have two Tailed Beast.
If Sunagakure were to actually hand over these compensations, then Sunagakure would certainly not deserve to be one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.
"You can choose: either fight to the bitter end, or you lose money."
Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't care whether they refused or not, and said indifferently.
"Hateful."
Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi's arrogant demeanor, Ōnoki and Rasa's eyes practically spit fire.
Hiruzen Sarutobi is truly ruthless, even more so than the Fourth Raikage. The reason he wasn't ruthless before was simply because he didn't have the opportunity. Now it seems that Hiruzen Sarutobi is the most ruthless one.
After all, Kumogakure only wanted money from Sunagakure and Iwagakure because they thought they were poor; they never asked for the Tailed Beast.
Hiruzen Sarutobi is really something else, wanting both money and Tailed Beast, that's going too far.
"We don't have to give you the Tailed Beast, but you have to form an alliance with us to fight against Kumogakure, and you'll lead the charge."
Then Hiruzen Sarutobi's brow furrowed as he thought of another good idea.
That is to form an alliance with the two great ninja villages to deal with Kumogakure, and to have the ninjas from the two great ninja villages lead the charge.
After all, the Kumogakure is also very strong. Even with Hashirama Senju, they would have to pay a price to win.
Now is the perfect time to make Iwagakure and Sunagakure pay the price for Konoha, and incidentally kill off a large number of elites from both villages. This is even better than compensating for the Tailed Beast.
By killing the elites of those two villages and weakening their strength, wouldn't it be a piece of cake to retrieve the Tailed Beast later?
Moreover, once Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju disappear, recovering the Tailed Beast will become his political achievement, which makes Hiruzen Sarutobi feel quite pleased with himself.
Ōnoki could see through Hiruzen Sarutobi's scheme, but he had no choice but to agree.
After all, the Tailed Beast are too precious; we would rather sacrifice the lives of the village's ninjas than hand Tailed Beast.
"Okay, I promise."
Ōnoki gritted his teeth and agreed, and Rasa made the same decision.
"Very well, then I'll trouble you two to lead the way. The Konoha Ninja will follow behind the forces of the two major ninja villages, and we will provide immediate support should you encounter any difficulties."
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, quite satisfied.
"I hope Konoha will keep its promise."
Ōnoki thought this was a very risky idea, but he still reluctantly agreed.
Soon after, Sunagakure and Iwagakure declared war on Kumogakure.
"This is truly interesting. I'll leave Sunagakure and Iwagakure to you."
Kushina laughed in anger upon receiving the news; the two ninja villages changed their tune far too quickly.
This is a good opportunity to teach those two ninja villages a lesson.
Kushina then led the main force of Kumogakure Sand Village) and Sunagakure (Iwagakure).
Kushina's strength was also at the Super Kage Level, causing the two major ninja villages to cry out in agony, with heavy casualties.
" Third Hokage, why aren't you sending reinforcements?! We can't hold on much longer!"
Ōnoki personally went to the main force of Konoha and requested support from Hiruzen Sarutobi.
In this battle, Iwagakure suffered over a thousand casualties, many of whom were Elite Chunin or even Jonin, the backbone of Iwagakure. They died in vain, and Ōnoki's heart was bleeding.
"Don't worry, reinforcements will be here soon. Just hold on a little longer."
Hiruzen Sarutobi talked about providing support, but his actions were slow and deliberate. After all, he felt that the casualties in the two great ninja villages were not heavy enough, and it would be better if more people died.
"That despicable Hiruzen Sarutobi, what a heartless monster!"
After holding out for many more days, seeing that Konoha's reinforcements still hadn't arrived, Sand Ninja curse, his heart filled with hatred for Hiruzen Sarutobi.