Orochimaru was undoubtedly a proud man. That much was clear from the Konoha Destruction Plan he had launched in the original timeline, despite it offering him no benefit whatsoever. So although he showed nothing on his face when confronted with the contempt of a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old Uchiha, he was deeply irritated.
Sasuke's scorn reminded him of all the setbacks he had suffered under the Sharingan.
With a clap, he brought his hands together in a seal, a sinister grin spreading across his face.
Boom...
As the ground shook, two coffins burst from the earth and rose into the clearing.
Then, the lids slid off, revealing the Impure World Reincarnation bodies of the First Hokage and Second Hokage within, still clearly bearing the fashion of the Warring States Period.
Orochimaru wore a mocking expression. "Let the First and Second test the strength of an Uchiha prodigy like you!"
Staring at the two reincarnated bodies in the coffins, their appearances nearly identical to corpses, Sasuke curled his lip. "Hey, Orochimaru, have you really fallen so low that you play with dead bodies now? The First and Second? Who are you trying to fool?"
Orochimaru formed a hand seal first, prompting the reincarnated bodies of the First and Second to step out of their coffins. Only then did he slowly say, "I hope your strength matches that mouth of yours."
Sasuke's expression darkened as he watched the First and Second's reincarnated bodies stagger out of the coffins.
Although he now possessed the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, he was ultimately just a Genin who had graduated from the Academy not long ago. Moreover, Orochimaru in this timeline had never launched the Konoha Crush Plan from the original timeline, and the reincarnated bodies of the First and Second had never appeared before the public. Thus,