MSIN: Chapter 55
Throughout Leaf Village history, several Hokage have been called the "Strongest Hokage," and the Third Hokage is among them.
In addition, he has also been called "Professor" and "God of Shinobi."
To describe the Third Hokage's awesomeness in one sentence, he is the direct disciple of both the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju. He is proficient in all existing Leaf Village jutsu except for kekkei genkai and special secret techniques.
Proficient...
Consider Haori, a ninja with a certain aura. With his incredible understanding and learning ability, how many jutsu has he mastered so far?
From this perspective, the Third Hokage can truly be called the God of Shinobi.
But his title of Strongest Hokage... isn't quite the same. Especially after the appearance of the First Hokage's BUG-level combat power, the Third Hokage's title of Strongest Hokage became a bit of a joke.
But even though he wasn't the "Strongest," no one could deny that he was strong, extremely strong.
(ShixT9: Dude is old but can still clap most of naruto's shinobis)
But from the perspective of formulas and set values, the Third Hokage was a truly remarkable ninja. At sixty-nine years old, the Third Hokage had already passed the peak of his ninja career, but his Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Genjutsu, Wisdom, and Seals were still able to achieve full marks. The remaining three, Strength, Speed, and Precision, were greatly affected by age and had declined.
That was the Third Hokage at sixty-nine. So, how about the Third Hokage now, who is just over fifty and still at the peak of his ninja career?
Simply put, he is a ninja who could very likely achieve a perfect score of 80.
He has those stats, and in addition, he is a ninja with five poisons... cough, a ninja with all five elements. In the application of composite jutsu, the Third Hokage has reached the pinnacle. Looking at the entire ninja world, there is no one who can compare.
Five elements... that's one of Haori's goals.
Orochimaru, the Third Hokage's favorite disciple and one of the Sannin, once described the Third Hokage like this, "If he were ten years younger, he could easily kill me." This might be him being intentionally cute, or it might be the truth.
During the Second and Third Shinobi World Wars, the Third Hokage was indeed a presence that could intimidate the ninja world.
The Third Hokage now has abundant chakra. He can unleash all kinds of big moves… And this Third Hokage is about to go to the battlefield, and not as a commander.
"While the Sunagakure ninjas haven't had time to prepare for mobilization and defense, we will launch a surprise attack on their entire defense line in the next three to five days. The strategic objective is to invade the Land of Wind in one fell swoop and force the Kazekage to sign a ceasefire treaty."
The Third Hokage said, pointing to a map hanging on the wall with his finger.
His hand seemed to casually draw a line, but this was actually the planned general invasion route for the Leaf Village in the next few days.
"Hokage-sama, isn't the timing a bit rushed?" Minato Namikaze said.
Although Minato was mainly active on the Iwa and Kumo front lines, because that defense line was facing the most pressure from the Leaf Village, he had temporarily come to this battlefield after Kushina's crisis. Plus, the Hokage was determined to end the war on this side, so he stayed here for now.
His concerns were not unfounded. After all, the Leaf Village ninjas had just arrived here and were about to launch a large-scale operation. It was a bit rushed.
However, the Third Hokage didn't think so. The two of them were thinking from different perspectives. "What Minato said is true, but we can't miss this opportunity. Our preparations aren't complete, but we've at least taken care of all the important aspects. Currently, we have about 5,000 ninjas who can be deployed in the war. The Suna ninjas, at their limit, can at most match our numbers. This is a good opportunity to attack. But if we're fully prepared, the enemy won't be idle during that time…"
"In short, in terms of power comparison, the enemy is weak and we are strong. Now is the time for us to act."
"I understand."
Hearing the Hokage say this, Minato nodded and didn't express any opposition.
The Third Hokage on the battlefield was completely different in terms of aura compared to the Third Hokage who stayed in the Leaf Village.
"Furthermore, the command of this operation will be entrusted entirely to Tsunade..." The Hokage added.
"Me?" Tsunade was clearly stunned by this order. No matter how you counted it, the command wouldn't fall to her. "Why me? What about you, Third Hokage?"
The Leaf Village implemented a system of village leader centralization. The village leader was the most important person in the world. So, in terms of experience, status, and prestige, the war should naturally be commanded by the Hokage himself.
"Because after the operation begins, I will be in the first echelon to break into the enemy's formation, aiming to effectively strike the enemy's formation in the shortest possible time."
Tsunade, Minato, and the others looked at each other. Their ears weren't malfunctioning, were they?
As Hokage, the Third Hokage was actually going to give up his command responsibilities and charge into battle?
No one doubted the Hokage's combat strength, but charging into battle was clearly not within the Hokage's scope of work… Besides, it was too risky. On such a chaotic battlefield, what if something unexpected happened?
To put it bluntly, the outcome of this planned battle didn't really depend on the Hokage's own safety.
"Hokage-sama, this is too risky. Such an important battle, the Suna ninjas will definitely use all their strength to the best of their ability. If you charge at the front, it's very unsafe..." Minato advised.
In the battle that night, after the enemy learned of Kushina's Jinchuriki status, how recklessly did they charge at her? Multiply the enemy's recklessness by ten, and that's how crazy they would be to attack the Hokage.
"Precisely because this battle is important, I will personally take action to break through the enemy's formation as quickly as possible." The Third Hokage said firmly, as if he had already decided on this matter.
Yes, the Third Hokage had already decided to do this. It wasn't because he wanted to be a hero, but because he could use large-scale destructive jutsu, disrupt the Suna ninja's formation immediately, and greatly weaken their counterattack ability. This way, in the first round of contact, they could preserve the Leaf Village's forces as much as possible.
The Leaf Village wanted to defeat the Suna ninjas and end the war, not to fight the Suna ninjas to the death. The Hokage, leading the elite ninjas, including those directly under him, was the Leaf Village's last mobile force. They had to preserve as much as they could.
The Hokage didn't care if one ninja died, but what about a hundred ninjas dying?
The Leaf Village needed a spearhead that could instantly pierce the enemy's formation, and the Third Hokage himself was the most suitable for this role.
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