Chapter 300. What Competition?
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"Tiger – Snake – Dog – Dragon!"
Clap!
In the blink of an eye—
To everyone's shock—
Four coffins suddenly appeared.
Minato's expression changed instantly.
This was...
Impure World Reincarnation?!
As the Fourth Hokage, Minato knew very well.
After all, his Flying Thunder God Jutsu was also learned from the Second Hokage. So he understood how difficult it was to master the forbidden jutsu created by the Second Hokage.
And yet—
Orochimaru had been away from Konoha for so long and actually managed to perform Impure World Reincarnation?!
"Stop him!"
Minato suddenly shouted.
But—
"Too late~" Orochimaru licked his lips, grinning. "Now then... the real show is just beginning~"
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Four loud bangs in a row.
And then—
Under everyone's stunned gaze—
The lids of the four coffins were thrown open.
"First Hokage-sama?! Second Hokage-sama?!"
"Second Mizukage?!"
"Third Raikage (Father!)!"
The figures revealed inside left everyone stunned again.
Before they could even react—
"I specifically prepared this for today~" Orochimaru smiled again, quickly forming a hand seal. "Wake up!"
What a pity.
He licked his lips, smiling as he looked at the horrified crowd.
He had even gotten his hands on the Second Tsuchikage's corpse but was refused by the Third Tsuchikage~
What a hypocritical old man.
As he spoke—
The four stepped out of the coffins, then the coffins disappeared.
While everyone was still reeling in shock, the four opened their eyes.
The air turned heavy.
Everyone was shocked.
The crowd stared at Orochimaru in fury and disbelief. "Orochimaru! You're desecrating the dead!"
"Ah~" Orochimaru shrugged with a smile. "That does seem to be the case. So what?"
And just then—
Suddenly—
"Hahaha~ Wait, huh?" A bright laugh rang out but then paused in confusion. "Why are there so many people here?"
Then—
"Idiot! This is the Ninja World!" A stern voice responded nearby. "Konoha forehead protectors! The Hyuga's eyes, the Uchiha clan crest? Is this Konoha?"
"This isn't Konoha! This is Kumogakure!" A rough voice replied seriously. "Long time no see, Ay! Where's Killer Bee? I can't believe I am back again! But why are there so many people here in Kumogakure? What's going on? Is this a Chunin Exams or something?! And… the First Hokage? Second Hokage? Why are we here?"
He just blurted out everything on his mind.
Meanwhile, the Second Hokage also noticed this wasn't Konoha. After all, Konoha's landmark, the Hokage Rock, was nowhere in sight.
How could this be Konoha?
Instead, he saw all sorts of strange things he didn't recognize, like that... swinging black square with moving images inside, which reminded him of a young monkey's Telescope Jutsu. With a hint of thoughtfulness, he muttered, "The Impure World Reincarnation? To think someone mastered this ninjutsu after my time? Is Konoha in danger?"
"Eh? That ninjutsu you created back then! Didn't you say not to make such dangerous ninjutsu?"
"Ah~ ah~" A small-bearded man stroked his facial hair, gloating a bit. "This trouble came from Konoha after all?"
The four acted like they couldn't even see their surroundings, chatting among themselves.
But—
Now wasn't the time for reunions.
"Tsk tsk tsk, welcome, esteemed Kages." Orochimaru's voice rang out again, his smile still eerie. "However! This isn't about Konoha being in trouble~ it's about…"
He paused slightly, his smiling face delivering a chilling line: "Kill everyone in front of you!"
"?!" ×4
"Who is this guy…"
The First and Second Hokage stared directly at Orochimaru.
"Student of the Third Hokage. One of the Legendary Sannin—Orochimaru!" the Third Raikage said grimly. "Is Konoha planning to declare war on Kumogakure?"
"A Konoha ninja? The little monkey's student?" Hashirama and Tobirama looked at each other in confusion. They clearly had no idea what was going on. They glanced around uncertainly. "Where is the little monkey anyway? What's happening here?"
And then—
"Orochimaru has already defected." Minato figured it was time to step forward and explain. With a bitter smile, he said, "As for the Third Hokage... he's currently taking part in the competition. It's just that…" He sighed helplessly. "Looks like that side got attacked too."
"???"
What competition?
The four of them were completely baffled.
Especially the Second Hokage, who slightly furrowed his brows and looked at Namikaze Minato. "You are…"
"The current Hokage of Konoha—Namikaze Minato!" Minato gave a respectful bow and said seriously, "It's an honor to meet you, First Hokage-sama, Second Hokage-sama!"
"Ohhh~ So you're the current Hokage? It's already the Fourth Hokage? So young!"
"Idiot! Is this the time to focus on that?" Tobirama snapped at his curious older brother, then turned to Minato with a grave expression. "So… we're enemies now?"
"Yes, Second Hokage-sama!"
"Then you're in trouble!"
"…"
"I told you to shut up already! What's going on now? Why are there so many people in Kumogakure?" Tobirama impatiently shouted at Hashirama again and continued, "Is this the Chunin Exams? No… wait~" He furrowed his brows. "You just said the little monkey is participating in some competition? Don't tell me it's the Chunin Exams… right?!"
"It's not the Chunin Exams." Minato shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and said, "It's the first-ever Ninja Grand Prix hosted by Kumogakure!"
"???"
What is this guy talking about?
Why couldn't they understand any of it?
The four looked completely lost.
However—
Right now…
Orochimaru popped out again, smiling. "Ah~ ah~ it's getting late. I didn't ask you to reminisce here~!"
With those words—
Everyone turned to look at Orochimaru again. Even though they were curious about what this so-called Ninja Grand Prix was, the situation definitely seemed off right now.
"A rogue ninja from Konoha? The little monkey's student?" Tobirama looked at Orochimaru with a mixture of admiration and displeasure. "What kind of teaching did the little monkey do? Even his student turned traitor?! Forget it! Let's deal with this troublesome mess first~"
As he spoke, he quickly formed hand seals.
But—
Moments later, his expression darkened.
"What is it? Can't break it?" Hashirama looked at his younger brother curiously, then said with heartfelt concern, "I told you not to create such terrifying forbidden jutsu~"
"Shut up! None of us can break free now!"
"?!"
The four looked at each other in disbelief.
At that moment, Orochimaru calmly formed hand seals and then, with a faint smile, controlled the four. "Now then! Tsuchikage… shall we begin~?"
With those words—
The four looked on in horror as their bodies began to move on their own.
"This damn bastard!"
"What kind of student did the little monkey raise?!"
"Look at the mess Konoha's caused!"
"Hurry and undo this for us!"
However—
Even as the four cursed out loud, they still couldn't stop themselves from attacking. The Fourth Hokage and the Fourth Raikage exchanged a look and immediately moved forward to defend.
"Iwagakure, attack!" The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, felt that the timing was just right and gave a loud shout.
There were five Kage-level fighters here, including the so-called "God of the Ninja World" and the terrifying Second Hokage of the past.
This war…
They, Iwagakure, had already won!
The battle was about to erupt!
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