As soon as Haruto arrived outside the Four Purple Flame Formation, he saw Orochimaru with a face like he had just swallowed a dung bomb.
No—worse than that. It looked more disgusting than eating actual crap.
Just a moment ago, Orochimaru had been ready to command the First Hokage and Second Hokage to strike, but Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly called for a timeout.
"Orochimaru! You may be smart, but your judgment is still lacking!"
"Seems like it's time for you to return to the Ninja Academy for further training!"
"Oh?" Orochimaru sneered. "Does Sarutobi-sensei still have lessons left to teach his students?"
"I told you long ago—I saw through your disguise," Sarutobi Hiruzen said calmly. "Did you really think I wouldn't prepare for this day?"
"Although I'm surprised you managed to summon them, you're still far too naïve."
"Hmph," Orochimaru snorted. "Then show me what else you've got."
"Haha!" Sarutobi Hiruzen chuckled and pulled out a small purple gourd.
"Children, come out!"
As soon as he spoke, the gourd emitted a multicolored glow.
"Don't be afraid, Grandpa! We're here!" several childish voices rang out. Then, six brightly-colored figures appeared in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"What in the world?!"
Orochimaru's eyes widened in disbelief as several disheveled, shirtless little children materialized. Each exuded a powerful aura.
He finally understood why his right eyelid had been twitching for the past two days—this was it.
Sarutobi Hiruzen had hidden this trump card all along!
Orochimaru's expression turned grim.
Although these children looked barely weaned, their chakra levels were staggering. Each one had power approaching that of a Kage.
And there were six of them!
Now he understood why Sarutobi wasn't panicking when he summoned the First and Second Hokage. The old man had backup prepared long ago!
He had never suspected that the gourd Sarutobi carried every day could conceal such powerful beings.
"Haha, interesting," Orochimaru hissed, licking the corner of his lips with his long tongue.
"Hey, you demon! Are you the one trying to harm our Grandpa?!"
The eldest child shouted, pointing at Orochimaru with a lotus-like arm.
"Big brother, look! That guy's actually a snake demon!" the second child cried.
"What?! Snake demon?!" the other Calabash Brothers gasped, all turning to look at Orochimaru.
His pale skin and narrow eyes made him look like a perfect match.
"You snake demon, we've refined you for thousands of years and you're still alive? Not only that, you turned into a man?! That's disgusting!" the third child shouted.
"Hey, where's the scorpion demon? You snake demons and scorpion demons always show up together!" the fourth child added angrily.
"???" Orochimaru looked completely dumbfounded.
These little brats… knew about him?
He was a snake-type shinobi, but who was the scorpion demon they were talking about?
Also, he was obviously male—why were they calling him a woman?
"Female?!" Wait a minute—Orochimaru suddenly remembered something.
Back when he visited the Golden Egg Shop… he had disguised himself as a woman!
Could these kids be connected to that Haruto guy?
At that moment, Haruto happened to arrive outside the Four Purple Flame Formation, watching with interest.
Poof! Orochimaru nearly coughed up blood.
"So it really is you!"
He regretted it immensely.
He never should have turned into a woman to trick Haruto. He didn't expect those little kids to have seen through him—and now they were calling Sarutobi "Grandpa," so the old man must know too!
"I can't show my face anymore!" Orochimaru wailed inside.
"It seems I'll have to kill all of you!" Orochimaru snarled, glaring at Sarutobi and the six Calabash Brothers.
"Hmph! I knew you were still a bad guy!"
Suddenly, a childish voice whispered in Orochimaru's ear, followed by a sticky splat of spit hitting his cheek.
"Who?!" Orochimaru paled and looked around wildly.
"Hahaha, it's me!" a clear voice echoed. "I'm the one who spat on you—catch me if you can!"
Orochimaru searched frantically but saw no one.
The six children stood innocently beside Sarutobi, calling him "Grandpa" like obedient grandchildren.
"Haha, naughty kids!" Outside the formation, Haruto had somehow produced a small stool, munching on melon seeds while enjoying the show.
"Damn you!" Orochimaru roared and ordered the First Hokage, Second Hokage, and Rasa to attack.
"Grandpa, watch out!" the third child shouted, stepping in front of Sarutobi.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!" Senju Hashirama formed hand seals and unleashed a massive fireball.
"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!" Senju Tobirama summoned a roaring dragon of water.
"Magnet Style: Sand Storm Technique!" Rasa slammed his palms to the ground, turning tiles into gold sand and sending a massive wave toward Sarutobi.
"Grandpa, let us handle this!" the fourth, fifth, and seventh brothers shouted as they charged forward.
"I'll suck it up!" the fourth and fifth brothers cried and opened their mouths.
Amazingly, both the fireball and the water dragon were sucked directly into their stomachs!
"What?!" Everyone was shocked.
The little kids could absorb jutsu?!
Unbelievable!
"Haha," Haruto sneered. "You seriously tried to use Water and Fire Style against Water Baby and Fire Baby? Do you want to die?"
"Hmph!" Rasa snorted. "Let me show you real power!"
He poured more chakra into his jutsu, unleashing an even stronger wave of sand.
"You evil spirit! You're not allowed to hurt Grandpa!" the seventh child shouted and grabbed the gourd from Sarutobi's hand.
He pointed it toward the incoming sand and yelled, "Suck it up!"
Astonishingly, all the sand Rasa had summoned was sucked into the gourd.
"How is this possible?!" Rasa was stunned.
The sand he'd just released was now completely beyond his control—he couldn't sense it anymore.
Moreover, the fact that such a small gourd could absorb that much sand was beyond comprehension.
"These little monsters are terrifying," Orochimaru muttered, sweat forming on his pale forehead as he glared at the children.
End of the Chapter.
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