Orochimaru Arrives at Mount Myōboku

Even someone like Tobirama was forcibly crowd-controlled.

Hashirama felt extremely uncomfortable as well. He activated Arhat Sage Mode, but even with the Truth-Seeking Orbs, he still felt just as bad.

His combat power was directly suppressed by more than half.

Suddenly, a protective barrier enveloped Hashirama, seemingly registering Hashirama and the others as part of Mount Myōboku's faction.

With that, Hashirama broke free from the forced control of the Toad Grand Chant, and Tobirama and the others also woke up.

Earlier, they had been dragged into the Toad Country by the Toad Grand Chant, where a group of toads had chased after them and bitten them. They had all realized that they had fallen under a genjutsu.

Shisui, whose genjutsu attainments were the highest, listened to the unified chorus of toads and said in shock, "This kind of genjutsu has already surpassed the very framework of genjutsu."

This was the foundation of a Sage Holy Land!

Fugaku was deeply shaken. At last, he understood why the Three Great Sage Regions stood so far above the world.

It was because any one of their techniques was a sage's method.

Take this Toad Grand Chant, for example. Even Fugaku, who possessed the Mangekyo, had been forcibly controlled. Fugaku had no idea what technique could break such a genjutsu.

Sage Shima and Toad Martial Venerable appeared before Hashirama and the others. Hearing Shisui say that, they puffed out their chests.

"Of course. Mount Myōboku is a Sage Holy Land, after all. How could we possibly have no defensive measures against someone like Madara?"

"Sage Shima!"

"Martial Venerable Sage!"

Everyone greeted them politely.

Sage Shima nodded, then leaped onto Hashirama's shoulder. "Little Hashirama, come with me. That old muddleheaded ghost wants to see you!"

Hashirama immediately stood at attention. The old muddleheaded ghost Sage