"Just as I thought… expelling the Uchiha from Konoha back then was the right decision."
Tobirama Senju stared coldly at Ash's Sharingan, his expression clearly displeased.
"I never imagined that what I feared most would still come to pass."
Unlike Hashirama, Tobirama had always been deeply wary of the Uchiha clan.
After Hashirama's death, that wariness had turned into outright rejection.
Though the Uchiha were placed in charge of Konoha's police force, in truth, they were nothing more than watchdogs—kept under surveillance rather than trusted.
"Even if I'm not an Uchiha," Ash replied calmly,
"your tone is still extremely unpleasant."
In the next instant, Ash's eyes changed.
The Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan opened fully.
The overwhelming pressure caused Tobirama's pupils to contract sharply, his body stiffening as if he were staring directly at Uchiha Madara himself.
"Those eyes…"
Hashirama frowned slightly.
"They're identical to Madara's."
"So it's the Mangekyō Sharingan… I see now," Tobirama muttered, forcibly turning his gaze away.
Then he frowned again.
"Sarutobi—where are the Senju? I can't sense a single trace of our clan's chakra in Konoha."
"Hah."
Ash sneered.
"The Senju clan?"
"They were wiped out long ago. Just like the Uchiha."
After Hashirama's era, the Senju still held tremendous influence within Konoha.
But once Hiruzen Sarutobi took office, and with Danzo Shimura and the newly established Elders working behind the scenes, the Senju were gradually marginalized.
Under secret orders, the Senju's strongest members were eliminated one by one.
Without their elites, the remaining Senju tried to keep a low profile—but Danzo never intended to let them survive.
Before long, the Senju clan vanished entirely.
Only Tsunade, the Senju princess, and her younger brother Nawaki remained.
To further weaken Hiruzen's position, Danzo secretly orchestrated Nawaki's death.
The plan succeeded.
"What…?"
Both Hashirama and Tobirama froze.
Especially Hashirama.
Not only had the Senju been destroyed—but the Uchiha as well?
What troubled him even more was this—
With Ash's strength, how could the Uchiha clan possibly have fallen?
They would never learn the answer.
Because Orochimaru had embedded cursed control seals into the minds of the reincarnated Hokage—stripping away their autonomy and leaving behind only their combat instincts.
"Hah!"
Their expressions went blank.
In the next instant, Hashirama and Tobirama moved simultaneously, launching themselves straight at the Third Hokage at terrifying speed.
"Lord Hokage!" an ANBU captain outside the barrier shouted urgently.
"Even if they look identical to the real First and Second Hokage, they're still reanimations—their strength must be limited!"
"I know."
Hiruzen answered grimly, narrowly ducking Tobirama's flying kick—
only to be forced on the defensive again as Hashirama followed up immediately.
Even so, the pressure was overwhelming.
"That's enough."
Ash lost interest.
"And I still have my task to complete."
According to the system's assessment, the greater the destruction inflicted upon Konoha, the higher his reward.
"As for Konoha itself," Ash said calmly,
"I'll handle that."
"Relax," Orochimaru said with a hoarse chuckle.
"The Third Hokage won't survive this."
Ash nodded.
In the next instant, space twisted—and he vanished.
High above Konoha—
Ash formed seals rapidly.
"Summoning Technique."
A vast white mist erupted in the sky.
A colossal black figure descended from above, crashing into Konoha with earth-shattering force, flattening countless buildings instantly.
"Go, Gengar," Ash commanded calmly.
"Destroy everything you want."
The massive super-ancient Pokémon let out an excited roar.
Back in the ancient era, it had once roamed freely alongside two other super-ancient Pokémon.
Now—
It could dominate the battlefield once more.
"Ha!"
Whoooosh!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
"Scream—!"
"Ahhh—!!"
A dense black Shadow Ball rapidly condensed in Gengar's hands.
The moment it was hurled, the Shadow Ball shot forward in a straight line, tearing through everything in its path.
Houses collapsed one after another, reduced to rubble in an instant.
Whether they were Leaf shinobi, Sand shinobi, or Sound shinobi, countless people were caught in the blast.
Ash didn't care who was hit.
At this moment, there was only one objective—
destroy Konoha as thoroughly as possible.
"What… what is that?!"
"Is it a summoning?!"
"Run—it's coming again!"
As three more Shadow Balls formed around Gengar, the surrounding shinobi panicked and scattered in all directions.
A super-ancient Pokémon possessed destructive power comparable to the Nine-Tails.
However, unlike the Nine-Tails, Gengar lacked limitless chakra and extreme regenerative ability.
Its endurance and stamina were its biggest limitations.
"Hm?"
Ash, standing atop Gengar's head, suddenly sensed something.
"Rasengan."
In the next instant, a figure appeared behind him.
Ash activated Kamui reflexively—
A hand holding a swirling sphere of chakra passed straight through his body.
"So you finally showed up."
"What—? It went straight through him?!"
The sight of the Rasengan piercing his body stirred Ash's memories.
After all, he had seen this technique countless times while fighting Minato Namikaze.
And now—
Only one person in the world could use it.
Jiraiya's eyes widened in shock.
The Rasengan had passed through Ash as if he didn't exist—
as if they weren't even in the same space.
After allowing the attack to completely pass through him, Ash moved instantly.
Hand seals flashed.
He inhaled deeply, chakra surging into his chest.
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!"
A massive torrent of flames erupted from his mouth, roaring straight toward the attacker behind him.
...
(End of Chapter)
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