Chapter 186: Women Should Be Gentler
Chapter 186: Women Should Be Gentler
Ignoring how Kisame felt about being mistaken for a bystander for the first time.
In front of the Konoha army, Tsunade's gaze directly skipped over the Kisame she had just punched away and locked onto the man sitting leisurely on a large rock nearby.
That man!
The young man in white with the Hagoromo clan emblem on his shoulder!
Tsunade had seen him before.
But at that time, his face was full of cracks; he was not alive.
But now.
With Tsunade's medical expertise, she could immediately sense the astonishing vitality emanating from him.
Hagoromo Gengetsu!
A man who was as famous as her grandfather and Uchiha Madara in the Warring States period, claimed to be comparable to the gods, and now living his second life.
At this moment, he appeared here!
The worst-case scenario she had anticipated had come true.
At this moment, not only did Tsunade instinctively clench her fists, but Jiraiya, Kakashi, Guy, Asuma, Shikamaru, and others behind her also looked grave.
A man of his name and shadow.
Hagoromo Gengetsu's appearance left them extremely cautious.
Correspondingly, Hagoromo Gengetsu still sat leisurely on the large rock. After scanning the crowd, his gaze returned to Tsunade, and he smiled faintly:
"Long time no see, Tsunade."
"No, I should call you the Fifth Hokage now. Following in your grandfather's footsteps, not bad."
For some reason, Tsunade felt a bit mocked by his words.
She suppressed her inner turmoil and questioned, "Hagoromo Gengetsu! You killed Root ninjas and still dare to show up in Konoha!"
Hagoromo Gengetsu calmly replied, "Why not? In fact, I did you a favor. Now that you hold great power, doesn't it feel good? No need to thank me, consider it a congratulatory gift from an elder to you for becoming Hokage."
Under normal circumstances, Tsunade would have charged at him without a second thought after hearing this. But as Hokage now, she bore a greater responsibility and suppressed her anger.
"This congratulatory gift is something I cannot accept," she said coldly. "What are you doing here uninvited? Another 'gift'?"
"Uninvited?" Hagoromo Gengetsu raised an eyebrow. "If I recall correctly, this is the Uchiha territory. The Uchiha invited me here, so it's not uninvited."
"This is Konoha! The Uchiha are part of Konoha," Tsunade retorted sternly.
"They used to be, but not anymore," Hagoromo Gengetsu declared calmly.
Boom!
As if to echo this fact.
Blazing flames erupted from the ruins of the Naka Shrine behind Hagoromo Gengetsu, bursting into the air like celebratory fireworks.
Tsunade's gaze sharpened, ready to assert herself further.
Jiraiya held her back and stepped forward, glancing at the quiet Kisame in the black and red cloud cloak before addressing Hagoromo Gengetsu:
"Hagoromo-senpai, what brings you here today with the Akatsuki organization?"
Jiraiya was concerned about Hagoromo Gengetsu and the mysterious, powerful Akatsuki being intertwined.
If that were the case, it would be very bad news.
Hagoromo Gengetsu didn't hide it: "The Uchiha are cleaning out traitors, and I'm here to witness it. As for Akatsuki..."
He glanced at Kisame and said lightly, "This guy came on his own."
Feeling very uncomfortable and already plotting his escape, Kisame nodded obediently to show agreement.
Knowing that such a figure wouldn't lie, Jiraiya sighed with relief.
Then, thinking about the "cleaning out traitors" part.
He understood at once: "As expected, Uchiha Itachi is up there. Along with Uchiha Sasuke and other Uchihas."
Uchiha Itachi was the culprit of the clan massacre, so it was natural for the remaining Uchiha members to seek revenge.
But this was still Konoha.
On their own turf, allowing others to fight to the death, including a rogue ninja, and being blocked outside like outsiders, would be a huge blow to Konoha's prestige.
Especially since the person blocking them was the one who destroyed the Root.
Although the destruction of the Root was secretly applauded by many Konoha ninjas, publicly, they still had to stand united.
Jiraiya knew that no matter how dangerous, Konoha had to take action.
Against Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Sasuke, and Hagoromo Gengetsu.
Jiraiya gave Tsunade a look.
Immediately, Konoha's side's killing intent rose rapidly.
Seeing this, Kisame squinted his eyes.
He didn't want to get involved in a battle of gods and was ready to flee at any moment.
As for Hagoromo Gengetsu, he remained calm and even pondered a doubt in his mind.
"Speaking of which, it feels like something's missing here."
"Right!"
Hagoromo Gengetsu remembered.
Given that Sasuke was up there, he should have heard a certain rash person shouting "Sasuke" "Sasuke" by now.
However, aside from Tsunade and Jiraiya, who had the highest status, everyone else on Konoha's side remained disciplined and silent.
Hagoromo Gengetsu carefully scanned the group.
Kakashi was there, Yamato was there, even Sakura was there.
But there was no Naruto.
Which meant no heartfelt calls of "Sasuke" should have been heard by now.
"Training? Or maybe because of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, they didn't bring Naruto?"
Without Naruto, Hagoromo Gengetsu felt that his role as the "big villain" abducting Sasuke was a bit less amusing.
He shook his head and looked at the Konoha ninjas ready to attack, kindly reminding them:
"If I were you, I would just stand here and wait for the outcome. Why risk your lives?"
"You...," Tsunade's forehead veins bulged in anger, "Don't underestimate the Konoha ninjas!"
Boom!!!
The ground exploded into a large pit.
Another battle began.
Tsunade moved swiftly, charging at Hagoromo Gengetsu and throwing a powerful punch.
In an instant, sharp sonic booms echoed through the air.
Still sitting on the large rock, Hagoromo Gengetsu watched calmly.
As Tsunade's fist approached.
He extended his palm.
Clap!
Fist met palm!
Hagoromo Gengetsu didn't budge.
But the sturdy rock beneath him shattered.
Hagoromo Gengetsu stood up.
Yet his palm still held Tsunade's fist.
Looking at her up close, he said lightly:
"Women should be gentler."