Chapter 123: So I Traveled for Nothing?
"Hell Stab—Four-Finger Thrust!"
Amid the peaks of the Hidden Cloud Village, violent lightning flashed as the Second Raikage transformed into a bolt of thunder and viciously thrust toward Ginkaku's chest…
However, the Four-Finger Thrust was clearly not enough to pierce Ginkaku's tailed-beast form. Just like the Dragon Lightning Cutter, it stopped outside the heart.
"This time, you're not getting away!"
kinkaku and Ginkaku viciously seized the Raikage…
Meanwhile, in the distant forest, the surviving Konoha ninja finally regrouped. This time, far more had survived than in the anime.
"This time, the losses were still too severe!" Senju Tobirama said in deep self-reproach. "I didn't think things through carefully enough…"
Just as Tobirama was about to launch into an emotional speech, Li Jiexuan shook his head helplessly. "Can we hurry up and leave? That Raikage probably won't last much longer."
The dazzling lightning in the sky had already stopped flashing for quite some time…
Konoha's ninja could escape, but the Cloud ninja had nowhere to run. In that sense, they had at least bought them some time.
But before he could finish speaking, the Raikage's chakra aura abruptly vanished!
The Second Raikage—glorious in life, pathetic in death—had only delayed them for such a short time…
Li Jiexuan curled his lip in disdain. "The Third Raikage fought ten thousand enemies alone for three days and three nights. You're up against two bootleg Nine-Tails and you kneel in five minutes."
The weakest Raikage in history—without question…
Awkwardly enough, once the Raikage died, the two monsters in the distance turned their gaze toward them.
"Konoha brat—even if you flee to the ends of the earth, I will kill you!" The terrifying monsters roared at the sky, and Li Jiexuan couldn't help shrinking his neck.
Being human is hard. One careless move and you drag trouble onto yourself. Weren't you supposed to be killing Senju Tobirama in the first place?
At least finish what you started!
"Sigh, if my surname were Sun, I'd wreck you two little demons," Li Jiexuan muttered softly. "Give me a billion points—at least let me summon a Gundam or something…"
Unfortunately, there was nothing.
While Li Jiexuan was lost in his thoughts, the Konoha group smoothly entered the plot…
Just like in the original Naruto storyline, Shikamaru's grandfather spoke up wisely: "Looks like someone must stay behind to delay them, or we'll definitely be caught."
"But the one who stays behind might die!"
As soon as he said that, Shikamaru's grandpa stared straight at Li Jiexuan…
"Why are you looking at me?"
Li Jiexuan glared angrily. "Don't think I haven't watched Naruto. That's not how the plot goes—this has nothing to do with me…"
An awkward silence spread. In the end, Senju Tobirama stepped forward and said the famous line: "The pursuers are behind us. Who will go and die?"
Li Jiexuan nodded in satisfaction. That's right—this was how it was supposed to go. In the original plot, Hiruzen Sarutobi was braver than Danzo, and thus earned Tobirama's trust.
"I'll go!"
Sure enough, even though Danzo was already dead, Hiruzen Sarutobi was still that straightforward man. "I believe myself to be the strongest among us…"
"Hm?" Li Jiexuan raised an eyebrow.
"Cough, cough…" Hiruzen's old face flushed. "In any case, I'm willing to go!"
Seeing this, Tobirama was deeply gratified. As for everyone else, they all glared at Li Jiexuan with indignation—if you're so strong, why don't you go? You're great at talking big!
"No. You are all Konoha's future. This place should naturally be left to me." Tobirama stepped forward with a smile, as if to say: sorry, I was just testing you earlier…
"But you're the Hokage!"
"Precisely because I am the Hokage, I must stay behind." As he spoke, Tobirama turned and looked seriously at Hiruzen. "Monkey, starting tomorrow…"
Wait…
If this continued, wouldn't the plot remain completely unchanged? That would mean the Second Hokage was still doomed to die? Could it be that no matter how hard I tried, history simply wouldn't change?
"Chotto matte!"
Li Jiexuan clenched his teeth and jumped out, grabbing Senju Tobirama and forcing a strained grin. "Old man, at your age you shouldn't be showing off anymore. Tsunade is still waiting for you to go home."
"Why?"
Tobirama widened his eyes in confusion. He had never expected Li Jiexuan to stand up for him.
"Just take it as me doing it for Tsunade," Li Jiexuan said with a helpless shake of his head. No matter what, he didn't want Senju Tobirama to die here.
The mission. Tsunade. And his pride as a transmigrator!
I didn't transmigrate, you died. I transmigrated—and you're still going to die? So what, I transmigrated for nothing?
As a transmigrator, that was absolutely unacceptable!
"Dragon Sage Mode, Eight Gates—Gate, open!"
Li Jiexuan roared as he entered battle mode. "What are you staring at? It's not like I'm guaranteed to lose! Maybe I'll explode with power and punch through an entire country by myself!"
"No—no—it's your back…"
Everyone stared in shock, mouths hanging open.
"My back?"
At that moment, a hand rested on Li Jiexuan's shoulder. "Captain, you still have to go home and see Tsunade. Leave this place to me."
"What?"
Li Jiexuan spun around in astonishment. Yamada Xunzhen smiled as he shed his disguise, reverting to the man who once dominated the shinobi world—the God of Shinobi, Senju Hashirama!
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