The First—Senju Hashirama—was one of Konoha's founders, hailed as the man who had brought peace to the warring era!
The Second Hokage—Senju Tobirama—was the First's younger brother, a man who had brought Water Release to its ultimate heights. No matter where he was, he could unleash Water Release ninjutsu of immense power. He had also developed ninjutsu such as the Flying Thunder God and the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.
The Third Kazekage was known as the strongest Kazekage in history and possessed the special ability to control magnetism!
The Fourth Kazekage—Rasa—was the One-Tail's jinchuriki and Gaara's father. He also possessed a special Magnet Release that allowed him to control extremely dense gold dust.
Facing four Kage-level experts like these, even Jiraiya and the Third Hokage wore grim expressions.
Of course, to prevent backlash, Orochimaru had implanted special seals into the minds of the four Kage-level experts, erasing their self-awareness. The advantage was that there would be no repeat of what had happened before, where a controlled person was too strong and resisted the caster, causing the technique to fail.
However, the downside was that it severely limited the controlled person's strength. This was especially true for someone like the First—the stronger they were, the more they were restricted.
Otherwise, Jiraiya and the aged Third Hokage would have been no match for the First at his peak alone.
Therefore, this technique still had major flaws.
Even so, it was bound to be a hard-fought battle. Jiraiya did not hesitate in the slightest. The moment the four figures appeared, he used the Summoning Jutsu to call forth a husband-and-wife pair of toads from Mount Myoboku.
Jiraiya was preparing to face them with his trump card—Sage Mode!
The Third Hokage, dressed in battle attire, also used the Summoning Jutsu to call forth his