With one large Rasengan, Kazekaze struck down Kinkaku, killing him on the spot. With this, the entire Kinkaku Force, except for Ginkaku who was sealed, was annihilated. Total wipeout! Looking at Kinkaku's corpse, Kazekaze let out a long sigh of relief. It was finally over.
However, Kazekaze's attention was quickly drawn to the Six Paths Tools: Kōkinjō (Golden Canopy Rope), The Bashōsen (Banana Palm Fan), The Shichiseiken (Seven Star Sword), and The Benihisago (Crimson Gourd). In the entire ninja world, these were exceptionally powerful tools. Especially the combination of Kōkinjō (Golden Canopy Rope), Shichiseiken (Seven Star Sword), and Benihisago (Crimson Gourd). Once their effects were triggered, it was basically a death sentence. The only risk the user needed to bear was probably the chakra consumption.
'If it were a ninja like Kakashi,' 'He'd probably be drained of chakra after just one use.'
But such a risk was hardly a concern for Kazekaze.
Thus, Kazekaze walked straight toward Uchiha Kagami. The Uchiha clan's specialty would naturally be Fire Release and shuriken. Almost every member of the Uchiha family carried a scroll filled with numerous ninja tools.
"Give me one." Kazekaze reached out to Uchiha Kagami.
Although Kagami didn't know what Kazekaze wanted to do, he obediently handed over a scroll and explained how to use it.
"Alright." Kazekaze nodded, then opened the scroll and, following Kagami's instructions, summoned all the shuriken inside. Then, he walked back to Kinkaku's side.
"Sakumo, Gukei. Help me bring those two tools over." Kazekaze ordered the two.
After all, he was the captain of this squad. Sakumo and Gukei immediately responded, one carrying the Benihisago (Crimson Gourd), the other holding the Shichiseiken (Seven Star Sword), and came to Kazekaze's side. At the same time, Kazekaze pulled Kōkinjō (Golden Canopy Rope) from Kinkaku's body.
"Like this, right?" Kazekaze turned his head to confirm with Uchiha Kagami.
"Yes, that's correct." Kagami indicated that Kazekaze's actions were fine. Just like that, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Kazekaze stored Kōkinjō (Golden Canopy Rope), Bashōsen (Banana Palm Fan), Shichiseiken (Seven Star Sword), and Benihisago (Crimson Gourd) into the scroll in order.
"Although these tools originally belonged to the Hidden Cloud Village, however… The ninjas of the Hidden Cloud Village invaded the borders of the Land of Fire in large numbers and have now been wiped out by me. These tools should naturally be confiscated and handed over to the Hokage-sama for handling. But for now, I'll keep them temporarily. Does anyone have any objections?" Kazekaze addressed everyone, then...
He openly placed the scroll containing the Six Paths Tools into his ninja tool bag. As for the confiscation... Those who understand, understand. And ninjas like Masakawa naturally wouldn't have any objections to Kazekaze's handling. Especially after learning that Kazekaze was the grandson of the First Hokage and had awakened the Wood Release.
Whether in attitude or tone, Masakawa was respectful. As for Kagami, Sakumo, and Gukei, there was no need to mention. They were originally Kazekaze's subordinates. What right did they have to question Kazekaze's actions? They only needed to obey Kazekaze's orders.
"However, what do you plan to do with these people's bodies?" Masakawa thought for a moment and asked Kazekaze.
Logically speaking, Masakawa was the leading Jonin and the highest-ranking ninja here. How to deal with the bodies of Kinkaku and the others was entirely up to him. However, now, Masakawa had been convinced by Kazekaze. Even though he was just a seven-year-old child in age, in Masakawa's heart, his image was incredibly grand. The two crises at the border were both resolved thanks to Kazekaze.
To be honest, if he had encountered the Kinkaku Force, he probably wouldn't even have had a chance to escape. And it's not just Masakawa. All the ninjas who witnessed Kazekaze's terrifying strength now all had the same thought. They firmly believed in their hearts. Wiping out the Kinkaku Force was just the beginning of Kazekaze's legendary rise. Not the end. The future Kazekaze would surely inherit the name of Hokage. Perhaps he would be an even greater Hokage than the First Hokage! Masakawa and the others had no doubt about this.
"Hmm..." Kazekaze thought for a moment.
There was no need to mention the subordinates of Kinkaku and Ginkaku. They were just ordinary ninjas. Unable to withstand even the Wood Dragon Technique, it was best to leave them to Masakawa to handle. As for Kinkaku's body, he thought it could be taken back to Konoha for Tobirama to study. In a sense, Kinkaku was equivalent to half a jinchuriki.
"If I remember correctly, when Kinkaku devoured the flesh of the Nine-Tails and obtained the chakra of the tailed beast, he returned to the Hidden Cloud Village. The Raikage of the Hidden Cloud Village began to have people in the village devour the tentacles of the Eight-Tails. As a result, many people died. According to speculation, he thought it was because Kinkaku and Ginkaku had the bloodline of the Sage of Six Paths that they could withstand the power of the tailed beast." Kazekaze murmured to himself.
According to the information he had, the Sage of Six Paths only had two sons. One was Indra, the other was Asura. Gradually transforming into the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan. At most, the Uzumaki clan branched out from the Senju clan. But Kinkaku and Ginkaku clearly had no connection with these three great families.
'Could it be that during the Sage of Six Paths' travels, he had illegitimate children?'
Kazekaze couldn't help but joke, then instructed Masakawa to send a few ninjas to take Kinkaku's body back to the village. The sooner, the better.
"Understood." Masakawa agreed without hesitation, deciding to return to the village personally.
In less than a day, Masakawa brought Kinkaku's body to the Hokage Building and reported to the Anbu, stating that he had urgent matters to discuss with Tobirama-sama. In the Hokage's office, Tobirama was, as always, handling various affairs of Konoha Village.
"The Uchiha clan has been quite active lately. Especially the fact that Uchiha Setsuna couldn't be promoted to Chunin, making the hawkish faction restless." Tobirama looked at the information sent back by the Anbu.
Since he took over the village, he had been constantly monitoring the movements of the Uchiha clan. He even occasionally had Anbu ninjas keep an eye on them. Of course, the reason Tobirama did this wasn't because he had any issues with the Uchiha clan. It was all for the village. Just as Tobirama was pondering over the Uchiha clan, there was a knock on the door outside.
"Come in."
With Tobirama's permission, a masked Anbu ninja hurriedly entered, knelt on one knee, and lowered his head slightly to report to Tobirama. The Jonin in charge of the border, Masakawa, had suddenly returned to the village, stating he had urgent matters and needed to see Tobirama-sama.
"Masakawa?" Tobirama couldn't help but frown.
It wasn't common for a ninja responsible for the border to suddenly return to the village. Could it be related to Kazekaze? Quickly, Tobirama thought of his elder brother's seven-year-old grandson, then hurriedly waved his hand, instructing the Anbu ninja to bring Masakawa in.
In no time, Masakawa arrived at the Hokage's office, and upon seeing Tobirama, he respectfully knelt on one knee.
"Tobirama-sama, regarding the border defense, I need to report to you in person!"