"Roar!!!"
A giant fox monster appeared on the outskirts of Konohagakure, with a cloaked figure wearing a swirl mask standing on its head. No one knew how he got there or how he bypassed the security system. But he was there, standing on the fox's head, looking down at the people and shinobi in the streets, all tense and nervous.
A raspy voice came from beneath the mask. No one could make out what he was saying, but the Nine-Tailed Fox understood perfectly. It swung its nine tails and shook its massive body, but it couldn't shake the cloaked figure off its head. It looked pained, but still defiant. It opened its eyes, but they weren't the eyes of a fox. A circle made of black lines, with three black commas arranged evenly within it...
Others might not know what this eye meant, but as villagers and shinobi of Konohagakure, how could they not know!
This was the Sharingan!
A symbol of power!
A handsome but stern man stepped forward, holding a maple leaf-shaped kunai, wearing the Hokage's robe, with a golden yellow hair. This was the Fourth Hokage! Known as the Yellow Flash of Konoha, but he was helpless against the Nine-Tailed Fox.
Suddenly, he moved! A kunai flew out, landing behind the Nine-Tailed Fox. He instantly teleported there, leaving a Flying Thunder God mark behind the Nine-Tailed Fox in a blink of an eye, and then teleported the Nine-Tailed Fox to a mark outside the village. With just one move, he brought the Nine-Tailed Fox out of Konoha. The Third Hokage followed closely behind, and the shinobi breathed a sigh of relief. The emergency evacuation began in an orderly fashion.
"Hey, you guys just left me here?" The cloaked figure's comical voice came out as he was in freefall. The sudden disappearance of the Nine-Tailed Fox had startled him. But in an instant, his single eye caught the direction the Nine-Tailed Fox went, and he relaxed, instantly switching to his goofy mode.
"No good, there's still one more!" The Fourth Hokage, Minato, suddenly realized, but it was too late to go back now. The person who could control the Nine-Tailed Fox was definitely not simple. He turned and threw his kunai straight at the cloaked figure. There was a distance of three to four hundred meters between them, but for a seasoned Shadow-level ninja, it was just a matter of a flick of the wrist.
The kunai flew.
It went through.
"Let the kunai fly a little longer, hahahahaha." The cloaked figure had already landed, now laughing while holding his mask. Minato's expression froze. Even he had never seen such a thing. The kunai, it went through.
It didn't leave a single trace, it just flew through the cloaked figure, who was completely unharmed.
"What!" The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was behind the cloaked figure, also had a serious expression. Even the ninjutsu doctor didn't know what kind of ninjutsu the young man in front of him was using. He had lived for over sixty years, and he had never heard of such a ninjutsu. The pressure it brought him was immense.
"You will never know what abilities your opponent has that you don't know." This was what the Third's teacher, the Second Hokage, had told him. And this mysterious opponent, whose face was unknown, had used an inexplicable ability right from the start. How much of a shock would this be to a shinobi's mind! However, the cloaked figure didn't stop there. He raised the iron fan in his hand, pointed it at Hiruzen, and arrogantly mocked: "Old man Third, this fox of yours is mine today. I saw what the Fourth did, you have no meaning left to live, hahahahahahaha!"
"Meaning to live." The Third pondered for a moment, then looked up again, his eyes filled with fighting spirit. That's right, he was old, but he wasn't useless! As a Hokage, how could he just swallow his anger! He moved.
With a speed that didn't match his age!
Summoning Jutsu!
He bit his finger, drawing blood, and formed four hand seals. A talisman appeared in the air, followed by a surge of white smoke.
"It's out!" "This is the Third Hokage's summoning beast!" "The strongest summoning beast!" Enma!
"Transform!" The Third roared, and Enma, who had been standing beside him, instantly transformed into an iron rod!
"Ruyi Jingu Bang!" This was the Third's strongest weapon. The Ruyi Jingu Bang, evolved from Enma's indestructible body, was as tough as a divine weapon, with an extendable length. It had once made the Third invincible in battle, and he earned the title of "Hero of the Shinobi."
Perhaps due to his age, he hadn't shown his prowess as much in recent years. Instead, he had become a kind old man, meticulously helping Minato manage everything in Konoha. Konoha was his home, and everything he did was for Konoha, for peace, for the safety of the villagers.
And just a moment ago, the cloaked figure's mockery had ignited his deep love for Konoha. No one could damage Konoha!
Shadow Clone Jutsu!
Five Sarutobi Hiruzen, each holding a Ruyi Jingu Bang, rushed towards the cloaked figure.
Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!
The main body attacked first, he had to force this unpredictable enemy back.
Then, the four shadow clones arrived, surrounding the cloaked figure. The four of them launched their attacks simultaneously.
Water Release: Water Bullet Jutsu! Earth Release: Earth Flow River! Lightning Release: Earth Travel! Wind Release: Cutting Wind Extreme Wave!
Five Elements: Great Combined Bullet Jutsu!
"Ah~ ah~~ Old man, you have so much chakra, why aren't you dead yet!" From the center of the attack, a strange voice came out again. The effects of the ninjutsu ended, the ground was in ruins, but the cloaked figure was still there, pretending to cough and cry out in pain, but still completely unscathed.
"Old man, you can't hit me, hahahahaha! You think you can protect Konoha like this? I tell you, Konoha will never be peaceful, hahahahaha!"
"How is this possible..." At this moment, the Third was speechless. How could there be such a person. Anyone who had been hit by the Five Elements: Great Combined Bullet Jutsu would have been either dead or severely injured, but this one was not only fine, but he was still bouncing around and taunting. You have to know that this attack had cost the Third half of his chakra. The Third charged again, trying to gather chakra, but he felt a bit weak.
"After all, I'm old..." A sigh, caught by the cloaked figure.
"How about it, old man, can't do it anymore, can you? Give up, you can't beat me, hahahahaha. As long as my teacher isn't here... no, no, no, as long as the Fourth isn't here, you can't catch me, hahahahaha!"
He slipped up. But no one cared. Everyone was shocked by his strange abilities.
But hearing this, a young ninja who was fearless behind him said: "Impossible! The Third Hokage is the strongest! You, you faceless thing, what are you?" "Yes, yes!" "That's right!"
Suddenly, the shinobi's passion was rekindled by these words. They all cheered for the Third Hokage, and also rushed towards the Nine-Tailed Fox. They had just remembered that the Nine-Tailed Fox was still wreaking havoc outside the village.
The Third turned back and said: "You go help Minato! A mere nameless ninja, how can he take on me, the Hero of the Shinobi?"
Hearing this, the shinobi sped up even more, following the Nine-Tailed Fox.
"Hey, hey, don't run away, leave a few for me to play with, hey! Why is everyone so rude..."
"Listen carefully! I, Sarutobi Hiruzen, will surely kill you here today, the peace of Konoha, I will protect it!"
The Third Hokage, erupted.
A level of power he had never reached in his life, at this moment, was shattered. He unleashed an unprecedented fighting spirit, and, a desire to kill.
Shadow Clone Jutsu!
Once again, four shadow clones sped away, but this time the main body didn't follow. He was tired.
No, more than that! He started to form hand seals! Slowly, one by one, the hand seals were formed, chakra slowly building up, a suffocating aura spread out.
"Third Hokage!" A medical ninja shouted, she was worried about the Third Hokage, he was the villagers' spiritual pillar, the shinobi's role model, and the object of admiration for all the students.
He, couldn't die.
The Third was still forming hand seals, still so slow, but a change could be seen, the building chakra emitted a warmth, the Third's eyes were moist. He had protected Konoha for a lifetime, it was right behind him.
This was his last move.
He was really old.
He didn't fit into this young world anymore.
Perhaps, bringing final peace to Konoha was his mission.
The shadow clones were still fighting the cloaked figure, five chakra natures were wildly smashing into the illusory figure, but the cloaked figure remained unscathed, still so arrogant.
"Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha, you can't hit me! You can't hit me, hahahahaha, you..."
The cloaked figure's expression, for the first time, became serious, although others couldn't see the change, but the face hidden behind the mask, contorted for a moment, followed by, a fear that had never been seen before.
On the other side, the Third was crying, but he formed the last hand seal! Activate!
Forbidden Jutsu: Reaper Death Seal!
A chakra body of the Shinigami, floated behind the Third, solemn, terrifying. An old man was tied to a cross, it was clearly the Third's soul!
"It turns out my soul has already been declining and no longer glorious."
He shook his head slightly, then controlled the Shinigami to grab the cloaked figure. The cloaked figure became illusory again, the Shinigami missed, but at this time, the Third erupted with even stronger chakra! This was his final burst, his death wish.
The Shinigami instantly accelerated, binding the cloaked figure.
"Old man, what are you doing!" He panicked, his perfect plan, even his perfect execution, had failed at the hands of an old man.
"Konoha! It is the home that raised me, and the place I have spent my whole life protecting! You are right, my life should have ended long ago, but now, I will offer it to Konoha! The younger generation will pick up my Will of Fire! As long as there are leaves dancing, fire will burn!"
"Stay here!" The Third unleashed his final chakra, the cloaked figure's soul was forcibly pulled out of his body. This tug-of-war, ended as soon as it began.
The cloaked figure's soul was also tied to the cross, the Shinigami looked at it for a moment, then swung its blade down.
"Lifetaker, stop!" A middle-aged man in white clothes stood on one foot on the cross, with three black spheres floating behind him.
The Third strained his head up, gasping for breath and asked: "Who are you?"
"I am Otsutsuki Tsukiyomi."
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