Naruto: By lying low and hiding, he eventually became the leader of the Legendary Sannin.

It will take some time for those people to arrive, and in the meantime, they will need to guard Kagura themselves.

Looking at the loyal tailed beasts and summoning beasts, Tobirama Senju revealed a slight smile.

Regardless of whether the creatures in front of him could understand him or not, he took the initiative to speak:

"Don't worry, I won't do anything I'm not sure about."

Since I can't deal with him before those people arrive, I have no interest in killing Kagura.

However…

As soon as he finished speaking, Mu and Hozuki Gengetsu beside him turned into afterimages and rushed towards Kagura.

They clasped their hands together and unleashed a dust escape technique on the Qilin.

The other one made a gun-like gesture and fired dozens of water bullets at the two tailed beasts next to Kagura.

Faced with this sudden attack, the beasts were instantly knocked several meters away.

Just as Kagura was in a moment of emptiness, Tobirama Senju suddenly appeared beside her in a flash.

At this moment, five different colors of chakra ignited on the five fingers of his right hand.

The chakra on his fingers resembled five different flames.

Looking at Kagura lying on the ground, Tobirama Senju finally finished speaking:

"However, it's safer to seal away a unique tailed beast like you."

Five Elements Seal!

As soon as he finished speaking, his hand, which was shining with five-colored light, slapped towards Kagura.

However, just as his hand was about to place on Kagura's abdomen, a small, dark figure blocked Kagura's way.

This is the Two-Tails that was just knocked away.

Unlike the somewhat clumsy One-Tail, the Two-Tail, being a feline form, is much more agile.

In the instant he was knocked away, he rolled on the ground and saw Tobirama Senju about to strike Kagura.

Although he didn't know what the man was planning to do, his sixth sense told him that the man's actions were definitely not good.

Without the slightest hesitation, he leaped and stood in front of Kagura.

Tobirama Senju was taken aback when he saw the Two-Tails suddenly appear.

However, he could not stop his actions at this moment, and his palm, which was burning with five kinds of flames, struck the Two-Tails' body solidly.

As the two-tailed creature let out a miserable scream, a sealing array of the Five Elements appeared on its body.

Before he could even observe its effects, a roar came from above.

"who are you?

Why does he look like a spoiled rich kid?!

Turning his head to look back, he saw the short figure of the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, appearing in the air in the distance.

As one of the few ninjas who could fly, he was clearly faster than the other two "Kage".

(Although the third-generation Kazekage can also fly, it relies more on the control of magnetic sand, and its speed is slower.)

At this time, Onoki was no longer the old man who always complained of back pain.

At this moment, he, like Hiruzen Sarutobi, was at the peak of his physical condition.

That's why, even though he wasn't already nearsighted, he could clearly see the figure of the previous Tsuchikage, Mu, from a distance.

The Tsuchikage holds this senior, who fully shouldered the responsibility of "Kage" and transformed himself into "nothingness," in high esteem.

So the moment he saw Wu's figure, he couldn't contain his anger and roared loudly.

As the ninjas from the three great nations were about to arrive, Tobirama Senju couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

He glanced at Hanzo beside him, who instantly understood his intention and nodded in response.

Seeing this, the four of them did not linger any longer. After a simple hand seal, their figures gradually disappeared in a gust of wind.

Just seconds after the four of them disappeared, Onoki's small figure finally landed on the ground.

He looked around grimly, but apart from the traces of the battle, there wasn't a single person in sight.

Just as a bad feeling rose in his heart, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Third Kazekage, who had arrived late, finally came to his side.

Looking at the empty battlefield, the other two also showed uneasy expressions.

Faced with this unexpected turn of events, they clearly lost the will to fight.

Compared to the battle, they were more concerned about the fate of the more than one thousand people sent by various countries.

Looking at the Hokage and Kazekage beside him, Onoki pondered for a moment before recounting what he had just witnessed:

"When I came here, I saw the figure of our previous Tsuchikage who died many years ago."

And the others, besides Hanzo, seem to be...

It seems to be the Second Hokage.

Moreover, these people were all wearing the black robes of the Akatsuki organization.

Upon hearing his description, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately realized something, and his expression turned grim.

On the other side, Fengying spoke up:

"'Xiao'?"

The most important thing right now is, where are our nearly one thousand troops?

Onoki ignored him. He noticed Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression and realized that the Hokage probably knew something, so he looked at him.

Noticing Onoki's actions, the Kazekage also looked towards Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Under the gaze of the two "Shadows," Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed before speaking in a deep voice:

"That's probably a clone of Madara Uchiha."

I heard Kagura mention it two years ago; it seemed to be called...

It is called the 'Six Paths'.

Since Madara Uchiha has made a move, this must be a scheme that Hanzo has been planning for a long time.

That vanguard of a thousand men, I'm afraid...

Before he could finish speaking, the other two men's expressions changed.

After a moment's thought, they seemed unwilling to accept this reality and each went back to their own group.

It seemed he wanted to order his troops to search thoroughly in this valley.

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't say much about the two men's decisions.

Just a moment later, he seemed to sense something and quickly formed a hand seal and slapped down.

As he moved, the soil in front of him suddenly began to churn.

With a deafening roar, a huge, circular treehouse made of tree trunks emerged from the ground.

As the circular treehouse slowly unfolded, the figures of Tsunade and her two companions inside were revealed.

Although all three had their eyes closed, Hiruzen Sarutobi breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the slight rise and fall of their chests.

At least, these three people are still alive.

But the next second, his brows furrowed again, and he looked around.

After looking around, he did not see that familiar figure.

But why has Kagura disappeared?

Chapter 69 The war is over

While Hiruzen Sarutobi was still searching for Kagura's whereabouts.

Tens of thousands of ninjas from the three major countries outside the valley have entered this valley.

However, due to the unexpected situation, they did not immediately start fighting upon meeting.

Instead, they were cautiously wary of each other, under the pressure of their respective team leaders.

In the past few years of war, more or less, some of their comrades have died at the hands of the opposing side.

The hatred that arises from the death of a comrade is not something that can be easily eliminated.

As the saying goes, enemies are especially hostile when they meet. Some ninjas who hate each other can't help but express their emotions when they see ninjas from the opposing camp.

If it weren't for the higher-ups holding them back, a fight would probably have already broken out.

For the upper echelons of the three major powers, the whereabouts of the vanguard of nearly a thousand men was what they urgently needed to know.

Although these thousand people were called the vanguard, the upper echelons of various countries never regarded them as cannon fodder.

On the contrary, many of the team members sent to annihilate Hanzo were elites from various countries.

Aside from Hiruzen Sarutobi having some guesses about the whereabouts of these people, neither of the other two "Kage" believed that their elite force of nearly a thousand men could be wiped out in such a short time.

So after their respective ninjas entered the valley, they began to disperse and search for traces in the valley as ordered.

However, as time passed, the expressions of the Kazekage and Tsuchikage darkened.

After a long time, someone finally sent a message.

"Reporting, Lord Wind/Earth Shadow."

We've found traces of the vanguard, but..."

Almost simultaneously, both the Kazekage and the Tsuchikage received reports from their respective teammates.

Judging from the reporter's expression, it didn't seem to be good news.

The two shadows took a deep breath and headed towards the sites where the vanguard teams from their respective countries had fallen.

When they saw the scene of corpses scattered on the ground, a look of reluctance appeared on their faces.

While the Kazekage and Tsuchikage were still searching the area, Hiruzen Sarutobi had already summoned the medical ninjas from his team to begin treating Tsunade and the other two.