In the examination hall, faced with the massive, mountain-like Shukaku, the audience had already fallen into a state of frantic escape.
The Sand Village ninjas and the Konoha ninjas clashed in the blink of an eye, and in a short time, countless people on both sides bled and suffered numerous deaths and injuries.
The close combat of ninjas was far more bloody than that of samurai. This was because their skills were simply too powerful, with wind blades and fire release techniques appearing one after another. In the blink of an eye, the training camp was left in ruins.
And the students who participated in the exam...
Staring at the enormous One-Tailed Shukaku, Sasuke stared wide-eyed in disbelief. Without Orochimaru's cursed seal, he didn't even have the right to put up a fight!
"How could there be... such terrifying power!"
He's just a little kid the same age as us...
Why can he...? He can...
If I had such power, then I...!
In the blink of an eye, Sasuke's eyes were filled with longing. Looking at Gaara, whose body was nestled in the head of Shukaku and who had fallen into a deep sleep, Sasuke desperately craved that power.
He really wanted to be like that expressionless brat, riding such a terrifying beast and personally killing his own brother!
Not far from him, Neji Hyuga instinctively assumed Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven stance and then shouted.
"Retreat quickly! This is not a force we can handle. Only Jonin have the ability to deal with something like this. We must hurry..."
"Spiritual communication!!!"
A sudden roar interrupted Neji Hyuga's words. Facing the One-Tailed Shukaku, which was beginning to move, Naruto bit his finger and instantly formed the jutsu he had been learning over the past month!
With his roar, his nearly hundred-calorie Chatonla was activated, instantly entering the psychic contract and pulling out the familiar Gamabunta.
Puff!
With a rustling sound, Gamabunta appeared at Naruto's feet, tobacco pouch dangling from his lips.
After glancing around, his scarred eyes instantly locked onto Gawain below.
Upon seeing Gawain, Gamabunta was slightly taken aback, then adopted a more gentle demeanor.
"Hey, Naruto, kid, this isn't some kind of exam, is it?"
You called me out here, not so you want me to go and deal with Shukaku, right?
But with Gawain around, even if Shukaku worked himself to death, he wouldn't be able to cause any trouble. That's an ancient legend that even the Great Toad Sage admires.
So, let's just smoke over there. I can teach you.
Then let's see how that person performs.
I'd love to witness the legendary style myself!
As soon as he finished speaking, Gamabunta raised his large hand and waved it in the direction of Gawain from a distance.
"Brother Gawain, I'm Gamabunta, hehehehe."
Boss, how have you been lately? Have you been eating and drinking well? Has Konoha been mistreating you?
If you have the chance, why not come to our Mount Myōboku? Shima is looking forward to inviting you to dinner every day.
Her cooking skills are the best!!!
After saying that, Gamabunta, unlike his former self as a frog in the world of Yakuza, obediently sat down to the side.
Even when Gawain was facing this, his two good-for-nothing underlings jumped out and asked him why their big brother was being so gentle.
He continued to answer his younger brother gently; that's just how gentle and trouble-free he was, Little Gamabunta...
After all, even the Great Toad Sage trembled a couple of times when he looked at Gawain.
Although Gamabunta wasn't small either, compared to the Great Toad Sage, he was ultimately just a little toad...
Despite the Great Toad Sage's seemingly deafness and poor eyesight, the toads of Mount Myōboku are actually quite perceptive.
Once Mount Myōboku, Shikkotsu Forest, and the Orochi's side completely go to war.
The only one who could truly withstand the Katsuyu Sage and the Snake Sage was the seemingly old and dim-witted Great Toad Sage.
Even the strongest fighters on Mount Myōboku have to act like tadpoles in front of Gawain. How could Gonta Gamabunta step up and become the leader?
He eats brains, you know!
On Gamabunta's back, listening to his boss's outrageous Gamabunta, Naruto stared wide-eyed at Gawain below.
Is Grandpa really that awesome? Even Bunta, who's usually Gamabunta rude to Jiraiya, has to act like a good boy in front of Grandpa?
While Naruto was surprised, the other Konoha members around him were also surprised by Naruto's presence.
Looking at the giant toad beneath Naruto, which was just as big as a mountain and comparable in size to Shukaku, they almost popped their eyes out.
"That loser has actually become so reliable?"
"What an amazing summoning beast! It must be the summoning beast of Jiraiya- senpai and the Fourth Hokage!"
"The toads of Mount Myōboku, Naruto really did sign a contract with them."
"Naruto... the worst... how could this be...?!?"
The last one is Sasuke; he's the most confused one right now.
For the past month, he had been confident that he could reliably defeat the rapidly improving Naruto.
Now, it's him who's stuck in a well, with a narrow view of the sky!
Meanwhile, in the distance.
After Gaara fell into a deep sleep, Shukaku's consciousness gradually became clearer.
He shook his large head, then instinctively looked towards Gamabunta across from him.
"Hmph, damn toad, is trash like you the first thing you see?"
Isn't this Konoha? Why isn't it the Nine-Tails here?
Where is Madara Uchiha? Hashirama Senju? Haha, Indra and Ashura are both gone. And what about the Nine-Tails?
Nine-Tails, why are you hiding in your eggs? Come out if you dare!
You... huh?!
Just as Shukaku roared, the surrounding villagers were already terrified by Shukaku's enormous body.
"It's Tailed Beast!"
"This time it's not a fox spirit, but a giant mongoose!"
"What a fat meerkat! How terrifying!!!"
"Aaaaaah!"
"Someone please save me, Mom!"
"No!"
Hearing the shouts around him, Gawain turned around and looked in the direction of the Hokage Tower.
Kakashi Hatake and the others also noticed Orochimaru's invasion.
This time there was no Four Red Yang Formation, but after glancing at it, the Jonin still chose to continue saving the Konoha.
Many people who see this scene might think that the three generations must have been terrible people, since no one was willing to save them.
However, in reality, once you become a Kage in the ninja world and possess supreme power, you also have to shoulder more responsibilities.
King against king, general against general—this seems like a perfectly reasonable thing.
Unless the enemy is as strong as Madara Uchiha, even with Impure World Reincarnation, most battles are one-on-one with specific targets.
When a shadow is fighting its strongest enemy one-on-one, would someone really inexplicably want to join in?
After a brief glance, Gawain raised his right hand.
If you want to show off your skills in front of others, you can't use seemingly low-key methods; you must be powerful and forceful.
So he stretched out his right hand and gently pushed forward, while giving a soft shout.
"Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack!"
Meanwhile, on the Hokage Tower.
Seeing the sadness in his teacher's eyes, Orochimaru licked his lips and said in a sinister tone.
"Teacher, why are you looking at me like that?"
As your most unworthy disciple, I should at least come back to see you off on your final journey.
"You shouldn't have come back. Since you chose to leave, you should have stayed far away, like every stray dog!"
Hiruzen cursed Orochimaru fiercely, then swiftly threw away his divine robe and instantly summoned his Enma's Adamantine Staff.
Holding the Adamantine Staff, Hiruzen let out a heavy sigh.
Although his taijutsu had weakened considerably due to old age, the decline in taijutsu was ultimately less than the decline in chakra.
As for his chakra, due to the fact that his cells have aged terribly, his current chakra is less than one-tenth of what it was at its peak.
Hiruzen himself was also someone who excelled at large-scale events. Although he did not have a bloodline limit, he was proficient in the five elements and possessed a massive amount of chakra. At his peak, his Five Release Great Combo Bullet could even withstand one or two hits from the Top Transformed Buddha.
Of course, it was impossible for him to withstand it, since he could only block one or two hands, while the Top Transformed Buddha had tens of thousands of hands.
That was already enough to make him proud; the power of that combination of ninjutsu could easily kill Orochimaru, forcing him to at least hand over a number of his life-saving secret techniques.
But now, he can't use his escape techniques much anymore. He can only have a chance to defeat Orochimaru by fighting alongside his summoned Enma!
Seeing that his familiar teacher dared not use his famous ninjutsu against him, Orochimaru realized that Hiruzen was now old and frail.
He shook his head, then sighed and sneered.
"Teacher, you will never understand. All life that lives in this world, no matter how brilliant its past, will eventually turn into withered bones."
But I am different. I have found the key to immortality, and immortality means that the door to infinite knowledge has been opened to me.
I have found my own path. The reason I came here is simply to show you, my teacher, my proudest achievement in recent years, while bidding you farewell to the provincial university.
If you don't occasionally show off to your teacher, who knows when the teacher might completely wipe out all your students?
It's like the disciples didn't even know that their teacher had already nurtured another young man who could inherit the Hokage position, haha!
With a light laugh, Orochimaru raised his hands and formed hand seals, instantly releasing the Impure World Reincarnation technique.
Meanwhile, Orochimaru continued speaking.
"Since he is the guy you have high hopes for, then even if he is young, he shouldn't be compared to a mere Shukaku protagonist."
So, haha, I've carefully prepared a gift from my senior for him!
You must remember this ninjutsu, teacher.
Can you guess who I will summon?
"Damn it, Impure World Reincarnation!!!"
As Hiruzen watched the three coffins slowly rise to the surface in front of him, his brows furrowed deeply.
The three coffins were labeled with "One," "Two," and "Four." Even a fool would know who was inside!
At the same time, Hiruzen instantly understood Orochimaru's thoughts.
If I, this old ghost, really died in the battle against the first, second, and fourth Hokage, then even in death, I would receive a fairly positive historical evaluation.
It turns out that my disciple might actually be here to give me a grand and desolate end.
That damned Orochimaru!
Where did he get such an outrageous idea from?!
I didn't teach him to develop in the direction of expressing his opinion back then!
If it were true that he had corrupted Jiraiya, turning a perfectly good practitioner of sage techniques into a writer of erotic novels, then perhaps it would be somewhat forgivable.
After all... the fact that he occasionally enjoys peeping at people in public bathhouses is something he can't hide, no matter how hard he tries.
He couldn't hide it from his own talented disciples, at least not from them.
But if you're going to imitate a pervert, why can't you be a normal pervert like Jiraiya?
Both men and women are attracted to beauty; it's just a matter of degree.
You can be lecherous, but you can't be a pervert!
With a deep breath, Hiruzen transformed the Adamantine Staff into the Enma himself.
At the same time, the three coffins in front of Orochimaru slowly opened, revealing the First Hokage, the Second Hokage, and the Fourth Hokage inside!
Looking at the three incredibly familiar faces, Hiruzen's frown deepened.
He absolutely could not defeat these enemies on his own. He couldn't even handle the First Hokage, let alone the Second Hokage who taught him ninjutsu.
That's my teacher.
I couldn't escape their attacks at all!
So, is it really impossible for me to defeat Orochimaru?
If he could subdue this disciple, he might be able to persuade Gawain to spare the disciple's life as atonement.
But if he is no match for Orochimaru, and the battle drags on until Gawain comes to deal with him...
Orochimaru is really doomed then!
My worthless disciple, why did you choose to die?!
Across from him, the arrogant Orochimaru once again saw a bottomless sorrow in his teacher's eyes.
That expression completely enraged Orochimaru!
He licked his lips again, then grinned and sneered.
Even so, do you still think I'll lose here?
Teacher, have you forgotten the power of the First Generation?
That power that you often mention, comparable to or even surpassing God?
If you've forgotten, then let everyone, including yourself, especially the young person you chose, remember and witness it properly!
At this point, Orochimaru suddenly released the control over the three Hokage Impure World Reincarnation bodies.
The next moment, the three reanimated Hokage opened their eyes simultaneously.
Minato Namikaze was the most active one at the moment. He was the first to look at his hands, and then asked a question in confusion.
"Strange, didn't I already go to the Pure Land? This is Impure World Reincarnation."
Wait, this is Konoha, and that Tailed Beast over there is Shukaku?!
The Sand Ninja have actually invaded the heart of Konoha?!
"What?"
As soon as Minato Namikaze finished speaking, Tobirama quickly looked around.
After a brief analysis of the situation, Tobirama suddenly turned to Hiruzen.
"Monkey, have you become so old? No wonder even the core of Konoha has been invaded."
Who is the young man next to me? Is he the Hokage who will succeed you? He died too, and was even Impure World Reincarnation?
So, you reincarnated as one of us to solve the immediate problem?
But if it's just Shukaku alone, surely he wouldn't summon his brother as well?
Considering my current awareness of being controlled, have we become accomplices to Konoha's downfall instead of helping them?
Interesting, hehe, Impure World Reincarnation, release!
When the Impure World Reincarnation was first developed, Fei Jian's thoughts were exceptionally simple; he just wanted to see his brother again.
After Tobirama actually developed the Impure World Reincarnation, he felt that this would be Konoha's trump card, and that every strong member of Konoha could protect the Konoha as a Heroic Spirit through repeated Impure World Reincarnation!
At that time, Tobirama devised a countermeasure for the Impure World Reincarnation technique. This was to prevent himself and his allies from being controlled by the enemy, and even to turn the tables on the enemy when they used the Impure World Reincarnation.
But...
After attempting to unseal the seal, Tobirama's face darkened.
The demons of later generations modified the Impure World Reincarnation, so their impure bodies could no longer actively break free from its control!
What to do? Even without that young man beside her, Konoha couldn't possibly withstand the combined attack of her and her brother.
When in doubt, one should consult one's elder brother. Tobirama quickly looked at his god-like and powerful older brother.
And now, Hashirama Senju has just regained his senses...
He was resting his right hand on his forehead like a sunshade, looking at Shukaku in the distance.
"Ah, it's Shukaku. Long time no see."
They look really cute when they're chubby.
Look, little brother! It's Shukaku!
And the toads of Mount Myōboku, hahaha!