Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 350 The Corpse Demon Sealing Technique! The Grim Reaper Appears!

In the dense forest atop Hokage Rock, Hiruzen Sarutobi was not in good condition. He was panting heavily as he crouched on a tree trunk, his Vajra staff held protectively at his side, his expression extremely vigilant.

"This technique is really troublesome," Hiruzen Sarutobi thought to himself.

Because they lacked self-awareness, and because the Impure World Reincarnation technique was not yet fully perfected, Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju's full power was not unleashed.

This is why Hiruzen Sarutobi was able to fight two opponents at once, and Orochimaru was able to fight three opponents at once, and they were still able to hold on until now.

During this time, he also destroyed the bodies of Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju twice. As beings resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation technique, they could be resurrected an unlimited number of times without worrying about chakra.

The technique developed by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, was indeed recorded in the Book of Seals. Hiruzen Sarutobi was also familiar with this technique, but because it was not perfect, Tobirama Senju did not describe it in detail, nor did he write how to break it.

However, the experienced Hiruzen Sarutobi had already figured it out: a direct confrontation would not solve the problem, and he didn't know how to undo the technique. After much thought, he concluded that only sealing it could solve the problem.

Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the dark black mark on his arm again.

"Flying Thunder God," Hiruzen Sarutobi muttered to himself with a somewhat solemn expression.

During his previous encounter with Tobirama Senju, he was somehow struck by the opponent's Flying Thunder God Mark.

Just then, a murderous intent flashed by, and Hiruzen Sarutobi swiftly blocked with the Adamantine Staff in his hand. The next second, Tobirama Senju instantly appeared beside Hiruzen Sarutobi using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Hiruzen Sarutobi grabbed the Vajra Staff and slammed it down on Tobirama Senju. Tobirama Senju's expression was cold and emotionless. Half of his body was smashed to pieces on the spot, and the Edo Tensei dust filled the air. At the same time, Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression changed, and he flung the Vajra Staff in his hand far away.

"Mutual Explosive Tags Technique!" With only half his body remaining, Tobirama Senju formed a tiger-shaped hand seal with one hand and shouted.

A series of explosive tags detonated on the Vajra Staff, and the smoke from the explosions quickly obscured the area. A moment later, Hiruzen Sarutobi emerged from the smoke, his feet barely touching the ground before he was still struggling to stand.

"Wood Release: Tree Explosion Burial!" Hashirama Senju shouted, his hands clasped together.

The wood beneath Hiruzen Sarutobi's feet suddenly expanded as if it were about to explode. The old man's movements were still very sharp. Despite his forehead being covered in sweat and his face being somewhat pale, he still managed to take off into the air in the first instant.

With a hand seal, several shadow clones exploded out, and five Hiruzen Sarutobi appeared simultaneously in the sky above the dense forest.

"I have to destroy this place in one fell swoop," Hiruzen Sarutobi thought to himself. With a thought, all five figures began to form hand seals at the same time.

In the dense forest, Orochimaru noticed this scene, a look of solemnity appearing in his eyes. He manipulated the Impure World Reincarnation technique, causing Hashirama Senju, who was originally preparing to continue the pursuit, to pause and change his mind about casting the technique.

High in the sky, Hiruzen Sarutobi roared, "Ninja Art: Five Elements: Great Combo Bullet Technique!"

Each of the five figures left a handprint, and the five elements of wind, thunder, water, fire, and earth erupted simultaneously, transforming into five chakra energy bullets that fell from the sky.

This operation had a very wide coverage area, encompassing the figures of Tobirama Senju, Hashirama Senju, and Orochimaru, who had just recovered, along with the entire dense forest.

The five elements of wind, thunder, water, fire, and earth collided with each other just before they fell into the dense forest.

First, the wind intensified the fire, and the thunder amplified the water's power, further enhancing the spell's strength. However, this effect lasted only a moment. After a brief fusion, an extremely ferocious explosion occurred.

With a loud boom, the massive Hokage Rock trembled, and cracks of varying sizes appeared on the heads of the Fourth Hokage.

The lush green forest above was blasted to smithereens, and raging flames swept through, turning the area into a scorching hell.

At that moment, right in the center of the barrage of projectiles, a charred, broken ghost face, burned by the intense heat of the flames, still withstood the attack.

This is none other than Hashirama Senju's Wood Release: Ranking Technique!

When Hiruzen Sarutobi released his shadow clones and leaped into the air, Orochimaru, as his disciple, had already anticipated what his teacher would do. Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju were both resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, so they were not afraid of any of Hiruzen Sarutobi's techniques. However, Orochimaru was still somewhat worried, so he immediately manipulated Hashirama Senju to set up a defense.

"We've been tricked." Hiruzen Sarutobi's five figures simultaneously landed around the ranking technique.

Three of the shadow clones immediately slammed their hands down on the ground, their chakra surging, and shouted, "Three-Way Seal!"

A verdant triangular barrier, connected by the three shadow clones, sealed the Ranking Technique and Hiruzen Sarutobi's other two figures within a confined space.

At the same time, Hiruzen Sarutobi ripped off his Hokage robe and threw it on the ground, then casually released another shadow clone.

He understands Orochimaru just as Orochimaru understands him. When he unleashes the Five Elements Technique: Great Combo, Orochimaru will definitely find a way to defend himself.

That's exactly the effect Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted!

"Where the leaves dance, the fire will never die. It seems that today is the day I will turn into a fallen leaf." Hiruzen Sarutobi's true form glanced at the chaotic village with a hint of reluctance, his eyes filled with nostalgia.

Perhaps he was a very shrewd Hokage, holding power for the longest period in the entire history of Konoha, and rising to power twice.

However, it cannot be denied that when sacrifice is truly necessary, Hiruzen Sarutobi will never back down.

When the Flying Thunder God mark struck him, he knew that he had to bring this battle to a close.

It was not only a resolution with Orochimaru, but also a resolution with his teacher, the First Hokage.

He wanted to seal away the souls of these three people, along with his own life.

The ranking technique exploded, revealing Orochimaru, Tobirama Senju, and Hashirama Senju. The three immediately attacked Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was standing nearby.

However, it seems it's already too late.

After completing a series of hand seals—巳, 亥, 未, 卯, 戌, 子, 酉, 午, 巳—Hiruzen Sarutobi clasped his hands together and uttered a low shout: "Dead Demon Seal!"

A terrifying pressure of the soul erupted from behind him. In an instant, both Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju froze, as if they had encountered some kind of natural enemy. Orochimaru felt a tightness in his heart and tried to mobilize his chakra to force the two to move quickly, but there was no response at all.

"As expected, my prediction was correct. The Impure World Reincarnation technique pulls the souls sleeping in the Pure Land back into the mortal world, which already violates the rules of the Pure Land. As the manager of the Pure Land, the Shinigami has absolute control over souls that escape to the mortal world!" Hiruzen Sarutobi thought to himself.

Fortunately, this technique is not yet perfected, otherwise Tobirama-sensei would definitely have found a way to solve this weakness, right?

The First and Second Hokage were completely suppressed by the pressure of the Grim Reaper and unable to move. Orochimaru was caught off guard and his movements were also slowed down. Hiruzen Sarutobi's true form pressed his hands onto his shoulders.

Since it was a sealing technique, it must have a very strong suppressive effect. After Orochimaru's teacher pressed down on his shoulder, he felt his body sink and he could no longer move.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"Old man!" Orochimaru roared with a hint of fear and resentment.

"It's over." A hint of sorrow flashed in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by a murderous intent.

The remaining two shadow clones also directly pinned down Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju. Then, the Shinigami behind Hiruzen Sarutobi began to move.

The Grim Reaper drew the short sword from his waist and, with slow but powerful movements, plunged it into Hashirama Senju's reanimated body. Then, as if he had grabbed something, he slowly pulled his hand out of Hashirama's body, along with Hashirama's soul.

The short sword fell, instantly severing the bond between Hashirama Senju's soul and his reanimated body. Then, without a word, the Shinigami devoured Hashirama Senju's soul, as if tasting something delicious, and even chewed it a couple of times.

After dealing with Hashirama Senju, the Shinigami once again turned their attention to Tobirama Senju, who was also completely suppressed.

Meanwhile, on the rooftop of a building in Konoha, Bane was pondering the matter of fusing chakra attributes and awakening his bloodline limit.

What he combined were the attributes of water and earth.

"By combining the attributes of water and earth, I have created Wood Release." A splash of water appeared in Bane's left palm, and a large amount of earth appeared in his right palm. He muttered to himself as he repeatedly clasped his hands together.

The two types of chakra continuously merged in his hand, vaguely resembling mud and water, before suddenly exploding after a moment.

Clearly, Bane's chakra fusion failed.

He chuckled self-deprecatingly and said, "It's definitely not that simple."

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned his attention back to the battle on the Hokage Rock in the distance. The reason he had suddenly decided to try fusing attributes here was because he had seen Hashirama Senju's Advent of the World of Trees and was itching to do it.

Orochimaru had previously been in charge of researching Wood Release Kekkei Genkai in Konoha, so it can be said that he was very knowledgeable about Wood Release Kekkei Genkai. He also talked about this with Bane when they were in Ryuchi Cave.

Before Hashirama Senju, the Senju clan, whose name was "Mori," had produced many ninjas with Wood Release Kekkei Genkai.

However, historically, Hashirama Senju's Wood Release was the strongest, which is why it seems that Wood Release evolved into his personal symbol.

In fact, according to Orochimaru's research and the records of the Senju clan, Wood Release is actually a bloodline limit born from the combination of water and earth attributes. It's not as mysterious as it seems, and it doesn't necessarily require the transplantation of Hashirama cells.

In the original story, Konohamaru's teammate, Kazamatsuri Moegi, awakened and developed the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai as normal.

However, limited by the amount of chakra she possessed, her Wood Release was quite ordinary, far from reaching the level of Hashirama Senju, the god of ninjas.

But Bane felt he still had a chance. If he could develop the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai, given his chakra reserves and even natural energy, the power he could unleash would probably be no less than that of Hashirama Senju.

While thinking about these things, Bane saw from afar that Hiruzen Sarutobi was using the Five Elements Technique: Great Combo Bullet Technique to blast the Tree World Advent into the ground.

Soon after, he saw Hiruzen Sarutobi release the Three Seals, sealing him and Orochimaru together. Then, a soul pressure that Bane had been waiting for appeared, and an excited smile appeared on his lips.

"You've finally shown yourself, Grim Reaper," Bane said softly, his gaze piercing through the chaos and locking onto the Grim Reaper spirit that appeared behind Hiruzen Sarutobi.

The moment he finished speaking, Bane lightly touched the ground with his feet, and his figure abruptly disappeared from the rooftop.

(End of this chapter)