Chapter Twenty-Eight: Could Lord Orochimaru Really Be Dead? [Fourth Update-Begging for Flowers and Collections]

"Teacher Hiruzen?"

Orochimaru smiled as he began forming hand seals.

However.

Before he could release his jutsu.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's attack had already arrived.

"Earth Style: Earth Dragon Bullet!"

A dragon's head rose from the bricks and tiles, constantly firing chunks of earth at Orochimaru.

"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Bullet!"

At the same time, Hiruzen Sarutobi spat out a massive fire dragon.

The fire- and earth-style attacks merged together.

Orochimaru let out a scream, and then his figure vanished.

"Stop putting on such a pointless performance."

Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced outside, growing even more anxious.

Seeing that he had probed enough.

He no longer felt like continuing.

"Impressive~"

Orochimaru crawled out from among the roof tiles.

"Still, you're underestimating me~

Do you really think an attack of that level can kill me?"

"You're still the same as ever. Completely unlikeable."

Orochimaru smiled at that.

Then he glanced at the chaotic scene below, growing somewhat irritated.

"Why don't we stop playing around?

This isn't a ninjutsu class at the Ninja Academy."

"True enough~"

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled at that, then casually tugged off his Hokage Hat and Hokage Robe and tossed them aside.

Hidden beneath that outfit.

Was a Hokage Combat Suit.

Seeing this, Orochimaru smiled as well and threw off his Kazekage Robe.

Revealing his clothes underneath.

This time.

Neither of them continued talking.

They simply began fighting.

Hiruzen Sarutobi flung out several shuriken.

Then he rapidly formed hand seals.

"Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"

The few shuriken instantly multiplied into a whole field of shuriken, flying toward Orochimaru.

At that moment, Orochimaru had also finished forming his hand seals.

"Summoning Technique: Impure World Reincarnation!"

As he summoned them, three coffins suddenly burst out from beneath the roof tiles.

Blocking the shuriken attack for him.

However, just as the third coffin emerged, Hiruzen Sarutobi forced it back down.

"Clang..."

As the coffin lid fell.

Two figures Hiruzen Sarutobi knew exceedingly well appeared before him.

"So how will you deal with this?

Teacher Hiruzen?

No...

Third Hokage~"

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the two people, his body stiffening involuntarily.

"Long time no see~

Monkey."

"So it's you~

You've grown old too~

Sarutobi~"

"I never expected to meet the two of you brothers again because of something like this.

I truly regret it."

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath. "Prepare yourselves.

First Hokage!

Second Hokage!"

"Has it begun?"

Bai Hao casually cleared out the invaders while keeping an eye on Hiruzen Sarutobi's situation.

After discovering that Orochimaru had used Impure World Reincarnation and that Hiruzen Sarutobi was struggling more and more as the battle continued.

His brows furrowed as well.

"Looks like Hiruzen Sarutobi really has no trump cards left.

I have to step in too.

Otherwise, once he uses the Reaper Death Seal, it'll be too late."

With that thought.

Bai Hao stopped hesitating.

He directly used the "Buddha's Palm" item from the system space.

At the same time.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was holding the Adamantine Staff, which Enma had transformed into, while panting heavily and staring at the two people before him.

"No...

This won't work...

No matter how badly I injure them, they can recover completely.

There's no way to fight like this..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was utterly desperate at that moment.

Because he had discovered that no matter how severe the injuries First and Second Hokage suffered, they could recover in moments.

Moreover, their Chakra seemed to be unlimited.

But he couldn't do the same.

Feeling the small amount of Chakra remaining in his body.

He finally made a decision.

"In that case, I can only use that jutsu..."

Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi made his decision.

He suddenly sensed something and hurriedly looked up.

A gigantic golden palm suddenly appeared in the sky.

That palm was slowly and steadily striking toward them!

Moreover.

A terrifying pressure that made one tremble.

Grew stronger and stronger as the palm approached.

"What is that!?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was stunned.

Orochimaru saw this scene as well.

The shock and panic in his heart were even more intense than Hiruzen Sarutobi's.

Because...

He had a feeling that this enormous palm was coming for him!

Moreover.

He actually felt that no matter how he tried to dodge, he would never escape it!

"What kind of ninjutsu is this!?

How can it be so terrifying?

It gives me such a powerful sense of death!"

Orochimaru's pupils suddenly contracted.

He felt that this was the strongest ninjutsu he had ever seen in his life!

"Who exactly is this!?

Whose technique is this!?

Could it be..."

Orochimaru suddenly thought of the Red-Haired woman he had encountered not long ago.

He also thought of intelligence he had gathered from Konoha—that the woman belonged to an organization whose leader called himself the Holy Lord.

"Could it be...

That Holy Lord has made his move this time!?"

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Could Lord Orochimaru Really Be Dead? [Fourth Update—Begging for Flowers and Collections]

"What is that!?"

"What terrifying pressure!"

"I feel like if that palm strikes down, Konoha will be sent flying!"

"What level of powerhouse unleashed this!?"

"Could it be...

This is the power of the Hokage?!

Could this be the Third Hokage's jutsu!?"