Seeing this, Takeru simply maintained this state, while the flames at this moment spread onto his arm.
Sensing slightly, he found that these flames could not harm him at all, so Takeru did not pay them much mind. However, he still materialized the Twilight Armor and Twilight Shadow.
After all, although the flames could not injure him, ordinary clothing could not withstand them.
Afterward, Takeru just let the flames burn him as they pleased.
Seeing Takeru's actions, the nine people present were completely bewildered. Seeing that Takeru did not seem prepared to break the Four Violet Flames Formation, Orochimaru also sighed in relief.
After all, with Takeru's special methods, whether he could break this barrier was something Orochimaru was not confident about.
At the very least, something like the Roar of the Thunder Dragon released earlier could probably forcibly break this barrier.
Takeru also had no intention of paying attention to the others. Receiving the baptism of this special flame, he sat cross-legged on the rooftop, activating his Observation Haki, sensing Ui and Ritsu along with the surrounding situation.
"We should all stop playing around, this is not a class at the Ninja Academy!" Confirming that Takeru seemed ready to be a bystander, Orochimaru could only return his focus to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"You are right about that." Hearing Orochimaru's words, Hiruzen also took a deep look at Takeru sitting calmly within the flames, then discarded his Hokage Robe.
Underneath, he was already wearing combat attire, as if prepared long ago.
"Have you already predicted your own death date?" Seeing Hiruzen's attire, Orochimaru said in surprise.
Subsequently, the two also began to erupt with Chakra. The clash of Chakra and their auras on the rooftop caused some tiles to break, and the shattered tiles seemed pulled by some force, continuously floating upwards.
"I will not go easy on you just because you have grown senile, you know." Looking at Hiruzen, Orochimaru said calmly.
"Suits me just fine. Depending on the completion level of your Jutsu, I will decide whether to take you back to the Ninja Academy for re-education!" Hearing Orochimaru's words, the Third Hokage retorted without backing down.
"Do not disappoint me now!" Seeing this, Orochimaru said with a light laugh.
"It is incredible, such powerful Chakra, it feels like even the air is pressing down on us!" As the two's Chakra clashed, an Anbu outside the barrier exclaimed in awe.
As their auras reached their peak, the two moved at the same time.
The Third Hokage charged at Orochimaru while instantly throwing a shuriken. The moment he threw it, he quickly performed hand seals.
"Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!" As Hiruzen completed his seals, the single shuriken rapidly multiplied into dozens.
"Summoning Technique: Edo Tensei!" Watching the large number of incoming shuriken, Orochimaru paid them no mind and instead used his not-yet-perfected Edo Tensei.
"That is! Using a Summoning Technique for defense? And that is..." Seeing Orochimaru's seals, Hiruzen was shocked.
In that brief moment of distraction, Orochimaru had already summoned two specially prepared coffins.
"I must stop the third one!" With that determination, the moment the third coffin was about to emerge, Hiruzen used a special seal to interrupt the Edo Tensei.
'The third person seems impossible. Well, forget it then.' Hidden behind the two coffins, Orochimaru noticed the Edo Tensei was interrupted. Though it was a slight pity, he did not mind much.
'Looks like I managed to block the third one after all. But now comes the real trouble, calling out those two of all people...' Seeing the third coffin retract, Hiruzen broke out in a cold sweat, watching the slowly opening coffin lids.
"Could those two be...?" Seeing the two figures inside the coffins, an Anbu outside the barrier exclaimed in shock.
"Those two?" Noticing his captain used seemed very shocked, a newly joined Anbu asked in confusion.
"How will you deal with this, Sarutobi-sensei? No, Third Hokage-sama?" Looking at Hiruzen, Orochimaru said with a faint smile.
Takeru also looked curiously at the First and Second Hokage inside the coffins. However, Takeru clearly understood that because this Edo Tensei was not fully perfected yet, the two probably could not even exert one-tenth of their power.
Put that way, it is considerably worse than Kurome's Teigu, Yatsufusa. At the very least, if Kurome were to control them, she might be able to make them exert at least half their strength.
As for more than that, it would be quite difficult with Kurome's Yatsufusa. So each ability has its own merits. At the very least, once fully perfected later, the characters summoned by Edo Tensei could exert even greater power.
"Long time no see, Saru."
"You have grown old too, Saru." The Second Hokage looked at his student and said with emotion.
"I never imagined I would meet you brothers again under such circumstances. I feel great regret." Looking at the two, Hiruzen said emotionally.
"Please be prepared, First Hokage-sama, Second Hokage-sama!" Hiruzen's gaze turned serious.
The relatively young Anbu outside, hearing Hiruzen's address, were stunned, never expecting the two to have such significant backgrounds.
"Edo Tensei, huh? So it is this young man who summoned us using a Forbidden Technique. What a remarkable fellow." Turning his head and seeing Orochimaru's appearance, the Second Hokage, Tobirama, said with feeling.
"In that case, Hiruzen, we will have to fight you, will we not?" Soon, Hashirama also understood the general situation and looked at Hiruzen with equal helplessness.
"Enough of the old-timers' small talk. Let us begin." Watching their conversation, Orochimaru interrupted.
"Do we have to fight in every era?" Hearing his words, Hashirama felt a hint of helplessness.
"You enjoyed it, did you not?" Hearing his words, Orochimaru said with a wicked smile.
"You dare to mock the dead! Toying with time will not end well!" Hiruzen rebuked Orochimaru.
Facing his scolding, Orochimaru paid no heed, directly taking out two kunai with special talismans attached.
"Then... let us begin. Before we start, I must ask you two to return to your original forms. Please be prepared, Sarutobi-sensei!" Speaking to the three, Orochimaru directly inserted the special kunai from behind into the brains of the two!
As the talismans entered, their eyes turned vacant, but their originally lifeless auras transformed, gaining vitality.
"What kind of Jutsu is that?" An Anbu could not help but ask his captain.
"Edo Tensei. A Forbidden Summoning Technique that revives the dead in this world. Summoning Technique generally require the caster's blood as a price. I have heard this Jutsu summons the soul of the deceased to the present world. As a vessel for the soul, a living person's body must be used as a sacrifice..."
The so-called Edo Tensei is an S-Rank Forbidden Technique, developed by the Second Hokage!
This technique can call back the souls of long-dead Ninja to the world of the living and revive them in physical form.
It needs a certain amount of the deceased's flesh, uses a living person's body as a vessel for the deceased's soul, then summons the deceased's soul from the Pure Land to the present world, attaching the deceased's soul to the vessel, covering the living body with dust to assume the appearance of the deceased before death.
Burying a kunai inscribed with a talisman formula into the back of the deceased's brain can erase the deceased's consciousness. Whether to retain emotions and will is completely decided by the caster. The caster must also collect a large number of the deceased's remains before performing this Jutsu.
There are also many ways to break this technique: First, the caster can release the control.
Second, if the deceased knows the hand seals of the technique, the deceased can break the summoning contract with the caster and break free from control.
Third, if the reincarnated still retains their own personality and has strong enough willpower, the soul can break free from the restraints and ascend, automatically canceling the Edo Tensei. Representative figures of this include Shin and Sasori.
Fourth, seize control of the reincarnated… one the known methods is Kotoamatsukami.
Fifth, seal the reincarnated's body. This only stops the reincarnated's actions, while the Edo Tensei itself is not cancelled.
Also, if the deceased is truly revived, the technique will automatically cancel, or if the vessel is completely destroyed...
Although there are many ways to break this Jutsu, except for the first one, the others are not very easy to execute.
While Takeru pondered the advantages and disadvantages of this Ninjutsu, the Third Hokage also became sentimental. After all, under Orochimaru's refinements, Hashirama and Tobirama more closely resembled their living appearances now.
"Can you understand it? The sense of achievement and joy in harming someone you once called sensei. To let you experience this joy, I prepared this scene. Enjoy it to the fullest!"
Saying this, Orochimaru directly formed a hand seal. As the seal was completed, Hashirama and Tobirama also began to slowly walk towards Hiruzen.