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Chapter 306: The Man from the Warring States Era
Chapter 306: The Man from the Warring States Era
After the Five Kage, led by Tsunade, issued the order for the full mobilization of the Allied Shinobi Forces, everything happened very quickly.
In front of the Hidden Rock Village, the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, floated in front of the densely gathered Rock Ninja troops, his voice deep and resonant: "During the First, Second, and Third Great Ninja Wars, I have seen too much of ninjas hating and hurting each other for their own countries and villages."
Standing at the forefront in front of the Hidden Mist Village, the Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, looked upon the swiftly gathering Mist Ninja forces with a solemn expression tinged with sadness: "We, too, have experienced too much bloodshed, internal strife, and clan annihilations in the Bloody Mist Village."
In front of the Sand Ninja forces, the elder Chiyo, temporarily shouldering the responsibilities of the Kazekage, now had eyes that shone with sharpness, replacing her once cloudy gaze: "The pain of the Sand Hidden Village, the pain of the other Ninja villages, and the pain of the entire Ninja world are all connected to 'Akatsuki' and a man named 'Hayate Gengetsu', who stands behind them."
The Fourth Raikage, Ay, stood before a massive number of Cloud Ninja troops, his voice resolute and fierce as iron and blood: "Once Hayate Gengetsu achieves his goal, the Five Great Ninja Villages will cease to exist, and so will the Ninja world! That is why..."
Finally, Tsunade looked at the Konoha forces about to rush into battle, pointing at the forehead protector with the character for "ninja" on it, worn on her forehead, and said determinedly, "That is why, at this moment, we are no longer enemies! Here, Konoha, Cloud, Sand, Mist, and Rock do not exist. There are only... ninjas!!!
"To protect our comrades! To protect the Ninja world! Ninjas, follow me!!!"
Roar! Roar! Roar!
In that instant, the Konoha forces, the Rock Ninja forces, the Mist Ninja forces, the Sand Ninja forces, and the Cloud Ninja forces—thousands upon thousands of ninjas—raised their arms and shouted in unison.
For the first time, the Five Great Ninja Villages set aside their hatred and self-interests to unite as one.
Because they shared a common enemy.
Hayate Gengetsu!
"This is the first time I've ever seen such a scene."
Not far away, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, witnessed the passionate sight of the Konoha ninjas in front of Tsunade taking off their Konoha forehead protectors and replacing them with the "ninja" protectors, standing united as one. He knew that a similar scene was also unfolding in the Hidden Rock, Mist, Sand, and Cloud Villages.
Having lived through the First, Second, and Third Great Ninja Wars, he couldn't help but feel deeply moved.
Beside him, the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, who was already aware of the events that transpired in the Ninja world after his death, said with great expectation, "After this battle, I hope that the ninjas from different villages who have fought together and developed sincere emotions will let go of their grudges and work together to bring true peace to the Ninja world!"
Hashirama believed that this was a great opportunity.
Of course, the prerequisite was to defeat Hayate Gengetsu.
Tobirama Senju glanced at his brother, who was full of aspirations, and without saying anything, turned to Minato Namikaze and said, "It's time to act, Fourth Hokage."
"I understand."
Minato nodded, and his body instantly disappeared.
When he reappeared, he was standing next to Onoki, and he politely said, "Tsuchikage-sama, please have the ninjas who will be participating in the battle hold hands."
Onoki, who understood what Minato intended to do, immediately gave the order.
Soon, batch after batch of Rock Ninjas were teleported to the God Tree ruins by Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique, joining the coalition forces who were already stationed there.
The same action took place within Konoha.
In a short span of time, Minato and Tobirama had transported the Rock and Konoha forces to the God Tree ruins, and they continued to do the same for the Mist, Cloud, and Sand Ninja forces.
All the participating ninja from the Allied Forces, along with the powerful Impure World Reincarnation ninjas, were teleported to the God Tree ruins.
Then, under the command of the highest leader of the coalition, the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, the overall strategist, the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, the general of the coalition, the Fourth Raikage, Ay, and a group of elders with rich war experience, they quickly proceeded with the personnel arrangements.
The cold wind howled.
For the first time, tens of thousands of ninjas gathered on what was once desolate land, joined soon after by the iron country samurai who had also allied themselves with the ninja forces.
A chilling killing intent began to permeate the air above the God Tree ruins.
Not a single animal could be found within a ten-kilometer radius.
Except for humans.
The ninja coalition, well-prepared, arrived ahead of the enemy. After a quick reorganization and allocation of personnel, they waited for the battle to commence.
They didn't have to wait long.
The captain of the intelligence unit, Inoichi Yamanaka, who was responsible for receiving and conveying intelligence from various sources, wore a sensory-enhancing helmet. His expression turned solemn as he spoke, "The first interception unit has reported that the enemy has arrived and is currently engaging in battle!"
"How many enemies are there? What is their identity?" Tsunade asked, her face stern as she strode forward.
Inoichi's eyes were tightly shut, and his face showed a mix of surprise and hesitation, but he answered honestly, "There is only one enemy! His identity is Hayate Gengetsu!!!"
"One person?"
"Hayate Gengetsu???"
Tsunade, Onoki, Ay, Hashirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju, who were at the headquarters, were all taken aback.
At the scene of the first interception unit.
Thousands of ninjas had gathered, and the place should have been buzzing with voices. But at that moment, there was an eerie silence as the sound of a single person's footsteps echoed in the quiet battlefield and rang in everyone's ears.
Although the footsteps were light, they sounded like a heavy drumbeat in the hearts of the ninjas present.
Gulon!
A sand ninja standing in the front line swallowed nervously as he looked at the owner of the footsteps, the man approaching from the opposite side.
He wasn't the only one; other ninjas in the same row displayed similar reactions.
It wasn't just nervous swallowing, either.
There were also trembling palms, pale faces, profuse sweating, and bodies that couldn't help but retreat—all signs of their fear.
It was as if they were the ones who were outnumbered, not the other way around.
The man's name, the tree's shadow.
Compared to the past, when people would casually talk about how strong the legendary figure was, claiming that he could rival the Five Kage who had experienced the cruel Ninja World Wars, there was now a sense of awe and respect in their tones. No longer did they dismiss the stories as exaggerations.
At that moment, the man named Hayate Gengetsu, dressed in silver armor from the Warring States era, with the crest of the Feather Cloak clan—three threads arching over a crescent moon—on his shoulder, black hair, and black eyes, was striding forward calmly, unfazed by the army of ten thousand before him.
Some ninjas in the front line couldn't bear the pressure and began to tremble and retreat.
Until a Konoha ninja stepped forward, his hand shaking as he tightly gripped his kunai, his eyes fixed on the approaching Hayate Gengetsu, the greatest threat the ninja world had ever known. Mustering his courage, he shouted, "He's just one person!!!"
"For our villages! For our homes! Let's go, everyone!!!"
(End of Chapter)
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