Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 500 Five against one, don't blame me for being despicable.

As Tobirama's voice slowly faded away, so too did the white smoke rising from the other four Kage, and the cracks on their faces began to recede.

Hashirama stared at the four people and took a deep breath.

From left to right, the first figure is a giant man over two meters tall, with dark skin, a black afro, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and thick lips.

Secondly, there was a short old man, a stark contrast to the tall, burly man in front. If the man in front was tall, then this old man was just as short, less than 1.5 meters tall, with a flat nose and a goatee.

Next was an elderly man of medium build, with a full head of white hair and a long scar running across his left eye. It could be inferred that his blind left eye was probably blinded by this scar, which added a touch of ferocity to his already unkind face.

The last one is different from the previous three. Apart from being tall, he looks quite normal in other aspects. He has a serious face and an imposing presence, suggesting that he was a very serious person in life.

These four are none other than the First Raikage A, the First Tsuchikage Ishigawa, the First Mizukage Suiren, and the First Kazekage Retsuto. Together with the First Hokage, they are known as the Five Great Kage who pacified the chaotic world.

Although his strength is not as great as that of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, he is still an extremely powerful being.

Awakened by Madara Uchiha, the First Hokage regained their senses. They were initially taken aback, but then noticed Hashirama's presence and showed surprise.

They clearly remembered that Hashirama was dead, otherwise they wouldn't have launched a war immediately after his death.

Moreover, they should have followed in the footsteps of the First Hokage.

Is this the afterlife?

Just then, he noticed something standing there, Tobirama. He paused slightly, raised his hand, looked at his own situation, and immediately understood what was going on.

When Tobirama was alive, he became infamous for using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, which made him despised by the other Kage.

"Damn it, how dare you defile us?"

The First Kage, unaware of the truth, strongly condemned Tobirama.

Perhaps intentionally trying to embarrass Tobirama, Madara wisely handed over control of his mind to Tobirama, making him take the blame and bear the infamy.

"Calm down, I'm not trying to impure you."

Before Tobirama could understand what was happening, he was inexplicably scolded and quickly explained, "Madara revived you."

With both reassurance and explanation, Tobirama's words were correct.

However, the First Hokage were still furious, and since Madara Uchiha's Edo Tensei was quite accurate, with no cracks appearing on his face, they didn't believe such nonsense at all. The First Raikage was the first to retort:

"What a joke! Everyone knows that the Impure World Reincarnation is your ninjutsu, and you even like to stuff explosive tags into dead people. Because Madara is dead, you're shifting all the blame onto the dead, making it impossible for them to prove anything. You're really insidious."

Tobirama cursed Madara Uchiha inwardly as the culprit, and continued to explain, "Didn't you notice that my situation is the same as yours?"

Upon hearing this, the first generation of Kage finally came to their senses and noticed the unusual black color of Tobirama's whites.

"You can't be trusted."

Since Tobirama had a bad reputation, they turned to the one under the tree with a good reputation and asked in a gentler tone, "Lord Hashirama, what exactly happened?"

Feeling discriminated against, Tobirama snorted in annoyance.

Hashirama gazed at the shadows, his expression grave: "What Tobirama said is true."

The First Hokage was a man of integrity; if he says it's true, then it's highly likely to be true.

When the First Hokage learned the truth, they were shocked. They clearly remembered that Madara Uchiha should be dead. Without thinking, they looked left and right: "Where is Madara?"

As if he was specifically responding to this voice, Tobirama changed his tone of voice and responded, perfectly acting as a voice transmission tool.

The original Shadows exclaimed in astonishment, "You weren't dead, so why are you...?"

"This topic is rather complicated to explain, and you don't need to know it. Just be my pawns."

Madara Uchiha's words were truly infuriating. The First Raikage's body was filled with lightning, crackling and sputtering as if a thousand birds were chirping incessantly: "Damn it, don't think we'll let you do whatever you want with us."

To this, the manipulated Tobirama simply smiled slightly: "If that's the case, then so be it."

The First Raikage was stunned. Before he could understand what was happening, his body suddenly went out of control. With the force of thunder, he plunged downwards like a bolt of lightning, sharp and unparalleled.

The First Raikage's power was already extraordinary, and when combined with the speed of lightning, his punches became incredibly terrifying.

Faced with this close-range, extremely fierce fist, Hashirama remained fearless. In terms of strength, he was no less capable. He channeled his chakra into his arm, used his superhuman strength technique, reached out and grabbed the fist.

Hashirama's legs seemed rooted to the ground. Despite the First Raikage's increasing power and the bursts of lightning that pressed down on him, he remained completely unmoved.

The two forces collided, and the electric currents flowed and splashed all over the ground, keeping strangers away.

"Truly as expected of Hashirama..." Tobirama said admiringly, then changed the subject meaningfully: "But what about this move?"

As he spoke, Hashirama, who was locked in a struggle, suddenly felt a darkness above his head. He didn't know when it happened, but a giant made of stacked stones rose up behind the First Raikage. The technique was similar to Earth Release: Steel Release, but it was very different.

First of all, the giant's skin is not brown, but a clear white, with some green moss on his body.

This move is...

Hashirama's heart sank. The white stone giant didn't give Hashirama too much time to be surprised. It then slammed down with a speed that was extremely disproportionate to its heavy and bulky appearance. The white palm came down from the sky and attacked along with the First Raikage, an ally.

Since the dead summoned by the Impure World Reincarnation are immortal, this advantage should be made good use of.

The massive shockwave from that slap caused the earth to collapse and crack instantly, scattering debris in all directions.

Earth Release: Mountain Giant.

This attack is powerful enough to rival the complete Susanoo when it is not wearing armor.

Tobirama stared intently at the thick smoke ahead, and soon a figure flew out from it.

Hashirama landed on the ground, his gaze sweeping over each of the shadows: "We've fought before, but this is the first time I've had to deal with five of them at once."

"Well, it's five against one after all, even you must be under pressure. But don't blame me for being despicable. After all, you are the God of Ninjas. Unless I personally take action, this is the only way I can express my recognition of your strength."

Madara Uchiha, controlling Tobirama, laughed.

"No, I won't call you despicable. As a ninja, you should remain calm and composed in any situation, even if it's five against one."

Hashirama channeled his immense chakra, raising both hands in a sword-like gesture, crossing them in front of his chest.

Wood Release: Wood Clone

Nearby, wooden figures sculpted themselves, and in groups of five, they jumped in front of the five shadows.

Looking at the five identical Hashirama figures in front of him, Madara Uchiha couldn't help but laugh: "Five against one, you really dare to say that."

The five pillars spread out, launching a coordinated attack.

"Don't think you're the only one who can use shadow clones."

Tobirama used the same hand seals as Hashirama had just used to summon four clones, which he then used to retaliate against them one by one.

Clone against clone, original body against original body.

Hashirama stretched out his hand, and tree roots and wood surged from his palm, flowing and intertwining.

"boom."

The attack missed, and Hashirama frowned. A figure circled behind him: "The Flying Thunder God Technique that always helped you in the past is quite troublesome to deal with now."

As they spoke, several talismans fluttered and stuck to Hashirama's body. Then, based on these, they summoned more talismans, and in the blink of an eye, they covered most of Hashirama's body with them.

Just as it was about to completely cover Hashirama, Hashirama's skin darkened to the color of wood, and then tree roots and vines sprouted from his body and rushed towards Tobirama.

The vines are very fast, and given the close proximity, even if you can react quickly, your body will have a hard time keeping up.

Tobirama vanished into thin air, perfectly dodging the attack. He glanced sideways, focusing on the true form: "So that's how it is. This is the real form."

Hashirama thought to himself, "As expected of Tobirama's Flying Thunder God Technique, it's incredibly fast."

Although he is stronger than Tobirama, defeating him is by no means easy.

Hashirama glanced at the other Kage who were actually fighting his clones. Because of the special nature of Wood Release, his Wood Release clones were full of vitality, much stronger than ordinary clones, and much more resilient.

However, if facing a powerful figure like the First Kage, he wouldn't last long either.

We need to take this opportunity to slow these people down.

With a thought, Hashirama changed his appearance, a red mask appeared on his face, and he entered Sage Mode.

"Hashirama's starting to get serious..."

Tobirama created some distance to observe Hashirama's next move, so he could anticipate and counter it accordingly.

Hashirama clapped his hands together, effortlessly unleashing an S-rank ninjutsu. Giant vines sprouted everywhere, surging and flowing like a burst dam, with crimson flower buds growing from their tops in the process.

"This is……"

Tobirama narrowed his eyes; having clashed with Hashirama many times, he recognized the move.

Wood Release: Descent of the Flower Tree World

As they pondered, the vines layered upon each other, pressing closer and closer. The five figures retreated step by step, barely dodging a round of attacks. But this was not the end. The flower buds of these rampant, towering vines opened one after another, continuously spraying out large amounts of pale yellow powder, which drifted into the air and dyed the air with a light yellow hue.

Shuiying inhaled a little bit and immediately knelt down on one knee, showing signs of exhaustion.

Seeing this, Hashirama was overjoyed and decided to hold the position in place...

He clasped his hands together, interlocked his fingers, and channeled his chakra to prepare for the next move.

Tobirama glanced at it dismissively, after all, even someone as powerful as him had almost been defeated by this move that very night.

Madara Uchiha, working behind the scenes, countered each move with a counter-strategy.

The First Kazekage was controlled by others. Although he had reached the pinnacle of Wind Release, he could change his state of mind with just a simple hand seal.

The vortex caused the airflow to rise, creating a huge tornado centered on itself. It spun endlessly, howling and generating strong winds. The powerful winds it whipped up scattered all the pollen around it, and even the bright flowers on the flowering trees were completely shaken and were about to fall. As the wind grew stronger, they even twisted and tilted, almost pressing down to the ground in an exaggerated way.

The First Kazekage roared, his chakra surging to its peak. A massive tornado exploded, forming a huge, sharp wind that spread out in a circle, treating the vegetation on the ground like chives, and slashing it away like a sickle.

In an instant, the once lush, ocean-like vegetation was completely destroyed, and the bare tree roots were neatly arranged as if they had been swept by lasers.

"Truly worthy of being the First Kazekage who lived in the Warring States period."

Tobirama looked around, quite satisfied with the destructive power of his attack.

Ok?

As if sensing something, Tobirama was startled. The person was descending from the sky at great speed, and he immediately dodged to the side.

"boom."

Something fell from the sky, landing precisely where Tobirama had just avoided, embedding itself in the ground with a thud. As the dust settled, a red figure, resembling a birdhouse, came into view.

A red figure crashed into the ground, and as the smoke cleared, it resembled a torii gate.

Tobirama's expression changed, and he said in a deep voice, "Narukamimon."

This is the strongest sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan. If it hits, even a powerful tailed beast will be instantly immobilized.

In addition, this sealing technique can also be strengthened by the caster's strength, by continuously adding Naruto Gate.

If Hashirama were to use this technique, Narutomon's sealing jutsu would be unfathomably powerful.

In the blink of an eye, a large number of red torii gates descended from the sky. The three kage, Kaze, Mizu, and Tsuchiya, were suppressed by the Narukami and rendered unable to move because of their relatively slow reaction speed.

If they continued to be controlled like this, the situation could become quite dire. Madara Uchiha immediately manipulated the First Raikage, channeling his chakra and striking a rather strange pose. He bent his knees, made a sword-like gesture, pointed one hand vertically to the ground, and swung the other hand back, pointing towards the sky.

As if responding to the First Raikage's actions, the white clouds on the horizon turned dark, swirling and swirling, and under the cover of dark clouds, the sky seemed to be shrouded in darkness, as if a curtain had been drawn.

Rumble...

Lightning flashed in the dark clouds in the shape of tree branches, followed by a bright star, then two, three, four... until a total of seven stars lit up before the lights stopped.

If you look closely, you'll find that these seven stars correspond exactly to the Big Dipper.

The first star, Tian Shu, flashed with lightning, generating electricity that flowed to the second star, Tian Xuan, and then to the third, repeating this cycle until all seven stars were lit.

After the seven stars were linked and had been brewing for a long time, accompanied by a huge roar, seven bolts of lightning crashed down simultaneously, striking the earth with a sound and lightning, their dazzling light devouring everything in its path.

Lightning Release: Seven Star Inari

After the lightning faded, pulsating currents remained everywhere on the ravaged earth, indicating that its power was not great.

"What terrifying power!"

The half of Hashirama's body that had been destroyed by the explosion gradually floated back and condensed into a new shape.

This technique is a forbidden jutsu of the First Raikage. It uses the lightning chakra within his body to draw upon the lightning of nature and then unleash it.

Because it was lightning, its speed was comparable to the speed of light, making it impossible to dodge. Even Hashirama couldn't avoid it and could only choose to use ninjutsu to defend against it before it landed.

Its power is also remarkable; it can instantly turn rocks into ashes. Even though he used the strongest defensive ninjutsu known for its defense, the Wood Release: Ranking Technique still affected his main body, destroying most of it.

Even his side is in this state, so what about the seals of the Naruto Gate...?

As Hashirama watched the five Kage's bodies slowly coalesce like pieces of paper, a chill ran down his spine.

If they were all living people, Hashirama would probably have an easier time fighting these five.

His chakra is inexhaustible, while the five Kage on the other side, although they also have a large amount of chakra, are still no match for him. Even if he just drags it out, he can wear down the five Kage to death.

But now that everyone is resurrected through Edo Tensei, this advantage of his has disappeared.

(End of this chapter)