He was in Konoha, exuding an aura of dominance.

"It's a shame it's a bit far. Honestly, couldn't they just come right up to me and let me dissect it?" Ishigami muttered, not very satisfied with White Zetsu's service.

All I want is your life, and you won't even give it to me? You stingy White Zetsu!

"What a dangerous perception ability, to sense the wind."

Eighteen miles away, under a huge rock, a white monster peeked out, gazing in the direction the four had passed not long ago.

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After noting down the signal of the White Zetsu and taking a short break to adjust their condition, Igarashi led the team into the Land of Grass and headed straight for Kusagakure.

"What's the next step? Should we notify the people of Kusagakure to come out and receive us?" Sakumo Hatake asked.

Even now, they still have only a vague understanding of the mission.

Orochimaru was prepared, and Hyuga Mizuki... she was ready.

Isogen tilted his head, looking at Hatake Sakumo with a strange expression: "Do I have to tell them I'm here in their village? Just blast the main gate off!"

"..."

"As expected of Lord Ichigen," Orochimaru praised.

Chapter 82 Long Live God

The main gate of Kusakabe Village.

The small ninja village also takes vigilance seriously, and naturally, they wouldn't ignore the two ninjas wearing Konoha headbands that appeared at the main gate.

"Halt, Konoha ninja. State your purpose." The Kusagakure ninja guarding the gate feigned seriousness.

Orochimaru and Sakumo Hatake remained unmoved, both turning their gazes toward Isogen.

Isogen doesn't know much about Kusagakure Village. When he goes out for a stroll, he doesn't go all the way to Kusagakure Village to blast mountains or fish.

Not only is it remote, but the place is also small and underdeveloped.

The cost of gas alone isn't enough to cover the gas money for one trip.

As for the Elysium Box, which many protagonists in novels use as a power bank or a disposable chakra enhancer, he had no interest in it.

Instead, let's put our will to dominate into practice.

For most people, improving their strength involves choosing one direction from the Yin-Yang Escape attributes and moving forward. Once they reach the current limit in a certain direction, they either continue to refine it or open up another path.

He's different; he's playing both sides.

At this moment, Orochimaru and his companion became curious about how Gekigo would handle the situation.

Fifty strings were not stingy at all; with a flick of his little finger and a grin, he showed off his skills.

"Go for it! Use ultrasonic cutting mode!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Hyuga Mizuki's originally gentle and serene gaze suddenly turned sharp, as if a gust of wind was rising.

!

Countless blue afterimages rained down on the Grass Ninja.

Sakumo Hatake's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Such precise chakra control, such a fast blade!"

With his extraordinary eyesight, he could clearly see that Hyuga Mizuki had attached Wind Release chakra to her arms and used her excellent chakra control to shape the chakra into a blade. In this way, she possessed both the extreme speed of Wind Release chakra and powerful cutting ability.

Based on this alone, it's no longer just simple chakra control, but a new technique.

However, attaching Wind Release chakra to one's hands could easily injure oneself, and he was very curious about how Hyuga Mizuki solved this problem...

No need to guess anymore.

Looking at the Fifty Strings of Yuge radiating a soft glow, he understood.

As we all know, the human body has a protective mechanism against pain, and many wounds go undetected until they are discovered.

Hinata Mizuki is currently utilizing this mechanism.

As long as my wound heals quickly enough, the pain won't catch up with me.

As she pondered this, Hinata Mizuki sheathed her sword, exhaled softly, and then looked at Isogen, her eyebrows curving, her face flushed, showing a girl's shyness.

[Myojo-kun, it's finished.]

At first glance, the grass ninja who could run and jump had evolved into a corpse teacher in a very short time, with only his head retaining some of the activity he had before he was alive.

“he…”

His throat squeezed out a voice that didn't sound human, and the Grass Village ninja's eyes were wide open, as if he were telling a story of his lingering attachment to this world.

Ga.

He died.

Isogen lowered his head slightly and made the sign of the cross on his chest.

"May the Heavenly Venerable grant that there be no death in the Pure Land."

"..."

Hatake Sakumo suddenly felt a soreness in his teeth.

Even if Kusagakure is just a small ninja village, it's still a troublesome matter to so arrogantly kill the gatekeeper at their doorstep!

Konoha has always been known as the most peaceful of the five great ninja villages. To attack them directly is something that Kumogakure would do.

And can anyone tell him why Hinata Mizuki, a perfectly cute and shy little girl, could do something like this with such a calm expression?

Igogakure wasn't going to let him get away with it. Before Kusagakure could even react, he pointed again: "Round 2!"

Hyuga Mizuki took out two square, ticking objects from the sealing scroll and pasted them on either side of the Kusagakure gate. At that moment, Isogen gave the order.

Long live God!

"boom!!"

The enormous explosion brought a wave of heat, the earth trembled, buildings shook precariously, and the whole world seemed to be shaking!

The Grass Village ninjas who rushed over after hearing the commotion at the door were blown away by the heat wave before they could even get their footing, and some of them who were close by even suffered burns on their faces!

As the dust cloud that had billowed up from the explosion gradually dissipated, the scene before our eyes was starkly revealed: the original gate had vanished without a trace, and behind it lay a scene of utter devastation, the most devastating part being the epicenter of the explosion.

The pitch-black crater testifies to the intensity of the explosion.

The only evidence that this place was the gate to Kusagakure just a minute ago is the 'cadaver' that was blown up by the strong wind and stuck in the ground.

"..." Sakumo Hatake's eyelids twitched as he read.

"We're not here to declare war on Kusagakure, are we?!"

Sakumo Hatake had deep doubts about this mission.

That can't be right. He was given the task of finding someone here. Why did it go in this direction? Where did things go wrong?

"Orochimaru." He turned to look at Orochimaru, who was watching with great interest.

As a disciple of the Hokage and a strong contender for the next Hokage and the one after that, Orochimaru couldn't possibly be unaware of the potential consequences of rashly attacking other ninja villages.

Orochimaru grinned: "Sakumo-senpai, what do you think of the power of the explosives I helped design?"

He blinked, his eyes filled with surprise.

You actually had something to do with this!

"Hehe, senior, please calm down. Once you see our target this time, you won't have this expression anymore."

Sakumo Hatake felt somewhat relieved.

He wasn't entirely at ease with Igogami, but with Orochimaru's backing, he could wait and see.

Just then.

"Who is it!"

Several shouts rang out simultaneously, and surrounded by numerous Grass Village ninja guards, several 'Grass Fruit' elders wearing animal masks rushed toward the gate.

Seeing the chaotic scene, both the elders and ordinary ninjas were enraged.

The elders glared at the newcomer with hostility, but once they saw who it was, their eyes cleared considerably, revealing a look of apprehension.

"Konoha's White Fang, Orochimaru, one of the 'Three Legendary Sannin'—does Konoha intend to wage war against Kusagakure?!" The elder wearing a monkey mask shouted sternly, determined not to back down.

However, a sense of unease crept into their hearts, a vague feeling of foreboding creeping in.

Unfortunately, the young people from Kusagakure were right behind them, and being suspended in mid-air meant they could only force themselves to speak and question.

Orochimaru's gaze was icy, and the way he looked at these people was not like he was looking at living beings.

Although he often felt embarrassed by Igogaku's unpredictable behavior, this kind of person in front of him didn't even deserve his attention.

He is not as good as Minato Namikaze.

"The elders actually dared to kill our people right at the entrance of our village!"

"They're awful! Let's fight them!"

They must pay the price!

Upon seeing the gruesome death of the gatekeeper ninja, a group of young ninjas began to shout, their words sending chills down the spines of some of the elders.

Young people may not know, but these old guys certainly do. During the Second Shinobi World War, these major ninja villages fought a brutal and inhuman battle.

Orochimaru and Sakumo Hatake are powerful ninjas who have earned their reputations through the brutal battlefield.

Such a task is not easy to undertake.

However, the Third Hokage of Konoha has a kind and benevolent style, and if he were to take a tougher stance, the worst-case scenario might not necessarily occur.

It was the terrible scene at the main entrance that made them hesitant.

Suddenly, their eyes lit up.

'These two brats must be geniuses from Konoha to be following them. If we can find a way to capture them, it'll definitely make them hesitant to act.'