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Chapter 313: There Are a Few Too Many Fourth Hokage!
🕑 Added 2025-10-05 10:56:43 +0000 UTCChapter 313: There Are a Few Too Many Fourth Hokage!
Land of Wind.
Orochimaru, draped in a white robe, stood on the defensive works of the Hidden Sand Village, looking at the refugees blockading the village from the outside, his heart full of despair.
He had worked so hard to build the Land of Wind into a prosperous and stable country, yet Madara Uchiha was causing trouble everywhere. His actions were truly vexing.
Kabuto Yakushi stood behind him, his face grim. "Lord Orochimaru, if we let Madara continue to act so recklessly, the entire Land of Wind will collapse."
"Unless it's absolutely necessary, I don't want to use my final measure…"
Orochimaru shook his head gently. Because the White Zetsu body he had used for his first Living Corpse Reincarnation was so perfect, his appearance was becoming younger and younger, and the characteristics of the White Zetsu had been perfectly preserved, allowing him to live even longer.
"Lord Orochimaru, let me go!"
Kabuto pleaded. He looked down with a worried expression. The entire Land of Wind was the fruit of his and Orochimaru's labor; most of the political affairs had been handled by him!
A black shadow streaked across the sky…
Orochimaru looked up and licked his lips. "Even if you have mastered Sage Mode, it will be of no use… However, our reinforcements should be arriving soon…"
"Our… reinforcements?"
Kabuto, puzzled, followed his gaze upward. He looked at the figure flying in the sky and said in a deep voice, "Do you really think Konoha will come to help us?"
"They're not here to help us… they're just here to deal with Madara Uchiha!" Orochimaru chuckled softly and continued, "If the situation allows, they won't mind cleaning us up along the way either!"
"Sage Art: Blaze Release: Yin Fire Heavenly Dragon!"
A giant black flame dragon, the size of a mountain, soared through the air, instantly covering the sky of the Hidden Sand. Its head slowly lowered, its fierce eyes staring at the space before Orochimaru…
Itachi Uchiha stood on the black flame dragon, slowly opening his eyes. "It seems you've been doing well recently, Orochimaru…"
"Sage Art: Inorganic Reanimation!"
The moment Kabuto saw the black flame dragon, he began to refine sage chakra. He abruptly formed a hand seal, and the sand beneath his feet seemed to come to life, rapidly forming a shield wall!
When facing Itachi, no one dared to be careless!
Even Orochimaru allowed Kabuto to protect him!
"Oh? Ryuchi Cave's Sage Mode?" Itachi looked at the snake tail behind Kabuto and the eyeshadow on his face, then looked at Orochimaru with some amusement. "I didn't expect you to be even more outstanding than your own teacher…"
"You flatter me."
Kabuto said respectfully, "Lord Orochimaru is the truly unparalleled one. I am just a servant hiding behind him."
"And…"
Kabuto glanced at the dozing crow on Itachi's shoulder, a trace of fear flashing across his face. "Compared to a powerhouse like your excellency, who has been personally taught by the Great Sage Kitahara, I am still far behind!"
"You are too modest, Kabuto Yakushi!"
Itachi stroked the crow's wing and said in a deep voice, "The first ninja to master Ryuchi Cave's Sage Mode is worthy of admiration!"
"Kabuto's attainments in sage arts were originally more outstanding than mine…"
Orochimaru smiled and tapped his fingers lightly. One by one, reanimated figures appeared behind him. Only then did he continue, "Just a few small tricks for self-preservation, nothing to laugh at."
"The Second Tsuchikage, Mu; the Third Raikage, A; and the Third and Fourth Kazekage, hmm… the demigod of the ninja world, Hanzo of the Salamander. They are all old acquaintances…"
Every single person in the group was a Kage-level figure!
Itachi was unconcerned. He looked at them one by one, only stopping when he saw a certain person. "Oh? No wonder Kitahara couldn't reanimate the Second Mizukage back then. It turns out you had already used Edo Tensei on him…"
"Any powerhouse who might have been missed, I have revived them all."
Orochimaru looked at the Kage-level figures standing by his side and said softly, "But figures on the level of the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha, I am still unable to control them…"
"Eating your own bitter fruit again?"
"You can't say that…" Orochimaru shook his head and smiled. "It's just that the harm he has caused is far greater than I had anticipated. Haven't you also been searching for his tracks?"
"You will take care of Madara, and the Land of Wind will remain a friendly ally of Konoha. Isn't that a good result? Itachi Uchiha, are you saying you are going to kill me in front of all the people of the Sand Village?"
"You must know, if the most troublesome Madara is not dealt with, and he is allowed to capture the Fourth Hokage and absorb the chakra of the Dragon Vein… the entire Konoha will be in big trouble!"
As Orochimaru spoke, he still wore a smile. Although he feared death, when death truly arrived… it seemed there was a way to escape…
Itachi said in a deep voice, "A mere Hidden Sand Village. Even if all its ninja attack together, can they stop me for even a moment?"
The sky-blotting black flame dragon suddenly moved!
A world-shaking roar came from the dragon's mouth!
Whether it was the ninjas of the Sand Village or the refugees on the outskirts, they couldn't help but tremble. Even those reanimated Kage-level figures looked at the black flame dragon with some fear in their eyes!
And this black flame dragon, which exuded such a powerful presence, was just one of Itachi's jutsu. Now, he didn't even need to borrow the power of the Great Sage Crow to be able to release such a terrifying jutsu on his own!
"Lord Orochimaru, please step back!"
A silver-haired youth stepped forward, shielding Orochimaru behind him. He looked at Itachi in the sky and licked his lips. "Let me take care of this guy! With Konoha's future Fifth Hokage as a sacrifice, God will surely love him!"
"Hidan… stand down! Do not be disrespectful!"
Orochimaru reprimanded in a cold voice. Seeing Hidan stand obediently by his side, his expression softened somewhat. "Your life is very precious, and especially important to me. You cannot be sacrificed here for nothing!"
"This guy, he's the one who nearly killed Asuma-senpai back then, right?" Itachi looked at him with interest. "It seems you've gathered quite a few talented ninjas! Whether it's Kimimaro or Hidan, they are both very outstanding…"
"It's just that, when facing me…"
"Aren't you being a little too arrogant?"
A trace of confidence flashed in Itachi's eyes. It was no exaggeration to say that in the entire younger generation of the ninja world, there was absolutely no one more outstanding than him!
In five years, the young Jonin had long since transformed into the number one powerhouse of Konoha, holding great power. Even Tobirama Senju, who was far away in the Land of Waves, had to admit that this fellow Itachi's power had already surpassed his own.
"Itachi Uchiha!"
"I have never underestimated you…"
"And I have never dared to underestimate your growth…"
"Back then, when I saw you appear by Jiraiya's side, I was convinced that your light was enough to make all the ninjas in the world pale in comparison!"
"Once you and I stand side-by-side, even the gods will tremble at your power. My research will let you personally glimpse the power of the legendary Sage of Six Paths…"
"Unfortunately, you chose that corrupt and declining Konoha, and you chose that idiot Jiraiya… What a pity!"
Orochimaru took half a step back, letting two reanimated ninjas block in front of him. Only then did he continue in a deep voice, "Perhaps this time, the one you have to save is two Fourth Hokage!"
"Ninja Art: Summoning Jutsu!"
A coffin shot out from the ground and suddenly opened!
A figure with a shattered face stepped out! His body began to glow with a golden light, and from within came a familiar chakra…
That guy Orochimaru had actually reanimated the Fourth Hokage, and it was in a perfect jinchuriki mode, able to use half of the Nine-Tails' chakra!
This guy had been hiding this so deep!
"I have set up Flying Thunder God barrier seals throughout the entire Hidden Sand Village. They can transfer Kitahara's Tailed Beast Bomb attacks, and we can also leave this place at any time…"
Orochimaru chuckled softly, stepped forward, and patted the Fourth Hokage's shoulder, saying in a low voice, "I think you should focus more of your attention on the living… After all, this Fourth Hokage can't affect much. That Minato Namikaze is the one of great importance!"
