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"Senpou: Mokuton: Banpai no Jutsu!"
Seeing Hiruzen's action fail and the Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique breaking through, Hashirama could only clap his hands together once more.
Four wooden shields shaped like grotesque faces with fangs instantly rose from the ground, enveloping him and the other three Hokage completely.
Blinding white light blossomed within the Four Red Yang Formation.
Everything quickly returned to calm.
After the light dissipated, Gensou looked ahead again.
The four battered but still somewhat intact wooden shields split in two, and Hashirama and the others swiftly emerged.
The Banpai no Jutsu, which could defend against the attacks of the enhanced Susanoo, managed to block the Dust Release's damage under the power of Sage Mode.
However, the expressions of the four Hokage were far from good.
"It's over."
Noticing that Hashirama's body had significantly faded, Gensou calmly clasped his hands together once more, and the blinding white light appeared again, with the Dust Release reemerging.
Hashirama scratched his head with a bitter smile.
With nowhere to escape, the other three Hokage silently accepted their fate.
In the next moment, the light of the Dust Release blossomed once more.
The forms of the four Hokage quickly dispersed.
Gensou looked at everything before him calmly.
To be honest, Hashirama's true strength was absolutely not inferior to Madara, who had been resurrected using the Rinne Rebirth Technique, infused with Hashirama cells, and had awakened the Rinnegan.
He was known as the number one under the Sage of Six Paths.
However, apart from the battle at the Valley of the End, every fight after his death, including now, he was unable to exert his full strength.
Even in the original work, his power never reached its peak state, despite using White Zetsu infused with his cells as a sacrifice.
It could only be said that the God of Shinobi had some bad luck.
Tobirama, Hiruzen, and Minato were the same.
If they were all alive at this moment, the outcome of the battle wouldn't be decided so quickly.
No, Hiruzen was at his peak in the Edo Tensei state.
Not constrained by an aging body and with nearly infinite chakra, he could fully perform as a ninjutsu cannon.
Hiruzen was definitely the only Hokage whose strength increased rather than decreased in the Edo Tensei state.
As the four shadow clones disappeared, the high-standing sealing barrier dissipated.
The howling wind blew away the smoke on the devastated battlefield.
"Still didn't succeed?" Tobirama, in his soul state, looked at Gensou and frowned.
Hiruzen could only sigh.
Minato felt a bit regretful, not just because of Gensou, but also for not being able to learn about Naruto's current situation.
Unfortunately, it seemed there wasn't enough time.
Just as he was about to look at Hiruzen to inquire about Naruto, he noticed their souls emitting white light, and could only shake his head in regret.
"Impressive! Gensou, you win this time!"
At the last moment, Hashirama congratulated his old opponent with a calm smile.
"Still needs some improvement." Gensou, with the Yin Seal restored to his forehead, smiled lightly, not arrogantly.
Hashirama wanted to say more, but time was up.
In an instant, the souls of the four Hokage were completely enveloped in white light.
In the blink of an eye, they disappeared, not returning to the Shinigami, but completely returning to the underworld.
Thus, from the First to the Fourth, in the battle among the four Kage, Gensou was the last one smiling.
The Shinigami's perfect plan completely failed.
Feeling his body and soul fully restored to peak condition, Gensou no longer let out an Uchiha-style maniacal laugh as before.
Having planned everything in advance, he could achieve the final result step by step.
Although the unexpected appearance of the four Hokage was a surprise, the outcome did not change.
"Let's try again to see if I can summon the Shinigami."
Gensou, full of anticipation, formed hand seals again.
The Shinigami, whom others avoided, was now seen by him as a great supplement.
He had already deeply experienced the benefits of a strong soul when he ignored Tobirama's Dark Release: Inhaling Maw technique.
Gensou really wanted to cut some more flesh from the Shinigami.
But to his regret, this time, after performing the Reaper Death Seal, the Shinigami did not respond, and the connection with the technique was abruptly cut off.
"Scared?"
It made sense; the Shinigami had lost an arm, then four high-quality souls and a bead containing life force.
Even after all that, it couldn't defeat Gensou.
Now, sensing the same summoner, no matter how furious, it wisely chose not to respond.
Too bad.
Gensou shook his head in regret.
He couldn't exploit it any longer.
It was time to move forward steadily on his own.
Now, having achieved the first and second small goals since his rebirth, it was time to focus on the final and most important goal from the beginning: achieving the Kekkei Mora!
He had almost mastered the five main chakra natures: fire, earth, water, wind, and lightning. His real shortcoming lay in the yin and yang chakra natures.
In the research of yang chakra, thanks to medical ninjutsu, he had made significant progress and expected good results with further study.
As for yin chakra, recalling the Mangekyou Sharingan he took from Uchiha Shisui, Gensou pondered and had an idea.
"Just in time, there's a good experimental material here."
Gensou suddenly looked at the ground and stomped his right foot hard.
Crack, crack~ A huge crack spread from the ground, extending downward.
Soon, amidst the violent tremors of the splitting earth, a white Zetsu with a pale exterior, positioned right at the center of the crack, looked up in confusion at Gensou, who was now bathed in sunlight after the dispersal of the clouds.
"One stomp creating a crack over ten meters deep, that's too much!"
The white Zetsu swallowed hard and quickly tried to use the Mayfly technique to escape.
But just as it turned around, a hand instantly grabbed the back of its head and squeezed, causing it to faint.
Gensou had captured white Zetsu before.
Although these creatures were highly secretive, to someone proficient in earth chakra like him, the ground was also his domain.
Any creature moving underground was as visible as if it were walking right before his eyes.
Thanks for the generous gift.
In the shinobi world, the best experimental material was undoubtedly white Zetsu.
After securing the white Zetsu, Gensou didn't linger and headed back toward the village.
(End of Chapter)
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In the Land of Keys, within the small and hidden village of Jomae, the morning smoke rose gently into the air.
Accompanied by the recently rhythmic sounds of iron forging, children had already run out onto the streets to play and laugh.
Sasuke, wearing a blue kimono, stepped out of his courtyard and onto the street, patiently waiting for a group of kids playing ninja games to pass by before continuing towards the direction of the forging sounds.
"Sasuke."
A familiar female voice suddenly called out to him.
Sasuke turned his head to see Izumi, who appeared to be the owner of a nearby dango shop, smiling and waving at him.
"Come and try the mitarashi dango I made."
"Mitarashi dango?"
Sasuke seemed to remember something, obediently walked over, took the dango from Izumi's hand, and quickly ate it, nodding in approval.
"Not bad."
"Really? How does it compare to the mitarashi dango shop in Konoha?" Izumi asked expectantly.
"It's... about the same, I guess." Sasuke, who usually didn't eat dango often, still gave his honest opinion seeing Izumi's eager expression.
"That's good." Izumi breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Sasuke's slight confusion about why she was running a shop, Izumi glanced around at the decorations similar to those in Konoha and smiled nostalgically as she explained:
"After coming to Jomae Village, besides missing my mother, grandmother, and clan members, I found myself missing Konoha's mitarashi dango. But no one in Jomae made dango or knew how to make it."
"So, one day after training, I decided to try making mitarashi dango myself. Since you say it's about the same, it looks like I've succeeded."
Izumi's words were full of joy, but Sasuke listened in silence.
He was well aware of the reason Izumi could no longer enjoy Konoha's mitarashi dango and had to make it herself.
That man.
His own closest relative by blood.
"Sasuke? Sasuke?" Izumi's call brought Sasuke back to reality.
Sasuke immediately apologized, "Sorry, I was a bit lost in thought."
Such an attitude would never have happened to Sasuke during his time in Konoha.
Only in front of his "lost and found" clan members would he show his true inner gentleness.
Izumi didn't mind, taking a step back and seriously observing the current Sasuke, she smiled warmly and said:
"It's been a while since I last saw you. You've grown quite a bit taller."
At the age of twelve or thirteen, he was indeed in the growing phase. With intense training, Sasuke had grown both taller and stronger since he first arrived.
Sasuke, being the subject, didn't notice much difference. However, when Izumi mentioned that the clan would make a batch of larger Uchiha clothing for him to avoid not having suitable clothes as he grew, he sincerely thanked her.
"Sasuke, where are you heading? I rarely see you walking this way." Izumi handed a few more dango sticks to Sasuke, advising him to eat enough before asking.
To be honest, Sasuke didn't particularly like sweets.
Izumi's dango had a lot of sweet sauce brushed on them.
He could only "force a smile" and quickly finish them, not wanting to waste the kindness of Izumi, who acted like an elder sister to him. Then he answered her question:
"I ordered a ninja sword from the captured craftsmen in the village, and I'm going to pick it up today."
"A ninja sword."
Looking at Sasuke, who now exuded an aura as sharp as an unsheathed blade, Izumi sighed slightly.
Unlike other clan members who looked forward to Sasuke's role in future revenge, Izumi, upon seeing Sasuke again in that dark room, hoped this boy, whose eyes were filled with hatred, would find something or someone else to devote himself to.
She sincerely advised, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Sasuke, your life isn't just about revenge. There's a long road ahead. Sometimes, think more about living with someone you care about."
"Sasuke, do you have someone you like?"
"No."
Sasuke, with no thoughts of romance, shook his head decisively.
He understood Izumi's good intentions.
But his resolve would not waver.
"Izumi-nee, I have to go."
Seeing Izumi about to grab more dango, Sasuke quickly walked away.
"Wait! I almost forgot to tell you. The day after tomorrow, Uchiha Zanki is getting married. Make sure to come." Izumi called after him.
"Zanki-nii?" Sasuke stopped and turned back, full of curiosity, "Who is he marrying?"
Sasuke had a good impression of Zanki, who spoke bluntly, enjoyed fighting, and liked to help the clan members.
In the past six months, he often sparred with Zanki.
But he hadn't heard anything about him having a girlfriend, let alone getting married.
Izumi answered, "A beautiful girl from the Hagoromo clan. Zanki is quite lucky."
"A girl from the Hagoromo clan?"
Knowing what "Hagoromo" meant, Sasuke had no objections.
Thanks to Gensou's high status in his heart, Sasuke even thought that after fulfilling his revenge, if he couldn't return to Konoha, he might marry a girl from the Hagoromo clan.
However, this idea was quickly dismissed as it didn't fit his character.
"I'll be there the day after tomorrow."
Sasuke waved to show he understood and quickly left.
Seeing Sasuke agree, Izumi returned to the shop in a good mood, quickly devouring the freshly made dango, her eyes lighting up with delight.
Ding! Ding! Ding! The sound of iron forging echoed continuously from the newly established ninja tool shop.
If you got closer, you could hear a series of repetitive, despairing shouts:
"I am the ultimate ninja tool! I was meant to conquer the ninja world... I am the ultimate ninja tool! I was meant to conquer the ninja world..."
When Sasuke entered the shop, he saw a strange young man who looked like a master craftsman. His movements were filled with artistic flair, impressively crafting one ninja tool after another, while his eyes were vacant and he muttered neurotically.
"This guy is the founder of the Craftsmen Village, Seimei?"
As Gensou's disciple, Sasuke held a high status in Jomae Village and knew many secrets.
Seeing Sasuke arrive, Kujaku, one of the Four Celestial Symbols Men who had barely survived, immediately came forward and respectfully said:
"Sasuke-sama, your ninja sword is ready."
(End of Chapter)
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