Chapter 745: I am the Fourth Hokage, and also the Master of the Shinshu! '

Chapter 745: I am the Fourth Hokage, and also the Master of the Shinshu! '

"The Cloud Village's Strongest Lightning Armor is indeed well-deserved."

Enma Hayate heaved a sigh of relief and smiled.

"The title of the Hokage's Ninjutsu Doctor is also well-deserved."

The Third Raikage responded in a low voice, glancing at the figures on the hillside with his peripheral vision.

After exchanging compliments, Enma Hayate prepared to return to the hillside to rest.

The previous battle had consumed a significant amount of his chakra and stamina, and to prepare for the ambush after the challenge tournament, he needed to recover well.

Just as Enma Hayate turned around, the Third Raikage suddenly burst into action.

Sizzle!

Boom!

The Third Raikage unleashed his chakra, entering Lightning Style Chakra Mode, and transformed into a blue light, rushing towards Enma Hayate.

"Thunder Devastation Level!"

The Third Raikage concentrated a large amount of lightning chakra in his right hand and swung out a dazzling lightning-wrapped hand blade.

"Lord Third, be careful!"

Fukasaku, with his keen eyesight, immediately shouted and threw a Flying Thunder God Kunai towards the battlefield.

He didn't understand why the Third Raikage would attack Enma Hayate, but since the other party had made their move, the most important thing was to protect Enma Hayate.

"Hmm?"

Enma Hayate frowned and quickly activated his chakra, crossing his arms in front of him in a defensive stance.

But the Third Raikage's strength was too powerful for Enma Hayate to block with his hasty defense.

Boom!

Enma Hayate was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing into ten trees before coming to a halt.

This sudden change shocked the Konoha ninjas present.

The Five Great Ninja Villages were supposed to besiege the Shinshu, but why did the Third Raikage suddenly betray them?

"What's going on? Has the Cloud Village defected to the Shinshu's side?"

Batu was completely bewildered, but having experienced numerous battles, he quickly gathered his chakra.

"Prepare for battle, be careful. A terrifying melee is about to unfold here."

Kakashi retrieved Yama Oni from the scroll, his expression grave.

The live broadcast continued without interruption, and the audience watching the live stream also showed expressions of disbelief.

Among them were the Cloud Village's middle and lower ninjas who were watching the live stream.

Due to their insufficient rank, they were unaware of the Five Villages' joint plan to besiege the Shinshu or the Four Villages' scheme to backstab Konoha.

"What's happening? Has the plan encountered an unexpected turn?"

Tsunade, inside Six Paths City, furrowed her brows, feeling slightly worried.

Due to her hemophobia, she couldn't fully utilize her ninja combat abilities and mainly focused on post-battle treatment, so she didn't go to the tournament venue.

"Raikage, have you betrayed the alliance?"

Enma Hayate quickly got up, wiping away the blood from the corner of his mouth, his face turning grim.

After the previous battle, he had gauged the strength of the Third Raikage.

If it came to a life-and-death fight, his chances of victory would be greater.

Hmm.

The Third Raikage didn't explain and transformed into a blue light, charging forward again.

If one had to blame, it was Konoha that had betrayed the alliance, as they had the support of the Four Great Ninja Villages and a Shinshu, while Konoha only had him.

"What's happening? Have all the Kage betrayed us!"

A Konoha ninja looked up, only then did he notice the battle on the hillside. However, their attention had been drawn to the Third Raikage's sneak attack.

Almost simultaneously with the Third Raikage's assault, Daimoku, Ra Sha, and the Third Mizukage launched a joint attack on the seated Yushou Moonlight.

Unfortunately, even with their combined efforts, they couldn't harm Yushou Moonlight; they only managed to break the chair he was sitting on.

"Magnet Release: Gold Dust!"

Ra Sha placed his hands on the ground, creating a massive amount of gold dust in an instant, like a rolling giant wave, pushing Yushou Moonlight into the battlefield below the hillside.

"Water Release: Water Needles!"

The Third Mizukage gathered a vast amount of chakra in his palms, and countless dense water needles flew towards Yushou Moonlight at high speed.

"Earth Release: Stone Arm!"

Daimoku infused a large amount of earth-attribute chakra into the ground, creating a giant stone arm around Yushou Moonlight, capturing and restraining him.

Boom!

Upon contact with Yushou Moonlight, the stone arm shattered instantly.

The Third Mizukage's water needles precisely landed on Yushou Moonlight's Armored Color, but they couldn't even repel him, let alone cause any harm.

Witnessing this, the Konoha ninjas breathed a sigh of relief. They still had the invincible Fourth Hokage, and once Yushou Moonlight used Wood Release, everything would be fine.

Batu, who had activated his Sharingan, dispersed the chakra from his eyes. He had almost lost control and wanted to use Susanoo to help Yushou Moonlight out of his predicament.

Thinking about it, he realized he had been too tense. Aside from the unpredictable Sou Yagyuu, who could be a match for the immortal Yushou Moonlight?

However, why hadn't Sou Yagyuu joined the attack? Did he disdain ganging up on one person?

"So, the Five Villages' joint siege was actually aimed at Konoha?"

Orochimaru extended his tongue and licked his lips, gazing at the approaching strong ninjas from the Four Great Ninja Villages with apprehension.

There were too many powerful ninjas gathered here, and even the Mist Village's Kaku Yakura was someone he couldn't defeat easily.

"Damn, we've fallen into a trap!"

Enma Hayate's expression turned extremely unpleasant. He never expected this to be a conspiracy between the Four Great Ninja Villages and the Shinshu.

"Yushou Moonlight, Fukasaku, don't linger. Evacuate as many people as you can!"

Enma Hayate hurriedly called out.

If it were just the Four Great Ninja Villages, Enma Hayate wouldn't be so afraid, as they had only brought their elite forces and not thousands of ninja troops.

With so many strong ninjas at the finals venue, they could cover each other and evacuate most of them without issue.

The problem lay with the Shinshu.

The incredibly powerful Sou Yagyuu was here.

With the help of the Four Villages' strong ninjas, Sou Yagyuu could easily hunt down and kill all the Konoha ninjas present.

"Summoning Technique!"

Enma Hayate summoned the Ape Demon and prepared to face the Kage in a life-or-death battle.

He was not afraid of death, but if it weren't for his teacher's protection, he would have died decades ago.

Now it was his turn, after all, he was the Hokage, even if he wasn't the current one.

"Lord Third, I understand."

Mizuki took a deep breath, his expression turning solemn, preparing to lead the evacuation.

This decision was cruel, but in this dire situation, it was the best choice.

However, as the only Konoha family, how could they possibly stand against the four great ninja villages and the Shinshu? The best strategy was to preserve their strength and return to Konoha.

"Dai Tu, you guys don't need to worry about me later. Just ensure your own retreat."

Asuma spoke in a low voice.

He was well aware of his abilities, and even if he managed to survive, Konoha would only gain one more ordinary famous strong ninja. But Dai Tu and the others were different; they had the potential to change Konoha.

If Dai Tu and the others suffered any setbacks while trying to save him, it would be a loss for all of Konoha.

Enma had the courage to protect Konoha, and as his son, he couldn't let Konoha down.

Dai Tu remained silent, only tightly gripping the Flying Thunder God Kunai in his hand.

Moonlight didn't speak; he believed that Moonlight would never let such a tragedy happen.

"Sosuke, why haven't you made your move yet? Konoha won't hold a grudge against you just because you were two minutes late."

Daimoku couldn't help but speak up when he saw that neither Sosuke nor Kakudo had made any moves.

Kakudo didn't care, but Sosuke was a crucial fighting force.

Moreover, if Sosuke didn't make his move, wouldn't the main force become them?

The four great ninja villages had all reminded their subordinates not to fight too hard and let the Shinshu exert themselves, thereby depleting their strength.

"Tsuchikage, you're really anxious. I thought Konoha was here to surround and kill Iwagakure."

Kakudo teased.

Before the finals, the Shinshu held a Jonin meeting.

During the meeting, Sosuke emphasized that during the finals, the Shinshu ninjas didn't need to help either side; they only needed to maintain order and protect themselves.

Daimoku's face turned a little pale, but because he needed the Shinshu's fighting strength, he endured it.

"Indeed, it's time."

Moonlight stood up and smiled lightly.

Then, without hurrying, Moonlight walked down the hillside towards his split clone.

At the same time, the clone also smiled slightly and walked towards the uphill direction, moving towards the main body.

The Third Mizukage and Ra Sha, seeing this, dispersed the ninjutsu they were about to release.

Moonlight and Sosuke's death was the outcome they most wanted to see.

Moonlight might not be a match for Sosuke, but the gap wouldn't be too great; they believed Moonlight was the ninja closest to Sosuke in the current ninja world.

Many Jonin couldn't help but turn their attention to the two of them.

One was Sosuke, the master of the Shinshu, who had easily defeated the Third Hokage and the Third Tsuchikage and was recognized as the strongest.

The other was Moonlight, the Fourth Hokage, who had seriously injured the Fourth Kazekage with a single punch, mastered powerful Wood Style, and was considered to have the potential of Hashirama Senju.

It was hard to imagine how terrifying their battle would be.

"Indeed, they are the two strongest in this era, and they can still hold back at this distance."

A Jonin, seeing that the two were only three meters apart and neither had made any moves, was amazed by the top-tier ninja's self-confidence. If it were them, they wouldn't have been able to hold back.

Two and a half meters.

One and a half meters.

Half a meter.

The distance between the two was getting closer, but neither of them showed any signs of making the first move.

The Jonin were afraid of missing the moment of their clash, so they held their breath and focused their minds.

When the distance reached 0.1 meters, still, no one made any attack moves.

"What's going on with these two?"

Daimoku was puzzled. At this distance, if they launched a surprise attack, even the fastest reflexes would result in injury.

What puzzled Daimoku even more was that even at such close proximity, they didn't seem to have any intention of stopping. What were they doing?

In the middle of the hillside, Moonlight and his clone met.

Moonlight went downhill, and the clone went uphill; they brushed past each other.

All the ninjas present were full of shock.

Everyone had a face full of question marks, not understanding what had happened and why these two strongest ninjas weren't fighting.

But the next moment, something even more surprising happened.

As Moonlight crossed over Sosuke, the Fourth Hokage's body turned into a point of light and disappeared from everyone's sight.

And on the Shinshu leader Sosuke's nose bridge, a pair of black-rimmed glasses appeared at some unknown time.

"What's going on? Where's the Fourth Hokage?"

The Konoha ninjas were dumbfounded.

Their Fourth Hokage, so big, had disappeared. Even if he lost to Sosuke, it shouldn't have been like this.

"Could it be..."

Kakashi's eyelids twitched violently, and an incredible guess formed in his mind.

This was a guess that would be considered insane if said at any other time, but at this moment, it was infinitely close to the truth.

"Could it really be like this..."

Shizune also showed a shocked expression.

"Hmm? Teacher Moonlight?"

Dai Tu's Triforce Sharingan swiftly scanned the surroundings, but he couldn't find any trace of Moonlight.

This sudden change left the entire battlefield in confusion, and even the fiercely battling Third Raikage and Enma stopped fighting.

"How did the Fourth Hokage disappear, and you, Sosuke..."

Daimoku, seeing that Moonlight had completely disappeared, was momentarily lost in thought, then turned to look at Sosuke.

Moonlight didn't answer immediately but slightly activated his chakra, and his body flew into the sky.

During the ascent, Moonlight pinched the glasses frame with his left hand and took off the black-rimmed glasses.

At this moment, Moonlight's appearance changed rapidly; his brown hair turned into dazzling golden hair, shining brightly in the sunlight.

At the same time, Moonlight's face also became younger, transforming into the more familiar appearance that Daimoku knew.

Moonlight threw the black-rimmed glasses into the system space, then used his right hand to sweep his hair back, allowing everyone to see his face more clearly.

Finally, Moonlight took out the Six Paths Tin Staff from the system space and stood in the sky.

"I am the Fourth Hokage and the master of the Shinshu."

Moonlight didn't intentionally raise his voice, but that steady voice was exceptionally clear and entered the ears of every ninja present.

A single stone stirs up a thousand layers of waves.

Moonlight's words were like a nuclear bomb dropped into the calm sea, shocking all the ninjas present with disbelief.

There was no other reason; this was truly beyond anyone's expectations.

Moonlight was the Hokage with the potential to be the God of Ninjas, and Sonright was the superpower who revitalized the Land of Rain and founded the modern Shinshu.

These two unrelated superpowers turned out to be the same person, at least from the perspective of the Cloud Hidden Village ninjas.

It was as if the Third Raikage had disguised himself as Kinkaku and Ginkaku to kill his teacher, the Second Raikage, and then succeeded him as Raikage.

"How could Sonright be the same as Moonlight?"

Daimoku's body, floating in the air, trembled, as if struck by lightning.

He immediately checked his chakra, wanting to confirm if he had fallen into an illusion.

The calm chakra within him silently told Daimoku one thing: this was the truth.

In that instant, Daimoku had many thoughts.

He understood why Shinshu had always been reluctant to cooperate deeply with Iwagakure against Konoha; Sonright himself was a Konoha ninja, so how could he work with Iwagakure against Konoha?

"Moonlight, you've hidden too deeply, and Konoha has hidden too deeply."

Daimoku revealed a look of unwillingness.

He never expected that after plotting for so long, he had fallen into Konoha's trap. There had never been a Sonright; there was only Moonlight.

All of this was Konoha's conspiracy to rule the ninja world!

Konoha had manipulated the entire ninja world with the help of Shinshu, quietly expanding its influence and surviving the most critical period of development.

In just a few seconds, Daimoku imagined a shocking conspiracy that Konoha had been plotting for decades.

"It turns out that you're the ones who are good at conspiracies and tricks."

The Third Raikage was impressed. He had thought Konoha had fallen into a trap, but it turned out that they had fallen into Konoha's plan.

No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't imagine that Sonright was Konoha's Hokage.

What had their efforts over the past few months amounted to?

Encouraging Moonlight to lead the Konoha ninjas to fight against Shinshu?

Enma: ...

For a moment, he didn't know what to say. In just a few minutes, he had received too much shocking information.

First, all their allies had backstabbed them, and when they thought they were done for, their greatest enemy had become one of their own.

He couldn't tell anymore if there were any teammates on Konoha's side, and who the enemies were.

"If it's Moonlight's words, then that one time makes sense."

Enma recalled the memory of challenging Shinshu and forcing Sonright to fight him alone a few years ago.

At that time, Enma thought Sonright had other intentions or didn't want to go to war with Konoha, so he didn't kill him.

Now that he thought about it, the real reason was actually very simple; he had fought against Moonlight.

Moonlight had once shown him kindness, and Moonlight remembered his gratitude, so he had held back.

Thinking about Moonlight's advice at the meeting, a look of shame appeared on Enma's face.

At that time, Moonlight had always advised him not to go, but he had failed to understand Moonlight's good intentions and insisted on going his own way.

Sonright's bold act of killing Danzo Shimura while deliberately avoiding conflict with Konoha also had the best explanation.

As a former Root member, Moonlight knew some of Root's shady dealings, perhaps not the whole picture, but he should know something.

It might be because of Danzo's nurturing grace or Enma's relationship that Moonlight didn't investigate further.

As Danzo became more and more outrageous, Moonlight could no longer bear it. In the end, taking advantage of Danzo's self-destructive opportunity, he permanently kept him in the Land of Rain.

"Konoha's ambition is even more terrifying than I imagined. Do you want to end the era of the Five Great Ninja Villages and rule the ninja world alone?"

Ra Sha gathered a large amount of chakra and glared at Moonlight with clenched teeth.

Just thinking about how he had first begged Konoha to fight Shinshu, then humbled himself to ally with Shinshu against Konoha, Ra Sha felt like exploding with anger, and his face turned extremely red.

Moonlight had damaged his reputation and treated him like a dog.

It was unbearable. If it wasn't for the fact that he would be beaten up alone, Ra Sha would want to confront Moonlight right now.

"Hokage, your disguise is too good."

The Third Mizukage sighed, and his hands, which were behind his back, trembled slightly. Regret flooded his heart; it seemed like he had made the wrong move.

If Kirigakure continued to cooperate with Konoha, then it would be an unprecedented favorable situation. But he had made the wrong choice.

If they couldn't kill Moonlight here, the next thing would be Konoha's swift and fierce retaliation, which would be the biggest crisis Kirigakure had ever faced.

The Third Mizukage was speechless. Moonlight, with such strong strength, why hide it and not show it? If only Moonlight had secretly told him, he would have ignored Daimoku's nonsense.

"He's truly a broad-minded person beyond comprehension."

Scorpion looked at Moonlight in the sky and couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

He had once tried to assassinate Moonlight's disciple but failed, and Moonlight caught him. Instead of punishing him, Moonlight let him work for Shinshu and even made him the head of an important department in Shinshu.

In his life, Scorpion hadn't respected anyone, but he respected Moonlight.

If forced to say who the greatest ninja was, Scorpion would choose Moonlight.

"What kind of experiences have you gone through to become the man you are today?"

Kakudo, with his hands on his chest, looked at Moonlight and couldn't help but sigh.

The Kage believed this was Konoha's conspiracy to rule the world, thinking that Shinshu was Konoha's doing.

But Kakudo knew that wasn't the case. Shinshu was Shinshu, and Konoha was Konoha. Even though their leader was the same person, the two forces didn't have a subordinate relationship.

When Moonlight revealed his true self at the meeting, he had clearly stated that Shinshu's ninjas only needed to protect themselves and didn't need to care about the ninjas of the Five Great Ninja Villages, including Konoha.

After Moonlight revealed his true self, Kakudo didn't feel deceived. Instead, he felt that Moonlight was an idealist who existed only in fantasies.

Moonlight possessed an unimaginable ninja talent and was born in the strongest ninja village.

If Moonlight wanted to, perhaps he could truly conquer the entire world.

But Moonlight did not do so.

During a period of war, Moonlight, under the alias Sonright, arrived in the chaotic Rain Country alone.

Instead of flaunting his strength, he sought like-minded individuals by teaching and sharing his ideals.

Kakudo had followed Moonlight even before the creation of Shinshu, and he knew how difficult it had been for Moonlight to establish and develop Shinshu up to that point.

Moreover, on top of the difficulties, Moonlight had hardly gained any substantial achievements.

Reputation? As long as Moonlight was willing to demonstrate his strength, regardless of his identity, he could become renowned throughout the ninja world.

Wealth? Kakudo, as the minister of finance, knew very well that Moonlight was investing his own money to develop Shinshu.

Power? Most of Shinshu's secret ninjutsu techniques were developed by Moonlight.

Kakudo couldn't fathom what Moonlight gained from all this, but he was well aware of what the Rain Country and its neighboring nations had gained.

Since the growth of Shinshu, the chaos in the Rain Country had been quelled, the country's overall security had improved, and its economy had developed.

Due to the strength of Shinshu, the smaller ninja villages in the surrounding areas had become much more well-behaved, afraid to wage war for fear of giving Shinshu an opportunity.

Later, when Shinshu established a branch in the Bird Country, it also improved the security there.

Shinshu's ultimate dream was so grand and distant, but under Moonlight's leadership, they took one step after another.

Although they were still far from realizing their ultimate dream, they were indeed making progress and constantly improving.

"It seems we'll have to start calling him Teacher Moonlight."

Yahiko was a bit surprised, but only a little.

To evaluate a person, one should look at what they have done, not what they have said.

Although Moonlight had disguised his identity, had he done anything wrong? No.

If what Moonlight did could be called "wrong," Yahiko estimated that many people in various regions would be delighted to have such "wrongdoings" in their countries.

Therefore, for the true Shinshu ninjas, it didn't matter what their teacher was called, nor did it matter if he was the Hokage or not. They only needed to know that he was the teacher who led them towards peace, and that was enough.

In fact, most of the Shinshu ninjas were quite happy to learn his true identity.

Because it was very likely to significantly advance the process of world peace.

"Is this the truth that Teacher Moonlight wanted to tell us? It's truly astonishing."

Looking at Moonlight standing high in the sky, Shizui couldn't help but be amazed.

Knowing that his teacher was formidable, he hadn't expected him to be so powerful, silently creating a ninja force that warranted the cooperation of the five great ninja villages.

"It seems the village's upper echelon doesn't know about this matter, nor do they know how Teacher Moonlight intends to handle it."

Shizui observed Enma's and Minato's expressions, feeling worried inside.

The ninja villages were quite sensitive about such matters. To put it bluntly, they could even brand Moonlight as a traitor to the village.

However, no matter what choice Moonlight made, Shizui would never stand against him or take action against him.

He was a Konoha ninja, but more importantly, he was Moonlight's disciple.

"What does Teacher Moonlight intend to do?"

Kakashi's mind raced with thoughts, as this matter was crucial.

It determined what they needed to do next.

With limited time, Kakashi didn't have the leisure to ponder why Moonlight had hidden his identity to establish Shinshu.

But he chose to believe first. Kakashi trusted that his Teacher Moonlight would not do anything that would harm the world, nor would he harm them.

"Teacher Moonlight, you even said you weren't the Six Paths Sage!"

Dai Tu's eyes widened, and his mind subconsciously recalled the image of the Six Paths Sage from a scroll he had seen somewhere.

Dressed in a white robe and holding the Six Paths Jizai, Moonlight's demeanor was indeed very similar to that of the Six Paths Sage in the scroll.

After Moonlight revealed his true identity as Sonright, Dai Tu's heart calmed down, and he stopped thinking about miscellaneous things.

This was the sense of security that Moonlight gave him.

Dai Tu had asked Moonlight many times how the ninja world could achieve peace and how wars could be completely eliminated.

Each time, Moonlight had explained the difficulties and the efforts required to make it possible.

Dai Tu still remembered the earnest expression on Moonlight's face during those conversations.

The Moonlight he knew was always a peace-loving person, so when he saw Moonlight, he instantly calmed down.

No matter what had happened there, with Moonlight present, the outcome wouldn't be too bad.

"Moonlight..."

Minato, tightly gripping the Flying Thunder God Kunai, had a complex expression.

He had never imagined such a development, where his close friend and superior had become the target of a joint attack.

However, Minato quickly shifted his attention to the powerful ninjas from the other four great ninja villages.

Without even considering other factors, just from observing Moonlight's daily work, Minato couldn't sense any intention from Moonlight to harm Konoha.

He didn't understand why Moonlight had created Shinshu, but he believed that Moonlight wouldn't want to destroy Konoha like the other four great ninja villages.

As Moonlight revealed his true identity, the expressions of the various Kage were all broadcast live on the screens within Six Paths City.

Due to Ra Sha's overly vivid expression, the Shinshu ninja in charge of directing the broadcast couldn't help but give him a close-up.

The online viewers couldn't help but feel a bit sorry for him, wondering what he had gone through to look so angry.

"This guy Moonlight is really tireless. Being a Hokage isn't enough for him."

Tsunade was also quite surprised.

As if snapping out of their shock, the ninjas from the four great ninja villages in the scene quickly gathered together, and the other Kage, including Daimoku, stood united, glaring at the Konoha ninjas and the Shinshu ninjas.

Seeing this, Tsunade felt a bit worried. How would this end with the four great ninja villages and so many powerful ninjas?

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