Anything that caught Orochimaru and the Second Hokage's attention had to be extraordinary. But then again, what involving the First Hokage and Nagato could possibly be a minor matter?
Whenever those two powerhouses made a move, the entire shinobi world trembled.
Although Orochimaru had no idea what that black speck was, it did not stop him from considering the worst.
An immensely powerful Rinnegan dojutsu, for instance.
Before long, Orochimaru's suspicion was confirmed. As rocks and earth flew upward, a massive sphere appeared in the sky, drawing in an endless stream of material from the ground.
This was the attractive force that served as the counterpart to Shinra Tensei's repulsive force!
Orochimaru's expression shifted repeatedly, and the Second Hokage's face grew grave as well. With his experience, it was easy to recognize an exceptionally powerful sealing jutsu.
And powerful sealing jutsu were the weakness of Impure World Reincarnation.
No one understood that better than the First Hokage himself. Once trapped against the stone sphere, he pressed his palms together almost without hesitation and called in a low voice, "Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!"
In an instant, a wood dragon dozens of meters long burst from the stone sphere, resisting the gravitational pull within it.
At first, the wood dragon's destructive power had a clear effect. But as the stone sphere grew larger, Planetary Devastation finally revealed its might.
Planetary Devastation was a powerful sealing jutsu capable of restraining tailed beasts. Even the moon had been created by it.
Pinned firmly to the sphere's surface, the First pressed his palms together once more, only for a slightly embarrassed look to cross his face.
His ninjutsu had failed, and the reason was a lack of chakra...
It sounded absurd, but it was an indisputable fact. A reanimated body's advantages were an immortal