Master, Please Become a Hokage

This was a tactic Ryō Sarutobi inherited from his father, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

In the original story, during the Chūnin Exams, Hiruzen Sarutobi used these explosive tags against the resurrected First and Second Hokages, blowing off one leg of each on the spot.

As long as she dared to betray him, he would guide his chakra to activate the small explosive tags attached to her clothing, causing them to explode.

Although it wouldn't completely obliterate her, it could certainly turn her into multiple pieces of flesh, ensuring a gruesome and unrecognizable death.

"Alright, it's time to begin..."

Ryō Sarutobi turned to face the forest.

The air in the forest after the rain was exceptionally fresh, and in thermal imaging mode, the figures of every Kirigakure ninja were unable to escape detection.

"Ah-Hui, Ruri, Nonoyu, Ringoyu Yuri, the four of you will break through in the weakest direction..."

The four girls' battle plan was to use the forest as cover, retreating while fighting, trying to defeat the enemies one by one.

"As for me..."

And when facing comrades, words of concern are never considered excessive.

This was also the difference between Konoha and Kirigakure.

The true Will of Fire never treats comrades as stepping stones.

After three days, the effectiveness of the barrier had also weakened considerably.

The bloodthirsty gazes of the Kirigakure ninjas around them foreshadowed the imminent start of the battle.

"Release!"

When Ryō Sarutobi raised his right hand, formed a hand seal, and dispersed the barrier, he charged out like a fierce tiger.

Only the sound of rushing wind and a series of bone fractures could be heard, and then a corpse flew out.

This also heralded the start of the battle.

Exclamations and angry roars rang out in unison.

After taking down one person with a single blow, Ryō Sarutobi's right eye rotated.

Relying on the newly added dynamic vision function of his right eye, he could clearly see the movements of every enemy within a wide range of his field of vision.

Three days of training.

Ryō Sarutobi's taijutsu and Steel Release had risen to another level.

In addition, the power of a Kekkei Genkai lies in the fact that one's strength can improve by leaps and bounds.

A bloodline that subtly changes DNA is one of the greatest cheat-like weapons in this world.

Relying on his own abilities to fuse and create a Kekkei Genkai.

This also foreshadowed that Ryō Sarutobi would advance from an ordinary ninja towards the direction of a superhuman.

*Crack!*

Casually twisting off one person's head and kicking another person's neck until it snapped.

The enemies in front of him, whose strength was at the "Chūnin" level, were no match for Ryō Sarutobi at all, and it looked as easy as dealing with toys.

On Yamanaka Hui's side, the four of them gathered as a group, breaking through towards the weakest point.

Yamanaka Hui and Hyūga Ruri were both Jōnin.

Nonoyu was responsible for covering Yuri's retreat.

Their breakthrough did not encounter too much resistance.

By the time the Kirigakure ninjas realized this and wanted to move more manpower over, a rising stone wall blocked their path.

"Earth Release... Earth Mausoleum Return!"

Ryō Sarutobi slammed one hand on the ground.

A huge stone slab rose with a rumble.

Earth Release counters Water Release.

Most of the Kirigakure ninjas were water-attribute.

Therefore, this sudden obstruction directly produced results.

It also cut off the two sides.

Looking at the stone wall behind her, Nonoyu couldn't help but become more worried.

"Can Ryō-sama really stop so many people?"

Just as she was thinking this, Yamanaka Hui had already stopped moving, knelt on one knee, and prepared a hand seal.

The moment several enemies rounded the stone wall and appeared, her seal was already complete.

"Mind Confusion Technique!"

Multiple Mind Confusions simultaneously controlled several enemies.

Before they could react, they began attacking their companions.

A scene of mutual slaughter was staged in the forest.

At this time, Yamanaka Hui said, "That's why we need to formulate a counter-kill plan... Now is the time!"

"Ha..."

Ringoyu Yuri remained noncommittal.

Having just recovered from a serious illness, she slowly formed a hand seal.

It was a Lightning Release seal.

Lightning Release counters Earth Release and also counters Water Release, after all... water conducts electricity.

Thus, a flash of electricity flashed in the air, and a large-scale electric net swept out along the ground.

How fast is the speed of electricity?

Probably... the fastest type among the five basic attributes.

"Lightning Release... Ground Run!"

The large-scale electric net instantly hit multiple enemies.

After releasing this ninjutsu, Ringoyu Yuri's face paled slightly.

What does it feel like to deal with former colleagues?

It doesn't feel like anything.

After all, the moral code in Kirigakure is like this.

The next second, Hyūga Ruri rushed out, her petite figure blossoming in the forest, and with her amazing Gentle Fist taijutsu, she quickly finished off the remaining enemies.

"Maybe... it really is possible..."

Nonoyu murmured.

Their side was equivalent to having four Jōnin.

Although Ringoyu Yuri had just recovered from a serious illness, and the other three had only recently been promoted.

But if they relied on strategy and the right timing, solving 30 Chūnin didn't seem to be a problem...

And just at this moment.

A thunderclap suddenly sounded in the forest.

*Rumble!*

The sun after the rain suddenly disappeared.

Even though it was just the morning sun, at this moment, dark clouds began to gather.

"Is it going to rain again?"

Yamanaka Hui looked up, but she quickly discovered the problem, "No... there is a lot of chakra in these clouds!"

It was that guy named Kurosuki Raiga!

*Rumble!*

Another thunderclap.

A pale lightning bolt lit up in the sky.

It was a bolt of lightning that could almost split the sky, winding and falling from the high altitude.

The speed of lightning is only one-thousandth of a second.

Therefore, unless one possesses special observation methods such as the Three-Tomoe Sharingan or Byakugan.

It is impossible to avoid it.

And just after the lightning struck, the earthen wall exploded.

Flying debris splattered everywhere.

Then, the figure of Kurosuki Raiga, with his twin swords pointing towards the sky, was revealed.

And... Ryō Sarutobi, still standing proudly on the spot.

Chapter 41. Left Hand Seal · Body Flicker!

"..."

Kurosuki Raiga's smile froze on his face.

"Just now... the technique was dodged? No... how is that possible..."

He had clearly aimed.

"Oh?"

Ringoyu Yuri narrowed her eyes in the distance, and then she saw the trick.

"A little... amazing..."

As the "former user" of the Lightning Blade · Kiba, and also hailed as the strongest of all time.

Ringoyu Yuri was obviously clearer than anyone else about the characteristics of this sword.

"The speed of the Lightning Blade · Lightning Strike is indeed only one-thousandth of a second, but there is a condition for using this trick..."

Wherever the gaze reaches is where it strikes.

In other words, as long as the line of sight fails to completely lock onto the enemy, there will be a possibility of missing.

But this requires the enemy to possess very agile skills, or...

"Dynamic vision that surpasses the Lightning Blade user. That Second Hokage's young master... is his dynamic vision even better than Kurosuki Raiga's?"

Ringoyu Yuri was worthy of the title of genius girl.

With just one encounter, she analyzed the essence of the duel just now.

"It's not a real lightning strike..."

Ryō Sarutobi looked at the broken pieces of earth at his feet.

Having witnessed this trick twice, Ryō Sarutobi felt more confident.

If it was a real lightning strike, being hit would mean certain death.

But obviously, the Lightning Blade · Lightning Strike fired a Lightning Release condensed from chakra.

Before the killing power reaches Kakashi's S-rank Lightning Blade, it does not possess absolute killing power.

This trick can instantly kill Chūnin.

But it cannot instantly kill Jōnin.