Within the Four Violet Flames Formation, Sarutobi Hiruzen used the Reaper Death Seal with all his strength to seal Senju Hashirama and Tobirama Senju.
He charged at Kabuto Yakushi, intending to perish together with the culprit behind Konoha's crisis, but Kabuto Yakushi was too cunning to give Sarutobi Hiruzen such an opportunity.
He had long since hidden far away and sent Orochimaru to hold Sarutobi Hiruzen back. Sarutobi Hiruzen had no choice. If this dragged on until the Reaper Death Seal's time ran out, he would never get another chance.
He could only direct the Reaper's hand toward Orochimaru. To Sarutobi Hiruzen's surprise, Orochimaru's soul offered not the slightest resistance, and the souls of both his arms were easily pulled out.
However, the souls of those arms carried a faint green tint. Light returned to Orochimaru's eyes, and he was no longer like a puppet.
"Hehehe, Teacher Sarutobi, I never thought that one day, you would be the one to save me." Orochimaru controlled the Kusanagi Sword and severed the Reaper's arm in a single slash, abandoning the souls of his arms.
But with the soul that had just been extracted, Orochimaru also sent Hyuga Kei's Spirit Orb into it, escaping Hyuga Kei's control.
"Not good!" Kabuto Yakushi cried out, forming hand seals as he activated the curse mark left inside Orochimaru's body.
Orochimaru turned his head back in pain and said to Kabuto Yakushi, "Don't let me find an opportunity, or I'll take everything from you!"
Orochimaru then collapsed onto the ground and went completely still.
Kabuto Yakushi let out a long breath. Fortunately, he had planted a curse mark inside Orochimaru beforehand, allowing him to take Orochimaru's life at any time.
Orochimaru and Sarutobi Hiruzen fell dead at the same time, but to outsiders, it appeared that the