"You three will serve as my sacrifices. Three jonin—once they are reincarnated, they should possess considerable combat strength!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen had no intention of pursuing the two who had fled. He swiftly killed the three jonin from the Land of Lightning, then took out three items and placed them before himself, his hands rapidly forming seals.
The three men's consciousnesses blurred, and at last, their souls began to be drawn toward the Pure Land.
Seizing the instant the Pure Land opened, Sarutobi Hiruzen activated his ninjutsu.
"Impure World Reincarnation!"
As his hand seals formed, souls were summoned from the Pure Land one after another, beginning to revive through the earth.
Two adults and one child.
If anyone from Konoha had been present, they would certainly have recognized the three: Sarutobi Asuma, Sarutobi Konohamaru, and Shimura Danzō.
Of the three, two were Sarutobi Hiruzen's family, while the other was Shimura Danzō, the man who had loved and fought alongside him for years.
Sarutobi Hiruzen had not expected that the first outsider he thought to revive would be Shimura Danzō.
"Looks like we failed!" Shimura Danzō, freshly reincarnated, looked at the battered and disheveled Sarutobi Hiruzen before him and spoke with a hint of emotion.
In truth, after Shisui killed him, he had already foreseen the outcome. He was going to die, and their plan was destined to fail. He had not expected his prediction to come true.
Danzō had not expected Sarutobi Hiruzen to escape either.
"We failed. Completely." Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head with a bitter smile. Looking at his old friend, he finally revealed a wry smile. Only Danzō understood him.
"Grandpa, you have to avenge me!"
"Father!"
At that moment, Konohamaru and Sarutobi Asuma also regained consciousness. Konohamaru in particular threw himself before his grandfather, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and