Hiruzen Sarutobi's Will

Just as Yamato's heart was filling with despair and rage, and he was about to throw caution to the wind and try another frontal assault on the barrier—

Whoosh!

A white figure came crashing down beside him with a fierce gust of wind, slamming into the roof tiles like a meteor and kicking up a cloud of dust.

The newcomer stood tall and straight, wearing a red haori, his long white spiky hair streaming behind him. A forehead protector marked with the character "oil" sat on his brow, and the usual grin was gone from his face, replaced by a gravity and killing intent unlike anything before.

It was Jiraiya, who had rushed over in haste!

"Lord Jiraiya!" Yamato's taut nerves loosened the moment he saw who it was, as if he had finally found his pillar of support. He hurried forward, his voice filled with respect and urgency.

"You're finally here!"

After landing, Jiraiya only swept a glance over Yamato before his eyes locked firmly onto the purple barrier ahead, and on the vague, ferocious battle unfolding within the vast sea of trees inside it.

"What's the situation? Where's the old man?!" Jiraiya's voice was low, filled with barely suppressed anger and worry.

Yamato quickly reported, "Orochimaru disguised himself as the daimyo of the Land of Rice Fields. When the match began, he approached the Third Hokage, suddenly made his move, ambushed Raido and Genma, took the Third Hokage hostage with a kunai, and retreated to the rooftop. Then he had four Sound Ninja cast the Four Violet Flame Formation!"

"The Barrier Team isn't here, so we can't break through in a short time! And... Orochimaru... he used the forbidden jutsu, Impure World Reincarnation, to summon the bodies of the deceased... the First Hokage and the Second Hokage! The