Naruto: Uchiha is not Raikage!

"It will be over soon, just in time for the Chinese New Year."

His tone was as casual as if he were talking about tomorrow's weather, rather than a war concerning the survival of the world.

Ino looked up at him, into his dark eyes, and her unease subsided considerably.

She gave a soft "hmm," entrusting her trust without reservation.

Kiyoshi leaned down, close to her black stockings, and gently sniffed them. He then straightened up and commented casually:

"It has no odor."

Ino's face, which had just calmed down a little, turned bright red again, and even her neck turned pink.

"Mr. Seiji!"

She was so embarrassed she almost jumped up. Why was this person always like this... never one to say something shocking!

Seeing her embarrassed and anxious expression, her eyes brimming with tears yet unable to retaliate, Qing Si chuckled softly, finally letting her go. He gently patted her head and said:

"Go and rest."

Ino felt as if she had been granted a pardon. She practically scrambled to her feet and rushed back to her room without looking back.

She slammed the door shut, leaned against it, her heart pounding, but a faint smile involuntarily appeared on her face.

…………

The Land of Iron, the Five Kage Summit Room.

Inside the cold steel building, the atmosphere was so heavy it seemed to drip water.

The five Kage, representing the highest authority in the ninja world, and their elite guards gathered here.

The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, floated in the main position with his short body, his already aged face showing even more wrinkles.

He surveyed the crowd and spoke in a deep voice:

"The situation has deteriorated to the point that we can no longer afford to be complacent. The Fourth Raikage of Kumogakure, Yotsuki Seiji, and... the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, who appeared out of nowhere, have captured the nine tailed beasts at an unbelievable speed, according to the information we have pieced together and the scattered records in ancient books."

There is a very high probability that they have successfully resurrected the legendary Ten-Tails, the monster that destroys the world, and that the First Hokage may very well have become the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki.

Onoki glanced subconsciously in the direction of the Hokage and Raikage.

The current Hokage is the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, and she is Hashirama Senju's granddaughter.

The Raikage's seat was changed to that of the previous Raikage, the Third Raikage, who was in attendance.

He survived the Ninja World War in this world by sheer luck.

"The Ten-Tails Jinchuriki..."

Shuiying Zhaomei repeated the word, her beautiful face losing its usual composure.

"That power that only exists in mythology... can we really fight against it?"

"Even if we can't fight, we must fight!"

Luo Sha slammed his hand on the table, his middle-aged face filled with a violent and anxious expression that belied his age, and the sand gold around him floated uncontrollably.

"Are we just going to sit here and wait for them to use the power of the Tailed Beasts to wipe us out one by one? The Sand Village will never sit idly by and wait to be destroyed!"

"Calm down, Kazekage!"

Onoki scolded, but his tone was also weary.

"What we need now is planning, not impulsiveness."

All eyes turned to Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage, who had remained silent since the start of the meeting.

She was wearing the Hokage robe, sitting upright, her quiet face showing little expression, but the knuckles of her hands, clasped on the table, were slightly white.

The First Hokage, her grandfather, and the founder of Konoha, has now become a huge threat to the entire ninja world, putting Tsunade under unimaginable pressure.

"Naruto".

Onoki looked at her, his tone complicated.

"Regarding the First Hokage... does Konoha possess more information? Why did he... become like this? What exactly was his goal?"

Tsunade slowly raised her head, her gaze sweeping over each of the figures present, and gently parted her lips to speak:
"What exactly happened to my grandfather... no, the First Hokage is still under investigation by Konoha, but based on his capture of the Tailed Beasts..."

His goal is probably far more complex than simply destroying a village or a country; what he seeks is likely a distorted form of 'world peace' based on absolute power.

Tsunade's tone was heavy.

"Therefore, the five major powers should first unite."

"Unity, that sounds nice."

A rough voice rang out; it was the Third Raikage, who had already abdicated. His face was ashen as he faced the predicament of his successor becoming an accomplice, and also had to deal with the doubts from other villages.

"Who can guarantee that no one will stab you in the back during the process of forming an alliance, especially... certain villages with a history of such actions!"

He glanced meaningfully at Rasa of Sunagakure.

The sand around Luo Sha stirred restlessly and spoke:

"What do you want to say?"

"Shut up, everyone!"

Onoki suddenly raised his voice, his short body exuding an astonishing aura.

"With a formidable enemy at hand, are we still entangled in these old grudges? Are we waiting for the enemy to come knocking on our door and crush us one by one?"

The meeting room fell silent again, with only heavy breathing remaining.

Everyone understands that what Onoki said is true, but building trust is by no means easy.

Just as the argument reached a stalemate, Tsunade spoke again:

"I propose that we immediately form a ninja alliance, bringing together the strength of the five great nations and all ninja villages, establishing a unified command center, sharing intelligence, and coordinating the allocation of resources."

She paused, then looked firmly at the other four figures and said:
"I know you all have doubts, and so does Konoha, but please consider this: if the power of the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki is truly as legendary as it is said, enough to destroy the world, then none of us, on any one side, would have any chance of survival."

Tsunade's words struck everyone's hearts like a heavy hammer.

Mei Terumi was the first to sigh and rub her temples:
"Kigakure... agrees to the Allied Forces' proposal."

Luo Sha suppressed his anger and snorted coldly:
“Sunagakure has no objection, but the command structure must be clear, and there must be no conflicting orders.”

After a quick whisper with Mabui, the advisor from Kumogakure, the Third Raikage also stated:

"Kumakunobi... has agreed to join the coalition and will provide all the information we know about the Ten-Tails and the Raikage."

In the end, everyone's attention was focused on Onoki.

Finally, Onoki also said in a deep voice:

"Iwagakure Village...I second that proposal."

Under immense external pressure, the Allied Shinobi Forces barely reached a consensus and were officially established.

However, just as the Five Shadows were preparing to discuss the details of the coalition's structure and troop deployment,

boom!
An indescribable, terrifying pressure, like the collapse of the heavens and the splitting of the earth, descended from the sky without warning!

It instantly enveloped the entire Iron Kingdom arena!

The sturdy steel building groaned under the strain, and tiny cracks appeared in the walls! The lights in the conference room flickered violently, their brightness uncertain.

All the ninjas present, whether Kage or guards, felt their hearts stop and their chakra flow freeze at that moment.

"This...this is..."

Onoki stared in horror at the ceiling.

An ANBU ninja scrambled into the conference room, his face ashen.

"Report... Report! Urgent intelligence! The sensory unit has detected... an unimaginably massive source of chakra, moving at a speed beyond the limits of perception, straight... straight towards Konoha in the Land of Fire!"

"what?"

"Our target is Konoha!"

"So fast?!"

The meeting room erupted in uproar. All the previous arguments were crushed in that instant, leaving only pure shock.

Tsunade immediately stood up.

Her worst fears came true, and so quickly.

The grandfather, whom she both knew and was unfamiliar with, after gaining godlike power, had his first target be Konoha, which he had personally founded.

"grandfather……"

She muttered to herself, her nails digging deeply into her palms.

"There's no time to discuss this."

Onoki made a quick decision, his voice hoarse.

"The Allied Forces immediately entered a state of highest combat readiness. All units, in accordance with the emergency plan, rapidly assembled at the border of the Land of Fire and contacted the ninjas in Konoha, instructing them to... prepare for the worst."

The order was quickly relayed, and the entire Iron Country base instantly descended into extreme busyness and chaos.

The five Kage, disregarding everything else, stood up and prepared to return to their respective units immediately.

Tsunade stood in front of the broken window, gazing in the direction of Konoha, her eyes filled with an extremely complex expression.

There was concern for the village, pain and incomprehension about his grandfather's actions, and even more so, a responsibility that he, as Hokage, had to bear.

She took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing all her emotions, and turned to give orders to Shizune and Kakashi behind her.

"Prepare immediately and return to Konoha at full speed. At the same time, in the name of the Allied Forces Command, order all assembled troops to rush to Konoha's aid at all costs."

"Yes!"

The prelude to war was forcibly drawn in a way that no one had anticipated.

The Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, the corrupted Hashirama Senju, is heading straight for Konoha with an overwhelming momentum.

That was merely the residual power he emitted as he flew over the vicinity of the Land of Iron.

……

Outside Konoha Village, at the boundary between the plains and the forest.

When that terrifying pressure, like a natural disaster, enveloped Konoha, the first to react and rush out of the village were the Konoha elites who remained behind, as well as the vanguard of the Sunagakure reinforcements who happened to be there.

Above Konoha, a figure floated silently.

With pale long hair, a pure white robe adorned with magatama, and nine jet-black Truth-Seeking Jewels slowly swirling behind him, he held in his hand the Immortal Staff, a symbol of the ultimate Yin-Yang Escape.

It was Hashirama who had become the corrupted Jinchuriki of the Ten-Tails.

He simply stood there, and the aura he exuded caused the entire protective barrier of Konoha to fluctuate violently, as if it were made of paper and would collapse at any moment.

"That's... the First Hokage!"

Some of the older Konoha ninja recognized the figure in the air, their faces filled with disbelief.

"Don't panic. Follow the emergency plan. The interception troops will follow me out of the village. The evacuation team will immediately organize the villagers to enter the shelter."

Nara Shikaku, one of the highest commanders in the village, suppressed his shock and immediately issued orders through the Yamanaka clan's "Mind Transmission Technique".

"Hmph, whoever he is, if he wants to destroy Konoha, he'll have to get past us first!"

A cold shout rang out, and it was seen that Fugaku Uchiha had already activated the Mangekyou Sharingan, and a massive amount of chakra swept out like a storm!
"Susanoh!"

The chakra surrounding the henchman surged skyward, rapidly condensing into a gigantic Susanoo, wielding a chakra katana, and blocking the path directly in front of Konoha. "You all need to be careful..."

Hiashi Hyuga, standing nearby, had veins bulging around her white eyes as she loudly reminded him:
"His chakra...is enormous."

Almost at the same time that Fugaku made his move, another, even faster, green figure appeared on the flank.

"For Konoha!"

Uchiha Shisui's figure appeared in the green "Susanoo" chakra, exuding a majestic aura, wielding a huge chakra spiral sword.

Two Susanoo!
The Uchiha clan has now exerted all its strength to form Konoha's first and most solid line of defense.

The Sand Village ninjas immediately began using Earth Release ninjutsu to construct auxiliary defensive fortifications in the rear.

The corrupted Hashirama in the air looked down at the two chakra giants below, who were somewhat familiar to him.

A flicker of memory crossed his eyes; back then, Madara Uchiha often used "Susanoo" to fight him.

"Uchiha... your Susanoo is completely inferior to Madara's."

The corrupted Hashirama spoke softly.

He didn't use any exaggerated ninjutsu; he simply raised his hand casually, and two Truth-Seeking Balls whizzed through the air, shooting towards the two Susanoo.

Fugaku and Shisui dared not be careless in the slightest and controlled "Susanoo" to fight back with all their might.

The purple katana slashes furiously, while the green spiral sword spins wildly!

However, a desperate scene happened.

The moment the Truth-Seeking Balls and Susanoo made contact, cracks appeared in the chakra-formed weapon.

Crack...Boom!
It lasted for less than two seconds before the chakra structure completely collapsed from the point of impact, shattering into countless chakra specks.

Moreover, the momentum of the "Seeking the Dao Jade" did not diminish, and it sent the two of them flying.

The two, who only possessed ordinary Mangekyou Sharingan, could only activate Susanoo at their limit, as their ocular power was completely unable to withstand the consumption.

Fugaku and Shisui were struck hard, spitting out blood as they fell from mid-air. They were quickly caught by the Hyuga clan and the arriving Anbu, but they had lost most of their fighting ability.

one strike.

With a single, casual strike, he destroyed two of Konoha's top-tier combatants.

An atmosphere of despair began to spread among the ninjas.

At the same time, a chilling aura seeped from the ground.

"The Formation of Ten Thousand Snakes!"

"Latent Shadow Snake Hands!"

Orochimaru appeared silently, and countless venomous snakes transformed into a wave, attacking the corrupted Hashirama from another direction, attempting to interfere with and restrain him.

"A boring trick."

The corrupted Hashirama didn't even look at their attacks, but simply tapped the Sage's Staff in his hand lightly.

"Shinra Tenzheng!"

A terrifying repulsive force, far more powerful than when Payne used it, suddenly erupted!
An invisible repulsive force seemed to form a circle, rapidly spreading outwards.

The snakes turned into a blood mist the moment they came into contact with it.

Orochimaru was forced to use the "Orochimaru Substitution Technique" in an instant to dodge the attack, and the ground where he was standing was pressed into a huge crater by the repulsive force!

The repulsive force surged towards the ninjas like a tsunami, causing countless ninjas to be blown off their feet and their formation to collapse completely!
"Wood Release: The Flower and Tree Realm is coming."

The corrupted Hashirama had another thought, without even forming hand seals.

The entire earth groaned as countless thick, hard wood-covered tree roots burst forth from the soil, growing wildly and sprouting a giant flower bud.

The next moment, the flower buds burst open, releasing poisonous powder.

Many ninjas had no choice but to hold their breath and flee.

A ninja who accidentally inhaled a mouthful of it would turn black and foam at the mouth.

The corrupted Hashirama strolled leisurely, manipulating the Truth-Seeking Balls and easily dismantling any scattered resistance along the way.

He did not rush to Konoha, but instead walked step by step into the village in an almost detached manner.

In the eyes of the corrupted Hashirama, all deaths now are temporary, and once everyone enters the "Infinite Tsukuyomi," they will gain eternal peace.

In this way, lasting peace can be achieved, and there will be no more suffering or war.

As long as humanity has desires, war will break out sooner or later.

His actions will completely eliminate the possibility of war.

In an instant, wherever the Truth-Seeking Ball passed, everything—defenses, ninjutsu barriers, and charging ninjas—vanished into nothingness.

The gates of Konoha were useless to him.

It couldn't withstand the attack for even a moment before being destroyed.

"Burn my youth!"

Kakashi Hatake, now in his mirror form, became incredibly hot-blooded. Wielding the White Fang short sword, his body crackling with lightning, he charged forward once more, attempting to outrun his opponent with his speed.

"Kakashi!"

Despite his dejected state and constant cries of "youth is gone," Might Guy still gritted his teeth and, despite his aching body, used the Eight Gates to try and support his comrades as they attacked a powerful enemy.

However, a small Truth-Seeking Ball split off, transforming into a spear that easily caught up with Kakashi's Lightning Release acceleration, instantly destroying the White Fang short sword in his hand and continuing its trajectory toward his chest.

Might Guy used all his strength to knock Kakashi away, but he was almost broken in the hand by the Truth-Seeking Ball, losing a piece of flesh and bone, and immediately losing all feeling in his arm.

"Kai!"

Kakashi yelled.

"Damn it... I'm really disabled now..."

Kai looked at his limp, hanging arm and smiled bitterly.

Collapse, total collapse.

The elite Jonin of Konoha, the ninja clans, the reinforcements from Sunagakure... all the forces that tried to stop them were as fragile as paper in the face of the absolute power of the corrupted Hashirama.

In the distance, Obito, wearing a vortex mask, and Yotsuki Seiji, shrouded in lightning, silently watched the inevitable massacre unfold.

"It seems that Konoha will become history without our intervention."

Obito's tone was flat, revealing no emotion.

'Yotsuki Seiji' looked down with icy eyes:

“His control over his power is becoming more and more proficient, but I can always use my ‘backup plan’ at any time. And… that guy hasn’t shown up yet.”

His gaze swept across the chaotic Konoha Village, as if searching for something.

Just then, the corrupted Hashirama stepped into Konoha Village.

He stood at the entrance of the once bustling commercial street, watching the villagers fleeing in all directions and the ninjas making their last, powerless resistance, and slowly raised his hand.

All the Truth-Seeking Balls began to expand and lengthen, no longer maintaining their spherical shape, but rather extending and shaping like flowing black liquid, rapidly condensing into an enormous, jet-black longsword that held the power of the Truth-Seeking Balls.

It is the creation sword known as the "Ama-no-Numa Spear" by the Sage of Six Paths.

However, the corrupted Hashirama understood that this sword was merely made from "Truth-Seeking Balls" and had none of the abilities described in mythology.

……

Hinata, the eldest sister, and several of her fellow members from the branch family are trying to organize the evacuation of the clan members.

"That's... the First Lord, why did he seek out Kiyoshi-kun?"

Shock and confusion filled her heart.

Sakura Haruno, who had just finished handing over her mission and was on her way to the hospital, dropped the bouquet of flowers in her hand with a thud, scattering pink petals all over the ground. She was completely bewildered by the sight before her.

"Aren't you coming out yet, Kiyoshi?"

After waiting for a while, the corrupted Hashirama realized that he still couldn't force Kiyoshi out.

So he slowly raised the hand that was holding the Tenma Spear and aimed it at the core area of ​​Konoha.

Looking at the rapidly gathering ninjas below, the evacuated crowd, and even the civilians who showed fear towards him, the corrupted Hashirama had run out of patience.

This single sword strike would be enough to wipe most of Konoha off the map.

That was enough to force that man out.

Just at this critical moment, Kiyoshi returned to Konoha from Shikkotsu Forest.

He left his own puppet clone in Konoha so he could find out what was going on at any time.

At that moment, Ino was anxiously directing the evacuation of nearby residents when she accidentally knocked over a pot of carefully cultivated hydrangeas at the shop entrance.

Upon seeing Kiyoshi, Ino immediately ran over and instinctively tried to grab his hand and help him escape.

"Mr. Kiyoshi, let's go quickly, it's too dangerous there."

In her opinion, that thing in the sky was absolutely terrifying.

Kiyoshi, however, did not move. His gaze passed over the panicked Ino, and he looked up at the massive black sword that covered the sky above Konoha.

It's called a sword, but it actually looks a lot like a spiral of DNA.

"Finally... fully charged?"

Kiyoshi muttered to himself, his eyes showing no fear but rather interest.

These past few days, he has also been refining and charging "Sage Chakra" into it.

The white diamond-shaped "wedge" mark on the palm of his right hand was now completely filled with a purplish-black color.

"Perfect, I'll use you to test the quality of this 'Otsutsuki Mode.'"

Kiyoshi gently pushed Ino's hand away, gave her a reassuring look, and then took a step forward, his figure disappearing from the spot in an instant.

The next moment, he appeared in the center of the commercial street, standing directly beneath the corrupted Hashirama and the Tenma Spear, blocking the path of countless desperate Konoha ninjas and civilians.

“‘Yotsuki Seiji’ and the others sent you here, right?”

Kiyoshi looked up at the corrupted Hashirama in the air.

Everyone who could see this scene, including Nara Shikaku who was struggling to organize a defense, Uchiha Fugaku and Shisui who were injured and lying on the ground, and Obito and 'Yotsuki Seiji' who were watching the show on the Hokage Rock in the distance, all focused their attention on him instantly.

And Mikoto, Uzuki Yugao, and others who continued to arrive to provide support.

Further afield, there were Tsunade and the others who had rushed back from the Land of Iron; they were almost at Konoha.

"The era of ninjas is over."

"Darkened Hashirama said calmly."

He is about to realize his dream today.

"Yeah."

Qingsi smiled slightly.

The diamond-shaped mark in my hand continues to extend.

In an instant, black stripes spread across his body, and fleshy horns sprouted from his forehead.

Otsutsuki Mode! (End of Chapter)