In front of the Hokage Building, the verbal dispute between Sarutobi Hiruzen and Orochimaru quickly ended.
Orochimaru was well prepared. He produced a fake order issued by the Root ninjas, evidence of exposing Kato Dan's whereabouts to the Hidden Rain Village, evidence of hiring bounty ninjas to attack Kato Dan, and even searched for intelligence on the brains of three Root ninjas.
Faced with overwhelming evidence, the Third Hokage had no choice but to shut up.
Finally, he said loudly to Orochimaru: "I already know about this matter, and I have already punished Shimura Danzo. As for the evidence you presented, I will have someone investigate it seriously. Once it is verified, I will severely punish him."
Tsunade stood up and shouted, "Sarutobi-sensei, you have no credibility in this matter!"
"When Rope Tree was attacked five years ago, the Root ninjas were also suspected, and you also said that you would investigate and impose severe punishment. What was the result?"
"I've waited for five years, and not only has Shimura Danzo not been punished, he has once again murdered my lover!"
"Today, Danzo Shimura must die!"
"Assholes!" Sarutobi Hiruzen roared, "What do you want to do? You are so lawless, how dare you yell at me, the Hokage? Do you want to be a traitor?"
Kato Dan sneered: "Third Hokage, when you protect a traitor who murdered me, do you still think you are the Hokage?"
"The Hokage who is recognized by the Konoha Ninja is the Hokage. If you can't get the recognition of the Konoha Ninja, hehe..."
Having said that, there is actually nothing more to say.
Sarutobi Hiruzen threw off his Hokage haori and took off his Hokage hat, revealing a set of armor from the Warring States period, and assumed a fighting stance.
"Orochimaru, Tsunade, you have disappointed me so much. If you want the power of Hokage, then come up and kill me, the Third Hokage, and don't let ordinary Konoha ninjas die in vain."
An unprecedented sadness and disappointment flashed in Orochimaru's eyes, and tears dripped from the corners of his eyes.
But he walked forward without hesitation and came to the open space in front of the Hokage Building.
Tsunade covered her heart with her right hand, as if she was in great heartache, and followed Orochimaru's footsteps.
Jiraiya was originally depressed, and after hearing what Sarutobi Hiruzen said, he opened his mouth wide and tears streamed out, but they soon turned into raging anger.
Jiraiya took two steps at a time and caught up with the two classmates, muttering, "This is not my teacher. My teacher is a great hero, not a vicious politician."
Orochimaru sighed, "People change. I don't recognize Sarutobi-sensei like this. Let's just send him away."
Tsunade clenched her fists, making crackling sounds. "Since he protected Danzo who murdered Rope Tree and Broken, he is no longer my teacher."
The Third Hokage was in his prime, and his short but strong body filled up the armor so much that he could hardly make any sound.
When he heard what his three disciples said, the shame in his heart gradually disappeared and his anger gradually grew.
Sarutobi Hiruzen sneered, "As a disciple, I am very happy that you have grown in strength, but I did not expect that you would dare not acknowledge me as your teacher and instead attack me. This is so disappointing."
"Let me use my strength to tell you that the teacher will always be your teacher. It's too early for you to rebel!"
The two sides slowly approached each other, uttering harsh words to each other, and the chakra fluctuations on their bodies became stronger and stronger.
But in this tense situation, beneath the endless anger in the four people's eyes, there was hesitation, reluctance and confusion that could not be hidden.
The master-disciple relationship between Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other three is not fake, and their concern and love for each other is not fake. No one can really be cruel to each other.
As the two sides got closer, their steps became slower and slower, and their hesitation became more and more obvious.
At this awkward moment, a masked "very evil" blonde ninja appeared behind Tsunade. She put her hands on Tsunade and Jiraiya's shoulders.
Subconsciously, Tsunade counterattacked with super strength jutsu, but her super strength jutsu was countered by an even more powerful super strength jutsu, which completely offset her power.
Tsunade instantly understood who the person was. Although she was very suspicious, she no longer resisted and allowed the other party to throw her backwards.
Jiraiya also activated the Ninja Technique: Needle Jizo to defend himself, but an indescribable force came from the hand on his shoulder.
The overwhelming force did not harm Jiraiya's body, but was cleverly transformed into shock waves that made his entire body numb. His hard and sharp hair was also shaken like noodles, without any lethality or defensive power.
What surprised Jiraiya the most was that this power gave him a very familiar feeling.
Yes, it was the beating he had received since he was a child, the suffocating strange force from Tsunade's fist, but this force was obviously stronger than Tsunade's, and she controlled it more freely. It actually softened his hair and joints all over his body without causing any substantial damage.
Jiraiya guessed in his confused mind that this person had a deep relationship with Tsunade, so he obediently let the other party leave him behind.
Orochimaru, being a smart man, didn't need the great villain Tsunade to throw him away. As soon as she appeared, Orochimaru's body had softened and he quickly retreated with his two classmates.
The situation on the battlefield suddenly changed, and the opposing party changed from the Three Ninjas of Konoha to a female ninja.
Although she wore a mask to hide her face, her tall figure, long golden ponytail, and a chest that would make any woman marvel, all proved that she was a great beauty.
However, Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't care whether the other party was a beauty or not. He felt a huge threat and an extremely familiar feeling from the ninja opposite him.
He confirmed at the first moment that this should be a ninja he knew, but even after searching his memory, he could not find a female who matched the name.
For some reason, Sarutobi Hiruzen intuitively determined that the person standing opposite him was Tsunade, but how was this possible?
He looked at Tsunade who stood up among the group of ninjas and shook his head, denying this correct answer.
Sarutobi Hiruzen is experienced, powerful, and his keen fighting sense has not been completely erased.
Coupled with the problem of perspective, he saw the movement trajectory of the great villain Tsunade, who jumped out from the last group of ninjas that gathered.
And there were several familiar faces among those ninjas. They were members of the Senju clan who had dispersed and changed their surnames.
The re-cohesion of the Senju clan is the biggest nightmare of the Third Hokage's group, far more than the inherently evil Uchiha clan, because the entire power base of the Hokage is from the Senju clan.
Sarutobi Hiruzen became serious, and his murderous aura became particularly sharp and no longer erratic.
Even Danzo Shimura, who was standing on the balcony, locked his eyes on Tsunade, secretly calculating how to launch a sneak attack.
The pair reached the same conclusion in tacit agreement.
This female ninja gives people the feeling of Tsunade, and she came from the Senju ninja clan. She is the leader of this generation of Senju.
As a kunoichi from the Senju clan, she must be a relative of Tsunade, so it's not surprising that they feel similar.
Tsunade felt the momentum and murderous intent of Sarutobi Hiruzen opposite her. Compared with the Third Hokage she saw last, he was much more powerful.
[Looking at this trend, Sarutobi-sensei's overall strength has been declining since he became Hokage. ]
[The system's intelligence mentioned that in some worlds, Sarutobi Sensei was still the Third Hokage in Konoha's 60th year. Oh my god, I can't imagine how weak he would be.]
[Because I really couldn't bear to attack Sarutobi Sensei, I missed the chance to beat up the old man last time. This time Sarutobi Hiruzen is not my teacher, I will not be soft-hearted. ]
[Someone has to take responsibility for the revenge of Rope Tree. It's your bad luck, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen. ]
[Borrow your body to let me vent the hatred in my heart. 】
The hatred in Tsunade's heart was gradually aroused. Facing the Third Hokage of this world, she found that she did not feel any signs of softness, and her murderous aura broke out undisturbed.
Tsunade's murderous aura and Sarutobi Hiruzen's murderous aura came into direct contact and were tightly entangled together. Now the battle between them was imminent and had to be started.
Sarutobi Hiruzen did not hesitate. He clasped his hands together, completed the seal within a second, and threw out a shuriken.
Ninja Technique: Shuriken Clone Technique
The shurikens flying in the air were spinning at high speed, and under the effect of ninjutsu, they were divided into two, then into four, and then grew exponentially all the way until they turned into a group of shurikens flying all over the sky.
This is an A-level ninjutsu developed by Sarutobi Hiruzen based on the Shadow Clone Technique developed by the Second Hokage.
It is his favorite and most commonly used opening ninjutsu, which is used to test the opponent's strength and is very effective in disrupting the opponent's rhythm.
It can even be used flexibly as a surface-killing ninjutsu to eliminate those weaker Genin.
As an A-level ninjutsu, the chakra consumption is not much. As long as the control is good enough, the chakra consumption is even less than the C-level Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique.
Tsunade was born with water and earth attribute chakra, but she is no longer used to fighting with ninjutsu.
Looking at the shurikens flying all over the sky, Tsunade just raised her fist and punched hard into the air.
Unexpectedly, the punch landed in mid-air.
Tsunade's fist hit the air. The illusory air was completely forceless, but under Tsunade's fist it showed rigidity, just like glass being hit by a cannonball, vibrating violently at high speed.
The high-speed vibration of the air evolved into layers of superimposed waves, which had substantial destructive power like the sound barrier, breaking the shurikens flying in the sky into pieces. In the end, only a distorted shuriken fell to the ground with a crisp metallic sound.
After shattering the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique, the air shockwaves gathered into an explosive sound wave and poured out in the direction of Sarutobi Hiruzen.
The speed of the sound wave is naturally the speed of sound, which is far beyond the throwing speed of kunai and shuriken in a short distance, forcing the Third Hokage to give up the half-prepared water escape technique and use earth escape technique: earth wall technique to resist the sonic attack.
There was a huge cry of surprise among the Konoha ninjas. They had not expected that an unfamiliar ninja could offset two ninjutsu of the Third Hokage with a single attack and put him at a disadvantage.
This is the Hokage, he should be the strongest ninja in Konoha Village, how could he be so weak?
In an instant, the reputation that the Third Hokage had accumulated over nearly twenty years and with countless hard work and efforts was almost cut in half.
In the final analysis, ninja is a combat profession, and the essence of a ninja village is a militarized violent organization. No matter how well a ninja as a shadow does, as long as he is weaker than others, that is original sin.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third Hokage of Konoha Village, who claimed to be the strongest Hokage of all time, was defeated by a single punch from an unknown female ninja.
The Konoha ninja suddenly felt that Sarutobi Hiruzen was incompetent.
At that time, the Inuzuka clan erupted in violence. These foolish ninjas subconsciously moved their positions and moved closer to the group of ninjas who opposed the Hokage.
Tsunade's eyes were shining in the crowd. She found that this familiar stranger ninja was simply her best mentor. His every move showed her the path to the future.
Especially the punch that hit the air, it was like opening the door to a new world, and a vast world appeared in front of Tsunade.
Orochimaru also noticed this, and he said with emotion: "Tsunade, you are so lucky. With this senior from the Senju clan as a role model, your future path is infinitely broad."
Jiraiya couldn't help but say with envy: "Ah, a big family is good. You don't even have to work hard to study the future ninjutsu yourself. You just need to learn from your seniors and you will have everything... Ouch!"
Tsunade retracted her fist, chuckled, and no longer bothered to continue scolding Jiraiya. She continued to concentrate on watching the battle between "herself" and her teacher.
[Humph, I'm learning from myself, what's there to be embarrassed about? ]
The battle between Tsunade and Sarutobi Hiruzen did not stop.
Sarutobi Hiruzen claimed that he was "the strongest Hokage of all time", which was of course an exaggeration, but the nickname "Doctor of Ninjutsu" given to him by others was indeed well-deserved.
He formed seals with his hands as fast as lightning, and his mouth was like an endless magic pocket, spitting out lightning escape, earth escape, water escape, wind escape, and fire escape continuously.
But Ossante's response was very monotonous, just punching out one after another.
Be it lightning, whirlwind, earth dragon, water column or fireball, all were turned into slag by Tsunade's powerful punch, and finally returned to pure chakra.
Even the Earth Style: Earth Flow River that created the environment, under Tsunade's feet, all the mud flew away and turned into a big pit on the ground.
Tsunade, who was wielding a pair of iron fists with invincibility, was extremely excited. She did not make any evasive moves and chased and attacked Sarutobi Hiruzen fiercely, forcing the old man, who had not yet aged, to jump up and down.
She even shouted happily: "Third Hokage, you look like a big monkey now!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen was furious, but the rhythm of the battle had been forced to this point and there was no way to change it in a short period of time. The more anxious he was to reverse the situation, the more likely he was to make mistakes.
He was careless and was nearly hit in the face by Tsunade's iron fist, but he instinctively used the substitution technique to divert the damage.
Everyone was still marveling at the Third Hokage's proficiency in ninjutsu, but he himself felt an inexplicable shame for using such a "low-level" ninjutsu.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was greatly shocked by this and completely put away his contempt. He regarded the masked ninja in front of him as an equal enemy, at least at the level of the Kazekage or Mizukage.
As Sarutobi Hiruzen became serious, the fight between the two became more and more intense. Neither he nor Tsunade held back, and the scope of the battlefield began to expand uncontrollably.
Although the square in front of the Hokage Building was large, it could not accommodate the battle between two Kage-level ninjas, and the aftermath of the battle began to affect the surrounding buildings.
The nearest Hokage Building was the first to be affected. All decorations such as doors, windows and glass were swept away, and even the railings and decorative wall paint began to peel off.
But the Hokage Building was the earliest building when Konoha Village was first built. From the very beginning it was designed as a fortress for ninja battles, and the strength of its walls is exaggerated.
The Third Hokage's ordinary ninjutsu could only scrape off a little bit of the wall.
In comparison, the surrounding buildings are not so solid.
Under the violent shaking and the attacks of rock bombs, fire bombs and lightning, one building structure after another was damaged, and some collapsed or tilted.
The onlookers also retreated, not daring to approach the battlefield.
As the battle progressed, the Third Hokage realized that ordinary ninjutsu could not hurt the opponent at all, so under the cover of the Shadow Clone Technique, he began to use his best combination ninjutsu.
The Earth Dragon Flame Flow and the Thunder Water Dragon Bullet attacked in an alternating pattern. The combined ninjutsu was so powerful that it exceeded the strength of Tsunade's punch. Even several consecutive punches could not break the ninjutsu.
Finally, Tsunade was forced to dodge and could no longer maintain her aggressive offensive posture, and the pressure on the Third Hokage suddenly eased.
After finally completing the comeback, Sarutobi Hiruzen's face looked better and he had enough energy to notice the strangeness of the other party.
Although Tsunade's attack system has long been a complete one, she has been taught by Sarutobi Hiruzen since she was a child, so her vigorous physical skills are inevitably mixed with physical skills unique to the Sarutobi clan.
That was the physical skill from the King Kong Ape Tribe of Mount Kongo. It had fierce attacks but also flexible techniques to connect them.
These little tricks are meaningless to other ninjas, but for Tsunade, who has developed super strength since childhood, they are very crucial skills that can solve the defect of super strength being too strong.
After calming down, Sarutobi Hiruzen soon discovered that Tsunade's physical skills included several practical techniques he had developed.
The Third Hokage was stunned. Although the answer was too unbelievable, he still guessed that the masked ninja in front of him was his disciple Tsunade.
In this way, several incomprehensible questions in Sarutobi Hiruzen's mind were answered.
It was Tsunade who saved Nawaki and Kato Dan. It was she who secretly united the Senju clan and then connected the various ninja clans, paving the way for Orochimaru.
Even...it was Tsunade who convinced the Uchiha clan.
Although Sarutobi Hiruzen found it difficult to understand why the Uchiha clan would be persuaded by Tsunade, this was the most likely reason he could imagine.
The most important thing is that the Tsunade who did all this is not the Tsunade of today, but comes from the future.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for Tsunade to suddenly grow up and possess such a powerful chakra amount, such a complete tactical system and such perfect supernatural powers.