Could he be...
Just as Orochimaru sank into thought, a faint rustle came from beside him. Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima, whom everyone had unconsciously forgotten, burrowed out of the ground again.
Toads burrowing underground instead of diving into water were a rare sight indeed.
"Damn!"
Realizing he had been distracted, Orochimaru jolted in alarm. Had he really become so rattled that he hadn't even noticed these two toads approaching?
"Now!"
Sage Fukasaku pulled a specially made smoke bomb from his robe and threw it to the ground. Smoke capable of blocking even chakra sensing erupted around Orochimaru and the three Kazekage.
And in the final instant before Orochimaru lost sight of everything, Minato Namikaze, whom he hastily fixed his eyes on, vanished just as expected!
His targets are the three Kazekage. He really wants to free them too!?
Orochimaru panicked completely. He only had one arm now, and performing the hand seals for Impure World Reincarnation one-handed would be several times more complicated. There was no time.
Use my feet... no, what am I thinking!
Gritting his teeth, Orochimaru used the Command Spell to order the three Kazekage, now hidden from view, to unleash powerful or fast, lethal ninjutsu on their own position, themselves included!
Even catching Minato Namikaze in the blast will do! And even if that fails, he can't immediately release my control when the three Kazekage have been blown to pieces!
Having settled on a plan, Orochimaru formed hand seals with his remaining hand, making a show of preparing the Reverse Summoning Technique to escape.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The three Kazekage carried out his orders perfectly. Several tremendous explosions rang out, sending the smoke churning violently.
Orochimaru had only just unfolded the formula for the Reverse Summoning Technique when the smoke surged. Someone had clearly charged