"You bastard..."
Hearing this, the Third Hokage was both shocked and angry, yet he didn't dare to attack again.
Previously, when Yagyu grabbed Danzo and forced him to make a God-level choice, he hadn't chosen anything and just charged in blindly, mentally prepared to sacrifice Danzo.
However, Yagyu had let Danzo go easily, which gave him a false sense of hope.
He thought Yagyu wouldn't really go through with it, but in the next moment, Yagyu slapped him in the face.
Jiraiya had one of his arms cut off!
For a ninja, losing an arm was equivalent to losing half their strength.
After all, ninety-nine percent of ninjutsu in the ninja world required hand seals, and Jiraiya didn't possess the talent for one-handed seals.
Simply put, Jiraiya, a Kage-level expert, was practically crippled.
Even if he still retained considerable combat power, he was no longer the awe-inspiring Kage-level powerhouse he once was.
"Lord Hokage, do you have any objections to what I said? If so, please speak up!"
"Although you prepared a full five battle plans, none of them seem to be of any use!"
"Right now, you have no ability to threaten me. The entire battlefield is under my control."
"I can leave whenever I want, stay whenever I want. If you want to fight, you have to stay and fight me."
Yagyu drooped his eyelids, looking at the Third Hokage as he spoke nonchalantly.
The Third Hokage looked gloomy and said, "But that isn't a reason for us to be toyed with by you."
"We can all die here in battle, but we cannot be toyed with and forced to kill each other."
To be honest, the Third Hokage was regretting things now.
If he had known Yagyu was this difficult to deal with, he wouldn't have acted so rashly.
He thought five plans would be enough to deal with Yagyu; he didn't expect them to be utterly useless.
If Yagyu was willing to negotiate peace, the Third Hokage felt he could even accept ceding territory and paying reparations.
At the time, he only thought that Yagyu was a Mist ninja and would eventually become Konoha's enemy.
Rather than waiting for him to grow too powerful to counter, it was better to seize the opportunity and strike first.
He never expected Yagyu to be so tough that their prepared plans were completely futile.
Yagyu looked at the Third Hokage calmly and said, "Lord Hokage, don't worry. I won't make you do God-level choices endlessly."
"You prepared five plans to deal with me, so I have prepared five multiple-choice questions for you."
"Once you finish these five questions, I will leave Konoha. How about that? This condition shows plenty of sincerity."
The Third Hokage stared at Yagyu coldly and asked, "Why should I trust you?"
Yagyu smiled. "You have no other choice!"
The Third Hokage gritted his teeth and looked at Orochimaru nearby, saying, "Orochimaru, you are my proudest student."
"Among my three disciples, you have the most tricks up your sleeve. If it's just one minute, you can surely survive, right?"
Honestly, the Third Hokage secretly wanted the other choice.
After all, Jiraiya was now half-crippled. Abandoning him would maximize benefits.
His own strength was no joke; a full-power outburst for one minute could very likely kill Orochimaru.
Endangering Orochimaru, an intact Kage-level expert, for the sake of Jiraiya, a half-crippled one, did not align with Konoha's interests.
However...
With the audience watching nearby, the Third Hokage didn't dare abandon Jiraiya.
Sometimes, even knowing a certain choice is the most correct one, you cannot make it.
Helpless, the Third Hokage could only attack Orochimaru.
Cold killing intent erupted from the Third Hokage. He moved, charging at Orochimaru, the Adamantine Staff in his hand swinging down without hesitation.
Orochimaru's talent in ninjutsu was formidable; he was the one most likely to inherit Sarutobi Hiruzen's title of "The Professor."
The ninjutsu he mastered were complex and diverse, and he possessed the Body Modification Technique (Soft Physique Modification) to save his life. He was the most survivable person in Konoha.
"Sensei..."
Orochimaru frantically dodged the Third Hokage's attacks. It was clear that the Third Hokage was going all out.
"What a great show!"
Yagyu muttered with a smile, stepping on Jiraiya's back.
Jiraiya turned his head with difficulty, only to see Sarutobi Hiruzen beating Orochimaru.
"Old Man, Orochimaru..."
Jiraiya muttered to himself, shooting an angry glance at Yagyu.
Yagyu didn't care at all, completely ignoring him.
Speaking of which, Jiraiya, Minato Namikaze, and the others were characters Yagyu had liked very much in his past life.
But Yagyu's head was very clear; he understood a fundamental truth.
Only children talk about likes and dislikes; adults only look at where one stands!
So what if Yagyu appreciated Jiraiya?
When they fought just now, Jiraiya hadn't shown him any mercy.
In that case, why should Yagyu be polite to him?
Simps (Licking Dogs) meet bad ends!
At most, he could learn from ancient feudal lords and give an admired enemy a grand burial.
If that wasn't enough...
Yagyu turned his head to look at Tsunade. "I will take care of your wife and children" was also acceptable.
"One minute is up!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen abruptly stopped his attack, looking at Yagyu with cold eyes.
"Wonderful, wonderful!"
Yagyu clapped his hands with a smile, then kicked Jiraiya toward Tsunade, letting him join Minato Namikaze and Shimura Danzo to get healed over there.
"Fourth choice: I want Minato Namikaze to kill Kushina Uzumaki!"
A cold light flashed in Yagyu's eyes as he spoke nonchalantly.
"What?"
"Impossible!"
The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and the others roared in unison.
Kushina Uzumaki was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Konoha's nuclear weapon.
Moreover, Kushina possessed profound knowledge of sealing jutsu.
If they still had a sliver of hope to turn the tables and defeat Yagyu, it lay with Kushina Uzumaki.
"Impossible, you say? Then let Minato Namikaze attack Kushina Uzumaki for one minute."
"One minute with killing intent, one minute of going all out."
"If I find you not giving it your all..."
Yagyu smiled faintly and pointed a finger at the Hokage Rock nearby. Golden light particles condensed into an arrow and flew over.
Boom!
An explosion rang out near the Hokage Rock. Yagyu spoke leisurely, "If I catch you holding back once, I'll kill one Konoha ninja."
"If you don't accept, I'll kill ten thousand Konoha villagers to make up the numbers. I do what I say!"
Minato Namikaze's expression was ferocious as he stared at Yagyu with a fierce gaze.
Yagyu remained unmoved, instead meeting his gaze with a smile.
When sealing him earlier, Minato hadn't shown any mercy.
Since that was the case, he might as well drive a wedge between Minato, Konoha, and Kushina Uzumaki!
At the same time, the relationship between Kushina Uzumaki and Konoha Village would likely drop to freezing point, wouldn't it?