"Mm-hmm, that's right. Tobirama, I told you back then not to develop so many forbidden techniques. Every time, I have to seal them into the Scroll of Seals—it's exhausting, you know."
Hashirama nodded as he scolded his younger brother.
"Shut up!"
Hashirama immediately went silent, completely losing his big-brotherly demeanor. The God of Shinobi had no dignity to speak of.
Just then, both of their bodies suddenly froze.
With the last of his voice, Hashirama said,
"Hurry… seal us…"
Before he could finish, the light vanished from his eyes. His sanity was stripped away, leaving only his battle instincts.
Slamming his palms together—
"Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence!"
Rumble rumble rumble—
The earth shook as trees burst forth in tangled waves, growing wildly. Vines and branches whipped through the air, rapidly expanding with visible speed. In a blink, they wrapped around the Nine-Tails, who hadn't had time to retreat, trapping it completely.
"Water Style: Severing Wave!"
Tobirama seized the moment, spitting out a high-pressure stream of water that sliced through Hashirama's trees—then turned toward the Nine-Tails.
"Teleport!"
Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport himself and the massive Nine-Tails a short distance away, dodging the attack.
"Both the First and Second Hokage have lost their minds. Looks like Orochimaru's been cornered by the Third and the others—he's trying to end this quickly. We have to use this chance to seal the First and Second!"
"We can't catch them."
The Second Hokage had Flying Thunder God—his movement speed was insane.
Even Minato, who also knew the technique, found it hard to pin him down.
Not to mention how powerful Hashirama was.
"I have a way to seal them in one go," Minato said.
Kiyosuke's eyes lit up.
"Let's hear it."
"Dead Demon Consuming Seal," Minato said calmly.
"Are you kidding me? I just went through all that trouble to get you out of the Shinigami's stomach, and now you're planning to throw yourself back in there—along with the First and Second Hokage?! Did you fall in love with the place or something?"
"Not exactly," Minato said.
"But it's the fastest way to seal them. As long as we can grab hold of them, the sealing can be completed. Besides, you're the one who can undo the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, right? You can try to release it later."
"Are you serious? If you seal the First and Second using that, you won't get to see Naruto again."
Minato smiled gently.
"It's okay. Just knowing he's doing well is enough for me. Thank you, Kiyosuke."
"It's nothing. I pretty much raised him like my own son."
"Still, I have to thank you. As Hokage, protecting the village is my duty. Kiyosuke, don't hesitate anymore. You're not a sealing expert, are you?"
Minato had already resolved to sacrifice himself once again.
"Actually, I do know the Dead Demon Consuming Seal," Kiyosuke admitted, scratching his head.
"It's just… using it would kill me."
"Then that makes me—someone already dead—the perfect choice."
Minato smiled.
"Are you ready?"
"I've been ready," Minato replied with a grin.
"Then let's go. I'll take on the First, you seal the Second!"
Kiyosuke leaped forward, charging at Hashirama.
"Wood Style: Wood Golem Technique!"
A colossal wooden golem rose from the earth.
Kiyosuke didn't hold back either. A flaming giant appeared on his side, swinging massive fists of fire that slammed into the golem's face.
The fire giant's magical flames left a crater on the golem's face and set it ablaze.
Hashirama leapt out of the wooden golem and formed hand signs.
"Wood Style: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees!"
Vines sprouted again, wrapping around the fire giant. Even as they burned, they continued to grow, trying to bind it.
Seeing this, Kiyosuke lunged at Hashirama mid-air and punched through his chest.
The two began close-quarters combat, with Kiyosuke locking Hashirama in place.
...
Meanwhile, Minato created a shadow clone and instantly teleported to Tobirama's side.
Forming hand seals, he grabbed Tobirama.
"Dead Demon Consuming Seal!"
The Shinigami's phantom form appeared behind him, extending its hand into Tobirama's back.
Minato's clothes split open at the chest as the Shinigami reached into Tobirama's body, grasping his soul.
"Apologies, Fourth Hokage. Sorry for the trouble."
As his soul was pulled out, Tobirama managed to speak one last sentence.
"It's nothing."
Minato shook his head and sealed Tobirama's soul into himself.
...
"Genjutsu: Infinite Darkness Jutsu!"
Hashirama cast a jutsu, shrouding a radius of several dozen meters in pitch-black darkness. Nothing could be seen.
Kiyosuke relied on his sensory abilities to continue fighting Hashirama.
Minato used teleportation to reach Kiyosuke's side and sense Hashirama's location.
"Grab him!"
"Got it!"
Kiyosuke didn't hesitate, taking a heavy punch from Hashirama to seize both of his hands.
Minato instantly moved behind Hashirama, and the Shinigami reached into his body to grasp his soul.
"Hahaha, looks like it's over now. I'll leave the future of Konoha to you young ones!"
The darkness dispelled.
Hashirama laughed heartily as the Dead Demon Consuming Seal sealed him away. His body, reanimated through Edo Tensei, crumbled into dust—leaving only a corpse with its eyes wide open in death.
...
"Anything else you want to say?" Kiyosuke asked, looking at Minato.
"No, just… please take care of Naruto."
"Oh, by the way, I did a little experiment earlier and reanimated Kushina-san.Naruto got to spend a night with his mother."
Minato froze, then smiled.
"That's good. That's really good. Kiyosuke, I knew I didn't misjudge you."
The Shinigami severed the link between Minato's soul and his reanimated body.
Once again, the soul that had only recently escaped the Shinigami's belly was swallowed whole.
With a bone-chilling laugh, the Shinigami vanished.
...
Looking at the ashes and debris scattered across the battlefield, Kiyosuke sighed.
He incinerated the bodies and turned back toward Konoha.
...
When he returned to the village, Orochimaru was nowhere to be found.
Hiruzen Sarutobi had been injured and was panting heavily, but under the protection of the ANBU, he was relatively unharmed.
Hanzō's two giant salamanders had been left behind, while he himself escaped.
But things wouldn't go well for him now—Konoha would definitely pursue the matter.
The war had entered its final stage.
Konoha's shinobi began mopping up the forces of Amegakure and the Sound Village.
Orochimaru's Konoha Collapse Plan had completely failed.
...
"What happened to the First and Second?"
As soon as he saw Kiyosuke return, Hiruzen Sarutobi asked anxiously.
"Minato sealed them again using the Dead Demon Consuming Seal," Kiyosuke replied.
"I see… damn it, this old man is just a burden to the dead now!"
Hiruzen gasped for breath. He really was getting too old, too weak.
It was time to retire.
So he asked,
"Kiyosuke… about the Fifth Hokage…"
"I personally recommend Jiraiya."
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