Ninja World: I, Kisame Hoshigaki, am no longer human!

It enjoys a high reputation among the toads of Mount Myoboku.

But today, Gamabunta made a fool of himself in front of his group of underlings.

Just now, it calmly told the group of toads that it had received a summons from the ninja world to help a useless human underling solve some trouble.

In less than a minute, it returned in a miserable state, its rear end covered in blood and one of its legs broken off.

"Boss, what's wrong with you?"

The toads were terrified when they saw Bunta's miserable state.

"Damn it, Minato Namikaze tricked me!"

Gamabunta couldn't help but curse. Before disappearing, he finally saw Kisame's true form, which was clearly "Satoru" who had escaped from the Box of Elysium.

This ancient monster has reappeared in the ninja world.

No, we must inform the two elders and the Great Toad Immortal of this news immediately...

The Land of Fire, Konoha Village.

In the intelligence hall, a mountain tribesman received intelligence from the front lines, slowly removed his helmet, and stood there, pale-faced.

"What's wrong?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked hurriedly, a sense of foreboding creeping into his heart.

"Lord Hokage... Minato Namikaze has been defeated. Our army has been completely routed and almost annihilated by the enemy..."

The man's lips trembled as he spoke these words, his face filled with disbelief.

what? !

Upon hearing this, the entire intelligence hall fell into a deathly silence, and Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others could not hide their shock.

After repeatedly confirming the news, Hiruzen Sarutobi slumped into a chair, as if struck by lightning.

Of everyone present, only Danzo and Orochimaru exchanged a glance. On the surface, they looked just as solemn as the others, but secretly they both breathed a sigh of relief.

The complete annihilation of the Konoha forces was, in fact, the outcome they most wanted to see.

In Orochimaru's view, Minato Namikaze's defeat led to the shattering of the Yellow Flash's invincible myth, which was a major advantage for his campaign for the Fourth Hokage.

For Danzo, the deaths of thousands in Konoha were undoubtedly the fault of Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Hokage, whose reputation had been ruined. Now, as the Hokage's assistant, Danzo could finally step forward legitimately to force Hiruzen to step down and seize power.

Thinking of this, Danzo couldn't help but feel a surge of joy, and a smile curved his lips.

At this time.

Before everyone's eyes flashed, a blond figure appeared in the hall.

Minato Namikaze has escaped back.

"Lord Hokage, I am incompetent and have failed to defeat Kisame Hoshigaki."

As soon as Minato appeared, he knelt on one knee and bowed his head to Hiruzen Sarutobi to apologize.

He then recounted in full the process of his battle with Kisame after arriving at the battlefield.

As Minato recounted his story, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others grew increasingly solemn, gaining a deeper understanding of Kisame's terrifying strength.

"What did you say? Bunta is seriously injured?"

When Jiraiya heard the news that Gamabunta had his legs dislocated by Kisame, he frowned and hurriedly said, "I have to go to Mount Myōboku."

Before he finished speaking, he immediately formed a hand seal and used the Reverse Spirit Communication Technique to go to Mount Myōboku.

At this moment, another piece of new information arrived: Kisame Hoshigaki had left Kirigakure and was flying towards Konoha!

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately declared that the entire Hidden Leaf Village must immediately enter a state of war.

A sudden and loud air raid siren sounded over Konoha.

"What happened?"

In Konoha Village, many villagers stopped in their tracks, looked up, and stared at each other with puzzled expressions.

Now, the Third Shinobi World War is nearing its end, and Konoha can be considered the biggest winner so far, having achieved victories on battlefields in all directions.

Konoha's homeland has recently been peaceful, as if no war had occurred.

Right now, all that's left is for the victorious army that marched out to Kirigakure to return in triumph, at which point the village will hold a grand celebration banquet and revel for several days.

Until the alarm sounded, this beautiful illusion was finally burst like a bubble.

In the next half hour.

Ordinary villagers of Konoha had to form long queues, rushing to enter underground air-raid shelters and refuges. Meanwhile, the ninjas stationed in Konoha mobilized, setting up various barriers and traps inside and outside the village, displaying a state of high alert.

Like an enemy.

This is the first time in so many years that Konoha's homeland is about to be directly attacked by an enemy.

What's even more unbelievable and unacceptable is that the enemy is only one person.

Intelligence Hall.

With a "pop," a puff of white smoke dissipated, and Jiraiya returned to the spot.

Accompanying him back were two hermits from Mount Myōboku—Shōsaku and Shima.

They were two small toads, one on Jiraiya's left shoulder and the other on his right. Although they looked unremarkable, these two toads had actually been cultivating for over eight hundred years and were elders of Mount Myōboku, second only to the Great Toad Sage in status.

Their strength is naturally terrifying.

This time, the two sages were alerted not because Konoha was under attack and they came to help, but because of Kisame Hoshigaki.

More accurately, it is due to enlightenment.

These two long-lived and knowledgeable toads brought Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others detailed information about the Box of Paradise and Satoru.

That was the ultimate weapon from the era of the Sage of Six Paths.

"Now it seems that Kisame Hoshigaki went to Hozuki Castle prison for the sake of the Kusagakure's Paradise Box. I never thought that the legends about that box were true, and that he actually got his hands on it."

Jiraiya sighed solemnly.

When he first encountered Kisame in the prison cart in Kusagakure, he would never have imagined that a prisoner would become Konoha's greatest enemy.

"Now that we understand the source of that guy's power, it's not impossible to deal with him, is it?"

Tsunade stepped forward, clenching her fists and radiating intense fighting spirit.

She and Kisame had many old and new grudges, and today they would settle them all.

"Don't worry, Fukasaku-sama and Shima-sama have come here to help us defeat Satoru and reseal him back into the Chest of Elysium."

Jiraiya said confidently.

“Little Jiraiya is right.” Upon hearing this, the two immortals nodded in agreement.

"Great."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face lit up with joy, and he immediately ordered his three disciples, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade, to go to the village entrance and keep Kisame Hoshigaki out of the village, so that he would not be allowed to break into the village and wreak havoc.

"Yes!"

The three legendary Sannin of Konoha responded in unison, and led by Jiraiya, they quickly headed outside the village to establish the first line of defense.

After watching the three leave, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt slightly relieved, and then gave instructions to Minato Namikaze:

"Minato, go and rest. You've done your best, don't blame yourself. Also... have Kushina prepare. We might need to use the Nine-Tails' power if necessary."

Upon hearing this, Minato's expression changed, but he quickly regained his composure and bowed his head, replying, "Yes, Hokage-sama."

As soon as he finished speaking, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique and disappeared from the hall.

137. Sealing the Living Slug and Devouring Thousands of Snakes (5K)

Faced with the invasion of the monster Kisame Hoshigaki, Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly devised a series of countermeasures.

Of course, as the Hokage, he wouldn't just sit back and watch; he would personally take to the field and fight alongside his disciples.

Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi ripped off his Hokage robe, revealing the armor underneath.

He had long been prepared for battle.

But at that moment, Danzo suddenly extended his cane to stop Hiruzen Sarutobi, pressing him relentlessly for answers:

"Hiruzen, you've botched this time, causing Konoha to lose five thousand ninjas in one fell swoop. This is an unprecedented loss in the village's history. What do you plan to use to atone for this?"

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi suppressed his anger and said with displeasure, "Danzo, I don't have time to talk to you about this right now."

"Don't try to shirk responsibility."

Danzo said in a deep voice, looking relentless, "I'll settle accounts with you after I deal with that Kisame Hoshigaki. You'd better be prepared, at the very least you can forget about sitting in the Hokage position again."

After saying that, he turned and left.

"Wait! Aren't you going to have your Root unit involved in the battle? Are you just going to stand by and watch?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked, frowning as he watched Danzo's departing figure.

"In this war, Root's duty is to preserve the last remaining strength for Konoha. You, as Hokage, caused this mess yourself, so of course you have to deal with it."

Without turning his head, Danzo said this and left, escorted by two Root ninjas.

"Humph."

Hiruzen Sarutobi snorted coldly. With a formidable enemy at hand, Danzo was still vying for power with him, which greatly displeased him.

However, as he himself said, he has no time to deal with Danzo right now; going out of the village to meet the enemy is the most urgent task.

So, Hiruzen Sarutobi led a large group of Konoha Anbu out of the Hokage Building and headed towards the village entrance.

Within the Land of Fire, in the northwest, lies an underground hideout.

"Obito, something terrible has happened outside! That guy Kisame Hoshigaki has gone on a killing spree!"

The swirling white Zetsu Tobi startled Obito, who was recuperating in bed, and shook him awake from his sleep.

From it, Obito learned of Kisame's incredible feats, including tearing apart Susanoo, destroying the Eight Gates, defeating Minato Namikaze, and annihilating Konoha's 5,000-strong army.

When he heard that Kisame had single-handedly attacked Konoha, he was even more shocked.

Obito couldn't sleep anymore, so he jumped out of bed, put on the White Zetsu again, and ran out of his underground hideout.