Konoha's Hextech Ninja

Yagami Yoruichi recalled the memories of her shadow clone and seemed lost in thought.

"The impure body reborn from the White Zetsu impure soil can unleash power that is almost identical to its strength in life... not bad."

"However, erasing the consciousness of the Edo-bodied One and having it completely controlled by the caster requires a lot of energy. Even a ninja of Orochimaru's caliber can only control about twenty Edo-bodied Ones at the same time; any more would reduce his control."

"However, this is a body of Kage-level strength. If it were a body of Super Kage level strength, it would be more difficult to control."

A series of thoughts flashed through Yagami Yoruichi's mind, but he quickly stopped thinking about them.

The Defiled Earth Body, with its cinematic-level strength, is more than enough.

More than forty Edo-bodied beings, each controlled by Orochimaru, Kabuto Yakushi, and Kaguya Kimimaro, were enough to ignite a war.

Now everything is basically ready, and we're just waiting for the Chunin Exams.

"Yoruichi, what happened?" Kurenai Yuhi's voice came through.

Yagami Yoruichi snapped out of her reverie, looked at Yuhi Kurenai, and said with a smile, "It's nothing, I just drifted off."

"You were distracted while drinking with me!" Kurenai Yuhi angrily filled Yagami Yoru's glass with wine and held it to his lips: "You're being punished by drinking it all!"

"I don't want to drink ordinary alcohol." Yagami Yoruichi smiled and looked at Yuhi Kurenai, saying, "I want to drink imported alcohol!"

"Pah, you scoundrel!" Kurenai understood instantly, her face flushed, but she did not refuse.

He picked up his glass and drank it all in one gulp, then wrapped his arms around Yagami Yoruichi's neck and tilted his head back to kiss her.

Yagami Yoruichi was so engrossed in Kurenai Yuhi's kiss that she didn't notice two figures sneaking up on her from outside.

……

"Teacher Hong is so mean!"

Karin Uzumaki formed hand seals to maintain Kagura's perception through her Mind's Eye, her face full of anger: "I saw it all along—that she harbored ill intentions towards Lord Yoruichi!"

"Exactly!" Hinata Hyuga's eyes bulged, revealing that he had activated his Byakugan. Staring at the scene inside the room, he clenched his fist and said, "Yoruichi-nii is mine! I can't let Kurenai-sensei take him away!"

Upon hearing Hinata Hyuga's words, Karin Uzumaki glared and declared, "Yoruichi-sama is mine!"

Hinata Hyuga turned her head and stared intently at Karin Uzumaki, her expression unwavering: "Karin, you are my best friend, but Yoruichi-nii is the only one I cannot give up to you!"

"I will not lose to you!" Karin Uzumaki said through gritted teeth, "But now, we have a common enemy!"

"Yes!" Hinata Hyuga nodded vigorously: "Let's join forces to get Yoruichi back first, and then each of us will rely on our own abilities!"

"What do you mean by 'each according to their own ability'?" a voice rang out behind the two.

Karin Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuga froze instantly, slowly turning their heads.

"Ye...Ye-sama."

"Yoruichi-nii-san..."

The two women were too preoccupied to think about why, despite having all their senses activated, they still hadn't noticed when Yagami Yoruichi had appeared behind them.

My mind was filled with only one thought: I had to get through this today.

"Well done, you guys have even learned to spy on others."

Yagami Yoruichi couldn't help but chuckle. He grabbed the two little girls by the neck, one in each hand, and lifted them up: "I didn't realize you were so young, yet so ambitious. You want to be rebellious disciples, huh?!"

Seeing Yagami Yoruichi's ill-intentioned expression, Uzumaki Karin and Hyuga Hinata panicked.

"Lord Yoruichi, listen to my excuses..."

"It was Karin who made me do it!"

One tried to beg for mercy, the other tried to shift the blame.

Yagami Yoruichi, too lazy to listen, carried the two women into the house, pressed them onto the sofa, and slapped their little bottoms.

Inside the room, a series of slapping sounds rang out, along with the cries and struggles of two women.

"Help! I know I was wrong! Please stop hitting me..."

"Yoruichi-nii, don't hit there! Waaah..."

Chapter 255 Reincarnation in Edo - Release

Karin Uzumaki was born with a fearless personality.

Hinata Hyuga, who grew up under the doting care of Yoruichi Yagami, no longer possessed the timidity and shyness of the original character.

The beating Yagami Yoruichi gave them did not deter them. Instead, because their little schemes had been exposed, they became even more brazen and relentlessly pursued Yagami Yoruichi.

Even when Yoruichi Yagami and Kurenai Yuhi were on a date, the two of them openly 'secretly followed' them, trying to sabotage their date.

Yoruichi Yagami was somewhat helpless about this; she couldn't really beat him to death.

So he had no choice but to use his spacetime abilities to play 'hide-and-seek' with Kurenai and the two little ones, hiding from their senses.

A few days later, Yagami Yoruichi received a message from Orochimaru that the ritual to break the Reaper Death Seal was ready.

……

Outside Konoha Village, in a secret base.

Orochimaru, accompanied by Hozuki Castle Lord 'Muwei', had been waiting for a long time.

A slight, almost imperceptible fluctuation in spacetime rippled out, and Yoruichi Yagami appeared inside the base.

"Leader." Orochimaru handed a sealing scroll to Yoruichi Yagami and said, "This contains the remains of the Fourth Hokage. Tsunade only gave me a small piece, but it's enough for the Edo Tensei."

Yagami Yoruichi nodded.

As the former Hokage of Konoha, it's no surprise that Tsunade wouldn't want her grave dug up so easily.

If I can produce even a small piece of material, enough to perform the Reincarnation of the Impure Earth, that will suffice.

“Ready? Let’s begin,” Yagami Yoruichi said.

Orochimaru nodded slightly, turned to look at Wuwei, and instructed, "Wuwei, now is the time for you to make your contribution."

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru!" Wuwei was completely controlled by Orochimaru's genjutsu. His face was filled with fervor as he took the Shinigami mask from Orochimaru and put it on. He formed the hand seal for 'Shiki-neko-kai' and guided the Shinigami to possess him.

A faint, chilling aura was faintly visible.

Yagami Yoruichi raised his head and 'saw' the enormous phantom of the Grim Reaper behind Muu.

"It has no self-awareness, no physical body, and is just an empty soul."

By relying on the analysis of the text, the existence of the so-called "Grim Reaper" can be completely "analyzed".

In the distant past, this 'Grim Reaper' may have been a powerful god on this planet.

But now, it is just a soul, and it is a mindless, empty soul shell that can only perform a 'predetermined program' like a robot.

However, this empty soul shell is very powerful, filled with a very special kind of mixed natural energy.

In terms of strength, there are not many people below the Kage level who can escape from the clutches of death.

Even those at the Super Kage level who are slightly lacking in soul and Yin Release techniques could be killed by the Grim Reaper.

This is a true being who has reached the peak of the Super Kage level, and is only one step away from breaking through to the Six Paths level.

Even without self-awareness, driven by instinct, it still retains the strength of a lower-middle tier of the Super Kage level.

I wonder how the Uzumaki clan found a way to use the Shinigami back then.

Perhaps the reason why the Grim Reaper lost 'consciousness' is related to the ancestors of the Uzumaki clan?

Yagami Yoruichi was speculating in his mind.

On the other side, after guiding the Grim Reaper to complete the possession, Wuwei did not hesitate to raise his knife and cut open his own stomach.

Death's actions were perfectly synchronized with Wuwei's, as he also ripped open his own chest.

The souls imprisoned within the body of Death broke free and scattered in all directions.

Sensing a familiar soul aura, Yagami Yoruichi quickly retrieved a White Zetsu from the sealing scroll, pressed the remains of the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze onto the White Zetsu, and formed hand seals repeatedly.

"Rebirth in the Defiled Land!"

As the last seal was completed, dense seal script appeared on Bai Jue's body.

Compared to Orochimaru, Yoruichi Yagami's process of performing Edo Tensei was much simpler.

This is purely based on immense strength and an understanding of the nature of chakra and sealing techniques.

—The Edo Tensei may appear to be a pure ninjutsu, but it actually contains extremely advanced sealing techniques.

Summoning the soul of a defiled being from the underworld and sealing it within the body it is reborn into requires an extremely sophisticated sealing technique.

As the technique was completed, White Zetsu's appearance gradually changed to resemble Minato Namikaze, even down to his valuable Hokage robe.

However, Minato Namikaze's face was covered with cracks that exuded an aura of decay and decay.

This is the trace that appeared because the power of the underworld was calling his soul, causing his body to 'crack'.

However, under the effect of the sealing spell, his soul was still firmly bound within the filthy body and could not escape.

“This is…” Minato Namikaze was stunned: “Wasn’t I dead?”

“This is Edo Tensei.” Yagami Yoruichi explained the situation simply and clearly: “I need the half of the Nine-Tails inside you, so I summoned you. Also, we will be short-handed for our operations in a while, and you are quite strong and a very reliable combat force.”

"Orochimaru?!" Minato Namikaze only noticed Orochimaru at this moment, then looked at Yoruichi Yagami and asked warily, "And who are you?"

"Let's just call him a Jonin of Konoha for now." Yagami Yoruichi used the Edo Tensei cursed seal to control Namikaze Minato's movements, preventing him from attacking or escaping, and said calmly, "Although Orochimaru's wanted poster for a rogue ninja hasn't been officially revoked, the Konoha leadership no longer considers him a rogue ninja. We are not Konoha's enemy. You can ask the Fifth Hokage for the specifics."

"The Fifth Hokage?" Minato Namikaze was taken aback, a mixture of nervousness and wariness in his voice. "The Fifth Hokage? Can I find out who he is?"

“It’s someone you know, Tsunade.” Yagami Yoru glanced at Namikaze Minato, made a gesture to Orochimaru, and teleported Namikaze Minato back to Konoha.

In the Hokage's office, looking at the familiar furnishings, Minato Namikaze's face flashed with a hint of nostalgia.

Then, when he saw Tsunade dozing off in the Hokage's seat, his hostility and vigilance dissipated considerably.

Minato Namikaze and Tsunade weren't particularly close, but they were acquaintances. Minato knew Tsunade's personality and ideals, and he was certain that Tsunade wouldn't do anything harmful to Konoha.

Since Tsunade was aware of the resurrection of him using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, it can at least be confirmed that it will not cause any harm to Konoha.

"Wake up!" Yagami Yoruichi tapped the table, waking up the lazy Tsunade.

"Three sixes, all-in, pay up, pay up!" Tsunade muttered, making a gesture to ask for money. Then he realized what had happened, a hint of embarrassment flashed across his face, and he coughed lightly, pretending nothing had happened.

"Minato has been resurrected?" Tsunade knew about the plan to resurrect Minato Namikaze.

"The Impure World Reincarnation technique cannot be maintained for long, so we will have to seal it away later," Yagami Yoruichi explained simply. "We will release it when the plan begins."

"A plan?" Minato Namikaze raised his hand and asked, "Excuse me, can someone explain what happened? What era is this?"

"It's been twelve years since you sacrificed yourself." Tsunade glanced at Minato Namikaze, sighed, and said to Yoruichi Yagami, "You should say it."

"Simply put, it's related to the culprit who caused the Nine-Tails' rampage back then."

Yagami Yoruichi didn't say much, only mentioning the part related to Minato Namikaze's mission: "Your mission is to capture all the Jinchuriki in the ninja world together with the other Edo Tensei ninja controlled by Orochimaru. If you can perfectly capture them, the culprit who caused the Nine-Tails' chaos can also be entrusted to you."

After a pause, Yagami Yoruichi revealed a malicious smile: "Perhaps you don't know his identity yet, but you two are very familiar with each other."

Someone you know very well?

Minato Namikaze suddenly had a bad feeling.

“It’s Obito Uchiha.” Tsunade sighed and said, “He was bewitched by Madara Uchiha and became the leader of an evil organization in the ninja world. The Nine-Tails’ attack back then was also to weaken Konoha’s strength. A few years ago, he even secretly plotted against Konoha, but Yoruichi saw through his scheme in advance, killed his collaborator, and ruined his plan.”

“Obito…?” Minato Namikaze was startled.

But in just a few seconds, he adjusted his mindset, regained his composure, and asked, "If there's enough time, could you tell me the details?"

Tsunade looked at Yoruichi Yagami.

Yagami Yoruichi shrugged, indicating that there was no rush to put Namikaze Minato into a coffin to sleep.

"The story begins a thousand years ago, but that story is too long, so let's start with Uchiha Madara."

Tsunade recounted the 'story' that Yagami Yoruichi had told her: "During the battle at the Valley of the End, Madara Uchiha wasn't after Konoha, but rather to conquer the lands of the Hidden Leaf Village, and to unleash the 'Power of All Things'..."

"Before Madara Uchiha died, he left Obito Uchiha as a pawn to carry out the 'Eye of the Moon Plan' for him, which led to the Nine-Tails' attack and a series of other events."

After Tsunade finished speaking, Minato Namikaze fell silent.

The events of the Nine-Tailed Night flashed through his mind.

After learning that the masked man was Obito Uchiha, Minato Namikaze confirmed his identity by observing many details of their fight and some of Obito's habitual gestures.

Anyone would feel terrible if they discovered that the murderer who killed them and their wife was their own disciple.