Chapter 142: Mitokado Homura, Die!

Sarutobi Hiruzen seized the moment Senju Tobirama used a ninjutsu and approached him using the Body Flicker Technique.

The Adamantine Staff in his hand carried a destructive momentum as he smashed it toward Senju Tobirama's head, forcing him to dodge to the side.

Sarutobi Hiruzen seized the opportunity, opened his mouth, and spat out a scorching line of fire: "Fire Style: Dance of Flames!"

The flames, carrying intense heat, instantly engulfed Senju Tobirama in mid-air.

The next moment, the Senju Tobirama within the flames shattered.

The Second Hokage's true body appeared before Sarutobi Hiruzen, a kunai pointed directly at his neck, only to be deflected by the rotating Adamantine Staff.

The master and student immediately became locked in combat, their figures crossing so quickly that only afterimages remained.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was the most well-rounded ninja; his taijutsu was excellent, his summoning jutsu was not bad, and his Five Elements Release ninjutsu was mastered to the point of fluidity.

In just a few seconds of taijutsu combat, he successively unleashed violent Fire Style, sharp Wind Style, heavy Earth Style, swift Lightning Release, and massive Water Style to compensate for the gap in taijutsu between himself and his teacher.

But using Water Style was a grave mistake; the summoned waterfall was instead controlled by Senju Tobirama, nearly defeating Sarutobi Hiruzen in turn.

Senju Tobirama did not use any ninjutsu, relying purely on speed and taijutsu to keep Sarutobi Hiruzen in a flustered state.

From the fact that he only used the Body Flicker Technique and not the faster Flying Thunder God Technique, one could tell he was still holding back.

The intense clash between the two Shadow-level Ninjas stirred up massive waves on the surface of the sea.

The moment the waves subsided slightly, Sarutobi Hiruzen's chest was stained with blood as he retreated frantically.

As for Senju Tobirama, a transparent hole appeared in his chest; judging by the size, it should have been pierced by the Adamantine Staff transformed from Enma.

Under the reinforcement of the Impure World Reincarnation's power, the large hole in Senju Tobirama's chest healed instantly.

Even his clothes were restored, leaving absolutely no trace behind.

This was the terror of the Impure World Reincarnation; as long as the sacrifice's chakra was not drained dry and the soul was not sealed by a Sealing Technique, the Impure World body could recover infinitely.

Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura were completely unable to intervene; after the two exchanged a glance, they tacitly charged toward Orochimaru.

If they could not even contend with the Second Hokage, it was even more impossible against the First Hokage.

It was easier to take down Orochimaru and force him to undo the Impure World Reincarnation, and it was also the most reliable tactic for victory.

But they could not ignore the First Hokage, who was so massive.

Before charging out, Mitokado Homura ordered his clansmen: "If you don't want to lose your current lives, then hold back the First Hokage for me!"

"I don't ask you to defeat the 'God of Shinobi', just delay him for a few minutes and buy me time to subdue Orochimaru!"

Everyone knew that the First Hokage was very gentle and kind, and cherished the Konoha Ninja the most.

They, the Mitokado Ninja, were also Konoha Ninja; if they didn't seek to win but only to delay, there shouldn't be any danger to their lives.

Thus, the Mitokado Ninja let out a shout and raised their weapons to charge toward the First Hokage.

Unfortunately, including Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu, the Konoha Ninja present did not know why the First Hokage, despite being so gentle, could have the final say in the Ninja World.

When he wanted to hold the Five Kage Summit, the other four Kage would obediently rush over.

This was not just the deterrence of Madara Uchiha alone, but even more so the deterrence of Senju Hashirama, which made the ninja of the Warring States Era shudder.

And the First Hokage's deterrence came from the insane slaughter of his youth.

The God of Shinobi was never a god of mercy!

Just as the Mitokado Ninja rushed out, Senju Hashirama slowly raised his head, revealing a calm and majestic face; there was not a trace of emotion in his eyes, only resolute coldness.

His chakra began to boil, and a terrifying pressure swept across the entire field, weighing on the hearts of every Konoha Ninja like Mount Tai.

People found it difficult even to breathe.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Senju Tobirama, who were in the midst of a fierce battle, also subconsciously stopped fighting and turned to look at the First Hokage.

"This chakra... is the power of the First Hokage... actually this powerful?"

Mitokado Homura's expression changed drastically; amidst shock and fear, he recalled feeling that power from afar that suppressed the Ninja World in his youth.

Now that he felt this power that made all ninja stand in awe once again, Mitokado Homura could no longer suppress the fear in his heart, and the muscles all over his body were trembling involuntarily.

Senju Hashirama did not speak, merely condensing thick Wood Release chakra.

The ground began to vibrate slightly, and countless tender green seedlings broke through the surface of the sea, growing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning into towering trees in the blink of an eye.

The rapid growth of the forest drastically consumed the water of the ocean.

When the trees were fully grown, the vast ocean had disappeared, replaced by a primeval forest created by Wood Release.

The branches in the forest were like flexible arms, crazily wrapping toward Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and the ninja behind them.

"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!!"

The power of Senju Hashirama's Wood Release ninjutsu was astonishing; every branch contained powerful force, like a steel whip, unstoppable.

"Not good! Quickly dodge!"

Although Sarutobi Hiruzen was not the target of the attack, he had the deepest understanding of the terrifying power of Wood Release, so he immediately abandoned the entanglement with Senju Tobirama and loudly reminded his old classmates to be careful.

At the same time, his figure flashed, splitting into two Shadow Clones, and he rushed toward the direction of the First Hokage.

The Shadow Clones quickly formed hand seals, spitting out huge flames from their mouths: "Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame!"

The monstrous flames were like a surging sea of fire, burning toward the wrapping branches, igniting the large trees into torches.

The damp branches burned with bursts of black smoke.

But in the billowing thick smoke, while raging fires burned on the surface, the trees in the forest continued to grow, quickly spreading into a sea of forest that reached the sky.

Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura hurriedly dodged the branches and roots, chased into a wretched state.

Utatane Koharu formed hand seals with both hands, releasing streaks of Wind Style to cut off the branches wrapping toward her.

But every time a branch was severed by Wind Style, it would immediately grow two or even three new branches, which continued to lash and wrap toward the target.

Mitokado Homura released Earth Style repeatedly, attempting to bury the trees and stop the growth of the branches.

But the power of Wood Release naturally countered Earth Style; the branches and roots easily pierced through the soil, continuing to wrap toward the target.

In the blink of an eye, countless branches wrapped around the bodies of the Mitokado and Utatane ninja, tightening more and more.

The sound of bones cracking was clearly audible, and the excruciating pain made the ninja scream, blood constantly overflowing from their mouths, noses, eyes, and ears, just like prey being strangled by a giant python.

No matter how the ninjas struggled, they could not break free from the binding of the branches, and could only watch helplessly as they moved toward death.

This was the power with which the God of Shinobi suppressed the Ninja World and pioneered the era of ninja villages.

Mitokado Homura let out an angry roar: "No!"

A look of determination flashed in his eyes, his chakra erupted as if boiling, and Earth Style Ninjutsu continuously impacted the primeval forest in an attempt to rescue his clansmen.

Senju Hashirama glanced at Mitokado Homura, and in an instant, countless tree roots burst from the ground, wrapping Mitokado Homura into a giant wooden sphere before tightening instantly.

The immense constricting force caused Mitokado Homura whole-body agony, and his bones emitted crisp snapping sounds.

Large mouthfuls of blood sprayed out, staining the branches wrapped around Mitokado Homura red.

His aura rapidly weakened, and then vanished completely.

Mitokado Homura was dead.