Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu.

Chapter 385 The First Time After Hashirama

It worked!
Hiruzen Sarutobi stared intently at Madara Uchiha.

The white dagger shot out and pierced through Madara Uchiha's chest!
The complete Susanoo instantly disintegrated!
"Sakumo! Well done!"

A large hole, several centimeters in diameter, appeared in Madara Uchiha's chest.

Madara Uchiha's clothes were torn, and he saw a face on Madara Uchiha's chest!

Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly opened his mouth in astonishment.

That's... the face of the First Hokage!
Madara Uchiha was able to use Wood Release by transplanting Hashirama cells, a method similar to Orochimaru's.
Madara Uchiha's transplantation technique was more advanced, and his Wood Release level was stronger than Danzo's and the fox's.

Sakumo Hatake fell from the sky like a tattered sack.

puff!
The way Sakumo Hatake fell to the ground was extremely bizarre. Tsunade could tell at a glance that Sakumo Hatake's spine and sternum were completely broken.

Sakumo Hatake was struck head-on by the Uchiha fan. Given Madara Uchiha's taijutsu and the fan's hardness,...
Tsunade rushed over immediately, green medical chakra appearing in her hands; however, despite her experience, she didn't know where to begin.

Sakumo Hatake's chest cavity was completely destroyed.

Trying to locate Sakumo Hatake's heart, his chakra perception only revealed fragments of his heart and lungs pulverized together.

Tsunade swallowed hard.

She was powerless to help with this injury.

With blood and fragments of internal organs in his mouth, Sakumo Hatake mumbled, "Minato...Kakashi..."

Tsunade nodded quickly and said, "I understand. I will take care of Minato and Kakashi."

Minato was very important to Kushina.

Grandma Mito once said that a Jinchuriki needs a warm person to fill their heart, otherwise they cannot fight against the darkness of the Nine-Tails' chakra.

For Kushina, Minato was that warm person.

As for Kakashi, since Minato was Sakumo Hatake's disciple, Kakashi will definitely be Minato's disciple as well.

While looking after Minato, it's only right that we also take care of Kakashi.

Sakumo Hatake sacrificed his life to kill Madara Uchiha, an extremely dangerous rogue ninja, which is worthy of respect.

Even though the two didn't have a deep connection, Sakumo Hatake's sacrifice made it worthwhile for Tsunade to pave the way for Kakashi.

But the last name of Hatake Sakumo made Tsunade's pupils shrink suddenly.

"fox···"

Sakumo Hatake's mouth was already filled with blood, and he mumbled the name, but Tsunade was absolutely certain that this was the name he was referring to.

fox?

Fox and Sakumo Hatake?
In that instant, Tsunade thought about many things and suddenly understood many things.

Sakumo Hatake's development has been very smooth in the past two years.

He completed a series of important S-level missions and became an advisor to the village.

This involves not only Sakumo Hatake's strength, but also assistance from the shadows.

In Tsunade's view, Sakumo Hatake was somewhat idealistic, and at times even more naive than herself. Relying solely on Sakumo Hatake, they couldn't have achieved such a smooth path.

It turns out that someone had cleared the obstacles for Sakumo Hatake in the dark, so that he could snatch the coveted position of foreign affairs advisor from the higher-ups.

Sakumo Hatake entrusted everything to him, including not only Minato and Kakashi, but also, more importantly, support from the shadows.

It turns out that Sakumo Hatake and the fox had long been allies.

They influence the village, one openly and one covertly.

Because of Minato and Kushina's relationship, Sakumo Hatake chose to trust Tsunade before his death.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was far away and could not hear Sakumo Hatake's last words.

The medical chakra on Tsunade's hands slowly dissipated.

Seeing Tsunade's actions, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a sudden tightness in his chest.

He was wary of Hatake Sakumo countless times, not wanting this strongman who rose from humble beginnings to enter the village's upper echelons, and not wanting him to implement his naive policies.

Hiruzen Sarutobi also understood that Sakumo Hatake was a very useful and extremely sharp sword.

For example, now, when the village is in danger, Sakumo Hatake will sacrifice everything for the village.

The order was given to Sakumo Hatake, and Sakumo Hatake would not disobey it just because he had previously targeted him.

In his final strike, Hatake Sakumo didn't use White Fang to clash head-on with Uchiha Dansen. Instead, he risked injury for injury, knowing he would die, but he was certain he could kill the terrifying rogue ninja Uchiha Madara.

Hatake Sakumo rid the village of a great scourge.

Madara Uchiha was too strong. This powerful figure from the founding era of the village, along with his formidable subordinates, made Konoha Village gasp for breath.

With Madara Uchiha dead, who in the ninja world would still say that Konoha is weak, and who would still look down on Konoha?
Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes were downcast. Only when Sakumo Hatake actually died in front of him did Hiruzen Sarutobi belatedly realize what was happening.

The sharpest sword in Konoha Village... has broken.

Koharu is dead, and Sakumo Hatake is dead too. What should the village do?
Hiruzen Sarutobi swallowed hard.

He hurriedly walked towards Hatake Sakumo.

Just then, an eye suddenly opened on the Vajra Ruyi Staff.

"Hiruzen! Don't get distracted!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly looked up and saw Madara Uchiha!
Madara Uchiha stood on the trunk of a large tree, looking down at the two people and the corpse of Konoha on the ground.

Madara Uchiha's voice sent chills down Hiruzen Sarutobi's spine.

"I never imagined that there would still be real ninjas in the rotten Konoha."

Sakumo Hatake, you are the second person to force me to use this technique.

The last person... was Hashirama Senju.

Upon closer inspection, Hiruzen Sarutobi noticed that Madara Uchiha's left eye, visible beneath his slanted bangs, was entirely grayish-white.

Izanagi... Madara Uchiha sacrificed one of his eyes to use Izanagi to reverse the illusion and reality, thus dodging Sakumo Hatake's final attack!
Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a bitter taste in his mouth. He should have thought of it; he should have thought of it long ago.

Tsunade looked at Madara Uchiha's chest.

There shouldn't be a big hole there, piercing through the chest and back, where the heart has disappeared?

A moment later, Tsunade realized that this was the Izanagi that Tobirama had mentioned.

The Uchiha clan's eye techniques are not only powerful, but each one is also very strange.

Conventional ninjas are at a huge disadvantage when facing Uchiha eye techniques.

Madara Uchiha said:
I take back what I said earlier.

In the entire Hidden Leaf Village, only Sakumo Hatake remained as a ninja.

What remained were nothing more than insects crawling on the shell of Konoha, sucking its blood. This feeling of excitement was the first time since Hashirama.

"I acknowledge you, Hatake Sakumo, but it's a pity you're already dead."

Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly extracted chakra, preparing to face Madara Uchiha's next attack.

But without Sakumo Hatake, could he still defeat Madara Uchiha?

Hiruzen Sarutobi wondered if Madara Uchiha, having lost one of his Sharingan eyes, would be afraid of death and leave this world.
He tried to sound intimidating: "Uchiha Madara! Once you lose your second Sharingan, it will be your death day!"

Madara Uchiha gave a disdainful snort and said:
"Hiruzen Sarutobi, you died ten years ago. You died after you remained indifferent to the death of Kagami Uchiha."

You are no longer the Hiruzen Sarutobi whom Hashirama Senju believed you could entrust with the fate of Konoha.

You are nothing but a walking corpse filled with greed.

In your heart, your fellow Konoha comrades are insignificant; your reputation and power are everything to you.

"I killed Sakumo Hatake, and you, you piece of trash, were killed by yourself long ago."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression changed.

Just like the rumors say, Madara Uchiha always speaks in a way that cuts right to the bone.

Tsunade also stood up from beside Sakumo Hatake; she didn't have much chakra left.

She pondered the family records, noting that when Madara Uchiha founded the village, he often acted recklessly and did not always exterminate his enemies.

For example, Madara Uchiha once defeated the Second Tsuchikage Mu and the then-young Onoki with overwhelming force.

But in the end, Madara Uchiha didn't kill them; instead, he spared their lives.

Madara Uchiha possessed a certain ruthless and ambitious nature; when he felt satisfied, he would often generously let his enemies go.

Madara Uchiha looked at Konoha Village:
"I will not destroy this shell. Konoha, this dead city, will eventually destroy itself one day."

The self-destruction of Konoha will prove Hashirama Senju wrong.

Madara Uchiha turned around and walked away.

He simply disappeared into the tree trunk.

Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief.

Whether out of concern for having only one Sharingan left, or because he felt he had had a good time, Madara Uchiha left.

In Konoha Village, Tobi and Yagami, one fleeing and the other chasing, arrived at the west side of the village.

Danzo continued to use Wind Release, engaging the Susanoo giant from a distance.

The battlefield was near the wall; buildings within 200 meters of the wall were razed to the ground.

"Afei! Lord Madara is gone!"

"Then let's go too!"

Looking out from the wall, the hundreds-of-meters-tall Susanoo had disappeared; it seemed that Madara Uchiha had finally left.

Just then, a figure suddenly appeared behind A-Fei.

Danzo, who had just been locked in a stalemate with the Susanoo giant, abandoned Susanoo and suddenly reappeared, no longer showing any signs of strain.

Danzo was able to defeat the Susanoo with its wood clone long ago. Now, Madara Uchiha's wood clone Susanoo is far inferior to the Susanoo created by Edo Tensei in the original work.

After performing all night, Danzo finally got his chance.

Ah Fei noticed that there was someone behind him and quickly turned around.

Suddenly, a wooden spear shot out from his hand, and he used a thrusting technique to stab the person behind him.

Danzo's hand, like an eagle's claw, reached for Tobi's throat. Tobi's wooden spear pierced Danzo's heart.

However, a wind-style shuriken flew in from the side.

The shuriken had a wind blade disc with a diameter of more than one meter, which directly cut through Afei's wooden spear.

Abi discovered that Danzo had accurately predicted his reaction.

Danzo's eagle claws didn't slow down, just barely grazing the tail of the wind shuriken, and choked Tobi's throat.

Ah Fei thought to himself, "I don't have a head. Even if you twist my throat, can you kill me?"
The next instant, sealing runes appeared on Afei's body.

The seal of self-karma binding?

Afei was unable to move, and he watched helplessly as Danzo's other hand reached towards his eye socket.

Inside the eye socket, White Zetsu's eyes revealed terror.

Danzo is going to come and take his kaleidoscope?

His body couldn't move, but White Zetsu's eyes could still move.

His left eye quickly activated its pupil technique.

Kaleidoscope: Heavenly Pillar!
Danzo was suddenly sealed by the Heavenly Pillar.

However, Danzo was not alarmed at all, because he knew that the next island after the Heavenly Pillar was the Island of Ooku.

If he is killed by the Island of Ooku, he can use Izanagi to reverse the illusion and reality.

Sure enough, a black dot appeared on the ground in front of the Heavenly Pillar.

Behind White Zetsu, beneath the fox mask, Nightlight twitched the corner of his mouth.

Danzo's tactics are all too familiar to Ye Guang.

Do you still want to obtain the Mangekyou Sharingan, or do you want to do it right in front of me?

Keep dreaming.

The luminescence had already formed a mark.

Wood Release: Giant Wood Pillar Technique!
A large square pillar suddenly appeared on the side wall of the house.

The wooden pillar arrived just in time and pushed aside the Heavenly Pillar, preventing it from collapsing under the influence of the Island of Energy and also preventing Danzo from being killed.

If Danzo can't die, how can you use Izanagi?
At this moment, saving Danzo would be tantamount to harming him.

Seeing this, Afei didn't bother to finish off Danzo and quickly sank into the ground.

The technique of using giant wooden pillars pinned the Heavenly Pillar to a wall.

Yako approached the Heavenly Pillar and asked anxiously, "Lord Danzo! Are you alright? How can I get you out of here?"

Inside the Heavenly Pillar, Danzo's eyes were ferocious, but he was unable to move.

　Bonus chapter

　　
　
(End of this chapter)