Naruto: I, who fooled the ninja world, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 478 Hashirama Senju: I thought Konoha was finished, haha

At that moment, Kakashi Hatake was also looking at him.

Eyes facing each other.

Kakashi's breath caught in his throat the moment he saw that face.

A head of short, silver-white hair, similar to his own, still stood out in the dim light. His face lacked the gentleness and vicissitudes he remembered; it had become younger and more unfamiliar.

"team leader……"

Beside her, hope's voice was hoarse, clearly recognizing the face as well: "If I'm not mistaken, that face... it looks like..."

Kakashi didn't answer, his right hand clenching the kunai in his hand, his knuckles turning white, as he stared intently at the figure.

It was as if they wanted to etch every detail of the other person into their mind and compare it repeatedly with the long-gone image deep in their own memory.

call……

A cool, salty sea breeze blew by, ruffling the white robes of the person on the reef and also blowing Kakashi's silver hair across his forehead.

The man was dressed in a white outfit resembling a simple kendo uniform, holding a bone blade that was about the same height as him, and sat leisurely on the edge of the reef.

His face was almost devoid of any distinctive bone structure, with only a few fang-like bone remnants remaining on his lower jaw, adding to his inhuman and ferocious appearance.

“I am 'White Fang'.”

He tilted his head slightly, his scarlet eyes narrowed as he casually surveyed the ninjas who looked like they were facing a formidable enemy: "It seems you are the so-called 'guests'."

He stood up lazily, his movements slow and languid.

However, just as he stood up straight and raised the bone blade in his hand, an indescribable aura of danger silently spread out.

It wasn't murderous intent, nor chakra; it was more like pure "sharpness" and "fatality," like a sleeping monster slowly opening its eyes at this moment.

"Although it's a bit troublesome, well, we're already here..."

A mysterious smile appeared on White Fang's face. His gaze swept over Kakashi again, and his smile seemed to deepen when he saw Kakashi's tense posture.

"I'll play with you for a little while," he said. "I don't think it will take long."

Before the languid tone had even fully faded, 'White Fang' raised the broad bone blade.

There was no violent burst of chakra, no earth-shattering aura.

With just a simple movement of raising his sword, a sharp intent that seemed capable of severing gazes, like an invisible cold current, pressed down on Kakashi and the others even before the sound of air being pierced!
"Disperse!"

Almost the instant that sharp edge was about to strike, Kakashi's pupils contracted, and a hoarse, stern shout escaped his lips.

The Allied Shinobi behind him, even before Kakashi could warn them, had already activated hand seals and Body Flicker Techniques, their figures exploding in different directions.

However, 'White Fang' could swing his sword faster than they could raise their hands.

"White discharge from the teeth."

With that same nonchalant tone, the bone blade in his hand slashed out at the exact same moment he spoke, with a trajectory too subtle for the naked eye to follow.

呲!
The air was easily cut open.

A solid arc of light, as white as bone and as solid as the moon, yet so vast that it spanned the entire field of vision, shot out from the blade.

It is silent, arriving before the piercing sound of air being cut, because it is fast, faster than sound itself; before anyone can hear it, the sharp edge of death has already struck.

This was no ordinary slash, but a compressed and condensed "Cero Flash".

The allied ninjas were still following the order to "spread out," but the pale crescent moon was already close at hand, the cold touch of death was clearly tangible, and fear appeared on their faces.

But at that moment, a figure clad in red armor and carrying a huge scroll appeared instantly, his back to Kakashi, facing the devastating, pale crescent moon.

"Wood Release: Ranking Technique!" A deep, resonant voice rang out.

Bang!
The ground on either side of Kakashi and the others suddenly exploded, and layers of giant wooden shields grew out and collided and merged above their heads.

In an instant, it transformed into a giant wooden shield engraved with fangs and a demonic face, protecting everyone inside.

boom!!

Almost the instant the wooden shield closed, a pale, arc-shaped Cero slashed fiercely at the demon-faced wooden shield, accompanied by a deafening roar and a teeth-grinding cracking sound.

The incredibly thick Wood Release material was shattered and disintegrated layer by layer under the slash, sending wood chips flying everywhere.

"Wood Release: The Art of Repelling" was used in the original work to withstand the close-range explosion of a Tailed Beast Ball without sustaining any damage.

However, the Tailed Beast Ball is an area-of-effect attack, and its damage mainly comes from the explosive impact.

To counter this ninjutsu, Madara Uchiha launched the blades of Susanoo and the Tailed Beast Ball together, forcing Hashirama Senju to deflect the attack with the Fivefold Rashomon.

Faced with the same slash formed from a Cero, the wooden shield of "Wood Release: Ranking Technique" was also shattered layer by layer, and the pale light was about to break through the shield...

Suddenly, two enormous wooden hands sprouted from either side of the wooden shield that was about to be cleaved open, slamming and closing down on the phantom flash that was about to break through the shield.

boom!!

He slammed his palms together, firmly trapping the remaining arc-shaped phantom flash in his hands, and a violent explosion erupted between his palms.

A violent shockwave spilled from between their fingers, blasting the palms of the two giant hands into a shower of splinters, but still managing to block the slash.

Inside the wooden shield, the light was dim, and sawdust and wood chips drifted down slowly.

Kakashi, still shaken, stared at the tall, broad back of the figure standing before him, and almost instinctively blurted out, "You are... the First Hokage?!"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, hope and the other allied ninjas were stunned for a moment, then their faces lit up with disbelief and surprise.

"Is it really the 'God of Shinobi,' Lord Hashirama Senju?"

With his hands clasped together, Hashirama Senju turned his head slightly to look at Kakashi behind him, a bright and cheerful smile spreading across his face: "Oh! As expected, a junior from Konoha!"

"Finally, I've met real Konoha ninjas! I thought Konoha was finished! Haha!"

His voice was loud and powerful, with a unique appeal, but at the end, he actually tilted his head back and burst into laughter.

Is this... the legendary God of Ninjas?
The allied ninjas, who were seeing him for the first time, were all bewildered by his personality.

A true Konoha ninja?
Kakashi keenly grasped the key information in Hashirama Senju's words, his brows furrowing instantly as he recalled the Susanoo he had seen in the distance earlier.

It seems that Obito, through some means, did something to the First Hokage...

"The First Hokage, that Susanoo..."

Kakashi opened his mouth as if to ask a question, but Hashirama Senju's laughter stopped abruptly.

The smile faded from his face, replaced by a calm and serious demeanor.

"I know you have many questions, and I'm also very curious about the current situation in Konoha. I have many questions to ask, but let's put these things aside for now."

“After all…” Hashirama Senju’s voice lowered, his tone serious, “Your enemies are very dangerous.”

As he finished speaking, he maintained his clasped hands posture, a vast, boundless chakra surging within him. "Wood Release: All Cloth Bag Technique!"

Outside the wooden shield, 'White Fang', sizing up the enormous wooden shield before him, suddenly narrowed his scarlet eyes.

Boom! Boom!

The ground beneath his feet suddenly trembled violently and bulged!

Several giant wooden hands, carrying terrifying power and heavy wind pressure, burst from the ground around him, their five fingers spread wide, grabbing and slapping at him from all directions.

Faced with this sudden, all-encompassing attack, 'White Fang's' lazy expression remained unchanged; only the bone blade in his hand moved.

His arm seemed to have vanished, leaving only a blurry afterimage.

In a short moment, the broad bone blade was swung around and transformed into a dense storm, with countless slender, sharp, pale white blade lights blooming instantly around him!
— Tianxun Lianwu.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!!

The rapid, continuous cutting sounds rang out, like hundreds of pieces of silk being torn apart at the same time.

The enormous wooden hand that had been closing in from all directions was shattered into countless pieces of wood and dust in the blink of an eye before this suddenly blooming net of pale white blades!

A moment later, the pale white blade light slowly dissipated, and 'White Fang' still stood in the same spot, without even a tear in the hem of his clothes.

His scarlet eyes peered through the falling wood chips and dust at the massive wooden shield with the ghost face on its surface, and the corners of his mouth seemed to twitch slightly upwards.

"interesting."

'White Fang' tapped the ground with his broad bone blade and chuckled, "However, if this is all there is to it..."

"You still can't stop me."

Having said that, he took a step forward, as if he were just taking a casual stroll.

However, as he took this step, an invisible yet tangible terrifying aura, like a silent tsunami, swept forward from him!

Inside the wooden shield, Kakashi and the others, who saw this scene through the gaps, felt a chill run down their spines and their palms, which were gripping their weapons, were sweating profusely.

Is this the second of the Ten Espada, White Fang?
Hi and the other Allied Ninjas instinctively looked at Kakashi, and the same thought simultaneously surfaced in their minds.

Is this your father?

Is it too late to go and reconnect with my family now?
"There are wars and monsters in every era."

Hashirama Senju scratched his head, looking troubled, and said, "I used to think that Tobirama's Impure World Reincarnation wasn't a very good ninjutsu, and that Danzo's actions were also a desecration of the dead."

"But looking back now, it really did help me out."

He turned his head slightly, and half of his face, which had been shrouded in shadow, came into view of Kakashi and the others, causing them to gasp for breath.

"At least, after breaking free from Danzo's control over his Mangekyou Sharingan..."

Hashirama Senju smiled, clasped his hands together, and said, "My strength is indeed very close to that of my life, and even stronger in some aspects."

As soon as he finished speaking, he thrust his arms forward with a sudden burst of chakra, shouting, "Wood Release: Advent of a World of Trees!"

Rumble! ...
Centered on the massive, ghost-faced wooden shield, the entire island, near the coast, trembled violently with a deafening roar.

Countless tree roots, as thick as giant pythons and as gnarled as dragon bodies, broke through the sand and tore through the rocks, growing wildly at an alarming rate and bursting out of the ground!

In the blink of an eye, the view transformed into a surging, vibrant sea of ​​green trees!

Towering trees, tens or even hundreds of meters tall, rise from the ground, their thick branches intertwined and twisted, forming a dense, sun-blocking canopy of trees, the roar of their growth deafening.

What's even more terrifying is that this forest is alive, and it swept and pressed towards that tiny figure with overwhelming force!

Faced with this tidal wave of trees, "White Fang," still standing in place, is as insignificant as a child standing on the beach when a tsunami crashes on the shore, about to be crushed at any moment.

The contrast in body size is so stark it's despairing.

however……

Just before the first giant tree was about to collide with 'White Fang', he moved, transforming into a white afterimage that almost blended into the dim light.

呲!
A series of sharp, rapid cutting sounds suddenly rang out amidst the roaring tide of the trees growing.

The next moment, the giant tree, which required several people to encircle, was neatly broken into countless pieces the instant it approached the white afterimage, the cuts as smooth as a mirror!

'White Fang's' figure flickered like a ghost amidst the surging, roaring waves of the forest, moving at an incredible speed.

His movements were incredibly fast.

He was so fast that the wildly growing and intertwined giant trees couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes; so fast that his movement was just a series of discontinuous afterimages in the eyes of ordinary people.

If the Corpse Bone is the strongest in defense among the Espada, then White Fang is the fastest. And this fastest speed gives him ultimate penetrating power and destructive force!

Bang bang bang!

With each afterimage, the broad bone blade in his hand would be swung out, accompanied by the mournful sound of it tearing through the air, and then swathes of giant trees would collapse and shatter.

Without needing to build up power, even with just a basic swing of the knife, the blade's kinetic energy reaches an unbelievable level thanks to the speed that surpasses the limits of visual perception.

With a single swing of his sword, the seven or eight giant trees that had surrounded them were severed at the roots.

He dodged to the side, swung his sword backhand, and shattered the thick branch that was rushing towards him from the side into a shower of wood chips.

His toes touched the toppled tree trunk, his figure shifted, a flash of blade swept across, and the massive wooden stake that had crashed down from above was cleaved in two...

Wherever it went, even the thickest and most resilient trees were swiftly cut down and shredded.

Wood chips, broken branches, and shredded leaves exploded in all directions, yet were left far behind by his swift figure.

If the previous "Sky Swift Dance" was like weaving an impenetrable net, then at this moment, amidst the encirclement of the forest, White Fang has transformed extreme speed into art.

Such 'white teeth' reminded Hashirama Senju of someone.

“Madara…” Hashirama Senju murmured to himself.

The next moment, Hashirama Senju's eyes narrowed, and he slammed his palms together again, making a crisp sound. An even larger amount of chakra surged into the earth.

"Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!"

boom!!

As he gave a deep, low shout, the trees in the churning forest outside suddenly experienced another surge in growth, becoming even denser and more resilient.

They began to deliberately intertwine and encircle, compressing 'White Fang's' movement space, causing 'White Fang' to pause slightly.

The next moment, several thick trees intertwined and twisted into a huge, thick, and ferocious wooden dragon, which roared at 'White Fang'.

"Roar!"

　I'm back, I'm back! There's one more chapter QAQ.

　　
　
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