The Hidden Leaf Village was exceptionally peaceful at night. In this era, the villagers, who didn't have many entertainment options at night, had become accustomed to going to bed early, and the ninjas returning from missions were already exhausted.
In the darkness, only a single light remained on in the Hokage's office. The elderly Third Hokage sat quietly, smoking his cigarette, reviewing documents and intelligence gathered by the ninjas.
Suddenly, the Third Hokage unconsciously tightened his coat, as if the night had suddenly grown much colder. However, his brow furrowed as he looked towards the Forest of Death, his expression more grave than ever before. The Third Hokage knew it wasn't that the night had become colder, but rather his powerful ninja's instinct for danger—a chilling intuition—was emanating from the direction of the Forest of Death. This time, however, the intuition was far too strong, more unsettling than ever before, even more so than during the Nine-Tailed Fox's attack on Konoha.
The Third Hokage immediately waved his hand, and several masked Anbu ninjas appeared in the Hokage's office, kneeling on one knee before him and awaiting orders.
Upon seeing the ANBU ninja appear, the Third Hokage immediately ordered, "Arrange for the villagers to take refuge immediately, and immediately summon all the Chunin and Jonin in the village to assemble and prepare for battle. Also, immediately send Might Guy to the Forest of Death."
"Yes." Several ANBU members received the order and disappeared from the Hokage's office without saying a word. However, they were all shocked by the Third Hokage's words. They all knew Might Guy, whose normal strength was that of an elite Jonin. Moreover, Might Guy had mastered the forbidden Eight Gates technique, and when necessary, he could even unleash combat power far exceeding that of a Kage. The fact that Might Guy was ordered to rush to the Forest of Death meant that the enemy this time was extremely powerful, and Might Guy might even have to fight to the death.
"Fourth Hokage, it seems it's my turn this time. I hope my intuition is wrong, and Konoha can't afford any more damage." After the Anbu left, the Third Hokage looked towards the Forest of Death, his gaze resolute. He had made up his mind; even if it meant sacrificing his own life, he couldn't let an unknown enemy destroy Konoha.
The Third Hokage then quickly donned his armor and headed towards the Forest of Death.
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In the Forest of Death, an inconspicuous black hole suddenly appeared under a giant tree. Wang Han, who was sleeping in his soul form, was spat out by the black hole, which then immediately disappeared. All of this happened in the blink of an eye.
"Forest..." Ten minutes later, Wang Han, who had been sleeping in his soul state, woke up and frowned as he looked at the towering trees around him. "It seems I need to find a place where there are people and figure out what kind of world this is. I hope it's not some primitive world or alien world. It would be troublesome if there were no humans."
"But let's revive first before that." Wang Han looked at his body in soul form. He was naked in his soul form. Although his soul form was unharmed and made it easy to gather information, Wang Han, who had some experience in transmigrating, was not sure what kind of world this was, or whether there were people with special abilities who could see souls. If there were, and he happened to run into them, he would really lose face.
With the resurrection cheat activated, flesh and blood instantly appeared out of nowhere from Wang Han's soul and rapidly grew. In less than ten seconds, Wang Han had resurrected his physical body. (Wang Han's actual strength was insufficient, so the resurrection time was somewhat slow.) The resurrected Wang Han appeared to be the same age as when he first obtained the resurrection cheat.
Upon resurrecting, Wang Han immediately took out a set of clothes and the black armor he had commissioned Xi Zhicai to make from his backpack, put them on, and donned a black mask to conceal his entire body. He then randomly chose a direction to move forward, the direction from which the Third Hokage was heading.
Having just arrived in this world, Wang Han wasn't sure what kind of world it was, whether humans existed, or what race and clothing they wore. This way, he could conceal his race and appearance, and also adapt to changing circumstances. If he encountered strange aliens, then Wang Han would be helpless.
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"That feeling is gone. Has it left? Or has it hidden itself?" The Third Hokage rushed into the Forest of Death, only to find that the intuition that had made him so uneasy had suddenly vanished. It turned out that the unsettling feeling the Third Hokage had sensed was the killing intent unconsciously emanating from Wang Han, who was asleep in his soul form. Now that Wang Han had awakened and concealed his aura, it was no longer perceptible.
Although the intuition that had made him feel uneasy had disappeared, the Third Generation still quickly headed in the direction of his previous intuition.
"Someone's coming. Is it an enemy?" After walking for another ten minutes, the Third Generation noticed someone walking in his direction and immediately hid carefully.
Sure enough, not long after, the Third Hokage spotted a person wearing strange black armor, a sword at their waist, and completely concealing their identity, approaching. Upon seeing the newcomer, the Third Hokage didn't immediately reveal himself for questioning. Instead, he secretly took out several kunai from his ninja tool pouch, formed a few hand seals, created a shadow clone, and prepared for battle. At this time, a person coming from this direction, wearing strange armor, was almost certainly the source of his unease.
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In Konoha Village, the Anbu quickly notified every household and the village's ninjas, and the once peaceful Konoha became lively again.
"You mean the Third Hokage has already gone to fight the enemy? Do you know who the enemy is?" On the road leading to the Forest of Death, Might Guy and several elite Jonin who came to provide support had solemn expressions.
"The Third Hokage has already headed towards the Forest of Death, but we still don't know who the enemy is," the Anbu said gravely.
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