The battle in Hokage Rock is still at a stalemate.
Minato's risky strike didn't cause any significant damage to Orochimaru.
At this point, unless Orochimaru sustains a fatal injury, the White Zetsu on him can easily heal him, thanks to its spore technique.
Minato is unaware of the White Zetsu and assumes that Orochimaru must have used a substitution or similar ninjutsu to avoid the attack.
The key point is that Minato intentionally exposed himself to a venomous snake bite in order to place a Flying Thunder God mark on Orochimaru.
However, with Orochimaru's shedding-like action, the mark was left on the discarded "snake skin" body as well.
This means that not only did Minato's attack have no effect, but he also put himself in a dangerous position.
Feeling the discomfort in his legs, Minato realizes that dragging out the battle will only result in his slow death.
Enma (the Monkey King) is fighting fiercely up close with Orochimaru.
Minato pulls out the remaining shuriken on his body and focuses intently.
"Senior Enma!"
He suddenly shouts, throwing all the shuriken into the air.
"Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Minato quickly forms hand signs, and the shuriken instantly transform into countless black lights, filling the sky and pouring down on Orochimaru with tremendous force.
Enma understands the signal but does not plan to retreat.
Instead, it continues to engage Orochimaru in close combat, preventing him from escaping.
These shuriken cannot harm Enma's indestructible body.
In an instant, the ground was covered with shuriken, like an iron grass field, and Orochimaru, unable to avoid, was pierced through by the shuriken, turning him into a pincushion.
He remained unphased, as he had no intention of dodging Minato's attack.
In the shocked gazes of Minato and Enma, a massive white substance appeared on Orochimaru's body once again, like writhing flesh that slowly enveloped him.
Shortly after, these white fleshy masses fell away from his body, and his wounds had already completely healed.
What on earth is that thing?!
Minato was stunned, having never seen such a bizarre self-healing technique before.
But he quickly suppressed his shock, forming hand signs rapidly again.
The shuriken on the ground suddenly shot out four strands of chakra strings, firmly binding Orochimaru's limbs.
The ground was instantly covered in black, strange markings, surrounding Orochimaru.
"Four Threads Lantern Formation!"
With the sealing technique restraining him, Orochimaru's body became immobile.
The Four Threads Lantern Formation is an extension of the One Thread Lantern Formation, capable of binding an enemy from a distance.
It shifts from odd-numbered to even-numbered seals, a technique that Minato himself had created.
At this moment, Minato shouted loudly, "Lord Third Hokage!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had been gathering chakra, immediately understood and switched his hand signs, slamming his hands down onto the ground.
"Earth Style: Earth Surge Nine Sealing Corridors!"
Boom!
In an instant, the earth began to tremble.
The rocky surface beneath their feet started to move, and walls as high as ten meters rose up from the surroundings, enclosing everyone tightly.
Inside this enclosure, countless giant stone pillars shot up from the ground, crisscrossing and intertwining with one another.
Finally trapped, Orochimaru's entire body was engulfed by the rocks, leaving only his face and abdomen exposed, while the rest of him was sealed inside the solid stone.
Orochimaru glanced around and said, "Impressive ninjutsu. I didn't expect you, Sarutobi-sensei, to still have such a hidden move."
Enma picked up Kusanagi sword from the ground and directly thrust it into Orochimaru's body.
However, Orochimaru seemed unaffected by pain and sneered, "What a shame. You can't kill me. Even if you pierce my heart or sever my head, it won't be enough to kill me."
As his words fell, several white, strange figures emerged from the nearby giant stone pillars, as if rising from the surface of water.
These White Zetsu tried to break the rocks imprisoning Orochimaru, but were all cut into pieces by Enma's sword strikes.
"Orochimaru!"
At this moment, Hiruzen shouted in a deep voice, his hands still maintaining the hand signs as his eyes locked onto Orochimaru.
"This ends here."
As soon as his words finished, he suddenly felt an incredibly cold presence locking onto him.
Orochimaru, with a light chuckle, stared at the hand signs Hiruzen was forming and said, "I see. The Reaper Death Seal, huh? It seems, Sarutobi-sensei, you plan to go down with me."
He recognized the forbidden technique, an extremely powerful sealing jutsu from the Uzumaki clan.
This technique involves sacrificing one's own soul to the Death God, who then consumes the caster's soul.
The caster and the target are doomed to eternally struggle and despise each other in the Death God's stomach.
Orochimaru smiled and said, "Sarutobi-sensei, I misjudged you. It seems you truly have a death wish."
Hiruzen spoke solemnly: "Orochimaru, the damage you've caused to Konoha is too deep. Even a thousand deaths would not atone for your sins. As your teacher, I will eradicate this disaster you have brought upon Konoha!"
Behind him, there was a massive, unseen phantom, holding a short dagger in its mouth and Buddhist beads in its hands, with a face like a vengeful ghost and a form like a demon!
An invisible arm reached out from Hiruzen's abdomen, swiftly extending toward Orochimaru, and then pulled a transparent substance from his body.
Once the Reaper Death Seal begins, it cannot be stopped.
This meant that, as Hiruzen performed this forbidden technique, his life and soul no longer belonged to him.
What he had to do now was to take Orochimaru's soul with him, making them both suffer eternally, to atone for the sins he had committed!
Minato, standing nearby, quietly watched this scene.
He was also familiar with the Reaper Death Seal, though he had never considered whether he would one day need to use it.
Minato wanted to kill Orochimaru himself, but upon seeing Hiruzen perform the forbidden technique, he immediately understood the Third Hokage's resolve.
More White Zetsu emerged from the ground and stone pillars, desperately charging toward the Third Hokage, but they were all cut down by Enma and Minato.
Hiruzen grinned coldly and sneered, "Orochimaru, it's useless. You are destined to fight me, your teacher, for all eternity."
Orochimaru responded with a cold laugh, "You say that, but I'm actually looking forward to it."
The Reaper Death Seal encountered no resistance, and soon, Orochimaru's soul was pulled from his body.
The sealing markings appeared on Hiruzen's abdomen.
Once the technique was completed, Hiruzen was gasping for breath.
The feeling was unprecedented—every ounce of strength in his body seemed to have been drained away.
Not only that, but he could feel the Death God behind him, locking its gaze onto him.
With that, everything would be over...
Hiruzen wearily looked up at Orochimaru, but what he saw made his pupils shrink in shock.
"What's wrong, Sarutobi-sensei? You look so surprised," Orochimaru said, his face emotionless, his eyes still clear.
How is this possible? His soul had already been sealed...
Hiruzen's eyes widened in disbelief.
Orochimaru slowly spoke, "The Reaper Death Seal is a forbidden technique of Konoha. How could I have not studied it? How could I not have a countermeasure? Sarutobi-sensei, you underestimated me."
"Since you feel guilty toward me, then go with that incomplete version of myself to fall into hell forever!"
Orochimaru looked at Hiruzen with no emotion, as if all his feelings for him had turned barren.
He simply watched as Hiruzen's body collapsed before him.
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