Fierce Battle

Below the arena, Gaara had been pushed to his limit by Sasuke's Dance Step Ninjutsu. Half of his body had already transformed into Shukaku's form.

The tail behind him swayed lightly, as though it had become one with him!

"I... I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you!"

Gaara panted heavily, his panda eyes turning utterly clouded.

But no matter how furious he was, he could not move his feet at all, as though even taking a single step forward took tremendous effort.

He could no longer endure such dancing. Clutching his head, he turned and slammed into the crowd in the stands.

"Watch out! Get out of the way!"

Kakashi hurriedly warned the spectators over there.

But it was already too late. In the blink of an eye, Gaara slaughtered the entire ring of spectators.

And Kakashi had no time to deal with him. Ninja from other villages kept appearing around him, constantly pushing him to his limit.

He gritted his teeth and looked at the people around him who could still move. It seemed that only Naruto and Sakura remained.

"You two, hurry up and chase Gaara! Don't let him cause trouble in the village!"

"Yes!" Naruto answered.

Then he asked in a low voice, "Kakashi-sensei, shouldn't we wait for Sasuke?"

"Wait for what the hell? He hasn't even finished dancing yet! Get going!" Kakashi roared.

Naruto tensed all over and hurried after Gaara with Sakura.

Above the rooftops, the battle between the Third Hokage and the other two Hokage continued.

Orochimaru had taken the opportunity to slip into the woods, pluck a few leaves, and tie them around his waist.

Enma transformed into a staff and shot over, directly knocking away the leaves wrapped around Orochimaru's waist.

Orochimaru flipped backward several times, pleading helplessly.

"Monkey brother, could you spare me? I need to live with some dignity too!"

Enma instantly returned to his original form. Ignoring what Orochimaru said, he raised his fists and began hammering away!

"Hey, do you think I'm easy to bully?"

As he retreated, a trace of savagery surfaced in Orochimaru's eyes.

His current state severely limited his combat strength. He did not dare make any large movements; if he moved too much and came out of the woods again, he would definitely become everyone's laughingstock!

He dodged left and right, doing his best to avoid every one of Enma's attacks.

Before long, every tree in front of him had been smashed apart by Enma.

He was forced into a corner of the rooftop.

Enma clenched his fists, bared two sharp fangs, and rolled his neck with a series of cracking sounds.

"Hey, gorilla, there's an old saying in the distant East: leave some room for others, and you'll meet again someday. We—"

Before Orochimaru could finish, Enma surged forward again and charged straight at him.

Orochimaru looked behind him. There was nowhere left to retreat. If this continued, Enma would only wear him down bit by bit.

Rather than sit around and wait to die, he might as well throw away his dignity and fight with everything he had!

He rolled his wrists and charged directly at Enma.

The two collided violently, and the massive impact set off a ring of sonic booms!

The surrounding trees shook without end, some snapping cleanly in half.

Orochimaru gritted his teeth in humiliation and rage, growling in a low voice.

"You keep bullying me! I can't even use a leaf to cover myself! I'll kill you right now!"

Enma ignored him and continued throwing punches at Orochimaru just as before.

After several exchanges, Orochimaru's arms were already red and swollen. His bones felt as though they had been shattered, and the pain was unrelenting.

He panted heavily, glaring venomously at the Third Hokage.

There was already a vast difference between humans and Summoned Beasts. Whether in physical strength or the abundance of Chakra, humans were far inferior to Summoned Beasts.

Only that rotten old man could have thought of sending Enma to deal with him!

He swallowed and turned his gaze forward. Now, the only ones he could rely on were the First Hokage and the Second Hokage!

The battle among the three continued at the front of the rooftop.

The Second Hokage kept flashing about, attacking the Third Hokage from different directions.

Yet every time his attacks landed, the one who ended up injured was always the First Hokage.

The First Hokage remained caught in an endless cycle of getting beaten and healing himself.

"I've been a ninja my whole life, but this is the first time I've seen such a miraculous ninjutsu. I really regret dying a little too early!"

The First Hokage laughed heartily, though there was a trace of desolation in his words.

After his body recovered for the Nth time, he slowly raised his hand.

"This feeling of being controlled by someone else is seriously awful!"

He cursed inwardly and rapidly formed hand seals.

"Wood Style: Four Pillars Prison!"

In an instant, several wooden pillars burst out from beneath the Third Hokage's feet.

He leaped away, staring nervously at the ground.

He was no stranger to this ninjutsu. It had been created by the First Hokage and was also one of the techniques the First Hokage used most often.

Once someone was bound by the Four Pillars Prison, there was only one outcome: death at the caster's hands.

And he was still some distance from the Second Hokage. There was no way he could shift the attack over.

He gritted his teeth, quickly pressed his hands together, and roared.

"Heaven and Earth Great Shift, Second Form: Rebound!"

The moment his voice fell, the wooden pillars on the ground abruptly vanished and inexplicably reappeared beneath the First Hokage's feet.

The First Hokage was too startled to dodge in time and was directly trapped within the Four Pillars Prison.

The wooden pillars forcibly pulled his arms apart. He had no way to undo the Four Pillars Prison anymore and could only quietly wait for the battle to end.

He laughed excitedly. "Monkey, well done."

At the same time, he became even more curious about that newly opened little shop.

Just what kind of person was its owner, to possess such powerful ninjutsu...

The Third Hokage let out a breath of relief. With the First Hokage trapped, as long as he dealt with things a little more carefully, the Second Hokage should not be much of a problem.

The Second Hokage flashed directly behind the Third Hokage.

Sensing the intense killing intent, the Third Hokage spun around. "Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"

Then he leaped into the air and rapidly formed hand seals. "Earth Style: Earth Flow River!"

Before the fireball around the Second Hokage had even dispersed, the ground beneath his feet instantly turned into a swamp, and the tremendous force swallowed him whole.

Seeing the Third Hokage's progress, both the First Hokage and the Second Hokage were deeply gratified. If they had not been controlled by that damned Orochimaru, they truly wanted to sit down and have a proper talk with the Third Hokage.

"Monkey, if you keep fighting me like this, I'll wear you to death sooner or later," the Second Hokage said with a frown.

"Ninja brought back through Impure World Reincarnation won't die, and our Chakra is limitless. If this keeps going, you'll collapse!"

The Third Hokage understood that as well and glanced in Enma's direction.

There were only two ways to undo Impure World Reincarnation: either the caster released it voluntarily, or the caster was killed.

"Monkey, don't get distracted!" With a furious shout, the Second Hokage closed in again.

"That Orochimaru placed a curse on us. Even if he dies, our technique still can't be undone!"

The Third Hokage's heart trembled.

His expression grew far more solemn. "Could it be... I can only use that move?"