Yang Hao took out the Nine-Tails chakra he had absorbed and sealed away. If they were putting on an act, they had to see it through to the end.
"I'll try it later."
Orochimaru accepted it, then had the giant snake swallow Uzumaki Kushina's nutrient tank before spitting out a coffin marked with the number two.
Just then, an angry roar came from underground.
"Reaper Death Seal!"
Two ghostly claws, invisible to the naked eye, stretched out from the ground and seized Yang Hao and Orochimaru by the legs, trying to drag out their souls.
"Trifling trick!"
Yang Hao snorted coldly and stomped the ground. The earth trembled, and a figure was blasted out.
Though he had been thrown out in a sorry state, the man still maintained his hand seals. The moment Sarutobi Hiruzen saw him, his expression changed again.
"Shinnosuke!"
He hurried over. Seeing the hand seals in his son's hands and the cold, sinister presence behind him, Sarutobi Hiruzen was overcome with grief.
Those were the seals of the Reaper Death Seal—a forbidden technique meant for mutual destruction.
"Father, Asuma is better than me. He'll lead our Sarutobi Clan to glory."
Sarutobi Shinnosuke forced a smile. He had no choice. Otherwise, the clan would be wiped out tonight, and everything would vanish.
So Orochimaru and that Ito Makoto had to die, even if it cost him his life.
"Shinnosuke!"
Tears welled in Sarutobi Hiruzen's fierce eyes, and in that instant, he seemed to have aged ten years.
For an old man like him, there was no sorrow greater than having white hair send off black hair. And now, he was experiencing it himself.
"Very touching. Too bad it's all for nothing."
Orochimaru suddenly sneered. The Kusanagi Sword in his hand shot forward and pierced through Sarutobi Shinnosuke's