Being said to be like Hashirama Senju is an affirmation and recognition of one's strength, and in a broad sense, it is a considerable degree of praise. Hashirama Senju is revered as the God of the Ninja World, and he can defeat the Ninja World by himself. His reputation is second only to the Six Paths Sage in mythology. Being praised for being similar to him is definitely something that countless ninjas dream of.
But people who are familiar with Hashirama Senju would not want to wear this hat. From some perspective, being similar to Hashirama Senju is not a good thing.
This means your intelligence is questioned! You are like Senju Hashirama! Your whole family is like Senju Hashirama!
Duke decided not to argue with Sarutobi Hiruzen because of his age. Old people are bound to speak without thinking.
Swish! Swish! Zixiao and Yuhi Shinku landed behind Sarutobi Hiruzen. Zixiao saw the wound on Duke's chest from the black stick and asked nervously, "Are you injured? How serious is the injury? Is it okay?"
Duke was tricked by Minato, and his tactic of exchanging injuries for lives failed. Three holes were stabbed in the chest, and the blood soaked his green vest red, making him look quite miserable.
"Don't worry! In Sage Mode, the cells will be activated and the wound has healed." The ice clone Duke said, picking up Hades and placing him in Zixiao's arms.
The two men bargained for the price and discussed the great cause of extracting sperm, without consulting the person concerned. Hades was sleeping soundly, completely unaware that he was being sold. But even if he knew, he would probably agree to it happily. He could get a shot and a commission, so what was there to be dissatisfied about?
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"Before Senior Brother Minato arrives, I want to restrain the Nine-Tailed Fox. That move is quite destructive, so you guys stay away from it." The Ice Clone said as he began to slowly form seals with his hands, one seal per second, and the speed of forming seals was surprisingly slow.
A familiar low voice interrupted Zixiao's memories. He looked over with an unfriendly expression and a playful smile on his face: "Isn't this the former head of the Inuzuka family, Elder Chong?"
"Kill you, kill you——"
"It's just a clone, but he can do this... He doesn't need me to worry about him anymore."
"It's called Wood Release, but in fact it's just a facade and not worth mentioning compared to the First Hokage. Not to mention the Nine-Tails, even the other tailed beasts can only be trapped for a moment." Duke knew that the Wood Release he performed with the help of Hades was not as good as Uchiha Madara's A-grade imitation, let alone being compared with the First Hokage's Wood Release.
"Yes, that's the one you sold me."
"Robbery is not as quick as this to make money!" Zixiao said as a matter of course.
To make an inappropriate analogy, if the first generation's Wood Release is the Amazon rainforest, Uchiha Madara's Wood Release is the African grassland, and Yamato's Wood Release is the bonsai on the balcony, then Duke and Hades' Wood Release are the green belts on both sides of the road.
Duke obviously forgot that Naruto only had half of the Nine-Tailed Beast in his stomach, and its ability had declined greatly. The Nine-Tailed Beast now had both yin and yang, and its chakra was endless, which was truly the leader of the nine tailed beasts.
The ice clone was about to dissolve itself, but saw from the corner of his eye that the Konoha ninjas had suffered heavy casualties, so he used the summoning technique again and summoned a small number of slugs. After exhausting the last bit of chakra, the ice clone shattered into ice flowers all over the ground, and the slugs escaped from the ice wall as usual, splitting into small slugs to heal the wounded.
The Nine-Tails woke up and roared to the sky, and the depth of its hatred moved Duke. He finally understood why Obito wanted to wear Uchiha Madara's vest, and it seemed that he planned to retire and put the blame on Madara.
Also, why do your lines sound so familiar? Damn, isn't this what I said when I was selling dogs?
"Immortal Technique·Ice Escape·Ice Wall!"
"Isn't the Nine-Tailed Fox trapped in Wood Release?" Zixiao asked in surprise.
A thick ice wall rose from the ground, towering more than 20 meters high, and its length reached an astonishing 1,000 meters. The thick ice wall was filled with cold mist, and just getting close to it made your hands and feet cold, clearly separating Konoha from the Nine-Tails.
"It's just a good thing that you're here. I'll leave Hades to you. I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving it to anyone else."
"Can it be cheaper?" Inuzuka Shige gritted his teeth and swallowed it, almost choking to death. But for the sake of his family, he endured it.
The one who interrupted Zixiao's recollection was Inuzuka Shige, who sold Hades to Duke. Inuzuka Shige, who retired from the position of clan leader a few years ago and became the elder of the family, was looking at Hades without blinking. Zixiao could guess what he was going to say with his toes.
"Master Zixiao, can you lend me a camera to talk?"
"Is the Nine-Tailed Fox so fierce?" The green belt was in a mess after being tossed around by the Nine-Tailed Fox, and Duke was shocked by the sight.
Outside the ice wall, the Nine-Tails was entangled by the Wood Release but still refused to give up and continued to struggle. Suddenly, its whole body froze, its three-magatama Sharingan faded, and its red animal pupils reappeared, with empty eyes and gleaming ripples, obviously out of Obito's control.
"Haha, Elder Chong is becoming more and more humorous." Zixiao rolled his eyes.
Zixiao took Hades in a daze, and felt the obvious rapid breathing around him, and hugged the dog tightly in his arms. Are you kidding? This is a Husky that can fight the Nine-Tails head-on, and it can also use the lost Wood Release. It is as rare as Hashirama Senju in the dog world, and there are people fighting for it when it poops. If you don't protect it tightly, there will be no hair left in a while.
"Just kidding, just kidding!" Inuzuka Shige was too embarrassed to laugh, and then he said seriously: "Lend me a seed!"
Zixiao was particularly moved, remembering the first time he saw Duke, she looked like a little girl of 4 or 5 years old. In the blink of an eye, time flies, and she has grown into a graceful young lady at the age of 15 or 16. Especially on the road of becoming a ninja, she has left him far behind.
Duke finished his seals, put his hands on the ground, his black hair fluttered, and continuously injected ice chakra into the ground. The coldness of the strong shot made everyone retreat one after another, and when they looked again, they saw a layer of frost on the corners of their clothes.
This is probably the contradiction of every parent. They hope their children can become independent as soon as possible and fly higher and higher without their arms. But when this day really comes, they will miss the days when they once protected their children from wind and rain.
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"Damn it, I sold the future of the Inuzuka family for only 800,000 taels!" Inuzuka's heart was bleeding, and he beat his chest and stamped his feet in regret. If he hadn't taken action back then and let the clan members train him, the Inuzuka family would have prospered. But it's too late to say these now!
Seeing his child grow up to an unattainable height, Zixiao was relieved, but also a little disappointed. The child had grown up and no longer needed him...
"Uchiha Madara——"
"The Nine-Tails' summoning contract has been broken. It seems that Senior Brother Minato has defeated Obito." Duke stood on top of the Blue Ice and White Night Dragon and saw the Nine-Tails' actions clearly.
"One million taels at a time, no bargaining!" Zixia smiled faintly.
"Puff——" Inuzuka Shige spat out a mouthful of old blood: "One million taels can be used to issue S-level missions, why don't you go and grab it?"
"Master Zixiao, let's make a deal! The Inuzuka family is willing to spend a lot of money to buy this ninja dog back. You can name the price. No matter how much, the Inuzuka family can afford it." As long as Zixiao nodded, Inuzuka Shige immediately paid the money. Even if it meant selling everything he had or demolishing his ancestral home, he would not hesitate.
Duke was puzzled. In the original novel, although the Nine-Tailed Fox was not good at picking its feet, it did not have any outstanding combat record and was beaten by all the masters. Why did it suddenly explode tonight? Or was it that its combat power doubled on the full moon night?
Inuzuka Shige looked greedily at the sleeping Hades, swallowed hard, and said with a flattering smile: "Master Zixiao, this ninja dog could be the same as the one from back then..."
Otherwise, when the first Hokage divided the tailed beasts, he would not have kept only the Nine-Tails. This is because the Nine-Tails in its full form is as powerful as two other tailed beasts.
Furthermore, the Nine-Tails controlled by the Sharingan and the Nine-Tails with its own will are two completely different concepts: domesticated and wild. Duke was completely wrong to judge the strength of the Nine-Tails based on his impression.
"We must fix it before Minato arrives..." Duke shook the black stick in his hand and found that it was not as thick as the Nine-Tailed Fox's hair, so he silently put the black stick away.
"Sure enough, I still have to use that trick..."
(End of this chapter)