Master, Please Become a Hokage

However, that's not the only way to obtain the Eight Gates Formation.

Perhaps I could ask Might Dai for help...

The three of them were thinking different things.

Outside, an Anbu ninja rushed in.

"Lord Hokage, something bad has happened! The eastern defense line of the Land of Fire has been breached!"

"What?!" Utatane Koharu was the first to stand up, both shocked and angry.

"Lady Koharu, Hozuki Yagura is leading the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and a large force from the Hidden Mist Village with irresistible force, advancing all the way into our heartland..."

The Anbu operative reported the tragic situation on the front lines.

Why would the Hidden Mist Village suddenly break through the defense line?

Could it be the Byakugan?

That's the only possibility.

The Hyuga clan lost their Byakugan, and the Hidden Mist Village is now using it.

The Byakugan's 10-kilometer range of perception allows them to grasp the movements of both enemy and ally forces.

That's the reason for their unstoppable momentum.

"Immediately withdraw the troops! Preserve our combat power as much as possible!" Utatane Koharu shouted.

"Sakumo, the three of you immediately go to provide support, and try your best to... rescue those retreating comrades..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was concerned about the refugees.

He hoped that Sakumo Hatake and the others could go and rescue them.

Saving even one person would be good.

...

Having received their orders, the three quickly set off, heading towards the Land of Fire.

Among them, Sarutobi Ryo saw a familiar figure.

"Mr. Dai..."

"Young Master Ryo."

Might Dai was worried, because his son, Gai, was on that front line.

Therefore...

"Don't worry, we'll go find Gai together," Sarutobi Ryo comforted Might Dai.

Speaking of which, Sarutobi Ryo couldn't help but think of this time in the original story, which was about the time Might Dai sacrificed himself...

Chapter 69: Might Dai's Entrustment, What is the Will of Fire?

The inland of the Land of Fire was shrouded in continuous rain.

Rainwater kept falling from the sky.

On the coastline, a group of people quietly arrived.

The leader was an elderly man with long gray-white hair.

His eyes were tightly closed, and his face bore the marks of time.

Around him, dozens of Anbu members carefully guarded him.

"Lord Mizukage, the road ahead has been cleared..."

The Anbu captain walked over and said to the Third Mizukage.

He didn't know what the Mizukage wanted to do, only that he had suddenly mobilized the Anbu to prepare to go to a certain place in Kusagakure.

Was there something there?

The Anbu captain was puzzled, but he never dared to doubt the Third Mizukage's intentions.

Because those who disobeyed had already died.

Although the Third Mizukage had begun to age, the strength he represented from living since the Warring States Period was not something others could contend with.

"Hmm..."

The Third Mizukage nodded.

Yagura led the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and a large army to break through the coastline border of the Land of Fire.

Clearing the way for his actions.

Kusagakure... Uchiha Madara...

A red light flashed in the Third Mizukage's eyes.

It was the light of the Sharingan's genjutsu.

As Madara grew older and older, he no longer had the strength to act.

Therefore, in order to maintain the effectiveness of the weakening genjutsu, the Third Mizukage needed to personally go to Kusagakure and then receive Madara's genjutsu again.

"Let's go."

The Third Mizukage began to walk.

The group set off for Kusagakure...

...

Whoosh!

The group moved forward through the forest.

Might Dai's speed became faster and faster.

This indicated that his mood was becoming more and more anxious.

Scattered comrades kept fleeing back from the front lines.

The information obtained from them also showed that the situation was becoming more and more cruel.

Gai...

He hadn't seen his son, Gai, all this time.

According to informants, the last time they saw Gai, he was with his two teammates... Ebisu and Genma Shiranui.

The three children had become separated from the main force.

That kind of situation was inevitable, after all, it was the Third Mizukage's disciple... Yagura Karatachi, leading the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and the Hidden Mist army.

Their invasion caused Konoha's defeat to be like a landslide.

The fierce offensive, regardless of troop losses, made people wonder if they wanted to completely occupy the inland of the Land of Fire and use it as an extension of their front-line base.

Soon, Yamanaka Satoshi and the Unno couple were having some trouble keeping up with the group.

Only Sarutobi Ryo was still chasing.

As for Ruri, she didn't participate in this operation, seemingly due to physical discomfort.

After the Hyuga incident, she needed to adjust her mood and rest.

The team continued to move forward.

Because they set off at night, by the time dawn arrived, everyone had already reached the heart of the Land of Fire.

Along the way, they continuously collected information.

In the end, everyone's fragmented words and phrases connected, proving one thing.

Gai and the others... were in grave danger.

It was relatively difficult to find the figures of three children in the vast Land of Fire.

But father and son were of one mind, and Might Dai, relying on his thoughts for his son, actually managed to deduce Gai's location based on a synthesis of the information.

When Sarutobi Ryo and Might Dai rushed into a forest, Yamanaka Satoshi and the others had been completely left behind.

Whoosh!

The two stopped on a large tree.

Coincidentally, they encountered an injured person.

This injured person was a Yamanaka clan ninja, who was clutching his abdomen and had suffered some injuries.

"Young Master Ryo, Gai and the other two are in that direction, cough cough cough..."

He pointed out the specific direction to the two.

Looking up, startled birds flew into the blue sky one after another.

Such a distant distance, although they couldn't hear the sounds of fighting, just seeing the anomalies of a large number of birds and beasts, they knew that there must be gathered powerful experts there.

Who was it?

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen?

Or... a Jinchuriki?

Sarutobi Ryo was judging in his heart, no matter what, he should go to investigate immediately.

So, Sarutobi Ryo created a shadow clone, and let the shadow clone take the injured person away.

The main body was preparing to continue on the road with Might Dai.

"Young Master Ryo."

Might Dai hesitated for a moment, preparing to use that move.

"The situation is unclear now, Mr. Dai, don't be impulsive..." Sarutobi Ryo knew that Might Dai was going to use the Eight Gates Formation.

"..."

Might Dai shook his head, revealing a smile.

The anomalies of the birds and beasts explained everything.

The ninjas in the Bloody Mist were generally bloodthirsty.

Everyone unreservedly revealed their own ferocity.

Because only in this way could they survive in the Bloody Mist.

Therefore... the more powerful the ninja, the stronger the killing intent released.

Such anomalies, I'm afraid that at least several of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen would have to act together to create such a power.

If it was an infiltration mission, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen would definitely put away their killing intent and be careful.

But now that Konoha had been defeated, they invaded on a large scale, so they didn't need to hide it at all.

Therefore...

We all understand, Young Master Ryo.

Might Dai gave Sarutobi Ryo such a look.

"The First Hokage once said..."

Might Dai still remembered the experience of seeing the First Hokage when he was a child.

After all, Might Dai's age was similar to Sakumo Hatake's.

That is, he was older than Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru.

When Tsunade was a child, she was spoiled by the First Hokage.

With Might Dai's age, he naturally saw the First Hokage.

"I still remember the First Hokage's teachings..."