[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-simultaneously-transmigrated-everyone-s-an-abstr":3,"chapter-simultaneously-transmigrated-everyone-s-an-abstr-simultaneously-transmigrated-everyone-s-an-abstr-chapter-40":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Simultaneously Transmigrated: Everyone's an Abstract Meme Lord",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2338245,4571,"Chapter 40: Memories of the Past Brought Tears That Would Not Dry","simultaneously-transmigrated-everyone-s-an-abstr-chapter-40",40,"\u003Cp>Unfortunately, at this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi had no time to address Orochimaru’s question; all his focus was on confronting the enemy before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His master, the innately evil Hashirama Senju, charged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Memories of the past brought tears that would not dry~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tobirama Senju moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water Release: Water Dashing Wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A high-pressure straight column of water, like a blade, shot from his mouth and roared toward Hiruzen Sarutobi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiruzen Sarutobi’s face turned pale; he hastily sidestepped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water column was devastating, easily slicing through the roof, sending bricks and stones flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was drenched in sweat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiruzen Sarutobi was beginning to break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered now—the title of “strongest Hokage of all time” had been nothing but flattery from his subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was malicious flattery!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flattery literature kills people!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dodging that strike, Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn’t even caught his breath when Suna’s sand gold surged toward him like a tidal wave, controlled by Roshi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Hashirama Senju acted—he clapped his hands and unleashed Wood Release, beginning to impale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plant people are just too OP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though their Edo Tensei bodies couldn’t fully manifest their former power,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiruzen Sarutobi, an old relic like him, still couldn’t withstand such a mob attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching his beloved master reduced to this state, Orochimaru showed no trace of pity; instead, he thought Hiruzen Sarutobi was dying too slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his eyes, Hiruzen Sarutobi should have died heroically and swiftly—how could he sink to such a pitiful, disgraceful state?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Orochimaru decided to speed things up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He narrowed his eyes, a cruel glint flashing within, and glanced at Luo Jie beyond the barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru feared Luo Jie might intervene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Jie’s displayed power was not to be underestimated; if he interfered, it would ruin Orochimaru’s plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru also knew full well that Jiraiya was currently inside Konoha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn’t worried Jiraiya would come to disrupt his reunion with his master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru was certain that, based on his understanding of Jiraiya, his former comrade would never believe he would truly kill his master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the filter of comradeship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, Jiraiya was probably avoiding this cruel battle between master and disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, avoidance may be shameful, but it works.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with Luo Jie, Orochimaru had no grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gave Orochimaru a flicker of unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he must accelerate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the platform, the atmosphere was tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Jie stood there, glancing coolly at Ma Ji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Ma Ji was filled with fear, as a Chunin of the Hidden Sand Village, he unhesitatingly stepped in front of Temari and Kankuro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Kazekage is already dead. Are Itachi still going to continue?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Order your Sand Ninja to stand down, or I will slaughter everyone here until the ground runs red.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Ma Ji’s face turned instantly ashen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain—so much pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never imagined the Sand Ninja had sunk to this level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his teeth, his mind locked in fierce struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, the moment Orochimaru shed his disguise, Ma Ji had felt a dark premonition—he suspected their Kazekage was likely doomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, even if the Kazekage and Orochimaru had some scheme, with Orochimaru impersonating the Kazekage,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>such a critical matter could never have escaped the notice of the Kazekage’s trusted aide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after Orochimaru used Edo Tensei to summon their Kazekage,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Ji gave up completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fool was me all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before this, Ma Ji had continued aiding Orochimaru’s chaos in Konoha mainly because he was already too deep to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he’d also harbored a bit of opportunistic greed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, things had already escalated this far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Konoha suffered a crippling blow, perhaps the Sand Village—now without its Kazekage—might gain some breathing room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he never imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Konoha’s genin were just too brutal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They crushed the situation with the Tailed Beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could possibly withstand that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, hearing Luo Jie’s words, Ma Ji seized them like a lifeline and quickly took the easy way out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was earnest, his eyes tinged with guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, I’ll tell them the truth right away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s all Orochimaru’s fault—he manipulated our Kazekage and brutally murdered him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Itachi know, we, like Konoha, are victims too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Ji’s lament sounded vivid and convincing, as if it were true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the strange adventure of the Third Old Man was about to end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man’s Rexuefan  was finally concluding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiruzen Sarutobi swayed, then knelt halfway to the ground, his breath faint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough… cough…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood continuously spilled from his lips, staining his chest armor red, dripping onto the charred ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru stepped slowly toward his once-revered master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his hand, a gleaming, icy Kusanagi sword had appeared out of nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, this must end.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru raised the Kusanagi high, a complex expression flashing in his eyes, ready to end his master’s life himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the blade was about to fall, the weakened Hiruzen Sarutobi, kneeling on the ground, suddenly ignited a fierce will in his eyes—as if it were his final flicker of life!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take this—my final wave… chakra!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry, Orochimaru!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiruzen Sarutobi’s gaze locked onto Orochimaru, filled with complex emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Itachi are still my most proud student…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, drew a deep breath, as if expending every last ounce of strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But for Konoha, I must take Itachi with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, Hiruzen Sarutobi had completed the hand seals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shiki Fūjin!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a roar, a massive spectral figure of the Death God slowly emerged behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Death God’s face was grotesque, radiating a strange and sinister aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the original timeline, perhaps due to Roshi’s involvement, the situation had grown more urgent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiruzen Sarutobi did not choose to first use Shadow Clones to perform this technique and seal Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, seizing the moment, he locked his target directly onto Orochimaru.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Orochimaru sensed something was wrong, it was already too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt his soul being slowly pulled outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shocked and terrified, his eyes bulged wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old man, Itachi…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anger and resentment filled his heart; instinctively, Orochimaru thrust the Kusanagi downward with all his might, piercing straight through Hiruzen Sarutobi’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, Hiruzen Sarutobi had not, as in the original, expended vast chakra sealing Hashirama and Tobirama beforehand, nor had he given Orochimaru time to prepare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, though he was on the brink of death, blood gushing like a fountain,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he relied on unyielding will and desperate resolve to fully extract Orochimaru’s soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Death God opened its monstrous maw and swallowed Orochimaru’s soul whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gulp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru’s body collapsed instantly to the ground, the light fading from his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s finally over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiruzen Sarutobi murmured, falling to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gazed at the still-blue sky above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaves of the Hidden Leaf fluttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Hiruzen Sarutobi gently closed his eyes, a faint smile on his face, and fell into eternal slumber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1142,"2026-06-20T22:07:49.142Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","05ccd3d5634e1786a9ef3c823126f3114b42c10a33258f30a467b66dfc379235","simultaneously-transmigrated-everyone-s-an-abstr-chapter-41","simultaneously-transmigrated-everyone-s-an-abstr-chapter-39",258,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimultaneously-transmigrated-everyone-s-an-abstr-cover.jpg"]