Everyone watching was utterly stunned.
"Is this even ninja power anymore?"
The Fourth Kazekage, who had been standing on the sidelines the entire time, could only watch, unable to interfere.
The apocalyptic scene before him filled him with a sense of helplessness.
His Magnet Release had always been considered powerful and overwhelming, but compared to what he was seeing now, it felt as insignificant as a child playing in the sand.
Orochimaru was just as shocked. He had never seen the First Hokage fight before, but now he truly understood why Hashirama was called the God of Shinobi.
And then he thought about the rumors in the village that the Third Hokage was the strongest Hokage. Even though the Third was his teacher, that was obviously a lie!
As for Whitebeard, Orochimaru couldn't even find words to describe him. He was too strong—so strong it was beyond Orochimaru's imagination.
The entire space had been shattered. Orochimaru, who had no idea about the power of the Quake-Quake Fruit, was completely terrified.
"Stop, Orochimaru!"
Yang Tao suddenly appeared behind him and patted him on the shoulder.
"You can't win!"
Orochimaru had been extremely alert the whole time, focused on the battlefield, yet he hadn't even noticed Yang Tao approaching.
Everyone on the battlefield paused.
"What's your name? Someone like you couldn't have appeared without leaving any traces." The Second Hokage looked at Whitebeard with a serious expression.
Whitebeard let out his signature laugh.
"Hahaha! I'm just a leftover from the old era—Whitebeard, Edward Newgate!"
Edward Newgate?
Senju Tobirama thought for a moment but had never heard of this name or any clan by that name.
"I didn't expect to meet such a powerful warrior in this world. Looks like the world is about to become chaotic again. But I'm already dead, so this has nothing to do with me," Tobirama said.
Whitebeard sighed.
"I just came to spar with some strong opponents. This world has nothing to do with me. It's a shame you all aren't in your peak condition—I was hoping for a real fight!"
At that moment, Hashirama's damaged body started to regenerate.
"You're even stronger than Madara! You're the most powerful person I've ever fought. It's a pity this body can't use my full strength," Hashirama said regretfully.
Yang Tao rolled his eyes.
"Alright, you battle maniacs will get another chance someday. Orochimaru, just release the Edo Tensei and let them rest!"
Orochimaru quickly formed hand signs, and the three reanimated Hokage began to fade away.
"Alright, fight's over. Time to wrap up. Come with me—or do you want to test Whitebeard's strength yourself?"
Yang Tao looked at Orochimaru seriously.
Orochimaru: "…"
Fighting someone like that wouldn't be bravery—it would be pure stupidity! He couldn't escape, and he definitely couldn't win.
Right now, the best option was to cooperate. At least it didn't seem like his life was in danger—if they wanted to kill him, they wouldn't need an excuse.
Before, he didn't believe in resurrection, but after seeing Whitebeard's strength, he was starting to think it might be possible.
"If there's anything you need, just tell me. But I really don't have the ability to bring people back to life. I can only use Edo Tensei to summon souls of the dead," Orochimaru said, acting obedient.
"Don't worry, I have a way. It'll just take some time. First, let's go to the Uzumaki clan's ruins and find the Shinigami Mask," Yang Tao said, deciding to have Orochimaru release the soul of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, before heading to Granny Chiyo to ask for the Reanimation Jutsu.
What if she refused?
Didn't like being threatened?
Then bring back her son—maybe even find her grandson. Let's see if she'd still say no!
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