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Chapter 156: Despair Has Arrived

You said the same thing last time, and what happened in the end?

In the end, the so-called Allied Shinobi Forces were utterly defeated, and Orochimaru, that guy, slunk back without doing anything.

They can't win, they can't win, there's no hope left.

This world is beyond saving.

Jiraiya and Tsunade had lost all hope; they were utterly desperate, like two rats in a sewer, unable to do anything. Their previous plans and dreams were nothing but fantasies, fantasies that could never become reality.

The reality is that they can't do anything. They might not even know that Uchiha Kazuto exists. It's all wishful thinking on their part. To this day, Jiraiya and Tsunade don't even know what this legendary Uchiha Kazuto looks like.

What can they do in the face of this monster?

There was nothing but despair. Now, Jiraiya was filled with regret. If only he hadn't gone to peep into the women's bathhouse, if only he hadn't gone to the village to die, if only he hadn't gone to save Tsunade.

If he hadn't gone back then, he could have gotten his treasure back in three years, instead of lying in bed like a corpse like this.

Even the toughest man would regret it after such prolonged torment.

Tsunade, standing to the side, was also filled with regret. If she had known earlier how terrifying Uchiha Kazuto was, she shouldn't have gone to Konoha in the first place. Instead, she should have lurked in the shadows and plotted against him slowly. Unfortunately, it was too late, and there was no use in regretting it now.

Even if they die, they cannot escape this situation.

"Hey!"

The two toad sages sighed. They knew that the only way to cheer Jiraiya up was to kill Uchiha Kazuto. They were confident that they could kill Uchiha Kazuto, because things were different now. They had built an invincible army, and when the time came, Mount Myōboku would also launch an attack, and they would definitely be able to completely flatten the Land of Fire.

"Unexpectedly, this victory was largely thanks to the White Snake Sage. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have mastered such a crucial technology as the resurrection technique. Who would have thought that the Land of Fire possessed this technology? This terrifying technology that reverses life and death and tramples on the laws of nature actually exists! No wonder those madmen were so fearless and undaunted back then."

'I didn't expect you to be truly fearless.'

The toad sage thought to herself in amazement. She knew that resurrection was not impossible, but it usually required a great price or extremely difficult physical conditions to meet, unlike a resurrection spell that could be performed with almost no cost.

If someone had told her this before, she would have thought they were talking in their sleep or spouting nonsense, because it was simply unbelievable.

They were incredibly grateful that they had obtained this technology from the White Snake Sage, which revealed the Fire Country's greatest secret. Otherwise, without this incredible technology, even if the four great ninja nations had assembled their armies, they would never have been a match for the Fire Country.

With this technology, they might be able to revive the Great Toad Sage. The two Toad Sages are actually quite regretful now. If they had known about this technology, they should have preserved some of the Great Toad Sage's body tissue. That way, they could try to revive him now, instead of not even knowing whether the Great Toad Sage is alive or dead.

The White Snake Sage did not tell them that the Great Toad Sage was still alive, but had become an experimental subject and was now suffering unimaginable torment.

Squeak!

Just then, the door to the ward opened. Several figures walked in, immediately attracting the attention of the two toad sages.

The three followed Orochimaru into the ward, wanting to see why Orochimaru wouldn't let them kill Uchiha Kazuto.

As soon as they entered, Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju saw a familiar figure. Before they could even recognize him, Hiruzen Sarutobi exclaimed in surprise.

"Jiraiya, Tsunade? What happened to you two?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately recognized the two people lying on the bed as his two disciples. Jiraiya and Tsunade were no longer the same as before; their bodies were thin and emaciated. Tsunade, in particular, had transformed from a beautiful woman in her twenties or thirties into a middle-aged woman with a wrinkled face and a shriveled figure.

He immediately went over, took Jiraiya's hand, and looked at Orochimaru.

"Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya, why have they become like this? You... what happened?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Orochimaru and asked him. He originally wanted to question Orochimaru and ask if Orochimaru was behind it, but he stopped himself. After all, if Orochimaru had done it, there would have been no need to bring them here.

Tsunade!?

Upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju immediately realized that the withered, wrinkled old woman in front of them was actually their granddaughter.

They rushed to Tsunade's bedside immediately. Tobirama Senju grabbed Tsunade's arm and began to examine her to see what was wrong.

"It's Uchiha Kazuto. This is the power of Uchiha Kazuto's eyes. As members of Konoha, Tsunade and Jiraiya broke Konoha's laws and the rules set by Uchiha Kazuto in order to avenge you, our teacher. In the end, they ended up like this. I tried every method I knew, but I couldn't save them."

Orochimaru shook his head and said with a heavy expression, "This is the power of Uchiha Kazuto, the power of a monster. I'm so glad he's no longer a member of Konoha, otherwise his fate wouldn't have been much better."

'teacher?'

"Great-grandfather? Second-grandfather?"

'Weren't you all dead?'

"Yes, so Orochimaru resurrected you?"

Tsunade and Jiraiya heard the commotion beside them. Their eyes, which had been unable to move, looked at the face that appeared before them. It was a face they recognized. A hint of joy appeared in their hearts. Great! It was the First Hokage. They were saved.

Unfortunately, they couldn't move, and they couldn't even make facial expressions.

"Tsunade... my dear granddaughter! Damn it, that bastard Uchiha Kazuto, how dare he lay a hand on Tsunade!"

Upon hearing Orochimaru's words and looking at Tsunade, who lay lifeless like a corpse, Hashirama Senju clenched his fists.

(End of this chapter)