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"Tenjū, don't worry, don't worry, father will definitely kill Kenshi."
The Third Hokage hurriedly bent down, gently cupping his son's twisted face with both hands. He softly comforted his son, assuring him that he would definitely kill Kenshi.
Soon.
In half a year, under his guidance, Katō Dan would definitely learn the Shiki Fujin. As soon as he did, he would find Kenshi and seal him, letting him stay in the belly of the Death God forever, unable to turn over and enduring endless suffering.
"No, father, you don't understand what I'm saying."
Sarutobi Tenjū said anxiously, "I'm saying now, right now, go find Kenshi and kill him. Otherwise, you won't be able to kill him anymore."
Then, Sarutobi Tenjū told him everything, from discovering Kenshi in the Stormy Sea, to Kenshi's various abilities and jutsu displayed during his battle with the Third Raikage and others, and finally to the time when he and his wife were captured and Kenshi questioned them about the Spiritualization Technique. He told him everything.
The Third Hokage felt like he was listening to a foreign language. Kenshi unleashing a Wood Release Tree World Descent with a diameter of two kilometers had already shocked him.
But when he heard his son say that Kenshi didn't know the Spiritualization Technique at all, he was completely dumbfounded.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
The Third Hokage shook his head and denied it, refusing to believe what his son said was true.
He didn't want to believe that his judgment was wrong.
Because if it was wrong, wouldn't he, the strongest Hokage in history, have been fighting wits with thin air all this time? Wouldn't he be a complete fool?
How could the Third Hokage, who had always prided himself on his intelligence and tactics, accept this?
"Father, you've been wrong all along. Kenshi doesn't know any Spiritualization Technique, and he doesn't know any Possession or Eternal Life jutsu either." Sarutobi Tenjū said with certainty.
Given the situation at the time, if Kenshi really knew the Spiritualization Technique, there would have been no need to ask him and his wife.
Because whether they spoke or not, Kenshi wouldn't have hesitated to torture them.
So, there was only one truth. Kenshi really didn't know the Spiritualization Technique. He didn't even know what the Spiritualization Technique was.
"This is impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"
The Third Hokage suddenly took a few steps back, his face filled with disbelief. Although he kept muttering "impossible,"
His mind was filled with memories of the past.
During those six months of torture, the Third Hokage admitted that even he might not have been able to withstand that kind of inhuman torture.
But Kenshi had endured it.
Kenshi was alone. He had nothing to bear, no family, no unwavering belief in his duty. He should have been unable to withstand that kind of torture.
But Kenshi had endured it.
Thinking back now, he had told him countless times that he didn't know the Spiritualization Technique, that he had never even heard of it. But at the time, the Third Hokage thought Kenshi was lying to him.
So... was there a possibility that Kenshi was telling the truth?
He actually couldn't withstand that inhuman torture.
He really didn't know the Spiritualization Technique!
Therefore...
"He might just be a soul that has happened to possess Kimura Yō's body. At least, he can't leave Kimura Yō's body now."
Sarutobi Tenjū continued, "Now is the time to kill him. You can truly kill him. Once you let him continue to grow, it won't be us killing him, but him killing us. He'll come to seek revenge on you, father. You should know how cruel he is to you."
As he spoke, Sarutobi Tenjū's eyes unconsciously flashed with hatred when he looked at the Third Hokage.
After all, he was in this state now. His wife had been played with and tortured, and he had been reduced to a human stick, unable to be a man. All of this was caused by his father's greed.
If his father hadn't been greedy and had killed Kenshi, he wouldn't be like this now. His wife wouldn't... Thinking about it, Sarutobi Tenjū's expression dimmed.
Ten... Tenjū!
That trace of hatred in his son's eyes, although subtle, was as obvious as a conspicuous package to the old and wise Third Hokage.
This trace of hatred deeply pierced the Third Hokage's heart.
He immediately abandoned his pitiful self-esteem, bent down in front of his son again, and said seriously, "Son, are you sure you're right? Kenshi really doesn't know the Spiritualization Technique?"
Whether Kenshi knew the Spiritualization Technique was crucial.
The Third Hokage, worthy of the name Hero of the Ninja World, wouldn't lose his vigilance even though he was already very angry.
This was his strength, but also his weakness. It couldn't be changed, and he couldn't change it.
He only hoped that his son would calm down and think carefully about whether Kenshi really knew the Spiritualization Technique.
"He doesn't."
At this time, Sarutobi Ayase suddenly said coldly, interrupting the conversation between father and son.
The Third Hokage furrowed his brow and glanced at his son's woman, a hint of displeasure and disgust flashing in his eyes.
That night, the naked Sarutobi Ayase, covered in viscous goo, had clearly told the Third Hokage.
He knew what had happened between his daughter-in-law and Kenshi during his son's disappearance, and it would be a hundred times more unbearable than what he knew.
Especially since this woman had returned unharmed, while his son had become a human stick. Even though he knew that this might have been intentional on Kenshi's part.
The Third Hokage found it hard to accept a woman who had been defiled countless times by Kenshi as his daughter-in-law.
If he wasn't the Hokage, if he wasn't the clan leader, he would have wanted to make this woman leave the Sarutobi clan immediately.
Unfortunately, his son's love for this woman surpassed everything.
The Third Hokage could only pretend that nothing had happened.
"He doesn't."
Sarutobi Tenjū looked at his wife, who had finally spoken, with joy. Then, he turned to the Third Hokage and repeated, "He doesn't."
The Third Hokage nodded heavily and said, "Okay, I understand. I'll immediately arrange for someone to find Kenshi."
"Aren't you going? Father." Sarutobi Tenjū looked at the Third Hokage in confusion.
"I... I'll wait until I find Kenshi..." The Third Hokage tried to explain, but Sarutobi Tenjū angrily said, "Father, don't you understand what I mean? If you don't personally take action, Kenshi will be beyond your control. His body adapts to Wood Release cells very quickly. In a few years... no, in a year, you might not even be his opponent."
Sarutobi Tenjū said excitedly, "Only now, only now is the best time to kill Kenshi. Why don't you understand what I mean?"
After his battle with the Third Raikage, Kenshi must have been severely injured. From the fact that he only maintained a single shadow clone, it could be seen that he was at his weakest now. It was also the easiest time to kill him.
He couldn't believe that his father couldn't see this.
"I..." The Third Hokage was speechless.
He couldn't explain to his son that there was a war going on with four great nations and the demigod of the ninja world against Konoha. The Uchiha clan's hawks were always watching, and he couldn't leave Konoha for a long time.
If he left Konoha for a long time, the Hokage's power would immediately be seized by the major clans, especially the Uchiha clan. It wouldn't be easy to regain that power.
The Hokage's power being challenged or even lost was something the Third Hokage couldn't accept under any circumstances.
"Forget it, you go."
Looking at the Third Hokage's hesitant gaze, Sarutobi Tenjū closed his eyes in pain. His heart was filled with disappointment in his father.
He used to think that his father, the Third Hokage, who devoted himself to Konoha and the clan, was a true hero, a perfect Hokage who could make sacrifices for Konoha.
But now, whether from his father's perspective or from the perspective of the Hokage of Konoha, the Third Hokage hadn't made the necessary decisions and responsibilities.
His father clearly knew the hatred in Kenshi's heart. Once he grew up, he would inevitably repeat what happened when Uchiha Madara left and then returned to seek revenge on Konoha.
Would Konoha be able to produce another First Hokage at that time?
Facing Kenshi, who possessed the peak Wood Release of the First Hokage, what would Konoha use to fight back?
Would he use his usual line, "The new shoots of Konoha will definitely support this great tree," to deceive himself and leave this trouble to future generations?
But the problem was that Kenshi was growing too fast. They wouldn't be able to wait for future generations to grow up!
Only now, only now, was the best time to defeat and kill Kenshi, to stop everything right now.
However... his father, the strongest Hokage in history... heh.
He was just a politician who was obsessed with power.
For the first time, Sarutobi Tenjū saw through his father's selfish heart, which was obsessed with power, hidden behind his facade of devoting himself to Konoha.
He didn't love Konoha because he truly loved Konoha. He only loved Konoha under his leadership.
Once Konoha was no longer under his control, anything that threatened Konoha would make him indecisive.
"Let me go. After I find Kenshi, I'll summon Enma with the Reverse Summoning Jutsu to bring you back."
At this time, Sarutobi Biwako walked in from outside. Having just heard her son and husband's conversation, she immediately expressed her willingness to go find Kenshi herself. She also suggested a good solution.
"I'll go too. I'm going to kill Kenshi myself." Sarutobi Ayase said expressionlessly. No matter what, she wouldn't miss the chance to kill Kenshi personally.
Hearing his mother's words, Sarutobi Tenjū reopened his eyes and looked at his father, the Third Hokage, whom he had once admired the most.
The Third Hokage, seeing the gazes of his son and wife fall upon him, finally nodded. If they just found Kenshi and then summoned him back, he could accept that.
If he prepared in advance, after killing Kenshi, he could use the same method to return to Konoha quickly. He believed that nothing major should go wrong.
And so, Konoha sent out a team of three to find Kenshi.
The three were the Third Hokage's wife and daughter-in-law, and Katō Dan, who could use the Spiritualization Technique to sense souls.
The three of them rode an ink bird again and entered the Sea of War to search for Kenshi's whereabouts.
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