"Summoning Jutsu, Impure World Reincarnation!"
Orochimaru spoke in a hoarse yet fanatical voice. The coffin doors immediately creaked, and an eerie chill echoed through everyone's hearts—the sound had come from inside the coffins.
Bang!
The coffin doors were pushed open, and two figures who were clearly no longer human stepped out. Their expressions were wooden, like carefully carved dolls, with distinct cracks across their faces—the seams connecting the impure earth.
"Orochimaru, you bastard! Desecrating the souls of our predecessors without permission will bring retribution!" Hiruzen Sarutobi had completely lost his initial calmness. Anger showed on his face, and the killing intent in his eyes gradually intensified.
Outside the barrier, the Anbu wearing white masks also cried out in shock. "Th-This is impossible! How could it be those two?"
His companion hurriedly asked, "What? Who are the people who came out of those coffins?"
To the current younger generation, the era of the First belonged only to legend. By the time they were born, the Third Hokage had already reached the peak of his rule. The distant First and Second Hokage were figures far beyond their reach.
Thus, they had not recognized the two figures emerging from the coffins at first glance.
The white-masked Anbu said solemnly, "The one in red armor is the First, and the one in blue is the Second Hokage. They carved a path through the chaotic world and established Konoha under order. They were true figures standing at the pinnacle of the Ninja World.
Damn it, Orochimaru actually possesses such a forbidden jutsu capable of summoning the dead. Lord Third Hokage is in danger."
Under the sunlight, the two who had just emerged seemed somewhat unaccustomed to it. Senju Hashirama raised a hand to shield his eyes. A trace of focus appeared in his vacant gaze,