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If Jiraiya could contribute to the village before he died, he believed that Tsunade would not hold a grudge against his family.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was hiding there, holding a miniature version of the Vajra Staff in his hand.
"Old friend, this is the last time I'm asking you for a favor."
An eye opened on the Vajra staff and said:
"Sarutobi, have you thought this through?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded. Things had developed to this point, and he had no other choice.
Chapter 279 Forbidden Technique of the Dead Soul!
"This is the only way."
Only in this way can the Sarutobi clan continue to live.
A complex emotion flashed across the old ape demon's eyes, which finally turned into a sigh.
"I understand, Sarutobi, go do it."
Hiruzen Sarutobi began forming hand seals.
Si-hai-wei-mao-xu-zi-you-wu-si-
Finally, put your hands together in prayer position.
The figure of Death appeared behind him.
He endured the excruciating pain and continued the procedure.
Death finally materialized in the background, a scythe in its mouth.
A phantom of a soul appeared before Death.
Death flicked the rosary beads from his left hand, dense runes wrapping around his hand as he reached out towards the phantom soul.
Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest and couldn't help but spit out another mouthful of blood.
Danzo outside had recovered his chakra and activated Wood Release: Advent of the Tree World once again.
At this time, Hiruzen Sarutobi had completed the preparations for the Reaper Death Seal.
Because he knew he only had this one chance.
Despite the excruciating pain, he quickly approached Danzo.
Danzo spotted him and immediately summoned countless trees to attack.
Hiruzen Sarutobi swung his Adamantine Staff.
Boom boom boom!
The Vajra rod split into dozens of pieces, which instantly combined to form a square cage, directly binding Danzo.
Danzo was startled, wondering what Hiruzen Sarutobi was planning.
Danzo controlled the protruding tree and stabbed it forward.
Hiruzen Sarutobi barely avoided fatal blows, but one of his legs and right shoulder were pierced.
He fell to the ground, but a relieved smile remained on his face; the distance was just right.
A soul hand covered in cursed runes flew out from Hiruzen Sarutobi's chest and grabbed Danzo, who was casting a spell.
Danzo exclaimed in shock, "This is!... Hiruzen, have you gone mad?!"
"seal!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi roared, "This is my only chance!"
As if in a final burst of energy, flames danced in his eyes, for the sake of my Sarutobi clan!
Death's hand snatched Danzo's soul away.
Danzo screamed in agony, "No!"
Then he was violently dragged into Hiruzen Sarutobi's stomach.
Instantly, a sealing symbol appeared on Hiruzen Sarutobi's abdomen.
The Grim Reaper behind him removed the scythe from his mouth.
He greedily severed Danzo's soul and swallowed it whole.
The caster is dead, the birth of the Tree World has been aborted, and the three Sannin have all run to Hiruzen Sarutobi's side.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's face was as pale as paper; he was already at his last gasp.
He looked at Jiraiya, his lips moved slightly, but he ultimately did not utter a sound.
He fell to the ground with a thud.
Jiraiya read Hiruzen Sarutobi's last words from his lip movements.
"For Konoha..."
Tsunade ran over and only saw two corpses.
"what!"
She was furious!
He angrily slammed his fist into the ground.
She had just learned the truth about what happened back then, but the murderers both died here.
Tsunade grabbed Orochimaru and said:
"Orochimaru, don't you have the ability to resurrect the dead?"
"Resurrect these old guys! I need to know what happened back then!"
Orochimaru walked over to Hiruzen Sarutobi with a complicated expression.
My decaying old friend actually chose this ending.
Orochimaru snorted, his tone carrying an indescribable emotion:
"The old man used the Forbidden Soul Technique, which is a sealing technique that results in mutual destruction."
"His soul and Danzo's soul were taken away by Yama, so it's impossible to revive them through any other means."
Tsunade felt so frustrated that she couldn't help but kick out.
Danzo's body flew out like a rag doll.
She stared at Hiruzen Sarutobi's corpse, her eyes filled with rage.
Jiraiya immediately stepped in front of Tsunade and said, "Tsunade, don't be impulsive."
"The old man has passed away!"
"Go away!"
Tsunade punched Jiraiya, but luckily he hadn't yet deactivated his Sage Mode, otherwise this blow would have severely injured him.
Even so, Jiraiya felt a lot of pain in his arm.
Tsunade shouted angrily:
"He's dead! But my brother is gone too! Duan is gone too! My Senju clan!"
"Letting him live these extra years is already letting him off easy!"
Just as everyone was drawn to the situation here, Danzo's position was quietly taken over by Tobi.
Then, Afei immediately used his levitation technique to sneak underground and escape.
By the time everyone realized something was wrong, Tsunade had already jumped up and stomped heavily on the ground, creating a huge crack.
Orochimaru?! Didn't you say Danzo was dead?
Tsunade was both surprised and annoyed.
Orochimaru's face turned ashen, and he shook his head.
The experimental subject was lost, and he was extremely annoyed.
“That wasn’t Danzo, but a creature called White Zetsu.”
"It's a parasite; it's just controlling Danzo's body."
"The real Danzo has already been destroyed by the soul that the old man took away."
After all these twists and turns, Tsunade relaxed and recovered from the state of the Hundred Healings Technique.
Although the battle did not cause Tsunade serious injuries, her heart was greatly traumatized. She looked extremely exhausted and despondent.
On the other side, seeing that Tsunade had safely exited the Hundred Healings Technique, Jiraiya finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He sent the two toad sages away and deactivated his sage mode.
Seeing the chaos at the scene, coupled with the fact that the experimental subject had just escaped, Orochimaru was already in a very bad mood.
Now he has to deal with such a huge pile of troublesome things, he is utterly speechless.
When I stepped into training field number six that day.
What I saw was a large group of Hyuga clan members, all sitting numbly on the ground with empty eyes.
Several Konoha ANBU members and medical ninjas were treating some injured clansmen nearby.
Those receiving treatment were also pale, as if they had lost their souls.
Hearing footsteps, the members of the branch family slowly turned around and saw the sect leader enter.
But no one called out, no one bowed, they just stared at Hiashi indifferently and then looked away.
Hiashi had no time to consider these people's emotional reactions, because he saw some of the family members cleaning up the bodies.
Besides the tribespeople sitting in the field, there were also some lying on the ground.
These are all people who died because of the caged bird imprint.
The clansmen who were collecting the bodies were expressionless, mechanically arranging the remains so they could be carried back to the village for further arrangements.
Looking back, the Japanese team realized that all the deceased were pillars of their respective teams, possessing formidable strength and working exceptionally hard.