Orochimaru moved very quickly.
Hiruzen Sarutobi no longer hesitated, summoning the Enma transformed into a staff and held it in his hand.
"Itachi, Orochimaru's target is you. I'll hold off three of them for you; the rest you'll have to deal with yourself!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi claimed he was just trying to hold off the three, but he had already made up his mind to use the Reaper Death Seal if things became unfavorable.
As long as Itachi can provide support, Hiruzen Sarutobi is confident he can seal all four of them.
"How about we team up, you two brats from Konoha?"
Upon his return, Kakuzu suddenly requested a collaboration from Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Kakuzu, who was once utterly terrified by a single Wood Release clone of Hashirama, now proactively proposes a cooperative effort to fight the enemy in light of the current situation.
Is it Kakuzu?
As a well-known bounty hunter on the black market, Hiruzen Sarutobi certainly knew about Kakuzu's basic information. He didn't pay much attention to Kakuzu's comment that Hiruzen Sarutobi called him a brat and began to ponder the matter.
Before Hiruzen Sarutobi reply, Hidan, seeing Kakuzu Hidan, shouted loudly.
"Kakuzu, you're back! I overheard them talking, and it seems one of them is your defeated opponent, the First Hokage of Konoha, Hashirama Senju!"
The boast he made was about to be exposed on the spot, and even though Kakuzu was wearing a mask, you could still see a hint of impatience in his eyes.
"Hidan, shut up, when did I...?"
"Alright! We can cooperate. I'll leave the First to you!"
Before Kakuzu could finish speaking, Hiruzen Sarutobi interrupted him, leaving the most troublesome Hashirama Kakuzu.
I***!
Kakuzu only proposed the cooperation because he didn't want to face Hashirama. What kind of logic is that?
We must find a chance to sew Hidan's mouth back up!
"Itachi, I'm more familiar with Master's fighting style, so you'll handle Master in my hands. You go deal with Orochimaru!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly assigned the enemies to his own forces and then engaged Tobirama Senju.
Orochimaru couldn't wait for Kakuzu to refuse; he wouldn't wait for them to discuss their tactics before making his move.
"Wood Release: Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"
As someone who's in charge of creating a scene, my natural approach is to get the atmosphere buzzing up from the start, regardless of whether it's useful or not.
Countless lush trees sprang up from the ground, transforming the battlefield into a dense forest.
Its lethality is naturally zero.
Several ninjas dodged and weaved, avoiding the trees that suddenly appeared.
After dodging, everyone's mood was not pleasant. Unlike ordinary trees that absorb carbon dioxide, Hashirama Senju's Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence absorbs chakra.
Apart from Orochimaru, who was intentionally controlling it, everyone present was slowly losing chakra.
The other two Reanimated Body were no exception, but due to their special nature, their lost chakra was quickly replenished.
"Why is my chakra constantly draining away!?"
Hidan, being ignorant, started shouting, while the other three ignored him.
This is Wood Release, the power that once ended a chaotic era!
At this moment, Hashirama Senju stood atop a thick tree trunk, looking down at the crowd with his utterly empty eyes.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was already locked in combat with Tobirama Senju.
Hashirama Senju, whose style had completely faded, suddenly became the most stylish person present after Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence.
Hidan looked at the scythe in his hand and the endless trees around him.
"Kakuzu, that wood-playing guy is yours now. After all, he was once your defeated opponent!"
Even Hidan, as dense as he is, has come to some sense of it. He never expected that Kakuzu, who is usually so serious, would lie.
Hidan felt that even if he were exhausted, he couldn't cut down the endless forest, and he had no intention of fighting Hashirama Senju.
Following Hiruzen Sarutobi's instructions, Itachi approached Orochimaru, who was equally eager to Orochimaru.
Just as the two were about to make their move, another whooshing sound rang out.
Hidan's chosen target was Orochimaru. Although he couldn't understand much of the conversation, he at least understood that everyone except Orochimaru was dead.
The dead are not worthy of being sacrificed to the Lord Jashin!
Hidan may not be the brightest, but he never forgets his original aspirations.
As for Itachi, he's right in the attack route, so it would be even better if we could take him out while we're at it, since he's a living person too.
Itachi and Orochimaru dodged the attack with a slight jump.
Before Itachi could even land, he was struck again by a whip kick, delivered by the Fourth Raikage A, who was under Orochimaru's control.
If Orochimaru hadn't been after Itachi's body, this attack wouldn't have been as simple as a whip kick.
The previously chaotic battle situation has gradually become clearer, with each side having been assigned their opponents, and the 4v4 battle has begun.