Starting as a working person from Naruto

Chapter 501 The End of an Era, the Beginning of a New Era

On the stands.

Orochimaru and the Third Hokage are facing off.

Outside Konoha Village.

A group of Sand Village ninjas and Sound Village ninjas gathered together and launched a surprise attack on Konoha Village. Giant pythons were summoned and broke through Konoha's defenses.

Inside the competition venue.

Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, arrogantly proclaimed its freedom from the seal. All the ninjas were terrified by the sudden appearance of this tailed beast and feared the impending reappearance of the tailed beast.

Only Sasuke Uchiha, who faced Shukaku the One-Tailed Beast, remained unfazed, showing no fear whatsoever, and even mentioned the other's pitiful amount of chakra.

"snort…"

"So cute..."

"Her chakra reserves are pitifully low..."

"They're practically like harmless pets..."

For an Uchiha, especially for Uchiha Sasuke, the Tailed Beasts were like toys in his hands, which he could easily deal with at any time.

Moreover…

The One-Tailed Beast has the least amount of chakra!

"What did you say, you brat!"

Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, looked down at the tiny black-haired boy at its feet. Upon hearing this, it flew into a rage and slapped Uchiha Sasuke across the face!

"I meant you're weak..."

The floor beneath Uchiha Sasuke's feet shattered in an instant, allowing him to dodge the claws of the One-Tailed Shukaku and leap up towards the top of its head!

The twelve-year-old boy, his body radiating lightning chakra, charged toward the monster he could not shake, yet his face remained calm and indifferent!

"Sasuke!!!"

A hint of tension flashed across Kakashi Hatake's face. He always knew that his disciple was strong enough, but he didn't think that Sasuke Uchiha could defeat a tailed beast!

Are you kidding me!

That's the One-Tailed Beast, which is on par with the Nine-Tails!

The Nine-Tails' rampage once caused heavy losses to the entire Hidden Leaf Village, even resulting in the death of one of the best Hokage and countless elite Jonin before the chaos was barely quelled!

No matter how strong Uchiha Sasuke is, he is still just a kid. How could he possibly be a match for the One-Tailed Beast!

"Quickly, go save them!"

Matt Kai leaped down!

However, before the Jonin could rush over to stop the One-Tailed Beast from rescuing the brats in the preparation area, the One-Tailed Beast Shukaku's enormous body collapsed with a bang!

Uchiha Sasuke's figure crashed into the head of One-Tailed Shukaku at high speed, like a cannonball. The huge impact brought by the high speed knocked One-Tailed Shukaku to the ground!

"Are you kidding me..."

A look of terror flashed in Shukaku's eyes!

That brat…

How could it be knocked down so easily?

I am a tailed beast, an immortal tailed beast in the ninja world!

However, just as Shukaku was trying to get up, Sasuke Uchiha, who had activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode, was like a humanoid Tyrannosaurus Rex. Even though this Tyrannosaurus Rex was very small, it had a terrifying speed and strength that Shukaku could not ignore!

Boom!

Shukaku's belly instantly collapsed!

"That brat..."

Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, was quite intelligent. It immediately seized the opportunity, tilted its head back, and spat out a Void Bullet from its belly, intending to finish off Uchiha Sasuke in one move!

"Wind Release: Sky Bullet Training!"

A purple skeleton suddenly appeared on Uchiha Sasuke's body!

Veins grew out of the Susanoo's skeleton, quickly filling its empty body. Armor plates formed in an instant, and the fourth form of Susanoo fully armed itself and enveloped Uchiha Sasuke!

However, this powerful wind-style ninjutsu struck the Susanoo's armor leaves like a gentle breeze, causing no damage whatsoever to the Susanoo!

This half-body Susanoo was almost the same size as the One-Tailed Shukaku. Ignoring Shukaku's claws, it raised its hand, clenched its fist, and smashed it down!

Boom!

Susanoo's fist slammed heavily into the tanuki's face!

Shukaku's body flew backward and crashed into the arena wall, causing the wall to collapse instantly. Shukaku was thrown out of the arena!

"Hello, examiner..."

Sasuke Uchiha turned to Genma Shiranui, who was blocking the Sand Village ninja's attack, and loudly asked, "Can we announce the winner of this match now?"

"..."

Genma Shiranui's forehead twitched.

no…

Even the Uchiha's mentally unstable members need to be assessed!

At this point, Konoha has already been invaded by the enemy. Let's not worry about such a small matter as the Chunin Exams!

"Kakashi..."

Might Guy couldn't help but stop and turn to look at Kakashi Hatake, whose forehead was also covered in sweat: "Is your disciple...?"

"..."

Kakashi Hatake rubbed his forehead.

"How is that possible!"

Sunagakure Jonin Baki watched in disbelief as the One-Tailed Shukaku was sent flying by a single punch from Susanoo. The nightmare of Sunagakure was being easily crushed by a brat from Konoha!

Even though he knew about Sasuke Uchiha's power, the fact that Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, showed no resistance was still quite a shock to him. The tailed beasts of the village were really too embarrassing!

In fact…

And there's something even more embarrassing...

Seeing that things were not going well, Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, actually turned around and tried to run away, looking completely different from the arrogant and haughty old man who had just appeared...

The Sand Village Jonin, Baki, suddenly realized another problem: their village's tailed beasts were no match for Uchiha Sasuke and were very likely to fall into Konoha's hands!

No!

This absolutely must not happen!

"Wake Gaara up and get him out of here!"

Maki shouted to Kankuro and Temari, telling them to rush over and wake up Gaara, who was sleeping on the forehead of the One-Tailed Beast, so that Gaara could reseal the One-Tailed Beast and escape from Konoha with it inside him!

The Konoha Crush plan has run into serious trouble. The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, is nowhere to be found, and Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, is unable to create chaos in Konoha...

This lousy plan…

It's very likely that we're going to fail!

The only thing we can do now is to recover the losses as quickly as possible!

However, Susanoo immediately drew its bow and shot an arrow, instantly pinning the body of Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, to the ground. This action caused Shukaku's body to return directly to the Jinchuriki's body, and Gaara shook his head as he stood up!

"I'll stop him!"

Sunagakure Jonin Maki stepped forward to block the Susanoo, shouting for Temari and Kankuro to take Gaara away: "We absolutely cannot let the One-Tail fall into Konoha's hands..."

only…

The ninjas of Konoha have also realized this problem!

"I'll go after them!"

Sasuke Uchiha instantly retracted his Susanoo, lightly leaped over Baki, and chased after Gaara and the others who were fleeing into the distance!

Based on the judgment of Akihara Kagura's behavior...

When the Third Hokage died in battle, someone as powerful as myself should not have been present. Otherwise, refusing to come to the Hokage's aid would damage my image, and the Third Root leader would not make such a political mistake!

exactly…

Hunting down the One-Tailed Jinchuriki of Sunagakure would be a good idea!

"etc…"

Kakashi Hatake couldn't stop them in time, so he could only instruct the new generation of ninjas who hadn't yet been assigned any tasks: "Naruto, Sakura, go assist Sasuke and warn him to be careful not to fight in the village to avoid harming innocent people!"

"good!"

Naruto Uzumaki nodded quickly.

"And what about us?"

Might Guy kicked two Sound Ninja away, then looked around before his gaze settled on the highest stands: "Shall we go rescue the Third Hokage?"

"..."

Kakashi Hatake was silent for a moment, then looked up at the stands and said softly, "That's a battle for the Third Hokage. Don't interfere..."

On the stands.

Orochimaru's appearance had already caused panic among a group of people.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Orochimaru had barely exchanged a few blows when a group of Konoha Anbu ninja rushed forward to protect the Hokage!

However, four figures jumped out from the crowd and appeared around the roof of the stands. They raised their hands and formed a hand seal, erecting a tall Four Purple Flame Array that blocked everyone outside, leaving only Orochimaru and the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi!

"The Anbu ninjas..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi threw off his Hokage hat and removed his divine robe, revealing his full suit of light armor. He ordered in a deep voice, "Go and support the rest of the village immediately. I'll deal with Orochimaru alone..."

"teacher…"

Orochimaru smiled, slowly raising his hand: "Looks like you've been prepared to sacrifice yourself all along... Are you ready to welcome my new achievement?"

"This time..."

"I will correct the mistakes left over from the past..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi raised his hand and bound Orochimaru's wrist. His gaze fell on Orochimaru, his eyes becoming somewhat profound: "Today, I will kill you with my own hands..."

"Let's see who falls here today..."

A cold glint flashed in Orochimaru's eyes. His fingers flew up, forming hand seals, and his palm slammed into the ground: "Ninja Art: Summoning Jutsu!"

A summoning incantation appeared on the ground, and two coffins suddenly rose from the ground. The third coffin was destroyed by Hiruzen Sarutobi's hand-mounted sword shadow clone technique just moments after it surfaced!

but…

For Orochimaru, the experimental subjects in the two coffins were enough!

Today, he will rely on the experimental subjects in these two coffins to kill his teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and then kidnap that brat Sasuke Uchiha!

If nothing unexpected happens...

No one in this village could stand up to his two experimental subjects!

pat!

Two figures emerged from the coffin.

Anyone who saw these two figures felt their heart skip a beat, as if they were seeing the souls of the dead!

Do not…

They are the souls of the dead!

"First-sama...Second-sama..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared in disbelief at the two people who had appeared. His mind went blank for a moment, filled with panic, because he knew very well the power of these two people!

"good."

Orochimaru opened his palm and introduced them with a smile: "The First Hokage and the Second Hokage of Konoha. Although the Impure World Reincarnation technique can only use a portion of their power, it's more than enough to deal with Konoha..."

the other side.

Someone has been secretly watching all of this.

Wearing a hood, Kabuto wandered among the audience, even leisurely using his medical skills to save some of the injured.

"What a waste..."

Kabuto, with glasses perched on his nose, looked at the two Hokage resurrected by the Impure World Reincarnation technique within the Four Purple Flames Formation and couldn't help but laugh: "Compared to the Impure World Reincarnation technique Sasuke taught me, Lord Orochimaru's technique still has many areas that need improvement!"

pity.

This is not his performance venue.

Perhaps there will be no more performance opportunities for him in the future.

Kabuto Yakushi didn't care about this; he was only focused on the battle in the stands, quietly waiting for the grand spectacle of the Third Hokage's death to end.

Because of this so-called grand drama…

This is just the beginning of another truly great show.

Everyone in the ninja world was waiting for the death of the Third Hokage. This nearly seventy-year-old man had held power in Konoha for decades and influenced the situation in the ninja world for just as long. He was maintaining peace between the ninja world and Konoha in his own way.

Although…

These peacees are like rotting leaves.

Everyone felt they couldn't breathe under the old man's palm, not because of his strength, but because of his omnipresent prestige.

The mere existence of this old man turned the ninja world into a stagnant pool of water, where no waves could be stirred. Ninjas were forced to struggle within this stagnant water, whether they were ninjas from Konoha or ninjas from other major ninja villages.

now…

The old man's life finally came to an end.

No matter how crude Orochimaru's Impure World Reincarnation technique was, the First Hokage Hashirama Senju and the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju he summoned could only exert a negligible amount of power, but it was still not something a nearly seventy-year-old man could withstand...

"That technique is absolutely necessary..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was fighting with great difficulty, almost being suppressed by the First Hokage and the Second Hokage. While struggling to fight, he also kept an eye on the situation in the arena.

"Sasuke..."

"Did they go after the enemy?"

"It's a bit of a pity..."

"I should actually fight alongside Sasuke..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly formed hand seals, regretting everything he couldn't do before his death; he had even planned out his own death scene.

if you can…

Hiruzen Sarutobi hoped that in this battle, the First and Second Hokage summoned by Orochimaru could defeat Sasuke Uchiha, and that he, the Third Hokage, would sacrifice his life at the most critical moment to finish the fight using the Reaper Death Seal, which could resolve the Impure World Reincarnation...

In that case...

The Will of Fire will surely be passed down to Sasuke Uchiha…

Unfortunately…

But that little brat Sasuke Uchiha wasn't there...

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a pang of regret, but he could only complete the hand seals for the Reaper Death Seal. Ending it like this was a way of putting an end to the mistakes he had made, and he hoped that the Will of Fire that ignited his life would bring new life to Konoha...

As Hiruzen Sarutobi finished his hand seals, a massive phantom of a Shinigami appeared behind him. Facing Orochimaru's terrified gaze, the Shinigami's appearance seemed to be guiding the old man and his enemy away...

"It's over."

Kabuto Yakushi removed his hood and watched as the old man manipulated the Grim Reaper to seize the souls of the First and Second Hokage, even sealing Orochimaru's arm as well. He simply adjusted his glasses slowly.

"Sasuke-kun."

"Our plan is about to begin..."

"Facing the wind, become a shadow in the darkness, let the shadows envelop this ninja world..."

Kabuto Yakushi reached into his chest, his palm touching a mask, a longing smile playing on his lips: "Let's begin to recreate a new world, a new world shrouded in darkness yet where everyone feels as if bathed in a spring breeze..."

(End of this chapter)