Impure World Reincarnation

Just as Araki was fighting against the Third Hokage, the battle between the Suna Shinobi and Konoha Shinobi was truly fierce.

Keshiro was fighting against Orochimaru, but in the middle of the fight, he would switch his target to other Suna Shinobi and leave a Shadow Clone to fight against Orochimaru.

It wasn't that he was scared of Orochimaru. In reality, he could defeat Orochimaru with his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan quite easily. The thing was, he remembered that Araki had given him a warning to not touch Orochimaru.

It was because Araki mentioned that Orochimaru was his 'prey'. He wanted to personally send this snake to the afterlife.

That was why, while fighting against Orochimaru, Keshiro kept note of the position of his clan members and was prepared to protect them at any moment. Orochimaru naturally noticed that Uchiha Keshiro wasn't serious while fighting him.

He didn't care much of the reason, but all he wanted to do was go to Araki's position and kill him. Araki was fighting against the Third Hokage. Orochimaru believed that if he and the Third Hokage joined forces, they could kill Araki!

However, Uchiha Keshiro was blocking his way. Every time he was about to break past him, Keshiro would pull him back as if he was adamant in not making Orochimaru interfere Araki's fight against the Hokage.

As the fight was going on between them all, a head flew in their direction.

Even from afar, Orochimaru could see that this was Hiruzen's head. He stayed silent for some time as he didn't have much emotional attachment. Still, he couldn't help but feel distressed since he had thought that with Hiruzen, it would have been easier to defeat Araki.

All was not lost though… Orochimaru still had his trump card.

He used a bit more chakra and used an Earth Jutsu to go underground and approach Araki.

This time, Keshiro didn't stop Orochimaru. It was because Araki had dealt with the Third Hokage. Well, not that he had to worry about Araki, but he didn't think it would be a bad idea to assist him.

Keshiro looked towards the Suna Shinobi and could finally give them his complete attention. A Red Coloured Skeleton appeared above his body as he stared at his enemies…

He coldly spoke the name of this ability, "Susanoo."

With that, he went off to massacre Suna Shinobi. There was not a hint of mercy present in his eyes…

Meanwhile, Orochimaru appeared in front of Araki.

As he stared at the headless body of Hiruzen, Orochimaru let out a sigh. Perhaps if he had been faster, he could have saved Hiruzen and fought against Araki together.

But he knew that there was no use in having regrets at this point.

Araki turned towards him, mildly amused that Orochimaru dared to show his face to him here, "So what? Have you come here to shorten your life even further? I think you still have like a year or two to live."

"I cannot allow you to grow any stronger. I have mastered this technique just to kill you, Senju Araki!" Orochimaru stated with complete confidence.

Araki was a bit surprised to see this. This confidence meant that Orochimaru really had some good trump card under his sleeves.

"Oh, really?" Araki seemed to be asking Orochimaru with an indifferent look.

Orochimaru raised his hand and made a hand seal, "Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation."

Two coffins appeared in front of him.

Araki's eyes widened at these words. He understood just why Orochimaru was so confident about taking him on. He had perfected this Jutsu.

"Heh… So, you knew this Jutsu? I can more or less guess the two you have summoned. And that was the last straw, Orochimaru. You do die now…" Araki said with a grim look on his face.

"Well, this is also good. Both teach and student dying near the same time. What a great bond you have." Araki said while staring at the coffins.

The covers of the coffins fell, and two individuals could be seen there. One with Red Armour while the other wearing Blue Armour.

Both of them were the late First Hokage, Senju Hashirama and the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, respectively.

Orochimaru went forward and placed a kunai with a tagged seal on it. Araki naturally saw the seal and smiled mysteriously…

Well, well, the situation wasn't as bad as he had thought.

Reddish marks appeared on Araki's face as he stared at Orochimaru, "If you think you can defeat me by making me fight against my grandfather and my granduncle, then you are dead wrong, Orochimaru. I won't show any mercy to you, regardless of who is protecting you."

At that moment, Tobirama opened his mouth and spoke, "So, we have been reanimated using my Edo Tensei jutsu, huh?"

"Correct, Second Hokage. The two of you are going to fight against Senju Araki. He is none other than your grandson, First Hokage. And not just that, he has also inherited your Mokuton. A troublesome opponent indeed…" Orochimaru said while staring at Araki.

Meanwhile, Hashirama was staring at Araki. He naturally heard of Orochimaru's words and a faint smile appeared on his lips when he saw the markings on Araki's face. The markings of Sage Mode…

Tobirama was shocked though. He then stared at Araki and noticed some resemblance between Araki and his elder brother.

However, unlike the naïve feeling that Hashirama gave out, Araki seemed to be giving out a cold aura. Moreover, with his sensing ability, he could sense that Araki's chakra was huge… Even greater than his own during his prime.

"What is happening over here?" He couldn't help but ask this second question.

"Senju Araki has killed the Third Hokage. And he is going to kill me soon. I will be using the two of you to kill him."

Tobirama and Hashirama both furrowed their brows in confusion. To hear that their descendant had killed the Third Hokage… Just what was going on?

However, Orochimaru was not in a mood to answer this question, and he said, "Now… You will kill Senju Araki!"

The look in their eyes changed. It was similar to that of a dead look. As if they didn't have their consciousness…

"Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu!"

"Wood Style: Wood Dragon Jutsu!"

Upon seeing these two attacks, Araki remained on the spot. When the Wood Dragon was close enough, he raised his hand seal and made it collide with the Water Dragon, making it explode and nullify both attacks.

"Orochimaru, you shouldn't have summoned these two. My mastery over the Wood Style is far beyond your understanding." With that, Araki moved forward and went on to punch Hashirama.

There was no hesitation in his eyes even though he was up against his grandfather. He knew that his grandfather wasn't in control of his actions, and it would be foolish to remain hesitant in striking the body, which could be considered immortal.