Naruto: I Confronted the Five Kage Before the System Arrived

Chapter 318: As a Return, I Will Give You the Treatment You Deserve

Clang. A kunai fell from the hands of a ninja and clattered to the ground, unnoticed. He looked up, his gaze fixed in shock on Hagoromo Gengetsu, his entire body trembling uncontrollably.

"W-What's happening? Why can't I breathe all of a sudden?"

"I'm... I'm the same," his companion stammered, also shaking.

It wasn't just them—many others felt the same sensation at that moment.

"Why is my body shaking uncontrollably? Stop it, now!" someone gritted their teeth.

"What on earth is happening?" another asked in panic.

"It's him! Hagoromo Gengetsu! He's getting serious now!" someone deduced.

But others shook their heads in denial. "With so many famous Kage already in action, wasn't Hagoromo Gengetsu serious before? I don't believe it!"

Whether they believed it or not didn't matter.

From the moment Hagoromo Gengetsu dipped his fingers in blood and became fully serious, a terrifying silence fell over the once chaotic battlefield of ten thousand.

It was as if a pair of high, cold, and merciless eyes were staring down at them.

All the ninjas in the alliance, with their five senses intact and their bodies functioning normally, felt their hair stand on end, their bodies growing cold, and a constant tremble taking hold of them.

Although the Reanimation's sensory limitations meant that the five Kage and other resurrected strongmen didn't react as intensely as the allied ninjas, their greater strength allowed them to feel an astonishingly powerful aura rising from within the white mist.

As time passed, this aura not only failed to subside but grew stronger and stronger.

Inside the white mist, Hagoromo Gengetsu, now fully serious, clapped his hands together.

"Sage Mode: Activate!"

Boom! A blue sage eyeshadow appeared, and Hagoromo Gengetsu's aura exploded, shattering the surrounding mist in an instant.

Immediately after...

"Yin Seal: Release!"

Three crescent-shaped blue-purple markings spread across Hagoromo Gengetsu's entire forehead. A torrent of chakra surged into his body, causing his aura to climb even higher, raising a fierce wind that churned the area around him into chaos.

Standing at the center of this storm, the wound on Hagoromo Gengetsu's neck had already healed. He extended his hand:

"Truth-Seeking Balls, come forth!"

One, two, three, four.

Four Truth-Seeking Balls instantly formed, orbiting around Hagoromo Gengetsu like satellites before neatly hovering behind his head.

At this point, Hagoromo Gengetsu had reached his peak state.

Without holding back his aura, an unprecedentedly oppressive force swiftly descended upon the entire battlefield.

The ninjas began to tremble, the Kage showed signs of unease, and the dense sea of mist began to shake violently under the immense pressure.

"I'm barely holding onto my Hidden Mist Jutsu!" Mei Terumi said urgently, her face pale.

Before anyone could assist her...

Boom!!! The massive sea of mist was utterly torn apart.

An overwhelming shockwave transformed into a tangible wave, violently sweeping across everything.

There was no time for Mei Terumi and the others to react.

In an instant, everyone felt as if they had collided with a wall so massive that its end could not be seen.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The sound of bodies being sent flying uncontrollably echoed repeatedly.

Accompanying this was the violent shaking of the earth.

At this moment, viewed from above, one could see a massive crater rapidly expanding in all directions with Hagoromo Gengetsu at its center.

Though not reaching the level of the Super Shinra Tensei that had destroyed Mount Myoboku, this blow, enhanced by an enormous amount of Sage Chakra, was enough to leave a deep impression on all the allied ninjas.

Now, those ninjas who were farther away and had not been affected by the Shinra Tensei could only watch the scene before them with pale faces.

Instinctively, they glanced at the kunai, shuriken, and ninja swords in their hands.

Someone chuckled bitterly, voicing the thoughts of everyone who had lost the will to fight:

"Is this the kind of battle we can even take part in?"

Rustle, rustle, rustle... The sound of papers fluttering densely filled the battlefield.

Those closest to the impact, the strongest among them, were almost all affected. Except for a few who, relying on their abilities, managed to escape unscathed, the rest suffered injuries to varying degrees.

Fortunately, most of them were Reanimation bodies and could recover quickly.

Even those like Mei Terumi, who had sustained serious injuries, quickly regained their fighting strength under Tsunade's treatment.

At this moment, clear footsteps echoed from the front of the group.

Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama looked over.

In the midst of the swirling yellow sand, a dark figure approached.

Soon.

A silver light appeared from within the dust.

Dressed in the silver armor of the Hagoromo Clan, with three crescent-shaped markings on his forehead, blue eyeshadow extending to the corners of his eyes, and four Truth-Seeking Balls hovering behind him, Hagoromo Gengetsu strode forward. His Rinnegan scanned the crowd, pausing for a moment on the silver-haired Sakumo Hatake, before he calmly said:

"That strategy just now was quite good."

"As a return, I will give you the treatment you deserve."

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell into a dead silence.

Even the likes of the Five Kage felt immense pressure at this moment.

The First Kazekage, Reto, studied the crescent markings on Hagoromo Gengetsu's forehead, the blue eye corners, and the Truth-Seeking Balls behind him with a grave expression.

Given his knowledge, he didn't think these newly revealed features were merely for show.

On the contrary, he sensed a strong threat from them.

Hagoromo Gengetsu had never displayed these abilities during the Battle of the Valley of the Gods. Now, he was showing them all.

"To think that Hagoromo Gengetsu has only been resurrected for a little over two years and has improved this much!" Reto clenched his fist. Though he knew Hagoromo Gengetsu's talent was exceptional, he still found it hard to believe.

Namikaze Minato, standing nearby, also looked shocked.

During their battle with Hagoromo Gengetsu, when the Four Hokage fought him under the control of the Reaper, he had only revealed the Yin Seal.

It's only been a little over a year since then.

Namikaze Minato had always been regarded as a genius by others.

But only after a true comparison did he realize what it meant to be someone who could stand shoulder to shoulder with a god.

No wonder the Great Toad Sage and Naruto had fallen to this man.

Namikaze Minato took a deep breath, his gaze becoming resolute once more.

No matter what, for Naruto, for Mount Myoboku, for the ninja world, even if it meant using every last ounce of strength, they had to end Hagoromo Gengetsu here!

The others around him shared the same resolve as Namikaze Minato.

Though they were intimidated by the power Hagoromo Gengetsu had displayed, they had no way out and nothing left to lose.

All they could do was fight with all they had.

Amid the sound of breaking air, the Kage and Reanimation strongmen once again surrounded Hagoromo Gengetsu.

Senju Tobirama specifically warned, "Be careful of the black spheres behind Hagoromo Gengetsu! They should be a product of Yin-Yang Release—don't touch them!"

After a brief encounter, the knowledgeable and sharp-eyed Senju Tobirama had already discerned the nature of the Truth-Seeking Balls.

"They are called Truth-Seeking Balls," Hagoromo Gengetsu explained on his own.

After all, the name "black spheres" was far too crude.

Having explained, Hagoromo Gengetsu raised his right hand, and a Truth-Seeking Ball flew to his palm.

He looked around and, seeing that everyone was ready, waved his hand:

"The warm-up is over."

"Now, the real battle begins."