Aoba sat on the cliff next to Hokage Rock, staring at the Kage battle in the Hokage Building. He was quite carefree.
After all, this kind of battle was not usually seen!
He just didn't know how long they would fight.
What kind of result would they end up in in the end?
The current Hiruzen was far younger than when he fought against Orochimaru in the later stages of the Chunin exam. His vitality was still at its peak.
Even if he had to fight the Third Kazekage for three hundred rounds, or even three days and three nights, it would not be a problem. His physical strength was still at a very thick level, and he could completely do crazy output without exhaustion.
Looking at the Third Kazekage's posture again.
Obviously, he was at his peak.
Although his brain was not that good, he could still withstand a Kage battle.
"Huh?"
At this moment.
Aoba frowned slightly.
He looked in the direction of Konohagakure's main entrance.
He clearly felt several groups of chakra were rushing toward the direction of the main entrance.
Some of these chakras were strong, some were in a very weak state, and there was an extremely weak-looking ordinary person among them.
"This is..."
Aoba's eyes turned, and he immediately made a judgment in his heart. However, he did not expect that after waiting for so long and not arriving, he thought that they would not come, but now they came.
"Kumogakure Envoy Group!"
Aoba immediately determined the identity of this group of people. After all, there was some very strong and weak chakra among them, and the group heading toward Konohagakure at this time node was only them.
"This is even more interesting!"
The corners of Aoba's mouth curled up slightly, his eyes flashing with excitement. In the morning, he thought that he would spend a boring time, but he did not expect that it would immediately change.
"How would Third Hokage-sama deal with these?"
A meaningful smile appeared on Aoba's face. He had a deep sense of accomplishment about the Third Ninja World War he had personally ignited.
This feeling suddenly made him feel very good and excited.
He had done something.
He had changed the history of the entire ninja world.
However, no one knew what he had done.
He was completely hidden in the dark.
He laughed at the changes in the world due to his appearance.
He has to say...
This feeling was quite interesting!
...
In Konohagakure's main entrance.
All of Uchiha Clan's Konoha Military Police Force members were requested to stay here.
This was an order given by Danzo!
The reason was very simple.
It was that Kumogakure's envoy group might come again at any time.
They needed to have Konoha Military Police Force's people guard this place, waiting for Kumogakure's envoy to arrive.
This made many people very dissatisfied.
Among them was Akaru.
"This Danzo is driving me mad!"
Akaru stood at the main entrance. He still wanted to perform as much as possible in front of the Third Hokage by participating in the battle.
His heart was very conflicted and complicated.
He hoped that under the leadership of the Third Hokage, he could show his very capable side and then continue to sit firmly in Konoha Military Police Force Captain's position.
For this position.
He was still very greedy!
Only those who had experienced power could truly understand this feeling.
If he had never had the right, he would not feel that there was anything wrong or that there was no success in pursuing power. Similarly, there would not be any problems, and there would not be a feeling of difference.
Only those who truly possessed power would truly understand the beauty of power, and they would not be able to let go of the power in their hands.
Right now, Akaru had already felt a threat from Fugaku.
This sort of threat that came from within the Uchiha Clan, in his eyes, far surpassed the threat that Konohagakure posed and surpassed the threat that came from outside the clan.
To prevent foreigners, you must first be safe!
Akaru knew very well that if he wanted to fight with Danzo, what he needed to do was to make the entire Uchiha Clan stand behind him and support him with all their might.
Only then would Uchiha Clan be twisted into a single rope!
However.
Right now, the hearts of Uchiha were not united within.
Some people have already begun to think about the replacement of old and new, and even started to curry favor with Fugaku in advance.
This kind of thing was something he could not accept...
However, what made him very troubled was that he had finally asked Fugaku to stay in the clan, and then he had come out to fight for the opportunity to show off in front of the Third Hokage, but Danzo had arranged for him to guard the main entrance in the same way!
"What the hell!"
Akaru couldn't help but complain. However, his mood was much more stable than before. If it were before, he would definitely fight fiercely with Danzo. But now, he couldn't do it. There were many more worries in his heart. When it comes to doing things, it was not as free and easy as before.
Just as Akaru was silently complaining about these things in his heart.
A Konoha Military Police Force ninja guarding the main entrance suddenly saw a figure walking over in front of him.
"Akaru-sama!"
The Konoha Military Police Force ninja at the main entrance quickly looked at Akaru and quickly waved at him.
"Someone is coming from outside!"
This ninja's voice was very loud. Not only did it reach Akaru's ears, but it also made the others look outside the main entrance.
Soon.
Their eyes were focused on the figures walking over on the main road.
They looked over from afar.
They immediately saw a figure.
It was just that they were a little far away and they could not see clearly.
"Should we report this to Third Hokage-sama?" A ninja asked.
"Don't worry, let's take a closer look and confirm that it is the envoy group. There are intruders in the village right now. If we are not sure, do not disturb Third Hokage-sama!" Akaru said in a deep voice. As he spoke, his eyes began to turn blood red. Three tomoe suddenly appeared in his eyes. He directly used Sharingan to increase the visibility of his vision.
"Understood!" This ninja nodded. He completely understood what Akaru meant. Then, he did not say anything else. He stood in place and waited for the order behind him.
...
Outside Konohagakure.
The group of people walked in the direction of Konohagakure's main entrance.
They were Kumogakure's people.
The one walking at the front was the leader of Kumogakure's outpost, Brei. Beside him was the Kumogakure Advisor.
Other than that.
Only some of the ninjas in Kumogakure's outpost were left.
The few ninjas in Kumogakure's outpost who were walking at the back of the team were carrying a tree trunk together. On the tree trunk were two ninjas tied with paper tags.
Apart from Kumogakure Advisor, all of the people in Kumogakure's envoy group were killed by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
After all, no matter if it were the staff officers of the envoy group or the guards, their strength was the weakest among them.
At such a critical period.
A person's strength directly determined their survival ability!
The survival ability of non-ninjas was far inferior to that of ninjas!
However...
There can still be any remnants of this temporarily formed messenger group, but it was all relying on Brei protecting him.
"Damn it! Those Kirigakure ninjas! I am not finished with them!"
Brei coldly rebuked. There were crisscrossing scars on his broad body. These scars were left by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
With his strength alone.
He could only barely resist the seven ninjas.
It was already very difficult for him to survive and protect Kumogakure Advisor.
There was no way to directly open the Eight Gates like Duy and leave four of them behind. Moreover, if Biwa Jūzō and the others hadn't run fast, the seven of them might have been left behind.
Brei didn't leave a single one behind.
Every time he used the Lightning Release, he would face three to four ninjas.
This situation made him completely unable to occupy any advantageous position in a situation where he was outnumbered.
After all, Brei's level can only reach that stage.
He was only a Kumogakure elite Jonin.
Facing seven elite Jonin who were at the same level as him, and the seven people who cooperated very well, it was already very difficult for them to escape unscathed.
"Advisor-sama, we should have directly gone back to Kumogakure. I don't know the attitude of Konohagakure when we go to them, let alone whether we might encounter an ambush from Kirigakure when we go back now!" Gasshi said to the Kumogakure Advisor who was next to him. He did not understand why he still insisted on going to Konohagakure when they encountered such a thing, and barely maintained this already deformed envoy group.
"Brei, I can understand your feelings, but think about it carefully. Just yesterday, we experienced two consecutive attacks from Kirigakure, and the time they attacked us was just before we went to meet Konohagakure. What does this mean?" The Advisor stared at Brei and asked.
"This means that they want to launch a surprise attack on us while we are focused on Konohagakure!" Brei said without hesitation.
"No!"
This Kumogakure Advisor shook his head and said to Brei, "This means that Kirigakure does not want us, Kumogakure, to contact Konohagakure. They want us to return to Kumogakure. In that case, the more they do not want to, the more we want to go!"
"Why does Kirigakure not want us to contact Konohagakure?" Brei asked doubtfully. He did not really understand the cause and effect of this matter. Logically speaking, no matter what one did, one must pay attention to a reason. However, he felt that this matter would not benefit Kirigakure at all!
"There are too many reasons for this!"
This Kumogakure Advisor looked deeply at Brei. Then, he shook his head. With Brei's brain, these things had already surpassed his ability.
"This is a problem related to politics. It is no longer a personal loss, but a loss of the village and the country. Therefore, this time, I must go to Konohagakure and negotiate completely with them. I think that when I get to Konohagakure, I will know what Kirigakure means." This Kumogakure Advisor said in a low voice. He had already seen through the problem.
"Alright, alright, I hope you are right. I don't understand too much. I just need to protect you!" Brei spread out his hands and said helplessly. When the Kumogakure Advisor said the second half of the sentence, he already began to not understand.
...
Inside Konohagakure, on the roof of the Hokage Building.
"Third Hokage?!"
When the Third Kazekage saw Hiruzen, he suddenly opened his eyes wide and his eyes were full of shock.
What was going on?
Wasn't Konohagakure still empty just now?
Why did the Third Hokage suddenly appear?
This didn't make sense!
All of a sudden.
The Third Kazekage was extremely shocked. The shock he felt when he saw the Third Hokage was far greater than the shock he felt when the Third Hokage saw him.
However, the current situation made him dumbfounded.
It was completely beyond his expectations.
Didn't the intelligence say...
Konohagakure uses all their strength to attack Kumogakure?
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
Just as the Third Kazekage was puzzled, one figure after another quickly appeared in his line of sight. Everyone was Konohagakure's ninja.
These figures came one after another.
All of them stood in front of Sunagakure ninjas standing beside the Third Kazekage.
They stared at all the ninjas from Sunagakure
Not only did the number not decrease, but it increased.
On the contrary, it was even more than usual.
One must know...
These Konohagakure ninjas just waited at the main entrance for the envoy from Kumogakure to come.
It was precisely because of this that Konohagakure could gather ninjas very past and neatly.
Then, after this unexpected situation occurred.
These Konohagakure ninjas rushed over one after another.
In terms of gathering speed...
This situation was much faster than a normal surprise attack response!
As a result, the matter of the Third Kazekage sneak attacking Konohagakure this time happened to catch up to the time when Konohagakure was at their best, and it was during the period of truce with Kumogakure.
"I thought it would be Kumogakure who ambushed us. I didn't expect it to be the Third Kazekage. Today, I will have to experience the Third Kazekage's great skills!"
Third Hokage stared at the Third Kazekage in front of him. At this time, he was fully prepared to fight.
This was not only for the village but also for himself.
The dignified Third Kazekage had already stood on the roof of the Hokage Building and publicly killed Konohagakure's ninja in front of the people of the village. If he did not do anything, then the position of the Third Hokage might be lost.
However...
Hiruzen did not let his guard down.
Kumogakure's envoy group had not appeared since just now!
According to his judgment...
It was very likely that Kumogakure had already joined forces with Sunagakure.
Kumogakure's mission was to pin down all of Konohagakure's ninjas, while Sunagakure's ninjas would launch a large-scale attack on Konohagakure.
In that case!
Kumogakure could appear at any time!
Hiruzen kept an eye on them in his heart, and now this situation has reached a critical moment.
On the other side.
Shimura Danzo brought Koharu and Homura to another place to hide.
Danzo had no interest in this kind of war in the village.
There was no benefit in him going.
There was no harm in not going.
Moreover.
If there were any problems with Hiruzen's handling of this matter.
Perhaps it could also affect Hiruzen's Third Hokage position.
Everything was just right!
It might also help him become the Fourth Hokage!
Danzo had his own plans in mind. Because of this, he brought the two advisors to hide in a safe place and transferred many Anbu to protect the people in the village.
At this time.
The Third Hokage and Third Kazekage looked at each other. There were some ninjas standing around them, but these ninjas were in a state of confrontation.
On the roof of the Hokage Building.
It presents a one-on-one situation between Hokage and Kazekage.
"Third Kazekage-dono, the owner of the magnet bloodline limit, against an expert like you, ninja tool can be said to be useless!"
Hiruzen stared at the Third Kazekage in front of him with bloodshot eyes. He was very nervous about what happened now.
As he spoke.
He threw the ninja pouch at his waist far away.
He casually took off the metal bracer on his arms and threw it out again.
The only remaining metal object was his Konohagakure's ninja forehead protector.
This was a very important sign for Hiruzen. He absolutely could not easily throw it away, nor could he casually take it off. This was the symbol of Konohagakure's Ninja.
Even if there would be some danger when he faced the Third Kazekage with the forehead protector, he was willing to bear this danger.
"Let me see what kind of strength the legendary Professor of Ninjutsu is!"
The Third Kazekage's messy mood gradually calmed down. Now he already knew that there was a problem with Mani's information. Either he sent him the wrong piece of information, or he was discovered and used Mani to deliver the wrong information to him.
In short...
This time, he had been deceived!
The Third Kazekage's expression became cautious. Now that they had entered deep into Konohagakure's heart, things had become troublesome all of a sudden.
Not to mention attacking Konohagakure.
Even if he wanted to get out alive, it would be a problem.
Just as he was thinking, small grains of iron sand appeared around his body.
These small grains of iron sand seemed to have a soul, it surrounding his body and ready to attack at any time.
At the same time.
Hiruzen raised his hands, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and quickly made hand seals.
One hand seal after another came out from Hiruzen's hands. The speed of the hand seals was very fast, showing a dazzling feeling.
"Katon: Karyū Endan(Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet)!"
After Hiruzen finished forming the hand seals, his body slightly arched backward. He suddenly took a deep breath and concentrated all the chakra that contained fire attribute into his throat, instantly condensing a hot breath.
After that.
Hiruzen spat out the fire attribute chakra in his mouth.
Waves of raging flames that were suffused with scorching heat directly burned toward the Third Kazekage.
Facing the surging flame, the Third Kazekage still stood in place, not moving at all. His eyes flickered with an indifferent expression.
The black iron sand around the Third Kazekage quickly gathered in front of him, directly forming a black iron sand wall.
The instant the black iron sand wall formed, the fiery flames of the Katon: Karyū Endan(Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet) smashed against the iron sand wall.
The two ninjutsu collided together.
It was as if a line was drawn between the Hokage and Kazekage, separating the position of the two, and directly forming a completely different area.
"Is this fire release ninjutsu?"
After the Third Kazekage used the iron sand to completely block the flames spat out by the Third Hokage, the corner of his mouth slightly curled up, looking a bit mocking.
"It's just so-so!"
The Third Kazekage did not feel any threat from the fire release ninjutsu. The only difference was that the temperature of the iron sand was a bit higher, but as the flames went out, the temperature of the iron sand quickly dropped.
The Third Kazekage immediately began to form seals. His hand seals were very simple, and his eyes were always on the Third Hokage.
"Jiton: Satetsu Shigure(Magnet Release: Iron Sand Drizzle)!"
Just as the Third Kazekage finished speaking, the iron walls in front of him instantly scattered.
The iron sand looked extremely soft.
Compared to the solid wall just now, it looked different.
Just as this iron sand looked like flowing water, the iron sand in front of the Third Kazekage instantly turned into a fine iron needle.
Each needle flashed with a cold light.
The moment these iron needles appeared, the direction of the needles all turned toward the Third Hokage.
After that.
These iron needles neatly flew in the direction of the Third Hokage.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Each one of the iron needles was similar to the sharpness of the ones he used to kill the Konohagakure's ninjas.
When the Third Hokage saw the iron needles flying toward him, his face did not reveal the slightest hint of fear. He continued to calmly form seals with his hands.
In a split second.
One seal after another came out from the Third Hokage's hand.
"Doton: Doryūheki(Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall)!"
The Third Hokage suddenly took a deep breath and then spat out dark brown soil from his mouth.
This soil was directly spat on the roof of the Hokage Building.
Then, in the blink of an eye.
These flowing soil formed an earth wall in front of the Third Hokage.
After the earth wall was formed, it directly solidified.
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
Those iron needles that flew out heavily stabbed into the earth wall, directly sinking into the earth wall, and drilling out a little needle tip on the other side.
However.
The tip of the needle had only just come out a little.
Then, it lost all its momentum.
The battle between the two of them directly attracted the attention of everyone around them, making the onlookers feel amazed.
Was this a showdown between Kage?
Whether it was Sunagakure's people or Konohagakure's people, the way they looked at the two Kage all changed and became even more worshipful.
This kind of confrontation between Kage-level was very difficult to see, especially in this chaotic moment, almost all the Kage of the villages had to stay in their villages and could not easily leave the base camp.
Otherwise, there would be the danger of being assassinated!