When the Otogakure Four-Man Squad unleashed the Four Violet Flames Formation, four pillars of purple flame appeared out of nowhere, rising from the ground.
Several Anbu Jonin were standing directly on the connecting lines. Unable to dodge in time, they were instantly torn in half, their bodies still burning from the purple flames.
"A barrier-type Ninjutsu?"
The trapped Third Hokage's brow furrowed, his expression grave.
He felt an extremely powerful binding force from this barrier-type Ninjutsu.
The Anbu outside also had a drastic change in expression.
They knew that with their strength alone, they could not break this barrier.
This meant they were completely unable to provide any help to the Third Hokage!
But what shocked them even more was yet to come. As Orochimaru performed Impure World Reincarnation, three coffins immediately burst out of the ground before them.
The words "First," "Second," and "Fourth" were carved onto the three coffins, respectively.
Watching the coffins slowly rise, the Third Hokage immediately realized what Ninjutsu this was.
"Orochimaru! You're actually using this kind of Ninjutsu that goes against heaven's will and insults our ancestors!"
Jiraiya, hidden in the forest, also had a drastic change in expression and quickly shouted:
"Ye Fan, quickly stop Orochimaru! Don't let him use this Ninjutsu!"
Everyone's gaze was instantly drawn to this voice. Following the sound, a tall, imposing middle-aged man with long white hair appeared in their sight.
Among the crowd, an Anbu recognized the newcomer and shouted excitedly, "Lord Jiraiya, please help us!"
"Jiraiya?"
"Could he be the legendary Sannin, Jiraiya!"
The Konoha ninja couldn't help but start to get excited.
For many years, many had only heard his name, but never seen him in person.
Now, seeing him with their own eyes, he truly lived up to his reputation.
The ninja from Sunagakure and Otogakure looked at the newcomer with vastly different feelings.
Jiraiya was one of the Sannin, as famous as Orochimaru. His strength was unimaginable.
"Ye Fan, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and stop Orochimaru!"
Jiraiya saw that only the Third Hokage was trying to stop Orochimaru and shouted again, his voice filled with urgency.
Seeing that even the legendary Jiraiya was so nervous, everyone looked towards the Four Violet Flames Formation.
They were very curious what kind of Ninjutsu could make the famous Jiraiya and the Hokage of Konoha so tense.
"Teacher Sarutobi, don't waste your energy. You can't stop this Ninjutsu!"
Orochimaru said with a confident smile.
The Third Hokage ignored Orochimaru and did his best to stop the third coffin from rising out of the ground.
The first two coffins had already completely risen, and stopping them was meaningless. He could only try his best to stop the third coffin from rising.
Jiraiya's shouts did not prompt Ye Fan to act.
Ye Fan remained still in his original spot, carefully observing the two coffins.
The reason he wanted to capture Orochimaru was precisely because Orochimaru had mastered the forbidden Jutsu, Impure World Reincarnation.
For many years, Ye Fan had lived with guilt.
His parents had both died because of him!
Now that he had the ability, Ye Fan intended to temporarily use Impure World Reincarnation to revive his parents.
Although Orochimaru performing Impure World Reincarnation at this moment was not to revive his parents, he still had a small glimmer of hope.
After the Third Hokage exerted all his strength, the third coffin finally slowly sank back underground.
Seeing this, the Third Hokage breathed a sigh of relief.
Orochimaru also felt a slight surprise, but he didn't think much of it.
Among everyone present, only Ye Fan knew why the third coffin's summoning had failed.
After the two coffins rose, their lids slowly opened, revealing their contents.
Seeing this, everyone gasped and was incredibly shocked, feeling somewhat lost and helpless.
The two people in the coffins were recognized by everyone in Konoha: the First Hokage of Konoha, Hashirama Senju, and the Second Hokage of Konoha, Tobirama Senju!
"This is troublesome now!" Jiraiya's face darkened as he constantly pondered countermeasures.
Even he could not break the barrier in a short period, which worried him greatly.
He did not blame Ye Fan, nor did he continue to ask Ye Fan why he hadn't acted with the Third Hokage to stop Orochimaru. All he felt was worry.
The situation had come to this, and more words were useless. He could only break the barrier as quickly as possible to support them.
Just then, a loud noise echoed in everyone's ears.
Jiraiya and the Third Hokage turned their heads and saw thick smoke billowing from the entrance of Konohagakure, with powerful chakra flowing faintly.
In an instant, they both realized that Konohagakure was under attack!
The Third Hokage's face turned ashen. He immediately understood that this was all arranged by Orochimaru!
"Jiraiya, you hurry to the village and fight the enemy. Leave this to me!"
"I declare that the Chunin Exam is temporarily suspended. All Konoha ninja are to enter Level 1 alert!"
"Third, but you..."
"Jiraiya, this is an order from the Hokage. Go immediately to support other parts of the village!"
Jiraiya was silent for a second, then turned and rushed towards the village.
"Ye Fan, protect the Third. I'll be back soon!"
In the blink of an eye, Jiraiya's figure disappeared from everyone's sight.
Seeing Jiraiya go to support the village, the Third Hokage felt a lot more at ease.
Although Jiraiya usually lacked seriousness, he knew that Jiraiya was absolutely reliable in critical moments!
With no further worries, the Third Hokage's gaze fell back upon the two coffins.
Looking at the two figures he hadn't seen in a long time, the Third Hokage's eyes welled up with tears.
"First Hokage, Second Hokage!"
"Little Sarutobi? You've become the Third Hokage!"
"Huh? Is this jutsu Impure World Reincarnation?"
The First and Second Hokage had mixed feelings.
"Tobirama, I warned you many times not to create all sorts of messy ninjutsu carelessly. Now look, it's only bringing trouble to future generations!"
"Brother, now is not the time for a lecture. We need to figure out what's going on first!"
"Heh heh, First Hokage, Second Hokage, how does it feel to be alive again?"
Orochimaru walked out from behind the coffins with a smile on his face.
"Teacher Sarutobi, Uchiha Ye Fan, how is it, quite a surprise, isn't it?"
"This gift was originally intended to be revealed when I destroyed Konoha later on."
"But, Uchiha Ye Fan, I had to bring it out early because of you!"
Ever since he saw Ye Fan instantly kill Manda, Orochimaru had decided to use this move.
Currently, obtaining Ye Fan's body was the most important thing to him.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have disrupted his meticulously planned schedule and acted prematurely.
"What? Destroy Konoha?"
"And all for this inherently evil Uchiha brat?"
The Second Hokage was furious and immediately wanted to use ninjutsu to kill Ye Fan and Orochimaru.
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