The Land of Lightning.
All eighty thousand members of the Allied Shinobi Forces had finished assembling, and security around headquarters was extremely tight.
Ren’s group had barely approached the area when they were detected.
“T-Those people…” Hyūga Muken stared into the distance with his Byakugan, trembling at the figures he saw approaching.
“Keep watch here.
I have something urgent to report to Lady Tsunade!” After giving a quick order to the other scouts, Muken raced toward the command center at full speed.
Inside, the Five Kage were discussing how the Allied Shinobi Forces should advance when the Konoha shinobi burst into the room.
“What happened?” Tsunade frowned.
“Why are you barging in here instead of remaining at your reconnaissance post?” “Lady Tsunade, we have a serious problem!” Muken looked close to panic.
Tsunade’s head was already beginning to ache.
“What exactly did you see?” “A group is approaching headquarters.” Muken struggled to catch his breath.
“Among them are the First Hokage, the Second Hokage, and the Fourth Hokage!” “What?” Tsunade shot to her feet.
The other four Kage were equally stunned.
“You’re saying someone reanimated the First Hokage?” Ōnoki stared at him in disbelief.
“And the Second and Fourth Hokage are with him?” The Raikage, Kazekage, and Mizukage could no longer remain calm either.
What was happening?
“There’s more.” Muken swallowed.
“I also saw the masked Madara and the Six Paths of Pain.
I didn’t recognize the others.” Muken had never seen the real Madara, so he naturally assumed the masked man was him.
As for Ren and the two Valkyries, none of them were familiar to him.
“What?” “Did Madara reanimate the previous Hokage?” The Five Kage were shaken.
The masked man was already powerful enough on his own.
If he had added the previous Hokage to his forces, there was almost no one in the shinobi world capable of stopping him.
Had he come directly to headquarters to settle the war in a single confrontation?
“Lord Gaara!
Lord Raikage!” Another scout rushed into the room, drenched in sweat.
“They’re outside.
Please, you need to see this for yourselves!” He was so frightened that he could barely form a proper sentence.
The Five Kage exchanged grim looks and immediately left the command center.
Outside the fortress, Ren’s group continued toward the Allied Shinobi Forces’ main camp at an unhurried pace.
Thousands of shinobi surrounded them, but not one dared to attack.
Instead, the soldiers retreated step by step as the group advanced.
“It really is Impure World Reincarnation.” Mei Terumī stared in shock.
“I can’t believe the masked Madara summoned three Hokage.” The First Hokage alone carried the legendary title of God of Shinobi.
“No.” Ōnoki suddenly stiffened.
His eyes locked onto the long-haired reanimated man walking among them.
“That man is Madara Uchiha!” The others turned toward him.
“What are you talking about?” Tsunade frowned.
“Isn’t the masked man Madara?” “No.” Ōnoki did not take his eyes off the reanimated shinobi.
“The long-haired man in the center is the real Madara Uchiha.” “I saw him once when I was a child.
I have never forgotten his face.” “There is no possibility that I’m mistaken.” “What?” Mei found it difficult to accept.
“You’re saying that Madara himself has also been revived?” Gaara looked toward Obito.
“Then who is the man behind the mask?” The masked man had repeatedly claimed to be Madara Uchiha.
Now the real Madara was standing beside him.
So who had actually declared war on the shinobi world?
“Did they come here to capture the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails?” The Raikage’s brows furrowed.
He had always been fearless, but even he understood how poor their chances were against a group filled with legendary shinobi.
“No matter what they want, we cannot allow them to come any closer.” Tsunade leaped onto the fortress wall.
“Stop immediately!” Her voice carried across the entire camp.
“Take another step, and the Allied Shinobi Forces will attack!” At her command, the alliance’s elite shinobi rapidly gathered and surrounded Obito and the others.
“Oh?” Hashirama looked up at her.
“Little Tsuna became the alliance’s chief strategist?” He sounded genuinely surprised.
“Are all of you certain that was a good idea?” A vein throbbed on Tsunade’s forehead.
What was going on?
These reanimated shinobi clearly retained their own personalities.
They did not appear to be under anyone’s control.
“Five Kage of the current era.” Tobirama stepped forward.
“None of us are being controlled, and we have not come here as your enemies.” “We came to inform the shinobi world of something far more important.” His status and authority carried enough weight that the Allied Shinobi Forces hesitated to attack.
“For now, every conflict within the shinobi world must be set aside.” Tobirama looked over the gathered army.
“A greater threat has appeared—one that will decide whether humanity continues to exist or is completely destroyed.” He proceeded to explain the arrival of the Valkyries, Ragnarok, and the coming battle against the gods.
The Five Kage listened more carefully than anyone else.
“A battle against the gods?” Mei looked overwhelmed.
“That sounds completely unbelievable.” “Why should we trust any of this?” Ōnoki’s attention remained fixed on Madara and the masked man beside him.
“The man behind that mask is the greatest enemy of the entire shinobi world.” “As long as he is standing with you, nothing you say has any credibility.”