Chapter 97: A New Year's Gift Delivered to the Door
Kitahara had already returned home, hiding under the covers and contemplating life.
On a cold day, shouldn't one just stay in a warm bed and sleep in? Why go out looking for trouble... only for it to be a futile effort.
The crow had no idea that because of its appearance, the New Year's atmosphere in all of Konoha had completely vanished. After it and Orochimaru fled the battlefield one after another, the general situation of the battle had reached the Third Hokage's ears.
From Jiraiya's verbal account, the process could be imagined...
Jiraiya was having a field day badmouthing Orochimaru!
However, after everyone learned that Orochimaru had resurrected Nawaki Senju but hadn't used him, instead taking the youth back to Konoha to reminisce about the past, some people in Konoha began to have renewed expectations for Orochimaru.
After all, he was originally from Konoha; his nature couldn't be all bad.
Soon, Orochimaru slapped them in the face.
Just when everyone thought Orochimaru had fled, this guy actually snuck into Konoha's back mountain and dug up a number of graves! Sinister and cunning, that was Orochimaru's true nature!
He exploited people's inertial thinking. After he was heavily injured, when Konoha let its guard down against him, he secretly entered the Konoha Memorial Stone tomb complex.
As for what exactly he did...
Seeing the signs of disturbance at his teacher, the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju's grave, let alone Hiruzen Sarutobi, even a dense person like Jiraiya wouldn't believe Orochimaru wanted to let Tobirama Senju make up for his life's regrets or something...
Nawaki Senju was an exception, but what about Tobirama Senju?
The Second Hokage, a master of forbidden jutsu, most of the ninjutsu he developed would be sealed away. His strength was also unquestionably formidable. If Orochimaru were to perform Edo Tensei, even if he could only bring out a portion of the Second Hokage's strength, it would be enough to change the situation of a battle.
His own disciple dug up his own teacher's grave.
On New Year's Day, of all days, doing such shameful things.
In the days to come, this rogue disciple would bring him much more shame!
Hiruzen Sarutobi slammed his fist on the ground, "That bastard!"
"Lord Third, we've checked. No signs of disturbance have been found in the martyrs' tomb complex so far..." an ANBU member reported cautiously, head bowed.
After Orochimaru infiltrated the back mountain tomb complex, he only stole the remains of two people. One was the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, and the other...
Was a certain old white-haired man who couldn't be buried in the heroes' tomb complex.
Kakashi Hatake rushed over upon hearing the news. Seeing the gate of his father's small grave wide open, he was speechless for a moment. What's the meaning of this?
There was no special meaning.
Because he was beaten half to death by Zetsu using taijutsu and the Flying Thunder God Technique, Orochimaru also realized the terror of a strong taijutsu user. That solitary little grave mound just happened to appear before Orochimaru.
He remembered that grave seemed to belong to Sakumo Hatake... Then what was he waiting for!
Orochimaru continued to search for his target graves, while Kabuto Yakushi, holding a shovel, huffed and puffed as he dug up the grave. He would continue to be engaged in this work for a long time to come.
The entire Konoha was mobilized because of Orochimaru's grave robbing. The Konoha Military Police Force were all on duty, patrolling the streets everywhere.
All ANBU had their New Year holidays canceled, fanning out to search for Orochimaru's tracks. Hiruzen Sarutobi issued a death order: at the very least, Tobirama Senju's remains had to be recovered, otherwise, the entire ANBU might as well be disbanded... Of course, this was a joke.
The Third Hokage didn't forget his old friend either. Root was to coordinate the search. If they couldn't catch Orochimaru and retrieve his teacher's remains, the entire Root would be directly abolished! This... didn't sound like a joke!
Danzo Shimura felt completely unwell. He was just an innocent fish caught in the crossfire...
After all, this was the first time Hiruzen Sarutobi had seen the Second Hokage's grave being robbed. This matter was too shocking in his view, but in the future, it would be considered a fuss over nothing.
The leader of a certain village was captured while he was still alive!
Uchiha Itachi and Kakashi regrouped and, together with Uchiha Shisui's Root squad, left the village to carry out the search mission. After they left, a snake slithered into the empty Konoha Biological Laboratory, crawling quickly across the floor.
Truly a worthy disciple; Orochimaru understood his own teacher's temperament thoroughly enough.
In the evening, a crow woke up. It didn't know everything that had happened in Konoha. Seeing that only Mikoto and Sasuke were at home, it leisurely flew out the door. It was going to ask if its cub could come home for dinner... Where was the Konoha Biological Laboratory again?
Kitahara came face to face with two familiar figures loitering at the gate... Aren't these two guys tired of getting beaten?
"It seems even the guards at the Uchiha clan grounds are quite lax!" a youth adjusted the glasses on his nose, "Truly worthy of being Lord Orochimaru!"
Orochimaru laughed in a low voice, "Even the Konoha Military Police Force must be short-handed when patrolling separately, right?"
"In that case, we can easily capture Uchiha Mikoto."
"If I remember correctly, Mikoto hasn't undergone any ninja training for a long time after getting married. She has almost no combat power. Be quick, don't alert..."
Orochimaru's words stopped abruptly. He saw a pair of crimson-eyed crows hovering in mid-air, coldly watching them.
"...How can Uchiha Itachi's summoned beast be at home?"
This was not at all scientific, nor was it the ninja world!
No matter what, a summoned beast couldn't possibly be staying in his house, right!
If you were to say it was a pet, that would be too ridiculous!
A drop of sweat trickled down Orochimaru's nose. He had encountered this crow twice. The first time, he was nearly left without a burial place. The second time, the crow's appearance scared away Manda, and it used continuous Tailed Beast Bombs to render the reanimated Bunpuku useless.
Kabuto looked doubtfully at Orochimaru, who had stopped in his tracks, then at the red-eyed crow at the gate, "That crow, is it strange?"
"Very strange... but it doesn't matter... because we obtained a treasure this afternoon!" A glint of light appeared in his snake-like pupils. Orochimaru took out two sealing scrolls from his pocket, shaking out a skeleton and a strange, constantly moving mass.
One of them looked exactly like Tobirama Senju!
"Using the First Hokage's cells as the perfect sacrifice, let me see just how strong the resurrected Second Hokage is!"
Tiger - Snake - Dog - Dragon!
Orochimaru's hands suddenly clapped together, and he shouted fiercely, "Ninja Art: Edo Tensei no..."
"Caw!"
The crow quickly condensed an energy bullet in its mouth, fiercely striking Orochimaru's body and interrupting his ninjutsu release!
Then, Kitahara unhurriedly flew towards the two items Orochimaru had left on the ground, its crimson eyes shining somewhat brightly... It hadn't mastered a new ninjutsu in a long time.
Perhaps because of the New Year, was Orochimaru here to deliver a festival gift?
As a reward, should it spare his life later?
The crow's wings gently flapped... In the astonished eyes of Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi, it suddenly clapped them together!
"Caw!"
Ninja Art: Edo Tensei Jutsu!
The Hashirama cells on the ground turned into a pool of pus, flowing onto Tobirama Senju's bones. The Second Hokage's body gradually repaired itself, and a pair of lifeless eyes slowly opened...
"Who... cast this forbidden jutsu?"
What an imposing presence!
(End of this chapter)
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