Looking at each other, Madara suddenly felt sothing strange.
From that man's body… it seed like a faint black aura was leaking out.
Was it just an illusion?
Rumble!
Invisible ripples suddenly spread through the air. The terrifying shockwave instantly destroyed several buildings in Konoha.
At that mont, a loud voice rang out.
"Who are you?! How dare you attack Konoha!"
"Are you from Kirigakure?!"
As Hashirama Senju spoke, countless Wood Release vines erupted from the ground, instantly binding the figures who had descended from the sky.
At the sa ti, Minato Namikaze, Tsunade, and Naruto rushed out.
Tsunade looked carefully at the attackers.
"They don't look like shinobi from Kirigakure."
None of them wore ninja headbands, and their skin tone didn't resemble that of normal humans.
Naruto heard the terrified screams of civilians around him and clenched his fists.
"These guys are attacking ordinary people!"
Minato's eyes darkened with anger.
Attacking civilians was absolutely unforgivable.
"I'll go save people. Leave these guys to us!"
Naruto was about to step forward, but Tsunade imdiately stopped him.
"Leave them to Minato and Grandpa."
"You're coming with to rescue civilians."
Naruto opened his mouth to argue, but Tsunade cut him off.
"Trust them. They're both forr Hokage."
Naruto hesitated, then nodded.
Minato understood Tsunade's concerns.
She was worried these enemies had co for Naruto, so she wanted him kept away while the two Hokage tested their strength first.
After all, both Minato and Hashirama had already died once.
Even if they died again, it wouldn't matter.
For Minato, being able to see Naruto again and live for a few more months was already enough.
There was no way he would let Naruto take such a risk.
"Naruto, believe ."
"I'm also a forr Hokage of Konoha."
Minato smiled.
Naruto nodded firmly.
"Then I'm counting on you!"
With that, Naruto and Tsunade imdiately turned to rescue the civilians.
Now only Hashirama and Minato remained facing the enemy.
Across from them, the Ōtsutsuki clan mbers, whose bodies were faintly surrounded by a strange black aura, glanced at the two Hokage.
"These two aren't simple. Be careful."
The other man sneered.
"They're just humans."
"Descendants of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, whose blood has already degenerated."
"They are no match for ."
Then he waved toward the surrounding clan mbers.
"Go."
"Collect as many as you want."
Dozens of figures instantly scattered in all directions.
Minato was about to pursue them, but Hashirama stopped him.
"No need to chase."
"Konoha isn't defended by just the two of us."
"Leave those people to the others."
"The two of us will work together… and capture this one alive."
Capture him alive?
Minato was slightly surprised.
Hashirama intended to take the enemy prisoner?
But that made sense.
If they captured one alive, they could interrogate him and find out who these people were.
Everything about them felt strange.
Capturing one alive was definitely necessary.
anwhile, inside the Hyūga Clan compound.
Hiashi Hyūga looked at the intruders who had suddenly stord in.
So of them were wreaking havoc outside, but most had co directly for the Hyūga compound.
Were they targeting the Hyūga Clan?
Old enemies?
Or after sothing else?
Before Hiashi could figure it out, one of the attackers suddenly grabbed a clan mber—
—and ripped out his Byakugan.
Hiashi froze in shock.
That was a mber of the Branch Family.
The Caged Bird Seal should have activated the mont soone tried to steal their eyes.
Yet these people had removed the Byakugan effortlessly.
The seal seed completely useless against them.
Hiashi couldn't understand what was happening.
Why?
Suddenly, two enemies appeared beside him at the sa ti—one on each side.
Hiashi reacted instantly.
Gentle Fist!
His palms shot forward like lightning.
But his movents were completely predicted.
Even when his Gentle Fist strikes landed, they had no effect on the enemy's body.
One of the attackers spoke coldly.
"You use the Byakugan with such primitive thods."
"You truly do not understand its real power."
"As our lord said… the descendants of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki are unworthy of possessing the Byakugan."
Boom!
Hiashi was struck head-on.
He was blasted backward, blood instantly spilling from his mouth.
The mont Hiashi felt the opponent's power surge directly into his chakra network, his expression changed.
It wasn't simply blocking the flow of chakra.
Instead… the force directly destroyed his internal organs.
Such violent power flooding into the body— even a Kage-level shinobi would struggle to withstand it.
How were these people using chakra like this?
This thod of manipulating chakra… it was almost like their Byakugan… No—
It was far superior to the way the Hyūga used the Byakugan.
Hiashi watched as clan mbers fell one after another.
Without exception, every attacker gouged out their eyes.
There was no hesitation.
Even those who hadn't activated their Byakugan had their eyes brutally torn out.
At that mont, a furious voice suddenly ca from the entrance.
"What are you doing, you bastards?!"
"Did you co here specifically for the Hyūga Clan?!"
"Damn it!"
It was Neji Hyūga.
Hearing Neji's voice, Hiashi suddenly forced out the last of his strength.
"Eight Trigrams: Rotation!"
Chakra erupted around him as the spinning defensive technique blasted away the enemies surrounding him.
Hiashi imdiately rushed toward the entrance.
Seeing Neji surrounded by enemies, Hiashi shouted urgently:
"Neji, go! Hurry and leave!"
"These people are after the Byakugan!"
"Go inform Naruto-sama and call for reinforcents!"
"Otherwise… the Hyūga Clan… may be wiped out today!"
Neji froze for a brief mont.
Then, in the next instant, he burst forward at full speed and rushed toward the exit.
But the Ōtsutsuki clan mbers would never allow him to escape so easily.
Several of them imdiately moved, surrounding Neji from all directions.
"Eight Trigrams: Air Palm!"
A powerful shockwave exploded outward.
The sudden attack blasted the surrounding Ōtsutsuki away, creating an opening for Neji to escape.
However, in order to help Neji break through…
Hiashi paid the price.
He slowly lowered his head.
A black chakra rod had pierced straight through his chest.
His chakra… felt completely suppressed.
In the next mont, his body collapsed weakly onto the ground.
An Ōtsutsuki clan mber walked over calmly.
Without hesitation, he crouched down and ripped out Hiashi's Byakugan.
"This is the Byakugan of the Hyūga Clan's patriarch."
"The purity of this bloodline is excellent."
"Send it to our lord imdiately."
anwhile, on the battlefield outside.
Hashirama Senju stared at the enemy in front of him with a serious expression.
The man had easily broken free from his Wood Release restraints.
Such terrifying strength…
Even Wood Release had no effect on him.
His speed was also astonishing.
Although he didn't seem capable of moving through space like Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique, he could still keep up with Minato's movents.
Even attacks launched instantly through Flying Thunder God were easily blocked.
What kind of monster was this?
Hashirama's gaze then fell on the man's eyes.
Those eyes…
They emitted a faint blue glow.
For so reason, Hashirama felt a strange sense of familiarity.
It was as if he had seen those eyes sowhere before.
But no matter how hard he tried to rember…
He couldn't recall where.
(End of Chapter)
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