Thick dark clouds slowly covered the pure white moon in the sky.

On the empty land, the third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen was wearing a black tight combat suit and a helmet with a neck guard woven with small armor plates on the edge. Two long brown ribbons hanging from the helmet fluttered in the wind.

His face, already covered with age spots, gradually became gloomier as the moonlight faded.

Since the first Jinchūriki Uzumaki Mito died of old age, Sarutobi Hiruzen has never been humiliated like he is today.

Sarutobi Hiruzen is not weak!
Especially after inheriting the political and ninjutsu heritage of the Senju clan, his strength increased exponentially.

He has absolute dominance among ordinary shadow-level warriors, and can deal with them even when facing strong men at the super shadow level.

But everything is afraid of comparison. If you compare goods, they will be thrown away; if you compare people, they will die!
The first generation Senju Hashirama was a complete cheater. His actual strength was completely on a different level from that of his contemporaries.

The second generation Senju Tobirama was an amazing all-rounder who developed countless forbidden techniques and ninjutsu throughout his life, and also built the political system of Konoha.

Compared with the previous two Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen's strength is really not good enough and is too mediocre.

In a war-torn era surrounded by powerful enemies, mediocrity is the original sin for a person in the highest position of power.

Therefore, even though he was chosen by the Second Senju Tobirama, he was not able to succeed smoothly. Fortunately, he finally got the support of Uzumaki Mito, and at the same time, he won the support of the Uchiha family through his teammate Uchiha Kagami, and successfully succeeded the Third Hokage.

However, because he still did not have absolute overwhelming strength, nor did he have political achievements that would strengthen Konoha, he felt as if he was not worthy of the position of Hokage.

but,

He is lucky!

The Second Ninja World War broke out, allowing Sarutobi Hiruzen to successfully eliminate a large number of opposition voices in the village.

Especially since Danzo became his dark side, and after Uzumaki Mito passed away due to old age, he completely became the highest source of power in Konoha.

The third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the figure in the distance with cold eyes, and slowly inhaled the air into his nostrils, trying to calm the anger that was rising in his heart.

After all, he has been the Hokage for many years. Sarutobi Hiruzen has been promoted from a ninja who makes a living by his muscles to a politician who makes a living by his brains. He quickly calmed down his emotions and put on a peaceful expression.

"moment!"

"It seems that you are determined to resist to the end and drag the Uchiha to perish with you." Sarutobi Hiruzen said with pretended regret.

Then his expression instantly became extremely serious and solemn: "Setsuna! You want to drag the Uchiha to be buried with you, but I can't let Konoha be destroyed by you."

"In that case..."

"I can only apologize to Uchiha."

As a political creature, Sarutobi Hiruzen always emphasizes the rationality and positivity of his actions no matter when and where.

Wang Ming had previously torn off his face and explained the secrets of his "Will of Fire" to the major ninja clans, which did cause a serious blow to his political image. However, as long as he destroyed the Uchiha families tonight, even if the other families were dissatisfied with him, they would suppress their voices of opposition.

and……

Even if the people present tonight agree with Wang Ming's interpretation of the "Will of Fire", after they go back tonight, they will only read out Sarutobi Hiruzen's "Will of Fire" to the people around them.

Having said that, Sarutobi Hiruzen understood that it was impossible for the other party to be influenced in his thoughts and decisions by words.

Sarutobi Hiruzen spun the bowl-thick black stick in his hand and stuck it into the ground. The moment the stick left his hand, he quickly formed seals with both hands.

"[Earth Release·Earth Escape]"

The ground beneath his feet, as smooth as a mirror, softened into mud in an instant and rushed forward rapidly, like a mighty river flowing.

·······
Wang Ming, with white hair and black robe, sat on a big rock, holding a wooden cane in one hand.

Facing Sarutobi Hiruzen's full-strength burst, there was no sign of panic on his face, and it was impossible for him to show any panic.

He came to this world to practice the [Art of a Hundred Reincarnations] and sealed his own cultivation, but his vision and cultivation experience were left behind. As long as Wang Ming was willing, he could come up with thousands of spells to kill Sarutobi Hiruzen. However, once those things were created, it would mean that Uchiha Setsuna's identity would be ruined.

Wang Ming will be as conspicuous as a louse on a bald man's head, and the Six Paths Sages of the underworld and the Big Toad Sage of Myōboku Mountain will discover Wang Ming's unreasonableness.

It is not difficult to kill Sarutobi Hiruzen, but it is difficult to kill the Six Paths Sage and the Great Toad Sage by secret methods.

No matter how powerful the secret technique Wang Ming has mastered, the activation of the secret technique requires the law of conservation of energy. At this moment, Wang Ming simply does not have enough energy to pay for the secret technique.

Similarly, although Wang Ming can easily analyze the ninja training system, if he wants to upgrade from the current ordinary Kage level to the level of the Six Paths Sage, he also needs energy supply.

This is just like playing a game. You have the perfect strategy to upgrade, but you lack gold coins. No matter how much experience you have, you cannot upgrade your combat power without gold coins.

The natural energy in the "Naruto World" is the same thing as aura and vitality.

A thousand years ago, before Otsutsuki Terugetsu descended, the land was full of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, and one could absorb it as much as one wanted.

But with the planting of the seeds of the sacred tree, 80% of the natural energy in this world was absorbed by the sacred tree.

Of the remaining 20% ​​of natural energy, 10% was divided up by the three sacred places of spiritual beasts, and the remaining 10% of natural energy was free in the entire world.

Wang Ming wanted to improve his cultivation by relying on immortal techniques and martial arts techniques, but if he only absorbed the free energy between heaven and earth, he would probably not be able to step into the super shadow for a thousand years.

The ninja training system in this world is essentially a game of kryptonian.

Chakra = spiritual energy + physical cell energy.

Human lifespan has its limit, no matter how hard you try, you can never reach the Six Paths level, so you can only be called the Tailed Beast Jinchūriki.

In the original plot, Uchiha Obito and Uchiha Madara were both promoted to the Six Paths level in this way.

No matter what kind of cultivation system Wang Ming chooses, cultivation requires energy supply. At this time, Wang Ming is also thinking about the tailed beast.

It’s just that Wang Ming doesn’t want to become a Jinchūriki, but simply craves the energy of the tailed beast.

Wang Ming, with his eyes slightly closed, slowly opened his eyes with a calm expression and took a look at the earth escape ninjutsu that was coming at him.

The momentum of the ninjutsu was so great that it had a visual impact like a natural disaster.
In the eyes of people at Wang Ming's level, such ninjutsu can only be used to bully weak opponents, and it is a complete waste of chakra in front of opponents of the same level.

"Trouble!" A hint of impatience appeared on Wang Ming's face.

Facing the ninjutsu [Earth Style: Earth Flow River] released by Sarutobi Hiruzen, Wang Ming didn't even move his body or eyes. The gravity radiation ripples released with his body as the center were crushed by gravity when the mighty mudslide hit 300 meters outside his body.

It merged into the earth again, like an invisible hand smoothing out the wrinkles on the silk cloth.

From beginning to end, Wang Ming sat quietly on the rock, with no emotion changing on his face.

Uchiha Sha had white hair and wrinkles on his face, but at this moment he exuded a unique aura, giving people the aristocratic style of an ancient big family, giving people a feeling of elegance and easy-going, yet also daunting and unattainable.

He was mentally prepared for the fact that [Earth Escape·Earth Flowing River] failed to harm Wang Ming.

The reason for using this move is simply to serve as a starting point for subsequent attacks.

At the same time, he also wanted to try it out himself to see if the earth escape technique could be effective in the subsequent battles. However, when he saw the calm and composed Wang Ming, he suddenly felt ashamed.

"Is this the powerful clan in the ninja world that has been passed down for thousands of years?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen subconsciously thought of his Sarutobi family, which had developed rapidly during his years as Hokage, and was once a source of pride for him. But after seeing the figure in front of him, he suddenly felt that his family was just a nouveau riche, a wild chicken. There was no comparison in terms of cultivation and bearing.

"Hmph! Putting the cart before the horse." The inferiority complex in Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart came and went quickly.

When he thought of Uchiha Fugaku who was suppressed by him, and Hyuga Hizashi who was forced to hand over his younger brother to die in his place, he not only lost his previous inferiority complex about the shallow family background, but instead developed a kind of disdain for Hyuga and Uchiha.

"[Water Release·Water Dragon Bullet]!"

"【Wind Style: Vacuum Jade】!"

"【Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire】!"

The Third Hokage is worthy of being called the "Professor of Ninjutsu". When he performs A-level Ninjutsu, it seems as simple and easy as an ordinary thing, without any difficulty or sluggishness.

Multiple ninjutsu intersected in the air and then merged together, forming a ninjutsu with power comparable to that of S-level ninjutsu.

Wang Ming, who was sitting quietly, finally had a change of expression after Sarutobi Hiruzen performed Wind Style and Fire Style. His slightly closed eyes slowly opened, and in an instant he seemed to be one with the heaven and earth, blending into a whole, emitting an invincible aura.

The power in his eyes burst out, covering Sarutobi Hiruzen in the distance.

In an instant, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt that there seemed to be no part of his body inside and out that could escape the observation of the Uchiha elder. He was seen through and through, as if he was naked, exposed to the cold wind and snow.

Simultaneously,

The moment Wang Ming opened his eyes, an indestructible, invisible and real force appeared in the void, and crushed towards Sarutobi Hiruzen with Wang Ming as the center.

This is an invisible force. If an ordinary ninja encounters it, he will be crushed into blood and flesh without knowing it. Although Sarutobi Hiruzen has been to the front line of the battlefield a limited number of times, he is still a goalkeeper of the super shadow-level ninja. The sense of crisis that comes with it makes him feel terrified and frightened. He immediately bends his knees and jumps backwards.

boom!
The five elements of ninjutsu that intersected in the air collided with this invisible but real force, causing a terrible explosion.

The scarlet flames kept tumbling in the air, and the air currents it stirred up were so powerful that they knocked the ninjas from the major ninja clans outside the Uchiha clan to the ground in a miserable state.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's strength is indeed amazing. He has cultivated the property changes of the five chakras of thunder, wind, earth, fire and water to the extreme. With just a little talent, he can evolve ordinary five-level ninjutsu into a blood limit.

The power of Fire Style when its attributes have changed to the extreme is quite impressive. The scorching temperature evaporates the water in the air, and the soil on the ground is burned into liquid magma.

People within a radius of one kilometer could feel the scorching air waves, which made them feel dry in the mouth.

Sarutobi Hiruzen took a look at the place where he had just stood, and his pupils suddenly shrank. That area seemed to be slapped hard by a huge palm, causing the ground to sink into a dark deep pit.

"That moment was really weird and inexplicable."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was filled with fear and looked at Wang Ming in the central area with fear, then he immediately used his hands to catch his body while it was still in the air.

"[Fire Release: Fireball]!"

A red fireball with a diameter of two or three meters formed in the air. It was as if a big sun appeared in the sky, dispelling the darkness covering the Uchiha clan's territory, making it as bright as day.

"[Earth Release·Earth Dragon Bullet]!"

A ninjutsu had just been completed and a complex ninjutsu hand seal was completed in one second. Behind him, a dragon head with its mouth wide open and spraying dirt balls appeared on the ground.

The stone ball formed by mud entered the red fireball above the head.

Wang Ming raised his head and glanced at the fireball falling from the sky. He said to himself calmly, "This fusion of earth and fire ninjutsu, with the help of the power of my gravity field, makes this ninjutsu comparable to a small meteor."

"An idea!" Wang Ming praised Sarutobi Hiruzen's ninjutsu combination.

next moment,
Wang Ming shifted his gaze away from the fireball and looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's body stiffened when he was stared at. He did not look in the direction of Wang Ming. The biggest taboo in fighting with Uchiha was to look at them directly. Sarutobi Hiruzen would naturally not make such a low-level mistake.

He didn't look at Wang Ming, but his body still felt the oppressive gaze.

At the same time, a calm voice rang in my ears: "My pupil technique can do more than just control gravity."

Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately had a bad feeling in his heart. When he looked up, he found that the huge ball of fire, earth and stone that was rapidly falling towards the center of the Uchiha clan was being moved in the air by a powerful force and was heading towards him.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face changed drastically. Facing such an attack, dodging was the best option.

But being in this strange gravity field, his speed was greatly reduced and he couldn't escape before the attack landed.

"boom--!"

A deafening sound resounded through the sky of Konoha Village, the earth shook violently, and many houses in the village collapsed.

The ninjas from the major clans at the edge of the battle area took a deep breath and quickly retreated another mile to the back. (End of this chapter)