It was just a single jutsu, yet Orochimaru felt utterly shocked.
He muttered to himself, "Yoruha-kun, you're still as powerful as you were three years ago. But I'm not the same as I was back then.
I know how strong you are, and I won't be as reckless as I was three years ago. Ordinary jutsu mean nothing to you. I've thought about this very clearly over the past three years."
"However, you're so strong that it's worth using this technique against you," Orochimaru said with a serious expression.
Yoruha watched Orochimaru quietly, not interrupting his thoughts.
Kabuto, standing nearby, narrowed his eyes slightly at Orochimaru's words. "Could it be that Lord Orochimaru is going to use that move?" Kabuto swallowed in shock. Orochimaru began forming hand seals.
He knew that Yoruha's personality wouldn't lead him to interrupt. Soon, after completing the hand seals, Orochimaru slapped the ground. "Edo Tensei."
Yoruha's lips curled into a slight smile. "So it really is that jutsu. I'm curious to see who you can summon."
Yoruha was intrigued, though he had some guesses. With a rumbling sound, four coffins slowly rose in front of Orochimaru.
The coffins were marked with the numbers one, two, three, and four.
Seeing these four coffins, Yoruha chuckled. "Interesting. I guessed correctly; you really summoned these four."
Kabuto was equally shocked at the sight of the coffins. "Lord Orochimaru must have collaborated with that guy; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to control these four."
Yoruha calmly waited for the people inside the coffins to emerge. Orochimaru approached the coffins and looked at Yoruha.
"Yoruha-kun, you can probably guess who's inside these coffins, can't you? But you surprised me; I thought you would run away."
Yoruha smiled. "Just curious, that's all." Orochimaru was momentarily stunned; Yoruha's reason sounded quite arrogant.
However, Orochimaru didn't mind. In his view, Yoruha was destined to die here today, and he was very interested in Yoruha's body.
His interest had even surpassed that in Sasuke's body. A civilian ninja, without any special bloodline or kekkei genkai, yet able to become so strong—his body must be extraordinary.
Orochimaru shook his head. "I hope you'll still be this arrogant later."
With that, Orochimaru formed the hand seal for "Release." "Crack, rumble." As Orochimaru lifted the seals on the four coffins, they erupted with terrifying chakra.
Even the Three-Tails, swimming in the nearby sea, sensed it. From the depths of the ocean, it felt that chakra. "This chakra, no doubt about it, it's that guy's chakra. How is it here?"
"Could it be that brat Yoruha summoned it?" The Three-Tails was a bit worried and headed towards Yoruha. Although it often bickered with Yoruha, it had come to genuinely acknowledge him as a summoner.
It didn't want Yoruha to be in any danger. The terrifying chakra cracked the ground like a spiderweb, spreading for dozens of meters. The power of this chakra was evident.
After the coffin shattered, its occupant was revealed. Seeing these four individuals, Kabuto Yakushi's eyes narrowed slightly, "As expected, it's them. Lord Orochimaru actually found a way to control these four."
"Is it that guy's jutsu?" Kabuto recalled the ninja who collaborated with Orochimaru, the only one capable of controlling such powerful shinobi.
As the four slowly opened their eyes, a strong aura of pressure immediately emanated from them.
This was the pressure belonging to the Hokage. Yoruha looked at the four with a smile, showing no sign of facing a formidable enemy.
These four were the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Hokage of Konoha Village. When Orochimaru retrieved his hands from the Shinigami, he also released their souls. It was for this reason that he could summon them.
As the four opened their eyes, they looked around, all frowning simultaneously. The Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, spoke coldly,
"This terrain... it seems there was a great battle here. I wonder who summoned us."
Tobirama's words snapped the Third Hokage back to reality. Upon opening his eyes, the first thing he saw was Yoruha standing not far away.
"This face... why does it seem so familiar?" Although familiar, three years had passed, and Yoruha's appearance had changed significantly since his youth.
Tobirama turned his head and saw Orochimaru approaching slowly. "Damn, isn't that Orochimaru? Are you planning to attack Konoha again?"
"I'll kill you with my own hands." But just as Tobirama was about to act, a force within him suppressed his chakra. Even his consciousness was heavily restrained.
Tobirama frowned, "This chakra... is it Big Brother's chakra?!" Tobirama realized that the chakra suppressing his own was that of his elder brother, Hashirama. Their sacrifices must have included Hashirama's cells.
"Orochimaru actually stole Big Brother's cells, and this technique is definitely not an ordinary sealing jutsu, nor is it from the Uzumaki clan.
I've never seen it before. With this seal, even Big Brother might not be able to break free."
Just as Tobirama finished speaking, Hashirama, standing beside him, tried to break free.
Helplessly, he said, "Tobirama, I told you not to develop such dangerous jutsu. Now what?"
"I can't break free either. This sealing jutsu probably doesn't originate from the ninja world; it should be a relic of the Sage of Six Paths."
Hashirama spread his hands helplessly, but he wasn't as anxious as Tobirama. He no longer cared much about the world.
He knew that after his death, he couldn't change anything. Tobirama impatiently snapped, "Big Brother, shut up!"
Originally wanting to continue his lecture, Hashirama reluctantly closed his mouth, feeling a bit dejected at being treated this way by his younger brother.
Following behind Orochimaru, Kabuto looked at the dejected Hashirama with some surprise.
"Is this guy really the God of Shinobi? He doesn't seem to have the dignity of the God of Shinobi at all." To Kabuto, Hashirama, the so-called God of Shinobi, seemed rather undignified.
To be yelled at by his own brother like that. When the Third saw Orochimaru, he frowned and said,
"Orochimaru, what are you up to this time? You also hail from Konoha Village. Why do you repeatedly try to destroy it? Do you have no feelings for Konoha Village at all?"
The Third's words were not unfounded. Despite his old age and the tragedies that occurred due to his personality, he never wronged Orochimaru.
Orochimaru committed countless misdeeds while in Konoha, yet the Third tolerated them. But Orochimaru's constant attempts to destroy Konoha left the Third feeling helpless.
He could only feel helpless, as he was already dead and could no longer protect Konoha Village.