Chapter 122 - Cap 111: Kamen Shinigami Raider!

"What do we do with them?" - asked Jiraiya as he watched the two Senju brothers.

"I would recommend them to free us" - said Tobirama calmly - "And when I say free us, I mean free us from this Jutsu that brought us back to the world of the living"

Hiruzen nodded as he made a seal with his right hand and placed his left hand on his Sensei's head - "Kai!"

"Thank you... I'll give your regards to Mito-san..." - said Tobirama as his body turned to dust.

"NO!" - roared Orochimaru in fury as he released his entire chakra - "I will not let you ruin the plan that I have worked on for so many years! I will not be defeated in this way! KUCHIYOSE NO JUTSU!"

A great smokescreen appeared, but when it vanished, nothing was present.

"Did he fail?" - Kushina asked as she frowned.

"Watch out, Kushi-chan!" - the redheaded man exclaimed as he used one of his chains to lure the redhead, only to notice a large snake emerging from the place where she once stood.

"Tch..." - Orochimaru only clicked his tongue in annoyance at the realization that his attack had failed, though at least he had recovered Hashirama's body.

"THIS IS FAR FROM OVER!" - the Sannin exclaimed as he made a hand stamp, only for Hashirama to appear as good as new after a few seconds, although this time with strange markings around his body, especially his face.

"Senjutsu..." - Jiraiya muttered with a scowl. Things had become much more problematic.

"I will take care of Hashirama... Kushi-chan... I want you to give the Shinigami no Kamen to Hiruzen-dono so that he can finish Orochimaru once and for all" - said Kurama seriously - "After that, I want you to leave as quickly as possible"

"Okay," Kushina nodded seriously. She understood that she had done more than enough - "Take it, old man"

"What is this?" - Hiruzen asked in surprise as he looked at the oni mask that had been thrown at him.

"This is the Shinigami no Kamen or Shinigami Mask, an artifact belonging to the Uzumaki Clan that has been passed down from generation to generation" - said Kushina seriously - "I am not going to go into detail because I find there is no need to explain it, so I will only tell you that with it you will be able to perform the Shiki Fujin and you will not lose your soul..."

"How is that possible?!" - Hiruzen exclaimed in surprise.

"Because that mask is a pact we made with the shinigami," Kushina said seriously. "Each one of them is a favor they 'owe' to our clan"

Hiruzen was left with more questions after hearing the Uzumaki woman's response but still nodded. With the Shinigami no Kamen, he could finally stop his student once and for all.

"!" - Orochimaru was surprised to hear such information because he never thought the Uzumaki Clan had such an impressive artifact.

"Hashirama! I want that mask!" - Orochimaru exclaimed as the Shodaime nodded.

"Don't even think about it, friend," said Kurama as he dealt the Former Hokage a great blow.

"I told you, I'll take care of our gardener friend, you'll finish Orochimaru off," said Kurama as he ran at full speed against Hashirama.

"Four of the Sound! Disable the barrier and come!" - roared Orochimaru as the barrier that covered them disappeared completely.

"Orochimaru-sama..." - said the four hooded figures as they appeared in front of the Sannin - "Your orders"

"I want that woman and the mask Sensei has..." - Orochimaru said coolly.

"As you command" - said the four hooded men as they concentrated on the shinobis of Konoha.

"Hmm... I suppose we can participate too," said Kurenai as she appeared in front of Kushina.

"Nai-chan!" - exclaimed the redhead with excitement.

"Ma~Ma~, I feel that we are being ignored" - said Kakashi as he looked at his enemies.

"Calm down my rival! We'll just have to show them the power of our youth!" - Gai exclaimed excitedly as he looked at his opponents.

"It is time for Round 2," Yamato said with clear irritation.

"I told you to kill him, you idiots!" - exclaimed the woman in annoyance.

"You can shut up now, Tayuya!" - exclaimed one of his companions.

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"I have to admit that those blows do hurt..." - said Kurama as he felt the Shodaime give him a concentrated, forceful blow with Senjutsu Chakra - "But you'll need more than that to defeat me!"

Kurama only hit back as they continued to fight each other hand-to-hand.

Punching, kicking, elbowing, all sorts of attacks were sent and received by the two opponents.

"Take this!" - exclaimed the redheaded man as he punched him in the stomach, only to feel his enemy punch his liver - "Ugh..."

Kurama's gaze grew wilder and wilder because he understood that because of Hashirama's new anatomy, he was virtually immune to his attacks.

"If I cannot with normal punches... then I will cover my fists with corrupted chakra" - the redhead smiled as the two shinobis continued to fight with only Taijutsu.

Hashirama quickly retreated, only to feel a tail hit his jaw and send him flying into the sky, though the attack did not end there because Kurama appeared above him and struck him in the face with a concentrated chakra fist.

The former Shodaime could only fly away from Konoha as it created a deep crater on impact with the ground. Slowly, he rose and leaped at the redhead who had followed him, only to lift him with a blow to the stomach and lower him with a double hammer blow to the back of the head.

Kurama could feel the world-shaking slightly but continued to fight Hashirama in his Sennin Modo with a smile on his face, after all, this was the most fun fight he had ever had.

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The battle between the four of sound and the four Jonin Sensei was at a stalemate. The only one who was winning was Kurenai, and only because the girl seemed unwilling to fight.

Orochimaru was completely exhausted because he had changed his skin more than twice during the battle and that skill consumed a great deal of chakra.

"Surrender, Orochimaru," Hiruzen said as he put on his mask.

"No, sensei! I haven't lost yet! I never lose!" - exclaimed Orochimaru as he burst out laughing madly, only to see his legs caught in the ground - "JIRAIYA!"

"I'm sorry, old comrade... but this is for Konoha's sake" - said Jiraiya seriously - "Do it, sensei!"

"Okay!" - exclaimed Hiruzen as he made hand seals at high speed - "Shiki Fuin!"

Slowly, the silhouette of the Shinigami began to materialize behind Hiruzen, who only gave old Sandaime a glance before looking at Orochimaru.

"!" - the Renegade Sannin could only look at the Shinigami with surprise, after all, it was general knowledge of all who knew about this Kinjutsu (Forbidden Jutsu) that the Shinigami did not show emotions or reactions, but just at this moment, he saw how the shinigami seemed to recognize the mask his Sensei was wearing.

Hiruzen slowly extended his hands and the Shinigami disappeared, only to appear behind Orochimaru and extend his hands in the same manner.

"NO!" - roared the Sannin of snakes as he felt his body paralyze for a few seconds, a side effect of losing his soul - "I WILL NOT FALL!"

"Just give up, Orochimaru! You can't do anything anymore!" - exclaimed Jiraiya as he watched the Shinigami slowly withdraw his ex-teammate soul.

"NEVER!" roared Orochimaru as his eyes glowed with evil. He concentrated what little energy he had left in his arms and moved his finger at great speed.

"It's the end, Orochimaru..." - Hiruzen murmured ruefully.

"Yes... it's the end..." - murmured Orochimaru - "BUT NOT FOR ME!"

"Old man!" - exclaimed Jiraiya when he saw that something bad was happening, so he slightly pushed the old Sandaime, only to see how the sword that Orochimaru had spat out earlier had impaled his sensei's body.

"ARGH!" - exclaimed Hiruzen as he felt the sword penetrate his c.h.e.s.t and pass within inches of his heart - "OROCHIMARU!"

The shinigami that had faded slightly from the attack Hiruzen had received, again materialized.

"NO!" - exclaimed the Sannin Renegade as he roared fiercely.

"Old man! Are you all right?" - Jiraiya asked as he saw that his sensei was completely pale.

"No, Jiraiya..." - Hiruzen muttered, "That sword was covered with poison... I don't think I can finish the Jutsu..."

"Then don't finish it!" - exclaimed Jiraiya - "Just seal his arms, that will be more than enough punishment until we find him again!"

". . ." - Hiruzen nodded at the suggestion of his only student who was still by his side as he spat out some blood. Slowly he looked up and stared directly into the snake eyes of his traitorous student - "Orochimaru. . . I may not succeed in killing you this time... BUT AT LEAST I'LL TAKE THAT THING YOU LOVE SO MUCH! SHIKI FUIN!"

"No!" - exclaimed Orochimaru as he turned around and saw how the shinigami was taking the arms of his soul like a big fish, only to take the tantou in his mouth and cut them off without even a second thought - "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

The Hebi Sannin could only scream in pain as he watched his arms turn gray and be covered with seals he couldn't identify - "Sensei! Jiraiya! Uzumaki Clan! I swear I'll get revenge for that! I swear I'll destroy everything you love!"

"Orochimaru-sama..." - said one of the hooded men wearily.

"Get me out of here!" - exclaimed Orochimaru in fury.

"They won't leave so easily!" - exclaimed Kakashi as he concentrated Raiton chakra in his hand to perform a Raikiri, only to slow down when he noticed Hiruzen falling to the ground unconscious - "Hiruzen-sama!"

"This is not over, Konoha..." - said Orochimaru as he disappeared with his guards - "No... this is far from over..."

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Now that I'm almost done raising the quota for advanced chapters of Origin, I'll finally be able to increase the capacity of The Legend of Kyubi to 30