The moment Ito Hirofumi's eyes flashed, the distinctive pinwheel pattern of the Mangekyo Sharingan appeared in them.
Danzo Shimura was utterly dumbfounded!
"No way! How could a brat like you have the Mangekyo Sharingan?! This is impossible! It's got to be an illusion!!! Who the hell cast this genjutsu?!"
Danzo was convinced everything before him was fake. These legendary figures from the Hidden Leaf's past, this kid's Mangekyo Sharingan—it had to be an illusion!
It was all a lie!!!
So, Danzo tightly shut his one good eye, then ripped off the bandage covering the other…
"Sharingan! Genjutsu, release!!!"
But when he opened his eyes again, Ito Hirofumi was still standing there, smirking, the two Mangekyo Sharingan in his eyes as vivid as ever!
And those long-dead legends, including a youthful Hiruzen Sarutobi, were still there too!!!
This was real!
This wasn't genjutsu!!!
But what the hell was going on?!
Damn it!!!
Since it was the Third Hokage's funeral, nearly every notable ninja in the Hidden Leaf had shown up. Apart from the clans who'd gotten word from the Konoha 12, the other ninjas were absolutely terrified…
What they'd been through today was just too damn intense!
Orochimaru had attacked the village with some mysterious powerhouse.
The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, had died in battle!
Elder Danzo of Root was trying to become the Fifth Hokage.
Then the Third Hokage suddenly… well, not exactly rose from the dead, but came back to life!
And not only that, he looked like his younger self!
Then, one by one, the legendary figures of the Hidden Leaf's past appeared before everyone's eyes…
And then Elder Danzo revealed a Mangekyo Sharingan!
And now, Ito Hirofumi had just revealed two Mangekyo Sharingan!
What was going on with the Hidden Leaf?!
How had things gotten so bizarre in less than a day?!
Wasn't the Sharingan exclusive to the Uchiha clan?
So why did Elder Danzo have a Sharingan, and why did Ito Hirofumi have them too?! Were Uchiha Sharingan being handed out wholesale or something?!
Some ninjas even started wondering if one day someone next to them might suddenly sprout a Sharingan!
Like, from their eyes?
Or maybe from their belly button?
Or, uh… from their… cough… never mind…
The ninjas in the crowd recognized several of the revived legends.
"Wait, am I seeing this right?! That yellow hair! No mistake—it's the Fourth Hokage!!!"
"Exactly! It's Lord Fourth Hokage and Lady Kushina Uzumaki!!! I can't believe they're here too?!"
"But… what's up with that fox kid?! Did he just call the Fourth Hokage 'Dad'?!"
"No way!!! Is Naruto Uzumaki the Fourth Hokage's heir?!"
"That demon fox kid is the Fourth Hokage's son… Damn it!!! What have we been doing all these years?!"
"Why?! Why would the Fourth Hokage's heir be treated like some demon fox kid?! What's going on here?! What have the Third Hokage and the elders been doing all this time?!"
"Damn it!!! Lord Fourth Hokage, I've failed you!!!"
"That guy over there… isn't he the head of the Uchiha clan?!"
"Yeah… I've seen him before!"
"My god, even someone like him is back?!"
"But it's not just the Uchiha clan head! Haven't you noticed?! That's the former Anbu captain, Sakumo Hatake!!!"
"Isn't the most important one the Second Hokage?! The Second Hokage is back, and the guy next to him has to be…"
"No doubt about it! He looks just like the statue on the Hokage Rock! That's the First Hokage of the Hidden Leaf!!!"
"Then… who's that ninja standing with the First Hokage? He looks so powerful, and his aura is terrifying…"
At that moment, an older ninja suddenly spoke up, his voice trembling with fear.
"You young folks wouldn't know, and that's normal… Someone with such a terrifying presence, standing side by side with the First Hokage… That's got to be the legendary Madara Uchiha! The Asura of the Shinobi World!"
"What?!!!"
"Oh my god! What is happening?!"
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Every ninja around was in a state of utter shock, their eyes now fixed on Ito Hirofumi.
From the looks of it, the revival of these legends was definitely tied to this kid!
And this kid somehow had the Uchiha clan's Mangekyo Sharingan…
Did he bring all these legendary figures back to life?!
Far off, Ito Aoyama and Ito Daigo, father and son, were completely stunned…
Why did their son (grandson) suddenly have a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan?!
What was going on?!
There was no Uchiha blood in the Ito family, was there…?
Could it be… a betrayal?!
No way! Absolutely impossible!!!
But then how do you explain the Mangekyo?!
And what was their son (grandson) even trying to do?! Causing such a massive uproar out of nowhere! Could the Ito family really withstand a storm this big?!
The Ito family was just a small clan in the Hidden Leaf, with only two jonin, and Ito Daigo was already past his prime, his strength far from what it used to be!
Could the Ito family really survive being caught up in such a huge event?!
And most importantly, what were these revived legends thinking? If one of them got upset, they could wipe out the Ito family with a flick of their wrist…
The father and son exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with bitterness. But after that bitterness came unwavering resolve!
No matter what their son (grandson) was planning, as his father, as his grandfather, they would stand behind him!!!
Even if it meant dying the next moment!!!
Ito Daigo suddenly raised his hand.
"Ito Clan!!! Protect the young clan leader!!!"
Normally, Ito Daigo called Ito Hirofumi his grandson, never "young clan leader." But today, he did.