The reason he let Sarutobi Hiruzen continuously unleash powerful ninjutsu to showcase his abilities was to make Sarutobi Hiruzen realize one thing: Sosuke is very strong, not just ordinarily strong.
This makes Mokgetsu's follow-up plan easier to execute.
"Sosuke, you..."
Feeling the healing in his body, Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned, looking at Sosuke with confusion.
What the heck, the enemy who was just fighting to the death suddenly heals me.
Seeing this, the heavy stone in Shisui's heart finally fell, preserving the Dojutsu.
"What's going on, this guy actually?"
The Konoha Jonin noticed this scene and showed an extremely bewildered expression.
Although everyone was engaged in battle, they were all more or less paying attention to Sarutobi Hiruzen's situation, as the fight started because of them.
"Everybody stop, it's just a sparring." Mokgetsu shouted to the fighting ninjas.
The battle had just started, with only a few ninjas lightly injured, and no ninja casualties.
With the most respected leader personally ordering, the Ninja Sect ninjas gradually retreated.
The Konoha ninjas also ceased their attacks and looked towards Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at Sosuke, eventually sighing and nodding, "Stop, there's no need to fight anymore."
He didn't know what Sosuke was up to, but stopping now was certainly beneficial for them.
If the fight continued, Konoha would surely suffer heavy losses; without him there, even Orochimaru escaping would be considered fortunate.
Mitokado Homura quickly walked to Sarutobi Hiruzen's side, cautiously glanced at Sosuke, and then asked Sarutobi Hiruzen in a low voice:
"Hiruzen, are you alright?"
"Thanks to Sosuke's timely treatment, I'm somewhat okay," Sarutobi Hiruzen replied.
Seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen shake off the serious injury, Mokgetsu released Sarutobi Hiruzen, to avoid him thinking Mokgetsu was leaving something in his body.
Mitokado Homura quickly shielded Sarutobi Hiruzen from behind, retreating, while the other Konoha ninjas surrounded Sarutobi Hiruzen.
But soon Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped, causing the other Konoha ninjas to halt as well.
"Sosuke, I am not as good as you, this battle is your victory," Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a complex expression.
As the Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen had his pride; throughout his life, he had only thought he couldn't match three people: Senju Hashirama, Uchiha Madara, and Mokgetsu.
And now there was a fourth, Sosuke.
Who knows what principle it is, but peerless geniuses rarely appear alone; when they emerge, it's often in pairs.
Decades ago there were Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama, now there are Mokgetsu and Sosuke.
"Indeed, there are always people better than you, there are skies beyond skies, the Ninja World is full of powerful individuals," Shisui mused silently.
He thought Mokgetsu was already strong enough, didn't expect Sosuke to be even more unfathomable.
Even Sarutobi Hiruzen, such a strong ninja, could be defeated almost in a crushing manner.
"Danzo, that guy, has actually brought such calamity to the village," Mitokado Homura thought discontentedly.
He didn't consider it Sarutobi Hiruzen's fault; if Shimura Danzo hadn't acted on his own to assassinate Sosuke, things wouldn't have devolved like this.
This is a terrifying existence close to the God of Ninjas in strength.
"I wonder if his cells have special abilities?"
Orochimaru observed Sosuke with the corner of his eyes, feeling regret as Sosuke was completely unharmed, not dropping a single bit of material.
"The Hokage, your combined ninjutsu is quite excellent, I won't forget it for a long time," Mokgetsu replied with a faint smile.
Mokgetsu's response made Sarutobi Hiruzen even more complex in feelings.
He came with the intent to kill Sosuke, but Sosuke didn't kill him; he even complimented his ninjutsu.
He seemed to have lost thoroughly in every aspect.
Kakuzu walked to Mokgetsu's side, watching Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others leave, then asked in a low voice:
"Just let them go like that? If the Ninja Sect continues to expand, it will certainly clash with the Five Great Ninja Villages. Bear in mind, the Land of Fire is still our neighbor."
The current situation in the Ninja World is the Five Great Ninja Villages dividing most of the resources, while the remaining Small Ninja Villages and other ninja forces pick up the leftovers the Five Great Ninja Villages don't want.
If the Ninja Sect continues to develop, Kakuzu believes the Five Great Ninja Villages definitely won't sit idly by; the emergence of a Sixth Great Ninja Force will undoubtedly have huge impacts on the existing structure.
Considering the current hostility with Konoha, Kakuzu believes killing Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others is a good choice.
Bear in mind, there are two high-rank Konoha members here, one being the Hokage, and Konoha's representatives, the Sannin, also have one, Orochimaru, present.
If they all die, Konoha would not only lose three strong individuals, but its prestige would also be affected.
"No worries, conflict is good, the more the better, it saves a lot of trouble," Mokgetsu replied with a smile.
"The more the better? What do you mean," Kakuzu looked at Sosuke confusedly.
Could Sosuke possibly intend to take down all the Great Ninja Villages at once?
"Maybe it's just what you're thinking," Mokgetsu answered, then quickly swept his gaze across all the black cubes, recalling them back into Daikokuten.
He tried it, throwing them in there leads to one less available; if not retrieved after use, perhaps one day they'll be used up completely.
PS:
No writer's block today, just managed to write 6.4k words by almost 3 o'clock, worthy of celebration, requesting votes for next month.