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As Danzo spoke with his ambitious tone, a sinister smile spread across his face, revealing the depths of his greed and satisfaction.
Danzo stood up and glanced back at the glass tank behind him. His eerie gaze lingered on the preserved body of Hashirama Senju floating in the solution, his eyes reflecting a deep and insatiable greed.
Then, he opened a drawer, retrieved a scroll, and left his office.
Accompanied by several ANBU operatives, Danzo made his way to a large chamber within the ANBU headquarters.
This vast room was surrounded by twenty-eight elite ANBU jonin. In the center of the space lay intricate circles of black seals etched onto the floor, forming a complex array.
Upon Danzo's arrival, the twenty-eight ANBU jonin showed no emotion, merely bowing slightly as a gesture of respect.
Such was the nature of ANBU—a cold, emotionless organization.
Surveying the twenty-eight jonin around him, Danzo felt his confidence soar.
He pulled out the scroll from his robes and unrolled it, revealing two small vials containing flesh samples.
Carefully, Danzo opened the vials and placed tiny fragments of the flesh onto specific points on the seal array embedded in the floor.
Standing up, he exhaled deeply, then stowed away the vials and the scroll. After glancing around, he gave the order:
"Bring the sacrifices!"
No sooner had his words echoed through the chamber than two ANBU jonin dragged in two prisoners whose tendons had been severed, rendering them immobile.
The two captives radiated an aura that clearly marked them as individuals possessing nearly Kage-level strength. It was unclear how Danzo had managed to capture such powerful individuals.
At Danzo's signal, the two incapacitated prisoners were tossed into the center of the seal array on the floor.
With all preparations complete, Danzo took a calming breath and stepped into the array, positioning himself directly behind the two prisoners.
After one final sweep of the room, Danzo issued the most critical command:
"Begin the operation, as planned!"
Of the twenty-eight jonin surrounding the chamber, fourteen moved in perfect synchronization, their movements fluid and practiced. They formed hand seals at the same rhythm, completing their sequence in unison.
"Edo Tensei!" ×14
As the fourteen jonin slammed their palms onto the ground, their chakra flowed through the black markings of the seal array, channeling into the intricate design on the floor.
Under the influence of the seal array, using the two pieces of flesh and the two sacrifices, the Edo Tensei technique began to activate!
Immediately afterward, the remaining fourteen jonin sprang into action, also forming hand seals—but this time, Danzo joined them, matching their speed and rhythm perfectly.
"Seal of Restraint!" ×15
Once the fifteen individuals completed their hand seals, the fourteen jonin slammed their hands onto the ground once more. Their chakra surged through the seal array and poured into Danzo's body. With a sudden jolt, complex patterns of a restraining seal emerged on the palms of his hands.
Simultaneously, the Edo Tensei reached its climax.
Using the two pieces of flesh as catalysts and the lives of the two sacrifices as fuel, strange chakra coursed through the prisoners' bodies. Their life forces were consumed, and their physical forms became vessels for the souls being summoned back from the dead.
Two dying prisoners transformed into ethereal substances, and as twin streams of chakra rose, two imposing figures materialized before everyone's eyes—none other than the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju!
Summoned back to the mortal world, Hashirama and Tobirama regained consciousness, confusion evident in their expressions as they surveyed their surroundings.
"Where am I? Didn't I die?" Hashirama muttered.
"This sensation… it's Edo Tensei! This is bad!"
As the creator of the Edo Tensei technique, Tobirama quickly realized what was happening.
However, it was too late. Before either Hashirama or Tobirama could react fully, Danzo struck.
A wolfish gleam flashed in Danzo's eyes as he pressed the Seal of Restraint onto the backs of Hashirama and Tobirama's heads, attempting to control them completely.
Both Hashirama and Tobirama stiffened, their bodies beginning to resist the overwhelming power of the seal. Wide-eyed, they struggled against the restraint, but it was clear the seal was extraordinarily potent.
Tobirama felt a wave of dread wash over him. The seal's potency far exceeded his expectations. Desperately turning his head, he locked eyes with the figure he least expected to see.
"Danzo… so it's you? I never imagined… I entrusted my legacy to someone like you!"
Faced with his teacher's accusatory glare, Danzo felt a flicker of unease. But his ambition quickly overrode any guilt.
"Teacher, you're already dead. Let your student put your remains to good use. Don't worry—under my leadership, Konoha will grow stronger than ever!"
Tobirama's heart filled with bitterness and betrayal as the seal's effects intensified. Despite his resistance, the overwhelming power of the seal eventually subdued him, silencing his cries of defiance.
Hashirama, however, proved more difficult to control. The God of Shinobi remained stoic, channeling all his focus into resisting the Seal of Restraint. His immense strength and indomitable will made it impossible for the seal to fully dominate him—at least, not yet.
Sensing the seal losing its grip, Danzo panicked. Turning to the twenty-eight jonin surrounding him, he bellowed:
"Channel all your chakra! Sacrifice your lives if necessary!"
Like machines programmed for obedience, the twenty-eight jonin activated a forbidden technique, burning through their life force to generate massive amounts of chakra. This chakra surged through the seal array and into Danzo's body.
Empowered by the influx of energy, Danzo laughed maniacally, intensifying the seal's control.
"Hahaha… Lord First Hokage, be a good puppet and obey me!"
The surge of chakra amplified the seal's power exponentially, and even Hashirama could no longer withstand its force. Gradually, his resistance waned, and he succumbed to the seal's control.
In the fleeting moments before his consciousness faded, Hashirama gazed at the now aged and lifeless ANBU operatives surrounding him. A heavy sigh escaped his lips.
"To sacrifice so many lives for personal ambition… Tobirama, you entrusted your legacy to the wrong person…"