From Hokage to Visionary

By the time he realized it, his whole body was being dragged by the stem and his Susanoo was thrown out.

"No, I'm only focusing on what's in front of me!"

Orochimaru's pupils shrank slightly, and he opened his mouth hastily, and a shadow flew out.

Swish!

Almost at the same time, the sharp dagger chopped down.

The head rolled off, but Senju Tobirama showed no joy. Instead, he looked in the direction of the flying shadow and saw a wet Orochimaru, whose lower body had turned into a snake, quickly escaping in the forest. He snorted coldly, "Substitution jutsu? Your perception is very sharp, but... how long can you run?"

Then he accelerated and caught up.

On the other side, Uchiha Sogetsu wanted to rescue Orochimaru, but before he could take a step, the First Hokage suddenly stopped him and grinned at him: "Sorry, I can't let you pass."

"Go away!"

He controlled Susanoo, held the sword, gathered strength and chopped down heavily.

In an instant, a rolling storm wrapped around the end of the sword, like an overwhelming raging wave, cutting through the air with terrifying momentum, creating turbulent shock waves.

"Wooden Release: The Technique of All Bags!"

The First Hokage put his palms together, and as the ground shattered, a pair of huge wooden hands appeared.

when!

He put his palms together and caught the falling sword firmly.

The aftermath of the sword blade spread, splitting the ground into a gully dozens of meters long. The exploding gale howled, making a sharp humming sound.

Susanoo, whose blade was clamped by both hands, tried to struggle, but the First Hokage changed his gestures again and shouted:

"Wood Release·Wood Dragon Technique!"

In an instant, the thick roots spreading nearby turned into a lifelike wooden dragon, which moved up along the sword blade and tightly bound Susanoo.

The more Susanoo struggled, the stronger the wooden dragon's binding force became, and the armor made of chakra was showing signs of cracking under the constant pressure.

But the more terrifying thing about this move is that the Wood Dragon Technique can also absorb chakra. Realizing this, Uchiha Sogetsu acted decisively, released Susanoo, and the Mangekyo in his left eye spun rapidly.

Obviously, he intends to use pupil techniques to decide the outcome!

"I'm sorry, kid."

The First Hokage seemed to have expected this and grinned, "I don't intend to let you use the Mangekyō Technique."

Most of the Uchiha clan's Mangekyō eye techniques are rather troublesome and difficult to deal with, and the first Hokage happened to be the person who feared trouble the most.

So, he's a little more 'violent'.

"Kid, don't blame me when you wake up."

The First Hokage thought to himself, then put his palms together, and black and green lines appeared on his eyebrows and face.

In an instant, the First Hokage's aura changed drastically, as if he was connected to heaven and earth. His already terrifying amount of chakra became even more astonishing under the gaze of the Mangekyo.

"Immortal Technique. Mingshenmen!"

A huge red torii suddenly fell from the sky.

Uchiha Sogetsu was about to run away, but his ankle was entangled by the spreading roots. He used wind jutsu to crush the vines that were in the way, but was delayed for a second.

And at this second, the ending was determined.

The red torii gate fell down with a loud bang, suppressing Uchiha Sogetsu.

"Don't worry, kid."

The first Hokage's face returned to normal. He looked at Uchiha Munetsuki who was suppressed by the Torii and smiled faintly: "The Myojin Gate will only suppress your chakra. I don't want to attack the hero of Konoha, so... you better wait here obediently."

The battle here has come to an end.

On the other side, although Orochimaru was able to hold out for a while with his strange ninjutsu, he was ultimately no match for Senju Tobirama and was completely forced into a desperate situation.

"It's all over, Orochimaru."

Senju Tobirama placed his sharp dagger on Orochimaru's neck and said coldly, "Your ambition ends here. In the days ahead... you will spend the rest of your life in prison."

For such a person who was publicly announced as the criminal of the village, the best outcome is not to kill him, but to let him repent for his actions in endless dark years!

However, even though he was forced into a desperate situation and his life depended on the thoughts of others, Orochimaru not only did not show the slightest fear on his face, but instead the corners of his lips slightly raised, with a hint of a smile, as if everything was still under his control.

"Haha, time's up..."

"What did you say?"

Senju Tobirama frowned, feeling uncomfortable. That fearless look made it seem like... he had some backup plan.

"I mean……"

Orochimaru looked at the Second Hokage with a hint of regret in his eyes, and then a strange smile appeared on his gloomy face: "It's time to say goodbye."

Senju Tobirama realized that something was wrong and slashed horizontally with his short sword decisively.

However, an unexpected scene happened. The sharp dagger slashed past, but there was no blood spurting out as imagined, and Orochimaru's head was not cut off.

Senju Tobirama's pupils shrank: "What's going on?"

Even though he was familiar with the battlefield, he had never seen such a strange ninjutsu, it was simply unbelievable!

Orochimaru was like... he had become hollow!

Like flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water, you can see it but you can’t touch it.

"Orochimaru... you have indeed fallen!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who arrived in a hurry, had a livid face and was filled with grief as he looked at his once proudest disciple.

"Then when did you know the real me?"

Orochimaru's eyes were cold, and he said calmly: "I've had enough. This suffocating emptiness and limited life are the biggest shackles, but it doesn't matter, because from now on... I will stand above all mortals."

"When we meet next time..."

Black hair fluttered, and Orochimaru's pale golden pupils reflected the figures of the two. He raised the corners of his lips arrogantly and grinned: "I... will completely shed this mortal body, like the white snake reincarnation, and embark on the road to becoming a god!"

then.

His body slowly faded away.

The next moment, right under their noses, the culprit... Orochimaru disappeared out of thin air so strangely!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 217 Uchiha Munetsuki's flawless life

In full view of everyone, Orochimaru's figure became ethereal and then disappeared out of thin air.

There was no sign at all, and even during the entire process, there was not a single chakra fluctuation. Even Tobirama Senju, who was well-versed in ninjutsu, couldn't help but reveal a look of deep confusion on his face.

"Damn it, he actually got away!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Orochimaru who left peacefully, pounded the ground angrily, his face full of resentment.

But even if I am unwilling, what can I do?

Thinking of what happened today, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but show pain on his face. He closed his eyes and sighed: "Teacher, I was wrong. I shouldn't have believed him from the beginning. If it weren't for my connivance, what happened today wouldn't have happened."

However, Senju Tobirama's mind was on something else. He stared at the place where Orochimaru had just left with a thoughtful look on his face, and said softly, "You say, Orochimaru made such a big fuss, is it really just to destroy Konoha? Is it that simple?"

He always felt as if something was not right about the whole thing.

At this moment, after calming down, he reviewed the entire battle again and suddenly discovered a detail.

That is, everything Orochimaru did, as well as his various words and deeds, were clearly filled with an extremely strong sense of incongruity!

"Thinking about it carefully, it seems to be true."

Sarutobi Hiruzen understood immediately and quickly understood what his teacher meant. He also frowned, "In my impression, Orochimaru has always been cautious and intelligent. He would never do anything meaningless, let alone announce his betrayal in a very high-profile manner like today, and then threaten to destroy Konoha. I don't understand why he would do it when he knows it is impossible to succeed?"

"Yeah, he's not a fool. He knows it's impossible to succeed, but he still insists on doing it."

Senju Tobirama's eyes flickered slightly, and there was a hint of coldness in his words: "Unless, from the very beginning, he was planning to fail when doing this."

"You mean you still want to do it even though you know you're going to fail?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen reacted quickly and guessed a possibility immediately. His expression changed slightly: "Orochimaru did it on purpose. We were all fooled!"

"Yes, we were all fooled!"

It was not until this time that Senju Tobirama realized that they had all been tricked by Orochimaru.

What a good idea!

Should we say that he is worthy of being Sarutobi's disciple?

His acting skills were so superb that they kept all of them in the dark!

When he thought of this, Senju Tobirama was furious. He glared at Sarutobi Hiruzen fiercely and said through gritted teeth, "Go, let the Anbu search immediately. Since Orochimaru is going to such great lengths to divert our attention, his target must be somewhere in Konoha!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who inexplicably attracted the fire, felt so aggrieved that he couldn't say anything. He could only shrink his neck and go to inform the Anbu.

On the other side.

After Orochimaru left, it seemed like the distance was too far, and the talisman that controlled Uchiha Sogetsu quickly lost its effectiveness.

After regaining consciousness, Uchiha Munetsuki, who was suppressed by the Myojin Gate, looked at the destroyed scene around him with an apologetic look on his face, and said bitterly: "I'm sorry, Shodaime-sama, if I hadn't insisted on letting Orochimaru master the Impure World Reincarnation, perhaps the situation today wouldn't have happened."

"It's not your fault."

Looking at the handsome boy in front of him, the first Hokage sighed and felt a little uncomfortable.

Such a good child, how could he be killed by that bastard Danzo?

"Yondaime, is it really you?!"

At this time, a person from the Anbu who was in charge of finishing off the matter was trembling as he walked towards this side.

Following the sound, Uchiha Sogetsu smiled and greeted him: "It's you, Linjiao, long time no see, how are you doing recently?"

With a thud, Linjiao knelt on his knees in front of everyone.

"Yondaime, I'm sorry, it's all my fault!"

The head of the Anbu could no longer control himself and burst into tears: "If I could hold on a little longer and follow you, maybe you wouldn't have died!"

Uchiha Sogetsu's eyes were gentle, and he said softly: "Get up, Linjiao, this matter cannot be blamed on you."

But even so, Linjiao could not forgive himself. Ever since the death of the Fourth Hokage, he has been trapped in deep self-blame and guilt.

He even fantasized countless times that if he had insisted on following the Fourth Hokage, would that incident not have happened?

But unfortunately, there is no if.

Now, seeing the Fourth Hokage again, the heavy guilt and self-blame instantly broke down Linjiao's defenses.

"If you feel you owe it to me, then please protect Konoha for me." Uchiha Sogetsu said softly.

"Yes, Yondaime, I will definitely protect Konoha for you!"

Looking at the young man who was like the sun, Linjiao felt a long-lost sense of security. The darkness that once shrouded him seemed to be dispelled by a ray of gentle sunshine.

"The Yondaime!"

"Is it the Yondaime? Damn it, let me through!"

"Let me see the Yondaime!"

"Please, sir, let me take one more look at the Fourth Master!"

"Yondaime, we missed you!"

The ninjas who were originally outside the barrier now swarmed in like a tide.

But the enthusiastic crowd was stopped by the Anbu and could only stand on tiptoe and look inside, hoping to take another look at the gentle 'Fourth Hokage'.

"Want to go meet them?"

The First Hokage slowly asked, "I can lift the Myojin Gate and let you take another look at them."

After hesitating for a while, Uchiha Munetsuki shook his head and showed a gentle smile: "No, Master Shodai, I have no face to see you all after causing such a big mess."

"You can't be blamed for what happened to Orochimaru."

The first Hokage felt it was a pity more and more. Uchiha, who was so kind and sincere, was simply born to be Hokage.