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Chapter 351 Hiruzen Sarutobi's Abilities

The Konoha high-ranking officials at the command post had grim expressions.

They remained silent as they watched the town being wantonly destroyed, and the abyssal goblins, corrupted monsters, and evil god clones raging like a tidal wave.

The fighting ninjas and players all wore expressions of despair.

The evil god clones, nourished by the black rain, were in a state of rampage and destruction.

The black rain came from the evil god himself.

It is a high-level pollution from the [Flesh and Blood Abyss], releasing dense polluting energy to devour the entire ninja world.

Tsunade and Naruto Uzumaki

These players, who are comparable to or even surpass lord-level monsters, possess high-quality equipment and countless skill imprints, and are thus able to defeat these abyssal evil gods.

but,

There are fewer than a handful of players like this in the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

Even if the remaining players work together, they will have to risk casualties to barely kill an abyssal evil god.

Just like the fourth largest town in the Land of Hot Springs that has just fallen,

In the past hundred days, the player's ranged attack force has suffered nearly 30% casualties.

Only then did they manage to destroy the [Abyssal Brutal] that had destroyed the city.

"Lord Hokage, our Hyuga clan has suffered heavy losses. After the battle, the village must give us an explanation!"

Hiashi Hyuga, in the command post, had bloodshot eyes.

Watching his clansmen being crushed to death by the Abyss Brutal Warriors, his heart bled.

Despite knowing that the Hyuga clan's ranged attack units are poor in close combat, the village still doesn't equip them with melee fighters.

They also separated the Hyuga clan's melee and ranged units and sent them to different battlefields.

This behavior,

This is no different from sending the Uchiha clan, who are skilled in fire-style techniques, to fight against Kirigakure during the Ninja Wars.

Hiruzen Sarutobi remained calm and said, "Hiashi, this is a critical moment when we are attacked by an evil god. All Konoha ninja have a duty to protect the village."

"Even as the Hokage, I will burn my own body when it matters most."

"We were protecting our comrades; casualties were inevitable!"

These righteous words left Hiashi Hyuga feeling aggrieved.

He couldn't accept the death of even dozens of ordinary clansmen, let alone the fact that they were all players from the Hyuga clan.

They are all elites cultivated at the cost of countless family assets.

just,

Hiruzen Sarutobi's words are indeed correct; how can war not result in death?

However, this casualty rate is somewhat higher than everyone expected.

Hiashi Hyuga said in a cold voice, "Fine, the Hyuga clan will wait and see what the Hokage says."

The Hyuga clan's tolerance has reached its limit.

Wasn't it because when you were imprisoned by Orochimaru, the Hyuga clan didn't take the initiative to rescue you, but were forced by Orochimaru to join Konoha out of desperation?

As a result, they ended up in the same predicament as the Uchiha clan.

Hiruzen Sarutobi declared righteously, "Of course! As the Hokage, I would never back down!"

He was also heartbroken.

Those who died were, after all, Konoha ninjas, and precious Rinnegan game players.

Although he intended to weaken the Hyuga clan's strength, he was not so heartless as to sit idly by and watch the Hyuga clan lose dozens of elites.

Just like with the Uchiha clan, there were a few ninjas who disobeyed orders and lacked the Will of Fire, and were unable to continue serving as ninjas due to injuries.

A soft knife cuts through flesh.

Who would have thought that the evil god's clone would directly transform into the Abyss Evil God?

This is a situation he didn't want to see either.

Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a serious tone, "Quickly dispatch mage players to reinforce Hyuga and get them to the battlefield as fast as possible!"

He's a player too.

As a level 9 member of the Konoha clan, you receive 5 game invitations per month. As the Hokage, you naturally have priority to become a player.

Drawing upon decades of keen combat experience, he watched the [Abyssal Brutalist] charging wildly.

It was soon discovered that,

Although the opponent has strong defense, its magic resistance is very weak. Even a light lightning release from an ordinary Jonin can leave a shallow mark on it.

A pure physical attack comparable to the full power unleashed by an elite player.

"No, let me go. There shouldn't be a stronger mage player than me."

suddenly,

Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped the ninja who was about to issue battle orders, took a deep breath, and stood up from his seat.

He turned to look at Hiashi Hyuga and said sincerely, "Hiashi, I am also heartbroken by the loss of the Hyuga clan, because they are not only ninjas of the Hyuga clan, but also ninjas of the village."

"I hope everyone can unite as one."

Before he could finish speaking,

Hiruzen Sarutobi had already arranged the situation at the command post, changed into his combat uniform, and headed towards the front lines.

The high-ranking members of the ninja clan in the command center all looked at the departing figure, which nimbly tumbled away like a monkey, with strange expressions.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi became a player

His personality became increasingly eccentric.

It's not that they're moody, but rather that they often make completely opposite decisions.

He did try his best to maintain harmony in the village, but he also did do some bad things.

Sometimes they give them a sense of trust like that of the original Third Oshino, but other times they feel a chilling, ruthless, and scheming nature, much like Danzo.

This dilemma,

This left them all completely baffled.

Just like Hiashi Hyuga now, no one expected Hiruzen Sarutobi to volunteer to go to the front line.

In line with his plan to weaken the Hyuga clan's power, maintaining a righteous and aloof demeanor and sitting upright in the command center is the best option for him.

Is it an attempt to ease tensions?

After much deliberation, Hiashi Hyuga could only shake his head in the end.

Most of the high-ranking members of the ninja clans privately speculated that the Third Hokage may have developed a mental illness due to torture while imprisoned by Orochimaru.

This has led to the current strange situation, and sometimes he even talks to himself.

Hiashi Hyuga also agreed, realizing that he couldn't know what the other person was thinking, probably because the other person was mentally ill.

Hiruzen Sarutobi charged forward.

His face was filled with grief as he looked at the devastation, the destroyed buildings and towns.

"It's the Hokage!"

Upon recognizing the newcomers, some of the injured ninjas burst into excited shouts.

The rift between the Third Hokage and the ninja clan, along with various policies that weakened the ninja clan, including the exploitation of Naruto Uzumaki, all contributed to this situation.

In a sense, it was actually a preferential treatment for ordinary ninjas.

Therefore,

Although there are many scandals surrounding Hiruzen Sarutobi, one of the high-ranking officials in Konoha, the Hokage is still the most respected person in the eyes of ordinary ninjas.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's arrival was like a pillar of support for him.

Stabilize their wavering and despairing hearts.

Hiruzen Sarutobi addressed the crowd, saying, "Don't be afraid, a mere evil god cannot shake the foundation of Konoha!"

I'm also telling myself...

No matter how much he clung to the power of Hokage and refused to relinquish it, his cold-blooded and bloodthirsty massacre of Yugakure and his various political maneuvers to maintain balance earned him widespread contempt.

But he couldn't change the fact that he wanted to protect and rise up Konoha.

Konoha Village is his root!

call.

A magic circle suddenly appeared beneath Hiruzen Sarutobi's feet.

Complex and incomprehensible characters and symbols, intertwined and twisted together, burst forth from the magic circle like chains.

Along with the chains, a bound black shadow also burst forth.

It is five meters tall, with dark green skin, a deformed and twisted body like a tree trunk, cracked lines, and covered with black magatama-shaped symbols.

The branches, bared and clawed, and the orange-yellow eyes that seemed to open on the tree trunk.

They look like tree-like creatures from a magical world.

but,

However, it is a shikigami that has mutated from a dead soul.

This is Hiruzen Sarutobi's core ability [Onmyoji Lv.31], a magic-based class that can collect fragments of the souls of the dead, raise them, and manipulate shikigami to fight.

And the shikigami that has appeared now...

It possesses the Wood Release energy of the First Hokage, as well as a large number of Yin Release Sharingan, and is fused with fragments of Danzo's deceased soul.

The final oni-type shikigami that were gathered together.

[The Tree Man Who Died in the Shadows]

(End of this chapter)