Bloodline Limit - Chapter 541

“Hello, everyone. It seems I’ve kept you waiting for a while.” Facing the countless ninja in front of him, Ryoha displayed no signs of nervousness or fear. On the contrary, he remained calm, composed, and even smiled, which made numerous ninja feel embarrassed.

Taking a moment for introspection, every single one of them realized that they, too, would face such a massive assembly of ninja with calm composure, unfazed and unchanged in expression. This was not only due to their confidence in their own strength but also because of their courage and mettle.

“Orochimaru.” Guren’s eyes were filled with a resurgence of malevolent intent. If the old Guren had displayed such a look, Orochimaru wouldn’t even spare him a glance. However, accompanying the malevolent aura emanating from Guren was an astonishing pressure that caused Orochimaru to reveal a hint of caution. Was this still the same Guren he had given up? To have reached such heights in such a short time?

This wasn’t a face-slap, was it? He had chosen Sasuke as his vessel, thinking that Sasuke’s body would be the most suitable. As a result, he discovered that apart from his eyes, nothing else was particularly noteworthy. In the end, he found that the most suitable vessel was the body of Yakushi Kabuto.

Now, seeing the vessel he had once discarded, which was now close to matching his strength, Orochimaru felt his face lose some of its luster. Especially when he saw Ryoha looking at him with a seemingly mocking smile, as if ridiculing Orochimaru’s lack of foresight, Orochimaru felt quite displeased.

“Don’t waste time; today, it’s either you die or we perish,” A flickered with lightning, indicating he had already entered his strongest state from the start.

“Hehe, to be more accurate, it’s either you all die in a futile struggle, or it’s simply our victory.” Ryoha sneered dismissively, his confidence in his overwhelming strength showcased as he spoke with unwavering arrogance. This overbearing presence alone caused many small village ninja, who had come out with thoughts of taking a chance, to change their expressions drastically.

“Don’t get too arrogant. Who’ll win and who’ll lose hasn’t been decided yet!” Onoki, who couldn’t stand Ryoha’s domineering demeanor, retorted.

“Oh? A little brat like you, who I nearly beat to a pulp last time, is still so self-assured? It seems you’ve prepared a gift for me. Let’s see what confidence you’ve got,” Ryoha’s interest was piqued this time, and he wanted to see what had made the Five Kages so confident.

“Ryoha-kun, you’ll see very soon. This is a gift I’ve carefully prepared for you.” Orochimaru’s voice was hoarse and chilling as he spoke. With a wave of his large hand, a team entirely composed of Otogakure ninja emerged. These individuals were all fanatical followers of Orochimaru, and they wouldn’t hesitate or fear death, even if asked to die.

“Edo Tensei!” With Orochimaru’s current chakra capacity and recovery speed, using several Edo Tensei simultaneously was no burden at all. Soon, with agonizing cries, many coffins emerged out of thin air. One by one, the faces of elite ninja who had died from various villages appeared and walked out of the coffins, both unfamiliar and familiar. This sight left many members of the ninja Alliance astonished.

“Is that… the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist?”

“Goodness, aren’t those the previous Kages?”

“Isn’t that Kimimaro from the Kaguya Clan?” Many were shocked as they recalled the names of these resurrected individuals, with Naruto among those who mentioned Kimimaro.

“Those are Kinkaku and Ginkaku!” People from Kumogakure chimed in with the names of those they recognized. Fortunately, except for the few people who could resist control to some extent, these individuals were not easily freed from the Edo Tensei’s control, even though the jutsu’s control had weakened.

“Granny Chiyo!” Sakura was obviously aware of this situation, but seeing Chiyo, her former comrade-in-arms, resurrected left her in disbelief. Resurrecting the dead, for many people, was an inconceivable notion.

“Are all of them Jinchuriki? Those who had the Tailed Beasts extracted from them,” Kakashi examined the group of Jinchuriki and said.

“Itachi!” Sasuke noticed his brother’s presence, and his expression became quite complicated.

Clearly, members of the Akatsuki who had died in the past were resurrected. Finally, the most significant figures were the Kage of the various villages, including the Second Tsuchikage, the Second Mizukage, the Third Raikage, the Fourth Kazekage, and the grand finale, Uchiha Madara, who emerged from their coffins.

“Long-haired brat, you’ve grown quite a bit, haven’t you?” Madara’s first words after waking up made it seem as if he had assumed Nagato had used the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive him. It appeared that he hadn’t encountered Nagato in the afterlife. After all, the afterlife was vast, and he had been dead for many years, while Nagato had only recently passed away. Finding each other in the vastness of the afterlife wouldn’t have been easy, even if they had specifically looked for one another.

“Didn’t expect you’d be manipulated too.” The Second Tsuchikage, Mu, looked at the familiar face and said.

“This isn’t the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique; it’s Senju Tobirama’s Edo Tensei, isn’t it? Hehe, I can’t believe I was summoned by Tobirama’s Edo Tensei. It’s a pity; it’s not the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique.”

Madara was somewhat disappointed, but he didn’t really mind. They were all resurrected, and in his case, he was resurrected with 100% of his combat power. Almost infinite chakra, an invulnerable undying body that regenerated constantly – it wasn’t so bad.

Regardless, he wouldn’t be controlled by anyone. At least after modification, an Edo Tensei was unleashed with 100% of their power, he wouldn’t fall under anyone’s control. As for unmodified Edo Tensei, he wouldn’t dare to make such a claim because even if he knew the hand seals, it wouldn’t be effective.

“Release!” Madara quickly performed hand seals and immediately severed the binding and control coming from his soul. Even the caster of this jutsu, Orochimaru, detected it right away.

“Of course, using this type of Edo Tensei method would definitely be broken by this old undying man.” Orochimaru laughed.

“Huh? A new headband and representatives from all five great ninja villages. They’ve actually joined forces.” Not only the others but even Madara himself was surprised. When he looked over at the opposition, there were only a few individuals, and one of them had a familiar face – the granddaughter of Hashirama. All the others were mostly unfamiliar, though exceptionally powerful.

“You’re the disciple of the little monkey, right? Did you become Hokage? Hehe, what a nostalgic term. But, is it not an exaggeration for the five great ninja villages and even the smaller ones to unite against just a few individuals like us? Or could it be that the overall strength of the ninja world has deteriorated to an unbelievably low level?” Madara and other resurrected individuals expressed their surprise.

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