Chapter 165: Impure World Reincarnation, Sowing Discord
Sarutobi Hiruzen was being driven back step by step by Orochimaru.
Hidden Snake posed too great a threat. All Hiruzen could do was keep extending the Monkey King Staff and sweeping it around.
The tactic worked. Hidden Snake could conceal its form, but it could not vanish entirely, so wide-ranging attacks were still effective.
The cost was enormous, though. Swinging a staff dozens of meters long with his aging body had left him exhausted after barely a dozen sweeps.
Orochimaru, meanwhile, remained full of energy. Condensing a Soul Core had given him recovery far beyond that of an ordinary Kage Level fighter.
No. This couldn't go on.
If I couldn't even subdue Orochimaru, how could I hope to subdue Uchiha Huan, who was an even greater threat?
Hiruzen looked toward Kushina and Shukaku. Kushina was giving Shukaku a brutal beating.
The Nine-Tails inside Naruto was exceptionally cooperative this time. No matter how much Chakra Kushina demanded, he supplied it without holding anything back.
Hiruzen could no longer afford to hold back. His hands flew through a series of Hand Seals.
Secret Art: Impure World Reincarnation!
Four coffins rose from the ground before him.
Their lids opened. Smoke billowed out first, followed by four figures.
The First, Hashirama Senju; the Second, Tobirama Senju; Hatake Sakumo; and Moonlight Senba!
"Where am I? Wasn't I dead?" Hashirama surveyed the arena. His gaze immediately locked onto Kushina. "The Nine-Tails Jinchūriki?"
"Brother, this is Impure World Reincarnation. The little monkey must have awakened us." Tobirama looked back at Hiruzen. "Little monkey? You've grown this old?"
"First, Second, Konoha is in grave trouble. Please, help me."
Sakumo's expression grew complicated. "Lord Third, could you tell us what's happening?"
"This was all caused by a rogue ninja of the Uchiha