Yes, the Hokage!

In Orochimaru's view, even if Manda's size couldn't burst the giant toad, it would be enough to overwhelm the opponent, at least forcing him to spit him out.

However, this time, he miscalculated because he didn't know much about Mount Myōboku. No matter how rich his theoretical knowledge was, he had never been to Mount Myōboku in person and had never witnessed the terrifying size of the Giant Toad of the Rock-Dwelling Cave.

After the Manda appeared, the surrounding fleshy walls suddenly expanded, forming a space that could just accommodate it, but it was still sealed off. Although the Manda was known for its agility, it could not exert its speed advantage under these circumstances!

"Hey, Orochimaru, what's going on here!"

Upon discovering that he had been summoned to such an unfortunate place, Manda was instantly enraged: "Not only did you not prepare a sacrifice beforehand, but you also summoned me to a place like this! Do you want to die?!"

Of the three, the slug has the best temper, followed by Wen Tai, while the slug is not only irritable but also evil. Once it discovers that its master's power is insufficient to suppress it, it may rebel at any time.

"You're too naive, Orochimaru!"

Jiraiya's voice came from the other side: "The giant toad of the Rock Toad is second only to the slug sage in size. Even if you summon ten or twenty Mandas, it can easily contain them! No one has ever escaped from here!"

Before being burned by Itachi's Amaterasu, Jiraiya's move did indeed maintain a 100% win rate.

While his opponent was using a summoning jutsu, he didn't waste any time and completed his hand seals: "Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

Although Manda was verbally abusive, since Orochimaru's hands were not sealed and his strength was still intact, it was unwilling to directly turn against him. Therefore, it still cursed at Jiraiya, "You're asking for death!"

After saying this, it opened its blood-red maw, preparing to spit out venom to extinguish the fire, but at that moment, the fleshy wall beside it writhed and a figure suddenly darted out.

It's Tsunade! Because of her hemophobia, she can't join the main battle, but in this enclosed space without blood, she can unleash her full power.

"Drink!"

Tsunade's fist emitted a faint blue light as she gathered all her strength and slammed it down hard on Manda's head.

"The Heavenly Fist of Pure Land of Bliss!" (The name given in the game)

"boom!"

This punch actually knocked down the 50-meter-long Man-Snake, causing its entire esophagus to tremble violently. Even a powerful man-snake was made dizzy by this full-force blow. If this were a comedy cartoon like Tom and Jerry, a circle of birds would probably appear above its head right now.

This ambush wasn't Fenglan's plan, but rather Tsunade knew her weakness and specifically discussed this partnership with Jiraiya. After landing a successful punch, she didn't press her advantage but retreated rapidly, only to be enveloped again by the flesh wall controlled by Jiraiya.

Meanwhile, the blazing flames of the Fire Dragon Flame Bullet were already dancing and enveloping everything from all directions!

Manda is now upside down on the ground, venom oozing from the corners of its mouth. Its body is being corroded by the gastric juices of the giant toad, and it feels an intense burning sensation. It immediately reverses its spiritual communication and runs away.

Orochimaru felt a sudden darkness before his eyes and wanted to curse, but the fire dragon was already sweeping in. He hurriedly clapped his hands together and shouted, "Summoning Jutsu: Triple Rashomon!"

Knowing that the Fire Dragon Flame Bullet could be controlled by the caster to attack from different directions, and that it would be difficult to resist by simply defending one side, Orochimaru's Triple Rashomon was arranged in a triangle, surrounding himself in the middle.

Taking this opportunity, he frantically tried to think of a way to escape, but unfortunately, his preferred fighting style relied on the Orochimaru-style substitution technique to slowly wear down opponents with various snakes and poisons. He simply didn't have a powerful move like Amaterasu that could break through the Toad Mouth Binding Technique in one fell swoop.

"Since that's the case, we have no choice but to use this method!"

Seeing that he had fallen into a completely disadvantageous position, Orochimaru's eyes flashed with a cold light, his chakra surged, and he shouted for the fourth time, "Summoning Jutsu..."

"Impure World Reincarnation!"

Chapter 76 Farewell to the Gods!

This is Orochimaru's last resort: the Impure World Reincarnation. Since his own attack power is insufficient... let others make up for it!

"Boom boom boom!"

Three coffins slowly emerged from the uneven flesh-like walls, each inscribed with "First", "Second", and "Third".

Jiraiya on the other side was still trying to force the fire dragon to squeeze through the gap in Rashomon. With the powerful injection of his chakra, the flames even turned a blazing white, but suddenly a loud shout was heard.

"Water escape, water formation wall!"

The next second, a colossal wave surged forth, seemingly on par with Hanzo's size, almost like a tsunami erupting. White foam billowed across the water walls, nearly filling the entire esophagus.

"laugh!"

The moment water and fire touched, a piercing explosion rang out, steam rose wildly, instantly filling the entire space. The white fog was so thick that one could not see their own hand in front of their face, as if a fog concealment technique had been activated.

"To be able to unleash such a powerful Water Release technique even in a place without water..." Jiraiya's gaze sharpened. "Could it be..."

He stopped injecting chakra because he knew he couldn't break through the water wall.

"A major breakthrough in Wind Release!"

Orochimaru used a Wind Release technique to disperse the steam, and the Triple Rashomon disappeared as well, causing Jiraiya's gaze to freeze instantly.

Three tall figures stood before Orochimaru: one clad in layered red armor from the Warring States period, one with short, upright silver hair, and another with blue hair and yellow eyes, surrounded by floating fragments of iron sand.

The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju!

The Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju!

The strongest Kazekage, the Third Kazekage!

"Orochimaru!" Upon seeing this, Jiraiya and Tsunade couldn't help but roar in fury.

The Impure World Reincarnation is an absolutely forbidden technique, a desecration of the deceased who have already rested in the Pure Land. Unexpectedly, Orochimaru not only studied and learned it, but also attacked the Kage of his own village, desecrating their corpses!

There's also the Third Kazekage. You should know that the cause of the Third Shinobi World War was the disappearance of the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure. Jiraiya and Tsunade, who were unaware of the plot, naturally thought that Orochimaru might have harmed the Third Kazekage, which led to Konoha suffering such losses in the war.

"I...I will never forgive you!"

If they still had a sliver of affection for their former comrades just moments ago, it has now completely turned into murderous intent. Orochimaru, who has committed such a heinous crime, does not deserve to be forgiven; only a fight to the death is possible!

"Ha, why should I need your forgiveness?"

Orochimaru regained his confident demeanor. Although the Impure World Reincarnation was not yet complete, and considering the control situation, these three could only exert 30% of their strength before their rebirth, even at 30%, they were still Kage-level!

Right now, it's four Kage-level fighters against two Kage-level fighters, and Tsunade also has hemophobia, so it's practically a one-sided victory. Orochimaru has even started fantasizing about the triumphant scene after he escapes and takes the Rinnegan.

"There's no other way..."

Jiraiya took a deep breath: "Summoning Jutsu!"

A white mist flashed by, and two relatively old toads appeared on his left and right shoulders. They were the two great sages, Fukasaku and Shima, from Mount Myōboku. Faced with such powerful enemies, he could only use Sage Mode to fight them.

Here's a side note: because of the anime's portrayal, many people think that Jiraiya's entry into Sage Mode is slow, requiring him to put his hands together and run around to waste time. However, in the manga, it's actually completed in just a few shots. It might not be instantaneous, but it's definitely not that slow.

"Stop him!"

So seeing Jiraiya's actions, Orochimaru panicked and immediately gave orders. But just as the three Kage had rushed out, a figure suddenly appeared behind him.

Obito Uchiha! This closed seal, which would be a deadly situation for others, is something that Obito, who has Hollowfication, can come and go as he pleases!

It's important to know that in the original work, Obito could come and go from Konoha Village at will without being discovered, and the barrier surrounding Kushina's childbirth was of the highest level of defense, yet he still casually wandered in.

And he wasn't alone. As the Kamui's power spread, Uchiha Shisui suddenly burst out of the alternate dimension and headed straight for Orochimaru.

Shisui's speed far surpassed Orochimaru's, and since it was a sneak attack, the latter had no time to react. Orochimaru only had time to turn his head before he saw the three tomoe in Shisui's Sharingan suddenly spin, transforming into a kaleidoscope pattern resembling a Fuma Shuriken.

The power of the eye contained within those patterns surged into Orochimaru's mind like a silent tide, relentlessly twisting his will.

Orochimaru's snake-like eyes suddenly contracted: [This is... a genjutsu?!]

Looking at the eight ninja skills, Orochimaru also scored ten in the "Illusion" category. Therefore, he immediately tried to disrupt his chakra to resist, and at the same time bit his tongue to let the pain dispel the illusion.

But none of that mattered. Orochimaru was a Genjutsu Level 10 because his mastery of genjutsu was at level 10, while Shisui and Itachi were Genjutsu Level 10 because their highest level was only 10.

Moreover, Kotoamatsukami is not an ordinary illusion. It does not disrupt chakra, create illusions, or rely on the five senses to erode the body; instead, it directly alters the will.

Orochimaru's body froze, his fingers, which were about to form a hand seal, stopped in mid-air. He wanted to struggle, wanted to roar, wanted to order the reanimated Hokage to turn around and protect him... but he couldn't open his mouth, his tongue seemed to be sewn to his palate.

He was still conscious; he could still think, and he could still feel fear and resentment, but these emotions were fading away rapidly. Before he even realized it, only one thought remained in his mind.

That is obedience.

"Stop everyone!"

The sound of still water was as majestic as that of an emperor.

Despite his resentment, Orochimaru could only mechanically reply, "Yes... Stop!"

As soon as he uttered those words, the three controlled Edo Tensei ninjas immediately stopped in their tracks, mechanically standing still.

"What, what's going on?!"

The power of Kotoamatsukami was so great that even Jiraiya and Tsunade were caught off guard.

"Well!"

Shisui covered his eyes in pain: "Lord Jiraiya, please release the sealing jutsu. Orochimaru can't move anymore."

"..."

Jiraiya was still in a daze when Fukasaku spoke first: "Little Jiraiya, do as this young man says. The power of those eyes is probably..."

He leaned over and whispered a few words to Jiraiya. Even the Toad Sage, one of the Legendary Sannin, couldn't help but change color and look at Shisui with a shocked and complicated expression before slowly releasing the Toad Mouth Binding Technique.

Not only him, but Tsunade and Obito also looked at Shisui with shocked, confused and wary eyes.

Although Shisui had long known that he would be treated this way after exposing Kotoamatsukami, and was mentally prepared for it, he still couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in his heart when he saw that even the Sannin and his comrades could not escape this fate.

[Kotoamatsukami... It really is a technique that shouldn't exist in this world. I wonder if Lord Fenglan will still be willing to let me continue to serve as his guard?]

Who would want a bodyguard who could brainwash you at any time and turn you into a puppet they can control?

Little did he know that all of this was Feng Lan's plan!

The battle outside is a long story, but in reality, Danzo was defeated and Hanzo ran away in just two minutes. The subsequent takedown of Root took less than half a minute. Feng Lan had already arrived near the barrier of the Toad Mouth Binding Technique.

He claimed to trust Jiraiya-sama and didn't rush to get Obito's support. Instead, he had Hizashi use his Byakugan to monitor the situation inside. Only when the Edo Tensei appeared did he show panic (actually) and hurriedly explain the concept of Edo Tensei to everyone.

When they learned that even killing the caster and using the Impure World Reincarnation technique wouldn't undo the curse, everyone was at a loss. It was at this moment that Shisui stepped forward...

Why did Fenglan act this way? It was to force Shisui to reveal his Kotoamatsukami! You must know that since Shisui awakened this strongest illusion technique, he should never have revealed its information to anyone. He always understood the principle that a gentleman is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime.

Therefore, even if I knew that Shisui could use Kotoamatsukami, I couldn't directly ask him to do anything with Kotoamatsukami, because I couldn't explain how I knew.

That's why he deliberately delayed outside the barrier, in order to create a situation that forced Shisui to use Kotoamatsukami. Given the kid's straightforwardness, he would definitely confess to him on his own initiative.

Feng Lan had even foreseen that the other party would weaken themselves and become more loyal to him, at which point he could use Kotoamatsukami to do many things.

This is how Fenglan controls Kotoamatsukami. Unlike Danzo's philosophy of stealing it for his own use, Fenglan believes that even the strongest ninjutsu is just a tool. The Sharingan can only unleash its full power when it is in the hands of the Uchiha himself (for a counterexample, please refer to Danzo himself). A tool can only unleash its full potential when it is in the hands of the right person.

What I need to do is control the brain that controls the hand. After all, the hand may be severed, but the brain will not stop thinking until there is absolutely no other way out.

Sure enough, after the barrier dissipated, the atmosphere became very subtle. The surrounding ninjas couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. Who didn't know the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju? The Valley of the End even had a statue of him carved on it!

"Jiraiya-sensei!" Only Yahiko and his two companions completely ignored everything else and rushed straight into Jiraiya's arms. "Are you alright!"

"It's alright, it's alright, I'm the Toad Sage!" Jiraiya laughed heartily while hugging his disciples, but he didn't seem to be overjoyed at the reunion. His gaze kept drifting towards Feng Lan.

Clearly, this was a serious matter, and he didn't know how to handle it, so he could only leave it to Feng Lan.