Naruto: I am Ninja World Ghost Story, who are you?

"He even uses Wood Release..." Orochimaru pulled out a kunai at some point and instantly severed the wooden vines attacking him.

But the moment it was cut, the vines vanished into thin air.

Orochimaru stared wide-eyed as the wooden vine disappeared, then looked up at the girl who had used the ninjutsu.

The family crest on the girl's body instantly made Orochimaru recognize her identity.

"So that's how it is... the heir to the Kurama clan's bloodline."

"Miss Kurama Yakumo".

This Wood Release attack was simply due to environmental modifications made by Kurama Yakumo.

This means that he and Itachi have entered the illusion space set up by Yakumo Kurama.

Facing two Kage-level and two Jonin...

Orochimaru suddenly felt an itch to...

"In that case, don't blame me for calling for help."

"Psychic art!"

Rumble.

The two coffins that appeared from the ground immediately attracted the attention of the four women.

"The Impure World Reincarnation Technique?!"

"Orochimaru! You bastard!"

Kurenai Yuhi never expected Orochimaru to dare use this ninjutsu against them.

The coffin lid creaked.

A wisp of white mist escaped from the crack in the door, and after the coffin lid fell down, two men with different appearances and attire were revealed.

"Where...is this?"

"Damn scorpion!"

The two men were in different emotions and made different sounds.

One of the men startled everyone present.

"The First Hokage!" Kurenai Yuhi recognized him immediately and said with some shock.

"Oh my, so you're a Konoha ninja..." The first thing Hashirama Senju saw upon his resurrection was Kurenai Yuhi wearing a headband and a 'female ninja' beside her dressed in summer clothes but bearing the Uchiha clan crest...

Just as he was about to ask these juniors where they were, Orochimaru suddenly interrupted Hashirama Senju from behind.

"First generation sir."

"I am Orochimaru, and also a disciple of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi."

"Oh! Monkey! How's the village doing now?" Hashirama Senju turned slightly to ask Orochimaru behind him.

Orochimaru gave a wry smile, feigning helplessness: "Actually, there's a war going on in the ninja world right now, to prevent a world-ending crisis."

"My current task is to prevent this crisis from happening, which is why I summoned both of you."

[Setting in this book: In this timeline, Sasori has not yet begun hunting Orochimaru, and therefore has not yet summoned the Third Kazekage.]

"Really, there will be wars in every era." Hashirama Senju covered his forehead, turned around and found that the person called out was not his brother, but a man he did not recognize. So he asked, "Speaking of which, why didn't you call out Tobirama as well?"

The Third Kazekage stood silently with his arms crossed.

First, he didn't know where he was, and second, he heard that the ninja world was facing an apocalyptic crisis, so he decided to check the situation first.

"..." Orochimaru was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "The Second Hokage has been resurrected, a complete resurrection, and is currently fighting the Dark Sage in the Dark Realm... The matters of the Dark Realm are too complicated, let's wait until we deal with these women in front of us before we explain."

"Are they rogue ninja?" Although Hashirama Senju didn't understand what the Dark World was, he could clearly understand the current situation from Orochimaru's words.

The ninja world is in danger. It wasn't Madara who was resurrected, but some guy called the Dark Sage.

Secondly, the Dark Realm should be a world connected to the Ninja World, similar to the Summoning World. Currently, his younger brother has led people to resolve the situation, but judging from Orochimaru's tone, the danger is still not over.

The key to averting danger seems to lie with the four women in front of them...

Hashirama Senju noticed a pile of stone figures on the ground out of the corner of his eye and couldn't help but ask again, "What are they?"

"They were immobilized by the opponent's 'ninjutsu'," Orochimaru explained, then looked at the four wary women and advised again, "Now, there are four of us too."

"And their strength is no less than yours."

Are you sure you don't want to hand it over?

"Being loyal to the village, I do not wish to fight you here."

Orochimaru's words were full of righteous indignation.

Just as Itachi was about to speak, he heard a boy's voice behind him, which made his pupils dilate.

"U. Chiba Itachi!"

Sasuke's appearance truly surprised many people.

Hashirama turned his head and saw that it was an Uchiha child, and there seemed to be many Uchiha symbols on the surrounding buildings.

My mind went blank for a moment, and what I had just figured out turned into mush again.

Could it have been done by the Uchiha clan?

Do they even have that capability?!

Aside from Madara, he really didn't think there were many capable fighters in the Uchiha clan, let alone someone who could destroy the ninja world...

"Sasuke, you've grown up." Itachi Uchiha turned around calmly.

Upon seeing this familiar older brother, Sasuke could immediately conclude that Itachi, with his height and build, was definitely the real Itachi!

"I'll kill you!" Sasuke pulled a kunai from his ninja tool pouch, his chakra rapidly circulating within him, ready to overtake Kana Uzumaki and engage Itachi in a one-on-one battle...

puff.

Kana Uzumaki used the 'Diamond Lockdown', and the silver-white chains grabbed Sasuke's body, causing him to fall face-first to the ground.

"Chanel, let me go!!"

"I'm going to kill him!"

Sasuke had unknowingly activated his single-tomoe Sharingan, his hateful gaze seemingly ready to devour Itachi in front of him.

Kurama Yakumo smiled helplessly: "Sasuke, don't act rashly."

They're not rogue ninjas anymore. If a fight breaks out and they kill those stone golems in the middle, they won't be able to explain themselves even if they have ten mouths.

Broken stones can never be restored.

Seeing this, Hancock whispered to Kurenai, "Should we undo the petrification on them?"

After a moment's thought, Kurenai Yuhi nodded: "Untie it."

In a split second, Hancock broke the petrification of the crowd.

After understanding what had happened, the crowd looked in astonishment at the resurrected First Hokage and the Third Hokage of Sunagakure, who was known as the strongest Kazekage.

"Are we going to fight alongside the First Hokage and the Third Kazekage this time? This is the first time I've ever had this experience!"

After a moment of reflection, Hiashi looked at Kurenai Yuhi, who was hesitating ahead, and tried to persuade her: "Kurenai! Stop being so stubborn! Hand over Uchiha Bufan, and we won't hurt him!"

At this moment, Orochimaru also spoke up decisively: "As long as you hand over Bufan to me, I swear in the name of the Third Hokage that I will never harm Uchiha Bufan."

Fearing that Kurenai might not agree, Orochimaru added, "My only purpose is to awaken him; I have absolutely no other malicious intent."

Upon hearing this, Kana Uzumaki and Yakumo Kurama exchanged a glance, their expressions showing hesitation.

When they were summoned by the clone of the Crimson Shadow of the Sunset, they were already thinking about how to wake up Bufan...

Seeing that Kurenai Yuhi seemed to be on the verge of being persuaded, Hancock, who had been using Observation Haki, smiled and glanced at everyone present with a hint of disdain in her beautiful eyes.

"Well said~ If I hadn't sensed the evil in your hearts, I probably would have believed it too."

As if Hancock had predicted, everyone's expressions froze.

Hashirama Senju, who had thought he could resolve the matter simply by taking charge, began to fall silent.

We still don't know exactly what happened.

However, Orochimaru behind him doesn't necessarily seem trustworthy.

He also needs to be cautious in his actions.

Secondly, not a single Uchiha ninja appeared in this vast Uchiha clan territory. Instead, a small child confronted an Uchiha boy standing not far away on the street, his head bearing a Konoha headband drawn horizontally on his forehead...

If Hashirama Senju still doesn't understand what's happening, he's probably truly mentally impaired.

"Since that's the case, enough talk. If you want to fight, then let's begin!" Kurenai Yuhi no longer hesitated, her body and clothes began to burn, and the fierce flames made people afraid to approach easily.

Seeing Kurenai's serious expression, the village ninjas hesitated.

After all, this operation was carried out by Orochimaru on his own, without the Fifth Hokage Kakashi's consent...

At that moment, a ninja in the crowd suddenly sensed something, bit his hand, and slapped the ground:

"Psychic art."

Instantly, a summoning eagle appeared, carrying a scroll in its beak, and handed it to the intelligence team ninja.

Seeing that Kakashi's instructions had been clearly relayed back, the group did not act rashly, but instead turned to look at the ninja.

Orochimaru's face turned ashen, and he had a bad feeling.

"The Fifth Hokage has ordered that no one is to lay a hand on Uchiha Fan!"

As expected, these words immediately shattered Orochimaru's good mood. His face stiffened, he gritted his teeth, and began to consider whether to obey the order.

Itachi Uchiha was somewhat disappointed, but it didn't matter; he wasn't a Konoha ninja, but a rogue ninja.

So there's no problem with him taking action.

But there were just too many opponents; if he were alone, he really didn't have the confidence to get past the two women ahead...

Hashirama Senju also spoke up, "In that case, let's obey the Fifth Hokage's orders."

He was unsure of Orochimaru's loyalty, and judging from what the woman in the purple cheongsam said, there seemed to be something wrong with Orochimaru's words.

"I see..." The First Hokage spoke, and Hiashi, upon hearing this, decisively waved to the Hyuga ninja beside him to retreat, while saying to the ninjas of the other clans, "In that case, the Hyuga clan will retreat first."

“Me too,” said Aburame Zhiwei.

"Me too." Other clan leaders and even Jonin representatives all retreated.

The hundred or so ninjas scattered instantly, and Hiashi had someone take away the unconscious Shisui who had collapsed on the ground.

Seeing that everyone had left, Hashirama Senju knew that even if he were to be controlled by Orochimaru and a battle ensued, he could avoid harming his own people.

Although his current strength seems to be only at the average Kage level... he has a premonition that he will not be able to completely break free from Orochimaru's restraints behind him.

"What, Orochimaru? Aren't you loyal to Konoha?" Kurenai Yuhi raised the corners of her mouth in a smug smile, maintaining a good mood despite not knowing that her father was seriously injured on the battlefield.

After a moment, Orochimaru understood.

Now is the best time to seize the opportunity to capture Uchiha Bufan.

If the cataclysmic crisis is not stopped, the ninja world will perish.

If the cataclysmic crisis is averted, then Uchiha Bufan will surely awaken, and at that time, he will have no chance at all.

"Once I obtain Uchiha's extraordinary body, even the God of Shinobi would be no match for me." Orochimaru licked his lips, finally revealing his true colors.

Itachi Uchiha, who hadn't seen through Orochimaru's release of Kotoamatsukami, had a slight contraction in his pupils, but quickly recovered and pretended to be nonchalant.

'They can even break through Shisui's Kotoamatsukami?'

When was it...?

'Could it be that Orochimaru's eye technique became ineffective because Shisui was resurrected?'

That's definitely not good news.

Uchiha Itachi became serious, turning to look at Kurama Yakumo, who met Itachi's eyes without fear...

"Oops!"

When Kurama Yakumo realized what was happening, he tried to lower his head, but he fell into the opponent's illusion at first glance.

In reality, the fluctuations caused by Yakumo Kurama's illusion technique dissipated instantly.