Hokage: I Confronted the Five Kage Before the System Arrived

Chapter 112: Fighting Four Alone

As the dust cleared, a visually shocking and unimaginable scene emerged before everyone present.

At that moment, the majestic and powerful wooden dragon, which was a hundred times larger than an average person, was being held down by an incredibly small hand.

The owner of that hand was Hagoromo Gengetsu.

Looking at his nonchalant demeanor, it seemed as if he was the one who should be hundreds of times larger than the wooden dragon, not the other way around.

The wooden dragon roared in defiance, struggling mightily, its tail gouging deep trenches in the ground.

But it was all in vain.

With a forceful press of his right hand, Hagoromo Gengetsu pushed the dragon's head into the ground.

"Be quiet."

Boom!

With a wail, the wooden dragon's head was forced into the earth.

Whoosh!

The sound of something slicing through the air.

Senju Hashirama leaped from the dragon's head, throwing a punch at Hagoromo Gengetsu, exclaiming in surprise,

"Gengetsu, you are far stronger than I remember."

Casually tossing aside the wooden dragon, Hagoromo Gengetsu faced Hashirama’s attack head-on without flinching, calmly saying,

"Time is always on my side."

Fist against fist.

Strength against strength.

After a loud bang, Hagoromo Gengetsu stood motionless, while Hashirama was pushed back five or six steps.

"Without the support of the Sage Body, even the best sacrifices for Reanimation can't fully unleash Senju Hashirama's power. Moreover, this time, it’s not even an Reanimation body, but a life force boost granted by the Shinigami before departing."

Having gauged Hashirama's strength with one strike, Hagoromo Gengetsu's eyes flickered, and he took a bold step forward, appearing in front of Hashirama in an instant, delivering another punch.

Although he was now at a disadvantage in terms of raw power, Hashirama remained calm, quickly adapting his combat style and fighting Hagoromo Gengetsu with composure.

Boom. Boom. Boom.

Thunderous sounds echoed across the desolate land like muffled thunder.

Though small compared to the wooden dragon, Hagoromo Gengetsu and Hashirama fought like true giants.

Their fierce clash left the ground riddled with deep craters, as if bombarded by numerous shells.

Though Hagoromo Gengetsu enjoyed the battle with Hashirama, he hadn’t forgotten that this was not a duel but a fight with three other formidable opponents watching for an opening.

Soon, as Hagoromo Gengetsu dodged a sweeping kick from Hashirama, Sarutobi Hiruzen’s Kongō Nyoi staff extended rapidly towards him.

Prepared for such a move, Hagoromo Gengetsu turned, grabbed the speeding staff, and with a forceful swing, attempted to hurl Hiruzen away.

Just as Hiruzen and his staff were about to be flung aside, a furry monkey hand emerged from the staff, grabbing Hagoromo Gengetsu’s shoulder to pull him along.

Although Hagoromo Gengetsu managed to break free, he was momentarily lifted off the ground.

Boom!

A loud sonic boom echoed.

Taking advantage of the moment, Hashirama dashed forward, delivering a powerful punch.

Unable to brace himself in mid-air, Hagoromo Gengetsu blocked the punch with his palm, and was propelled backward like a launched arrow.

Hissing sounds arose as Hagoromo Gengetsu's feet carved long grooves into the ground while retreating. Just as he regained his balance, several Flying Thunder God kunai shot towards him.

"Senju Tobirama? Or Minato Namikaze?"

In a quick scan, Hagoromo Gengetsu noticed the different styles of Flying Thunder God kunai from both.

Not daring to be careless, he gathered chakra in his throat.

"Boil Release: Skilled Mist Technique!"

Opening his mouth, he released a high-temperature mist, which melted everything around him, including the incoming Flying Thunder God kunai.

"Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees!"

Seeing this, Hashirama clapped his hands, causing numerous trees to sprout from the ground within the mist’s range, rapidly growing and countering the mist. As the trees flourished, the mist dissipated.

Hagoromo Gengetsu, uninterested in prolonged entanglement with the trees, used a flicker technique to exit the area.

As he severed the last branch, another hidden Flying Thunder God kunai sped towards him.

At such close range, Hagoromo Gengetsu had no time to do anything but stop in his tracks.

Whoosh.

Tobirama's figure instantly appeared next to the kunai, his other hand wielding a spinning kunai wrapped in Water Release chakra, aiming at the unsuspecting Hagoromo Gengetsu.

Hagoromo Gengetsu sneered, his steel-colored right hand reaching out to grab the kunai.

It missed!

Another Flying Thunder God technique.

Tobirama blinked again, reappearing next to another kunai behind Hagoromo Gengetsu.

Flying Thunder God Stage Two!

With everything going according to plan, Tobirama bared his fangs, one hand thrusting at Hagoromo Gengetsu’s back while the other flung a kunai.

Minato Namikaze appeared beside him, launching his prepared jutsu at Hagoromo Gengetsu’s vital spots.

"Not bad."

Even in this critical moment, Hagoromo Gengetsu remained calm.

Though he couldn’t turn around in time, he flipped his hands backwards.

Two black rods shot from Hagoromo Gengetsu’s palms, disrupting the chakra flow of the approaching jutsu.

For a split second, Tobirama and Minato were forced to stabilize their techniques, as the black rods seemed to interfere with their chakra.

In that instant, Hagoromo Gengetsu spun around, grabbing Tobirama and Minato’s wrists, and before Hashirama and Hiruzen could close in, hurled them towards each other.

As Hashirama and Hiruzen caught their comrades and tried to steady themselves, Hagoromo Gengetsu relentlessly attacked again.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The intense battle raged on.

Facing four opponents alone, Hagoromo Gengetsu showed no signs of retreat, fiercely countering and launching his own assaults.

Deflecting Hashirama’s fist with one hand and forcing back Hiruzen’s staff with the other, Hagoromo Gengetsu prepared for another move, only to be interrupted by the sudden appearance of two Flying Thunder God kunai.

Although the four Hokage were not in their prime, with Hashirama unable to unleash his True Several Thousand Hands technique, the agility of the Flying Thunder God technique posed a significant challenge.

Especially against the only two people in the ninja world who had mastered the Flying Thunder God technique.