Ninja Pot Shadow

This manifests externally as the Third Hokage using the Shadow Clone Technique to seal the First Hokage, Second Hokage, and Fourth Kazekage into his shadow clones. He is currently trying to grab Orochimaru's soul, but because his own strength is about to be exhausted, the dragging speed is particularly slow.

The Third Hokage believed that he was old and frail, and had used up too much chakra in the previous battle. Now that he had begun to summon spirits, he had no way out but to hold his breath and try to pull Orochimaru's soul out to sacrifice to the Grim Reaper.

On the other side, Inoichi used his ability to transfer perception to connect with his old buddies, Nara Shikaku and Akimichi Choza.

Afterwards, he recounted his own situation. Even Rino Yamanaka didn't know about the Mind Confusion Technique, let alone tell them, no matter how close they were.

Inoichi automatically mastered the art of shifting blame, and at this moment he shifted the blame to the First Hokage, vaguely saying that this was a backup plan the First Hokage had laid in order to have Ino treat the Third Hokage.

Don't ask, the answer is that the First Hokage was highly respected, wise, and resourceful.

Anyway, these ninjas in their thirties had never met the First Hokage, and Konoha Village had a series of measures to glorify the former leader. Now that the First Hokage was sealed by the Shinigami, it was truly a case of "dead men tell no tales," so they could say whatever they wanted.

The title of First Hokage certainly fooled the two of them.

After finishing the story of the first generation, Hai steered the conversation back to the main topic: "Time is short, Shikaku, you have to make a decision. Should we... save the third generation or not?"

His unspoken message was that we should support whoever becomes the new Hokage, but it was really difficult to say it outright.

Actually, Shikaku and the Third Hokage have a good personal relationship, and the friendship between the Ino-Shika-Cho trio and the Sarutobi family has a long history. But friendship is one thing, and adults often consider their own interests.

Did the Third Hokage and Danzo consider the issue of their relationship when facing the descendants of Uchiha Kagami?

Shikaku was 99% focused on weighing the pros and cons, while the Sound Village genin fighting him looked completely bewildered. "Holy crap? This is the leader of the Konoha Jonin team? My grandma's faster than you! You're holding back way too much!"

Akimichi Choza's attack power also instantly dropped by 90%.

Seeing that the two clan heads had started to go easy on them, the ninjas from the Nara and Akimichi clans followed suit. The head of the Yamanaka clan was not present, and seeing that their allies were going easy on them, they thought, "Let's go easy on them too."

The ninjas from the three families started to deal with the situation haphazardly, which in turn affected the Hyuga, Aburame, and Inuzuka families.

The famous expert at crushing weaklings, Hiashi Hyuga, who was originally defeating minions one by one with a single palm strike, noticed something was wrong. He used his Byakugan to observe the surroundings and couldn't understand why the Ino-Shika-Cho trio's attack power had weakened so much. No problem, the Hyuga clan followed suit!

His movements were as slow as an old man or woman practicing Tai Chi in a park. With the corpses of eight Sand Ninja and Sound Ninja piled up to the side, he managed to fight the ninth soldier to a standstill.

Even the Sarutobi clan's ninjas are going easy on us. Clan head and Hokage, haven't you always told us to keep a low profile? Well, we'll show you how low-profile we can be now!

Shikaku quickly made up his mind that he still had to help the Third Hokage. If he could live for another month, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio could prepare in advance and make arrangements in advance, so as not to be caught off guard and cause damage to the clan's interests.

Inoichi went even further, asking if he could take this opportunity to advance further. Shikaku refused decisively. He had enough experience, connections, and decisiveness, but becoming Hokage? He wouldn't do it; that job was too tiring!

The three families made an agreement to continue serving as the Hokage's assistants, regardless of who that Hokage was.

"One month is enough. Save him! Save the Third Hokage!" Inoichi immediately told Ino the result.

Ino began preparing for the next round of the contest, while also telling them to hurry up and capture a prisoner. She had already decided on a target: Sakon, one of Orochimaru's subordinates, was perfect. With two souls in one body, he would be an excellent gift for a Shinigami.

"Sakon? Okay, got it." Shikaku received the message and then began his fierce attack amidst the strange looks from the Hyuga Hiashi and other ninja clans!

Hiashi Hyuga was completely bewildered, not knowing what had gotten into the Ino-Shika-Cho trio today. Seeing them launch a fierce attack, he could only intensify his own offensive. With a single palm strike, he killed the Otogakure ninja who had been fighting him for over thirty rounds.

As one of the Sound Four and an important subordinate of Orochimaru, Sakon possessed considerable strength. However, when faced with over twenty Jonin from the Ino-Shika-Cho trio attacking him all at once, he was still defeated.

Before they could even react, they were pinned to the ground and brutally beaten by a group of Jonin. Then, they were smeared on the shoulders and back, tied up with ropes, and taken away.

The four had already lost one of their companions, Jirobo, to Ino's clutches. Now, the remaining two looked at each other, completely bewildered. They hadn't even seen what happened before their comrade was gone. Was this Konoha or a bandit's den? How could they be so skilled at kidnapping?

The Jonin of the Yamanaka family brought Sakon to the Yamanaka Flower Shop. Ino didn't say much, but put the Grim Reaper mask on Sakon's face. A second later, this guy with two souls in one body lost all his life force.

The Grim Reaper was quite pleased with the new toy Ino had found for him, and he played with the souls of Sakon and Ukon, which were connected together, by holding them in one hand.

He felt a little favorably toward his "mentally challenged" friend and took out a new mask and a ninjutsu scroll from his pocket and gave them to her.

The previous mask was more like a temporary item, but this one is a permanent tool for summoning the Grim Reaper, and the ninjutsu in the ninjutsu scroll is naturally the Reaper Death Seal.

Chapter 176 Orochimaru's Death

Ino couldn't personally use the Reaper Death Seal, but in order to maintain her relationship with the Shinigami and occasionally summon Him to give him gifts and increase her favorability, she still needed to keep this mask and the Reaper Death Seal scroll.

She collected them all, planning to find some unlucky guy to summon Death for her later.

Right now, we need to deal with the matter of the Third Hokage.

Death doesn't usually participate in the specific work of offering sacrifices. Whether you can pull the enemy's soul over or not doesn't matter. The summoner's soul is on His side. This is a guarantee. Whether you make a profit or not, He will definitely not lose money.

At this point, the Third Hokage was exhausted and was on the verge of collapse.

The Grim Reaper was in a good mood today. His new friend Ino, who was a bit "mentally challenged," was radiating a dark aura, which was much more pleasing to the eye than those members of the Uzumaki clan who were radiating a yang aura.

The First Hokage, the Second Hokage, the Third Hokage, and the Fourth Kazekage are all high-quality souls. In addition, there is also the "little gift" of Sakon and Ukon. He felt that coming out today was a huge win, so he didn't mind personally lending a hand. After all, by bringing Orochimaru over, he had gained another high-quality soul. Why not?

The Third Hokage felt his vision blurring and his strength nearly exhausted; he was already preparing for the worst.

If all else fails, I'll seal Orochimaru's hands; then my old life won't have been wasted.

Just as he was about to give up, he saw the Grim Reaper's right hand, which was grabbing Orochimaru, suddenly solidify, its arm covered with black runes, and with a flick of its wrist, a string of prayer beads appeared, instantly increasing the pulling force dozens of times.

The Third Hokage stared in disbelief as Orochimaru's soul was extracted from his body. The fear, confusion, and hatred in his beloved student's eyes vanished along with the soul leaving his body.

Without a soul, Orochimaru's body slumped to the ground, like an empty shell.

The ninja from the nearby Sound Village cried out in surprise. These sounds seemed very far away from the Third Hokage, as if they were on the horizon, vague and indistinct. He couldn't explain his own thoughts at that moment, and was just mechanically forming hand seals.

"Seal!" A seal appeared on the Third Hokage's stomach, seemingly sealing Orochimaru's soul into his body. In reality, those souls were already with the Shinigami; he was merely a conduit.

As per the agreement between the Shinigami and Ino to delay payment, three-quarters of the Third Hokage's soul was also taken. The old man was exhausted and fainted on the spot.

Led by Kidomaru, the ninjas of Otogakure risked their lives to steal Orochimaru's corpse and fled Konoha in panic.

The ninjas from Sunagakure were completely bewildered. What exactly are we here for?

After all, they were ninjas from a major ninja village. Despite their defeat, they remained composed. Konoha did not press them further, allowing Gaara to step forward and explain what had happened that day. They were skeptical, but eventually they all withdrew from Konoha. They had no choice but to leave, as the pollen was thick here. The Sunagakure ninjas, who were used to harsh environments and had goggles and scarves, were now feeling quite uncomfortable. "Let's leave first and discuss things slowly," they said.

After the enemy retreated, Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado immediately stepped forward to take charge of the aftermath, without even glancing at the Third Hokage lying in the dust.

"Asuma, take the barrier team and set up a barrier at the village entrance. Konoha is at its weakest right now, hurry!"

"Hong, call all the women and children out of the safe house and help rescue them."

"Shikaku! I order you to gather all Jonin. If Sunagakure and Otogakure do not give Konoha an explanation, war will be their only fate!"

"Haiyi, the intelligence department has failed in its duty once again. Your work has truly disappointed me! Look at the damage to the village; this is all a result of your incompetence!"

The two advisors frantically shifted the blame, and the Ino-Shika-Cho clan, along with many other ninja clans, were already used to their audacity in making a big deal out of nothing.

They first shift the blame to you, then appease you in a couple of days, talk about personal friendship, and the matter is eventually smoothed over. They've been doing this for over thirty years.

Shikaku and Inoichi remained silent, neither of them mentioning that the Third Generation was still alive, wanting to see the two advisors put on a spectacular performance.

The more powerful you are now, the more shameful you will be later.

The two advisors were busy giving instructions.

The ninja clan heads were busy taking stock of the losses.

We mobilized hundreds of ninjas from our clan for the village, with men fighting and women carrying supplies. After a fierce, arduous, and desperate battle, the clan leaders fought bravely and led their clansmen into battle several times. Now, after taking stock, we found that we lost two shuriken. The village is compensating us with the two plots of land in front of Konoha Hospital. Isn't that a very reasonable thing to do?

Ino put away the Grim Reaper mask and the scroll sealing the corpse demon, and removed the earthen walls around the mountain flower shop.

With her active participation, the destruction suffered by Konoha Village this time was much greater than in the original timeline...

In particular, the ninjutsu used by the First Hokage, the Second Hokage, and the Fourth Kazekage leveled countless houses and nearly changed the terrain of the village.

Instead of engaging in the power struggles of the big shots, she opened the doors of her mountain flower shop and... started selling medicine!

A highly effective medicine for treating pollen allergies.

The First Hokage's Wood Release technique could create the Forest of Death. Even decades after his death, Konoha still used the Forest of Death as a training ground.

The First Hokage's chakra possesses a certain property that resonates with the natural environment, so it will never disappear. The Flower World that Ino created with his chakra will also not disappear. Pollen is not easy to deal with. Should she use Wind Release to blow it away? If she blows it all over the world, then her medicine can be sold all over the world.

Relatively speaking, the moral standards of Konoha ninjas are quite high. They chose to dispose of the pollen by burying it, which slowed down the process considerably.

Villagers who had inhaled large amounts of pollen needed medical attention, and Ino appeared just in time.

Look, our family owns the only flower shop in Konoha Village. It's perfectly reasonable for us to sell some pollen medicine now, right?

What? You suspect I caused this pollen? How can you slander me like this?

"Guards, take this guy to the Konoha Interrogation Department and ask him if he's a spy for Sunagakure or Otogakure! Show him everything—branding irons, clamps, hammers, torture devices, bamboo skewers—and let him see how the Konoha Interrogation Department conducts its law enforcement in a civilized manner. Let's see if he dares to spout nonsense again!"

Ino called Shikamaru and Sakura to help, and the villagers they had previously rescued also helped spread the word.

Before Kidomaru and Tayuya had even left the village with Orochimaru's corpse on their backs, while the body was still warm, she had already set up her stall selling medicine and masks.

Ino's main body was selling medicine. After checking, she felt that she still had enough chakra, so she summoned a giant slug sage. Then she created fifty shadow clones and led the slug sage's clones to save people in the village.

She couldn't give up the profits she had already gained, and she also wanted a good reputation.

Chapter 177 The Post-War Era

The village is ravaged by floods, and there are still vines and trees with vigorous vitality that are still pushing their way out of the soil. The air is filled with yellow sand and pollen.

Countless villagers lay in pools of blood. From the place where the Sunagakure ninjas summoned the giant snake at the village entrance, all the way to the Chunin Exam site, almost all buildings taller than three meters had disappeared, lying haphazardly, covered with the corpses of ninjas and villagers.

The head of Konoha Hospital, Dr. Hanfang, was organizing a team for emergency treatment. Ino's fifty shadow clones, along with the slug sage's clones, immediately joined the rescue effort. If they saw anyone with pollen allergies, they recommended that they buy medicine at the mountain flower shop, emphasizing that it's always good to seek treatment early...

Villagers spontaneously launched a rescue effort, with the owners of barbecue restaurants, Yile Ramen, Ganligan, Mandiantang, and Jiyingtang all mobilizing their resources to help.

Senior students from the Konoha Ninja Academy also emerged from the shelter. These teenagers, seeing the devastation in the village, all stepped forward to help.

Naruto was inspired by Ino's fifty shadow clones. "I'm familiar with this technique. Let's create five hundred shadow clones!"

Sasuke and Sakura both joined the rescue effort.

Everyone, including Asuma, his own son, believed that the Third Hokage, who had used the Reaper Death Seal, was dead. The two advisors gave instructions while quietly discussing the selection of the new Hokage.

They are similar to Lu Jiu; they have a clear understanding of themselves. They are fine with offering advice or making sarcastic remarks, but they fall short when it comes to making the final decisions.

Neither of them had any intention of becoming Hokage; they only wanted to continue serving as their advisors, whether for thirty years or fifty years.

Being an advisor is great! When there's a battle, the Hokage is there to protect you. You have a high position and great power in peacetime. If something really goes wrong, you only offer advice and don't take any responsibility!

"How about... Danzo?" Koharu Utatane asked in a low voice.

Mitomon Homura slowly shook his head. Danzo would criticize anyone he could get his hands on. Except for Koharu Utatane, the village beauty from back then, who he had given some face to, the other two male members of the F4 group had been criticized by him countless times.

Mitokado Yan didn't want to see Danzo's deadpan face every day.

Moreover, Danzo was too ruthless and disregarded all rules.

“The Daimyo will not agree to Danzo becoming Hokage.” He nodded slightly, gesturing for Koharu Utatane to look at the white-haired man in the red jacket in the distance, who was Jiraiya, who had just arrived from the village entrance to provide support.

What do you mean by "how is this thing?"