Konoha: I, Ninja War Sakura, rely entirely on skills!

Chapter 315 Going against the Hokage, what else could it be but a rogue ninja? (Three-in-one)

Madara Uchiha felt a powerful Yang Release chakra mixed with Sage chakra covering his surface. This chakra not only prevented Madara from being attacked by the Tailed Beast Ball, but also made it difficult for him to break free from the opponent's control.

He wanted to use the power of the Rinnegan's Preta Path to absorb this chakra, allowing himself to be annihilated by the Tailed Beast Ball and regenerate using the properties of the Impure World Reincarnation. However, he discovered that the power was not simply covering his body surface, but was about one centimeter away from it.

damn it……

By observing small details, Madara Uchiha could tell from this that the opponent's chakra control skills were in no way inferior to his own, and perhaps even superior.

As the aftershocks of the Tailed Beast Ball dissipated, the Hokage and Madara Uchiha, who had been submerged by the Tailed Beast Ball, reappeared before everyone's eyes.

Under the protection of Sage Art: Yang Release: Guard, neither the Hokage nor Madara Uchiha was harmed.

"I won,"

The Hokage calmly looked at Madara Uchiha, whom he had restrained.

At this moment, several figures were already rushing towards this side.

Sasuke, Naruto, Karin.

The three of them have successfully sealed away the Second Tsuchikage Mu and the Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki.

"You guy..."

Madara Uchiha could sense that if he didn't do something soon, he would be sealed away by the Fifth Hokage.

Most importantly, Madara Uchiha didn't initially understand the strength of the Hokage before him, so he didn't set the Izanagi threshold. Now, it's too late to set the threshold.

Is it possible...

Is this the end of my journey?

Madara Uchiha was unwilling to accept this.

He hasn't collected the tailed beasts yet, he hasn't resurrected the Ten-Tails, he hasn't become the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, and he hasn't used the Infinite Tsukuyomi yet...

This world shouldn't be like this...

He can't die yet!
He can still fight!
He still has unfinished business to do!
At this moment, Madara Uchiha gripped the arm that was pinning his throat tightly, trying to roar out.

In this moment when it seemed everything was coming to an end, he couldn't help but think of his lifelong rival.

The only rival he could consider his nemesis.

Between Thousand Arms Pillars.

Hashirama...why?
Why is this happening?!
Why would someone who had never been born in thousands of years be born in these crucial twenty years?

At the age of sixteen, he already possessed the power to rival or even overwhelm him.

How could he possibly accept this?!

"Hashirama!!!"

Thinking of this, Madara Uchiha roared in resentment!

"Motor!!!"

???

Whether it was his imagination or not, Madara Uchiha seemed to faintly hear a familiar voice.

The Hokage looked up and saw a black dot in the sky, riding a wooden dragon and flying rapidly toward them.

That is……

The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju!

"Sakura!"

At this moment, Tobirama Senju had also successfully sealed Gaara and arrived at the scene.

However, when he saw his elder brother Hashirama Senju, he had a vague sense of unease.

"Tie it up."

Sakura landed on the sea and looked at Karin. Karin immediately understood, and dozens of golden chains stretched out from her palms, binding Madara Uchiha tightly, leaving only his head sticking out.

At that moment, Obito Uchiha landed on top of the Eight-Tails' head, looking solemnly at Madara Uchiha in the distance.

He must find a way to rescue Madara Uchiha.

At this moment, no one cared what Obito Uchiha was thinking.

Everyone looked toward Hashirama Senju, who had already arrived on the battlefield.

At that moment, Sakura looked at her wrist, where a black mark had appeared on her fair skin.

The sword of love.

This was left behind when Sakura encountered Minato Namikaze during their battle at the Loulan Dragon Vein, which she traveled to twenty years ago via the Dragon Vein.

Unexpectedly, it lit up at this moment.

That means not only was Hashirama Senju resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, but Orochimaru also dug Minato Namikaze's soul out of the Shinigami's belly.

With a flash of golden light, three figures suddenly appeared beside Sakura.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Minato Namikaze, Itachi Uchiha.

"dad?!"

Naruto was surprised to see Minato Namikaze.

When Minato Namikaze appeared, he first observed the scene and realized that the First Hokage had not yet fought the Fifth Hokage, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

"Long time no see, Naruto."

"But for you, it should only have been a few months since we parted ways, right?"

Minato Namikaze chuckled as he looked at Naruto, then his gaze involuntarily fell on the red-haired girl behind Naruto.

"Um, is this Naruto your girlfriend?"

Naruto was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then nodded in agreement:
"Uh-huh!"

"That's it!"

Naruto's words made Karin's face turn red, and then she punched Naruto on the head without hesitation!

"You bastard! What nonsense are you spouting?!"

"You didn't even confess your feelings!"

Seeing this, Minato Namikaze broke out in a bead of nonexistent cold sweat on his forehead and awkwardly said:

"Um, if possible, please be gentle with my son..."

Minato Namikaze chuckled as he spoke, but his mind involuntarily drifted to his wife, Kushina Uzumaki.

This child really looks like Kushina...

"Sakura."

"Be careful, First Generation-sama."

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately looked warily at Hashirama Senju, who was walking towards him across the sea.

Why didn't he stop Hashirama Senju just now?

That was something that Hiruzen Sarutobi clearly understood.

Can't beat it.

Even if he, Minato Namikaze, and Itachi Uchiha joined forces, they would still be no match for Hashirama Senju.

This is the true value of Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi.

Even two Hokage plus a Mangekyou Sharingan user wouldn't be a match for him.

"what?"

Sakura frowned slightly.

Beware of Hashirama Senju?

"The First Generation Lord wants to stop us, to stop unification."

Sakura understood something from Hiruzen Sarutobi's words.

Yes, Konoha was incredibly powerful when it was first established.

The older generation included Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, and Tobirama Senju.

Among the younger generation are Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, Homura Mitokado, and Kagami Uchiha.

The new generation includes Sakumo Hatake, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru.

It can be said that he was the leader of the ninja world. All three generations of his family were outstanding individuals. Moreover, Hashirama Senju had captured the nine-tailed beast. The strength of Konoha was unprecedented before Sakura became Hokage.

Unifying the ninja world would be a piece of cake.

If Hashirama Senju had unified the ninja world, and with the help of younger talents like Minato Namikaze, there would never have been so many wars in the ninja world.

Later on, even without Sakura, there were Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke, Naruto, and others...

However, Hashirama Senju not only did not do that, but also chose to distribute the Tailed Beasts to the other four major ninja villages. If Tobirama Senju had not stopped him, Hashirama Senju would have given them away for free.

Thinking of this, Sakura breathed a sigh of relief, and her emerald eyes returned to their usual calm.

She was ready to fight Hashirama Senju.

"Hashiramar!"

Madara Uchiha was immediately excited upon seeing Hashirama Senju.

"Shut his mouth."

Sakura spoke.

Upon hearing this, Karin decisively used her Adamantine Sealing Technique to gag Madara Uchiha.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

"Woo!"

Madara Uchiha's eyes were almost spitting fire.

Hashirama Senju glanced at Madara Uchiha and walked straight toward Sakura.

When the two were less than five meters apart, Hashirama Senju stopped.

His dark eyes looked at the girl in front of him.

A gentle sea breeze stirred the girl's pink ponytail, as if the fierce battle that had just taken place had never happened.

"Sakura."

"May I address you as such now?"

Hashirama Senju carefully considered his words before looking at the girl in front of him.

"of course."

“You are one of my master’s masters, so you can call me whatever you like.”

Sakura looked at the man in front of her.

"Ok?"

"Something feels off."

Even someone as oblivious as Naruto could sense that something was off about the atmosphere.

"Shut up, watch out for that man."

Sasuke stared at the man opposite Sakura; Hiruzen Sarutobi's words had just made him ready to take action at any moment.

What does it mean to say... 'Beware of the First Lord'?
In other words, did the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, already consider Hashirama Senju to be an enemy?

"Can you tell me how you came up with this idea?"

Hashirama Senju sat down on the sea with a faint smile on his face.

Seeing this, Sakura sat down opposite him.

"This world uses the same currency, speaks the same language, and uses the same units of measurement."

"But it resulted in the division into dozens of countries. Wasn't that a mistake?"

Sakura's words were very calm, which made Hashirama Senju frown slightly.

"Does this have anything to do with this war?"

The First Hokage countered with a question.

"Of course."

"All the rules are the same, but in just a few decades, four Shinobi World Wars have been fought."

"How many people have been displaced as a result? Doesn't that say something?"

"Do you think this is reasonable?"

Faced with the question about the Hokage, Hashirama Senju's face showed a hint of worry.

"So, this is precisely the purpose of my trip."

"I want to completely eliminate war."

Hashirama Senju's tone carried a hint of sorrow.

“Very good, that’s exactly what I’m doing right now.”

The Fifth Hokage nodded slightly.

"But all I saw along the way was war."

"Many people are dying."

"Many people were injured."

"Sakura, you've taken the wrong path."

Hashirama Senju's gaze fell on Sakura, his tone heavy.

"First Lord, this is the only path to peace."

Time heals all wounds.

"When we look back in time, everyone will be grateful that there was someone who ended the war in one fell swoop, giving the world ample time for peace." Sakura looked calmly at the man in front of her.

"No, all of this is built on violence and bloody repression, which will cause many innocent people to die."

"True peace should not be like this."

Hashirama Senju shook his head, rejecting Sakura's words.

"Alright, if I don't unify the ninja world, then who will take over these countries that have been fighting wars for nearly a thousand years?"

Sakura countered with a question.

"There is no need for anyone to take over these countries; they should all take over themselves."

"If conflicts arise between these countries, who will take charge?"

"Is that you? The First Lord?"

Faced with Sakura's words, Hashirama Senju remained calm and spoke almost without thinking:
"There is no need for anyone to take charge; their conflicts can be resolved by themselves."

Sakura seemed to find something amusing upon hearing this, a mocking smile curving her lips as she looked at the man before her with pity.

"If they were to resolve this themselves, it would inevitably be a case of the strong defeating the weak."

"And what you're doing is condoning the emergence of another powerful figure."

"Then why can't this powerful figure be me?"

"Furthermore, as you know from the First Generation, after your death, wars continued. Is this what you mean by... that their conflicts were resolved by themselves?"

Upon hearing this, Madara Uchiha's expression subtly changed.

This Hokage's ideas are very similar to his own.

Hashirama Senju remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking:
"That's precisely why I have to stop all of this."

Seeing Hashirama Senju speak like this, Sakura suppressed the pity on her face and said with a slightly cold expression:

"First Generation Lord, aren't you being far too arrogant?"

Hashirama Senju looked at the girl in front of him with confusion and bewilderment.

"who do you think You Are?"

"The savior?"

"That's right. There was once an opportunity to save the world and end the war, but you didn't cherish it."

"Now that I've come to end the war, why do you stand against me?"

Hashirama Senju shook his head in denial:

"I never thought of myself as a savior. I just wanted every child in Konoha to never have to go to the battlefield again."

"Moreover, this is not the end of the war. You rely on war to suppress others, and sooner or later you will be devoured by the accumulated hatred."

"I'm here to save you."

"So that you will not go astray."

"Moreover... you even attempted to assassinate the daimyo, who has always trusted Konoha implicitly."

"Do you think you're doing justice to the sacrifices the Daimyo has made?"

Hashirama Senju's words made Sakura sigh.

She calmly stood up and looked down at Hashirama Senju.

"help me?"

"go astray?"

"Does the Daimyo have great trust in Konoha?"

"Is this a betrayal of Daimyo's sacrifices?"

The four rhetorical questions in a row made Hashirama Senju frown.

"Senju Hashirama."

"I'm asking you, in what capacity are you sitting across from me now?"

"In his capacity as the Hokage of Konoha?"

"Still in the same capacity as my father-in-law from back then?"

"That's true, after all, you are a nobleman."

A hint of regret appeared on the pink-haired Hokage's face; perhaps the sea breeze was too strong, causing her pink hair to become a little messy.

"I am naturally... in front of you as the Hokage."

A hint of hesitation appeared on Hashirama Senju's face.

"it is good."

"Then let me ask you again, who is the Hokage of Konoha now?"

"And what is your status now?"

The pink-haired Hokage gazed into the distance, his tone calm yet tinged with a chilling coldness.

"You are the Hokage."

"I am... a ninja from Konoha."

Hashirama Senju frowned, but continued speaking:
"Even though I am no longer the Hokage, as a senior, I am qualified to correct your mistakes."

The pink-haired Hokage nodded slightly, clearly agreeing with Hashirama Senju's words, but then spoke:
"It is perfectly reasonable for seniors to correct the mistakes of juniors."

"All of these decisions were made unanimously by the Konoha leadership, so what right do you have to single-handedly overturn the entire Konoha's choice?"

"Hashirama Senju, I am now the Hokage."

"..."

"Sakura, you'll regret this."

Hashirama Senju frowned as he looked at the girl in front of him.

Danger, too dangerous.

Konoha shouldn't fall into the hands of such a Hokage, otherwise Konoha will inevitably face annihilation sooner or later.

The others watched this scene with a tense atmosphere. If they didn't handle it well, they would have to face this legendary ninja god.

Only Obito Uchiha and Madara Uchiha had different expressions.

"So this is your reason for assassinating the daimyo, destroying the daimyo's prefecture, and taking the new daimyo hostage?"

Obito Uchiha felt it was necessary to speak up. If he could get this God of Shinobi and the Fifth Hokage to fight, he could then use Kamui to secretly deal with the Uzumaki clan member, allowing Madara Uchiha to regain his mobility and join forces with Hashirama Senju.

Therefore, there is a high possibility that they can kill this Fifth Hokage!
"You piece of trash, do you even have the right to speak here?"

"Sasuke, kill him."

The pink-haired Hokage glanced coldly at Obito Uchiha and then reprimanded him.

Upon hearing this, Sasuke charged towards Obito Uchiha without hesitation.

He had suffered a loss at this guy's hands before, and he hadn't gotten his revenge yet!
"whispering sound."

Obito Uchiha snorted coldly, knowing he had no choice but to fight back against Sasuke's attack.

Hashirama Senju ignored the farce and looked intently at the Hokage before him.

"So, you did all of this?"

"Sakura?"

The pink-haired Hokage scoffed at this and looked at the man before her, speaking:
"That's right, I did it. These so-called nobles are only three percent of the world's population, yet they control sixty percent of the world's resources."

"The amount of water they use to maintain the grassland in a day is enough for an average family of three to use for a year."

"Your Highness, Hashirama Senju."

"Do you think this is reasonable?"

Before Hashirama Senju could answer, the pink-haired Hokage continued:
“I didn’t understand why you submitted to these people before.”

"Admittedly, there are honest and upright people among these people, but there are many more who are corrupt, abuse their power for personal gain."

"So many that it's shocking, so many that it's appalling."

"It was only when I witnessed the destruction of that Daming Prefecture that I finally realized what was happening."

"It turns out that the so-called nobles are not some kind of superhuman beings with three heads and six arms, or heads of bronze and iron brains."

"Even against ninjas, they have to... die!"

"Ha ha……"

"How ridiculous! This kind of trash can rule the ninja world for a thousand years?"

Hashirama Senju slowly rose to his feet, calmly gazing at the girl before him:
"Sakura, you are too dangerous. You cannot become Hokage."

"You are not qualified to be Hokage."

Hashirama Senju's words sent a chill down the spines of everyone present.

"Big brother!"

"I'm getting a little anxious," said Tobirama Senju.

"Shut up, I'll settle the score with you later."

Clearly, it wasn't just Sakura; Hashirama Senju was also very dissatisfied with his younger brother.

Before, with his own authority to keep him in check, Tobirama didn't dare to do much, but look...

Who are the people behind the current Fifth Hokage?

Not only the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, but also the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and even the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, stood behind this Fifth Hokage.

None of these people showed any respect for the so-called daimyo.

Tobirama must have done something after his death.

Otherwise, it's impossible for all these successors of Konoha to be so rebellious.

In other words, his younger brother, Hashirama Senju, was the real culprit behind all of this.

"So if you remove me from the position of Hokage, what will you do after that?"

The pink-haired Hokage had completely lost all respect for the ninja god before her.

"I will stop the war and let everyone return to their own country."

"Let the new daimyo return to the capital and restore everything to its original state."

"Konoha is still the same peace-loving Konoha, and the Land of Fire is still the same Land of Fire."

Hearing Hashirama Senju's words, the Hokage sighed softly.

"Therefore, we cannot turn back the clock of history..."

Hashirama Senju's actions reminded Sakura of someone.

Xiang Yu.

Both had the ability to unify the world, but both went against the tide of history. After the Qin Dynasty unified the world, they chose to divide the country into vassal states, wanting to stay in their own small, pitiful territory. In the end, they were defeated by Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, who had the support of the people.

However, Hashirama Senju was a little better than Xiang Yu. Hashirama Senju was not cruel and did not massacre cities.

"Hashirama Senju, have you chosen to become a rogue ninja of Konoha?"

The Hokage calmly looked at the man before him.

A rogue ninja?

Hashirama Senju was somewhat dazed.

He was the God of Shinobi, the founder of Konoha, the First Hokage of Konoha, and a rogue ninja of Konoha.
The others also stared in horror at the pink-haired Hokage, never expecting her to utter such blasphemous words.

"Rebel Ninja?"

"You mean me, Sakura?"

Hashirama Senju stared intently at the young man before him.

"Ha, going against the Hokage, what else is that but a rogue ninja?"

Sakura's words amused Hashirama Senju.

Clearly, he did not agree with what the young girl in front of him said.

So his answer was...

"Wooden Release: The birth of the tree world!"

Hashirama Senju clapped his hands together, and countless shadows suddenly appeared beneath the sea, instantly covering the entire area!
Even on the high seas, where there are no conditions for trees to survive, Hashirama Senju is still Hashirama Senju!

Countless giant trees swept across the entire area, rising from the sea like a ferocious and terrifying monster!
Hashirama Senju's Wood Release is the true Wood Release!

Even if Madara Uchiha transplanted Hashirama Senju's cells, they were still just Hashirama's cells.

Hashirama Senju's entire body was made up of Hashirama cells!

"Oh dear, this is really scary."

The Hokage soared through the air, dodging the countless trees that were attacking him.

Meanwhile, the others were constantly dodging those giant trees.

Hashirama Senju's attack was not only aimed at the Fifth Hokage, but also at Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Minato Namikaze, Itachi Uchiha, Naruto, and Karin.

These trees seemed to possess sentience, and they all automatically attacked Hashirama Senju's enemies in the arena!

"Ooooooooooo! Ooooooooooooo!"

(Count me in! Count me in!)

"woo woo woo woo!"

(Hashiramar!)

(End of this chapter)