bookbashuk Chapter 173 First Lord, do you still remember the Will of Fire?
Chapter 173 First Lord, do you still remember the Will of Fire?
Chapter 173 First Lord, do you still remember the Will of Fire? (Please subscribe!)
P.S.: Ah, this is my draft, I plan to post it at midnight!
I've already written 10,000 words today, and this chapter is a long one of 5,000 words, but it's been posted ahead of schedule without my knowledge...
In the Forest of Death in Konoha.
Kakashi, who was meditating in the forest, slowly opened his eyes.
Noticing a familiar figure quietly appearing behind him, he turned around slightly.
"Kai?"
"Why did you suddenly come here?"
Might Guy looked at his close friend with a serious expression, his eyes showing obvious hesitation: "Kakashi, what was your attitude last night?"
That was really too abrupt.
"stiff?"
Upon hearing this word, Kakashi couldn't help but reveal a mocking smile.
"I'm just telling the truth."
Might Guy frowned slightly, a hint of disappointment and dissatisfaction flashing in his eyes: "So... in your eyes, we've all become puppets manipulated by the Hokage?"
Kakashi didn't respond immediately, but just looked at him silently.
The silence speaks volumes.
Seeing Kakashi's attitude, Might Guy felt a surge of barely suppressed anger: "Kakashi, you seem to be getting more and more arrogant lately."
Faced with Guy's words, which were clearly provocative, Kakashi softly retorted, "Guy, does the Hokage know you came to see me today?"
Kai's eyes instantly darted away. He turned his head, avoiding Kakashi's gaze, his voice tinged with embarrassment and unease: "The Hokage... he doesn't know..."
Kakashi smiled, his voice almost a whisper: "Perhaps, he really doesn't know."
Upon hearing Kakashi's blatant sarcasm, Might Guy instantly lost control of his anger.
He suddenly threw a punch, trying to break the silence and indifference that he found unbearable.
Kakashi, who had already foreseen everything, reacted almost the instant Guy threw his punch. He used Gentle Fist, delivering a light and effortless palm strike.
He caught Matt Kai's fist firmly.
"Kai, your temper is out of control!"
"Kakashi, there is no such thing as true neutrality in this world! You are in a very dangerous situation right now. Not only Konoha, but other forces will not let you go!"
However, as Kakashi looked at Might Guy's serious expression, he suddenly felt an unusual sense of sorrow.
"Kai, would you have used this kind of rational analysis to reason with me in the past? Are you still the Kai I know?"
Kakashi's words pierced Might Guy's heart, instantly causing a hint of confusion and struggle to appear in his originally resolute gaze.
Looking at Might Guy, who was lost in thought and confusion, Kakashi felt a faint bitterness in his heart.
He had already seen through everything before him and understood that his friend was perhaps no longer the Kai he once was.
Konoha is increasingly heading towards that terrifying tragic end.
He was caught in it...:
I thought that if I focused on dealing with the doomsday planet, everything would be fine.
But the tree may wish to remain still, but the wind will not cease...
Moreover, Kai's transformation made Kakashi realize that after the entire Konoha village was demonized, most of the familiar people and things would soon disappear before his eyes.
This is a complete change from start to finish.
A hint of sadness flashed in Kakashi's eyes, then he gently patted Guy's shoulder.
"Kakashi, where are you going?"
"I have obtained a clue to the technique of Oni-ro-ya, and now I have to go to the Land of Hot Springs."
Kakashi slowly walked out of the Forest of Death, his steps heavy, his expression filled with undisguised exhaustion and confusion.
I looked up slightly at the setting sun gradually fading on the horizon, and a feeling I couldn't quite describe welled up inside me.
The world is changing, and the people and things we once knew are gradually fading away without us even realizing it, and he is powerless to stop it from happening.
My heart was filled with deep helplessness and bitterness.
Recalling his conversation with Matt Kai earlier, the feeling of alienation and helplessness made his heart feel even heavier.
He had to admit that the burden he carried was becoming increasingly heavy...
Compared to Obito over there, he could indulge himself without any restraint, even transcending the rules.
Just then, a familiar and gentle voice rang out beside him, interrupting his thoughts.
"Kakashi, let's have a drink."
Tsunade had appeared beside him without his noticing, holding a flask of sake, which she offered to him.
Bathed in the glow of the setting sun, Tsunade appeared unusually weak.
"Lady Tsunade..."
Tsunade smiled and nodded gently, her eyes showing concern and encouragement: "Take a sip, then cheer up and reignite your fighting spirit."
Kakashi remained silent for a moment, then took the sake jug and drank it all in one gulp.
The pungent liquor burned down his throat like fire, reigniting a long-extinguished flame deep within him.
Tsunade sighed softly, her voice becoming low and weary: "Kakashi, if even you are starting to feel lost, then I really don't know how to continue."
After saying that, Tsunade looked up at the setting sun that was gradually sinking below the horizon, raised the sake jug again, slowly took a sip of sake, and said nothing more.
The setting sun cast long shadows of the two of them; they remained silent, keeping each other company...
Meanwhile, in Kirigakure, the Hidden Mist Village of the Land of Water...:
Danzo was already at his last gasp.
Facing formidable enemies like Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, who attacked without reason and relied solely on brute force...:
Danzo's spirit and chakra reserves were already on the verge of collapse.
Finally, Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju joined forces once again to launch their most ferocious and fatal attack!
The once solid world of blood mist and the illusory barrier twisted violently, shattering instantly like glass subjected to a massive impact!
During the shattering process, Danzo roared, and the Corpse Bone Pulse converged into a giant moth, burning with flames and sweeping over.
However, they were stopped once again by Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju using their ultimate attacks.
Their chakra reserves are virtually limitless.
With a tremendous roar, the countless Kirigakure ninja who had been trapped in the illusion finally awoke.
He stared blankly at the devastated battlefield around him, as if he had just woken up from a nightmare, completely unaware of what had happened.
The absolute control that Danzo had built up using his immense eye power completely collapsed at this moment.
With only a handful of loyal former subordinates remaining, the situation was already extremely precarious.
Madara Uchiha gave Danzo no chance to breathe. His figure flashed instantly, quickly closing in on Danzo, and his Susanoo giant fist slammed down!
"Hand over your Sharingan!"
With a domineering declaration, Madara Uchiha unleashed a powerful punch.
Danzo raised his twin swords, Jumang, to defend. The sharp light of the swords clashed fiercely with the powerful Susanoo, producing deafening roars.
Danzo was already at his limit, and facing Madara Uchiha's fierce offensive, he had no chance of winning and was quickly forced into a desperate situation.
The body was pinned beneath the ground...
Just as despair began to well up in Danzo's heart, the scene before him suddenly changed, and his consciousness was suddenly pulled into a special and illusory space.
Danzo looked around and saw that Hiruzen Sarutobi's figure had appeared in the void before him.
"Danzo..."
Hiruzen's voice rang out calmly and deeply, his eyes revealing a complex emotion.
"Hiruzen, have you appeared at this time to admire my wolf-fox appearance and laugh at me?"
Upon hearing this, Hiruzen gently shook his head: "No, Danzo. I came here to assist you."
"Help me?"
Hiruzen smiled slightly and said slowly, "I will temporarily lend you my eye power so that you have enough strength to repel Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju. But in exchange, I hope you can return to Konoha and join hands with me to build a truly perfect Konoha Village."
"Danzo. You and I have always been two sides of the same coin in Konoha. Only by joining forces can we build a truly perfect and powerful village."
Faced with Hiruzen's invitation...:
Instead, it fueled Danzo's indomitable fighting spirit!
Danzo coldly raised his head: "My choice is to refuse!"
"Hiruzen, I won't just follow in your footsteps forever..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the illusory space began to shake violently, and Hiruzen Sarutobi's consciousness was forcibly expelled by Danzo.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's voice, tinged with regret and warning, faded into the distance: "Danzo... you will definitely regret this..."
However, Danzo ignored Hiruzen's warning.
"I am Danzo, I will not be manipulated by anyone..."
In the real world, Susanoo's enormous fist, carrying immense destructive power, slammed into Danzo's head!
"boom!"
With a deafening roar, Danzo's head was instantly shattered by the impact of Susanoo.
Just as Danzo's body was about to collapse completely...
A devastating fire suddenly erupted!
In that instant, the terrifying flames seemed to carry an aura of rage that could destroy everything, spreading wildly in all directions, and the raging flames instantly engulfed the entire Hidden Mist Village!
The three flavors are really hot!
Tobirama was not surprised to see this move; Danzo had used the same method to escape when Tobirama had just returned to Konoha.
When the Samadhi Fire first appeared, Konoha was unable to quell the fire for three consecutive days.
The only way to deal with these strange flames is to use sealing techniques to gradually eliminate them.
"Did Uchiha Abe use the wish-granting mechanism to connect with the Will of Fire and create this special Samadhi Flame...?"
This kind of tactic would be far too weak against the eldest brother and Madara Uchiha...
Wherever the flames reached, everything turned to ash in an instant. The air was filled with an atmosphere of scorching heat and destruction, and the entire battlefield was completely enveloped in a boundless sea of fire.
The flames of the Samadhi Fire...
Like a torrent, it swept across the entire battlefield, instantly engulfing Kirigakure in an endless sea of fire.
The raging flames engulfed everything in the village, and thick smoke billowed everywhere, making it unbearable to breathe.
Seeing this, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha did not hesitate and attacked again!
The enormous Susanoo rose from the ground, wielding its sharp twin blades, constantly slicing through the surging waves of flames.
At the same time, Hashirama Senju swiftly unleashed the Wood Release technique, and massive wooden doors rose from the ground, forming an impenetrable barrier.
The raging fire was gradually suppressed.
Countless enormous trees and vines rose from the ground, growing and expanding at an astonishing rate, instantly forming solid green defensive lines that gradually confined the originally raging fire to one place, preventing it from spreading further.
A figure reappeared from the sea of fire; it was Danzo.
He stood amidst the firelight, like a demon returned from hell, his eyes gleaming with an undisguised fanaticism.
Seeing this, Madara Uchiha frowned and Susanoo once again raised his twin swords, bringing them down with the force of a thunderbolt!
Danzo raised his twin swords, Jumang, with all his might, trying to block the attack. But with a loud bang, he felt an unparalleled pressure rush from his arms to his whole body.
puff!
Danzo spat out a mouthful of blood, his body trembling violently, almost unable to maintain his balance.
His feet slowly sank into the ground, his whole body was stained red with blood, and he looked extremely wolfish and fox-like, but his eyes still showed a tenacious spirit.
Slowly raising his head, Danzo looked defiantly at Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju.
Although he had already reached his limit, he still showed no sign of giving up.
Watching Danzo's defiant demeanor from afar, Tobirama was filled with complex emotions and fell silent for a moment.
He didn't offer any advice, but instead watched the scene unfold thoughtfully.
"First Generation Lords, do you remember the Will of Fire?"
His voice was calm and deep: "Wherever leaves dance in the air, fire will burn, its shadow will illuminate the village, and then new leaves will sprout again..."
"Like Hiruzen, my lifelong wish is to become the Hokage who protects the village, to become that blazing fire!"
His voice was firm and powerful, and his gaze gradually became fervent and unwavering...
The fire then reignited.
Danzo has finally completed his final technique!
Throughout Kirigakure, hundreds of Kirigakure ninja who had had their Sharingan transplanted by Danzo were trapped and unable to move.
Danzo brilliantly utilized the mechanism of igniting Samadhi Fire at the instant of his own death.
Burn down the entire village of Mist Ninja!
Unlike the ninjas of Konoha, all the ninjas of Kirigakure are controlled by Danzo, and now Danzo wants to sacrifice the entire Kirigakure!
Struggling and collapsing amidst the raging flames, the Sharingan in their eyes closed one after another!
The vanished eye power flowed back to Danzo like a continuous stream, causing his power to rapidly reach its peak.
Countless different wishes and obsessions surged forth like a flood bursting its banks, converging within Danzo's broken body.
These wishes originated from the ninjas whose Sharingan he had transplanted into them before their deaths. Each of their dreams and unfulfilled aspirations has now transformed into an incredibly real and intense power.
In an instant, an amazing sight appeared in the sky!
Words appeared out of thin air like stars, densely covering the sky and radiating an eerie, blood-red glow.
Each inscription records a ninja's final wish at the end of his life:
"I will overthrow the Village of Blood and Mist and establish a free and peaceful Hidden Mist Village..."
"I will revive our family and restore our glory once more..."
"I will kill the Mizukage and avenge my people..."
"I crave power to protect my family and my village..."
These words, like chains burning with hope and anger, intertwined and swirled in mid-air...
This formed an impenetrable screen of text, like an indestructible barrier, firmly protecting Danzo within it.
Danzo stood beneath this curtain of words formed from the collective will of countless individuals, his eyes filled with a chilling intensity...
Faced with these magnificent and tragic words, Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju both became extremely solemn!
The sacred yet eerie sight caused Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju to exchange a glance.
It was only at this moment that they truly realized the significance of their involvement in the world.
Uchiha Gen, what kind of opponent was he...?
Powerful to the point of being terrifying...:
Black Zetsu's expression turned solemn at this moment: "Lord Madara, this is Uchiha Abyss's Word of Power ability. This is the most troublesome part for Obito and the others."
Danzo was inside the sea of fire at that moment.
The next instant, with the first wish...
Overthrow the Village of Blood Mist and establish a brand new Hidden Mist Village!
Once activated, the surrounding space underwent a dramatic transformation once again!
The raging fire, which had been burning fiercely, mysteriously and rapidly subsided and dissipated, as if all the destruction and devastation had been completely repaired without a trace.
The inner and outer worlds, which were previously destroyed by Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, have been completely restored and are even more stable and powerful than before.
Zabuza Momochi, who granted this wish, had his soul completely devoured by Danzo.
Immediately afterwards, a chilling scene unfolded within the blood mist.
The entire Hidden Mist Village seemed to come alive, with countless twisted and eerie tentacle-like blood mists slowly rising from the depths of the earth.
It wriggled eerily, as if it were a living thing, running rampant.
The thick blood mist intertwined and condensed wildly, forming a huge net-like structure that completely enveloped the village, creating a suffocating sense of oppression.
Danzo stood at the center of this eerie, crimson mist.
The sky seemed to reveal a pair of enormous, ferocious, and eerie Sharingan eyes.
Those pupils emitted a chilling red light, like a hellish gaze, as if they could pierce through everyone's soul.
Despite the near-devastating blow suffered by Kirigakure in the battle just now, Danzo has now become firmly bound to the entire village in a more sinister way.
Kirigakure has been completely transformed into Danzo's own body.
At this moment, Hashirama Senju suddenly realized a certain extremely terrifying possibility.
"The monkey...could he be doing the same thing in Dongye?"
Danzo, who had already decided not to say anything more, had a hint of mockery flash in his eyes when he heard Hashirama mention Hiruzen, and then he sneered and spoke.
"First Hokage, you are indeed quick-witted. No, the fundamental mechanism of the two Mangekyou Sharingan that I and Hiruzen possess is not much different."
At this point, Danzo paused slightly before continuing his complaint: "Moreover, he also possesses the Box of Bliss..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was secretly observing the battle through Neji's Byakugan in Dongye Village, was enraged upon hearing Danzo's words.
He never expected that even at this point, Danzo would still drag him into it and ruthlessly sabotage him.
"Danzo, you...you are utterly shameless!"
Even at a time like this, he still had to tattle on himself in front of the First and Second Hokage...
At this moment, Hashirama Senju nodded: "This Uehara is a hundred times more terrifying than Madara... I really want to have a good chat with him."
Madara Uchiha: "...?"
After a moment of silence, Yu Yibo spoke.
"Hashirama, it will take at least three more days to capture him."
The two of them have unlimited chakra and can revive infinitely...
Just keep disrupting the field; no matter how much Danzo improves, these wish mechanisms will eventually run out.
Now that the battle has come to this point, we must completely defeat Danzo...
It's obvious that these two old warriors from the Warring States period haven't gone all out yet.