Chapter 144
Fate's First Battle
Chapter 144 A Battle of Fate
The Land of Fire, Konoha.
Accompanied by a tremor that seemed to shake the earth, a massive figure appeared in the distance from the forest.
Before the person even arrived, a wild, excited roar echoed across the land, causing the trees to undulate like ocean waves.
"Hashirama!!!"
I'm fucking here!
The Nine-Tails roared to the sky, and in its beastly eyes, the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, also known as the Straight Totem Sharingan, slowly rotated. Standing atop the Nine-Tails' head, Madara looked down at Konoha in front of him.
The tranquility of Konoha Village was shattered as the villagers stared at the enormous beast outside the village, their faces filled with terror.
"What is that?"
Many people were puzzled, but life instinctively cried out for danger, and fear drove most people to flee. The whole village was in an uproar. Ninjas moved among the panicked crowd on the rooftops, and one by one, they squatted or stood and looked at the orange-red figure in the distance, their eyes full of solemnity.
"Nine-Tails!"
Before I knew it, cold sweat had covered my forehead and back.
In the Senju clan compound of Konoha, upon hearing the roar outside the village, Hashirama Senju opened his eyes.
With a whoosh, having made proper preparations, Tobirama Senju arrived instantly with Flying Thunder God Technique. He looked at his elder brother, whose face was grim, and said, "He's here, elder brother."
"Tobirama, take care of the village. I'll be right back."
"yes!"
Dressed in Sengoku period ninja armor, Hashirama strode out of the room.
Tobirama followed and said, "A lot of people from other villages have come. Brother, Kirigakure, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure have all come."
They came here to confirm only one thing: the final outcome of this battle.
Without turning his head, Hashirama paused and said, "From now on, I'm entrusting the village to you. Protect the village well."
Closing his eyes, Tobirama scanned the pairs of faces that were secretly watching him intently, finally settling on a pair of scarlet eyes—the Demon Princess...
Tobirama opened his eyes and said solemnly, "Leave it to me, brother!"
Hashirama nodded and strode out.
As Hashirama walked out of the clan's territory, the villagers and ninjas he encountered along the way calmed down from their panic and looked at Senju Hashirama with trust.
As long as Hashirama Senju is there, nothing in Konoha is a problem.
They believed in this man who ushered in the era of the ninja village and brought peace, and in his near-invincible power.
From the high ground of the street, the leaders of various ninja clans looked at the figure rushing to the battlefield alone, as if going to a meeting by himself.
"Has this day finally come...?"
Hyuga Tenjin said in a deep voice, and in his Byakugan, some kind of invisible flame seemed to be burning.
With Hashirama dead, Tobirama alone can now do many things freely in Konoha.
Elsewhere, pairs of scarlet stigmas silently rotated, standing alone in a group, watching the man calmly walk towards the battlefield, their eyes revealing complex emotions.
"In this Warring States period, who was stronger, the Senju or the Uchiha?"
Regardless, the Uchiha's situation will only worsen after this battle, so some plans need to be made sooner rather than later.
As Hashirama Senju walked away, with a whoosh, a ninja's figure instantly pierced through the air, secretly following behind.
Under the watchful eyes of the villagers and ninjas, Hashirama, with his usual warm smile, walked foolishly to the village entrance.
At the gate, gazing at the enormous figure of the Nine-Tailed Fox in the distance, a sharp glint appeared in his eyes. Instantly, he vanished, speeding through the forest at an incredible pace.
Simultaneously, actions were taken from all sides surrounding the forest.
"He has moved." Behind the clouds in mid-air, Mu had become the Second Tsuchikage, with Onoki and other juniors he had carefully nurtured behind him.
Several years have passed, and Onoki has matured considerably. Two boys float beside him, one named Murasaki and the other named Han.
Wu didn't intend to do anything special; he simply came to witness the complete end of the Warring States period.
In a secluded mountain valley, the First Raikage, whose age was not much different from that of Hashirama Senju and the others, was in his prime. Beside him were the Second Raikage, who was his deputy and looked like a younger brother, the burly young Third Raikage, and the Gold and Silver Brothers, a total of six burly men, plus a fair-skinned blonde beauty with a pair of eerie blood-red eyes. This time, Kumogakure had sent out all its elite forces, and they would not let the opportunity slip by.
"Boss." The fair-skinned man opened his eyes and said, "Hashirama Senju has begun to move, and Tobirama Senju is secretly following with a large number of Anbu members."
The first generation of Lei nodded thoughtfully.
"Have you found the other people?"
"Three people at the 3 o'clock position, likely from Sunagakure." The Second Raikage, a sensory-type ninja, stated. He wasn't particularly burly, but had a full beard, an exaggeratedly styled topknot, and an arrogant stance, resembling a gangster.
Rude, but actually thoughtful and intelligent.
In the air at the three o'clock position, a large amount of black iron sand floated in the air. The First Kazekage Retsuto, the Second Kazekage Shamon, and the puppeteer Chikamatsu Samonemon looked at the faint figure of the Nine-Tails in the distance.
"This massive amount of chakra... it seems that the Nine-Tails is far more dangerous than the One-Tail," Chikamatsu said in a deep voice.
The bald, tattooed, menacing-looking monk nodded and said, "They've all arrived..."
Lie Dou glanced sideways at Sha Men.
How many people?
After pondering for a long time and sensing the situation, Shamon said, "We can ignore Iwagakure, with three young brats and no one. Kumogakure has seven, with the First Raikage and his gang members coming out in full force. Kirigakure also has seven. The intelligence reports that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist have more people than us. The future situation is not optimistic."
"Damn it!" Retsudou clenched his fist and said, "You've taken over all of Hyakuchi's projects, haven't you? The development of Magnet Release has come to an end. When are you going to restart the human puppet?"
"I will do my best, Lord Kazekage," Shamon said in a deep voice.
"Hurry up, we Sunagakure can't fall behind!" Retsuto said violently.
"yes!"
At that moment, Chikamatsu looked down at the forest and said, "The rats of Konoha are here, Shamon. Has your senses been weakened?"
"They're just some little mice on the lookout." The iron sand swirled beneath his feet like clouds. "Don't worry about them."
Elsewhere, in the dense forest, seven people stood or perched on the treetops, their postures relaxed. Each carried a ninja sword on their back. Hundreds of meters away, using the cover of grass and trees, a Konoha Jonin and his subordinate ninjas cautiously observed the seven.
Cold sweat silently trickled down his temples. If he were discovered, he would be dead!
Mito glanced casually over the ninjas' hiding place, then smiled at Yura, who was sitting on a tree trunk beside her, swinging her bare feet leisurely, and said, "It's quite lively, isn't it? Everyone's here, right?"
Jieluo nodded, looked in the direction of Konoha, and sneered, "I told you they weren't of one mind. See, right?"
Mito nodded in agreement, sensing that many powerful Konoha ninjas were secretly operating.
"It seems that the evil Tobirama Senju doesn't intend to involve them in the mission of protecting Hashirama Senju. With such an obvious gap, their village must be quite lively. I'm a little surprised by how many traitors there are," said Yura.
Around Yura, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist let out subtle sneers.
Upon hearing the words that came out of Yura's mouth, Tobirama Senju's face suddenly darkened.
The ninja clan in the village is not trustworthy at this moment.
Tobirama looked worriedly at his older brother, who was all alone. This was a crucial battle that would determine the future of the ninja world.
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