【Psychic】

Bang——
The Third Hokage, wearing a black helmet, a black tights, and a gray metal arm guard on his right arm, pressed one palm on the ground, and a large amount of white smoke immediately exploded.

Sarutobi Hiruzen shouted, "The Monkey King, the Monkey Demon, has appeared!"

The patriarchs of the major ninja clans present couldn't help but look solemn when they saw the old monkey with a head full of white hair and wearing a tiger-skin vest.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was not born into a Blood Limit family, but that doesn't mean his birth was simple.

There are four types of ninja clans in Konoha:
Blood families, such as Hyuga and Kurama; occult families, such as Nara and Yamanaka;
Beast Taming Families, such as Aburame and Inuzuka;
The last type is the psychic family, such as Sarutobi, Shimura, Orochi...

In a world where the Otsutsuki bloodline does not exist, the power bonus possessed by large summoned beasts is extremely terrifying.

The summoning beast Yuanmo has the combat power of a Kage, and it has the appearance of a monkey, so it can use ninjutsu by itself.

"Is the enemy this time the Uchiha?" After the Monkey King Umo appeared, he scanned the entire area and frowned when he saw the Uchiha with red eyes.

Sarutobi Hiruzen did not answer, but ordered in a serious tone: "Transform!"

Upon hearing this, the ape demon obediently turned into a large stick with a black middle and golden ends.

When it cooperated with Sarutobi Hiruzen in battle, it relied on the characteristics of its indestructible golden body to transform into a large black stick that could be long or short, allowing Sarutobi Hiruzen to wield it as a weapon.

To say that Sarutobi Hiruzen is the strongest Hokage would be a very funny joke, but if you say that Sarutobi Hiruzen is the strongest in Konoha Village at this time, there would be no water in that.

With two black ribbons fluttering behind Sarutobi Hiruzen's helmet and a huge black stick in his hand, he looks exactly like the Monkey King Sun Wukong. However, because he is completely black, he does not have the mighty and domineering aura of Sun Wukong, but instead exudes a sense of majesty and coolness.

Shimura Danzo, who had a bandage on his head, was stunned: "Huruzen! How can you be so decisive?"

Danzo, who is the dark side of Sarutobi Hiruzen, saw Sarutobi Hiruzen's behavior at this time and knew that Sarutobi Hiruzen had truly made up his mind.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's identity prevents him from expressing his attitude clearly, and he must be ambiguous. This way, there will be a chance to make mistakes. This is Sarutobi Hiruzen's political method and also his consistent code of conduct.

But when he displayed his fighting stance in the Uchiha clan's territory, he undoubtedly made his attitude clear.
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The Uchiha will be destroyed tonight!

The Third Generation Sarutobi Hiruzen did not want to see things develop to this point, but things have come to this point. Even if the Third Generation wanted to recruit Uchiha as his lackey, he had to abandon this plan.

With the death of a large number of ordinary members of the Uchiha clan, the Uchiha clan no longer has any weak points to check and balance them. Now those who survive are all lunatics who have opened the Sharingan.

There is no room for easing up.

If the expedition was launched without a good reason, the third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen would still pretend to be submissive to avoid forcing other ninja clans to rebel.

But since Uchiha Itachi took the initiative to hand over the evidence and the reason, how could Sarutobi Hiruzen still hesitate?
"As the Third Hokage, I will never tolerate the peace of the village being destroyed."

"Anbu! Root! Withdraw from the battlefield and form a formation to the north of the Uchiha territory. Do not let any Uchiha rush into the village and harm the civilians."

The Anbu and Root members who were fighting with the Uchiha heard the order, without any hesitation, they immediately burst out with strength and used the weapons in their hands to attack the Uchiha in front of them. When the enemy was stiffened for a moment, they jumped several times and quickly evacuated the center of the battlefield.

After seeing this scene, the third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately turned his head to look at the area where other ninjas were.

"The Uchiha family intends to launch an armed coup and destroy the peace of the village."

"As the Third Hokage, I order you to assist the village in quelling the rebellion."

The eyes of many ninja clan leaders dimmed when they heard this, and they felt sick as if they had eaten a fly. How could they not understand why Uchiha had come to this point?

Although the Uchiha were stupid and they were unable to see themselves clearly, Sarutobi Hiruzen and his men's suppression of the Uchiha also played a major role.

The Sharingan in Danzo's eyes is the best evidence, but after Uchiha Itachi spoke, all the illegal and rule-breaking behaviors of Danzo and the Third Hokage became reasonable and legal.

Ninja Clan: The Sharingan in Danzo's eyes? Uchiha Itachi: This is what I gave to Danzo.

Ninja Clan: Did Danzo massacre fellow ninjas? Uchiha Itachi: It was I who invited Danzo to help the young clan leader quell the rebellion.

Ninja clan: Are Danzo and Itachi guilty? Sarutobi Hiruzen: Itachi and Danzo acted on their own, removed Danzo from his position as elder advisor, and confined him to reflect on his actions, making Itachi a traitor...

It can be said that after Itachi spoke, the leverage over the Third Hokage and Danzo was no longer leverage.

"Chief Hiashi! Take your people and go to the south of the Uchiha clan to set up defenses. Don't let the Uchiha break through the barrier and escape from Konoha."

"Shikaku leads the Ino, Shika and Chou tribes to set up defenses in the west of the Uchiha territory to prevent Uchiha extremists from spreading to the village and causing damage."

"Major Aburame, Chief Inuzuka, you are in charge of the eastern Uchiha."

When the ninja clan leader heard this, he looked at the Uchiha clan with complicated eyes, then looked at the people around him. Finally, after the Ino, Shika, and Chou clans stood up to accept the order, the other clans also accepted the arrangements of the Third Generation one after another.

Seeing this scene, Hyuga Hiashi was disheartened and sighed, "Everyone is so short-sighted. Konoha... is finished!"

The third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen can destroy the Uchiha clan today, and he can destroy any family present tomorrow, but it is impossible to get all the ninja clans to unite to deal with Sarutobi Hiruzen.

If they unite to deal with Sarutobi Hiruzen at this time, in the end only the Hyuga and Uchiha will get the benefits. The other ninja clans will continue to be dogs, and the position of the head of Konoha will never be theirs.

and,

The Uchiha clan has already suffered a great loss of strength tonight. If they fight with the Third Hokage again, even if the Ninja clan wins in the end, they will not be able to resist the attack of the other four countries. Therefore, their current plan is to let them go and fish in trouble while encircling the Uchiha clan.

Maintain the family's strength and evacuate Konoha if the situation is not right.

Danzo looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen in confusion, not understanding the deeper meaning of his actions.

"Huruzen! Why don't you let these ninjas attack the Uchiha, but instead have them set up defenses on the perimeter?"

"Order these ninjas to fight the Uchiha. This will further weaken their strength and make our control over Konoha more stable."

"Hiruzen! You are too weak." Danzo said angrily.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Danzo with cold eyes. As his order came down, there was no one else in the area where the two of them were, so Danzo spoke so casually, completely disregarding the face of the Third Hokage as the Hokage.

"The Uchiha family is getting stronger with each battle. If they continue to fight this war of attrition, no one knows if another pair of Mangekyō Sharingan will appear."

"So we have to pin the Uchiha to death."

When Danzo heard this, his expression suddenly calmed down and he nodded, "Indeed, these naturally evil Uchiha can always come up with some unexpected things at critical moments."

Thinking of this, Danzo frowned and said, "But..."

Without waiting for Danzo to speak, the Third Hokage directly ordered Danzo: "Quick battle and quick decision!"

"I'm responsible for the Uchiha on the left, and you're responsible for the Uchiha on the right." When the Third Generation was arranging tactics, the Uchiha side also responded. A large number of Uchiha's senior ninjas stood in a row, opened their mouths and inhaled suddenly, propping up their entire chests, like a huge toad with a bulging belly, and their hands formed seals so quickly that afterimages appeared.

"【Fire Style: Great Fire Extinguishment】"

"【Fire Style: Great Fire Extinguishment】"

……

One by one, the Uchiha jonin spewed out scorching flames from their mouths, illuminating the entire Uchiha clan territory.

The flames released by the same ninjutsu converged and merged in the air, instantly forming a wave of flames stretching for a thousand meters, which swept madly towards the direction of the Third Hokage with the force of a raging fire.

The third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen faced such a powerful fire-style ninjutsu without showing any panic on his face, and formed several seals with his hands.

[Water Escape·Water Formation Pillar]

As Sarutobi Hiruzen completed his hand seals, his mouth was like the gate of a huge dam, gushing out a huge stream of water, forming a torrent of water in front of him.

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"Lord Patriarch!"

"The strength of the Third Hokage is truly terrifying. The ninjutsu released by one person was actually able to resist the fire escape techniques released by dozens of Uchiha jonin."

Hinata Hiashi clenched his hands tightly in his sleeves. He was so shocked by Sarutobi Hiruzen's strength that he didn't even feel his palms pierced because he used too much force.

The strength of the third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen has always been a mystery in the hearts of the major ninja clan leaders of Konoha!

Except for the First Ninja World War, Sarutobi Hiruzen never went to the front line battlefield, but stayed in Konoha Village.

Therefore, how strong he really is has never been truly revealed.

At the same time, because Sarutobi Hiruzen did not have a bloodline limit, Hiashi and Fugaku looked down on the third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen in the early days. If it were not for the support of the first generation Nine-Tails Jinchuriki Uzumaki Mito, Sarutobi Hiruzen would not have been able to sit firmly on the position of Hokage even with the last will of Senju Tobirama.

After the death of Uzumaki Mito, the various ninja clans no longer dared to express dissatisfaction towards Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Because of Senju Tobirama!

The evil Thousand Hands White Haired Tobirama is a very terrifying master of forbidden techniques.

The greatest contribution to the victory of the First Ninja World War was the forbidden technique of Tobirama Senju.

The second generation Tobirama directly played the world of the dead in the ninja world and used the [Forbidden Technique: Impure World Reincarnation] to block the attacks of other countries.

Therefore, during the Fourth Ninja World War, Kinkaku and Ginkaku recognized Tobirama's ninjutsu at first sight.

No matter how useless Sarutobi Hiruzen is, he can still learn one or two of the many forbidden techniques left by Tobirama.

Hinata Hiashi took a deep breath, a solemn look appeared on his face, and he said in shock: "I thought that as the Third Generation got older, his body gradually aged, and his strength had long declined to below the Kage level, but I didn't expect that he still has such strength."

"It seems that I was right not to make trouble just now."

It is common sense in this world that a ninja's strength will decline significantly after the age of 50.

but,

This common sense does not apply to Sarutobi Hiruzen because Sarutobi Hiruzen is not an ordinary ninja.

Sarutobi Hiruzen only went to the front line during the First Ninja World War, and in the years that followed, he stayed in Konoha and never left.

This means that he is not like ordinary ninjas who need to go on missions constantly and earn mission bonuses to make a living, so he does not need to refine a large amount of chakra, thereby overdrawing the source of life.

Furthermore, no one forced him to carry out dangerous tasks, so he was injured very rarely in his life and did not have many hidden injuries on his body.

Moreover, Sarutobi Hiruzen is a super-kage-level goalkeeper, and those who can defeat him are all super-kage-level. Even if Sarutobi Hiruzen's strength declines as he gets older, it won't decline too much.

The area where the pig, deer and butterfly tribes are located.

There were no other family members around them at this time, so Lu Jiu and the others did not need to use the secret technique of the Yamanaka clan to open a private chat channel to discuss things.

"The third generation is really old and immortal!" said Qiu Dao Ding Zuo with a pursed mouth.

Nara Shikaku rolled his eyes at Akimichi Choza and said, "Watch your words. Don't let others hear it."

Upon hearing this, Akimichi Choza did not refute or argue, but just shut his mouth. He once fought side by side with the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, and they had a very good relationship.

The Fourth Hokage was lucky enough to defeat Orochimaru, one of the Three Ninjas, and became Hokage. At first, Akimichi Choza was very happy.

But later it was discovered that the Fourth Generation Minato Namikaze was just a puppet, and the ninja clan who supported the Fourth Generation Minato Namikaze became dissatisfied.

But when I thought about Sarutobi Hiruzen's age, I could just bear it.

However, it was unexpected that when facing the Nine-Tails, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen chose to slack off and pushed everything to the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato.

If it weren't for Nara Shikaku's sharp eyesight, seeing that something was wrong, and immediately bringing Ino-Shika-cho to join Sarutobi Hiruzen's army, Akimichi Choza would probably have been treated coldly just like Shiranui Genma and others of the Fourth Hokage's guards.

[Wind Escape·Big Breakthrough]

Sarutobi Hiruzen puffed up his cheeks and blew out a huge gust of wind. Water and fire jutsu collided with each other, and a large amount of white steam appeared, blowing towards the area where Uchiha was.

[Earth Escape: Earth Flowing River]

After one ninjutsu, he immediately released another ninjutsu. In an instant, the solid and flat ground in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen became as soft and sticky as melted chocolate.

The chakra of Kage level is extremely huge, and Sarutobi Hiruzen's ninjutsu was completely an artificial mudslide.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was halfway through forming hand seals when he saw Uchiha Tetsuka open his Mangekyō Sharingan and focus his gaze in his direction, so he immediately changed the order of the hand seals.

"【Earth Escape: Earth Flow Wall】"

A hundred-meter-high rock cliff rose up in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen, blocking the blue flame released by Uchiha Tiehuo.

The blue flame was so powerful that in less than a breath, the cliff created by the Earth Release Ninjutsu collapsed and disintegrated due to the flames.

But at this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen completed another ninjutsu.

"【Thunder Escape】" (End of this chapter)