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Under the wind mask of Amatsukami, Fujin’s Byakugan was activated and he looked in the direction of the Smoke to see the cause of such a big movement seeing the identity of the person coming towards the Shrine, Fujin frowned, ‘Orochimaru?’
The cause of such big movements is none other than a huge green snake with two people standing on the head of the snake, and these two people are none other than Orochimaru and the missing Yuhi Kurenai.
‘So, it turns out that it was Orochi-san who kidnapped Kurenai, no wonder it was so clean and clear, and no clues were left behind.’ Thought Fujin, but there were still many questions he had to figure out the answer to, “Why did Orochi-san kidnap Kurenai?”
Judging from the huge snake’s path and given this specific Shrine, it wasn’t hard to judge what Orochimaru is here for, and thinking of this, Fujin was stunned, ‘No wonder Orochi-san walked away so simply the last time and denied fighting this one, it turns out that he too has found clues of Sword of Totsuka, and the reason he kidnapped Kurenai… it must be because of the need of a Genjutsu master.’
Fujin wasn’t much surprised to see that Orochimaru has also found the clues to the Sword of Totsuka.
Even in the Cannon, when Orochimaru was sealed by Uchiha Itachi using the Sword of Totsuka, he did say to Itachi, ‘Itachi, you had it all along?’ and Black Zetsu mentioned that Orochimaru was searching for the Sword of Totsuka for all his life. This alone dictates that Orochimaru spent a lot of effort looking the for Sword of Totsuka.
However, this is also reasonable. For Orochimaru who has personally experienced the power of the Rinnegan, and has the desire to steal those eyes, he definitely needs the Sword of Totsuka as this sword might be his only hope.
Not to mention, Orochimaru has betrayed the Akatsuki, and no matter how lenient Akatsuki’s management has been, Nagato would eventually want to get rid of Orochimaru. So whether Orochimaru likes it or not, or whether he wants it or not, Orochimaru must consider the possibility of fighting Nagato and the other members of the Akatsuki Organization.
‘But how to deal with him?’ this is the biggest problem.
As Fujin was pondering over the issue of how to deal with Orochimaru, at the same time, Orochimaru who was standing on the head of the large green snake also noticed Fujin standing quietly on top of the large Torii gate, his face turned displeased and he stopped the large snake.
After a moment of thinking, Fujin looked at Kurenai standing behind Orochimaru and noticed that although Kurenai’s expression was a bit sluggish, there were no particular injuries on her body, so after breathing a sigh of relief he coldly said to Orochimaru, “Let her go.”
Orochimaru’s gloomy expression changed, and there was a hint of surprise on his face.
In fact, not only Orochimaru but even Yuhi Kurenai who was kind of scared because of spending these past few hours with Orochimaru was also surprised at this moment. She never thought that the one rescuing her wouldn’t be a Konoha ninja but a mysterious man dressed as a member of the mysterious Amatsukami.
Fujin did not say ‘Let her go’ because he is worried about Kurenai, that’s not the case at all. The reason he said so is that he wants to confuse Orochimaru as to why did a member of Amatsukami appear here?
Although the Sword of Totsuka is a spiritual weapon and is capable of sealing all its targets in the Genjutsu world for all eternity, like every other Jutsu, it should not be omnipotent. To be truly effective and to display its real role, Sword of Totsuka needs to be a surprise and unexpected.
If the intelligence that Sword of Totsuka is in the hands of Amatsukami is known by anyone, then it’s possible that Akatsuki Organization might learn about it too, and therefore, Obito would definitely be vigilant against it. And if Obito is vigilant against the Sword of Totsuka; then this Sakigari Long Sword would lose its effectiveness.
This is why Fujin wants to confuse Orochimaru as to why did a member of Amatsukami appear here. Fujin doesn’t want Orochimaru to conclude that Amatsukami too is looking for the Sword of Totsuka. But this is a very difficult task given the peculiarity of this location and a member of Amatsukami appearing here of all places.
So, protecting Yuhi Kurenai who just happened to have been kidnapped by Orochimaru becomes the only method of confusing Orochimaru.
And surprisingly it did have some effect, but Orochimaru is not so easy to fool, with a suspicious expression, he asked, “Does Amatsukami insists on conflicting against me?”
Fujin shook his head and said lightly, “As long as Orochi-san let her go, this one too will leave.”
Seeing Fujin’s intention of protecting Yuhi Kurenai, Orochimaru’s face became a bit curious, and he asked with an inquisitive smile, “Why would a member of Amatsukami care about a mere Kunoichi from Konoha? Is she someone special to Fujin-kun?”
Fujin replied with a flat tone, “It has nothing to do with Orochi-san.”
Orochimaru smiled, he reached out his hand to hold Kurenai’s chin and looked at her with a scrutinizing gaze.
Feeling Orochimaru’s gaze on her, and his hand on her chin, Kurenai felt uncomfortable and immediately shook her head to shake off Orochimaru’s hand, and said: “Don’t look at me, I don’t know him, neither have I ever seen him, nor do I know why is he trying to save me!”
Afterward, she looked at the member of Amatsukami standing on top of Torii Gate with a confused expression and thought, ‘He is wearing the Wind patterned mask, so he should be the one who uses Magnet Release, but… but, why would he bother trying to save me? Is it possible that he is one of my acquaintances? This can’t be right, nobody I personally know, uses Magnet Release, so who is he? And why bother saving me?’
Looking at Kurenai’s confused expression, Orochimaru put away his smile, and said with a solemn tone, “There’s no need for us to be hostile, just give me three days, I shall return her safe and sound in your hands after three days, I believe we can reach an agreement, right?”
After listening to Orochimaru’s words, Kurenai looked at Fujin with a nervous expression. She was not sure if the other party would be willing to face off against Orochimaru, one of the Sannin just for saving her.
Without any hesitation or calculation, Fujin said in a straightforward tone, “Let her go, immediately!”
From the manner of Fujin’s tone, it wasn’t hard to figure out that the other party is adamant and wouldn’t budge in the slightest, this only made Orochimaru’s face gloomy, and he spoke with a sigh, “Although I don’t want to have a conflict with Amatsukami, however, if Amatsukami is adamant in interfering in my actions, then I have no option but to kill you!”
“……” There was only silence from Fujin.
As Orochimaru’s personal disciple, he knows better than anyone that Orochimaru is still testing Fujin’s true intention. And because he knows Orochimaru’s true nature, therefore, Fujin also understands that just by relying on the Organization name Amatsukami he can’t scare the lawless Orochimaru. So, a fight between the two is inevitable.
But this may not be such a bad thing for him. After all, Fujin also wishes to have a few good fights to test the actual combat ability of this Wind Nature Clone, and Orochimaru, who won’t die, even if he is killed is a very good opponent.
Understanding that Fujin was not about to budge so easily, Orochimaru weaved the hand signs, clapped his hands, and shouted with his horse voice, ‘Ninpou: Kuchiyose: Edo Tensei no Jutsu!’
Boom Boom
As Orochimaru, weaved hand signs, two coffins appeared out of the back of the green snake with a loud bang.
Looking at the two coffins, and noticing the lid of the two marked with ‘Shodaime’ and ‘Nidaime’, even Fujin who was eager for a fight suddenly changed his face, ‘Huh? Summoning those two? Is he so serious?’
Although it has been known that Orochimaru has been studying the Forbidden Art of reviving the dead in the form of Edo Tensei, Fujin never really thought that at this moment, he would be facing Shodaime Hokage and Nidaime Hokage at the same time.
Band Bang
As the coffin lid slowly fell to the ground, two people, one wearing red armor and the other one wearing blue armor walked out of the Coffin.
“Edo Tensei again…!” muttered Tobirama with a grumpy tone.
“Who is that individual?” Hashirama on the other hand curiously looked at Fujin standing on top of the Torii Gate.
On the other hand, Kurenai was shocked as soon as she realized the identity of the two people, “Shodaime Hokage-sama? Nidaime Hokage-sama?”
Although it has been decades since the first two Hokage died, as a senior Konoha Kunoichi and a member of the elite Anbu squad, Kurenai is well aware of the identity of the two, and she was shocked that they are brought out.
“Orochimaru you actually revived Shodaime Hokage-sama and Nidaime Hokage-sama! How dare you deride the souls of the dead!?” Kurenai shouted at Orochimaru in anger, at the same time there was also disappointment in her heart, as the last hope of being saved was also lost.
After all, Fujin would have to face Shodaime Hokage, Nidaime Hokage, and Orochimaru at the same time if he wants to save her, and Kurenai didn’t really believe that this Amatsukami member would be willing to go so far, and even if he is willing to go so far, she didn’t really think that he would be able to win against Shodaime Hokage and Nidaime Hokage.
Orochimaru crossed his hands over his chest and said with a smirk, “I revived the first two Hokage using a Jutsu I recently mastered. For quite a while, I have wanted to face someone with good strength to see the extent of this Jutsu. Since you are so adamant to be my enemy, then I shall use this opportunity to test this Jutsu of mine before I kill you.”
As Orochimaru said so, then without any wait, he again weaved hand sign, and the personalities of the two Hokage were suppressed, then ordered the two Hokage, “Now then, kill him!”
Whoosh Whoosh
With the sound of breaking past the wind, the two Hokage who have been revived in the Edo Tensei form rushed towards Fujin who stood on top of the large Torii Gate.
Now that it has come so far, Fujin also had no choice but to bite the bullet and engage in combat with the two.
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