I am the new Hokage of Konoha.

Instantly, a pair of Sharingan eyes with three tomoe were reflected on the surface of the ninja sword.

The magatama on it moved, pointing directly at Orochimaru, whose gaze was fixed on the ninja sword as he dodged.

"I was prepared for this move."

Orochimaru gave a sinister smile and closed his eyes beforehand.

Although he is limited by his innate abilities, his ceiling in terms of strength is much lower than that of people like Yun Ting and Uchiha Madara.

However, with his extraordinary talent, he is confident that he ranks among the top in the ninja world in terms of skills, experience, and other aspects that are not affected by innate factors.

Such a finite body contains an infinite soul.

This is why Orochimaru developed forbidden techniques like the Reanimation Jutsu, and why he greatly admired bloodline limits, especially the bodies of the Uchiha and Senju clans.

It's not just because of immortality.

They hope to use forbidden techniques to break through innate limitations and achieve infinite possibilities.

now.

Orochimaru, who was fully aware of Aya Uchiha's ulterior motives, had already closed his eyes and was about to teach this woman who had exposed his dark secret a lesson without any hindrance to his actions.

Beneath Aya Uchiha, in her shadow.

As the true trump card, another shadow, which had been lurking for a long time, suddenly moved, moving with incredible speed towards Orochimaru, who was standing close by with his eyes closed.

The next second, Orochimaru paused, his hand about to be raised.

Feeling completely immobilized, his expression changed, and he said, "This is...!"

"Shadow Imitation Technique, successful!"

Behind them, hidden among the crowd, Nara Shikaku, who had remained inconspicuous throughout the previous battles but had finally succeeded in striking after much planning, smiled slightly.

In terms of strategy, for hundreds of years, the Nara clan has been second to none.

"Shadow Technique? Nara Shikaku, huh? He certainly lives up to his reputation as the head of the Nara clan."

On the other side, Orochimaru, who understood in an instant, gave a rare compliment.

This time, he truly fell for it.

With Nara Shikaku's strength, although he couldn't limit him for too long, he could still do it completely in just a few breaths.

For a ninja, such a short time is enough to determine life or death.

Even so, Orochimaru showed no sign of panic.

Calmly watching Uchiha Aya before him, he swung his sword without hesitation, remaining motionless despite being controlled by the shadows.

However, venomous snakes had already slithered out of his clothes.

Aya Uchiha didn't take her seriously.

As she continued to swing her knife forward, the venomous snakes that she expected to pounce on her did not move at all; instead, they strangely swelled up one by one.

Aya Uchiha's expression changed.

The next second, all the venomous snakes on Orochimaru's body, which had expanded to their final critical point, suddenly exploded.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The earth shook violently, and sand and gravel flew everywhere.

Within the massive plume of smoke that rose instantly, Aya Uchiha's figure was swiftly sent flying backward.

Although her breathing was not significantly affected, it was noticeable that many parts of her incredibly sturdy black chakra armor had been torn.

Meanwhile, Orochimaru, who was at the center of the explosion, was not spared even though the snake was his summoned beast.

His body had been blown beyond recognition; by all accounts, he was dead beyond any doubt.

But Orochimaru is not a conventional person.

By exploding his venomous snakes, he forced Aya Uchiha back and also freed himself from the shadow's restraints. Although his body was covered in wounds, under the influence of Orochimaru's Substitution Technique, a brand new version of himself crawled out of his mouth.

Covered in foul-smelling slime, Orochimaru, having used the powerful Orochimaru-style Substitution Technique—a life-saving technique—while consuming very little of his own chakra, coldly smiled at the Konoha members who were attacking again, and then opened his mouth once more:

"The Formation of Ten Thousand Serpents!"

In an instant, tens of thousands of snakes surged forward like a vast ocean.

"Everyone, listen to my command..."

There was no time to regret the previously favorable situation being forced to a halt; Nara Shikaku quickly issued new orders.

When it comes to who in the ninja world is most familiar with Orochimaru's various abilities, Konoha is undoubtedly the most knowledgeable.

Therefore, after identifying this person as their target, Nara Shikaku and the others were well-prepared.

Orochimaru didn't expect that his move would be able to take down this group of troublesome Konoha elites.

But it's enough to buy time.

Taking advantage of this lull, he quickly dispelled Hashirama Senju's technique, allowing him to return to the underworld.

Normally, when the impure body is sealed, even the master of the technique cannot control it for a short period of time.

However, Orochimaru had other ideas about Hashirama Senju and deliberately left a hidden trap on him before setting off.

Now is the perfect time to use it to break a small gap in the seal, allowing Hashirama Senju's soul to return to the underworld.

"So, it's time to summon the First Hokage back. And this time, he needs to be even stronger, otherwise, he'll inevitably be ruined again by Sarutobi-sensei and that brat Maki. The Senju clan's bloodline is truly astonishing!"

In the end, Orochimaru couldn't help but sigh, his eyes filled with greed.

Soon, having regained his composure, he glanced at the Konoha members who were still some distance away from him, separated by the sea of ​​snakes, and then, no longer paying attention, slapped his palm on the ground again.

With a loud bang, amidst a billowing white smoke, a large snake appeared, seemingly possessed by a spirit.

At Orochimaru's instruction, it opened its mouth wide and spat out a snow-white body from its belly.

It was the White Zetsu that he deliberately swallowed from the outside when Obito fought Nagato and Konan.

Clearly, Orochimaru intended to use this as a sacrifice for his Impure World Reincarnation technique.

Chapter 300 Orochimaru's Horror

As for White Zetsu, because he was killed by Yun Ting after he succeeded and only recently recovered, the time was too short, so Orochimaru's analysis of him is not very deep.

However, he was well aware of the obvious characteristic of the presence of Hashirama cells in White Zetsu's body.

After quickly conducting some tests, Orochimaru discovered that White Zetsu, who possessed Hashirama's cells, was superior to other ninjas as a sacrifice for the Impure World Reincarnation.

Especially for Hashirama Senju, if the White Zetsu with Hashirama cells were to become his vessel, it would definitely allow Wood Release to unleash even greater power.

Orochimaru's current task is to use White Zetsu as a sacrifice to bring the even stronger Hashirama Senju back to the mortal realm.

He didn't do it at first, partly because he thought that Hashirama Senju's strength in his normal state was sufficient, and partly because he was worried about using the Impure World Reincarnation on the new White Zetsu sacrifice.

Orochimaru, with his rigorous approach as a scientist, originally intended to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the White Zetsu, capture multiple samples, and repeatedly test whether the Impure World Reincarnation technique, using the White Zetsu as sacrifices, had any flaws or shortcomings.

However, time is of the essence, and this is the best opportunity to inflict the greatest damage on Konoha.

In addition, White Zetsu are creatures that are extremely elusive, so they cannot be captured in a short time.

With only one White Zetsu in hand, Orochimaru could only choose to use it as a trump card, and would only use it as a last resort when he had no other options.

And now, this is the last chance.

Seeing that Tobirama Senju was struggling to make any progress under the combined attack of Guy and Hiruzen Sarutobi, Orochimaru, who had already destroyed some of the facilities in Konoha Railway Station but was still far from completing his plan, decided to go all out.

"The Impure World Reincarnation Technique!"

Without further hesitation, Orochimaru formed hand seals and clapped his hands together again.

moment!

A large amount of paper scraps will completely cover White Zetsu's body.

As Hashirama Senju's soul returned to the mortal realm from the underworld and was transferred into the body of White Zetsu.

White Zetsu's body underwent a tremendous change.

A few breaths later, amidst the flying paper scraps, the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, reappeared, wearing red armor from the Warring States period and a Konoha headband.

"As expected! Compared to the ordinary ninjas before, the Edo Tensei bodies sacrificed with White Zetsu are much stronger!"

At this moment, Orochimaru, sensing that the reappearance of Hashirama Senju was far more powerful than when he had summoned him the previous two times, excitedly licked his lips and said...

"It's time to let the people of Konoha experience the true power of their beloved First Hokage!"

Orochimaru chuckled and then gave orders to Tobirama Senju in the village.

next second.

"Huh? What about people?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was fighting Tobirama Senju, filled Gai and the others with astonishment.

Outside Konoha Village, with a soft "whoosh," Tobirama Senju's figure instantly appeared beside Orochimaru.

"Bring the First Hokage to the village, so that my teacher and Konoha can truly experience the power of Wood Release," Orochimaru ordered with a confident smile on his face.

Still expressionless, Tobirama Senju obeyed and came to his elder brother's side. Just as he was about to grab his shoulder and teleport away together, suddenly...

More than a dozen thick tree stumps suddenly emerged from beneath his feet, instantly pulverizing his entire body.

"How is this possible!"

Orochimaru stared in disbelief at the attack that was clearly coming from Hashirama Senju.

The instant the technique was completed, he had clearly chosen to completely erase the other party's will and firmly control them.

Why is the other party suddenly not following my orders?

"not good!"

Without time to think further, Orochimaru's expression suddenly changed, and he clasped his hands tightly together, focusing intently on maintaining the hand seals for the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

The next second, an incredibly loud sonic boom rang out.

Hashirama Senju appeared before Orochimaru with unimaginable speed.

Just as the opponent's clenched fist finally stopped just a hair's breadth away from shattering his skull.