Hokage: I Confronted the Five Kage Before the System Arrived

Chapter 80: The Name of the Second Emperor Cannot Be Defiled

The name of the "Emperor" who has lived a second life cannot be defiled.

Since Hagoromo Gengetsu encountered Seimei, this pretender who has no sense of his own strength, he naturally wouldn't let him run away and make a fool of himself.

Moreover, if he remembers correctly, Seimei and his followers had previously intended to use him as a battery.

Hagoromo Gengetsu, without further ado, lowered the brim of his hat and stepped towards Seimei and his group.

His seemingly casual and unguarded approach instantly turned Kujaku, Ryuugan, and Mizutora into startled birds, making them retreat a step back in fear.

"Why are you panicking? I'm here!" Seimei scolded angrily, "So what if he's revived? This is no longer the Warring States period! The era of the Craft Ninja Village and the ultimate ninja tools has arrived!"

Hearing the revered ancestor speak this way, Kujaku and the others exchanged glances, feeling ashamed of their earlier cowardice.

Regaining their confidence, they resolved to perform well in front of their ancestor.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Though they lacked their signature ninja tools, the three, confident they could hold their own for a few rounds against Hagoromo Gengetsu, moved to attack him.

"Roar!"

Mizutora let out a roar to boost his morale and threw a heavy punch.

Without even looking, Hagoromo Gengetsu stretched out his left hand and caught the punch.

Mizutora tried to move.

Suddenly, his expression changed as he felt his chakra pouring uncontrollably into Hagoromo Gengetsu's palm.

Mizutora, who had always absorbed others' chakra, never imagined this day would come for him.

Without even a chance to grunt, he fell limply to the ground.

Hagoromo Gengetsu tossed Mizutora aside like garbage, then grabbed Kujaku and Ryuugan, who had come charging at him, and drained their chakra effortlessly before continuing towards Seimei at the same steady pace.

Seeing Hagoromo Gengetsu's dismissive attitude towards him, Seimei felt as if he had been transported back to the Warring States period, trembling under a ninja's blade, eyes filled with fear and unease.

"No! This is not the Warring States period anymore! I, Seimei, have evolved into the ultimate ninja tool! I need not fear anyone anymore! On the contrary, everyone should fear me!"

Seimei's face twisted in a snarl as he spread his hands wide.

"Thousand Gale Force!"

Amid the high-pitched whistling.

The intense tornado, created by the ultimate ninja tool, swept towards the advancing Hagoromo Gengetsu.

Hagoromo Gengetsu raised an eyelid and threw a punch.

Boom!

It was as if he had struck something solid, and the tornado dissipated instantly.

"How is this possible?"

Seimei couldn't believe his ninjutsu had been so easily neutralized.

"Again!"

"Wind Release: Steel Wind Cannon!"

Three high-density wind pressure bullets, each the size of a baseball, shot towards Hagoromo Gengetsu with a piercing sonic boom as Seimei swung his arm.

Hagoromo Gengetsu activated the muscles in his right hand and casually punched three times, shattering the Steel Wind Cannon bullets.

"Why? Why is he so powerful? I've seen Warring States period ninjas before!"

Seimei began to doubt his own existence.

However, as Hagoromo Gengetsu approached, he gathered his courage and activated the Ryuugan Yari Hidden Blade on his back, transforming it into three flexible, retractable dragon-snake swords that attacked Hagoromo Gengetsu from three directions.

Hagoromo Gengetsu shook his head and stepped forward with his right foot.

In the next moment.

The Ryuugan Yari Hidden Blade missed entirely.

Before Seimei could react, Hagoromo Gengetsu appeared in front of him like a teleportation, pressed his right palm against Seimei's chest, and said indifferently:

"Craftsmen should focus on forging, not daydreaming."

With that, he exerted force with his palm.

Before Seimei could say anything, he was sent flying at high speed as if hit by a heavy truck.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Trees were snapped in half.

The ground was plowed into a long trench.

After being knocked back nearly a hundred meters, Seimei finally stopped, half of his body embedded in the dirt, looking utterly wretched.

Although a ninja tool can't feel pain, seeing his chest caved in with a huge hole, Seimei shook his head in disbelief, saying:

"Impossible! This can't be happening!"

"I haven't conquered the ninja world yet! I haven't spread the glory of the ultimate ninja tool across the entire ninja world! How can I fall here?"

"No! I still have a chance! Chakra! I need more chakra!"

Seimei, full of unwillingness, tried to do something.

Suddenly, a hand pressed on his shoulder.

"Your chakra belongs to me."

Hagoromo Gengetsu whispered in Seimei's ear.

In the next moment, Seimei's desperate struggles were in vain as the chakra within the ultimate ninja tool was rapidly absorbed.

Clang.

The entirely metal-bodied Seimei's eyes dimmed, and he collapsed like a machine shutting down, unable to stand up again.

Seimei, not being human, hadn't completely died.

Unless the ultimate ninja tool was destroyed, merely draining its chakra would only put it in standby mode.

Hagoromo Gengetsu didn't finish off Seimei.

Despite Seimei's strength not matching his bluster, he was still a rare specimen.

Moreover, his craftsmanship skills were indeed exceptional.

Handing him over to the Hagoromo clan could significantly enhance their ninja tool capabilities.

Having lived a second life, Hagoromo Gengetsu now started acting like an old father, wanting to leave good things for his clan.

Previously, it was the medically skilled Shinno; now, it was the ninja tool expert Seimei.

This was perhaps a form of compensation for his incompetence as the clan leader back in the day.

As for the possibility of Seimei being disobedient or rebellious.

The so-called ultimate ninja tool was only at the jōnin level and couldn't cause any trouble at the Hagoromo clan's main base.

Oh, and there were the remaining three of the Four Symbols Men.

He hadn't paid them much attention before, but they seemed to have some spirit left.

Might as well take them along too.

Ninja tools as consumables accounted for a significant portion of ninja expenses.

Having these four skilled craftsmen join Lock front Village would probably reduce the Hagoromo clan's expenses considerably.

After waiting for a while, Hagoromo Gengetsu watched as the Hagoromo clan members took Seimei and the Four Symbols Men away, then continued on his journey towards Konoha.

He didn't know.

At the same time, a thousand miles away, a disheveled Orochimaru was gritting his teeth, saying:

"Hagoromo Gengetsu!!!"

Having finally escaped the pursuit of the Art Duo, he now knew who had snatched Sasuke from him.

Thinking back to his deal with Tsunade, it was also Hagoromo Gengetsu who had benefited.

Orochimaru deeply regretted it.

Why had he summoned Hagoromo Gengetsu using the Reanimation Jutsu?

Did this old man have a natural enmity with him?

Orochimaru swore to himself:

"Just wait!"

"One day, everything will be reclaimed!"