That sword!
It had to be that sword!
Orochimaru stared blankly at the ashes strewn across the ground. The Third Kazekage, brought back through Impure World Reincarnation, had been hacked to pieces just like that and never regenerated!
There was actually a way to break Impure World Reincarnation like this?
Orochimaru could accept a puppet summoned through Impure World Reincarnation being sealed by sealing jutsu. He could also accept a dead powerhouse's soul being strong enough to break free of his control.
But he absolutely could not accept one simply being hacked to pieces, slash by slash.
So Orochimaru immediately spurred Fourth Kazekage Rasa into action, sending him straight at Shihōin Naraku.
"Let me get a good look at what's going on with that sword of yours!"
Rasa rode a Sand Cushion through the air, wielding the gold dust he had just extracted and refined from underground!
The gleaming mass of gold dust surged toward Shihōin Naraku, nearly blinding him. "There's this much gold underneath Konoha?"
"Seriously?"
During a lull in the fighting, Shihōin Naraku even had time to confirm it. Once the battle ended, this place would become the Shihōin Clan's new grounds!
"I'll deal with you first!"
Kurikara flashed through the air, its blade's gleam instantly cleaving through the oncoming gold dust.
At the same time, Shihōin Naraku clenched one hand. An immense surge of magnetic chakra instantly poured out, enveloping the severed mass of gold dust!
"Let's see how my gold dust measures up!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Like two ocean waves crashing against one another, the vast quantity of gold dust split into two forces and clashed furiously.
Orochimaru watched from the sidelines, stunned.
He did not even notice the Konoha ninja who had stayed behind forming up and charging at him.
Kabuto Yakushi and the sole