Unexpectedness No. 1

Boom, boom, boom—!

The wooden coffin lids creaked open, hitting the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.

This time, Feng Yao bound their consciousnesses directly; he would not repeat the same mistake twice.

Inside the coffins were Mahiru, Kakkō, and Taiseki from the Land of Earth (Iwa Ninja encountered by Kakashi's team at Kannabi Bridge), and Gari (a member of the Land of Earth's Iwagakure Explosion Corps, possessing the Kekkei Genkai Explosion Release).

From the Hidden Mist, there were the "First Generation Seven Ninja Swordsmen": Kushimaru Kuriarare, Jinin Akebino, and Munashi Jinpachi.

From the Hidden Cloud, there was the Third Raikage.

The strongest among them was the Third Raikage, and it was only through sheer luck that Feng Yao had managed to find him.

It was just like a lottery; not everyone could be like Orochimaru in the later stages, drawing four Hokage at once.

Feng Yao had previously summoned a whole group of useless ninja.

Their strength was only about sixty percent of what it had been in life, primarily because they lacked suitable bodies.

The power of Impure World Reincarnation depended on the quality of the sacrificial flesh and the skill level of the caster; while the latter was sufficient, the former was lacking, as they were merely ordinary bodies.

If the consciousness of the reincarnated was suppressed, it would also lead to a decrease in combat effectiveness and agility.

Just as Feng Yao was doing now, he intended to control them directly in battle.

Feng Yao patted the few reincarnated figures in front of him and turned his head to speak to Orochimaru.

"Orochimaru, I am going to control these guys to fight. You prepare to seize Tsunade."

Orochimaru responded with a cold sneer, "Rest assured, Yao-kun, I know Tsunade's weakness."

Having said that, Orochimaru bit his finger and used Soft Physique Modification to charge toward Tsunade.

Feng Yao also controlled the Third Raikage and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to charge toward Jiraiya.

The four ninja from the Land of Earth split into pairs to deal with the controlled Kabuto and Shizune, who stood to the side.

Shizune did not pay attention to the ninja rushing toward her; instead, she pulled up her sleeve to reveal a hidden needle launcher. With a quick tug, she fired several poison darts that flew toward Orochimaru.

"Is that all you can do with hidden weapons? Then you cannot stop me."

As Orochimaru spoke, he spat the Kusanagi Sword from his mouth, deflecting all the flying darts.

Shizune still wanted to help.

"Earth Release: Earth Shore Return!"

"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!"

But the two Iwa Ninja had already reached Shizune, and she could no longer assist Tsunade.

She was forced to fend off the two reincarnated Iwa Ninja.

With the obstacles removed, Orochimaru reached Tsunade in the blink of an eye, his blood-stained hand reaching out to grab her.

Tsunade looked at the blood and still dared not move; even though she had seen her lover, she still could not escape the shadows of that day.

"Tsunade, what is wrong with you! Hurry and dodge!"

In the distance, Dan Katō was being besieged by two opponents, but upon seeing his lover in deep crisis, he shouted loudly.

But it was too late; Orochimaru was about to succeed!

At this moment, a roar came from above.

"What are you doing to Grandma Tsunade!" A passionate youth wearing orange clothes appeared from the sky.

In his right hand, a sphere condensed from blue chakra swirled.

Orochimaru was shocked at the sight.

This is the Rasengan? Jiraiya actually taught him this technique.

He stepped back to dodge, and Naruto, having lost his target, fell to the ground with a thud.

The Rasengan in his hand smashed a small crater half a meter in diameter into the ground.

Orochimaru looked on and mocked, "It seems he hasn't fully mastered it yet. I was overly concerned."

Feng Yao, watching from the side as Orochimaru missed his chance, frowned and thought to himself, He truly is the number one unpredictable ninja.

However, he was currently controlling the reincarnated group to suppress Jiraiya and Shizune, so he could not provide support.

A bad feeling began to stir in Feng Yao's heart, and he focused even more intensely on manipulating the Third Raikage and the others to attack Jiraiya.

But Jiraiya was not so easily dealt with. Jinin Akebino of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen had just failed an attack, and Jiraiya immediately seized the opportunity.

"Summoning: Food Cart Destroyer Technique!"

He summoned Gamaken, who used the momentum of "Mount Tai Pressing Down" to pin Jinin Akebino directly.

Jinin Akebino's weapon, the Blunt Sword: Kabutowari, required close-quarters combat—striking with the blade and then hammering it—so at such close range, he was naturally the first to suffer.

Gamaken also briefly blocked the line of sight. The next moment, Jiraiya jumped onto the toad's head, formed hand seals, and puffed out his chest.

He roared: "Fire Release: Great Flame Bomb!"

Feng Yao ordered the remaining two members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to drag Jinin Akebino out; he did not want to drag this out any longer.

He directly controlled the Third Raikage to coat his entire body in chakra and lightning, immediately unleashing his strongest spear.

"Hell Stab: Four-Finger Nukite"

The augmentation of lightning chakra made the Raikage's speed blindingly fast. In the original history, the Third Raikage had used this technique to shatter the defensive ninjutsu "Earth Style: Ten Thousand Mile Earth Wall" set up by the Allied Shinobi Forces, as well as the "Lava Release: Adhesive Barrier" created by the Kekkei Genkai user Dodai.

Furthermore, the power of this technique increased as the number of fingers used decreased.

Jiraiya dared not take it head-on and retreated immediately, but the Raikage was faster. After emerging from beneath Gamaken, the three Seven Ninja Swordsmen hurriedly moved aside to clear space for the Raikage.

Even if this move could not defeat Jiraiya, it would certainly leave him severely wounded.

Pfft—!

The Raikage's arm pierced entirely through Jiraiya's left collarbone, and Jiraiya spat out a mouthful of blood.

Seeing the hit land, Feng Yao finally felt at ease. As for Kabuto's side, things were going most smoothly; Kabuto excelled in medical ninjutsu, attacking the internal organs of his enemies, but the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu was immune to such tactics.

Therefore, taking down Kabuto was only a matter of time.

Feng Yao turned his head and said, "Orochimaru, I've finished things on my end; I'll come to assist you in a moment."

But Feng Yao suddenly felt that something was wrong. He whipped his head around and formed hand seals, only to discover that he could no longer control Jinin Akebino.

It seemed he had fallen for some strange technique—the Jinin Akebino before him was a fake!

The "Jinin Akebino" opposite him seemed to realize he had been discovered.

He condensed two red chakra spheres in his hands.

"Fire Release: Great Flame Rasengan"

This was the Rasengan infused with fire-style nature transformation, making its power even greater; it was the same principle as Naruto adding wind-style to the Rasengan.

Jiraiya slammed the two Great Flame Rasengans directly into the backs of Munashi Jinpachi and Kushimaru Kuriarare.

The terrifying power pinned both men to the ground, blasting apart the majority of their bodies while fire-style chakra splattered through the air.

At the same time, he swiftly pulled out a sealing scroll to wrap them up. This was one way to counter the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu; by sealing the physical bodies of the reincarnated, one could at least halt their actions, even if the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu itself remained unbroken.

Jiraiya extended his palm, splaying his five fingers in his classic self-introduction pose.

"Little brat Feng Yao, don't you dare underestimate me, one of the Sannin. I am the magnificent Toad Immortal, after all~"

Taking advantage of the moment he used the Toad Mouth Bind, Jiraiya had used the giant toad to block Feng Yao's vision, deployed a Shadow Clone, and used the Frog Transformation Technique to turn Jinin Akebino into a frog and tuck him away.

He had disguised himself as "Jinin Akebino," and after being "rescued" by the other two Seven Ninja Swordsmen, he used the opportunity of being in close proximity to the pair to instantly take out the two reincarnated members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.