Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

"Mission accomplished."

Kirito looked down at the crater engulfed by the black sea of ​​fire, then sensed Danzo's life force disappear and heard a voice he desperately wanted to hear, and smiled.

[You changed Danzo's fate, gaining 3 enhancement points]

Chapter 173: Immortals and Three Generations

"Danzo!!!"

The Third Hokage realized that Danzo, his old comrade-in-arms, was truly dead, and he immediately shouted angrily at Kirito.

The next moment, he quickly formed hand seals, then jumped up and spat out six huge fireballs in succession.

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!

A simple Fireball Jutsu, but in the hands of the Third Hokage, it became extraordinary. The six fireballs were enormous, and with the force of falling meteors, they heavily struck the sealing barrier formed by the Lightning Release: Lightning Bind released by four elite Jonin.

In an instant, the entire sealing barrier trembled violently. The side of the sealing barrier that was attacked was also covered with numerous cracks. The four elite Jonin who were maintaining the barrier all blushed and then spat out a mouthful of blood.

"As expected of the Third Hokage, his Fire Release level is probably more than just level four. Even if it doesn't reach level five, it's definitely very close."

Kirito exclaimed in surprise when he saw that the Third Hokage had almost shattered the sealing barrier with a single Fireball Jutsu.

With just this one move, he could see the difference between the Third Hokage and Danzo. It was no wonder that Danzo lost to the Third Hokage in the competition for the Hokage position, but the difference in strength was not small.

If Kage-level shinobi can be divided into four levels: beginner, average, elite, and top, then Danzo would at most be considered a beginner Kage. However, given the Third Hokage's level of Fire Release techniques, he would at least be classified as an elite Kage.

The Third Hokage, emboldened by his newfound power, once again unleashed the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique to attack the sealing barrier, focusing his attack on the side of the barrier that had developed cracks.

The already crumbling sealing barrier suddenly became shaky and on the verge of collapse.

"You four should leave now. The battle that's about to start is not something you four can get involved in."

Upon seeing this, Kirito immediately used the Mind Transfer Technique to notify the four elite Jonin of the Uchiha clan to leave.

After saying that, a chakra thread shot out from his body, precisely wrapping around Sarutobi Ryu on the ground and pulling him to his side.

Sarutobi Takashi was very lucky. His loyal subordinates protected him, allowing him to survive the combined ninjutsu released by Kirito using the three masked monsters of wind, fire, and lightning. Later, when Kirito fought Danzo, Danzo deliberately kicked him away to avoid the aftershocks of their battle.

The four elite Jonin of the Uchiha clan were already convinced of Kirito's strength. Upon receiving Kirito's orders, they all withdrew without hesitation, so as not to cause Kirito any trouble.

Without the support of four elite Jonin, the sealing barrier shattered instantly after being attacked by the Third Hokage once again.

After breaking through the sealing barrier, the Third Hokage did not immediately attack Kirito. Instead, he stood on the water, staring intently at Kirito and the Sarutobi Ryu in Kirito's hand, unleashing terrifying chakra fluctuations that caused numerous ripples on the water's surface.

"Who are you? Why are you doing this?"

Seeing his son being held hostage by Kirito, the Third Hokage suppressed his immense anger and roared.

"Don't worry, I don't intend to kill him. As long as you don't make any rash moves and let my people leave safely, I will return him to you intact."

Kirito answered the Third Hokage's question in a way that was irrelevant to the question itself.

Upon hearing this, the Third Hokage snorted coldly and let the four elite Jonin who were maintaining the barrier leave.

By this time, many ANBU ninjas had arrived at the scene. Upon hearing Kirito's words, they all immediately abandoned their pursuit, but instinctively surrounded Kirito and the four masked monsters.

As soon as the Third Hokage gives the order, they will immediately launch an attack on Kirito.

"Everyone except the Jonin, step back. The battle that follows is not for you to participate in."

Seeing his subordinates planning to join forces against Kirito, the Third Hokage thought for a moment and then gave a loud order.

Although he was furious, he remained rational. He was well aware of the strength of the enemy before him. Judging from the powerful Sage Chakra fluctuations constantly emanating from the opponent, the opponent had clearly entered Sage Mode. It would be extremely difficult to defeat such a person by sheer numbers.

Even if we win, we will inevitably suffer huge casualties.

He estimated that only Jonin could provide him with some support in the upcoming battles.

As soon as the Third Hokage spoke, all the ninjas below the level of Jonin who were present withdrew.

For a time, only the Third Hokage and 20 Jonin remained on Konoha's side.

The four elite Jonin of the Uchiha clan ran very fast and quickly disappeared from Kirito's current perception range.

After the White Zetsu clone entered Sage Mode, Kirito's natural energy perception ability suddenly expanded to more than 20 kilometers, and he felt full of power, with an amazing improvement in all aspects of his physical fitness.

After entering Sage Mode, he felt that the White Zetsu clone's strength had increased by at least 50%, and that was without the White Zetsu clone using Wood Release.

Furthermore, the Byakugan residing in the White Zetsu clone's body has also seen an astonishing increase in its reconnaissance capabilities under the blessing of Sage Mode, expanding to a range of fifty kilometers. Moreover, time seems to slow down, and the movements of everything around it become extremely slow, so slow that he can easily discern their next move.

Not only that, after Byakugan temporarily received an amazing boost from Sage Mode, he actually received a vague message from Byakugan. Unfortunately, the message was too vague for him to know what it was for the time being, but he guessed it was some kind of eye technique.

This might be a type of eye technique that is automatically born, similar to the Sharingan evolving into the Mangekyou Sharingan. However, the Byakugan on the White Zetsu clone has not yet successfully completed its final evolution, which is why it is like this.

In addition, after the four masked monsters received the enhancement of Sage Chakra through the chakra lines connecting with the White Zetsu clones, they also emitted Sage Chakra fluctuations, resulting in a significant increase in their strength, and strange patterns appeared on their masks.

"Here you go."

Seeing the four elite Jonin of the Uchiha clan leave, Kirito simply tossed Sarutobi Ryu to the Third Hokage.

The Third Hokage immediately reached out and took Sarutobi Takashi's hand.

At this moment, five Jonin from the Nara clan decisively made their move, and five shadows quickly reached out towards Kirito and the shadows of the four masked monsters.

The other Jonin also unleashed their various signature ninjutsu techniques to attack.

Kirito, observing the enemy's attacks with his Byakugan, and himself and the four masked monsters immediately displayed astonishing speed and evasion abilities, avoiding all of the enemy's ninjutsu.

Kirito directly controlled his White Zetsu clone, creating a series of afterimages as he charged into the crowd.

At this moment, the speed of the White Zetsu clone's chakra charge, aided by Sage Mode chakra, was comparable to the Body Flicker Technique. Some Jonin only saw a blur before Kirito punched them away, causing them to cough up blood and faint.

Only a few elite Jonin managed to see the White Zetsu clone's movements and successfully used the clone's attack. However, the power gap between them and the White Zetsu clone was too great. Even if they successfully caught the attack, they could not form an effective counterattack. Their arms were instantly broken, and then they were sent flying, seriously injured.

After activating Sage Mode, the White Zetsu clone easily defeated an elite Jonin, who was also an elite Jonin from Konoha, using only simple taijutsu.

In just over ten seconds, he defeated 20 Konoha Jonin.

If he hadn't wanted to avoid massacring the people of Konoha, he would have just killed those 20 Konoha Jonin.

This powerful feeling made Kirito feel extremely good.

However, such power obviously comes at a price. In the short time it took him to defeat 20 Konoha Jonin in succession using taijutsu, nearly one-fifth of his Sage Chakra was consumed. Including the three ninjutsu released by the three masked monsters using Sage Chakra, his Sage Chakra was less than one-third.

Fortunately, the chakra stored in his Yin Seal was still relatively abundant. In addition, the White Zetsu clone could quickly absorb natural energy and convert it into chakra. Kirito used his terrifying mental calculation ability to figure out that if the intensity of the battle continued, the chakra in his body should be enough for him to last for about five minutes.

Can he defeat the Third Generation within five minutes?

That's a difficult estimate.

Even in their old age, the Third Hokage was able to fight Orochimaru at his peak, as well as the Edo Tensei First and Second Hokage, who were both Kage-level. If he hadn't been exhausted, he might have been able to take Orochimaru down with him.

The Third Hokage is currently in his prime, and even with Sage Mode, defeating him would be extremely difficult.

If you really push him too far, he might use the Corpse Demon Sealing Technique to perish together with you, which is no joke.

"He really uses up chakra like water. Sage Mode is powerful, but its endurance is too low."

Kirito sighed.

If his Sage Mode had lasted longer, he might have been able to wear down the Third Hokage, since the Third Hokage would have had to expend a lot of chakra to fight him.

Meanwhile, the Third Hokage had already settled Sarutobi Takashi. He was quite surprised to see that Kirito's White Zetsu clone had defeated 20 Jonin without harming them. His hostility towards Kirito immediately diminished.

He realized that this Kage-level powerhouse didn't harbor much hostility towards Konoha; his target was only Danzo.

The reason the other party stayed was most likely because they wanted to test their skills against him. Otherwise, they could have used his son as a hostage to escape long ago. They would not have returned his son to him, nor would they have shown mercy to the Konoha ninja who attacked him.

"Who exactly is he, and what is his relationship with the Senju clan?"

The third generation thought to himself.

While he was pondering, his hands did not stop moving. He quickly bit his index finger, preparing to use the psychic technique.

But a massive lightning spear suddenly shot out from the mouth of the lightning-masked monster.

Lightning Release: False Darkness!

The third generation was hit instantly.

The next moment, a puff of white smoke appeared, and a piece of charred wood appeared on the spot.

Substitution Technique!

"Impressive. To be able to use the Substitution Jutsu instantly without hand seals, and without injecting chakra into the substitute object beforehand."

Kirito exclaimed in admiration upon seeing that the Third Hokage had honed the Substitute Technique to an extremely high level.

With his Byakugan, he clearly saw that the Third Hokage, the moment he was attacked, instantly released a burst of chakra that struck a piece of wood not far away. Before being hit by the giant lightning spear, he used the Substitution Jutsu without any hand seals to switch places with the piece of wood.

After the Third Hokage used the Substitution Jutsu to evade the Lightning Release Masked Monster's attack, he also successfully used the Summoning Jutsu.

With a loud "bang".

A white ape wearing a Konoha headband appeared before Kirito.

It was the third generation's summoning beast, the Ape Demon.

"The fluctuations of Sage Chakra, Hiruzen, every time you call me out now, the enemies we encounter are extremely troublesome."

As soon as the Monkey King appeared, he immediately sensed the Sage Chakra fluctuations emanating from the White Zetsu clone and frowned as he spoke.

"I'm sorry, but if the enemy wasn't strong enough, I wouldn't have summoned you to help."

The third generation smiled bitterly.

Then, he said seriously, "They're here."

As soon as he finished speaking, the ape demon instantly turned into an iron rod.

Ninja Art: Vajra Staff!

The Third Hokage immediately grabbed the Vajra Staff, which had been transformed from the Monkey King, and swung it forward to block the katana in Kirito's hand, which was made entirely of chakra metal.

"Clang!!!"

A massive metal collision occurred.

At the same time, two powerful chakras collided, unleashing a terrifying shockwave that instantly created a gale.

The ground beneath their feet cracked inch by inch, eventually forming a deep crater.

"Your Excellency the Third Generation is indeed formidable, completely unlike those useless fellows. Now, please allow me to experience the joy of battle."

Kirito praised the Third Hokage for easily blocking his Sage Mode basic attack.