Naruto: Hiding in the Anbu Until I Became a Super Kage

Chapter 502 502: The Death of Sarutobi Hiruzen

A Flying Thunder God formula?

The moment he saw the Flying Thunder God formula, countless thoughts flashed through Sarutobi Hiruzen's mind.

The one who killed the Daimyō wasn't Uchiha Obito, but Fox?

That cursed seal was unmistakably Fox's Flying Thunder God formula.

It wasn't that Uchiha Obito had killed the Daimyō to delay Konoha's offensive. Instead... it was Fox who wanted to eradicate the one-country-one-village system, so he killed the Daimyō of two lands.

The Daimyō's coffins were very luxurious, with an inner lining of three-centimeter-thick pure gold and an outer layer of precious wood. The coffins were one and a half meters high. With one more person inside, no one from a distance could see.

'Tobi', wearing a Swirl Mask, instantly appeared inside the coffin.

The Mangekyō Sharingan spun rapidly within the eyeholes of the mask.

All of this happened in a flash. In the next instant, a black dot appeared beneath Sarutobi Hiruzen's feet.

The dot rapidly expanded, transforming into the black Yono Shima.

Everything that touched Yono Shima began to collapse.

The two coffins collapsed into thin wood-paper.

Black Ant collapsed into a puddle of flesh. The Crown Prince of the Land of Fire also collapsed into a puddle of flesh.

Had Fox used the Flying Thunder God to deliver the Akatsuki's Tobi here?

The initial look in Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes was one of shock, which then turned to disappointment.

He could accept Fox killing him. Many had died from infighting within Konoha. Being Hokage wasn't easy. Many were dissatisfied with his policies, even with him personally. He had always been on guard against hatred from within Konoha.

However, what he could not accept was Fox colluding with the Akatsuki to kill him.

This dōjutsu was named Yono Shima, belonging to the Akatsuki's Tobi.

Tobi had obtained Uchiha Mahiru's eyes and, with Uchiha Madara's help, transplanted them, gaining the ability to use Uchiha Mahiru's Mangekyō dōjutsu.

Why was Fox so ruthless?

For his own goals, would he even collude with enemies like the Akatsuki?

There wasn't much time left for Sarutobi Hiruzen to think.

Caught off guard by the Flying Thunder God and Yono Shima, Sarutobi Hiruzen's feet stepped onto the black Yono Shima.

His legs began to collapse.

Unable to resist the terrifying collapsing power of the Mangekyō dōjutsu, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately attached two explosive tags to his upper thighs.

Boom! Boom!

Two consecutive explosions. Sarutobi Hiruzen's legs were blown off at the root, and he freed himself from Yono Shima.

Yono Shima had only collapsed his two legs.

However, amidst the smoke, a foot kicked Sarutobi Hiruzen in the back.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was sent flying towards the bedchamber door.

At the door were a group of Konoha ninja: Black Ant's loyal Anbu subordinates, Yamanaka Kari and the Hokage's assistants, Guardian Ninja Captain Sarutobi Shizutaka and other Guardian Ninja, and so on.

Sarutobi Shizutaka caught the Third Hokage, horrified to find the Hokage's legs gone, a bloody mess.

Not daring to put the Hokage down, Sarutobi Shizutaka used his arms to support the Hokage.

"Mangekyō: Yono Shima!"

Another black Yono Shima appeared beneath Sarutobi Shizutaka's feet.

Sarutobi Shizutaka's first thought was to throw the Third Hokage away. However, his strength was too weak. He had the thought, but his body's reaction couldn't keep up with his mind's speed.

Sarutobi Shizutaka stepped onto Yono Shima, and his entire body began to collapse.

Before dying, Sarutobi Shizutaka remembered the Hokage-sama's—that is, Clan Head Hiruzen's—admonition last month.

The Hokage-sama had told him to practice diligently every day, to keep improving, and not to slack off.

However, the Tenshu Castle was too safe. There hadn't been an enemy attack in over a decade. The Guardian Ninja sent by the Hokage were all elite ninja, and Sarutobi Shizutaka had started to slack off years ago.

The Daimyō had fully embraced Sarutobi Shizutaka. Whatever the Daimyō enjoyed, Sarutobi Shizutaka enjoyed too.

For over a decade, the position of Guardian Ninja Captain for the Daimyō had not changed hands; it had always been Sarutobi Shizutaka.

Sarutobi Shizutaka had thought that even if the village offered him the position of Jonin Commander in exchange, he wouldn't take it. Being the Guardian Ninja Captain was just too comfortable.

Not only did he receive preferential treatment from the Daimyō, but he could also recommend ninja for Land of Fire missions. The power in Sarutobi Shizutaka's hands was immense.

Sarutobi Shizutaka's strength had regressed over the years of indulgence.

If Sarutobi Shizutaka had thrown the Hokage-sama away at that moment, he could have saved the Hokage-sama. But his sluggish body doomed the Hokage.

It was too late for Sarutobi Hiruzen to do anything. The Sarutobi Shizutaka behind him was too slow.

Yono Shima took effect extremely quickly. Sarutobi Shizutaka, holding the legless Sarutobi Hiruzen, collapsedd into a puddle of flesh.

One could vaguely distinguish from the colors of the flesh puddle which part was Sarutobi Hiruzen's armor and which was Sarutobi Shizutaka's vest.

Not only Sarutobi Shizutaka collapsed, but Yamanaka Kari, Hyūga Masuyoshi, the Anbu, the Hokage's assistants, and others also collapsed into flesh.

Seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen die, a weight lifted from Yōkō's heart.

After Danzo's death, Sarutobi Hiruzen's attitude had changed drastically. For over four years, he had been very supportive of Yōkō and Tsunade's work.

However, Sarutobi Hiruzen was still that Sarutobi Hiruzen; he had only temporarily compromised with Tsunade and Yōkō.

Sarutobi Hiruzen would never allow Yōkō to completely destroy the one-country-one-village order.

The deep bond between the Guardian Ninja of the Land of Fire Daimyō, controlled by the Sarutobi clan, and the Daimyō of the Land of Fire was a core interest of the Sarutobi clan.

Yōkō had never considered trying to persuade Sarutobi Hiruzen.

A figure like Sarutobi Hiruzen, much like Ōnoki, could only be killed; his way of thinking could not be changed.

Yōkō burst through the bedchamber roof, emerging into the sky above the Tenshu Castle.

Let the Five Elements Unrivalled Attack blaze one last time, to see Sarutobi Hiruzen off on his final journey...

High in the air, Yōkō formed hand seals and created four Shadow Clones.

The five figures simultaneously formed hand seals, each using a single-element ninjutsu.

"Forbidden Jutsu: Five Elements Unrivalled Attack!"

Earth Release: Flying Rubble, Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique, Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique, Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, Lightning Release: Roaring Thunder—the five elemental jutsu surged towards the ground.

The Tenshu Castle was magnificent. The southern section along the central axis had three palaces for handling administrative affairs. The northern section contained the Daimyō's bedchamber courtyard, study courtyard, and back garden.

Rows of courtyards flanked both sides of the central axis, with narrow alleys between them for servants to walk through.

The narrow alleys ensured servants could quickly leave the courtyards after serving the nobility.

The dazzling light of the five-element jutsu illuminated the entire Tenshu Castle in a riot of colors.

The five-element jutsu struck the ground. The immense chakras clashed and conflicted with each other, finally transforming into a terrifying explosion.

The blast shockwave engulfed the Daimyō's bedchamber courtyard and simultaneously reached the administrative palace.

Everyone in the capital could see the terrifying mushroom cloud rising over the Tenshu Castle.

Some clever people roughly estimated the explosion's scale.

The Tenshu Castle was a large city five kilometers square. The mushroom cloud's blast radius was a full two kilometers, destroying the castle's very core.

Then came the second, third, fourth, and fifth Five Elements Unrivalled Attacks.

After the central core area of ​​the Tenshu Castle was destroyed, the other four attacks surged towards the surroundings, utterly demolishing the Tenshu Castle.

Soon, news of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen's death and the destruction of the Land of Fire's Tenshu Castle spread across the shinobi world.

(End of Chapter)