Kai's voice echoed from all directions, reaching Kabuto's ears. Before Kabuto could even form another thought, his entire body was reduced to a grotesque mass of flesh, floating eerily in midair.
Kai had first used his Tenseigan: Universal Pull and Push - Omnipresent Prison to bind Kabuto, then instantly applied infinite repulsive forces around his body. Even steel would bend and deform under such overwhelming power—let alone fragile human flesh.
Bang! The flesh ball suddenly exploded, scattering blood like rain across the sky!
Kabuto, whose mind had been filled with countless schemes and plots, never got the chance to unleash his grand conspiracy before being killed outright by Kai. As for whether he might be resurrected through Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation? Kai had already shattered Kabuto's consciousness with his overwhelming mental power at the first opportunity. Even if reincarnated, he would be nothing more than a mindless vegetable.
Kai didn't waste much attention on Kabuto—such trivial matters weren't worth his concern.
On the rooftop of the examination arena, the Four Violet Flames Formation blazed with purple-red flames, completely isolating the space into two separate zones.
Within the barrier, Orochimaru stood confronting the Third Hokage!
"Chidori!" Kakashi roared, the sound of a thousand chirping birds emanating from his hand as he charged toward the barrier at high speed. His Chidori struck the wall formed by the Four Violet Flames Formation.
To Kakashi's amazement, his Chidori—capable of shattering rock—only caused faint ripples on the barrier's surface.
"Lord Third!" "Hokage-sama!" "..."
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!" "Lightning Release: Ground Walk!" "Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"...
Several ANBU ninja suddenly appeared, unleashing ninjutsu as if they cost nothing, all aimed at the Four Violet Flames Formation. But if even Kakashi's Chidori couldn't affect the barrier, these techniques stood no chance of causing any damage.
"Damn it! Lord Third is in danger!" Watching the Third Hokage battle Orochimaru within the barrier, Kakashi's expression grew grim.
During the Third Great Ninja War, Kakashi had fought alongside Orochimaru and knew firsthand how terrifying he was. Even back then, his strength had already matched the Third Hokage's. Now, with the Third Hokage aged and weakened while Orochimaru was at the peak of his ninja career, the situation looked dire.
"Relax, Kakashi. It's just Orochimaru—what's there to worry about?" A casual voice suddenly rang out.
Kakashi turned toward the sound and saw Kai approaching. His expression froze momentarily before relief washed over him. How could I forget about this killing machine? With Kai here, forget one Orochimaru—even ten wouldn't be enough!
"Interesting," Kai murmured, a hint of surprise flickering in his eyes.
Kai had just activated his Kagura Mind's Eye, but surprisingly couldn't penetrate the Four Violet Flames Formation's obstruction. Puzzled, he looked toward Orochimaru within the barrier.
Seeing Kai's expression, Orochimaru burst into maniacal laughter. "Haha! Kai Mitarashi, your spatial ninjutsu may be impressive—using mental perception alone to perform spatial movement. But for this plan, I've spent years improving the Four Violet Flames Formation. Not only has its defensive power increased dramatically, but it can now even block mental perception! So, Kai Mitarashi, just watch as I kill the Third Hokage!"
Looking at Orochimaru's crazed expression, Kai's eyes showed a trace of pity. Indeed, weakness is the greatest sin—even for someone like Orochimaru.
Kai had countless methods to break this Four Violet Flames Formation. However, since Orochimaru believed he couldn't enter, Kai decided to demonstrate otherwise first!
The Third Hokage, who had initially felt hope upon seeing Kai's reaction, grew despondent after hearing Orochimaru's words. But within moments, his expression hardened with resolve. "Orochimaru, I absolutely won't let your plan succeed! Even if I die, I'll drag you down with me!"
As he spoke, he began forming seals—the unmistakable sequence for the Reaper Death Seal!
However, just as he completed the second seal, the Third Hokage suddenly found his movements frozen. Alarmed, a voice spoke beside him:
"Old man, at your age, you should stay home and rest. All this fighting and killing isn't good for you."
The Third Hokage froze, his pupils gradually dilating as joy spread across his face. "Kai! How did you get in here?"
Kai shrugged casually. "Simple—I just came in."
For Kai, it truly was simple. First, he entered the space of Heavenly Subjugation of the Omnipresent God - Lava, then used it as a stepping stone to enter the space within the Four Violet Flames Formation. The entire process took less than a blink of an eye.
"How... how could you possibly get in?!" Orochimaru's face was filled with horror.
Kai looked at Orochimaru with amusement. "Surprised? Sorry about that."
Orochimaru's eyes blazed with savage madness as he glared at Kai. "Even if you're incredibly powerful, Kai Mitarashi, today you'll die here!"
"Is that so? Orochimaru, what gives you such confidence?" Kai asked with interest.
Ignoring Kai, Orochimaru formed seals with both hands and roared:
"Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation!"
A coffin marked with the character "First" rapidly rose from the ground, followed immediately by a second marked "Second."
"Not good!"
Seeing a third coffin marked "Fourth" about to rise, the Third Hokage finally reacted. He quickly used a sealing technique to push it back into the ground. Kai didn't intervene—it was just the Fourth Kazekage, after all. Minato's soul was sealed within the Shinigami's belly, making it impossible for him to be reincarnated.
The coffin lids slowly opened, and two figures clad in battle armor and wearing Konoha headbands stepped out.
It was none other than the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju!
Orochimaru's arrogant voice echoed: "Hahaha! Kai Mitarashi, to deal with you, I used all the First Hokage's muscle tissue I obtained from Danzo to clone a perfect First Hokage body. The First Hokage reincarnated through this body can unleash over ninety percent of his original combat power! So this time, you're finished, Kai Mitarashi!"
Looking at the reincarnated First and Second Hokage, Kai spoke calmly: "Lord First, Lord Second, I am Kai Mitarashi of Konoha. My apologies, but I'll have to defeat you both once again."
His words carried unparalleled confidence!
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