Chapter 28: The Third Generation's Death

"This won't work."

The Third Hokage was in a desperate situation. It was hard enough to deal with Orochimaru, and now he had to face two generations of Hokage.

"Old friend, please help me delay some time."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked sad. He and Enma, his summon, had been partners for decades, and Enma knew what Hiruzen was going to do. In this situation, the only useful thing was probably that technique—the same one Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage, used to deal with the Nine-Tails.

"Hah!" The Third Hokage's eyes were round as he completed the seals and waited for the jutsu to charge.

Looking at Hiruzen inside the barrier, Orochimaru was puzzled. On the battlefield outside, Sasuke and Jiraiya were fighting intensely. However, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Sasuke was always at a disadvantage.

"Sasuke boy, you're amazing."

Jiraiya clapped his hands, and a small, house-sized Gamabunta appeared.

"Use the oil fire bomb for the fire bomb."

The large amount of oil spat out from Gamabunta's mouth merged with Jiraiya's fire bomb and rushed towards Sasuke with tremendous force.

"I'll take them, little sir." Sasuke bit his thumb, slapped the ground with one hand, and used the ninjutsu he learned from the Book of Seals.

"One Rashomon."

Rashomon is a summoning technique with extremely terrifying defense. His current limit is three Rashomons, but to save his physical strength, Sasuke only used one layer. Rashomon not only blocked the oil and fire bomb but also blocked Jiraiya's sight. Sasuke took the opportunity to retreat.

He sensed a terrible and cold breath appearing out of thin air—it seemed that the Shinigami had been summoned by the Third Hokage. There was no need to waste time with Jiraiya here.

Immediately, Sasuke said, "Jiraiya, if you don't break the barrier now, it may be too late."

"Damn it."

Jiraiya knew he couldn't take Sasuke down for a while. Although this kid was young, his strength was not to be underestimated.

"I'll deal with you after I finish the things inside."

Then he turned around to break the barrier. Sasuke sneered and disappeared. The Four Purple Flame Formation is not as good as the Four Red Yang Formation, but it is not something that can be broken easily. By the time Jiraiya enters, the Third Hokage's body will probably be dead.

It's time to go in and finish off the enemy, and by the way, see how the always conceited Orochimaru is doing. In the dense forest created by the Wood Release, inside the barrier, the Third Hokage's chest was pierced by Orochimaru's Kusanagi.

However, his hands firmly grasped Orochimaru, and the Shinigami behind him, which no one could see, also captured Orochimaru's soul through his body. If the Third Hokage were not old and weak, Orochimaru's soul would have been swallowed by the Shinigami.

"Ah, old man, let go."

Orochimaru lost his usual composure because he felt real despair for the first time. It was several times more dangerous than facing Hanzo of the Salamander when he was young.

"Orochimaru, cough cough." The Third Hokage looked at Orochimaru with a long-lost smile, and he remembered the time when they were master and apprentice.

"If that hadn't happened, you might have become the Hokage."

"What a pity."

Changing the subject, the Third Hokage's eyes turned fierce.

"You shouldn't have come to Konoha, trying to destroy the beauty here."

The pulling force of the Shinigami behind him suddenly increased with the Third Hokage's decisiveness, and Orochimaru's soul was dragged out a long way.

"Hahaha." Orochimaru exerted force with his fingers, and the Kusanagi sword held by Enma rushed forward again, and most of the sword pierced into the Third Hokage's pleura. The two of them bled profusely, but Orochimaru was not worried, because his body was full of vitality. How could the old man beat him?

"Beautiful?"

He opened his mouth and sarcastically said:

"The death of Konoha's White Fang, the death of Nawaki, the death of Minato, the extermination of the Uchiha clan—all of this, you dare to say that you have nothing to do with it?"

"You personally killed an unprecedentedly powerful Konoha."

"Hahaha, ridiculous, you actually want to compare the great achievements of the First Hokage."

"Shut up."

Hiruzen was furious, and the two wrestled unwillingly. Sasuke walked in and saw that the two were still bickering, so he stood aside and watched.

However, the emotions of the Third Hokage and Orochimaru were different. If it weren't for Enma controlling the Kusanagi sword, the Third Hokage would have died in his hands long ago. The moment he saw Sasuke, Orochimaru was ecstatic.

"Sasuke-kun, help me kill this summoned beast."

Sasuke took a step, without using the Body Flicker Technique, deliberately leaving some space for the Third Hokage to think. Sure enough, the Third Hokage seized the opportunity, and he knew what would happen next, so he took action immediately.

"The Shinigami, put away the knife."

The huge ghost with seven heads in its mouth took the knife out and cut off the soul of Orochimaru's hands with one strike.

"Ah ah!"

Orochimaru screamed, and Sasuke came to Enma's side. His hand covered with lightning penetrated Enma's heart without any hindrance. With a little effort, a fresh beating heart was taken out by him.

"Orochimaru, are you okay?" Sasuke asked with pretended worry.

Orochimaru was in no mood to pay attention to him at the moment, immersed in the pain of losing his hands. For a man like him, who loves to study and explore the truth of the world, losing his hands was equivalent to losing everything.

After a long silence, Orochimaru seemed to hear the sound of the barrier breaking, and he came back to his senses. He stared at Sasuke, who was torturing the Third Hokage with his eyes fixed, and he forgot that he still had Sasuke. As long as he took over Sasuke's body, he would be restored to his original state, and his strength would also increase significantly.

However, the preparation for the body possession ceremony was very troublesome and took a long time. Before that, he could find Tsunade to help him heal. This way, he could be sure. As for Sasuke, Orochimaru thought that he was at most a jonin, so he just needed to be on guard and there was no need to make a fuss.

On the contrary, he made up his mind to train Sasuke. After all, this is the most perfect container for his future. Orochimaru, who had figured it out, showed a sinister smile.

"Sasuke-kun, we should leave."

"There is a very troublesome guy coming soon."

Sasuke broke the neck of the Third Hokage and sent him to the death, letting him take his last breath. How could he not feel anything? Shouldn't he have a sense of joy of revenge? Back then, he suddenly awakened the Sharingan because of the demise of his family.

Orochimaru seemed to know Sasuke's thoughts and said, "Sasuke-kun's character has long been impossible to be affected by external things. This is rare."

Tsk, isn't this a disguised way of saying that he is cold-blooded? Although Sasuke agreed with Orochimaru's point of view, he still felt unhappy.

Jiraiya finally arrived. Looking at the body of the Third Hokage, he felt complicated.

"Long time no see, Orochimaru."

"Well, Jiraiya, you are still so unkempt," Orochimaru said disdainfully.

"You can even kill your own teacher. I won't let you escape this time."

"Hahaha, don't make me laugh."

Orochimaru and Sasuke's figures turned into smoke and disappeared in an instant, leaving only Jiraiya in the wind.

He ran away before he finished speaking—this... this is too unethical. He gave up the idea of chasing Orochimaru and Sasuke and walked towards the Third Hokage. At the moment, letting the teacher rest in peace was the most important thing.