The Betrayal in the Land of Iron

The cold winds of the Land of Iron howled through the ruined village as the final words of the peace treaty were being written.

The Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, and the Second Raikage sat across from each other in the dimly lit meeting hall, their respective guards stationed around them.

Tobirama's sharp red eyes flickered to the parchment in front of him. The negotiations had been long and arduous, but finally, an agreement had been reached.

Just as the Raikage dipped his brush into ink to sign the treaty—

CRASH!

The doors burst open, and in stormed Ginkaku and Kinkaku, their golden armor glinting in the candlelight. The Ginkaku Force—twenty elite warriors—followed behind them.

"TRAITOR!" Ginkaku roared, pointing at the Raikage. "Did you really think we'd let you sell our village to Konoha?!"

Before the Raikage could even react, Kinkaku was already moving.

In a flash, he swung the Kohaku no Jōhei—the Amber Purifying Pot, one of the legendary Six Paths Tools. The sealing inscription glowed ominously as it activated.

The Raikage barely had time to curse before he was sucked inside the pot—sealed away in an instant.

"RAIKAGE-SAMA!" His guards, including the future Third Raikage, lunged forward, their bodies crackling with lightning as they clashed with the Ginkaku Force.

The room erupted into chaos.

Tobirama's instincts screamed danger.

He flickered.

In an instant, he vanished, teleporting several meters away using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

But—

"Tch. Clever, Hokage."

Kinkaku smirked.

Tobirama's eyes widened as he felt the pull of another seal—one hidden inside the room.

A spatial trap.

"Damn."

The space twisted, distorting as it disrupted his Hiraishin teleportation.

He had been careless.

Kinkaku and Ginkaku weren't just brutes. They had planned this ambush meticulously.

Now, he was trapped inside an unstable space-seal, and even with his mastery of teleportation techniques, escaping it would not be simple.

His disciples—Hiruzen, Danzo, Kagami, Homura, and Koharu—had already engaged the Ginkaku Force outside, clashing in a deadly struggle.

Tobirama exhaled.

If he couldn't escape fast enough, they would all die.

"Looks like I'll have to fight my way out."

He activated his chakra—and prepared for war.

The wind howled.

The peace talks had crumbled in an instant. The Raikage was gone, sealed within the Amber Purifying Pot, and the Ginkaku Force had unleashed an ambush with deadly precision.

Tobirama's red eyes flickered with danger as he gripped the hilt of his sword—Raijin no Ken, the Thunder Sword.

The blade crackled with blue lightning, illuminating the ruined hall in its glow.

"You Kumo dogs never change." His voice was sharp, laced with irritation.

Kinkaku grinned, baring his teeth like a beast. "Tobirama Senju… today, you die."

Ginkaku vanished first. His speed was astonishing, his clawed gauntlets slicing through the air, aiming straight for the Hokage's throat.

CLANG!

Tobirama blocked with a single swift motion, his blade intercepting the golden claws. Sparks flew as he twisted his wrist, angling the blade to deflect the force.

Kinkaku came next, a golden blur, swinging a massive war club down with brutal force.

BOOM!

The floor shattered as Tobirama sidestepped at the last moment, his movements fluid. The sheer force of Kinkaku's strike sent shockwaves through the ruined hall.

Tobirama countered instantly.

**He spun—**his Thunder Sword arcing through the air, a flash of lightning cutting toward Kinkaku's exposed ribs.

Kinkaku barely had time to twist his body before the blade grazed his side, drawing a thin line of blood.

"Tch… fast!" Kinkaku growled, but his grin only widened.

Tobirama didn't let up.

With a flicker, he vanished and reappeared behind Ginkaku, driving his sword toward the man's spine.

Ginkaku reacted just in time, flipping mid-air and slamming his gauntlets together—

BOOM!

A powerful shockwave erupted, sending Tobirama skidding backward.

The Hokage's grip tightened around his Thunder Sword. Taijutsu and kenjutsu alone wouldn't be enough.

The brothers were S-rank monsters, each wielding one of the legendary Six Paths Tools.

Tobirama breathed out, his expression unreadable.

Enough testing.

It was time to show them why he was the most feared shinobi of his era.

"Let's end this," he muttered.

And then—

Lightning erupted.

The real battle began.