Hoist by His Own Petard (Continued)

He dashed out from above the Hokage Rock.

The powerful inertia propelled him several meters off the cliff, making it impossible for him to grab onto the rock face for support.

He plummeted straight down like a parabola.

"Brother Rikuto?"

Holding Rikuto's neck, Ino's pretty face turned a little pale as she was being carried in a princess carry.

"It's alright, he shouldn't die from this..."

He let Ino.

Rikuto shrugged.

You could tell who sent them even with your eyes closed.

To be able to openly and brazenly attack me in broad daylight.

They weren't afraid of attracting the Anbu.

With Danzo already under his control.

Only the Third Hokage, that old man who's sitting in his office with nothing better to do.

"What!?"

At this moment.

That weightless, downward feeling.

Sensing something was amiss, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine. "Is it Genjutsu?"

"Untie!"

Hand Seals with lightning speed.

The scene before them, which should have been a frantic chase across the Chiya Rikuto ground, instantly changed.

The sheer cliffs that kept rushing past made Tenzo, who had been sent by the Third Hokage to test the Tenzo, break out in a cold sweat.

He had jumped off the Hokage Rock without anyone noticing.

In fact, he didn't see the other party make any Hand Seals at all from the very beginning.

They didn't even know when they fell under the Genjutsu.

"Wood Release: Giant Wood Pillar Technique!"

Despite the weightlessness and fall, Tenzo did not panic and quickly calmed down.

His hands flew across the screen.

"Boom..."

A huge vine burst forth from the rock face.

It extended downwards, catching him steadily as he fell.

He narrowly escaped being smashed to pieces.

"Cough cough..."

Hokage Building.

Inside the office, the scene was being observed through a crystal ball.

The Third Hokage, who was sitting there smiling and sipping his pipe while watching the show, almost choked on the smoke.

His eyelids twitched involuntarily. "That guy, Tenzo..."

Nothing more.

It was only because of the location where the huge vines extended from the rock face.

It was his rock statue, right there—at the tip of his nose.

At this moment, it looks utterly ridiculous.

This made the Third Hokage feel like he was about to have a heart attack.

I have some liver and lung pain!

His wise and noble image was thus tarnished.

Did Tenzo all those years training in the Anbu?

He only asked the other party to find an opportunity to test Chiya Rikuto, to see just how deep this grand-disciple was hiding, not to let this guy openly make a move on the Hokage Rock!

"However, that kid's skill in Genjutsu magic is indeed quite astonishing..."

Gazing at the excessively young figure reflected in the crystal ball, the Third Hokage turned serious. "Was it while jumping up with that girl from the Yamanaka Clan in his arms that he had already completed the Hand Seals with one hand and silently launched his attack?"

"It's truly unbelievable that a seasoned and experienced elite Jonin like Tenzo Jonin so easily!"

Keep an eye on the Hokage Rock.

That was his own, now with a long, giant piece of wood stuck in his nose, a somewhat comical rock statue.

"Oh no..."

The Third Hokage suddenly realized something and his expression changed.

Feeling inexplicably uneasy, he quickly shouted, "Kakashi— "

"Whoosh!"

In an instant.

A dark figure appeared.

It was a tall figure with silver-white hair and wearing a mask.

Facing the Third Hokage, he knelt on one knee. "Lord Hokage!"

"Go and stop that guy Tenzo right now..."

The Third Hokage was somewhat flustered, filled with tension.

Cold sweat broke out on his wrinkled, age-spotted face.

He spoke urgently, shouting at the figures in front of him, "Don't let them fight on the Hokage Rock, or they'll damage it and cause trouble!"

He almost forgot.

Chiya Rikuto inherited Tsunade's Superhuman Strength Fist.

If you were to strike it directly on top, you might accidentally damage the Hokage Rock.

If it causes that place to collapse.

That was a disaster!

Thinking of this, the Third Hokage, who could no longer remain calm, couldn't help but curse inwardly.

That idiot Tenzo, who told him to make a move on the Hokage Rock?

Couldn't you have been a little more patient and waited for them to leave before making your move?

"Yes!"

"Brush..."

In the blink of an eye.

Having regained his footing, Tenzo, disregarding everything else, exclaimed, "Lord Hokage, please forgive me!"

Chakra coalesced on his feet, allowing him to adhere directly to the rock wall.

They climbed up, stepping on the old face of the Third Hokage.

"Boom!"

However, before he could run out...

Ino, who gestured for Rikuto to move aside, smirked.

With a sudden flash, he appeared directly above the rock wall using a Body Flicker Technique.

Right foot, raised high.

Under Tenzo's horrified gaze.

The Third Hokage, who was using his Telescope Technique to observe this scene through the crystal ball, cried out in despair, "No—"

His right foot slammed down like an axe.

"Heavenly Foot of Pain!"

"Boom boom..."

Wood chips flew everywhere.

A deafening roar.

Rocks flew everywhere, and dust billowed.

Countless rubble collapsed there.

It kept tumbling down towards the building below.

A sudden and dramatic change.

This alarmed countless people in Konoha.

Whether they were ninjas or ordinary civilians, everyone's mouths were agape.

Staring blankly at the Hokage Rock that suddenly erupted with a deafening roar and billowing smoke.

"That is..."

"No way?"

"Hokage Rock..."

"The portrait of the Third Lord is actually..."

"Hey, are you kidding me?"

"Could it be an enemy attack?"

"Quick, go check it out!"

The next moment, as the smoke and dust dissipated.

Everyone gaped, cold sweat pouring down their faces...

"Rumble..."

At this time.

On the cliff.

Numerous boulders tumbled down, completely collapsing the top of the Third Hokage's statue, and a shockingly large, exaggerated crack stretched straight down from the center of the statue...

"Ah!?"

Not far away, Ino, who was stunned by the shock and fell to the ground, was stunned.

Staring wide-eyed, he couldn't believe what he was seeing.

The small mouth opened wide, forming an "O" shape.

It's already big enough to fit an egg.

"You bastard..."

In the blink of an eye, Tenzo, who had escaped death thanks to the Wood Clone, emerged from the ground.

He appeared not far from Rikuto, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

But looking at the collapsed Hokage Rock, his face turned even paler.

Everything went dark before my eyes, and I almost fainted.

Oh no... I've messed up!