Yes, the Hokage

"Okay, you guys go and protect the villagers. Leave everything else to me and Fenglan. Acting rashly might disrupt that kid's plans." The Third Hokage nodded and darted away with a Body Flicker Technique.

Meanwhile, atop the Hokage Building, Hizashi's Byakugan was activated: "As expected, they've arrived. The aerial attack force is brilliant, Lord Fenglan."

“Then, I will take command from now on.” Shikaku said calmly. “Hizashi, have your clansmen bring out all the new ninja tools.”

"Yes!" Hizashi waved his hand sharply, and the elite members of the branch family who were lying in ambush nearby all took their positions in the air, holding ninja tools that looked like hand cannons.

To this day, the Ninja Village has not been able to successfully enable the ninja umbrella requested by Feng Lan to drive the iron sand. However, thanks to the efforts of Orochimaru and the Four Elephant Men, they have successfully developed such a scientific ninja tool—the Iron Sand Cannon.

This hand cannon can fire a special type of shell. While its power isn't great, each shell contains trace amounts of iron sand. Once it explodes, it takes two forms: either it forms a large cloud of iron sand that adheres to the enemy, rendering their metal ninja tools unable to be controlled by chakra, or it forms a huge net that directly covers all enemies within range under the iron sand for easy capture.

"Look over there."

Just as the Hyuga elites had begun to take aim, Fugaku suddenly spoke up to warn them.

“That’s…” Inuzuka Tsuru looked over and was taken aback. “The Third Hokage?”

The Third Hokage rapidly formed hand seals, suddenly creating four shadow clones that, along with his main body, leaped high into the air. The five clones accumulated completely different elemental attributes in their mouths and then shot into the sky.

"Five Elements: Great Combo Bullet Technique—!"

At this moment, the flying ninjas had not yet entered the aiming range of the Sand Iron Cannon, but the Third Hokage's range was obviously much longer. The five elements of lightning, wind, water, fire, and earth were combined into one, suddenly causing a violent explosion in mid-air. Although the ninjas sensed that the situation was bad and tried their best to fly away, at least one-third of them were still engulfed in it and turned into ashes in an instant without even making a sound.

"Come on, you despicable bastards!" The Third Hokage stood with his sword drawn, his voice booming like thunder, "Konoha... is not a place you can covet!"

Chapter 151 The Luck of a Smiling Villain Isn't Too Bad

Before launching the attack, the air ninjas were full of confidence. After all, in the Naruto world where there are not many anti-air capabilities, they could be considered human bombers. They would drop bombs high in the air and run away. What could you do to them?

But to their utter surprise, they had barely arrived above Konoha, and hadn't even landed in a position that could be detected by the village's protective barrier and sensory ninjas, when a large number of them were wiped out by a single Five Elements Great Barrage.

"Spread out and lower your flight position!"

The captain of the air ninja team, a man who could read the situation, immediately issued orders: spreading out meant they wouldn't be wiped out in one fell swoop, while lowering their positions would make the Third Hokage hesitant to act for fear of damaging Konoha's buildings. Making such a judgment in the blink of an eye was indeed remarkable, however…

"Oh, the target has come knocking."

Hizashi chuckled lightly: "Men, aim...fire!"

"Boom boom boom—!"

The scattered, low-flying air ninja units were immediately struck by the sand cannons. Although the force wasn't immediately fatal, cries of alarm quickly rose from within the ranks:

"Wait a minute! Why can't my flight device transmit chakra anymore?"

"Oh no, I'm going to crash! Someone, please save me!"

"It's this black substance, be careful not to get it on you!"

"..."

One after another, numerous air ninjas plummeted headfirst from mid-air, like wasps caught on fire. The patrol personnel already prepared on the ground showed no mercy: "Lord Fenglan has ordered! Kill them on the spot, leave no survivors!"

"Aaaaaaahh ...

Soon, a series of bloody and brutal killings began. As the saying goes, Vikings on the ground are no match for Viking fighters. These aerial ninjas were obviously no match for Viking fighters in the sky, and they could not transform into mechs after landing. Naturally, they were slaughtered one-sidedly by the patrolling elites.

"As expected of the Third Hokage." Shikaku let out a long sigh. "In this way, the Akimichi clan led by Choza can continue to lie in ambush as undercover agents. You can't play all your cards at once, otherwise you can easily lose the whole game. You have to deal with each move as it comes."

Feng Lan's original plan was to wait for the Sky Ninjas to land within range before attacking them with the Sand Iron Cannon. However, this would present a problem: the Sky Ninjas would not be wiped out in one go, and some of them would always be able to throw bombs.

The Akimichi clan was responsible for using the Expansion Technique to create giant shields to block the bombs. Clan leader Choza was particularly capable, as he was responsible for a large area and might even have to take the damage himself.

However, the Third Hokage's sudden display of power threw the Sky Ninjas into disarray. Many of them were killed, and the remaining ones scattered and flew low, becoming easy targets for the Sand Gun. Even if someone managed to throw a bomb, it would be easily blocked by the well-prepared Akimichi clan elites.

While the Sky Ninjas were launching their large-scale attack, the White Zetsu lurking underground also began to move. These guys were indeed very troublesome. They could move freely in the ground and would not be detected by sensory abilities. If they transformed into other people's appearances and chakra, even the Byakugan would not be able to detect them for a while.

Fortunately, the village's protective barrier began to take effect at this time. Haiyi immediately began to use the diffusion device to notify the patrol teams and spies lying in ambush at various invasion locations to take action. Although the White Zetsu emerged from underground, from the sewers, and even directly from the villagers' homes, their actual combat strength was too weak. If they were caught, they would be crushed in one-sided battles, so they could not cause much damage at all.

But the role of White Zetsu has never been destruction, but searching...

In the building where Kushina gave birth, everyone's expression changed the moment they heard the explosion. This proved that Feng Lan was not just worrying unnecessarily; someone really was going to take the opportunity to attack Konoha and steal the Nine-Tails!

Jiraiya simply raised his hand and cast a small barrier around Kushina's hospital room: "They don't need to listen to these kinds of sounds to increase their stress. According to Fenglan's plan, it's impossible for anyone to approach this building."

“That’s right. We currently have an absolute advantage in the outside world, so there’s no need for you to worry.” Feng Lan’s voice was also transmitted through Hai Yi and rang in the minds of the four guards.

Shuimen breathed a sigh of relief: "Fenglan, you must protect the villagers."

"Don't worry, the Third Hokage and the advisory group have already taken action. They are not involved in killing enemies, but are specifically responsible for protecting the village. They are cooperating with us perfectly, and so far there have been zero casualties."

"Sandaime-sama..."

Minato couldn't help but show gratitude. Just as the blond-haired man was about to start reminiscing about the past, Jiraiya suddenly frowned: "Something has invaded the Heavenly Canopy Barrier from underground. It should be White Zetsu."

“It’s alright,” Feng Lan replied immediately. “Kushina’s ward is located on the top floor to guard against these guys who infiltrate from underground. The nearby guards will be here soon to wipe them out. Please do not make any rash moves so as not to expose our location.”

Of the four people present, Minato is Kushina's husband, Obito is practically a captain of Konoha now, Jiraiya has a relationship with Minato, and Tsunade is a medical saint. Any one of them, if they show up, will attract the White Zetsu's frantic investigation.

Just as Feng Lan had said, these White Zetsu who had infiltrated were wiped out by the nearby patrol team before they could even find the second floor.

Under Fenglan's strong blockade and defense, Kongren and Bai Zetsu worked for a long time but still couldn't find Kushina's exact location. They did find a suspicious spot, but after infiltrating it at a great cost, they discovered that it was just a trap among three burrows.

"no way……"

Having learned from White Zetsu that the plan was not going smoothly, Black Zetsu steeled his heart and said, "Hiruko, it's time for you to make your appearance. Originally, we planned to let you sneak in while White Zetsu was invading and the enemy was unable to attend to both ends... But now it seems that we need you to launch a frontal assault to attract more attention so that we can advance and deploy the Zero Tail."

"Hahahahaha!"

Hiruko burst into a series of maniacal laughs: "I told you long ago, all your schemes and tricks are worthless. A true strongman crushes his opponent head-on with absolute overwhelming power, just like me right now!"

The boy-like figure strolled towards the gates of Konoha Village: "Konoha, I, Hiruko, the weakling you once looked down upon... have returned!"

Although he appeared to be strolling leisurely, Hiruko's speed was by no means slow. In just a few breaths, he arrived at the entrance of Konoha Village from the town where he had landed. This was his Swift Release, one of his five bloodline limits, which could increase his speed to the limit that his body could produce.

His palm gently pressed against the gates of Konoha, and his skin visibly turned pitch black, gleaming with a metallic sheen. This was Steel Release, one of the five great bloodline limits, capable of transforming his entire body, including his skin and bones, into ultra-hard steel. Its hardness far surpassed that of ordinary steel, and its defensive power even exceeded that of Kakuzu's Earth Spear. In short, it could be summed up in two words—

Iron block!

After hardening her body, Himiko let out another series of maniacal laughs, her eyes now activating the Sharingan, and slammed her fist into the gate of Konoha.

"Boom—!"

Suddenly, the massive door, which appeared to be made of wood but was actually made of alloy, shattered, startling the ninjas who were fighting nearby.

"Someone is breaking through from the front of the gate!" Yamanaka Inoichi immediately warned.

"What?!" Feng Lan was also taken aback. As the saying goes, there is no such thing as a fool. Even someone as familiar with the plot as him did not expect that someone would dare to launch a direct attack on the gates of Konoha. This is something that even Pain would not dare to do.

"Describe the visitor's appearance immediately!"

There's no reason for such a bold guy to be nobody. Feng Lan could tell who he was and what his weaknesses were just by hearing his appearance.

"This guy looks like a silver-haired child dressed in white, but... cough!"

Just as one of the Yamanaka clan ninjas was about to report, Himiko used Swift Release to speed up and appeared beside him, grabbing him by the neck and lifting him up: "Isn't it too late to call for reinforcements now? I'll just fight my way to the Hokage's office and kill everyone I see!"

"Damn it!" Upon seeing this, the Uchiha next to him immediately formed hand seals, "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

He spewed an orange-yellow fireball, which roared toward Himiko, who calmly raised his other hand, revealing two side-by-side square holes in his palm, which directly absorbed the fireball.

Dark Release: Absorption Hole!

"Here you go."

He sneered, and the hole in his hand suddenly spewed out the fireball he had just absorbed, its power even greater than before.

This move absorbs ninjutsu and amplifies its release, making it look like a knock-off of the Takahiro-san Reizo. That's why netizens jokingly call it a low-budget version of Momoshiki Otsutsuki.

But at the same time, upon hearing his subordinates describe the enemy's appearance, Feng Lan shouted, "Minato, at the gates of Konoha!"

"Shh-!"

The next second, Minato, who had set up Flying Thunder God marks all over the village in advance, appeared directly beside Himiko and fired a Rasengan at the enemy's arm.

"Humph!"

Hiruko had already obtained Minato's information from Black Zetsu and knew that it would be very easy to be marked with the Flying Thunder God seal if he rashly engaged in close combat with this guy. Therefore, even with his Steel Release, he did not dare to take the hit head-on. He could only abandon the person whose neck he was about to break and immediately retreat. Naturally, the more powerful Great Fireball was thrown off course.

During this time, the ninjas from Inuzuka and Aburame nearby threw kunai in an attempt to attack, but they were all blocked by steel jutsu and fell to Himiko's feet with a clang.

"You all leave immediately, leave this to me!" Minato gave the order as soon as he landed.

"Yes!" The patrol team left immediately; this level of powerhouse was beyond their capabilities.

"Minato, find a way to take this guy outside the village to fight." Fenglan gave the order again. Hiruko's Storm Release is a super large-area AOE. Fighting him inside the village would easily result in friendly fire. Fighting outside the village would be much less restrictive.

【understood. 】

Seeing the patrol flee, Hiruko laughed again: "You can't escape. I am no longer the weak person I once was!"

Having said that, he began to form hand seals: "Storm Release: Thundercloud Tune..."

However, before he could finish the hand seals, he saw that Minato had disappeared. He immediately thought something was wrong, but the golden flash was too fast. He didn't even have time to activate his Steel Release before he felt a huge force slam into his back.

Rasengan——!

How could that be...?

Hiruko's eyes were filled with disbelief: "[I checked the ground when this guy appeared, and there were no other Flying Thunder God marks...]"

However, when he was slammed to the ground by the enormous impact, he realized that it was the kunai that Inuzuka and Aburame had just thrown!

Given Feng Lan's personality, he naturally equipped all the ninjas with Minato's and his own special kunai. As soon as Minato flashed over, Feng Lan had already contacted Inoichi to have the two of them attack with the special kunai, using it as a springboard for Minato's next Flying Thunder God Technique.

Even if the other person is not on the battlefield, as long as the commander is still there, the combat effectiveness of the entire team can be raised to a higher level!

Chapter 152 Zero Tail: How Much Psychological Damage Does a Big Penis Bag Cause?

In the midst of excruciating pain, Hiruko hurriedly activated Steel Release, but only felt the scenery change before her eyes, and Minato, who had already created distance between them, was standing in front of her.

[This guy must have already left the Flying Thunder God mark on my back.] This time, Hiruko didn't dare to release his Steel Release at all. He would rather continue to use it and consume chakra than give Minato another chance to attack him.

[This...is no longer the main gate of Konoha?]

After he stood up completely, his gaze sharpened as he realized that he had been brought directly to the outskirts of the village by Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique, and, to make matters worse, to the very spot where Minato fought against Tiger Mask Obito in the original work.

Sharingan...

Minato also began to calmly observe the enemy. Since Fenglan had entrusted this enemy to him, it meant that he believed Fenglan could deal with him. What he had to do was not to let Fenglan down, and at the same time, believe that Fenglan could handle the affairs of the village.

"Shh-!"

Then he used his usual starting move, first throwing Flying Thunder God Kunai everywhere, and then... standing still.

Although he was concerned about the village, the opponent was using Steel Release and burning mana, so he had no reason to attack and give him a chance to counterattack. He could only continue to stall like this.

[A cunning fellow.]

Hiruko's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he suddenly used Swift Escape, accelerating towards Minato. For an enemy who can teleport, ranged AOE attacks are impossible to hit. Since he had already been hit by Flying Thunder God, he might as well rely on his stats to rush in and engage in close combat.

Even without using the Flying Thunder God Technique, Minato's reaction speed was definitely not slow. He did a somersault and flew into the air to dodge the opponent's fist. The Rasengan reappeared in his hand and smashed it towards Hiruko's head.

Himiko used her Sharingan to detect the opponent's speed and raised her hand to try to absorb the ninjutsu again. However, just as her hand was about to reach the Rasengan, Minato teleported away again!

Placing the Flying Thunder God mark on the enemy's back doesn't mean Minato can only teleport behind them. In fact, within a certain range of the mark, he can choose to attack from any angle.

Minato appeared directly beneath Hiruko with a Flying Thunder God Technique, slamming the Rasengan into Hiruko's stomach and sending the boyish-looking enemy flying into the air, where he was sent flying backward in a sorry state.

"How...how is this possible?!" Hiruko exclaimed in shock and anger. "I activated Swift Release and the Sharingan, yet my reaction speed is still slower than this guy's?!"

After all, his original body was too weak, which is why he thought of researching the forbidden technique Oni-Garaku. Even now, with the amplification of Swift Release and Sharingan, how can he compare to the Yellow Flash?

Although the Steel Release technique was still in effect, this attack did not cause much damage, but it shattered Hiruko's outer garment, revealing his true appearance, which he had deliberately concealed with a secret technique.

This guy was from the same era as the Sannin. Just think about how Orochimaru modified his own body to achieve immortality, and you'll know that Hiruko's true appearance is definitely not much better. To sum it up in one sentence, he's a dried-up mummy covered in bandages, with the mouth of the Slit-Mouthed Woman and the nail teeth of the heroine in Junji Ito's works. In an instant, he went from a... well, from an old boy to the protagonist of a horror movie.

From a confident, perfect being to a man writhing rage, it only takes two Rasengans. Himiko in her mummy form was incredibly agitated: "You really dared to do that, you wretched brat..."

However, Minato wasn't going to stand there and watch him rage. He immediately used Flying Thunder God Technique to smash into the guy's face, and his right hand's Rasengan was aimed at the guy's wide-open mouth in a slamming motion.

This startled Hiruko, who quickly shut her mouth tightly, then crossed her arms in front of her, attempting to absorb the energy using Dark Release, and then...

Then Minato ruthlessly swung the dumpling in his left hand and smashed it into Hiruko's stomach again.

It's important to know that Minato is the kind of man who can figure out the most sinister mechanics of Kamui in just two rounds of combat. His combat ability is almost maxed out. He completely crushed Hiruko, a weak scholar who is essentially a scientist. Whether it's stats, mechanics, operation, or experience, he completely outclassed his opponent.

To be fair, Hiruko's defeat was not unjustified, because everyone in this world has different talents. He and Orochimaru's talents were clearly in scientific research, but they insisted on fighting. How could they possibly defeat the blond-haired man whose talents were all in combat?

Feng Lan is very self-aware in this regard. You see him running, practicing ninjutsu, and making ninja tools, but in reality, it's all to improve his self-defense capabilities. When he encounters a strong enemy, his first reaction is always "Go for it!" instead of "Follow me!"

If you asked Feng Lan to learn the Ghost Sprout Technique, he would definitely shake his head like a rattle drum. With his talent, even if he became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, he might not be able to beat an ordinary Super Kage. Why bother to go through all the trouble to become stronger? Is the all-purpose Superman Golden Hair not fast enough, or is Konoha Captain Obito's Double Kamui not sneaky enough?

Hiruko was once again sent flying into the air by Minato's left-hand Rasengan. Then, the blond man used the same Flying Thunder God technique as when he fought Obito with the tiger-skin mask, slamming his right-hand Rasengan into the guy's back.