Only I can make Konoha Village great again.

Faced with Sarutobi Asuma's attack, Senju Hashirama did not hesitate to put his hands together in prayer.

Thick branches suddenly rushed in from all directions, easily extinguishing the fireball and striking Asma.

Young Asma immediately dodged to the side, but was still a step too slow and was hit on the shoulder by a branch.

The immense force sent Asuma flying, his shoulder blade shattering instantly, and his chakra blade falling to the ground. He crashed heavily to the ground, unable to get up for a moment.

With just one strike, Asuma was seriously injured. The ninjas under the direct command of the daimyo he brought were all terrified and dared not take another step forward.

Meanwhile, the Utatane ninja and Sarutobi ninja on the other side did not stop their attack, sending countless wind blades, fireballs, and ninja tools toward the Senju brothers Hashirama and Tobirama.

Tobirama Senju quickly formed hand seals and used Water Release: Water Wall Technique, creating a water curtain comparable to the walls of Konoha Village that blocked all attacks.

While maintaining the water curtain, he also created shadow clones and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport to the middle of the Utatane ninjas, directly detonating the stolen explosive tags.

The violent explosion blasted right in his face, and the ninja was instantly torn apart by the shockwave, his body fragmented into pieces, before collapsing into a pool of his own blood.

In another direction, the Sarutobi ninja were also charging desperately.

They brandished their weapons and unleashed all sorts of ninjutsu, desperately attacking Hashirama Senju in an attempt to rescue Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was entangled in their attack.

With just a slight raise of his hand, Hashirama Senju unleashed countless tree branches that burst forth from the ground, piercing and entangled the Sarutobi ninjas charging ahead, taking their lives.

The Sarutobi ninjas, their eyes bloodshot, continued their charge, disregarding casualties.

They believed that the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was the strongest, and that once he broke free from the First Hokage's Wood Release restraints, he could defeat all enemies.

Victory will ultimately belong to the Sarutobi clan!

The battle intensified, with the battlefield filled with the light and explosions of clashing ninjutsu.

The shouts and screams of the Sarutobi ninja, Utatane ninja, and Mitomon ninja were louder than the explosions of the ninjutsu.

Hashirama Senju stood expressionless, his chakra surging steadily, and countless branches grew from the ground, like countless giant arms, sweeping across everything on the field.

Countless clan ninjas from the Sarutobi, Utatane, and Mitomon families were strangled and devoured.

The battlefield was littered with corpses, blood flowed on the ground, and the air was thick with the stench of blood.

As the battle escalated to this point, the chakra fluctuations and explosive shockwaves could no longer be concealed.

All the ninjas in Konoha felt the ground tremble and the violent, terrifying fluctuations of chakra.

At this moment, in the Hyuga clan's mansion, the Hyuga ninjas gathered together, ignoring the Hokage's prohibition, activating their Byakugan, and looking towards the east gate.

Their faces were filled with shock and confusion.

"This chakra... is so powerful!"

"Not just one stream, but two!"

"Who are they?"

"A fierce battle appears to have broken out outside the East Gate!"

"What exactly happened?"

"A lot of ninjas have gathered over at the east gate; they are... ninjas from the Sarutobi clan!"

"Strange, these cowards who never participate in wars are actually charging to the front lines?"

Hiashi Hyuga emerged from his home, now dressed in a white outfit and wearing the headband of Konoha Village.

His Byakugan had been activated, and he even recognized the Wood Release chakra unique to Hashirama Senju.

Upon seeing Hiashi Hyuga, the Jonin of the Hyuga clan gathered around him, anxiously asking, "Clan leader, what are we going to do?"

Hiashi Hyuga slowly shook his head and said, "Observe for now, and remain vigilant."

The Hyuga ninjas frowned and asked with dissatisfaction, "Are we still going to wait?!"

Hiashi Hyuga said, "Wait, let me ask Lord Hachiku Yamanaka, and then I will follow his orders."

A moment later, he learned the whole story through the communication snake.

All the Hyuga ninjas who heard Yamanaka Hatsukyu's words were dumbfounded, muttering incredulously, "Are they crazy? This ninja world has gone mad!"

"How dare Hiruzen Sarutobi and his gang do that?"

"Those are the First Hokage and the Second Hokage! Even if they were resurrected using Edo Tensei, they're not people he can mess with!"

Hyuga Hizashi sneered, "Didn't Lord Yamanaka Hatsukuni say that?"

"For his own power, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not hesitate to slander the two Hokage and threaten Konoha, leading the ninjas of the four major clans to ambush Orochimaru."

"He's been blinded by the constant praise and actually thinks he's the strongest Hokage!"

"Hyuga ninjas, tell me, which side should we, the Hyuga clan, stand on?"

The Hyuga clan ninja raised their right hands without hesitation: "Of course, it's Lord Orochimaru and Lord Yamanaka Hatsukyu's side!"

Hyuga Hizashi nodded in satisfaction: "My life was saved by Lord Orochimaru and Lord Yamanaka Hatsuku. Today is the day I fight for them!"

"Do you want to come with me?"

The Hyuga ninjas shouted, "Go! Go! Go!"

"Crush the Sarutobi clan, defeat Hiruzen Sarutobi, and depose the Third Hokage!"

Amidst the shouts of battle, Hizashi Hyuga looked at his older brother: "Brother, are you coming with me?"

Hiashi Hyuga sighed, opened his Byakugan, and said, "I'll go with you!"

"The Hyuga clan will not split. This time, we'll either push Orochimaru to the position of Fifth Hokage, or we'll wipe out the entire Hyuga clan and the Sarutobi clan!"

Just then, another violent chakra surge came, followed by a deafening roar.

Hiashi Hyuga didn't hesitate any longer: "The old and weak will stay behind to guard the base. All Chunin and Jonin, come with me!"

On the other side, in the Uchiha clan's territory, Fugaku Uchiha stood on a high place, looking eastward with hundreds of Uchiha ninjas.

The Uchiha ninjas kept asking, "Clan leader, what do we do now?"

Fugaku Uchiha looked completely bewildered: "I...I don't know, let's see, let's wait and see..."

A Uchiha ninja said, "It's good to wait. The Third Hokage sent the Anbu to order us to stay away from the East Gate. Anyone who disobeys will be considered a traitor to Konoha."

Uchiha Itachi suddenly shouted, "We can't wait any longer!"

His voice was still young, but his tone was exceptionally firm: "Father, elders, have you all forgotten the Nine-Tailed Fox's rampage last year?"

"Back then, it was a Root ninja who issued an order to restrain our Uchiha clan. You obeyed, but what was the result?"

"In the end, Danzo turned his back on us and framed us, saying that our Uchiha clan manipulated the Nine-Tails and killed the Fourth Hokage and his wife!"

Itachi Uchiha's voice cracked: "The entire Hidden Leaf Village knows that the Fourth Hokage is close to us Uchiha, and we wholeheartedly support him. But the Third Hokage and his ilk are just blatantly lying and trying to frame us!"

"If it weren't for Lord Orochimaru and Lord Yamanaka Hatsuku suddenly appearing and defeating Kumogakure and Kirigakure, what do you all think our current situation would be like?"

"They must have been forced to live in the old house where the shrine is located, placed under surveillance, and isolated by the entire village!"

Uchiha Itachi glared at his father and roared angrily, "Only a few days have passed, and Father is already going to believe the Third Hokage's orders again?"

Fugaku Uchiha muttered, "What do you know, you little kid? That's the Hokage..."

Itachi Uchiha roared, "Defeat the Third Hokage, and Orochimaru-sama will become the Fifth Hokage! He'll be Hokage too!"