A muffled groan escaped Itachi's lips, and only then did Hiruzen Sarutobi realize that Itachi was not in good shape.
One hand was pressed tightly over his right eye, and while the exact nature of the injury wasn't clear, the blood seeping through his fingers obviously indicated a serious problem.
Hiruzen Sarutobi recalled the day Yuuki forced him to step down; when Yuuki changed the weather phenomena, blood also constantly flowed from his eyes, leading to a slight realization.
He just didn't know why Uchiha Tomoki had seemed perfectly fine at that time!
Perhaps he was faking it.
Not only his eyes, but Itachi's Chakra reaction was also extremely low at this moment. Hiruzen Sarutobi, who knew Itachi's usual strength, understood.
Itachi had reached his limit and lost his fighting capability.
The Edo Tensei body demonstrated its resilience; A almost completely recovered to his original state.
The reason for 'almost' is that Edo Tensei isn't the only resilient technique; Amaterasu, hailed as the strongest attack, is equally tenacious.
At this moment, Amaterasu flames still burned on A's chest, but without the support of pupil power, they seemed as if they could extinguish at any moment.
Yet, these Amaterasu flames, which looked like they could go out at any time, stubbornly continued to burn and spread at a faint pace.
A's Lightning Release Chakra Mode was, after all, not a Tailed Beast cloak, and he couldn't shed the Amaterasu flames like Naruto did with his clothes in the original story.
A, who was fully mobilizing his Chakra to prevent Amaterasu from spreading, didn't attack immediately. What had just turned to ash was not only A himself but also the paper talismans set by Orochimaru.
A glance at the situation on the Battlefield, A didn't hesitate and quickly left the Battlefield.
Even though A was already dead, he was still concerned about Hidden Cloud Village and wanted to see how the Village was doing now.
Most importantly, he needed to relay the intelligence back.
A's departure did not come as a surprise to Orochimaru, who was forming hand signs while dodging Hidan's attacks.
As A was escaping, a summoning talisman lit up on his back, and in the next instant, he stood completely still.
New paper talismans once again helped Orochimaru regain control of A!
His desire to send intelligence back to Hidden Cloud Village was destined to be A's wishful thinking.
This time, Orochimaru did not preserve A's perception of the outside world, and A was completely plunged into an endless void.
Orochimaru, having regained control of his pawn, was not particularly happy; instead, he frowned slightly.
In the instant he stopped, the Amaterasu flames on A's chest spread rapidly, already burning up to his neck and limbs.
Although he had reactivated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode, it could only slow down the stubborn, creeping spread of the Amaterasu flames.
What a wondrous flame!
The unique properties of Amaterasu piqued Orochimaru's interest, but it wasn't particularly astonishing.
Having experienced Hellfire up close, Orochimaru's greatest interest still lay in the Hellfire on Yuuki's body.
A's current vessel was already useless.
Orochimaru directly released A from Edo Tensei, but when he tried to repeat the process, he found it was already too late.
Just as Orochimaru regained control and then released A.
Senju Tobirama, who had turned to ash only a short while after A, also revived again.
The moment he regained consciousness, Senju Tobirama realized he could control his own body.
Although the Amaterasu flames on his left shoulder continued to spread, Senju Tobirama paid no heed.
He formed a hand sign with his still-movable right hand and directly dispelled the summoning talisman on his back.
Then, he formed another hand sign with one hand and, after completing it, pressed it against his left shoulder.
"Seal Fire Suppressing Seal!"
The Amaterasu flames, which had spread to half his body, rapidly shrank at a visible speed.
Senju Tobirama did not stop; he was still operating.
"Edo Tensei, Release!"
Senju Tobirama had already completed his operation, while Orochimaru's release only just finished forming the hand signs, naturally rendering it useless.
The Ninja World's first bug was born; theoretically, as long as Senju Tobirama didn't want to go to the Pure Land, he, with his Flying Thunder God, had completely bid farewell to the Pure Land.
Tobirama, who had been trapped in the dark room, didn't know what had happened, but since he could break free from control, it could only be someone present. He looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi and Uchiha Itachi.
From the Mangekyo Sharingan in Itachi's left eye and his current state, Senju Tobirama understood whose credit it was.
"Uchiha brat, and Hiruzen, well done!"
Senju Tobirama's praise, combined with his previous cooperation with Itachi, gave Hiruzen Sarutobi a sense of temporal disorientation, as if he had returned to those war-torn years.
He and others followed behind their teacher, sweeping all before them.
All the good memories remained in yesterday; the familiar scene, the familiar battle, only the people were no longer the same as they were back then.
"Teacher, what Orochimaru said about the rogue Ninja..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to explain his identity but was interrupted by Senju Tobirama.
"Hiruzen, now is not the time for such discussions. The most important thing is to seal my elder brother!"
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