Uzumaki Nagato: "Konoha really is full of darkness. This village shouldn't exist!"
Senju Hashirama: "This... I cannot refute."
Even Senju Hashirama completely didn't expect that a war would break out immediately after his death, and that Konoha had done so many things.
He originally thought the Uchiha was already the limit. He didn't expect that they wouldn't even spare the Uzumaki, who had intermarried with the Senju for generations!
Uchiha Madara: "I said it long ago, that was just a false peace!"
Senju Hashirama: "Madara..."
["Uzumaki Karin, do not put up any resistance. Come out of the room immediately, do you hear me? Come out of the room immediately!"
Outside Karin's room, the Anbu Ninja who had been protecting and simultaneously monitoring her finally realized something was wrong and shouted sternly at Uzumaki Karin inside.
But at this time, Karin could no longer listen to anything.
Her mother who wanted to live with her forever, and the Black Shadow constantly whispering bewitching words in her ear—the two voices continuously intersected in her mind, making her brain incredibly chaotic!
"I don't understand, I don't understand what you're saying!"
Karin shook her head vigorously, throwing off the Black Shadow's hand. Covering her ears with both hands, she didn't want to listen to anything the Black Shadow said anymore.
"Yes, for you, what I'm saying might be a bit beyond your comprehension. But there's one point you cannot deny: your mother is rejecting Konoha."
"Since that's the case..."
At this time, the Black Shadow's words stopped because she sensed a group of ninjas approaching.
"Hey, quickly hand your body over to me. Those guys from Konoha are about to arrive. You're causing quite a commotion right now. When those guys get here, with your current state, you might really die!"
But no matter what she said, Uzumaki Karin seemed unable to hear. She hugged her head, burying it in her knees, shrinking away to hide in her shell.
"Damn it, you brat. Just keep running away forever then."
"But it doesn't matter. You will accept this power, just as you agreed to the First Herrscher's deal."
The Black Shadow stood up and looked out the window.
And almost in the next second, the roof of the building they were in was torn off.
A hundred-meter-tall Wooden Giant appeared in the street. And on top of the Wooden Giant's head, a long-haired ninja looked down at them from above.
"Uzumaki Karin, what happened? Did you cause all of this? Answer me quickly!"
Senju Hashirama saw Uzumaki Karin, who was hiding in her shell, at first glance, and immediately asked.
But at this moment, she could no longer hear anything.
No one knew how deep the negative emotions in her heart were at this time. Perhaps only the other personality born from these negative emotions—that Black Shadow—knew clearly.
"Brother, why are you spouting nonsense? The rise of Honkai Energy in New Konoha right now is definitely related to her. Capture her alive first. I have plenty of ways to make her talk."
Senju Tobirama, who had also arrived here using the Flying Thunder God Technique, looked Uzumaki Karin up and down. Seeing that her attire hadn't changed and that there wasn't a very strong Honkai Energy reaction, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Tobirama, no matter what, she is your sister-in-law's clanswoman. How can you say that?" Senju Hashirama immediately rebuked Senju Tobirama.
"Brother, you are simply too merciful. This person's attire hasn't changed, so she presumably hasn't turned into a Herrscher yet. This is good news. It means we still have a chance to control her and plant a Forbidden Jutsu on her, to prevent her from causing massive destruction after she really turns into a Herrscher. This is a golden opportunity!"
"But whether she can turn into a Herrscher or not is still unknown. Besides, the idea that a new Herrscher will be born in New Konoha is just a speculation. We can't plant a Forbidden Jutsu on your sister-in-law's clanswoman and control her just because of a speculation!"
Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama were still arguing.
By this time, almost all of Konoha's powerful combatants had arrived.
But none of them spoke either.
The argument between Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama could be said to represent the thoughts of all of them.
Among these people, some felt that they shouldn't be so cruel to Karin, while others felt that they must control her before everything reached the point of no return, even if they were wrong and Karin was just an innocent victim.
"Even if she is just an innocent victim?"
"Even if she is just an innocent victim!"
The argument between Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama had reached a fever pitch, with neither side able to convince the other.
But inside New Konoha, the Honkai was still wreaking havoc. They all knew that time was running out!
"Wood Clone Technique!" Seeing that the evacuation within Konoha was still ongoing, Senju Hashirama could only release his Wood Clones in between the arguments to help the residents of Konoha evacuate.
And with the help of the Wood Clones, New Konoha's evacuation efficiency indeed increased a lot.
"Brother, even with your help, it's useless! Because if we hesitate any longer, even more powerful Honkai Beasts will be spawned. By then, it really will be too late!"
"Roar!!!"
As if to prove Senju Tobirama's words, a behemoth over thirty meters tall appeared in New Konoha.
And its appearance seemed to act as a signal; one Chariot-class Honkai Beast after another was spawned.
Even though the size of these Chariot-class Honkai Beasts generally didn't exceed forty meters, their appearance still dealt a devastating blow to the already struggling New Konoha.
These indestructible Chariot-class Honkai Beasts, relying on their absurdly high defense, ran amok within New Konoha and were simply incredibly difficult to stop.
Even with the help of Senju Hashirama's Wood Clones, it was very difficult to bind them.
After all, Wood Release's suppression over Chakra was truly immense, but to the Honkai Beasts, it was nothing more than slightly harder wood.
"Quick, use Earth Release! Just like in the rehearsals, bury them underground! Quick!"
At this time, some ninjas finally reacted. Working together, they used super large-scale Earth Release, creating a Swamp area nearly a hundred meters in diameter to swallow the Chariot-class Honkai Beasts!
Everything seemed to be heading in a good direction, with the Chariot-class Honkai Beasts being buried deep underground one after another.
The key was that the quality of New Konoha's ninjas had greatly improved, capable of supporting them to continuously use Ninjutsu of such scale, allowing them to bury those Chariot-class Honkai Beasts all over New Konoha.]
Onoki: "I told you Earth Release is useful. As long as those Honkai Beasts are buried in the ground, it doesn't matter how capable they are. It's not like they can shatter the earth and run out, right?"
A: "Hard to say."
[Boom!
The Swamps that buried the Chariot-class Honkai Beasts underground suddenly produced violent fluctuations.
Those Honkai Beasts had hit the bottom.
The Chariot-class Honkai Beasts that hit the bottom exerted their immense strength and jumped out of the Swamp!]