Chapter 378 The Third Hokage is Defeat
Facing the questioning of the Third Hokage, Shisui did not answer immediately, but asked in return: "Third Hokage, who I am is not important, what is important is, who do you think I should be?"

The Third Hokage's expression became increasingly ugly. He knew that the other party did not want to tell him his true identity.

In this case, the two sides may only be able to communicate properly by fighting. Although he is old, he is more than capable of taking down these cunning guys.

He swung the stick in his hand, and with the help of chakra, it swept across the entire alley.

The walls and houses along the way were destroyed by the force of the sticks and turned into ruins in the blink of an eye.

Just as the Third Hokage was about to attack again, Shisui activated Susanoo and blocked the Third Hokage's attack.

Looking at the emerald green Susanoo, the Third Hokage froze in his place and shouted to Shisui:

"Susanoo, are you the masked man who activated Nine-Tails Night?!"

Shisui shook his head slightly, and then switched to the familiar tone of the Third Hokage:
"Hokage-sama, you are so pathetic that you even confused my voice with the masked man's. I am the spy you sent to infiltrate the Uchiha, Uchiha Shisui."

After hearing Shisui's name, the Third Hokage was slightly stunned, then frowned and said: "You can't be Shisui. The Shisui I remember would never collude with foreign enemies, nor would he betray the village."

Shisui cancelled the transformation technique, sighed and said, "Yes, Shisui has been dead for a long time. The one who appears in front of you now is Danzo of Uchiha. Everything he did was for the family and the village."

After seeing Shisui's face, the Third Hokage calmed down and said slowly: "So it really is you, but why did you disguise yourself as Danzo, why did you hide your identity, and why did you join forces with Orochimaru to attack the village."

"If you were still alive, Uchiha Night would never have happened."

At this time, the Third Hokage seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly looked towards the Root Ninjas around him, only to see that the Roots of these masked men revealed a pair of scarlet Sharingan.

It turns out that all of these Root Ninjas are Uchiha who have awakened the Sharingan.

When did the Root complete the blood transfusion? I, the Hokage, was completely unaware of it. No wonder Danzo was the first to go to the Uchiha clan during the Uchiha Night.

I thought Danzo arrived early because he coveted Uchiha's bloodline limit.

Unexpectedly, the Root is the Uchiha, and the Uchiha is the Root. The two sides exchanged identities in a very short time, allowing the Uchiha to dive into the darkness.

So when did Shisui become Danzo?

As if he had seen through the Third Hokage's thoughts, Shisui sneered and then said, "Hokage-sama seems surprised that I became Danzo? Actually, I am also very surprised."

"I still remember that I took the initiative to tell Danzo about the eye technique, and that afternoon Danzo took the initiative to find me."

"For the sake of the peace of the village, for the Uchiha and the village to move towards peace, I did not hesitate to reveal the information of the eye technique, but what greeted me was Danzo's attack."

"Do you know what ninjutsu Danzo used to attack me?"

At Shisui's notice, the Third Hokage shook his head slightly.

Shisui continued, "It's the Uchiha forbidden technique Izanagi. Don't you think it's a little ridiculous that Danzo used the Uchiha forbidden technique given to him by his grandfather to deal with me?"

"After completing the counterattack against Danzo, I inherited Danzo's identity and became the leader of the Root organization."

The Third Hokage sighed. He did not expect things to turn out this way. Then he said:

"After controlling Danzo, you should not become the new Danzo, but should come to me and I will handle the matter properly."

"Deal with it properly? Do you mean punish yourself with three cups of wine and let Danzo go dormant again?"

Shisui sneered and said, "If I really reported this to you, the Uchiha would most likely be under closer surveillance, and the contradiction would eventually evolve into a conflict, and a civil war would break out in the Konoha Village."

The Third Hokage groaned for a moment and said, "You should trust my judgment, or at least trust Itachi. If it weren't for you, Itachi wouldn't have gone that far."

"With your strength, it won't be difficult for you to become a Hokage in the future."

When they heard Itachi's name, the Uchiha faces present changed instantly, and there was murderous intent in their eyes.

Shisui raised his hand to signal his subordinates not to get excited, then looked at the Third Hokage and said with a smile: "I don't have much idea about becoming a Hokage, but I don't want my clan members to waste their lives on the road to becoming a Hokage."

"As for Uchiha Itachi, he is no longer an Uchiha ninja. You'd better not mention him."

The Third Hokage stared at Shisui and said, "If you don't want to be Hokage, why did you join forces with Orochimaru to attack the village?"

Shisui looked at the Third Hokage in surprise and said, "Third Hokage, didn't you let Orochimaru go? I didn't betray the village. I just wanted you to meet your master and disciple."

"I didn't expect Orochimaru to be such a loser that he allowed you to come here."

After a pause, Shisui continued, "Originally, I was thinking of waiting for you to die before I came forward to clean up the mess. Now I can only send you on your way so that you don't affect my and Orochimaru's plans."

The Third Hokage was not surprised at all when he heard that Shisui wanted to kill him. In comparison, he was more concerned about what Orochimaru and Shisui would do in Konoha Village.

"Shisui, what exactly is your and Orochimaru's plan? Is it just to kill me and destroy your hometown?"

Shisui shook his head: "Our goal is just to get you out of power. When this plan is over, I will still be Danzo and Orochimaru will still be a traitor, but the Konohagakure will soon undergo a transformation."

The Third Hokage's expression darkened, and he said, "So it is me who is blocking Konoha's future, but I am still somewhat worried about leaving Konoha's future in your hands."

Having said that, the Third Hokage launched another attack, swinging his sticks tightly.

Shisui rushed forward without changing his expression, used Susanoo to block the attack of the Third Hokage, and then used Wood Release Ninjutsu in the Third Hokage's incredulous look.

"You are really the masked man!?" said the Third Hokage in horror.

While Shisui was chasing the Third Hokage with Wood Release, he said, "Don't compare me to that beast. This is the technique of Orochimaru and Danzo. I am just copying their ideas."

Before Yamato became famous for Wood Release, there were almost no ninjas in the ninja world who could use Wood Release.

As the Wood Release technique matured, more and more ninjas mastered it. Among them, the Uchiha clan was a natural adaptor to the Wood Release plan, and the success rate of transplanting Wood Release was very high.

The Third Hokage didn't quite believe what Shisui said, but it didn't matter.

If he cannot defeat Uchiha Shisui here, then the truth will no longer matter, and he and the village will face destruction.

The Third Hokage formed seals with his hands, created four shadow clones, and began to perform compound ninjutsu.

"Five Escapes: The Technique of Large Continuous Bullets!"

Accompanied by a chakra fluctuation, five different ninjutsu were launched from the Third Hokage's clone and the real body, forming a violent chakra reaction.

Finally, it turned into a gorgeous mushroom cloud. Such a large-scale movement naturally attracted the attention of the villagers of Konoha. They all looked towards the location of the Third Hokage and Shisui, feeling a little scared.

At this time, the Root Ninja appeared in front of the villagers of Konoha and took them away.

At the same time, he dissuaded the Konoha ninja who wanted to go over to support.

After using Susanoo to resist the Five Essences: Great Chain Bullet Technique, a few drops of cold sweat appeared on Shisui's forehead, and he was impressed by the strength of the Third Hokage.

The strength of the Third Hokage is truly unfathomable.

Even though he has not been out on missions for more than ten years, the Third Hokage is still able to maintain the combat effectiveness of a Hokage, and his chakra is comparable to his own after he had Hashirama's cells transplanted into him, which is extremely strong.

It would be very difficult for him and others to defeat the Third Hokage.

But if the Third Hokage were allowed to escape, the Uchiha and Root would become rats crossing the street tomorrow and would not be able to stay in the Konoha Village any longer.

The Third Hokage was also sweating profusely. He didn't expect Shisui to be so strong, so strong that conventional ninjutsu could not do anything to Shisui.

The unconventional ninjutsu he had prepared in advance had little effect on Shisui.

The Demon Sealing Technique is the Uzumaki clan's strongest sealing technique, but it is very ineffective when used on living people. Moreover, even if he took Shisui away, Orochimaru was still a danger that he had to face.

Since he couldn't fight to the death, he could only escape as much as possible.

As long as he could find a large force to join up with, he and Jiraiya would be able to put down this belated "Konoha civil war".

Just as the Third Hokage was struggling to escape, two figures blocked his way.

The two men were wearing the same mask, but they had bright red hair. They were standing at the intersection, making people feel like they had thousands of troops behind them.

Facing the mysterious woman in front of him, the Third Hokage stopped.

He glanced at Shisui who was chasing him from behind, then looked at the two mysterious women in front of him, wondering if they were friends or foes.

Shisui also noticed the mysterious woman and frowned.

At this time, the mysterious woman said to Shisui: "Uchiha Shisui, let your men resist Orochimaru's attack. It's time to end this farce."

Shisui was stunned at first, then seemed to have thought of something and asked his men to go and support Konoha's defense forces.

The only ninjas who appeared here at this time and were able to reveal his identity were Bai Ye himself and his confidants.

He also remembered the emblem of the Uzumaki clan and knew the identity of the Byakuya Uzumaki ninja.

After the Root Ninja left, the three of them surrounded the Third Hokage. The Third Hokage wanted to resist, but was blocked by the golden chains in the void.

He was confident that he could break the golden chains condensed by chakra, but he no longer wanted to resist.

The golden chain is the symbol of the Diamond Seal, and this ninjutsu is the secret of the Uzumaki clan, and only the ninjas of the Uzumaki clan can master it.

Coupled with Shisui's Sharingan and Wood Release Kekkei Genkai, the Third Hokage began to doubt himself.

Did I really do something wrong? Otherwise, why would these ninjas who mastered the power of the Senju, Uchiha and Uzumaki besiege me together?

With a clang, the Third Hokage put down the stick in his hand.

The stick turned into a monkey demon and appeared beside the Third Hokage, and said in confusion: "Monkey, why did you give up resistance? We can still continue to fight."

The Third Hokage shook his head and said in a calm tone: "There is no need to continue fighting. The ninja standing in front of me is not an enemy, but a companion of the village."

"Shisui is Kagami's grandson, Orochimaru is my apprentice, and the Uzumaki are Konoha's allies."

"And haven't you noticed? I've been fighting here for so long, and Konoha's Jonin team hasn't come to support yet, which means they've given up on me too."

"Since everyone thinks I can't continue to be Hokage, there's no need for me to continue fighting."

"Choosing to let go at this moment can minimize the loss of the village. I believe they will not harm Konoha. It is enough to sacrifice only me."

Hearing this, Shisui sneered and said:

"Your dying words do sound much more beautiful than Danzo's. That guy always thought he was right until he was defeated. He is hopeless."

"Really? It seems I am still much stronger than Danzo."

The Third Hokage smiled, then looked at the two mysterious women not far away, and said:

"Shisui's identity has been revealed. What about the identities of both of you? Can't you tell me, a dying man?"

Kushina shook her head, and Karin said:

"I'm sorry, Third Hokage. Orochimaru just used the Impure World Reincarnation Technique. We dare not reveal any information. In the ninja world, even the dead cannot keep secrets."

After saying that, Kushina and Karin used the Diamond Chain together to control the Third Hokage.

Shisui took a step forward and cast an illusion, causing the Third Hokage to fall unconscious and lose the ability to continue fighting.

After the Third Hokage fell unconscious, Kushina took off her mask and asked Shisui, "Shisui, how are you going to deal with the Third Hokage? Although he did a lot of wrong things, he was once a good Hokage."

Shisui glanced at Kushina and recognized her identity.

Kushina, who died after being separated from her jinchūriki, appeared in front of him alive, but for him, it was not a big surprise.

If I could fake my own death and get away, why couldn't Kushina do the same.

Even if Kushina was really dead, he felt that Lord Byakuya could resurrect the dead. After all, to him, Lord Byakuya was not much different from the Six Paths Sage and was a walking god in the ninja world.

After a moment's silence, Shisui said:

"I will send the Third Hokage to accompany Danzo. This was already decided by Lord Byakuya. Lord Kushina, what are you going to do next?"

After a pause, Shisui asked:

"Are you going to step forward and control Konoha as the Hokage's wife?"

(End of this chapter)