It wasn't that Tomoki was particularly self-sacrificing, even though he was surrounded by Sunagakure ninjas.
But Konoha Ninjas were outside, every single one of them, in the words of the Six Paths Sage, people who had touched what shouldn't be touched.
If his life was truly in danger, Tomoki would probably have run away long ago, thinking that as long as there's life, there's hope.
However, since he could still hold on, Tomoki decided to fulfill his duties as the Hokage.
Where tree leaves dance, fire will burn on!
Tomoki, having stabilized his stance, immediately let the Six Paths Sage experience the will of fire.
Hellfire spread across the Six Paths Sage's body.
The Six Paths Sage paused, intrigued. "Soul fire?"
Souls also have a lifespan; it's not just the living who work for the Six Paths Sage. The dead in the Pure Land cannot escape the exploitation of this great capitalist.
A moment later, the will of fire extinguished.
Facing the repeated provocations of an ant, the Six Paths Sage finally felt a trace of anger towards Tomoki.
It wasn't just Tomoki's counterattack, but also that arrogant quote.
The classic words of Uchiha Madara, the Ninja World's King of Arrogance, with their strong sense of mockery, caused the Six Paths Sage to feel emotions.
It was no longer just about the cake being snatched, or Tomoki knowing too much; those were all about the situation, not the person.
Now, it was personal.
The Truth-Seeking Orb changed shape, forming a sharp spike, and directly attacked Tomoki's chest.
Tomoki's smile remained unchanged as he raised his twilight sword to block.
Skill, Taunt, successfully activated!
The smile on Tomoki's face once again caused the Six Paths Sage's emotions to fluctuate, his eyes narrowing slightly.
Ripples appeared, reducing the duration by 5 seconds, but the Six Paths Sage considered it worthwhile.
The Truth-Seeking Orb spear, which had been some distance away, instantly appeared in front of Tomoki's chest, bypassing the twilight sword.
Space Ninjutsu!
Different from Amenominaka and Kamui, a new space Ninjutsu.
Tomoki was not surprised by this at all. Kaguya, who possessed Amenominaka, ultimately became a loser. It would be a joke if the eldest and second filial sons didn't have spatial abilities.
It seemed to be the eldest filial son now.
The Truth-Seeking Orb pierced Tomoki's chest, then abruptly stopped.
His tough hide once again demonstrated its value.
"Hahaha, is that all you've got? Are you trying to tickle me?"
Besides the aura of true essence, Tomoki also had other auras on his body, which the Six Paths Sage had sensed from the beginning.
But those Clutter auras were equally weak, and the Six Paths Sage paid them no mind.
Now, Tomoki's defense had blocked his attack, which not only made him lose face but, more importantly, wasted time.
At this moment, every second was precious.
The next second, the Truth-Seeking Orb, following the Six Paths Sage's will, exerted force again, and the already unfathomable Chakra fluctuations rose to another level.
"Pfft!"
The Truth-Seeking Orb spear pierced through Tomoki's chest, giving him a thorough chill.
It quickly changed form, returning to a spherical shape, and attacked Tomoki's side.
A hand dripping with magma firmly grasped the Truth-Seeking Orb that was attempting to leave.
"Why is your attack so weak?"
At this moment, Tomoki's chest was still pierced through, but as the lava flowed through his body, the opening was instantly mended, leaving him perfectly intact again.
Immortal body!
If resurrection was a miracle, then an immortal body was the miracle of miracles.
The Six Paths Sage couldn't understand why the weak Tomoki possessed such an illogical ability.
The Six Paths Sage himself had not achieved this feat; it was one of his sleepless goals during his thousand years of 007 work.
Kaguya possessed it, she was an Ōtsutsuki.
Mōryō possessed it, he was an otherworldly demon.
"Outsider, where are you from?"
The Six Paths Sage's voice once again boomed in Tomoki's mind.
You're the outsider, you bastard! I'm a local, the Fifth Hokage of Konoha Village in the Land of Fire!
"From the same place as your mom. Call me 'Dad' and I'll tell you!"
Tomoki continued to provoke the Six Paths Sage, but this time it had no effect.
After discovering that Tomoki was not a local, the Six Paths Sage knew things were troublesome.
These guys, each and every one of them, could only be sealed, not killed.
Continuing to tangle with Tomoki was pointless. The Truth-Seeking Orb transformed into a spike, pierced through Tomoki's palm, and attacked Orochimaru.
If hit, Orochimaru would likely be instantly defeated.
His slippery Substitution Jutsu would be useless against the Truth-Seeking Orb.
At the critical moment, one hand grabbed Orochimaru, and at the same time, Rasa was grabbed by the other hand.
Flame Giant, size as desired.
Tomoki was no longer 1.8 meters tall but had transformed into a giant several tens of meters high.
Even though he was hunched over, the cave shook, and a large number of rocks fell.
Failing in one attack, the Six Paths Sage did not continue to trouble the two people Tomoki was protecting.
The Truth-Seeking Orb transformed into a nearly invisible thread, twisted in mid-air, and the Sunagakure ninjas still present were directly cut in half.
All equipment inside the cave was destroyed, and the entire cave began to shake violently.
Orochimaru and Rasa, held by Tomoki, despite extensive burns on their bodies, were furious at the scene before them.
Tomoki was much the same; it wasn't out of concern for the Sunagakure ninjas, nor for the equipment.
Rather, he noticed that after the Truth-Seeking Orb finished rotating, it didn't stop, but transformed back into a sphere and flew towards the outside.
The Six Paths Sage appeared. From their initial exchanges until the cave was destroyed, what seemed like an incredibly long time was actually less than ten seconds.
The Ninjas outside were elites, but precisely because they were elites, their reactions were incredibly swift. They were currently lined up outside, waiting to be harvested.
Tomoki could sense the situation outside, and so could the Six Paths Sage.
But Tomoki had no way; he couldn't catch up!
After sensing the first few Ninjas outside, Tomoki's voice covered the entire area.
"Everyone retreat! Run as far as you can!"
Before his words had even finished, another voice rang out.
"No, Kakashi! Kamui, target, black ball!"
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