Chapter 72 One Punch Woman

At the center of the battlefield, within the Four Violet Flames Formation, Orochimaru fought one against two, just like in the Forest of Death...

But this time, Orochimaru didn't retreat. Instead, he grew faster and more agile. Even with Jiraiya and Hiruzen teaming up, they only managed to wound Orochimaru a few times.

However, Orochimaru quickly healed using his Regeneration Technique.

"This isn't working..."

"We have to keep Orochimaru here!"

At this moment, Hiruzen summoned Enma, while Jiraiya charged up a Rasengan to strike.

Feeling the threat of death, Orochimaru no longer dared to engage in close combat against these two.

"Hehehe... You like to use your numbers to bully me, don't you?"

"Then... Summoning: Edo Tensei!"

Orochimaru let out a sinister laugh, and two wooden coffins rose from the ground.

Both Hiruzen and Jiraiya immediately recognized the Jutsu.

"What? That's... Nidaime-sama Impure World Reincarnation!"

Hiruzen exclaimed in shock, quickly using Shadow Shuriken Technique to interrupt.

But unfortunately, the two wooden coffins slowly opened.

Two lifeless figures emerged.

One red, one blue...

Everyone in Konoha around the battlefield immediately recognized these two figures.

They were the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, and the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama.

In an instant, Hiruzen was stunned.

'Summoning Shodaime-sama and Nidaime-sama with Edo Tensei? How were we supposed to fight that?'

'Although he was hailed as the 'Strongest Hokage,' Hiruzen knew exactly how much weight that title carried.

Hiruzen angrily shouted, "How dare you manipulate time and defile the souls of the dead... Orochimaru, I never should have let you go back then!"

At this point, Jiraiya's expression also turned extremely serious.

"The previous Hokage? It seems I'll have to use that technique now. I can start preparing... and she should be arriving soon."

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"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

Hiruzen launched the first attack, but the reanimated Second Hokage quickly formed hand seals.

"Water Release: Water Formation Wall."

The massive fire dragon instantly turned into steam.

"Water Release: Water Severing Wave."

Another water column rose from nowhere...

To unleash such a powerful water technique without a water source, it can only be said that as expected of Nidaime Hokage.

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After several minutes of fighting, Hiruzen, who had been holding off three opponents, was clearly struggling.

After using another Fire Release Ninjutsu to counter the Second Hokage's Water Release Ninjutsu, Hiruzen couldn't help but glance at Jiraiya beside him.

Through the steam, he saw the distinctive red markings on Jiraiya's face, his eyes now horizontal slits.

The most striking feature was the small toads on his shoulders.

Jiraiya stepped out of the steam, "The battle is just beginning!"

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"Wood Release: Nativity of a Sea of Trees."

At this moment, the roof tiles were shattered by the rising wooden pillars.

However, Yuto couldn't help but complain.

'Tsk, isn't the strength of Hashirama too severely nerfed? Not only does he need to cast a hand seal to perform a Wood Release, but he's also weakened compared to the War Arc version… I bet Yamato is stronger than this Edo Tensei Hashirama."

Yuto shook his head, 'This reanimated Hashirama probably didn't even display one-tenth of his original power.'

'If Orochimaru could summon Hashirama at his peak strength during the Valley of the End...'

Yuto thought about it, 'Konoha couldn't even withstand Pain's enhanced Shinra Tensei. If it were Hashirama at his peak... a single True Several Thousand Hands from the Buddha statue would probably reduce Konoha to dust.'

Yuto shook his head again, 'Well, it was better to enjoy the show than to nitpick.'

'Besides, it's already great to see Jiraiya in Sage Mode ahead of time.

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Watching the clusters of wooden pillars, it seemed as though the Four Violet Flames Formation was about to burst.

Even a weakened version of the reanimated Hashirama was still terrifyingly powerful!

Jiraiya was inwardly shocked, but with Fukasaku's biological sensing, he quickly locked onto Orochimaru's position despite the thick barrier of wood.

"Sage Art: Goemon!"

With the combination of toad oil, Fire Release, and Wind Release, a massive inferno erupted, burning through the wooden pillars.

Even though the Second Hokage had already used a Water Release Ninjutsu to block it... with the addition of Wind Release and toad oil, Goemon's flames even penetrated the Water Release Ninjutsu!

Seeing the terrifying flames, Orochimaru frantically shed his skin to escape.

Although the flames couldn't kill him, he certainly didn't want to endure the pain of being burned.

"You think you can catch me? It's not that easy!"

Even in the face of adversity, Orochimaru still wore a smug expression.

At this moment, he suddenly looked up and saw a small shadow in the sky.

'A bird? Why do I feel a sense of danger?'

Orochimaru wondered briefly, but his instinct for danger made his heart tighten, 'What exactly was that shadow?'

With the sun hanging overhead, and Orochimaru's natural aversion to sunlight, he couldn't see clearly when he looked up.

But he couldn't care about the flames below anymore. He just wanted to figure out what that shadow was.

After a few seconds, the figure became clearer...

"How dare you insult my grandfather and great-uncle... I will not tolerate this!"

At this moment, Orochimaru panicked and began shedding his skin, determined to use every life-saving ability he had.

However, all of his abilities required some preparation time, and now there was no time to react!

"Die!"

Jiraiya, in Sage Mode, and Hiruzen, clutching his staff, stared in shock at the white figure descending from the sky.

The Anbu, who had just finished handling the situation, also looked up one by one.

The figure slammed into Orochimaru, sending him flying from the rooftop down to the spectator stands!

The spectator stands were made of reinforced concrete.

Fortunately, the audience had already been evacuated under the Anbu's guidance.

The figure, carrying Orochimaru, crashed through the stands at an angle, finally coming to a stop in the arena.

The figure staggered to its feet, and everyone saw...

It was Tsunade!

Due to the immense power of that punch, Tsunade herself was severely injured.

However, when Jiraiya saw the black markings on Tsunade's face and arms, he immediately felt relieved.

He quickly approached with a grin, massaging Tsunade's shoulders with a lecherous expression.

"Get lost!"

Tsunade casually threw a punch, sending Jiraiya flying into the wall.

The impact left a human-shaped dent in the wall.

And... it knocked Jiraiya out of Sage Mode.

At this point, the Immortal Snake was barely hanging on.

Orochimaru opened his mouth, weakly uttering a few words.

"Aren't you... afraid of blood?"

At this moment, Jiraiya, who had been embedded in the wall, instantly teleported over to claim credit, "Hehehe, helping Tsunade overcome her hemophobia was one of the training sessions Naruto and I did over the past month!"

After hearing this, Orochimaru wanted to ask something else, but Tsunade's fist came crashing down.

"The title of the Sannin ends here."

Jiraiya wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Phew, that damn snake is finally dead. So, Tsunade, can we go grab a drink now?"

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On the outskirts of the battlefield, an Anbu's member watched the entire scene expressionlessly.

Including watching the Otogakure Ninja disguised as himself being captured.

The Anbu's member silently removed his mask and put on a pair of round glasses that didn't quite fit his face.

He then disappeared into the crowd evacuating from the spectator stands.