Boom!!!!
Just as the man in black was about to tell Sasuke why, a loud roar suddenly came from the cave ceiling nearby, and then the entire thing collapsed.
A bright beam of light shot in from the opening revealed by the collapse, and a huge cloud of dust instantly billowed up with the falling rubble.
Sasuke looked closely and saw Jugo and Hozuki Suigetsu, both wearing long robes, above the falling rocks!
After the Fourth Great Ninja War began, Suigetsu and Jugo took the opportunity to escape from the prison in the Land of Iron.
Later, Suigetsu and Jugo returned to Orochimaru’s base, and during their search, they accidentally discovered a battle report left by Orochimaru.
According to the information, Orochimaru had long predicted the inevitability of the Fourth Great Ninja War and had left behind this information that could influence the outcome of the battle.
Therefore, Suigetsu and Jugo decided to deliver this information to Sasuke, thereby controlling the course of the war.
In the cave.
Jugo slowly withdrew his Sage Transformation fists, casually swept away the dust filling the surroundings, slowly stood up from the pile of rubble, and turned to see Sasuke standing inside the cave.
“Found you!
Hehe!” Hozuki Suigetsu grinned wickedly, revealing his shark-like teeth, and called out in his unique tone.
Sasuke retreated a step to the side, dodging a falling rock, and then looked at Hozuki Suigetsu and Jugo.
Before he could clearly see the appearance of the newcomers, he thought another enemy had attacked and tensed up.
Seeing that they were former members of Team Hawk, he breathed a sigh of relief.
“It’s you guys.” He slowly lowered the hand that was holding the Kusanagi Sword.
Thump.
“Whoops.” Suigetsu and Jugo jumped out of the tall pile of rubble and landed on the ground.
Looking at Sasuke in the dark cave, Suigetsu asked with some curiosity: “What are you doing in this place?” As Suigetsu spoke, he turned and looked around, wondering why Sasuke had come to such a damp and dark place.
Hmm…
it seems this place suits Sasuke’s personality.
Suigetsu thought this.
Suddenly!
“Huh?
Huh?!!!
The Fo… Four, Fourth Hokage…” As he was looking around, he saw the man in black with his arm around the shoulder of Namikaze Minato standing in the shadows nearby and pointed at the two of them with surprise, yelling.
In his impression, although he had heard of the Fourth Hokage and seen his picture on a wanted poster, seeing him in person was quite surprising.
What truly made him gasp in surprise wasn’t this, because in Suigetsu’s memory, the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, should have died in an incident several years ago.
Suigetsu looked at Minato in disbelief, then slowly shifted his gaze away, no longer meeting his eyes.
What is this?
Just escaped from the Land of Iron, and now I’ve fallen into the Hokage’s hands?
Not good, too not good!
Could it be that Sasuke had been deadlocked with this Hokage all along?!
“Huh?!!
What is that?!” Suigetsu yelled again.
He saw something else strange.
His nerves, already sensitive, were startled, and he hid behind Sasuke.
Suigetsu squinted and looked at the bizarre white figure standing behind the dissipating smoke.
A long, unknown object extended from its belly.
At this moment, Namikaze Minato, who had put away his ninja pouch, spoke.
He waved at Suigetsu.
“It’s Kabuto.
Kabuto used Edo Tensei.
Sasuke and Itachi came here to stop Edo Tensei from continuing.” Sasuke turned his head and glanced at Namikaze Minato, then turned back to Suigetsu and Jugo and nodded, agreeing with Minato’s statement.
“Yes, just like he said.” Then, Sasuke turned his head.
He was still unclear why these people wanted to revive Orochimaru, but after thoroughly recalling Itachi’s memories, he discovered.
Reviving Orochimaru seemed to be for himself…?
No, although he was very important, such a large organization with such a long history actually had a planned segment specifically for him from that time?
This was somewhat unbelievable.
So, Sasuke slowly looked at the man in black and asked: “What’s the reason for reviving Orochimaru?” The man in black rested his hand on Minato’s shoulder, holding a soup spoon in the other.
He stroked his stubbled chin and nodded at Sasuke.
“Exactly as you thought.” Sasuke froze for a moment, then frowned and asked again: “For me?” The man in black confirmed that Sasuke was correct and made a “yes” gesture to Sasuke.
“For you!” The man in black knew that Sasuke had finally understood Itachi’s love for him.
Sasuke now wanted to understand the true reason for the clan massacre.
Although he had a rough idea, he still wanted to confirm it one last time.
Furthermore, he was confused by Itachi’s behavior of protecting Konoha until his death, and therefore, he was unsure whether his desire for revenge against Konoha was right or wrong.
Sasuke fell into confusion.
Should he live for himself or for the village?
Sasuke was now standing at this crossroads, hesitating.
The man in black knew that in order for Sasuke to join the battlefield and assist in the plan, Orochimaru had to be revived to resolve Sasuke’s confusion.
Then, the man in black removed his hand from Minato’s shoulder, stepped through the water, and slowly walked back into the darkness.
He was going to find Anko Mitarashi, who had been captured by Kabuto and brought to the cave.
The necessary condition for reviving Orochimaru was Anko Mitarashi herself.
She carried Orochimaru’s chakra, which was why Kabuto had captured her.
Anko Mitarashi had a Forbidden Seal technique applied by the Third Hokage.
By reversing the Forbidden Seal technique — using the “Release Seal” technique — Orochimaru could be pulled out of Anko’s body, thus achieving revival.
Meanwhile, Suigetsu, who was observing Kabuto, was stunned.
He listened to the conversation between the man in black and Sasuke, feeling somewhat confused.
But he clearly heard one word: reviving Orochimaru.
He, who loathed Orochimaru immensely, was furious when he heard that Sasuke had the idea of reviving Orochimaru, and immediately turned around and yelled: “What do you mean by reviving Orochimaru?!” At this moment, Jugo, who had been quietly exploring the surroundings, returned and asked in a deep voice, interrupting Suigetsu: “You said earlier that you, Itachi, and those few people stopped Edo Tensei, right.” Two small sparrows slowly landed on Jugo’s shoulders.
This was his unique constitution, which attracted natural energy and animals and allowed him to communicate with them.
Jugo tilted his head and reached out to catch the sparrow that was slowly flying down, letting it land on his finger.
Based on the information he had just learned, he slowly said: “But that Edo Tensei called Madara seems to have not stopped.” —