[Beside the arena, on the rooftop of a tall building, within the Four Purple Flame Array.]
"Impure World Reincarnation... It really is Impure World Reincarnation!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes widened.
[Upon seeing the brightly lit character "初" (first) on the first coffin.]
My heart has sunk to the bottom.
["Masaka..."]
Hiruzen Sarutobi involuntarily gasped.
How could this be?!
[Where did Orochimaru find all this?!]
At this moment.
Orochimaru, with a mischievous grin, asked, "Satori-sensei, are you surprised?"
"If that's not surprising enough... then how about this?"
"One more?"
Orochimaru's tone was questioning.
However, while asking...
Her chakra poured out.
[Boom! B ...
On the rooftop in front of Orochimaru, another coffin emerged from the ground.
[And when only one-third of the coffin was visible.]
Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind went blank.
[Boom!]
The second coffin was now completely exposed to the air.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils continued to contract.
[Because on the second coffin, the number 'Two' was clearly written!]
[This moment.]
Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi was slow-witted and unwilling to believe it.
We have no choice but to accept reality.
The identities of "first grader" and "second grader" are already quite clear.
[Plus Hiruzen Sarutobi's understanding of Orochimaru.]
The inscriptions on these two coffins cannot possibly represent anything else.
Seeing this scene.
Everyone felt relieved.
Yes.
But the shadows are different.
I can relate to some of those feelings.
Especially Onoki.
He rubbed his aching lower back.
I couldn't help but put myself in Hiruzen Sarutobi's shoes.
Then, put your own perspective into it.
Orochimaru's face also changed to Deidara's.
The two coffins used in the Impure World Reincarnation technique were also inscribed with "First" and "Second".
"well..."
Onoki let out a long sigh.
"wrong!"
"My conscience is clear!"
"Even if the First and Second Hokage are resurrected through Edo Tensei."
"I could be perfectly justified too!"
Upon realizing this, Onoki's attitude immediately changed.
On the other side...
Inside the Hidden Cloud Village.
The Fourth Raikage also had a furrowed brow.
If the Impure World Reincarnation produces the First, Second, and Third Hokage...
Okay, that's it.
Immediately, the Fourth Raikage also shook his head.
That's not right!
Why should he feel guilty?
He couldn't possibly be inferior to the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
As for the current Mizukage... the Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi.
The substitution was gone in just one second.
Why?
It's useless to show all four numbers.
I dare say a word against her.
Mei Terumi immediately threw away her Mizukage hat...
Of course, Sunagakure doesn't have it for now.
Gaara was not yet the Fifth Kazekage.
...
The large screen with its black border continues to display the image:
[Hehehe~]
Orochimaru tossed his long hair aside.
[He tilted his head, looking down at Hiruzen Sarutobi with his nostrils squinting.]
"Don't rush me~"
"Sarutobi-sensei, there's one more!"
"I went to great lengths to find him!"
The mockery in Orochimaru's eyes reached its peak.
Hiruzen Sarutobi shuddered.
My heart skipped a beat.
[impossible! ]
[Absolutely impossible!]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind conjured up that handsome face that always wore a gentle smile.]
A thought flashed through my mind.
So obedient...
[It was cut off immediately after just four words.]
Absolutely not!
Immediately, Hiruzen Sarutobi moved.
"Orochimaru!"
"You... how dare you desecrate the souls of our ancestors!"
"No matter what, I won't let you summon a third one!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was really giving it his all.
[He charged forward with all his might.]
[That aura, that look in his eyes, it was as if he had been driven to desperation, ready to fight to the death.]
Orochimaru's lips twitched incessantly.
She was about to burst out laughing.
But right now, if you're going to put on an act, you have to go all the way.
The Fourth Hokage...
[He cannot be reborn through the Impure World Reincarnation.]
"Heh~!!!"
[Hiruzen Sarutobi created several shadow clones in one go.]
Then he threw a shuriken.
[Continue using Shuriken Shadow Clone.]
[I don't know what it was thinking, actually believing that this would prevent the third coffin from rising.]
The third coffin, however, was different from the first two.
The first two are both emerging from the ground.
There is only a third one.
It seemed to rise from a purple space.
"Damn it!"
"It's too late!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi and his four shadow clones all stopped in their tracks.
[His face was extremely pale.]
[only. ]
[soon. ]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi noticed this.]
[Behind the coffins of the first and second generation.]
Orochimaru grinned with satisfaction at his successful scheme.
"I'm sorry, Sarutobi-sensei, I've disappointed you."
[Buzz—]
[The words fell.]
The third coffin, whose inscription also read "four," shrank back into place.
"It doesn't seem like that will work~"
"Then forget it."
"These two gifts are more than enough."
[Satori Hiruzen's forehead was covered in cold sweat.]
Upon hearing Orochimaru's words, it gasped for breath.
However, looking at the third coffin, which had already disappeared from sight...
Hiruzen Sarutobi breathed a sigh of relief.
"Looks like... we finally managed to stop the third one."
["So... the most troublesome part is yet to come."]
[Bang--]
The thought had barely formed in his mind.
The four shadow clones standing behind Hiruzen Sarutobi dissipated on their own.
[Obviously.]
Hiruzen Sarutobi is determined to face the upcoming crisis at his peak.
Judging from his expression, one could tell that he had no confidence whatsoever.
[Damn it!]
[Orochimaru... of all people, he used Edo Tensei to resurrect these two!]
The only thing that made Hiruzen Sarutobi feel a little better was that the third coffin would never appear.
[...]
"Get out of my way!"
Kushina let out a low growl.
That beautiful head of red hair had long since transformed into nine dancing braids.
It looks like it has nine tails.
[boom--]
[King Kong Lockdown!]
["impossible!"]
A large group of civilian ninjas who had been blocking the road were dumbfounded.
"This...how is this possible?!"
"Uzumaki...the Uzumaki clan?"
"No, I've read the records... She was the wife of the deceased Fourth Hokage, and the previous Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!"
["What?!"]
Do you know about Jinchūriki?
[Upon hearing this,]
Kushina's eyes grew even colder.
These people.
They are all products of the Will of Fire.
They were among those who bullied Naruto back then!
Otherwise, they wouldn't be here guarding this place right now.
[and. ]
[Among this group of civilian ninjas.]
[Many of them are 'elite Jonin' from the Sarutobi clan.]
Kushina smiled.
Tsunade, who was standing nearby, also stopped in her tracks.
[Forget it, that damned Shimura Danzo won't get far.]
Let it run first.
Now it's time to collect the interest.
[Looking at the elite Jonin of the Sarutobi clan in the crowd.]
Tsunade's rage level is still rising.
Familiar faces from the past flashed through my mind.
However, since she returned to Konoha, she has only seen a handful... most of them are struggling at the very bottom.
Meanwhile, those once weak and feeble monkeys have all grown fat and bloated!