"Orochimaru-sama!" Kabutoshouted in shock. He couldn't believe that Orochimaru could be taken down so easily by Yoruha.
Even Tsunade and Jiraiya, who were unable to join the battle, were stunned. They didn't know that Orochimaru could resurrect. "Orochimaru, dead!?"
The two were dumbfounded, their minds blank. It was too shocking. Orochimaru's head fell incredulously.
Yoruha remained calm, as if nothing unexpected had happened. He knew very well that he hadn't truly killed Orochimaru, who had many ways to come back to life. "Boom~" As Manda charged forward, he was swatted away by the Three-Tails.
"Rumble" Manda's body was sent flying a kilometer away. Orochimaru's corpse was carried by Kabuto, standing on Manda's head. Manda was covered in wounds.
Many of its scales had fallen off. "Isobu, finish it." The Three-Tails didn't hesitate, quickly forming a Tailed Beast Ball.
"Boom" "Rumble" The Tailed Beast Ball rapidly condensed and shot out in less than three seconds. In an instant, it appeared before Manda's eyes. "You damned turtle, I'll remember you."
Manda shouted before dispelling the summoning and returning to Ryuchi Cave. Kabuto looked at Yoruha in the distance, and at that moment, Yoruha's gaze seemed to pierce through the kilometer, as if they were making eye contact. Kabuto gritted his teeth, "That guy definitely won't let us go back so easily."
Just as Kabuto finished speaking, he heard Yoruha's voice in his ear, "You guessed right." Hearing this, Kabuto's eyes widened. He turned to see Yoruha standing on a piece of rubble.
"So fast!" Kabuto was stunned, unable to believe Yoruha had crossed a kilometer in an instant. "Is it space-time ninjutsu?
Who is this guy, really?" Since Yoruha's rise was recent, neither Kabuto nor Orochimaru knew much about him. Naturally, they didn't know what kind of ninjutsu Yoruha specialized in.
Even the village's ninjas were unclear about Yoruha's abilities. Yoruha disappeared from the Three-Tails' back, and the Three-Tails shook its head, "This guy is truly mysterious." The Three-Tails was also shocked by Yoruha's speed.
When Yoruha had fought it earlier, it hadn't noticed Yoruha's speed. On Kabuto's side, he carried Orochimaru's headless body on his shoulder, his expression grave.
He turned to look at Orochimaru's body and set it down. "There's no other way, I'll have to use that technique." Kabuto dipped his hand in Orochimaru's blood.
He began forming hand seals. "Edo Tensei!" As Kabuto slammed his hands on the ground, two coffins slowly rose before him.
"Rumble" Yoruha watched the scene with a calm expression, not intervening. "I didn't expect you to be able to use Edo Tensei, that's quite surprising."
Yoruha recalled that during the Fourth Great Ninja War, Kabuto had used Edo Tensei, but he hadn't expected Kabuto to know the technique at this point.
After all, at this time, Kabuto's strength was at most comparable to Kakashi's. That was Jiraiya's assessment of him.
Unexpectedly, Kabuto had already mastered Edo Tensei by now.
"Who will be summoned? It can't be the First and Second Hokage, right?" Yoruha said, feigning ignorance. He knew well that the souls of the First and Second Hokage had been sealed in the belly of the Death God by the Third Hokage and couldn't be summoned.
The coffin slowly rose, and when it finally stopped, the lid fell open, revealing the two people inside.
Yoruha frowned, "You've really given me a tough problem here." The two individuals stepped out onto the fallen coffin lid. At this moment, Tsunade and Jiraiya appeared beside Yoruha.
Their eyes widened in shock when they saw the two people Kabuto had summoned. "Sakumo Hatake!" they exclaimed simultaneously.
"Damn Orochimaru, playing with the souls of the dead," Tsunade said through gritted teeth, her voice filled with anger. She then looked at Yoruha, who wore a serious expression.
"This is the Impure World Reincarnation technique. The summoned dead possess the power they had in life, so be careful," Tsunade warned. She didn't know Yoruha's exact identity, but she knew he was a ninja from Konoha.
Yoruha nodded, "This is really troublesome." Jiraiya, standing nearby, thought Yoruha was referring to Sakumo Hatake's strength. He said, "This is Sakumo Hatake, once known as Konoha's White Fang. He's very powerful, so be cautious."
Yoruha nodded again, "I know, that's why I said it's troublesome." However, Yoruha's concern wasn't solely due to Sakumo Hatake's strength. Tsunade clenched her fist and said, "I'll fight alongside you."
Jiraiya wanted to join in but sensed the chaotic chakra within him. He said helplessly, "I'd like to help, but my chakra is still too chaotic to control."
Yoruha remained silent, and Tsunade said, "It'll take about an hour for your chakra to stabilize." Jiraiya looked at Tsunade, feeling resigned.
"That's Sakumo Hatake. Do you think you can handle it?" Tsunade asked, looking at Yoruha, who was focused ahead. "The outcome of this battle depends on him."
Jiraiya glanced at Yoruha and nodded in agreement with Tsunade. "Do you know space-time ninjutsu?"
The speed of Yoruha's teleportation earlier was beyond that of the Body Flicker Technique. Yoruha glanced at Jiraiya and said, "That's the Flying Thunder God Technique. I recently learned it."
Jiraiya was stunned, "Impossible. The Flying Thunder God Technique isn't like that. I've seen the Fourth Hokage use it." "And the Fourth Hokage was my student. Do you think I wouldn't know the Flying Thunder God Technique?" Jiraiya thought Yoruha was deceiving him.
Yoruha ignored Jiraiya. Tsunade looked at Yoruha and frowned, "Is it really the Flying Thunder God Technique?" Yoruha was a bit exasperated, "Why would I lie to you?"
Tsunade considered this, "But your Flying Thunder God Technique is completely different from the Fourth Hokage's." Jiraiya added, "Exactly, you didn't even mark a Flying Thunder God seal.
How are you moving without coordinates?" Yoruha looked ahead and said, "Let's discuss this after we deal with these two."
With that, Yoruha dispelled the summoning of the Three-Tails, sending it back. It wasn't needed for the upcoming battle.
Sakumo Hatake and the other reincarnated individual stepped out of the coffin and surveyed their surroundings. Kabuto hadn't yet suppressed their thoughts, so they were confused about being summoned.
Sakumo Hatake opened his eyes and took in the scene around him. "Have I been summoned?"
"Who are they?" Sakumo Hatake looked at Yoruha, Tsunade, and Jiraiya standing opposite him. He didn't recognize Yoruha but recognized Tsunade and Jiraiya.
"Is that Tsunade and Jiraiya?"