svetikya Chapter 26 Reanimation Jutsu
Chapter 26 Reanimation Jutsu
Meanwhile, inside the coffins, the First Hokage Hashirama Senju and the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, as their bodies began to appear almost like living people, their consciousness gradually became clearer.
The two opened their eyes and saw Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya opposite them, both wearing Konoha headbands. Hashirama Senju sighed, "I didn't expect to fight you, monkey. It seems that conflict is unavoidable in any era..."
The Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, was always much more meticulous than his older brother. The moment he regained consciousness, he quickly looked everyone around him up and down.
Opposite them were a noticeably elderly monkey and another Konoha ninja wearing a Konoha headband. Judging from the monkey's age, many years had passed since he and his older brother died...
There's another young child? Looking at Mavis's appearance, Tobirama Senju was puzzled.
Looking around at the Four Purple Flame Realms that separated this area, he couldn't help but frown. How could a child be involved in such a scene?
Turning his head slightly, Tobirama Senju glanced at Orochimaru and Zeref behind him again.
Orochimaru, meeting Tobirama Senju's gaze, smiled and said, "Ah, it's an honor to meet you, my most admired Second Hokage, hehehe—"
Upon hearing this, Tobirama Senju turned his head away expressionlessly, completely unmoved by Orochimaru's words and actions. As long as it wasn't Madara Uchiha, Tobirama Senju declared that he could handle any ninja, no matter how monstrous they were!
Hearing Orochimaru's words, Hashirama Senju's eyes lit up. He turned to his younger brother, flashing a smile that revealed his white teeth, and suggested, "Tobirama, it seems this young man admires you a lot. Why don't you talk to him and suggest we stop fighting? But Tobirama, I never thought I'd run into an admirer of yours after all these years, hahaha..."
"Shut up, big brother!" Tobirama Senju's face darkened as he stopped Hashirama Senju's nonsensical remarks.
The guy who just spoke looks like a complete schemer. He claims to admire me, but his eyes and actions show absolutely no respect!
Jiraiya watched with a dark expression as the legendary ninja, the god of ninjas, and the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, lowered his head, radiating a resentful aura, after being scolded by his younger brother.
He twitched his lips, covered his mouth with his hand, and whispered to his teacher, "Hey, so this is the art style for the first and second generations? How should I put it? I didn't expect it to be so down-to-earth..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's lips twitched. Even if Jiraiya's voice was soft, everyone present was either a top-tier ninja or a powerful mage, so they could all hear what Jiraiya said.
Seeing the look in his eyes from his highly respected teacher Tobirama, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but curse his unfilial disciple in his heart.
Did you really have to ask?! Although Lord Hashirama certainly doesn't seem to have the dignity of an older brother... cough cough cough, anyway, that wretched disciple Jiraiya!
Although he might curse Jiraiya's indecent behavior in his heart, he was still his disciple after all.
Although the love-hate relationship between master and disciple in the Naruto world has almost become a tradition, with Orochimaru being the best example, the master-disciple relationship between Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya is still generally positive.
Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a chill run down his spine under Tobirama Senju's sharp gaze, a long-lost feeling returning to the days when he was rigorously taught by Tobirama.
He coughed lightly, took a small step forward, and stood in front of Jiraiya and Mavis, explaining to his two teachers, "First Hokage, Second Hokage, this is my disciple Jiraiya. The one who resurrected you two using the Impure World Reincarnation technique is Orochimaru over there. He is a rogue ninja from Konoha."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression was complex, with a hint of shame showing on his face: "He is... also my disciple."
Hashirama Senju slumped his shoulders and sighed deeply: "I never imagined that peace would still be so difficult to achieve even today."
Orochimaru's eyes revealed his indifference as he casually said, "First Hokage, you ended the war back then, but you also started a new era of war between ninja villages, didn't you?"
After observing the resurrected Hashirama and Tobirama Senju, and hearing Hashirama's reflections on peace, Zeref calmly said, "Human history is inseparable from struggle and war. I have witnessed enough."
Tobirama Senju remained unmoved by Orochimaru and Zeref's remarks, while Hashirama Senju couldn't help but sigh again.
Mavis stared intently at Zeref with a grim face, retorting, "Even if the struggle cannot be quelled, the yearning for peace has never ceased. There will always be people who strive with all their might for peace, Zeref. That's why everyone in Ishgar is fighting desperately to stop you!"
Hashirama Senju, who had been somewhat disappointed by Orochimaru and Zeref's words, quickly perked up after hearing Mavis's words.
He laughed heartily with satisfaction, "Hahahaha, I didn't expect such a young child to have such awareness! This proves that our efforts weren't in vain!"
Tobirama Senju couldn't help but give Mavis and Hiruzen Sarutobi an approving look. The monkey was doing a pretty good job educating the next generation of Hokage.
Although one disciple became a rogue ninja, it seems that the younger generation's resolve is quite good.
But where is Ishgar? Has it been so long since he died that a new place name has been created? Tobirama Senju had a moment of doubt.
Receiving a tacitly approving look from his teacher, Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi hesitated, unsure how to tell Tobirama-sensei that Mavis wasn't actually a Konoha ninja...
Orochimaru, who also understood Tobirama Senju's attitude, couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Second Hokage, she's not a Konoha ninja, nor is she a child."
He glanced at Zeref beside him and continued with a wicked grin, "She and the one next to me are from another world."
Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi with a puzzled expression. Was the other world what they understood it to mean?
Upon seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi nod, the Senju brothers exchanged a shocked glance; this was simply too unbelievable…
Before Hashirama and Tobirama could continue questioning him, Orochimaru had already formed hand seals, controlling the movements of both of them.
"Let's end this pointless chatter here." Orochimaru's original plan was to completely control the minds of the First and Second Hokage, since the Impure World Reincarnation technique still needed further refinement.
If the minds of the First and Second Hokage are not completely controlled, there is a possibility that these two legendary ninjas may break free from the control of the Impure World Reincarnation.
After all, these two were no ordinary ninjas. One was the legendary God of Shinobi, and the other was the creator of the Impure World Reincarnation technique.
But now, Orochimaru thought of the intricate magic circles Zeref had set up around Konoha, and narrowed his eyes with a hint of pleasure.
Compared to the Impure World Reincarnation technique he already possessed, Zeref's magic now interested him more.
Furthermore, the precision of this Edo Tensei was not very high, and the strength of the First and Second Hokage was far inferior to their peak strength in life.
With a temporary alliance with Zeref, Orochimaru was happy to see Hiruzen Sarutobi fight against the conscious First and Second Hokage.
Under Orochimaru's control, Hashirama Senju involuntarily rushed towards Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Watch out, monkey!" Before the words were even finished, she had already engaged Hiruzen Sarutobi in battle. In the blink of an eye, they had exchanged several rounds of physical combat.
"His power is as divine as ever, Lord Hashirama," Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but exclaim after being knocked back by Hashirama Senju's punch.
"Old man!" Seeing his teacher fighting against the controlled First Hokage, Jiraiya frowned and wanted to go forward to help, but was stopped by Tobirama Senju.
Having dodged Tobirama Senju's water-style attacks, Jiraiya could only deal with Tobirama Senju right in front of him for the time being.
As they fought, Jiraiya couldn't help but admire them inwardly. As expected of the previous Hokage of Konoha, even with bodies reanimated by Edo Tensei, they possessed such strength.
I wonder how powerful the first and second generation masters must have been at their peak.
While sighing with relief, he was also somewhat relieved that the old man hadn't been reckless this time and had known to recall him to Konoha ahead of time.
Orochimaru alone is troublesome enough, but he also possesses the Impure World Reincarnation technique, which allows him to summon the First and Second Hokage.
Even an old man would have a hard time dealing with three against one, not to mention that he's no longer at his peak strength.
For a moment's distraction, Jiraiya was almost overturned by Tobirama Senju's Water Release technique.
As expected of the Second Hokage, he could even unleash such a wide-range Water Release technique in a place without water. Jiraiya, who was unable to shake off Tobirama Senju's entanglement for the time being, was feeling a bit of a headache.
"Hey kid, don't be careless!" Seeing that Jiraiya was handling his ninjutsu with ease and even had the leisure to be distracted, Tobirama Senju was both pleased with his junior's strength and somewhat dissatisfied with Jiraiya's carelessness.
How could a monkey be a teacher? One of his disciples is Orochimaru, a rogue ninja who exudes a sinister aura and looks cold-blooded and ruthless.
The other one, Jiraiya, is quite strong, but he doesn't seem very reliable.
How can a ninja duel tolerate the slightest distraction! In a duel between powerful ninjas, a single moment is enough to determine victory or defeat, life or death!
If he weren't currently being controlled by the Impure World Reincarnation, lacking mobility, and not being an enemy in terms of his own will...
Otherwise, given his distracted actions just now, if he were my enemy, I would definitely make him suffer a great loss!
After reprimanding Jiraiya, Tobirama Senju continued, "I developed the Impure World Reincarnation technique. A body resurrected through this technique will not run out of chakra, and even if it is destroyed, it will be repaired after a period of time."
Jiraiya frowned upon hearing this. Didn't this mean that the summoned Edo Tensei users were impossible to defeat? In that case, should they use sealing techniques?
"The most important thing now is to deal with Orochimaru, the caster, and not get entangled with me and my brother!"
Tobirama Senju blocked Jiraiya's close-range attack with his hand and jumped back to create distance.
While Jiraiya and Tobirama Senju were locked in combat, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hashirama Senju were also engaged in a fierce battle.
Hashirama Senju was skilled in taijutsu and possessed astonishing strength. Furthermore, the chakra from the Impure World Reincarnation was inexhaustible. Even though the Impure World Reincarnation prevented him from unleashing his full strength from before his rebirth, Hiruzen Sarutobi was unable to achieve victory for the time being.
Moreover, Hiruzen Sarutobi was already old, and he also had to spare some attention for Orochimaru, who was standing next to Zeref but hadn't made a move for some reason. His battle with Hashirama Senju was also at a stalemate.
Noticing that the battle on both sides had reached a stalemate, Mavis cast worried glances at Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya. Her gaze shifted slightly, but Mavis kept her eyes fixed on Zeref, in case he suddenly made a move.
The danger of battles between ninjas is no less than that between mages, and may even be greater, as victory or defeat often determines life or death.
Mavis's understanding of various types of ninjutsu is not deep enough, and rashly participating in the battle may interfere with Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya.
Moreover, she was the person most familiar with Zeref and magic among those present, so she had to be very wary of Zeref!
Both sides had their own objectives, which led to a somewhat strange situation on the scene.
The two resurrected through Edo Tensei were locked in fierce battle with Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya, while Zeref, Orochimaru, and Mavis stood in silent confrontation.
Orochimaru, who was watching the battle with great interest, turned his head slightly to look at Zeref, only to find that Zeref seemed rather uninterested.
Somewhat displeased by Zeref's dismissive attitude, Orochimaru couldn't help but speak up: "Lord Zeref, is it possible that even the Impure World Reincarnation jutsu cannot interest you?"
You should know that the Impure World Reincarnation technique can summon the souls of dead ninjas back from the Pure Land, turning them into warriors who can neither feel pain nor die. What a powerful ninjutsu!
Orochimaru, who initially saw this ninjutsu as a treasure, felt a little resentful.
Zeref gazed at the bodies of Hashirama and Tobirama, so distinct from the living, and their manipulated actions and wills, and said cryptically, "Interesting ninjutsu, a brilliant idea, but it's nothing more than summoning the dead. What interests me isn't this kind of illusion."
What he had always pursued was to truly revive Natsu, to revive him perfectly and authentically, and he did indeed achieve that.
However, this came at a heavy price. Jelf's gaze darkened slightly, a sense of injustice creeping into his heart as well.
I really envy the ninjas of this world. Even if they develop such life-and-death ninjutsu, they don't have to worry about being cursed.