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Then Sasuke immediately opened the scroll of seals, planning to use his Sharingan to copy the jutsu directly from the scroll.
The first jutsu was the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu that Naruto had already learned. Since he had already mastered it, Sasuke moved on.
The next jutsu was the one he came for—Minato Namikaze's famous Space-Time Ninjutsu: 'The Flying Thunder God Technique'.
This was exactly what Sasuke had come for.
''[Ding!]'' 'You studied the Flying Thunder God Technique and, combined with your knowledge from your previous life, you have learned the Flying Thunder God Technique and mastered all its derivative techniques!'
''[Ding!]'' 'You used the Flying Thunder God Technique and combined it with other space-time ninjutsu ideas from your previous life, improving it and creating the Eye of Time and Space!'
Next up was one of the most powerful taijutsu techniques: the Eight Gates.
''[Ding!]'' 'After observing the use of the Eight Gates, you gained some insights. You have learned the Eight Gates!'
''[Ding!]'' 'Through the Eight Gates and your understanding of the human body structure, you developed armor and created the perfect Eight Gates!'
The final jutsu was the legendary Reanimation Jutsu.
However, strictly speaking, this was not the full version. Only the enhanced version of the Reanimation Jutsu created by Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi could be considered the true Reanimation Jutsu.
But this wasn't a problem for Sasuke.
''[Ding!]'' 'You studied the Reanimation Jutsu and had an epiphany. You have learned the Reanimation Jutsu!'
''[Ding!]'' 'By combining the Reanimation Jutsu with your previous life's understanding, you created a complete version of the Reanimation Jutsu!'
As the knowledge of these three jutsu flooded Sasuke's mind, he felt a momentary headache. However, he quickly organized his thoughts.
''The Eye of Time and Space:'' This jutsu allows you to transfer any living beings and objects within your field of vision through space. The chakra consumption depends on the object being transferred. You can also place a time-space mark on all enemies within your field of vision, allowing you to perform spatial transfers through these marks. This method consumes less chakra.
''The Perfect Eight Gates:'' This version protects the user's body through a special method, preventing the damage typically caused by opening the Eight Gates. Even opening the Gate of Death will only greatly affect the mind, leaving the body weakened for about a month, depending on the user's physical fitness.
''The Complete Reanimation Jutsu:'' By extracting a certain amount of the deceased's body and using a living person as a container for the deceased's soul, the deceased can be reanimated in this world. The strength of the reanimated body is unaffected by the strength of the sacrifice, and the caster has full control over the reanimated person.
After sorting out these new jutsu, Sasuke couldn't help but feel ecstatic.
The Eye of Time and Space was incredibly powerful. As long as the enemy was in his line of sight, he could mark them, making escape impossible.
The Perfect Eight Gates allowed him to open the Gate of Death once a month. In this era, who could survive a kick from the Gate of Death?
And the Complete Reanimation Jutsu allowed him to reanimate his enemies after killing them, making his forces stronger as he fought. It was like having the abilities of a necromancer!
These abilities were simply amazing!
Sasuke learned some of the other forbidden techniques in the scroll, but none compared to these three.
After achieving his goal, Sasuke returned to the Hokage's office. Seeing that the two elders were still caught in their genjutsu-induced "duel," he mercifully put an end to their suffering.
Sasuke felt that he was being kind.
As for their bodies, he had no time to dispose of them. Whether anyone discovered the scene was beyond his concern.
Satisfied, Sasuke left the Hokage Building.
From today on, as long as he wasn't up against someone with Six Paths powers, he was invincible!
It didn't matter who it was—Pain or Madara Uchiha—they wouldn't survive a kick from the Gate of Death!
Afterward, Sasuke took Shukaku and razed the Shimura and Utatane clans to the ground. Since their leaders were gone, it only made sense that the rest should join them in the afterlife.
Finally, Sasuke woke Gaara and returned Shukaku to his body. After all, Shukaku's purpose was to launch the Tailed Beast Bomb, and now that it had served its purpose, it was time for Shukaku to return.
"By now, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Orochimaru should almost be done fighting. It's my turn to appear!" Sasuke whispered.
With those words, Sasuke disappeared.
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Within the Four Purple Flame Formation, Orochimaru was arrogantly mocking Hiruzen Sarutobi. "Old man, I've won this battle!"
Hearing this, Sarutobi didn't get angry. Instead, he spoke seriously: "It's my fault. If I hadn't been so soft-hearted back then, today's disaster wouldn't have happened."
"So, I will make up for my past mistakes by burying you here!"
"No matter what you do, it's too late. Konoha is doomed!" Orochimaru declared.
"Orochimaru, let me show you a secret technique you've never seen before," Sarutobi said as he and his two shadow clones began to perform the seals.
Orochimaru was shocked. "What kind of jutsu is it that I haven't seen before?!"
As Sarutobi completed the summoning jutsu, Orochimaru was taken aback.
"The next step is to catch him," Sarutobi muttered as he controlled his shadow clones to seal away the souls of the First and Second Hokage into the belly of the Reaper.
"Forgive me!" Sarutobi said as he closed his eyes, rushing toward Orochimaru with the Monkey King Enma in hand.
After a flurry of sword and staff clashes, Sarutobi found an opportunity to grab Orochimaru's body. The hand of the Reaper then grasped Orochimaru's soul through Sarutobi's body.
Orochimaru suddenly felt a searing pain in his soul. "Damn it! What have you done?!"
"Haha, Orochimaru, I'll use this technique to seal away both our souls and take you with me to the afterlife..." Sarutobi, though exhausted, held onto Orochimaru tightly.
For the sake of Konoha, he had to kill Orochimaru here!
"Are you kidding me? How could I die with an old man like you?!" Orochimaru cursed, trying to control the Kusanagi sword to kill Sarutobi.
Just then, a strong hand grabbed the Kusanagi sword.
"Long time no see, Orochimaru!"
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