Hiruzen Sarutobi was laughing madly. His twisted mind reveled in hunger, finally satisfied. It was as if he had known about a certain delicious dish since childhood, dreamed of tasting it, and finally got what he wanted. What bliss, what happiness.
If he could cry, he would probably be bursting into tears by now.
And now…
— Ha ha ha, come here, let's merge together!
"Damn it!"
Orochimaru looked at Hiruzen, killing and devouring everyone around him, and realized how complicated the situation had become. Initially, it was a simple task to destroy a man—eating monster in the Land of Fire.
Orochimaru took it personally just to show his position, and did not take the task seriously. But he couldn't imagine what they would have to face. This creature can't be killed, and it only seems to get stronger by devouring people. This has become a huge problem.
He had just tried to apply the Edo Tensei removal technique so that Hiruzen's body would disperse and his soul would return to the Pure Lands, but he had failed. The technique used on Hiruzen has long ceased to be an ordinary Edo Tensei. The shell she had created had practically merged with his soul, and the remains inside had long since dissolved.
It can be said that the current Hiruzen has become a new, special form of life.
"Teacher, since you've become like this, why should you live? Wouldn't it be better to die obediently? While thinking, Orochimaru decided to use sealing techniques. Immortality from Edo Tensei? Well, unlike Uchiha Yue, he couldn't absorb energy. So it could just be sealed. Moreover, Edo Tensei was being studied and perfected in the village.…
However, Orochimaru quickly realized his naivety. Sealing techniques would really be useful, but Hiruzen had mastered them himself. It was impossible to seal it. Moreover, the Hokage himself was almost eaten alive several times.
They can't win. Absolutely no way to win!
Koharu Utatane stared at Hiruzen in horror, involuntarily taking a step back. There was already a desire to retreat in her soul. It had been too long since she became an advisor without fighting, and old age was making itself felt. Although she had not forgotten how to kill, she no longer had the strength of youth.
It is better to save life for the future, and leave the battles to the young. After all, she's Konoha's advisor, and she has more important things to do.
The thought slowed her down. And at the same moment, grayish fragments appeared behind his back, in the blind spot, like the skin of a dead man. As soon as she relaxed her guard for a moment, a huge mouth with white fangs descended on her.
— It's bad!
Even though she had time to react, it was already too late. Hiruzen's jaws closed on her waist, and a terrifying force tore her body in half. Scarlet blood splashed out.
— Ah, ah!!!
"No, Hiruzen, you can't!" You can't! I'm Koharu Utatane, your friend! You can't eat me! Konoha needs me! I'm Konoha's advisor, you can't eat me!!!
Koharu collapsed to the ground. The life was draining out of her. Even if Hiruzen hadn't eaten her, she wouldn't be in this state for long. But she still had no hope of surviving, or rather, she was terrified at the prospect of being eaten alive.
— Ha, ha, ha, comrade… That's right, comrade… Comrade, it's delicious! Ha ha ha!!!
Hiruzen burst out laughing, picked up Kohara with his tongue and dragged her into his mouth. Amidst Koharu's heart-rending screams and screams, Utatane finally lost her life.
Soon after, Mitokado Homura, his other former comrade, was also swallowed alive by Hiruzen in a desperate scream.
"Retreat!"!! Orochimaru's voice rang out.
Victory had become impossible, and tactical retreat was the only option.
Konoha's defenses have noticeably weakened.
The current Konoha was more like a temporary stronghold than a village. In fact, apart from the people, there was nothing left. There were noticeably fewer patrolmen around the village. Too many died, and there was an acute shortage of people.
Someone suggested using Edo Tensei to return the dead to service, but this forbidden technique was originally intended to create cannon fodder and live bombs. The summoned ones kept their minds, but their fighting power was low.
Summoning the dead before Edo Tensei was fully perfected was a waste of resources.
— Ah, ah!!!
Naruto was struggling in a prison cell. The guards left — it was the best chance to escape.
"Nine—tails, force!" Give me strength!!! — he roared, demanding strength from the tightly imprisoned Nine-Tails.
— The kid! Where did I get the power for you?!!
In his sealed dungeon, the Nine-Tails was also trying his best to unleash his might. Gradually, a little bit of chakra began to ooze out of his body, slowly flowing into Naruto. A faint golden glow appeared on the boy's skin.
— Resonance!!! Kurama roared.
He felt like his body was about to explode. After much thought and effort, he finally found a way to connect his chakra with Naruto's, causing a resonance. An attack on the seal from both inside and outside could have breached it. This method will cause great harm to Naruto's body, but not fatal.
It only took a little bit of strength to break out of the dungeon.
And when they get out, they will completely remove the seal and take revenge on Konoha!
However, that was the end of it.
They underestimated the seal inside it. It was not the seal that Jiraiya had once loosened with great difficulty, but the seal that Senju Tobirama had personally designed. Releasing even a bit of power was already a great achievement.
After all, he was no longer a jinchuriki, but rather a coffin sealing the Nine-Tails. To be a jinchuriki, you need to meet certain conditions, otherwise Naruto would already be dead.
And in all of Konoha, his father's teacher, Jiraiya, wanted him dead the most, the one who became disabled for life because of him.…