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Inside the barrier, Orochimaru controlled Senju Hashirama and Sarutobi Hiruzen as they began a death match.

This time, it was a death match in the truest sense!

Even though there was still a bond between teacher and student, once Orochimaru had summoned Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama in this manner, there was no longer any sentiment left to speak of.

The most brutal fighting unfolded between these pairs of teachers and students. From Taijutsu to Genjutsu, then to the use of Ninjutsu, every move was a method meant to drive the other into a dead end!

Wood Style, Water Style—even though the two Hokage had been summoned in their weakest state, their power was still beyond anything ordinary people could imagine.

Perhaps that was Orochimaru's goal. He wanted Sarutobi Hiruzen to face him with the resolve to die and the will to kill.

Rather than maintain the posture of a teacher disciplining his student as he fought his final battle.

Halfway through the brutal battle, the area they were in suddenly shook violently!

The tremors nearly shattered everything.

Even the sturdy barrier that had kept all the Konoha Jonin trying to enter the training grounds outside developed several cracks!

What was going on?

Orochimaru's expression changed slightly as he quickly turned to look below.

There, Uchiha Kei was fighting a mysterious person clad entirely in a snow-white kimono, with even a thin veil draped over his head!

"That is..." Orochimaru raised a brow. "An Otsutsuki?"

"Ah!" At that moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen let out a furious roar.

Ignoring his own injuries completely, he swiftly created two Shadow Clones, then charged madly toward Senju Hashirama himself!

Senju Hashirama had been stripped of his consciousness. At that moment, he was nothing more than a puppet controlled by Orochimaru, possessing only the concept of