In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 375 Sealing the Nine-Tails, can it also kill people?

Jugo followed his instructions and infused Sasuke with the power of the cursed seal.

The body shrinks at a rate visible to the naked eye.

The six White Zetsu clones hidden within Sasuke's body then revealed themselves.

One was captured by Suigetsu, another was absorbed by the shrunken Jugo to restore his original size, and the remaining four were bound by four white snakes that sprang from Orochimaru's trouser leg.

"Damn it! How did you find us?" Bai Jue shouted indignantly.

Orochimaru clutched his wounded abdomen with his right hand, panting heavily, and chuckled sinisterly, "You guys, because of my experiments, I've gained a thorough understanding of Hashirama's cells. Of course, that includes sensory methods as well. All of this is thanks to Kabuto; the piece of flesh he gave Anko contains quite a lot of interesting information."

"Suigetsu, prepare." Orochimaru said, slamming his hands on the ground. "Impure World Reincarnation Technique."

An Impure World Reincarnation technique appeared on the ground, and dust gathered, enveloping the four White Zetsu and transforming them into the appearance of the newly arrived Fourth Hokage.

At the same time, Shuiyue did as he was told and pried open the mouth of the White Zetsu that he had been holding.

As soon as the Impure World Reincarnation was completed, Orochimaru's true form emerged from the mangled body and entered White Zetsu's body, instantly completing the Reanimation Jutsu and taking over White Zetsu's body.

"Is this the First Hokage, the God of Shinobi, in person?" Suigetsu looked at Hashirama, who was wearing red armor, with a solemn expression. At first glance, he did seem to resemble him.

Hashirama glanced at Suigetsu in surprise, then heard his younger brother Tobirama's voice beside him, "Is it that Orochimaru ninja again?"

"What's going on?" Hashirama asked Tobirama.

Hiruzen Sarutobi replied, "First Hokage, it seems the Reaper Death Seal that sealed us has been broken. And then Orochimaru resurrected us with the Impure World Reincarnation."

"Orochimaru, what's going on? I took your ninjutsu at the cost of my life, so why can you still use the Impure World Reincarnation?" This was said to Orochimaru.

Orochimaru shrugged his newly restored hands. "Sarutobi-sensei, you're still as senile as ever. Didn't you just say it yourself? The Reaper Death Seal has been released. Since that's the case, then the power in my hands has naturally returned."

"Even the Reaper Death Seal can be broken?" Minato Namikaze looked at Orochimaru with some astonishment.

Orochimaru said, "Of course. I have always been fascinated by ninjutsu, and the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan are no exception. Since the sealing techniques were lost, I have been collecting and studying documents from various places."

"Who are you?" Hashirama looked at Minato Namikaze with a bewildered expression.

"Uh..." Minato Namikaze paused for a moment, then turned his back and pointed to the five striking red characters "Fourth Hokage" on his back. "I am the Fourth Hokage, the Fourth Hokage."

Hashirama's face lit up with surprise. "Oh, so it's already the fourth generation. It seems the village is at peace now."

"I'm not too sure about that, because I died before the Third Hokage." Minato Namikaze scratched the back of his head somewhat awkwardly.

"So how did you die?" Hashirama continued to ask.

"Seal the Nine-Tails." Minato Namikaze solemnly uttered these four words.

"Can sealing that thing really kill people?" Hashirama stroked his chin, a look of suspicion on his face.

"Haha." Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze felt embarrassed from head to toe. In front of this God of Shinobi, he, the Fourth Hokage, seemed to have no prestige at all.

"Let's stop this small talk, everyone." Time was of the essence, and Orochimaru interrupted them.

Otherwise, if this wrangling continues, it will never end.

"Another Impure World Reincarnation? Orochimaru, you actually used the forbidden technique I created!" Tobirama sensed the impure body, his face filled with rage. "Are you planning to invade Konoha again?"

"Please don't misunderstand, I no longer wanted to do this, which is why I didn't restrict your personalities," Orochimaru said seriously. "However, you really shouldn't have created it."

"Did you sense it? Outside of Konoha, at the distant border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning, even those who aren't sensory ninjas can detect that massive amount of chakra."

"What...what's going on?" Tobirama calmed himself down and released his senses, and was immediately shocked.

An unprecedentedly massive amount of chakra seeped into my senses, including the Ten-Tails, the Eight-Tails, the Nine-Tails, the chaotic Allied Shinobi Forces, and Madara Uchiha.

Orochimaru continued, "As you can see, this is a war. Tobi, in alliance with Chiya, launched the Fourth Shinobi World War. My former assistant, Kabuto, also participated in it. He was ordered by Chiya to revive Madara Uchiha and other famous shinobi from previous generations."

"Although Kabuto has been persuaded by his adoptive mother and the Impure World Reincarnation has been lifted, Madara is still alive."

"It seems that Madara Uchiha wants to kill all the ninjas in the world right now. The Five Kage have already been defeated, and he's probably wreaking havoc on the battlefield right now."

The scene suddenly fell silent, and everyone wore a solemn expression.

Hashirama sighed helplessly, covering his face and lamenting, "As expected, war is always a possibility."

"Speaking of which, this war is thanks to our Second Hokage, isn't it?" Orochimaru said with a chuckle.

The Second Hokage was taken aback. "With me?"

"Yes, if you hadn't created the Impure World Reincarnation jutsu and chosen me, Sarutobi-sensei, as your Hokage, this war might have been stillborn before it even started."

Orochimaru looked at the Third Hokage with a mocking smile, gloating.

"Monkey, what exactly is going on?" the second generation questioned.

"I, the Second Hokage," Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a pang of sorrow. He had been dead for a long time, so how could he know what had happened? He only knew that his family had been wiped out, his son and grandson had been castrated, and he had been denounced by the villagers before his death.

"Let me explain," Orochimaru said with a smile. "I'm sure you're all familiar with Fujiwara no Chiya."

"Was it that young man from back then?" Tobirama recalled Chiya's appearance, then turned to look at Hiruzen Sarutobi. "Wasn't he sealed away by you using the Reaper Death Seal?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head. "No, Second Hokage, Fujiwara no Chiya is more cunning than I imagined. I didn't seal him away. I just used illusion magic to transform a crow into his appearance beforehand, while his true form was hidden until I was on the verge of death."

"That's true. Chiya knows far more secrets than we imagined. Shiki Fuuma is no exception," Orochimaru said. "Chiya is the most brilliant ninja I've ever seen. His parents were both commoner ninjas in the village."

"Under normal circumstances, Chiya would have become a pillar of the village. Even though his parents later died at the hands of the Nine-Tails, nothing would have changed."

"Until one day, our Third Hokage gave him an order." Orochimaru looked at the Third Hokage with a half-smile.

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze recalled the appearance of Chiya, the Nine-Tails, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face. "Was it because the Third Hokage gave him the order to exterminate the Uchiha clan?"

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(End of this chapter)