Konoha's task master

Above the tree canopy.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression changed, he waved the Vajra Wishful Stick and made a whistling sound through the air, and asked Yakumo sternly.

"Don't you think I'm a fool?"

"Then I also want to ask you, colluding with the Kumogakure Anbu and kidnapping the residents of Konoha Village as bait..."

"Is this what a Hokage should do?"

Two months ago, under the joint guarantee of Uzumaki Kushina and Namikaze Minato, Uzumaki Rina has obtained the permanent residence certificate of Konoha Village. In other words, Uzumaki Rina is now protected by Konoha Hidden Village and is the will of fire.

Those mentioned in need to be protected.

"For Konoha Hidden Village to eliminate threats like you, some sacrifices are required. Since she is a resident of Konoha Hidden Village, she should sacrifice her consciousness for the safety of Konoha."

Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke righteously, but Yakumo still felt that he was strong on the outside but weak on the inside.

"I have never threatened Konohagakure's safety."

"But you are dangerous. As Hokage, I must nip this danger in the bud."

"Then why didn't you come alone and risk your life to eradicate me for the safety of Konoha? Instead, you brought so many people to surround and kill me. You also understand that in the deadly battle between shadows, these Jonin can only be used as consumables

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"You bring your thousands of troops, which just reveals your timid heart. You are old and unworthy of the reputation of Shinobi, and you cannot bear the burden of Hokage."

"You're talking nonsense! Although I am old, I am always ready to sacrifice myself for Konoha!" Sarutobi Hiruzen roared with a fierce expression, his face gradually turning red.

As Yakumo said, Sarutobi Hiruzen carried these root ninjas with the intention of using them to consume the enemy's chakra. Now that his innermost plan was exposed, he naturally lost his cool.

"When you compromised with the Raikage and harmed the interests of the Fire Country to sign a food export treaty, I saw your cowardice..."

"You're talking nonsense, I'm here for peace!"

"Yes, timid peace."

Yakumo shook his head and sarcastically said softly.

"I'm never afraid of death!"

"Really?" Yakumo asked.

"Of course!" Sarutobi Hiruzen replied.

"Then come on, you and I will fight to the death...!"

Yakumo opened his eyes again, and the mark of Sage Mode appeared on his forehead. He exerted force with his feet and the surrounding ninjas tried to stop him, but were dispersed by the sudden burst of chakra.

Bright white light beams connected to the sky and the earth.

Whoosh!

Yakumo stayed in the air for a short time, and at the same time a dozen shadow clones separated. Yakumo looked down at Sarutobi Hiruzen coldly.

During the conversation, Sarutobi Hiruzen showed a pure killing intent. This was the reason for Yakumo to take action first. One step ahead... and he would gain the upper hand.

"Mist burial!"

Thick fog rolled in, covering the sky and the sun, and sloping down.

"The Kirigakure Jutsu?"

The sky gradually became dark, and Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately issued a defense order, and at the same time, the seals created a rock barrier to wrap up most of the root ninjas.

"Fire Release·Big Flame Bullet!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen spit out a huge fireball with a diameter of more than 20 meters into the air. The high temperature falling on the pavement evaporated the thick fog into white steam that quickly rose into the sky, covering Yakumo's figure. Nearly three thirds of the sea of ​​fog was evaporated by the fireball.

One is like being bitten off.

"Fire Release·Fire Bullet!"

The root ninja who mastered fire escape formed seals at the same time, spitting out fireballs, and the flames rolled and burned, further evaporating the dense fog.

Water restrains fire, but enough fire can also evaporate water. Fireballs rise into the sky and bloom into flame flowers, which illuminate the sky red, and all the dense fog is evaporated into a huge amount of water vapor.

Yakumo didn't panic at all. The thick fog was just a means to hide the real attack intention. More than a dozen shadows briefly stayed in the air while... waving their hands.

"Immortal Technique·Water Escape Gatling·Mercy Rain!"

In three seconds, 1,300 water droplets landed. These water droplets quickly passed through the steam and began to shoot towards the barrier created by Hiruzen Sarutobi under the acceleration of natural energy.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The next second, the rock barrier was shattered.

The root ninja was exposed to the dense and transparent rain, as if waiting for the judgment to come, while Yakumo's shadow clone continued to sprinkle transparent water droplets.

The third shadow clone quietly left the battlefield.

Poof! Blood splattered and someone fell down.

This is the power of nature. The power of heaven and earth is by no means an attack that ordinary chunin can resist. As time goes by, the number of deaths begins to gradually increase...

"Vajra Ruyi Stick, stretch out!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen landed in the crowd and quickly waved the Vajra Wishful Stick in his hand, forming a faint black circular barrier to block the densely falling water droplets.

The shadow of the stick was like a mountain, the wind was howling, and it was faintly convolved into a water-blue storm. Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes were determined, and the tyrannical chakra fluctuations erupted inch by inch.

Rebuild morale.

The root ninjas each released defensive ninjutsu to assist Sarutobi Hiruzen in resisting Yakumo's offensive.

Yakumo's attack was like a violent storm, overwhelming Sarutobi Hiruzen and the root ninja unable to lift their heads. Yakumo quickly fell down under the influence of gravity.

In his hands, the transparent water droplets breed... and accumulate energy. Yakumo's third shadow clone extracts natural energy in the dark, which means he doesn't have to worry about consuming it at this time...

"Immortal magic, one blow to the heart, compassion."

Yakumo spoke softly with a calm expression.

This time, the water droplets were faster. They went straight through the gap between the shadows of the high-speed rotating Vajra Ruyi stick, and exploded the head of the elite Jonin at the root.

There was a pop and blood splashed out.

"hateful…"

Blood spattered on Sarutobi Hiruzen's body, causing the latter to roar in anger. This was the first time since he became the Third Hokage that he felt so powerless, and his ninja roots became his weakness.

"You guys retreat quickly, I'll fight him alone!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen quickly ordered.

The root ninjas immediately retreated in unison, and the Vajra Ruyi Rod that originally formed a barrier returned to its normal size. Sarutobi Hiruzen gasped and glared at Yakumo.

"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen threw out his shuriken with one hand, and then began to quickly form seals with both hands.

"Ninjutsu: Shuriken Clone Technique!"

The shurikens in mid-air were divided into two, two into four, and four into eight, until they split into a dense rain of shurikens, and the sound of weapons slashing through the air approached.

Yakumo began to form seals with his hands.

"Earth Escape·Earth Flow Wall!"

The ground shook, and an earth wall several meters long quickly rose up in front of Yakumo. Then thousands of shurikens were inserted into the surface of the earth wall, and the next moment they gradually began to disappear into smoke.

"drink!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's Rinnagon Nishikigun, carrying the unparalleled power, smashed the earthen wall into pieces. He immediately took a few steps forward to approach Yakumo, and at the same time smashed the Vajra Nishikigun on the head.

Facing the attack, Yakumo acted very calmly. He took a step and a half back, drew out both swords at the same time, and then raised his arms above his head while holding his breath and concentrating.

"Immortal method, rebellion, sword vibration."

Lightning suddenly appeared, and the two swords in Yakumo's hands were like elegant and noble dancers, and like brushstrokes outlining a perfect picture. The silver-white blades were extremely dazzling, and the black arc seemed to be able to swallow everything.

The sound of a dragon's roar spread melodiously as the two swords crossed each other, but the fuel driving the Hatake Secret Code this time was magical chakra.

With a bang, everything fell silent.

The next moment the shock wave spread, and the surrounding ground was lifted bit by bit by the huge force. Yakumo's feet dug into the ground like nails, while Sarutobi Hiruzen stepped back quickly.

"Immortal Technique·Water Release·Compassion!"

The shadow clones around him threw out transparent water droplets. Sarutobi Hiruzen felt the danger coming and stopped his retreat. At the same time, he selected the Vajra Ruyi Rod with both hands to form a black barrier.

The water droplet collided with the barrier, and Sarutobi Hiruzen retreated due to the impact, while laying a trap in the dark. Yakumo on the other side held two blades and slammed into Sarutobi Hiruzen.

The double blades are coming, bringing with them murderous intent.

Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled instead.

"burst!"

Several detonating talismans suddenly flew up from the ground and flew toward Yakumo at extremely fast speeds. Yakumo swung his sword in a circular motion and slashed in rapid succession, tearing the detonating talismans into pieces before they exploded.

"This is impossible..." Sarutobi Hiruzen said in surprise.

This not only requires an extremely fast slashing speed, but also controls the slightest bit of power not to leak out, otherwise it will break the fragile balance inside the detonating talisman and cause an immediate explosion. This level of swordsmanship has simply reached the level of perfection.

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"Sage mode?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the water drop mark on Yakumo's forehead and let out a low cry in disbelief. He finally understood that the enemy's attack moves would be so powerful. At first, he didn't recognize it because the shape of the mark was different from his own.

The three holy places of knowledge.

"The answer is correct, but it's a pity that there is no prize!"

The double blades collided with the Vajra Ruyi Rod, and the subtle gusts of wind formed around the double blades to form the sharpest cutting force. Wisps of squally winds entangled the double blades to attack, and at the same time, the surrounding natural forces were also attracted.

Yakumo's blades seemed to be dancing, using senjutsu chakra to echo the power of nature and gradually strengthen the power of the double-edged slashes. The moves became more and more rapid, and the two-colored swords radiated in all directions like an ocean.

The collision between the two whipped up strong winds, and sparks flew everywhere where the weapons collided. The shock wave plowed the ground under their feet inch by inch, occasionally gathering into rolling pits, and occasionally piling up into hills. The next second, it was flattened by the terrifying shock wave.

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Sarutobi Hiruzen is holding the Vajra Wish-Whispering Staff. Each of his moves is the inherited skill of the Sarutobi clan, which emphasizes the importance of strength and strength...Use force to defeat the enemy and use force to overwhelm others.

But in the head-to-head confrontation with Yakumo, he fell into a disadvantage.

Ding, weapons collide, and the wind roars.

The double blades will directly vibrate the Vajra Ruyi Stick!

Hiruzen Sarutobi retreated with the help of his strength. The arms holding the stick were trembling slightly. The enemy's blade had a strange strength.

While resisting the attack, he vibrated his weapon several times, and the force of this vibration would continue to increase as he increased his attack power, as if he was injuring himself.

Sarutobi Hiruzen did not give up resistance. He held the Vajra Wishful Stick tightly with both hands. His eyes were instantly bloodshot and bloodshot. He lifted the stick and smashed it down with all his strength!

"A mountain-shattering blow!"

This blow, carrying the force of the sky and the earth, broke Yakumo's rhythm abruptly. The shadow of the stick was like a mountain peak, as if Yakumo suddenly heard the roar of the monkey demon.

This attack is the most powerful melee move used by Hiruzen Sarutobi and the monkey demon. It has the same effect as Kaitian. They both use everything in exchange for the ultimate violence that destroys everything in an instant!

The basis for using this move is equally demanding. It requires a huge amount of chakra and physical strength, and the user must be in perfect harmony with the monkey demon.

At this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen reached his peak weight.

"Suffer death!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen shouted angrily, chakra continued to explode.

Without hesitation, Yakumo decided to use the strongest move. The wisps of strong wind entwining the blade were like energy that penetrated into the demon's blade. Not only the strong wind, but also the jumping bright white arc also began to merge into the blade.

At the same time, Jieyu was put away by Yakumo.

The third shadow clone was released, the senjutsu chakra became full again, and Yakumo showed a confident smile.

"Duan Kong!"

This sword move uses magical chakra to attract the natural force of heaven and earth, uses the power of storm to enhance the sharpness of the weapon, and uses the power of thunder to enhance the killing power of the weapon!

This technique melts the power of the three phases into one line in exchange for an ultimate blow that cuts off all things. In just a moment, the demon-slaying blade is transformed into pure white under the infusion of the power of nature, as if the light of salvation is pregnant with

On one edge.

The blade moved downward inch by inch. At this moment, the air seemed to form an interface and was cut into pieces by the blade, sputtering out white light spots, while leaving white thin lines in the virtual space.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes were occupied by pure white sword light.

The next moment, the Vajra Ruyi Stick collided with the Demon-Suppressing Blade, and a strong white light erupted from the two, even briefly suppressing the light belonging to the sun.

The Vajra Ruyi Stick successfully blocked the pressing blade.

Sarutobi Hiruzen had no time to rejoice. The next moment, the energy carried by the blade suddenly dispersed and turned into a dense sword storm, cutting Sarutobi Hiruzen's body, and the ultimate white light washed away everything around him.

After a few seconds, the white light subsided and Sarutobi Hiruzen knelt on one knee, his body covered with fine wounds.

In front of him, the ape demon revealed its true form. The ape demon, which was said to be indestructible, had deep and bone-cut knife marks on its chest.

When the sword storm swept through, the monkey demon instinctively released his transformation and used his tall body to block 90% of the sword sword for Sarutobi Hiruzen. At the cost, the monkey demon used his chest to resist the second half of the sword.

Break empty.

At this time... there was no sign of Yakumo in the field.

"The enemy has retreated?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked in confusion.

"He was also injured, but only slightly."

The ape demon answered while covering the wound on his chest. Blood flowed out from the gaps between his fingers. Fortunately, such a wound could only be considered a minor injury to it.

Sarutobi Hiruzen struggled to get up. Although his body was covered in blood, his aura was still strong. However, when he looked at the wound on the chest of the monkey demon, he could not hide his surprise.

This was the first time he had seen him injured after contracting with the ape demon. The enemy's attack might have...been even more powerful than White Fang.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the direction where Yakumo disappeared and remained silent. If he continued to fight, he would most likely lose, but he was confident that he would die together with his enemy.

"It's a pity that Orochimaru has not recovered from his serious injury..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head. As for Jiraiya and Hatake Sakumo, he had already excluded them from his trust list. Sarutobi Hiruzen could see that the mysterious man's blade was mixed with the shadow of Hatake's swordsmanship.

"Sage Mode...Hatake Swordsmanship, who is it?"

On the other hand, Yakumo turned pale and quickly retreated towards Konoha. The real outcome of that confrontation was that both sides suffered losses.

Sarutobi Hiruzen combined with the full force attack of the monkey demon, it is estimated that the strength attribute is definitely close to fifty points.

At that moment, Yakumo was completely crushed by the absolute power. Abundant power poured into the body along the blade, instantly injuring Yakumo. The strength attribute of only 36 points became Yakumo's.

Shortcomings.

What made Yakumo happy was that his physical attributes were high enough. After spitting out a few mouthfuls of blood, Yakumo felt that most of the injuries in his body had healed.

If the fight to the death continued, Yakumo felt that his chance of winning was only about 40%, so he simply chose to evacuate directly.

The corpses are all sealed and we have to guard against them.

The most important thing is... in Yakumo's opinion.

If he kills the Third Hokage, it will directly cause a rift in his relationship with Jiraiya and Tsunade.

Although they have ideological conflicts with the Third Hokage, they are still masters and disciples for more than 20 years, and they have already regarded each other as family members.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was a decent man and should have a decent way to die. For example, like a hero, he died at the hands of his apprentice in order to protect the Hidden Leaf Village...

After all, the Shishi culture has a long history in the ninja world. For example, Orochimaru killed Sarutobi Hiruzen, and then he was chopped into several sections by Uchiha Sasuke...

Yakumo was running towards Konoha at an extremely fast speed, constantly sneaking into the city. The towns relied on the dense flow of people to escape the pursuit of the root ninja, or took the opportunity to attack the root ninja.

At the same time, Yakumo changed his appearance and chakra fluctuations several times. When he completely got rid of the tracking of the root ninja, Yakumo spent a total of 700 gold coins.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was injured in this battle, and one-third of Danzo's roots were broken off.

At six o'clock in the evening, Yakumo sneaked back into Konoha.

Behind him followed Uzumaki Rina who was apologizing because she had caused Yakumo to be injured again. Even if Yakumo had changed his appearance or his chakra had fluctuated, she was still sure that the person who traveled thousands of miles to save her was...Yakumo.

Yakumo sent Rina to Uzumaki Kushina's door.

"I'm sorry for causing you trouble again today."

Rina Uzumaki bowed deeply and apologized.

"Remember to practice hard."

"Also...if someone asks you about my identity, you can admit it directly, so that you will suffer less."

Yakumo ordered, then turned and left. In fact, he also understood that he probably couldn't hide his strength, after all, Uzumaki Rina was... weak.

Yakumo knew that as long as the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered the ANBU to question Uzumaki Rina, everything would be revealed.

"I won't, not even if I die..."

Rina Uzumaki promised in a low voice after Yakumo left.

Fortunately...the wings are getting richer, and they are enough for the eagle to soar into the sky.

Yakumo directly sneaked into Hatake's mansion, completed the replacement with the shadow clone, and then continued to stand in the corner of the training ground to understand the progress of his friends' strength.

Uchiha Obito's main practice is close combat, struggling to support himself under Masako Mori's fists, Nohara Rin is practicing the art of removing minor problems in medical ninjutsu, and Kakashi is practicing sword skills.

That night, in the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was covered in bandages and smoking a pipe, called Uzumaki Rina just as Yakumo guessed, and at the same time summoned... Yuhi Makoto.

Kurenai Yuhi, the father of Yakumo's classmate Kurenai Yuhi, is an elite jounin of Konoha. He is responsible for guiding the training of genin and chunin in Konoha Hidden Village. His illusion skills are extremely strong.

It can be said that the first person in the Three Magatama Sharingan eyes, Yuhi Mabe, who received the order of the Third Hokage, used illusions on Uzumaki Rina, and the two began to wrestle in the spiritual world.

Yuhi's red face gradually turned pale. The girl's will was stronger than he thought. As time went by, Uzumaki Rina's face became a little ugly.

Half an hour later, Sarutobi Hiruzen got the answer he wanted, but he slumped down in a chair next to Rina Uzumaki, who had fallen into a coma.

this moment,

The question in Sarutobi Hiruzen's mind was answered.

More questions emerged...

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