Chapter 167
Meanwhile, inside the arena, Kakashi, though he had defeated Baki, was entangled with another formidable foe.
It was Orochimaru's prized disciple… Yakushi Kabuto!
As for the others—Might Guy, Asuma Sarutobi, Kurenai Yuhi, and the rest—they were each fighting two opponents simultaneously, battling against the invading Ninja allied forces from the Hidden Sand Village and Otogakure Village.
Naruto and his group, having brought Gaara and then Jiraiya, finally felt a sense of relief.
Jiraiya looked at the two figures within the barrier and suddenly shouted loudly.
"Orochimaru! Your scheme will not succeed! Surrender quickly!"
Orochimaru was startled to hear Jiraiya's voice, but then he let out a disdainful sneer.
"Jiraiya, you've returned to Konoha Village after all…"
"But at this point, what can even you do?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi, seeing Jiraiya, also breathed a sigh of relief and showed a slight smile.
"Jiraiya, you've come…"
"I can finally rest easy…"
Jiraiya laughed heartily and leaped up, instantly arriving outside the barrier on the rooftop.
"Orochimaru, no matter how arrogant you are, you can't possibly think you can take on both me and Hiruzen-sensei, can you?!"
"It's better to surrender while you still can!"
The ANBU Ninja, seeing Jiraiya, were both surprised and overjoyed.
"It's, it's one of the legendary Sannin, Jiraiya-sama!"
"This is great!"
Below in the arena, Kakashi Hatake, Might Guy, Asuma Sarutobi, and the others felt a surge of relief at the sight of him.
However, the Ninja from the Hidden Sand Villageand Otogakure Village all changed their expressions!
"Is that, is that Jiraiya, who is as famous as Orochimaru?"
"The legendary Sannin…"
"I didn't expect him to show up too; this is bad…"
Baki, who was already injured from his earlier fight with Kakashi, turned even paler, coughed, and spat out a large mouthful of blood… "I didn't expect even him to appear?"
"What should we do… if this continues…"
Orochimaru let out a sinister sneer.
"Jiraiya, do you think you alone can change the entire situation?"
"Also, this battlefield isn't just you and Hiruzen-sensei against me…"
"It's the four of us against the two of you…"
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya frowned.
"Orochimaru, what are you talking about?!"
Orochimaru didn't answer, merely smiled ferociously, then suddenly clapped his hands together.
"Summoning Technique…"
"Edo Tensei!"
In an instant, to the dumbfounded gazes of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya, two coffins burst forth from the ground, rising up, and then their lids fell open, revealing two utterly unexpected figures… "That, that's…"
Hiruzen Sarutobi instantly looked as if he'd seen a ghost!
"First Hokage-sama, Second Hokage-sama!"
Jiraiya was also incredibly shocked: "Orochimaru, you bastard, you actually summoned the two deceased Hokage?!"
Orochimaru chuckled darkly: "And that's not all…"
He activated Edo Tensei again, and a third coffin also burst from the ground!
Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately broke out in a cold sweat: "I absolutely cannot let him summon any more dead!"
He activated Konoha Village's forbidden Ninjutsu, and with his powerful Chakra and methods, he finally suppressed the Edo Tensei summoning ritual, causing the third coffin to sink back into the depths of the earth… Orochimaru snorted: "The third one wasn't successfully summoned?"
"But it's enough…"
"Hiruzen-sensei, Jiraiya, how do you view the current situation?"
First Hokage Senju Hashirama, Second HokageSenju Tobirama!
The appearance of these two figures left everyone on the entire battlefield dumbfounded!
Naruto also exclaimed in surprise: "Those are… from the Hokage Rock carvings…"
Hinata also cried out: "The two Previous Hokage-sama!"
Sasuke frowned even tighter: "How can this be? What kind of forbidden Ninjutsu is that…"
Hiruzen Sarutobi angrily said: "Orochimaru, how dare you desecrate the souls of the Previous Hokage!"
"Heh, Hiruzen-sensei, are you perhaps getting senile?"
"This filthy forbidden Ninjutsu was originally invented and created by the Previous Hokage you speak of…"
"Isn't that right, my most respected idol, Second Hokage-sama…"
"Senju Tobirama?"
Senju Tobirama gave him a cold glance.
"Who are you? To use the forbidden Ninjutsu I created to summon the souls of me and my elder brother?!"
Senju Hashirama also sighed: "As expected, future generations are not free from war…"
"Monkey, what happened?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi briefly explained the situation, and Senju Hashirama could only sigh helplessly.
Senju Tobirama also snorted coldly: "I didn't expect to be controlled by my own forbidden Ninjutsu; how ironic…"
"However, Orochimaru, you will absolutely not be able to destroy Konoha!"
Orochimaru chuckled: "That's not up to you."
"Apologies, but if I don't completely shackle your wills, I'm afraid the two Hokage-sama won't be obedient, will they?"
As he spoke, he implanted two talismans into the back of the two Hokage's heads, completely erasing their own wills.
In this way, Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobiramacompletely became his battle puppets!
Hiruzen Sarutobi was furious: "You bastard Orochimaru!"
"How dare you manipulate the Previous Hokage to destroy the Village!"
"I will never forgive you!"
In an instant, Hiruzen Sarutobi unleashed his Chakra and power, charging towards Orochimaru.
But Orochimaru merely manipulated the two Previous Hokage, who easily intercepted him.
"Even you, known as the Professor of Ninjutsu, must find it difficult to fight two Previous Hokagealone, no?"
"And, you've grown old, Hiruzen-sensei…"
Jiraiya, of course, could also see it.
Even Hiruzen-sensei, fighting Orochimaru plus the two Previous Hokage resurrected by Edo Tensei, would have no chance of winning… Naruto couldn't help but shout: "Pervy Sage, hurry and help!"
Jiraiya grunted: "I know, don't call me that, Naruto!"
ANBU Ninja hastily said: "Jiraiya-sama, that Four Violet Flames Battle Array is very tricky; once touched, you'll be repelled, and it will also ignite flames…"
"I know."
Jiraiya, being very knowledgeable about seals and barriers, naturally understood the intricacies of the Four Violet Flames Battle Array.
"That's a barrier that can only be broken from the inside."
"Or, by eliminating the people maintaining the barrier."
"But Orochimaru's four subordinates are hidden inside the barrier, and they've also set up barriers around themselves, making them virtually unassailable…"
The ANBU Ninja broke out in a cold sweat: "Then, what should we do?!"
Jiraiya smiled: "Since conventional methods won't work, there's only one way: rely on absolute power to break through it by force!"
He instantly began to gather violent Chakra and power, and his palm immediately glowed with an intense blue Chakra light, forming a small Chakrasphere.
Then… *buzz buzz buzz* —
The Chakra sphere instantly expanded and surged, in a flash transforming into a form far beyond human limits!
That giant blue Chakra light sphere, the size of a house, was suddenly held high by Jiraiya!
Orochimaru was also startled: "That Ninjutsu is…"
Jiraiya laughed heartily, then suddenly, with a mighty thrust, he slammed the giant Chakra sphere onto the Four Violet Flames Battle Array!
"Super Big Ball Rasengan!"
*Rumble rumble* —
*Rumble rumble!!!*
The violent force heavily impacted the Four Violet Flames Battle Array, and immediately, terrifying shockwaves wildly vibrated the entire barrier; the walls on all four sides violently shook, teetering as if they could completely collapse and disintegrate at any moment!
However… it ultimately did not break.
The ANBU Ninja and Naruto's group were all startled.
"Even such a powerful Ninjutsu couldn't destroy the barrier?!"
But the next moment… *Pfft* —
*Pfft pfft pfft!*
Although the Four Violet Flames Battle Array was not destroyed, the Sound Four, who were desperately maintaining the barrier, suddenly turned pale and simultaneously spat out large mouthfuls of blood!
Jiraiya laughed: "Even if I can't easily destroy the barrier, you four guys, it seems your strength is still far from enough!"
"Being hit by the backlash of the barrier's impact, it must not feel good, does it?!"
The Sound Four, though their strength seemed decent in the original work.
But in Jiraiya's eyes, that truly amounted to nothing.
The same barrier also depended on who was activating and maintaining it.
Jirobo, Tayuya, Kidōmaru, Sakon Ukon, all four of them were now pale, having suffered severe damage and backlash, but they still dared not relax, desperately continuing to maintain the array barrier.
Jiraiya chuckled: "Still not giving up?"
"Then let's try it one more time!"
He instantly unleashed another Super Big Ball Rasengan!
With a thunderous crash… the Four Violet Flames Battle Array still did not break.
But the Sound Four could no longer hold on; a large mouthful of blood gushed out, and their palms finally left the barrier, unable to continue maintaining it!
*Bang bang* —