I am the new Hokage of Konoha.

"Yui, let me take you home first."

With Konoha under attack and no one knowing where the turmoil would spread, Sasuke, not wanting his defenseless sister to encounter any villains, picked up Yui and prepared to take her home first.

"Brother Sasuke, I can go back by myself."

Although Yui's face still showed traces of panic, she mustered her courage and said firmly,

"Sasuke-nii, you should go help Maki. It's more dangerous for her."

"Also, Naruto-nii definitely won't be able to persuade Maki, and he'll be going with her too. If they start fighting the enemy, given Naruto-nii's overly impulsive nature, something could easily happen. Sasuke-nii, you'll need to keep an eye on him and remind him."

After saying that, Yui, who had jumped off Sasuke's back, turned to her older brother earnestly and said...

"So, Sasuke-nii, you should go."

Born into a wealthy Uchiha family, Yui was pampered by her parents and brothers from a young age and did not experience what her older brother Itachi did, who was taken to the battlefield by his own father at the age of four and personally killed a ninja.

At present, he has only begun to cultivate chakra, and his strength can be said to be negligible.

Even so, she can still find her own way to avoid burdening everyone.

After expressing her stance, Yui waved goodbye to Sasuke and then ran home on her short legs.

Watching his little sister's small figure running through the chaotic crowd, and glancing back at Maki and Naruto who had already disappeared, Sasuke exhaled and quickly formed hand seals:

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

boom!

A wisp of white smoke rose from beside Sasuke.

Without a word, Sasuke's shadow clone rushed towards Yui, grabbed her in his arms, and quickly ran towards home.

Yui, who suddenly felt herself being lifted into the air, was slightly taken aback. Looking at the person in front of her, she was about to say something when Sasuke's shadow clone explained:

"This is my shadow clone."

"oh oh!"

Yui, who naturally understood what shadow clones were, nodded her little head and then looked behind her.

When she saw her other brother Sasuke running in the opposite direction, she finally smiled, relieved.

Sasuke's shadow clone naturally noticed Yui's subtle actions.

After a knowing smile, he couldn't help but curse inwardly:

"Naruto is such an idiot!"

If Naruto hadn't rushed to make the first move, his astonishing chakra reserves would have allowed him to create shadow clones to protect Yui, without affecting his performance in the subsequent battle.

Now, it's a different story; someone with only average chakra is now using Shadow Clone Jutsu.

Thus, their strength was weakened even before the battle began.

However, to achieve the best of both worlds, this is the only option.

Thinking of this, both Sasuke's real body and his shadow clones tacitly cursed Naruto as an "idiot" again.

On the other side, just as Yui said, Naruto, who couldn't be persuaded or stopped by Maki and ultimately chose to go with her, couldn't help but sneeze loudly.

"If you're scared, it's not too late to go back now," Maki said as she hurried along.

"Who said I'm scared? Naruto-sama is going to take on ten of them!" Naruto rubbed his nose, quickly regaining his composure and striking a pose of boundless bravado.

Maki chuckled: "Ten? Just don't end up begging me for help after you've been beaten to a pulp."

Naruto: "..."

This situation could actually happen, after all, he had personally witnessed the power of Maki's Wood Release.

Of course, even though he thought that way, he still refused to admit defeat verbally.

After that, the two bickered as they continued on their way, and soon arrived at their not-too-distant destination.

moment!

When Naruto saw the devastated Konoha train station before him, he gaped in shock and then looked sharply at Maki.

Similarly, Maki's cute little mouth also opened wide at this moment.

Chapter 288 Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju Appear

Move the time forward slightly.

Outside Konoha Village.

Having made a promise to take revenge, Orochimaru, who would not break his word, quickly set off shortly after his resurrection and arrived at the old place where he had lived and fought for many years.

Naturally, the culprit who killed him twice, Thousand Hands Cloud Court, is not here.

Orochimaru isn't stupid.

Knowing full well the vast difference in strength between himself and Thousand Hands Cloud Court, he would never send himself to his death.

However, while there's no way to deal with the mastermind, targeting their forces is a viable revenge option.

Therefore, after learning about the current situation of the Fourth Shinobi World War through the intelligence he had, Orochimaru quickly found the weakness of Konoha and prepared to give Konoha and Senju Kumo-tei a big surprise.

As the political and economic core of the Land of Fire, and also located at the center of all railway lines, Konoha Village has been the largest logistical base of the Land of Fire since the start of the Fourth Shinobi World War, thanks to its resources and geographical advantages.

With the help of the railway network that extends in all directions, most of the Fire Country's supplies are transported from villages to the Grass Country, the River Country, the coast, and the Iron Country, so that the Konoha ninja facing the four-nation alliance can have sufficient logistical support.

Therefore, the busiest place in Konoha Village during this period is definitely Konoha Train Station.

The heavy workload and high capacity consumption of the daily transport to the front lines have turned the train station, which used to mainly serve ordinary people, into a freight station.

Apart from the Konoha ninjas heading to the front lines, no one else is allowed to take the train anymore.

This illustrates the importance of Konoha Village, and more specifically, the Konoha Railway Station, as a key hub for the frontline battles.

Although the history of trains is still a novelty for the entire ninja world.

However, Orochimaru, a renowned scientist in the ninja world who has never lacked foresight and openness to new things, immediately understood the importance of the train as a new mode of transportation after learning a little about it.

Therefore, in this retaliatory operation, Orochimaru, who understood that even though Konoha Village was currently weak and could not be destroyed by himself, accurately chose Konoha Railway Station as his target.

Strike the snake at its vital spot.

The logistics line is not only crucial for the Iwagakure side, but also for the Konoha.

If we could destroy Konoha Railway Station and paralyze Konoha's logistical transportation capabilities, even for a short period of time, it would undoubtedly have a significant negative impact on the Konoha army at the front lines.

This will also cause significant changes to the entire Fourth World War.

Thinking of this, Orochimaru couldn't help but stick out his long tongue.

Then, thinking about the series of heavy blows Konoha had dealt to Iwagakure, clearly intending to add more force to annihilate them, and the potential for a series of reactions should something unexpected happen to the logistics, Orochimaru excitedly licked his lips.

Qianshou Yunting will surely be very surprised by this "gift".

“It’s time to do it.”

Looking at the village ahead, which was much larger and more prosperous than he remembered, and now felt quite unfamiliar, Orochimaru couldn't wait to begin forming hand seals. Finally, he clapped his hands together and said:

"The Impure World Reincarnation Technique!"

moment!

Amidst the hissing sound of the ground, two sealed coffins, one with a "one" affixed to its surface and the other with a "two," rose straight up rapidly from the ground.

The next second, as the coffin lid hit the ground, amidst the rising dust, the reanimated bodies of the First and Second Hokage slowly emerged.

"you again!"

Upon his arrival, Tobirama Senju, whose will had not yet been erased, saw Orochimaru and his expression darkened. He spoke in a cold and stern tone.

"It's nice to meet you again, my beloved Second Hokage," Orochimaru greeted with a sinister smile.

He had summoned the two of them before in order to seize Nagato's Rinnegan, and they had naturally met before.

However, due to the urgency of the situation, he quickly erased the will of the two after summoning them to avoid any accidents, so they didn't have much communication.

Orochimaru isn't in a hurry right now, and this can be considered their first conversation.

"Oh, it's you again, junior." At this moment, Hashirama Senju greeted Orochimaru in a very calm manner.

Of course, he couldn't help but then mock his younger brother: "I told Tobirama a long time ago not to develop those weird ninjutsu, especially the Impure World Reincarnation which involves the dead. You just wouldn't listen. Now look what's happened, it's hard for either of us to get a good night's sleep in the underworld."

Upon hearing this, Tobirama Senju's face darkened. He said, "Brother, I did listen to you and stopped the research and development of the Impure World Reincarnation technique. The fact that this technique has reached this level now must be due to the improvements made by this person. Furthermore, when I became Hokage, I already listed the Impure World Reincarnation technique as a forbidden technique in the Scroll of Seals, so it shouldn't have been passed on to outsiders."

"If it's not spread, then you must be from Konoha. A remarkably talented junior, are you a Konoha ninja?"

Hearing his younger brother say this, Hashirama Senju looked at Orochimaru with anticipation and asked.

"It's obvious he isn't."

Before Orochimaru could answer, Tobirama Senju, who was more meticulous than his brother, coldly made his judgment.

Just as Orochimaru was observing with great interest how this famous figure, who only existed in history, was interacting with him in person, Orochimaru noticed that the topic had turned to him. Ignoring Tobirama Senju's hostility, he chuckled and said:

"I am not a Konoha ninja now, but I used to be."

“That’s a rogue ninja.” Tobirama Senju had an “I knew it” look on his face.

Hashirama Senju sighed with some disappointment, "I was hoping to ask about the current situation of Konoha. I wonder how Konoha has developed since my death."

"Konoha?" Orochimaru said meaningfully, "The changes in all aspects now are probably beyond what you, First Hokage, could have imagined!"

I wonder what the founder of Konoha would think if he saw the current Fourth Hokage, a descendant of the Senju clan, who had completely transformed Konoha.

At that moment, Orochimaru suddenly felt this expectation.

Upon hearing Orochimaru's words, Hashirama Senju immediately looked over expectantly and asked, "Young man, could you tell me about the current situation in Konoha?"

Meanwhile, Tobirama Senju, who was also eager to understand the current situation in Konoha, stopped his sarcastic remarks to Orochimaru and chose to listen attentively.

Orochimaru granted their wishes.

"You two will see when you turn around," he said, pointing with his hand.

Although they were outside Konoha Village, Orochimaru was currently on a high mountain, where he could see a large part of Konoha below.

The next second, just as Orochimaru had said, Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju turned around with a hint of doubt in their eyes.

then,