Master, Please Become a Hokage

The era of the Second Hokage was too recent, and the era of the First Hokage even more distant.

So... there's nothing to fear.

For a normal ninja... even a Kage-level ninja, facing a Jinchuriki would be a significant disadvantage.

For example, Jiraiya in his normal state couldn't handle a Jinchuriki with four tails.

But Jiraiya has Sage Mode.

With the addition of the two Great Sage Toads, it's a completely different story.

He would have a chance of winning against either Roshi or Han.

In other words, Orochimaru with both hands intact, even if he hadn't researched Impure World Reincarnation in this era, could still go toe-to-toe with a Jinchuriki.

After all, Orochimaru's ability to survive is the strongest.

Besides those two powerhouses.

What Iwagakure can rely on is its massive force of 10,000 ninjas, and... the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki himself.

Onoki is 57 years old this year.

He's at the peak of his ninja career, about to begin his decline.

That is to say, Onoki's strength is at its peak right now.

When the time comes... Konoha will have to make more preparations.

"Alright, there's no use in saying more. Either way, we still have to fight. Everyone..."

Jiraiya turned around and looked at everyone.

"For Konoha!"

"For the Will of Fire..." Sarutobi Ryo thought silently.

...

Without knowing when, rain began to fall from the sky.

The drizzling rain fell on the earth, nourishing the hearts of both sides.

Following the shouts of the reconnaissance team.

The ground before them seemed to vibrate.

The Konoha side, having prepared their defenses, immediately prepared to meet the enemy.

At the same time, on another border line not far away, the Sunagakure camp, led by Yōkai, also received the signal.

The ninjas from the three sides gathered in the border area.

A great battle... was about to break out.

Just as Sarutobi Ryo was nervously waiting for the battle to begin, a figure silently arrived behind him.

"Hm?"

Sarutobi Ryo looked back and saw it was Torune Aburame, one of Danzo's subordinates.

"Oh? As expected of Young Master Ryo, you even guessed that..." Torune Aburame's lips curled up, unable to contain his smugness.

At this critical juncture, Danzo delving into Amegakure to persuade Hanzo to become an ally of Konoha is a reasonable development that aligns with the original story.

So, Yahiko still got his lunch box, huh?

But...

After witnessing the power of the Rinnegan, does Hanzo still have the courage to send troops?

This reinforcement isn't trustworthy.

Thinking of this, Sarutobi Ryo turned his head. With a loud and powerful command, the great battle... began!

Bang!

Sarutobi Ryo stomped his foot on the ground and charged out first.

Facing the overwhelming Iwagakure forces, the number unknown.

On such a battlefield, Konoha's defensive offensive might be directly annihilated.

But at this crucial moment, there's no other way.

"Magnet Release..."

Borrowing the power of the earth, Sarutobi Ryo waved his palm through the air.

After one palm strike, a gust of wind swept across the sky, directly turning several Iwagakure ninjas into a pile of minced meat!

The most important thing at the start of a great battle is to conserve stamina.

The advantage of Magnet Release: Magnetic Field Rotation is that it uses the chakra within the body to resonate with the earth's magnetic force.

Therefore, it requires almost no consumption.

This strength, obtained for free, supports Sarutobi Ryo in raising his hands and waving his fists or palms countless times.

Relying on this Kekkei Genkai, Sarutobi Ryo is capable of fighting continuously for days and nights without getting tired.

Chapter 87: Melee

Facing the biggest battle of his life, Sarutobi Ryo was of course extremely cautious.

In order to confront the several powerful enemies he expected, Sarutobi Ryo would conserve his stamina as much as possible.

As Konoha and Iwagakure made contact.

Yōkai, leading the Sunagakure, also began to move at the same time.

The three-way battle turned the border area where the countries met... the location of Amegakure, into a meat grinder.

The sounds of battle cries never ceased.

This is a battle where lives are wagered, the fate of the village is at stake, and even the future of the nation is on the line!

Although Iwagakure would never do something like... how Kumogakure and Kirigakure annihilated Uzushiogakure, exterminating the entire population of the Land of Fire.

The destruction of Konoha is a foreseeable future.

Therefore... in order to prevent that future from happening, the ninjas of Konoha will spare no effort.

"Summoning Technique!"

After a brief exchange, Konoha quickly fell into a disadvantage.

Facing the tidal wave of Iwagakure ninjas, Jiraiya immediately summoned Gamabunta as planned.

Orochimaru, as the deputy commander, also immediately summoned Manda.

The addition of the two giant summons slightly changed the situation on the battlefield.

And with the addition of the third summon... Katsuyu.

A brief stalemate seemed to descend on the battlefield.

Gamabunta, Manda, and Katsuyu are all existences that can briefly contend with wild Tailed Beasts or imperfect Jinchuriki.

The simultaneous appearance of the three summons is no less than the arrival of a powerful Tailed Beast on the battlefield.

Gamabunta and Jiraiya joined forces to unleash the Toad Oil Flame Bullet, instantly annihilating hundreds of Iwa ninjas.

Manda spewed poisonous gas, covering a large area.

Katsuyu's attack range seemed to be the smallest, but relying on the low-consumption spitting of acidic liquid, any Iwa ninja who was stuck to it was instantly corroded beyond recognition.

Seeing the Three Legendary Sannin's summons appear at the same time, the Konoha ninjas were encouraged and their morale boosted.

They let out a cheer and fought even more bravely.

But Jiraiya knew very well.

If they continued to fight, Konoha's chances of winning would still be small.

When the summons' duration is up and the three summons disappear, the situation will continue to be one-sided.

Chi!

Just then, a dazzling white blade light appeared on the battlefield.

The addition of Hatake Sakumo changed the battle situation once again.

Hatake Sakumo's strategy was to constantly seek out those experts among thousands of enemies and kill them.

Compared to Minato Namikaze, Hatake Sakumo was more efficient.

Because Hatake Sakumo didn't need to use the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Although the Flying Thunder God Technique is efficient, it has the fatal flaw of consuming a lot of chakra.

Constantly moving across the vast battlefield requires an extremely large amount of chakra.

This is no longer a small-scale battle where you only need to move within a short distance.

Therefore... Minato Namikaze's advantages cannot be fully utilized in this large-scale battlefield.

In contrast, Hatake Sakumo, relying on his solid fundamentals, was like entering an uninhabited land.

The White Light Chakra Sabre combined with chakra flow techniques consumed very little chakra.

And every slash would inevitably take a life.

The Iwagakure Jonin could not even last one round in his hands before dying on the spot.

This was Hatake Sakumo's mission.

Specifically hunting down those Jonin and Elite Jonin.

As long as the number of Iwagakure commanders decreased rapidly, their combat would become chaotic.

This army mode of issuing orders level by level downwards made Iwagakure stubborn and lacking in flexibility, which was also the only weakness that could be exploited.

At this time, Hatake Sakumo didn't need to block 10,000 Iwa ninjas like the Third Raikage in the original story.

He only needed to constantly find strong targets to attack.

The miscellaneous soldiers could be left to others.

Just as the situation became increasingly heated.

On another battlefield, the war also broke out.

Hanzo of the Salamander led Amegakure to join the war.

Appearing together was also a group of young people.

Sarutobi Ryo took a closer look and found that it was Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan!

This was puzzling.

No... thinking about it carefully, the conclusion was clear.

In the original story, Hanzo decided to eliminate Akatsuki in order to consolidate his rule.

At that time, it was already the end of the Third Shinobi World War.

Iwagakure had lost its 10,000 troops.

The remaining 1,000 Iwa ninjas, because Minato Namikaze had cut off their supply lines, could only return in disgrace.

In this timeline, 10,000 Iwa ninjas were like a sword hanging over everyone's heads.

Even Hanzo had to consider the possibility of national extinction.

A small country like Amegakure, once subjected to a full-scale war, would be directly flattened like Uzushiogakure.