"Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!"
Lin Yu held the golden giant sword with one hand and slashed it casually. The Four Violet Flames Formation that had been encircling everyone was torn apart like paper. The golden light, undiminished, cut directly into the earth.
Swish!
There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a dazzling golden light that entered the eyes of the Leaf ninja. Then, they discovered that it had split!
The trees split, the ground split, the Forest of Death split, the barrier split, and people... split!
The Leaf ninja standing in the path of the golden giant sword had no power to resist. They were as fragile as paper, annihilated, leaving not even a drop of blood.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and a group of Leaf ninja watched the crack not far from them with relief. Fortunately, they had narrowly avoided being split!
After relief came infinite fear that swept through their bodies. What level of ninjutsu was this? It had even split the entire Forest of Death in half!
Was this a power that humans could resist?
Many ninjas with weak willpower had already dropped their kunai, collapsing on the ground, muttering in fear, "The opponent is not human! How can such power be controlled by humans! We are all going to die today!"
"How can this be! Why has such a powerful expert appeared in the ninja world! Will Konoha be destroyed today?"
"This is a god! This is the power that only gods can possess!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's old face also showed a look of terror. He had never witnessed such power before.
No! He had witnessed it; it was power as terrifying as the First Hokage's!
It was not something ninjas like them could resist!
At this moment, even Hiruzen Sarutobi's spirit felt a little dejected. How could they win against such an enemy? If the opponent wanted to destroy Konoha, who could stop them?
Minato Namikaze? Or Lin Yu?
Minato! Lin Yu!
Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes gleamed. That's right! Their Konoha still had Minato Namikaze and Lin Yu!
One mastered Space-Time Ninjutsu, and the other mastered the First Hokage's Wood Style!
They might not be able to contend with the Moon God before them!
Hiruzen Sarutobi helped up a ninja who had collapsed beside him and said loudly, "Get up, everyone! We haven't lost yet. The Fourth Hokage is on his way. We must hold on!"
Upon hearing this, everyone whose hope had been shattered felt a jolt in their hearts. That's right, they still had the Hokage!
The Hokage would definitely not lose!
"Stand up! We just need to hold on until the Hokage arrives! The Hokage can definitely defeat them!"
"Everyone, try harder! It's just death! I survived the Third Great Ninja War, am I going to be afraid of just one person!"
The fighting spirit of the Leaf ninja was reawakened by Hiruzen Sarutobi, but there was no joy on his face. Logically, with such a huge commotion in the Forest of Death, Minato and Lin Yu should have known.
Even if they were blocked by the Four Violet Flames Formation earlier, now that the barrier had been broken, they should have appeared!
What was going on? Could there be others who were holding Minato and Lin Yu back?
If Hiruzen Sarutobi thought of this possibility, his heart sank to the bottom!
Danzō! I might not be able to return! You must take good care of the fishing rod I gave you, it's a testament to our happy times!
...
Little did he know that Minato Namikaze, whom Hiruzen Sarutobi was thinking about, was eating a large portion of miso ramen at Ichiraku Ramen!
"Here you go! Hokage-sama, your ramen is ready. Please enjoy!"
"Thank you!"
Minato Namikaze replied politely, picked up his chopsticks, clasped his hands together, and said, "Well, I'm going to eat!"
Slurp, slurp!
"The taste is still as amazing as ever!"
"Is that so? Hahaha, then eat more!"
Teuchi wiped his apron, looking gently at Minato Namikaze, who was eating ramen in his shop just like when he was a child. Who would have thought that the sunny little boy back then had become the Fourth Hokage in the blink of an eye!
Teuchi had watched Minato Namikaze grow step by step to this point. As expected, his judgment was excellent! He had seen from the start that Minato had the makings of a Hokage!
Unlike some red-haired brat who only brought along strange people and made his wrists tired!
Bang!
A cup on the table fell. Teuchi quickly picked it up and swept it away, looking worriedly in the direction of the Forest of Death.
"Sigh, I wonder what happened. Even the village can feel the tremors."
Slurp, slurp!
"Don't worry, Brother Teuchi."
"Hokage-sama, do you really not need to go and see?"
Slurp, slurp!
"Don't worry! I'll go after I finish eating."
Minato Namikaze also felt some worry, but Senior Lin Yu had told him: the protagonist always comes out to save the day at the last moment! You absolutely cannot appear early!
There was no choice, so Minato Namikaze could only kill time at Ichiraku Ramen. Anyway, he had a Flying Thunder God mark in the Forest of Death, and he was just waiting for Senior Lin Yu's signal.
Minato Namikaze had been observing the situation in the Forest of Death from the shop window. Suddenly, another golden light caught his eye. This was the third one!
Three times is the limit!
This was the signal Senior Lin Yu had given him! It was time for him to appear!
"Brother Teuchi, I'm leaving the money here. I have to go!"
The moment he finished speaking, Teuchi turned around, and Minato Namikaze was no longer in his seat. Only a large portion of the large-portion ramen was left. Teuchi frowned: Minato, you really… you ordered a large portion and couldn't finish it!
He must have learned bad habits from some red-haired brat! Showing off when he had no money!
...
Swish!
A figure with golden hair appeared in the Forest of Death. The white Hokage robe fluttering in the wind revealed the identity of the person!
The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze!
"It's the Hokage! The Hokage is here!"
"It's really the Hokage! Wuwuwu!"
"To be able to survive and see the Hokage, I really want to cry! Wuwuwu!"
Minato Namikaze's serious and earnest expression was immediately bewildered by the wailing Leaf ninja!
Senior Lin Yu! How could you have messed up my subordinates like this!
On the ground, three cracks, as deep as abysses, enveloped the Leaf ninja, forming a triangle that enclosed them, daring them not to take a step out.
Because those who stepped out were already dead, but the circle was small, so hundreds of Leaf ninja could only hug each other, looking quite comical.
After unleashing those three strikes, Lin Yu had deactivated his Tenseigan Chakra Mode. After all, every second saved was a second saved!
Seeing Minato Namikaze arrive, he knew it was time to retreat.
"Fourth Hokage? Our organization does not wish to be enemies with Konoha. As long as you hand over Orochimaru and the Scroll of Seals, we will leave immediately!"
Minato Namikaze landed in front of the Leaf ninja and said coldly, "Is Konoha a place you can come and go as you please? Today, you must give me an explanation!"
"Tch! You don't want face? Then... Orochimaru, let's go!"
Everyone thought another earth-shattering battle would ensue, but they didn't expect the opponents to just run away? Was their Hokage so intimidating?
Hiruzen Sarutobi crawled out of the crowd, panting, "Minato, the, the Scroll of Seals..."
Minato Namikaze's eyes narrowed and he said, "Don't worry! They won't get away! I will definitely retrieve the Scroll of Seals!"
Swish!
Minato Namikaze disappeared from his spot, which made Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had extended his hand and was taking a deep breath, swallow his saliva. He had originally wanted to say: Forget about the Scroll of Seals, the ninjutsu on it has duplicates in the village. Why didn't you listen to me finish talking!
Sigh!
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed, and suddenly thought, did I accidentally get rid of the Fourth Hokage!