Impure World Reincarnation

In the blink of an eye, Orochimaru completed the Hand Seals.

Rumble.

Amid the thunderous roar, two coffins rose from the ground!

What truly caught Shinji's attention was not anything else, but the characters "First" and "Second" carved into the two coffins.

"Tch."

Shinji spat to the side.

He had never expected to receive the same high-level treatment as the Third Hokage in the original timeline—to face the First Hokage and Second Hokage, brought back by Orochimaru's Impure World Reincarnation, during the Chunin Ninja Exams.

"What is that?! Coffins?"

Ringo Ameyuri frowned slightly in the distance.

In the Shinobi World, whether it was a tailed beast, a ninja tool, or even a ninja themselves, all could be summoned through ninjutsu. So she was not surprised that Orochimaru had summoned two coffins. She was merely puzzled about who was inside them and what use they had!

Darui, standing nearby, also noticed the markings "First" and "Second" on the coffins. "First? Second? Could they mean the First and Second? Did he summon the First and Second of Kusagakure?"

Ringo Ameyuri curled her lips. "I've never heard that Kusagakure had a First or Second."

A little farther away, the Jonin squad perched in the trees also witnessed Orochimaru casting Impure World Reincarnation, and all of them changed color.

Asuma vaguely sensed that something was wrong. "That is..."

"Impure World Reincarnation?"

As someone known as the "Konoha's Number One Technician," Kakashi instantly recalled the name of the Forbidden Jutsu developed by the Second Hokage.

Although he had never learned the Forbidden Jutsu, he had studied the relevant information.

Shizune's face stiffened. "First? Second? Could it be..."

"It definitely won't be!"

Kurenai's reply was firm and decisive. Clearly, she had thought of that possibility as well.

Clang.

Clang.

Soon, as the coffins rose completely from