The Wood Leaf high-ranking officials in the command center had grim expressions.
They silently watched the wantonly destroyed town and the Abyssal Goblins, Pollution Monsters, and Evil God clones rampaging like a tide.
The battling Konoha Ninja and players all looked despairing.
The Evil God clones, nurtured by the black rain, were completely massacring everything in their path.
That black rain came from the Evil God's main body.
It was the dense pollution energy released by the Flesh Abyss's high-level pollution, intended to devour the entire Ninja World.
Tsunade and Naruto Uzumaki,
These players, who could rival or even surpass Lord-level monsters, with high-quality equipment and countless skill imprints, were the only ones capable of defeating these Abyssal Evil Gods.
However,
Wood Leaf couldn't even find a handful of such players.
Even if the remaining players worked together, they would still have to suffer casualties to barely kill an Abyssal Evil God.
Just like the fourth largest town in the Land of Hot Water, which had just fallen,
Nearly a hundred Hiashi Clan players in the ranged attack unit suffered almost thirty percent casualties,
Just to eliminate the Abyss Brute that breached the city.
"Lord Hokage, my Hiashi Clan has suffered heavy losses. After the battle ends, the village must give us an explanation!"
Hyuga Hiashi in the command center had bloodshot eyes.
He watched his clansmen being continuously smashed to death by the Abyss Brute, his heart bleeding.
Despite knowing that the Hiashi Clan's ranged attack unit had poor close-combat ability, the village surprisingly didn't provide them with close-combat personnel.
They even separated the Hiashi Clan's close-combat and ranged units, sending them to different battlefields.
This action,
Was no different from sending the Uchiha, who specialized in Fire Release, to fight Kirigakure during the Ninja War back then.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression was calm as he said, "Hiashi, this is a moment of crisis, attacked by the Evil God. All Konoha Ninja have an obligation to protect the village."
"Even I, as Hokage, will burn my own body when it comes to the crucial moment."
"We are protecting our comrades; casualties are inevitable!"
These righteous words made Hyuga Hiashi feel stifled.
Even losing dozens of ordinary clansmen was unacceptable to him, let alone the fact that all those who died were Hiashi Clan players.
All of them were elites cultivated with countless family assets.
It's just that,
Sarutobi Hiruzen's words were indeed not wrong; how could there be no deaths in war?
It's just that this casualty rate somewhat exceeded everyone's estimation.
Hyuga Hiashi's face was cold as he sullenly said, "Alright, the Hiashi Clan will wait to see Lord Hokage's stance."
The Hiashi Clan's tolerance had reached its limit.
Was it because when you were imprisoned by Orochimaru, the Hiashi Clan didn't actively rescue you, but were forced by Orochimaru to reluctantly join Wood Leaf?
As a result, they ended up in the same predicament as the Uchiha Clan.
Sarutobi Hiruzen righteously stated, "That is natural! As Hokage, I will never retreat!"
He also felt heartbroken.
After all, those who died were Konoha Ninja, and precious Reincarnation Game players.
Although he intentionally weakened the Hiashi Clan's strength, he wasn't so cold-blooded as to sit by and watch the Hiashi Clan lose dozens of elites.
He merely wanted to use the same method as he did against the Uchiha previously: some Ninja who didn't follow orders and had no Fire Will in their hearts would be injured and unable to continue their duties as Ninja.
Cutting the flesh with a dull knife.
Who would have thought that the Evil God clones would directly transform into Abyssal Evil Gods?
This was a situation he also didn't want to see.
Sarutobi Hiruzen said in a serious tone, "Quickly allocate mage-type players to reinforce the Hiashi Clan and rush to the battlefield as quickly as possible!"
He was also a player.
A Level 9 Wood Leaf Family receives 5 game invitation letters per month, and as Hokage, he naturally had priority to become a player.
Relying on decades of keen combat experience, he watched the continuously rampaging Abyss Brute.
He quickly discovered that,
Although its defense was formidable, its magic resistance was very weak; even a Lightning Release released by an ordinary Jonin could leave shallow marks on its body.
This was comparable to the pure physical attack released with full power by an elite player.
"No, let me go. There should be no stronger mage-type player than me."
Suddenly,
Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped the Ninja who was about to issue a combat order, took a deep breath, and stood up from his seat.
He turned his head and looked at Hyuga Hiashi, saying sincerely, "Hiashi, I am also deeply pained by the Hiashi Clan's losses, because they are not only Ninja of the Hiashi Clan, but also Ninja of the village."
"I hope everyone can unite..."
Before he finished speaking,
Sarutobi Hiruzen had already arranged the situation in the command center, changed into his combat uniform, and rushed to the front line.
The high-ranking Ninja Clan members in the command center all looked at his figure, which swiftly leaped away like an ape, with strange expressions.
After Sarutobi Hiruzen became a player,
His personality became even stranger.
He wasn't moody, but he often made completely contradictory decisions.
He did indeed strive to maintain the harmony of the village, but he also did some bad things.
Sometimes he gave them a sense of trust, like the warm spring breeze of the original Third Hokage, the Ninja Hero, but sometimes they could also feel a cold, sinister, and cunning wetness, similar to Danzo.
This conflicted situation,
Left them all puzzled.
Just like Hyuga Hiashi now, he also didn't expect Sarutobi Hiruzen to voluntarily rush to the front line.
According to his intention to weaken the Hiashi Clan's strength, maintaining a righteous posture and sitting in the command center would be the best choice now.
Did he want to ease relations?
Hyuga Hiashi thought long and hard, and finally could only shake his head.
Most high-ranking Ninja Clan members speculated privately that the Third Hokage might have developed a mental illness from the torture when he was imprisoned by Orochimaru.
This led to all sorts of strange situations now, even sometimes talking to himself.
Hyuga Hiashi also felt in agreement; he couldn't know the other party's thoughts, likely because the other party was mentally ill.
Sarutobi Hiruzen rushed all the way,
His face filled with sorrow as he looked at the devastated, ruined buildings and towns.
"It's Lord Hokage!"
A wounded Ninja, seeing who it was, immediately let out an excited cry.
The rift between the Third Hokage and the Ninja Clan, as well as various policies that weakened the Ninja Clan, and even the exploitation of Naruto Uzumaki,
In a sense, were indeed preferential treatment for civilian Ninja.
Therefore,
Although Sarutobi Hiruzen, a high-ranking Wood Leaf official, had countless rumors about his dark deeds, in the eyes of ordinary Ninja, the Hokage was still the most prestigious protector of the village.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's arrival was like a backbone,
Stabilizing their wavering and despairing hearts.
Sarutobi Hiruzen said to everyone, "Don't be afraid! Mere Evil Gods cannot shake the foundation of Wood Leaf!"
He was also telling himself that,
No matter how he selfishly clung to the Hokage's power, how cold-bloodedly he massacred Hidden Hot Water Village, or how he was reviled for various political maneuvers to maintain balance,
It could not change the fact that he deeply desired to protect and elevate Wood Leaf.
Wood Leaf Village was his root!
Whoosh.
A magic circle suddenly appeared beneath Sarutobi Hiruzen's feet.
Complex and obscure characters and symbols twisted and intertwined, rushing out of the magic circle like chains.
Along with the chains, a bound black shadow also rushed out.
It was five meters tall, with dark green skin, a grotesquely twisted tree trunk-like body, cracked patterns, and black magatama-shaped symbols covering it.
Its branches clawed wildly, and orange-yellow eyes opened on its trunk.
It looked like a treant creature from a magical world.
But,
It was a Shikigami mutated from a dead soul.
This was the core of Sarutobi Hiruzen's ability, [Yinyang Master Lv.31], a magic-based profession capable of collecting fragments of dead souls, raising, and manipulating Shikigami for battle.
And the Shikigami that appeared now,
Possessed the Wood Release attribute energy of the First Hokage, as well as a large amount of Yin-attribute Sharingan, fused with Danzo's dead soul fragments.
It was a Ghost-type Shikigami formed from this combination.
[Yin Death Treant].
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