Sealing the First Hokage's Soul
"Eye of Heaven: Flame - Tiger - Dragon - Tiger - Rat - Ox, Flame Body!!!"
Issui's body gradually transformed into a form composed of flames, and he slowly walked towards the Four Violet Flames Formation set up by the Sound Four. Issui's body slowly entered the Four Violet Flames Formation from the outside, and the flames were completely ineffective against him.
"What? That's amazing!" one of the Anbu exclaimed in surprise.
"It's similar to the bloodline of the Kirigakure Hozuki Clan, but it should be even more powerful. It can pass through the large array formed by flames. He has seen his information. This is the Secret Technique of his Eye of Heaven bloodline. It is very powerful, but no one knows the specific details." Another Anbu said.
As Issui entered the Four Violet Flames Formation, Orochimaru ordered the First Hokage and Second Hokage to temporarily cease their attacks. The battlefield had now shifted: Orochimaru, the First and Second Hokage versus the Third and Issui.
"Third Hokage, I'm currently invincible. My flame body's ability is to transform my physical body into a body made of flames, making me immune to physical damage, Fire Style damage, and 20% immune to other elemental damage. My Fire Style is enhanced by 100%. So, the only threat to me right now is the Second, who is proficient in Water Release. As for the First Hokage, leave him to me. I have a Secret Technique that specifically targets souls, which can seal the First Hokage's soul. And my invincibility lasts for five minutes, so I'll leave the Second and Orochimaru to you." Issui explained his current battle strategy.
The Third Hokage exclaimed in surprise, "Sealing the soul? Fine, then you can seal the First, and I'll take care of the Second."
What? Sealing the soul?
Orochimaru was shocked. Where did this kid get those strange Secret Technique? This bloodstain from the Eye of Heaven is too mysterious!
Several Anbu also slightly changed their expressions. They had never heard of such a forbidden technique for sealing the soul before. At most, they could manipulate the soul through the Impure World Reincarnation, but a complete seal was impossible. Could it really be possible to snatch a soul from the Shinigami?
Orochimaru didn't believe Issui's words. How could such a thing be possible? This might be Issui deceiving him so that he could carry out the real plan. "Tch, kid, you're too green. I won't fall for it. I'll have the First watch you. In five minutes, let's see what you can do. The Second Hokage and I will kill this old man together first, and then we'll deal with you, kid."
Issui faced off against the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju.
Hashirama Senju charged forward and launched Taijutsu attack on Issui, but it was completely ineffective. Instead, Issui used Explosive Tag to blast away his first kick, and the time it took for the First to recover his leg was just as Issui used the Ice Soul Seal.
"Eye of Heaven - Frost, Chen-Yin-Si-Xu - Ice Soul Seal." Issui immediately Hand Seals.
The First's soul was pulled out of his body, and then a large number of snowflakes surged from Issui's body, falling on the First, but they passed directly through his soul. Alas, it failed; his luck wasn't high enough.
Only the caster and the caster can see the soul; others cannot. To others, Issui is merely Hand Seals, and then a pile of snowflakes appears.
Orochimaru saw the snowflakes that appeared after the Issui Hand Seals, but they had no effect. The First's body was still recovering. He laughed and said, "Tch, brat, are you performing acrobatics? Where's your soul seal? Why isn't it showing up yet? Did you form the Hand Seals wrong? Ninjutsu shouldn't have such weak power. Are you kidding me? Haha?"
The Anbu were also puzzled. What was going on? Was this kid playing around? No way, why would he be playing with the First Hokage if he were? But nothing happened. What kind of logic was this? The blizzard creation failed, and only a bunch of snowflakes appeared. What? Are you kidding me?
The First immediately took possession of his body. This time, instead of charging directly, he used the Wood Release Secret Technique — Deep Forest Emergence!!!
Hashirama Senju Chakra a massive amount of life Chakra from his body, which transformed directly into a source of life. Giant trees rose from the ground, completely enveloping Issui. However, this technique had no effect on Issui. The trees that grew out attacked were primarily physical attacks, lacking any elemental attributes. Therefore, Issui passed directly through the trees and arrived in front of the First.
"Tiger, Fire Style - Great Dragon Fire Technique!!!" Issui was already very proficient in this Fire Release Ninjutsu, so he only needed to form the Tiger hand seal to activate it.
A fire dragon made of flames spewed out from Issui mouth and immediately rushed towards the First. Large parts of the First's body were knocked away and burned, and he lay on the ground recovering.
A perfect opportunity! Issui Hand Seals again. "Chen-Yin-Si-Xu- Ice Soul Seal!!!"
The soul of the First surged forth from his body once more.
"First Hokage, in your soul state, you should still have your own consciousness. You have been summoned by Orochimaru defected from the village, using the forbidden technique Impure World Reincarnation. The Second Hokage is also present, and our village leader, the Third Hokage, is now old and frail, making victory extremely difficult. I will now use a forbidden technique passed down in my family to seal you. This technique has a very low success rate, only one in ten. However, if the recipient mentally agrees to my seal, the success rate will reach one hundred percent. It is already very difficult to fight you, and I cannot hold out for much longer. I hope you can cooperate, otherwise, the Third Hokage may face death, and Konoha will suffer a great blow." Suddenly inspired, Issui quickly whispered to the First's soul.
Snowflakes spurted from Issui's body and landed on the First, but they had no effect, passing through his soul.
As the First's soul rapidly returned to its body, it said, "Sorry, I didn't react in time. Young man, try again next time; you should be able to succeed."
What?! Issui was so frustrated he was about to vomit blood. Here we go again! My Flame Body's effective time is about to expire, and you didn't even realize it? Unbelievable! You think you're so great? You're really something else.
Having recovered, the First immediately stood up. He had already discovered the characteristics of Issui's flame body, and his hands instantly Hand Seals: "Water Release: Water Gun Cannon!!!"
Water Release Chakra rapidly condensed on the First's finger and shot towards Issui as fast as a bullet.
This is troublesome. The First is no ordinary person. Wood Release was ineffective, so he immediately resorted to Water Release. Water counters fire. Issui underestimated the First. Who said he only knew Wood Release? Wood Release is a combination of Water Release and Earth Release, which means the First could also use Water Release and Earth Release. Issui didn't think of that.
"Yin-Si-Yin-Si-Yin-Si, Water Release - Water Formation Wall!!!" Issui had no choice but to defend passively.
"Yin-Chou-Shen-Mao-Zi-Hai-You-Chou-Wu-Xu-Yin-Xu-Yin-Si-Chou-Shen-Mao, Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique, Earth Release: Earth Release: Earth Flow River!!!" The First truly lived up to his First, using two Ninjutsu in a row and perfectly combining Ninjutsu. His strength was truly formidable.
The First's strategy was to delay Issui's time. Since the trees formed by Wood Release were physical attacks, although they combined the power of Water Release and Earth Release, they were not pure elemental powers. In other words, only the four elemental powers of Water, Earth, Wind, and Lightning could harm Issui's fiery body. Only pure elemental attacks would be effective.
"Ah..."
As expected, Issui was unable to withstand the First's attacks, and was powerless to retaliate against the attacks of Water Release and Earth Release. Flame's body was also damaged and dimmed.
Issui quickly used the Substitution Technique to escape the First's attack.
"Water Release: Hard Vortex Water Blade!!" The First launched another Water Release attack.
Damn it, if this continues, we'll be finished soon. If I don't injure him, he won't have time to use the Soul Seal Technique. Bastard, don't underestimate me.
"Wei-Wu-Si-Chen-Zi-Chou-Yin, Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, Lightning Release: Thundercloud Technique!!!" Issui Shui Hand Seals simultaneously, unleashing two Ninjutsu at the same time.
First, the Fire Style technique evaporated a large amount of water on the ground. Then, combined with the Lightning Release Thundercloud Technique of Accumulated Thunder Clouds, the amount of water ions in the air increased. A large number of dark thunderclouds gathered in the space above the entire Four Violet Flames Formation, with electric snakes constantly flying in the middle.
The Third and Orochimaru were also drawn to the attack. What an impressive coordinated Ninjutsu attack! The two dodged simultaneously to block the incoming Lightning Release attack.
"Boom..."
As the lightning struck, most of it headed towards the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, while the rest flew haphazardly through other spaces. Orochimaru and the Third were also affected, but fortunately, they managed to defend themselves in time and escape the Lightning Release attack.
The First wasn't so lucky; it was charred black and blue by lightning, and half of its body was crippled.
A good opportunity! Begin the inscription! Issui concentrated, Hand Seals: "Chen-Yin-Si-Xu- Ice Soul Seal!!!"
The First's spirit reappeared, a smile on his face, "Not bad, kid. Your Ninjutsu coordination is quite good, and your combat awareness is strong. You're probably only a teenager, a truly talented young man. You're probably not from Konoha, are you? I don't recall seeing any bloodstains like yours in the village. However, since you have such a strong sense of protection and love for the village, you are indeed a member of Konoha. I hope you will continue to protect this village. Sorry for causing you trouble, kid. You must have suffered quite a bit of injury earlier."
Issui scoffed, "It's alright. Flame's body was injured, but he only suffered some mental damage and wasted some Chakra energy."
A large number of snowflakes emerged from Issui's body and fell onto the soul of the First. This time, the snowflakes successfully adhered to Hashirama Senju's soul, and the Soul Seal was successfully completed!
After successfully imprinting the First's soul, Hashirama Senju's soul flew into Issui's body. This was because even if a soul imprinted by Issui died, it would still be controlled by the caster. The First's soul did not return to Hell, but remained in Issui's soul space, existing as a slave Imprisonment by Issui.