Chapter 121

He felt as if something had crashed down from the sky.

When he looked up,

he realized the giant wooden hand of the Buddha was already sweeping toward everyone on the ground.

"Puff!! Puff!! Puff! Crunch!"

The sound of countless flesh and bones being crushed erupted continuously!!

He turned his head to look,

and saw red droplets falling like rain around him.

The monks who had just surrounded him,

were now shapeless masses of ruin.

In an instant,

the entire Fire Temple became a hell on earth!!.

77. Cut the grass and root out the source! Mysterious wandering monk!!

Seeing the bloody scene on the screen,

some female ninja with softer hearts had turned pale.

Although they had anticipated this scene to some degree,

knowing Hashirama Senju was destined to clash with the Fire Temple,

they never imagined

the scene would be this bloody and horrifying!!!

【Jiraiya: My lord, the First Hokage… has he gone too far? Though these Fire Temple monks are no good… they don't deserve death.】

【Orochimaru: Jiraiya, you're ridiculous… how many enemy village ninja have you killed yourself? And now you're still so soft-hearted?】

【Tsunade: I know these Fire Temple bastards aren't good… but is Grandfather going too far? Tens of thousands of lives—this isn't tens of thousands of ants…】

【Madara Uchiha: For creatures like parasites, I don't understand why you feel sorry for them!! Haven't you seen how they oppressed the people of the Land of Fire??】

【Tobirama Senju: Though I agree excessive mercy is unnecessary… my elder brother is truly too cruel!! He didn't even give these people a chance to beg for mercy!!】

【Fourth Raikage: Your Konoha people are so hypocritical—these Fire Temple monks clearly became tyrants, and yet you pity them??!!】

【Kumogakure: Still, perhaps even the Fire Temple's abbot didn't expect the First Hokage to act without a single word!!】

【Shikamaru: These Fire Temple bastards thought they could still rule from above, but they never realized the times have changed!!】

【Sakura Haruno: Though I find this scene bloody and hard to accept, I fully support the First Hokage's actions!! Such evil men must pay dearly!!】

【Ino Yamanaka: I agree with Sakura—these monks took so much money from their followers but refused to help them, and still wanted to squeeze more value out of them!! Clearly not good people!!】

Watching the wooden Buddha's hands beneath Hashirama Senju swing endlessly,

the old monk finally broke down,

his last psychological barrier shattered completely!!

He fell to his knees,

smashing his forehead against the ground until it bled.

He screamed as he banged his head frantically.

"I was wrong!! The Fire Temple was wrong!!"

"I'll hand over the Kusanagi Sword right now!!"

"Make your monster stop!!"

As he finished speaking, the wooden Buddha's hands halted abruptly.

Looking up at Hashirama Senju leaping down from the sky,

the old monk felt his heart bleed!! 470

After today's events,

the Fire Temple would be crippled.

Even in ten years,

it might never recover.

Those who had just died,

were many of the Fire Temple's future.

To train so many outstanding monks,

the time and money spent was unimaginable!!

Looking at Hashirama Senju across from him,

the old monk's eyes flickered with intense hatred!!!

If not for him,

the Fire Temple would not be in this state!!

He had made his decision:

if he survived this,

he would spare no cost to kill Hashirama Senju and destroy the Senju clan!!!

Make Hashirama Senju feel the same pain he felt!!

"You see… I told you so…"

"I didn't fight you because I wanted to spare you, but you wouldn't listen…"

Hashirama Senju said with regret.

At the same time,

His gaze also noticed Jigen, who was still standing to one side with his robes perfectly intact.

The battle that had just taken place,

seemed to have had no effect on Jigen whatsoever!!!

He hadn't even rumpled the hem of his clothes,

the inside of the Fire Temple was already pitted and gouged everywhere,

but only the spot where Jigen stood,

still looked exactly as it had at the very beginning.

Around him, it was as if a strange vacuum zone had appeared!!

Not a single floor tile around him had shattered!!!

Seeing this sight,

even the old monk noticed something was off!!

The monk before him was far too bizarre,

that intense battle just now seemed to have not the slightest effect on him.

If he were an ordinary person,

the aftershocks of that battle alone would have been enough to tear him to pieces!!!

"The Kusanagi Sword is inside the Buddha statue in the main hall…"

"Go to the main hall and smash the Buddha statue, and you'll see it…"

"I've told you where the Kusanagi Sword is; I only hope you can spare our Fire Temple…"

"From now on, the Fire Temple will no longer be your enemy."

"I will take everyone and leave the Land of Fire, vanishing from your sight forever."

A trace of pleading appeared in the old monk's eyes.

"It doesn't matter; wherever you go is none of my concern."

"I only need to get the Kusanagi Sword."

"I have no intention of making things difficult for you…"

……

After smashing the Buddha statue,

seeing the Kusanagi Sword, two chi seven cun and eight cun long, before him,

Hashirama Senju found it somewhat hard to put down.