Five Kage Summit (4)

Rekindling his old ties with Danzo was merely one of Orochimaru's twisted amusements.

This was his first time formally using Impure World Reincarnation. The ninja he summoned had to have some sense of ceremony, didn't they?

After giving it some thought, he decided Danzo was just right.

Here in Root, using the Second Hokage's Impure World Reincarnation to summon the Second Hokage's disciple, Root's former master, and now Rogue Ninja Danzo... Just imagining such a long-awaited reunion was enough to excite Orochimaru.

But while Uncle Snake was having a heart-to-heart with Danzo, Chen, far away in the Land of Iron, was still spouting blatant nonsense.

He swore up and down that if anyone in his village used Impure World Reincarnation, that person would surely die a horrible death!

What a joke. My Snake Aunt is a woman who seeks immortality—how could she possibly die well?

He wouldn't die at all!

Seeing the Fourth Hokage speak so decisively, the other Kage could not say much. After all, even if he swore he would be struck dead by lightning, could it really happen?

"I've said all this not to claim that the Third Mizukage and Fourth Mizukage were controlled through Impure World Reincarnation," Chen explained.

"There are quite a few techniques in the Shinobi World similar to Impure World Reincarnation. Hidden Sand Village has one, for example. Isn't that right, Fourth Kazekage?"

Suddenly called out, Rasa frowned. "Fourth Hokage, what do you mean by that?"

"Your village should possess an art called the Human Puppet."

"We do indeed have that art, but our village also prohibits the creation of Human Puppets," Rasa explained.

"But as far as I know, Hidden Sand Village was attacked some time ago. The attacker was Sasori of the Red Sand, a Rogue Ninja from Hidden Sand Village