Chapter 480: The Fourth Hokage Arrives!

"Are you very confident, Orochimaru?"

Tsunade's eyes were filled with killing intent; she did not care at all about the friendship of former comrades-in-arms, and the Holy Light Giant Hammer kept smashing down onto Orochimaru as if driving a nail.

The top of the massive stone tombstone developed a crack from being struck by the Holy Light Giant Hammer.

Holy light flowed through the crack; Orochimaru did not want to let Tsunade continue destroying the stone tombstone, so he swept his snake tail, destroying the residential houses along the way.

Tsunade turned sideways to block the sweeping snake tail, her arms floating with a massive Holy Light Shield, like a holy guardian.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle.

Wisps of black smoke kept emerging from the snake tail, all of them thick necrotic aura.

Like sulfuric acid, it corroded the Holy Light Shield that Tsunade had set up; in just two seconds, the Sturdy shield, which could even pin a Tailed Beast to the ground, became pitted and scarred on its surface.

Tsunade stepped back in time, but the Holy Light Shield had already been corroded through, and the durability of the white bracers made of holy metal had dropped to the minimum.

Damaged state.

"Tsunade, I remember telling you that no matter how strong an elemental counter is, it cannot overcome a gap in strength."

The scales on the snake tail exploded outward, Sharp as razors, slicing toward the dodging Tsunade.

Tsunade condensed a Holy Light Shield again, but it was sliced in two from top to bottom; fortunately, she dodged in time, otherwise even Tsunade would have lost her life.

"Apocalypse!"

Tsunade jumped up violently and landed on a relatively tall residential building.

She stretched her right arm forward and spread her five fingers.

The aura of holy light erupted without reservation.

"Is that an ultimate move?"

High-quality skills are called ultimate moves by players.

Looking at the aura radiating from Tsunade's entire body, the skill grade was likely not low, and it was of the Holy Light type, which was the most effective against the undead.

Orochimaru twisted his spine, and his thick snake tail actually produced a sonic boom as it whipped straight toward Tsunade.

"Stop, don't interrupt Lady Tsunade!"

A figure wrapped in raging flames swung a fist, slamming it into Orochimaru's Necrotic Curse Snake tail.

Without any suspense,

the figure was sent flying by the snake tail before they could steady themselves; in contrast, Orochimaru only had charred snake scales, which didn't even count as an injury.

But because of this, the skill chant of Tsunade was not interrupted.

All the Konoha players in the residential area felt their bodies warm, as if they had received the blessing of the holy light.

A Golden Sun slowly rose from Tsunade's palm, covering the scorching sun in the sky, like a holy god descending, scattering golden radiance.

"Thank you, Asuma..."

Tsunade nodded at Asuma, who had collapsed on the ground, and then her body was suddenly shrouded in holy light like thunder, and she killed her way toward Orochimaru.

Asuma shook his head with a bitter smile.

The gap in strength was too large; he could be considered one of the earliest ninjas to become a player, and his overall strength barely reached the Golden level, but it was difficult to improve his skill proficiency.

He could only be considered a gatekeeper of the Golden level.

Facing Orochimaru, the strongest among the Golden level players, he hadn't even been able to block a single move.

The scorching of the holy light sun kept gathering holy light energy in the residential area.

Tsunade, surrounded by holy light, also became stronger the more she fought because the surrounding holy light energy gradually became thicker, forcing Orochimaru to retreat repeatedly.

Orochimaru's snake scales, Sharp as knives, melted like butter under the illumination of the holy light.

"As expected of Lady Tsunade, truly strong!"

"Is this the strongest player Orochimaru? I think it's all just exaggerated lies..."

Members of the Shadow Organization squatted on the eaves; they didn't even have the qualifications to intervene in a battle of this level.

When they saw Tsunade gaining the upper hand, their faces were all excited.

Only Tsunade, who was fighting Orochimaru, knew clearly in her heart that although her offensive was fierce, she had failed to cause any fatal wounds to Orochimaru.

Those superficial wounds would be recovered by the opponent very quickly once the holy light sun was extinguished.

"Orochimaru!"

Several bolts of Blue lightning tore through space, surrounding Orochimaru completely.

Kakashi Hatake, who had been observing in secret, seized the opportunity to strike, and nine lightning Contract beasts bit into Orochimaru's snake body.

Lightning paralysis, penetration.

The Sturdy, steel-like snake scales were instantly torn open, black blood splattered, and necrotic auras spilled out one after another.

But they were shattered by the scorching lightning.

"Orochimaru, since you delivered yourself to my door, then Konoha shall be your burial ground."

Kakashi kept releasing lightning energy; the Tier 2 Lightning Release was imbued with a special attribute from the Mo Jie, resulting in extremely strong lethality and a slight restraining effect on the necrotic aura.

This sneak attack was steady, accurate, and ruthless. It almost severed Orochimaru's snake body.

"I wondered who it was; so it's the brat who was so scared by me that he couldn't move. You are still far from your father!"

The Necrotic Curse Snake turned its head, revealing a hideous, human-like face.

The stone tombstone that had been protected all along finally accumulated enough necrotic aura, and with the tombstone as the center, the necrotic aura flowed toward the surroundings like a tide.

It actually withstood the elemental counter and faintly suppressed the holy light sun in the sky.

"Come out, Undead Legion!"

The entire residential area, with its thousands of undulating houses, was shrouded in black, like tombstones within a graveyard.

The ground bulged.

Countless black coffins floated up, and the coffin lids fell off.

A legion composed of undead lifeforms was exposed before everyone's eyes.

Not to mention the civilians, even the members of the Shadow Organization, who were Elite players, were shivering from the chill of the necrotic aura, as a murderous momentum rushed toward them.

"My god, is he crazy? How does Orochimaru have a Necrotic Army of such high quality?"

"Those Undead Squad Leaders, they look so familiar?"

"They are the missing players!... The man-eating demon from the Demon Slayer World, he seems to be called Tong Mo?"

A player from the Shadow Organization responsible for gathering intelligence looked at these leading undead lifeforms and found them very familiar.

They were all players they had once encountered or collected intelligence on.

In the Demon Slayer World, the two strongest factions were the Demon Slayer Corps led by Kagaya Ubuyashiki and the family of Kibutsuji Muzan, the Ghost City.

Among them, Tong Mo, back when he wasn't a player, was nearly killed by the traitor Akaza and the Demon Slayer Corps working together; fortunately, he ran fast, and after becoming a player later, his strength improved by leaps and bounds.

His strength could barely touch the threshold of a Golden player, making him a relatively strong existence among Elite players.

To think he had been turned into an undead lifeform by Orochimaru.

"Yoma from the Claymore World?"

"There are also missing players from the ninja world... the Star Shadow of the Star Ninja Village, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki..."

All the players gasped.

For an ordinary Mage, being able to find even one such undead lifeform would be considered a stroke of great luck, and one would also need sufficient Reward Points to raise the undead lifeform's strength.

Orochimaru actually had about several hundred such high-level undead lifeforms.

One man forming an army.

Is this the oppressive power of the strongest player?

Gulp.

The players watching the battle on the scene were all Konoha ninja, and they couldn't help but swallow their saliva; an indescribable sense of fear rose in their hearts.

"Don't be afraid, I am here!"

A voice, like sunlight piercing through darkness, shone into the bottom of everyone's hearts.

Golden light flickered.

Namikaze Minato first flashed a reassuring smile at everyone, then looked with sorrow at Itachi Uchiha, who was grappling with the grudge-filled aggregate of the Uchiha Clan.

And at the riddled, ruined residential area.

"I'm sorry, I'm late!"

Shimura Danzou, wearing a monkey's skin, had intentionally suppressed him to avoid being usurped, so he had long kept Namikaze Minato, who was the Fourth Hokage, stationed in the Capital City of the Land of Hot Water as a special envoy.

If it hadn't been for receiving the message via Summoning Jutsu that a crisis had occurred in Konoha.

Namikaze Minato would still be acting as a mascot in the Capital City even now.

"Minato?"

Orochimaru's gaze landed on the Golden Flash that had appeared, a trace of nostalgia surfacing in the depths of his eyes.

Back then, he had been treated as a rival by him; despite having very little seniority, he had been able to defeat him with an overwhelming advantage and become the Fourth Hokage.

Even Orochimaru had to admit that the other party was a very perfect ninja: rare talent, a sunny personality, cold toward enemies, and warm toward comrades.

If one were to speak of someone who, like Aizen, was loved from the heart by the majority of villagers and ninja.

That would be Namikaze Minato.

"It's a pity, although your talent is strong, you became a player too late; you are no match for me."

"It doesn't matter."

Namikaze Minato smiled freely and said, "Even if I can't win, I cannot retreat..."

He turned slightly to the side, revealing the pure white God Robe on his back.

"I am the Fourth Hokage!"

(End of this chapter)