The Third Hokage was dead.
With the last warmth of his life, he had taken Orochimaru's hands.
Orochimaru was still cursing. "Wouldn't it have been better if you'd done this from the start?"
"If you had died in the Fourth Hokage's place during the Nine-Tails' attack, there wouldn't have been so much trouble!"
Orochimaru desperately tried to move his fingers, even if only once.
But that was nothing more than a wishful dream.
The Reaper had taken Orochimaru's hands, and with them, his ninjutsu.
To Orochimaru, that was even more agonizing than death!
The Third Hokage was dead.
Konoha would not let Orochimaru go so easily!
The barrier was about to collapse. The fierce battle within it had pushed it to the brink of destruction.
Orochimaru gave a low chuckle as he looked at Konoha's ninja outside the barrier.
Second Pillar.
Hatake Kakashi.
Might Guy.
Yūhi Kurenai.
These ninja were all Orochimaru's enemies now.
Death was not frightening. What was frightening was dying without any value.
But having lost his ninjutsu, Orochimaru had no way to escape.
Just then,
The purple barrier shattered like glass in an instant!
Kakashi was the first to charge at Orochimaru!
"Orochimaru! I'll kill you!"
"Lightning Blade!"
Kakashi was so fast that even lightning could not catch up to him.
But at that moment,
A figure appeared before Orochimaru!
The figure wore a yellow mask and dark blue clothes. In just an instant,
Kakashi stopped in his tracks.
His instincts told him that if he took another step forward, he would surely die!
Kakashi stared at the mysterious masked man before him.
For some reason, he always felt a strange familiarity from this person.
Obito slowly said, "Kakashi, goodbye. We'll meet again!"
Then Obito grabbed Orochimaru's shoulder, and space twisted.
Orochimaru and Obito vanished