"Whether Orochimaru is dead or alive, Obito, we'll know soon enough." Black Zetsu looked at the only four DNA samples remaining, a faintly intrigued smile on his lips.
"I want to know whether Orochimaru is really dead, too." Tobi suddenly poked his head out from the arched ceiling above. He had returned to report after declaring war.
Black Zetsu glanced up at him, then turned his attention back to Obito Uchiha.
Obito Uchiha placed Orochimaru's DNA inside the runes on the ground, then grabbed a White Zetsu Clone to use as a sacrifice and formed the hand seals.
Tiger–Snake–Dog–Dragon!
"Impure World Reincarnation!" Obito Uchiha brought his hands together. A cold wind swept through the empty space, stirring up countless dust particles that quickly covered the White Zetsu Clone. Orochimaru's outline gradually took shape.
Black Zetsu smiled. "That settles it. Orochimaru really is dead."
If his soul hadn't returned to the Pure Land, Impure World Reincarnation wouldn't have been able to bring him back.
Thump!
The moment Orochimaru appeared, his body went limp and collapsed to the ground.
"I..." Orochimaru opened his gray-brown eyes. After a moment of bewilderment, his expression darkened. "Impure World Reincarnation..."
"Orochimaru, an immortal body and limitless Chakra—how does Impure World Reincarnation feel?" Obito Uchiha asked with a smile.
"Come to think of it, we should thank you. If you hadn't left behind the method for performing Impure World Reincarnation, we wouldn't have been able to bring you back." Black Zetsu twisted the knife.
Orochimaru's face twitched slightly. He was about to retort when, from the corner of his eye, he spotted dozens of wooden coffins behind Obito Uchiha.
"What are those?" Orochimaru's pupils narrowed. Then he let out a sinister chuckle. "You've summoned so many dead souls. Whatever you're plotting must be no small matter."
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