Chapter 466 Master and Apprentice

Orochimaru asked Sarutobi Hiruzen how he felt when he saw the thing he cherished most being destroyed.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face was extremely gloomy: "You really have no spirit of contract. For you, as the Kazekage, isn't the Sand Village something you cherish?"

"The Sand Village is my treasure? No, the Sand Village is not my treasure. The Sand Village... is just a tool for me to use."

Orochimaru tore off the mask on his face, revealing his true face.

When he found out it was Orochimaru, Sarutobi Hiruzen was in disbelief.

Orochimaru smiled and said, "I thought you would recognize me earlier, Teacher. I said at the beginning that when you are old and about to decay among the leaves, I will let you complete your last journey as the Hokage of Konoha and let you once again become a hero who protects the village. I am here to fulfill my promise."

Sarutobi Hiruzen has calmed down: "I knew this day would come sooner or later, but I didn't expect you to do it in this way."

Orochimaru sighed, "It takes this way to make you a hero. In order to protect Konoha, you fought with your disciple who became a traitor, and finally died.

This is all I can do, because when what you have done is revealed, your identity as a hero may disappear, but at least your death will be a hero's death in their eyes.

This is the last thing I can do as a disciple for you as a teacher."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's mood was up and down, because it seemed that Orochimaru was going to reveal the truth.

Sarutobi Hiruzen closed his eyes and was silent for a while, then opened them again and said with a firm look: "As a traitor of Konoha, no one will believe your words, and...I taught you all your skills, it's not that easy to take my head off!"

"Then let's give it a try." Orochimaru let go of Sarutobi Hiruzen and walked towards the back.

Sarutobi Hiruzen stared at Orochimaru's back and said, "You don't need to say such things. I know you are not someone who would act out of hatred. You have neither purpose nor motive."

Orochimaru stopped, threw away the Kazekage hat on his head and replied: "So, teacher, you have never understood me. If there is no purpose, no motivation, why would I go to so much trouble to plan the collapse of Konoha? Forget it, you won't understand. You didn't understand before, and you won't understand now.

If you insist on saying the purpose, you would think that I find moving things very interesting, and it would be boring if they were motionless. Although sometimes looking at a windmill that doesn't move can make me feel good, it is basically not worth taking a second look at.

I now want to use the wind that destroyed Konoha to start the windmill turning again."

Sarutobi Hiruzen also took off his Hokage hat and sneered: "You really haven't changed at all."

Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at the other four people.

As long as one of the four nearby people is killed, the barrier can be broken.

Kidomaru reminded, "Hey, it's almost time to start!"

Sakon ordered, “Those inside, open the barrier too!”

The four inner corners of the Four Purple Flame Formation were connected together, protecting Sakon, Kidomaru, Tayuya and Jirobo inside, preventing Sarutobi Hiruzen from actively attacking them or being affected by the aftermath of the battle.

Sarutobi Hiruzen snorted, "Looks like there's no easy way out."

Orochimaru's lips curled up all the time: "You really say one thing and mean another. To you, unless it's Minato Namikaze or Jiraiya, other ninjas are just burdens that will only hinder your battle."

Orochimaru and Sarutobi Hiruzen faced each other, both ready for battle.

When a gust of wind blew, Sarutobi Hiruzen took the lead in attacking.

"Ninjutsu! Wa Shuriken!"

The tiles on the roof flew towards Orochimaru.

"Are you too naive, or are you too old now? Sarutobi-sensei!"

Orochimaru jumped up to avoid the tiles and formed seals with his hands.

"Latent Shadow Snake Hand!"

Orochimaru's tongue turned into a snake and bit Sarutobi Hiruzen's neck.

But Sarutobi Hiruzen turned into a puddle of mud.

"A clay substitute?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen appeared beside Orochimaru and had already completed the hand seals.

"Earth Escape·Earth Escape River!"

The ground beneath Orochimaru's feet turned into mud, and Sarutobi Hiruzen manipulated the mud to wash Orochimaru away.

Orochimaru, who was washed away, asked while forming a seal: "Is that all?"

"Don't even think about succeeding!" Sarutobi Hiruzen quickly formed hand seals and took the lead in performing ninjutsu.

"Earth Escape! Earth Dragon Bomb!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen used his chakra to create an earth dragon, which opened its mouth and sprayed a stream of earth in the direction of Orochimaru.

"Fire Escape! Fire Dragon Bullet!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen spewed out fire bombs from his mouth.

"Combination Ninjutsu... Earth Dragon Flame Style!"

Orochimaru was swept away by the mud flow and burned by flames.

The Anbu ninjas outside the Four Purple Flame Formation were all amazed: "As expected of Hokage-sama, you have combined Earth Style and Fire Style so skillfully."

However, Sarutobi Hiruzen said, "Stop putting on a boring show, Orochimaru."

Orochimaru laughed and reappeared in Sarutobi Hiruzen's sight, without any dirt on his body.

"You are still strong despite your age. But I was underestimated. It seems that a move of that level cannot kill me."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes were filled with anger: "You are still the same, not likable at all."

"Don't say that. You said I was your favorite student at the beginning, but I can't tell whether what you said was true or false. After all, you also said that you saw malice and ambition in my eyes, but just now you said that I had no purpose and no motive. It's really contradictory.

So now, Sarutobi-sensei, what do you see in those eyes? Malice and ambition? Or something else?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen stared at Orochimaru without saying anything.

Orochimaru shook his head and said, "It's really hard to figure out. Sarutobi-sensei, you don't understand me, and similarly, I don't understand you at all. You always say that you carry out the will of fire, and I used to think so, but I don't know when I stopped thinking so.

Then... let those two judge your Will of Fire. They should be the most capable and qualified people to judge whether your Will of Fire is truly implemented."

Orochimaru formed seals with his hands and then put them together.

"The art of reincarnation from dirty soil!"

Two coffins rose from the ground in front of Orochimaru.

Seeing the two coffins, Sarutobi Hiruzen was extremely shocked. He didn't expect that Orochimaru would know the Impure World Reincarnation technique, and he had recognized the identities of the people in the two coffins.

The first Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and the second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.