"Bang!"
A coffin rose from underground, blocking Orochimaru's front.
Shihōin Naraku slashed down without caring what stood before him.
The coffin shattered instantly, revealing the remains preserved inside.
A man with cracks across his face slowly opened his eyes and woke.
The man had barely regained a little awareness before he began cursing. "Orochimaru, you bastard..."
Seeing his slight resemblance to Gaara, Shihōin Naraku immediately realized who he was.
The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa-Gaara's biological father!
Before Shihōin Naraku could strike, another coffin rose from underground.
The coffin opened, and a blue-haired man stepped out, wearing a white Kazekage robe!
"Lord Second!"
"Orochimaru! You're asking to die!"
Rasa flew into a rage. If looks could kill, Orochimaru would already have been riddled with holes. "What do you take Sunagakure's Kazekage for?!"
"I've been summoned again?"
The Second Kazekage immediately understood what had happened. He also spotted Rasa beside him and sighed. "So you died too, Rasa!"
"My apologies, Lord Second! I fell for Orochimaru's trick. He killed me in a surprise attack, and I became his puppet too."
"Honestly..." The Second Kazekage shook his head helplessly. This was not the first time Orochimaru had summoned him to fight, so he managed to remain somewhat less agitated. "I wonder how Sunagakure is doing. But this must be Konohagakure..."
The Second Kazekage did not feel the Land of Wind's distinctive climate. In particular, there was none of Sunagakure's sky-filling yellow sand here, so he tentatively guessed that this was Konoha.
"That's why everyone envies the environment in Konoha and the Land of Fire..."
"All right..."
Kabuto Yakushi walked up and, with a chuckle, embedded talismans in the two Kazekage's heads. Before either could speak, they lost their awareness, becoming puppets entirely under his control.
"Orochimaru needs your help in battle."
Shihōin Naraku watched