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Chapter 40 Edo Tensei, the Second Hokage's Commentary on the Second Hokage

A large number of pure white feathers fell from the sky above the venue, instantly putting anyone who came into contact with them into a deep sleep.

This is the Nirvana Abode technique used by Yakushi Kabuto, an illusion that can put people into a deep sleep.

At the same moment, seeing that Kabuto had successfully activated his genjutsu, the Fourth Kazekage stopped pretending and kicked Danzo, trying to send him flying so he could take the Third Hokage hostage.

When Danzo saw Orochimaru attacking him, he ran away without saying a word, showing no intention of defending the Third Hokage.

"A good opportunity."

Danzo's retreat surprised the Third Hokage, who seemed not to have expected him to dodge.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Orochimaru used his snake-like movements to circle behind the Third Hokage and successfully kidnapped him, bringing him to the roof of the viewing platform.

"Hehehe, I said it from the beginning, Hokage, you're getting old."

The Third Hokage remained calm, removing the pipe from his mouth, shaking off the ash, and putting it into his robe pocket.

"Alright, Orochimaru, stop pretending. I knew it was you all along."

"Really? Well then, I'm really impressed with you, Sarutobi-sensei."

Seeing that his disguise had indeed been exposed, Orochimaru saw no need to continue pretending.

He took off his straw hat, tore off his human skin, and revealed his original appearance.

"You should know Orochimaru. Since I saw through your true colors long ago, it means your plan is doomed to fail."

"Heh, I don't believe it."

"Shall we give it a try?"

"Let's give it a try."

Orochimaru, holding the kunai in his right hand, exerted a sudden burst of force and successfully severed the Third Hokage's major artery.

Orochimaru felt no joy at this, because he knew that he had only slashed a clone.

His judgment was correct; the Third Hokage, who was bleeding profusely, turned into a puddle of dirt a second later.

It was the Earth Clone used by the Third Hokage.

At this moment, the Sound Four were already in position at the four corners of the roof, their hands rapidly forming hand seals.

"Ninja Technique: Four Purple Flame Formation."

A short while later, a rectangular barrier with purple transparent flames appeared on the roof.

"Whoosh~"

Just then, Tobirama Senju finally arrived and, before the barrier was fully in place, he dashed inside.

"Old teacher."

Tobirama was also wearing a mask at this time, but his silver hair and red eyes still allowed the Third Hokage to recognize him.

"Monkey, you're really getting old."

Removing his mask, Tobirama looked at the Third Hokage's aged face and sighed softly.

"Teacher, you are still so young."

"After all, it's only been 21 years since Konoha was established, which is 40 years later than here."

"No, it's not a matter of time. In my heart, my teacher will always be young."

"You're still as slippery as ever."

Over here, Tobirama was chatting with the Third Hokage, while over there, Orochimaru was horrified when he saw Tobirama's face.

What's going on?

I haven't used the Impure World Reincarnation technique yet, have I?

Why is the Second Hokage here?

Orochimaru stared at Tobirama in shock for a while, but he did not find the cracks that were characteristic of the Impure World Body on Tobirama's face.

A terrifying thought quietly crept into Orochimaru's mind.

"Is that so?"

While Orochimaru looked at Tobirama Senju with excitement, his hands were also busy.

He first unrolled a scroll, releasing three unconscious Sound Ninja, and then began to quickly form hand seals, intending to use the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

He wanted to verify his guess and see if the other party was really the Second Hokage.

If the other party is an imposter, then he can successfully summon the Edo Tensei Second Hokage.

If the other party is real, he will not be able to survive a second generation.

He hopes for the latter of the two scenarios.

Compared to destroying Konoha, he would rather have a like-minded person.

Indeed, he believed that Tobirama Senju, like himself, had used some kind of secret technique to prolong his life.

Otherwise, judging by his age, the Second Hokage of Konoha should have died of old age long ago.

"Teacher, is this alright?"

Orochimaru's intention to use the Impure World Reincarnation technique was obvious. The Third Hokage wanted to interrupt him with a ninjutsu, but Tobirama stopped him.

"It's okay, I also want to know if he can successfully summon my reanimated form."

With Tobirama deliberately holding back, Orochimaru successfully summoned three coffins.

The first thing to be opened was the coffin with a sticker bearing the number "four".

"It was empty after all."

Looking at the empty coffin with the character "four" on it, the Third Hokage breathed a sigh of relief.

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He was already under a lot of pressure facing the first generation and the potential second generation; if a fourth generation were to appear, it would truly be the end of him.

It's not that the Fourth Hokage was stronger than the First and Second Hokage, but rather that the Fourth Hokage's signature technique was the Flying Thunder God Technique.

In the opinion of the Third Hokage, the Fourth Hokage used the Flying Thunder God Technique even better than the Second Hokage.

With such an elusive assassin present, the pressure during wartime would be immense.

Fortunately, the Fourth Hokage's soul was taken by the Grim Reaper, so even if Orochimaru had the Fourth Hokage's body tissue, he couldn't summon him.

"Did it fail?"

Orochimaru frowned.

He also knew that the fourth generation's soul had been taken by the Grim Reaper, and this was just an experiment to see if this forbidden technique could snatch someone from the Grim Reaper's grasp.

It seems that even the Impure World Reincarnation technique can't compete with the Shinigami.

"But it doesn't matter, our real trump cards are these two."

Under Orochimaru's expectant gaze, the coffins bearing the characters "First" and "Second" were opened one after another, revealing the figures of the First and Second Hokage inside.

At this time, Orochimaru had not yet suppressed the consciousness of the First and Second Hokage, who were reanimated.

When they opened their eyes and saw the Third Hokage, they recognized him at first glance.

Edo Tensei Hashirama couldn't help but say, "Monkey, it's been a long time. You've gotten so old."

The Third Hokage was somewhat amused and exasperated upon hearing this, saying, "I'm so old, I'm really sorry, First Hokage."

"Hey~ who's that person next to you? They look kind of familiar."

Edo Tensei Hashirama scratched his head, adopting a thoughtful expression.

Unable to stand it any longer, the reanimated Tobirama yelled at the reanimated Hashirama, "You idiot brother, didn't you realize that guy over there is impersonating me?"

Edo Tensei Hashirama suddenly realized, "I understand now, there are two Tobirama here."

"There aren't two. It's obvious that the guy on the other side is fake. I am the real Tobirama Senju."

After yelling at his idiot older brother again, Edo Tensei Tobirama turned to Tobirama beside the Third Hokage and asked irritably, "Hey you over there, who are you? Why are you impersonating me?"

Tobirama covered his face and complained, "I knew I couldn't possibly go to sign the peace treaty with Kumogakure without any preparation. Turns out, I'm this stupid in this timeline."

Clearly, the Edo Tensei Tobirama overheard the real Tobirama's sarcastic remark and immediately retorted angrily, "Hey, what do you mean?"

"Isn't my meaning obvious?" Tobirama Senju pointed at him and Edo Tensei Hashirama and continued, "You, who were resurrected and brought back to life by the Impure World Reincarnation technique, shouldn't you first break free from the control of this technique before speaking to me?"

"Um?"

After being reminded by the real Tobirama, the Edo Tobirama also realized what was happening.

He immediately made a rapid hand seal in the opposite direction, trying to break free from the control of the Impure World Reincarnation.

Unfortunately, Orochimaru, who had been prepared all along, did not give the reanimated Tobirama a chance to complete the hand seals.

He preemptively planted the talisman into the heads of the impure Hashirama and Tobirama, instantly rendering them unconscious.

Seeing that the two men's eyes had dimmed, Tobirama couldn't help but complain again, "You're really stupid."

(End of this chapter)