Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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"Stop it all!"

Upon the arrival of the Third Hokage, all the Anbu members immediately ceased their fighting, stepped back, and collectively addressed the Third Hokage, saying, "Hokage-sama!"

"Shinnosuke, Shirahoshi, Ryuun."

"Let's go back."

"Don't get involved in this matter anymore."

“But…” Shirahoshi hesitated, but seeing the Third Hokage’s serious expression, he fell silent.

Seeing that Bai Xing didn't speak, Xi Ri Liu Yun sheathed his sword, came to Bai Xing's side, and asked in a low voice if she was alright. Bai Xing shook her head slightly.

However, there is one person who is not afraid of the Hokage.

"Old man."

I don't care what your purpose is.

"I, Shinnosuke, just can't stand your behavior!!"

"Shin-no-suke!" The Third Hokage was truly enraged.

Leaving Naruto and his three companions behind would bring many benefits to the village.

Especially given the current instability in the ninja world, in the event of a third ninja war, this seemingly more stable Nine-Tails Jinchuriki than Kaori could be sent to the battlefield, and there are also Wood Release ninjas...

"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. The village's Will of Fire is to protect every precious 'Jade' in the village, not to use the corpses of these 'Jades' to turn into worthless glory."

After Sarutobi Shinnosuke finished speaking, Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes flickered, but then his expression returned to calm. He was the Hokage, a Hokage whose authority could not be swayed by outsiders!

Even if that person is his son.

A powerful burst of chakra erupted, instantly making the air heavy and oppressive.

At this moment, Shinnosuke Sarutobi was also a little flustered, because the old man was serious!

"Shinnosuke, you've disappointed me."

"It seems it's time to tell you what a ninja really is."

Upon seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi remove his Hokage robes, revealing his battle suit underneath, the Anbu members silently retreated a short distance.

"just."

"I also want to see what makes you, old man, worthy of being called Hokage, and what gives you the audacity to call yourself the strongest Hokage in textbooks!"

At this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi blushed, but quickly regained his seriousness. After all, the purpose of the textbook was mainly to establish his status as the Hokage: "Come on, Shinnosuke."

Even if you are my son.

"I will not forgive you for making such a big mistake!"

The two faced off, the air thick with tension.

Just as the two were about to fight, Shirahoshi suddenly spoke up: "Hokage-sama."

"This is a graveyard for heroes, after all. It doesn't feel right to start a fight here... Also, Shinnosuke, you should stop."

Hiruzen Sarutobi still appeared very angry, but inwardly he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself that Shirahoshi truly was a sensible and good child, always managing to handle things well at crucial moments.

Honestly, who would actually fight their own son?! Especially since they're ninjas, it's no joke when they start fighting!

"Bai Xing, you don't need to say anything more! I can take care of this old man in a minute!"

Shirahoshi: "......" Dude, I gave you a way out, and you still took it?! Are you really going to become the first ninja to defect from the Hokage's son?!

The rest of the ANBU, and even the face beneath Hatake Sakumo's mask, twitched slightly.

Awesome, truly worthy of being the son of the Hokage. Based on that alone, everyone acknowledges Shinnosuke's courage.

As for why it's courage, it's because the Third Hokage was truly powerful.

The moment Sarutobi Shinnosuke charged forward with a kunai in hand, even though Hiruzen Sarutobi was speechless at his son's behavior, he still ducked to avoid Shinnosuke's sweeping attack and then grabbed the ground to kick Shinnosuke in the jaw.

Then, Hiruzen Sarutobi formed hand seals, creating a shadow clone that stepped on his main body's shoulder and soared into the sky.

Seeing this, Shinnosuke Sarutobi, who was flying into the air, threw a shuriken downwards and quickly formed hand seals: "Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"

Before the shadow clone disappeared, Hiruzen Sarutobi formed hand seals: "Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"

boom!

A massive wall of earth rose from the ground, with hundreds of shurikens clanging above it.

In mid-air, Sarutobi Shinnosuke observed the earthen wall below, preparing to land.

As a result, half of Hiruzen Sarutobi's body appeared on the earthen wall. After fully appearing, he stepped on the earthen wall to accelerate and punched Shinnosuke Sarutobi, who was still in mid-air.

call out--

boom! ! !

Sarutobi Shinnosuke drew long waves of dirt along the walkway in the Heroes' Cemetery.

Just as he was about to get up and fight back, a kunai appeared at his neck. Hiruzen Sarutobi stood calmly behind him and said, "Shinnosuke, you lost."

During the fight, neither of them tried to use wide-range ninjutsu, but even so, Sarutobi Shinnosuke was defeated a little too quickly.

"If only I had the chance to prepare a stand-in..."

"Fighting doesn't prepare you for it, and neither does war."

With a thud, the shadow clone vanished.

Hiruzen Sarutobi remained motionless throughout, effortlessly dismantling the towering earthen wall with a single hand, and addressed the Anbu behind him:

"Go after them!"

"Yes!"xN

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Meanwhile, guided by Shirahoshi, the four successfully evaded the patrol teams set up by Konoha and quickly headed towards the border.

But not long after the four left, a ninja squad received a mission from the village and gave chase.

The Dark Division was just one of the pursuing units.

"Don't let them escape across the border!"

"Come on!"

Konoha Jonin Shinichi Hirata led a trio on a pursuit mission.

A Chunin examined the marks on the tree trunk, looked up, and pointed: "Over here!"

"Chase!"

"Yes!" x3

Before the four of them could chase for long, a white-haired figure appeared ahead.

"I'm sorry."

"This road is blocked."

Shinichi Hirata looked slightly surprised. Upon recognizing the figure in front of him, he blurted out, "Jiraiya! What are you doing here!"

In terms of age, Shinichi Hirata was a generation older than Jiraiya, and his military achievements were no less than Jiraiya's, so there was no need for him to address Jiraiya as "senpai" or "sir".

"Well, it's my request, and also my idea." Jiraiya knew what the Third Hokage was thinking, but he couldn't let Tsunade from that world face the crisis with him.

Therefore, after learning this news from Minato, he appeared beside Naruto using the Flying Thunder God Technique together with Minato.

He was responsible for holding off a portion of the Konoha pursuers.

"It's actually Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin. Why would Jiraiya help the enemy escape?" A Konoha Chunin in the group asked curiously.

"Enemies? Is this what the Third Hokage meant?" Jiraiya's expression was grave; he hadn't expected the village to have fallen to such a state.

"Well, it wasn't written on the mission scroll. Dan-kun was just saying it offhand." Upon hearing Jiraiya's words, Hirata Shinichi immediately realized that this was an internal power struggle within the Hokage's ranks, and hurriedly spoke up for his subordinates. At this moment, he felt a chill run down his spine.

“This isn’t something you can just say casually.” Jiraiya glanced over and noticed Shinichi Hirata’s secret move: “Shinichi-senpai, it seems we’re destined for a battle!”

"maybe."

"Earth Release: Heart Beheading Technique!"

Jiraiya was trapped underground when Shinichi Hirata's shadow clone appeared. The shadow clone looked at Jiraiya and said, "You were careless, Jiraiya."

"Shinichi-senpai's Earth Release technique is still so powerful!"

With a loud thud, the shadow clone realized that this Jiraiya was fake. Before it could turn its head, Jiraiya suddenly burst out of the ground, his fur wrapping around Hirata Shinichi's shadow clone: ​​"Wild Lion's Mane Technique!"

After being entangled in silvery-white hair for a week, Shinichi Hirata voluntarily dispelled the shadow clone.

The battle between the two Jonin lasted only a brief moment; the three Chunin didn't even have time to react before it was over.

"It seems I underestimated you, Jiraiya."

"There's no point in looking down on me or not. In the end, I'm no longer human!"

"Psychic art!"

boom! ! !

The still-young Gamabunta appeared in the forest, with Jiraiya standing above him, striking a pose:

"Now I am the Toad Sage, able to summon giant toads!!"

"Jiraiya, what's going on?" Gamabunta was summoned and looked at the Konoha ninja below, somewhat dazed.

"It's complicated. My goal is to draw fire and, incidentally, stop the pursuing Konoha ninjas."

"So, you've defected, Jiraiya?" Gamabunta said, speechless.

"No! This is a fight for the future of the ninja world!!"

"It seems I have to fight with all my might." Shinichi Hirata sighed slightly, thinking to himself that he had originally planned to fight casually and then retreat.

But now, we can sense that quite a few Konoha ninjas are heading over.

"You two use Water Release! Dan-kun, use Lightning Release!"

"Yes!" x3

Shinichi Hirata formed eight hand seals, ending with '巳': "Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!!"