Yes.
In their eyes, the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Ren, was already a godlike existence.
As for the revived Senju Hashirama, Senju Tobirama, Namikaze Minato, Sakumo Hatake, the Raikage, Tsuchikage, Kazekage, Mizukage, Nagato, Kakuzu, and the others, thoughtful looks appeared on their faces.
The giant screen in the sky could not only transmit images across distance, but also carry voices.
This kind of method was truly shocking.
Of course, they would never imagine that this so-called advanced technology was only a simple system Uchiha Ren had obtained through sign-in.
Not only could it broadcast famous scenes and publicly humiliate its targets, but it could also transmit images and sound over long distances.
It could even monitor from afar and project energy remotely.
"This is getting more and more interesting."
Madara, who had remained silent, shook his head thoughtfully.
He looked at the Fifth Hokage on the giant screen, his Rinnegan flashing with cold light.
What else was there to say?
Perhaps the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Ren, really was powerful.
Perhaps he was called the strongest man in the shinobi world, even said to have surpassed the Sage of Six Paths.
But Madara was Uchiha Madara.
No matter how strong his opponent was, he would never admit defeat.
He would never raise his hands and surrender.
He would only fight with everything he had, even if it cost him his life.
More importantly, Madara still wanted to complete his ideals and ambitions.
No obstacle could make him retreat or give up.
Meanwhile, as the Allied Shinobi Army was shaken, Konoha was also stunned.
They had imagined many possibilities.
But none of them had expected Uchiha Ren to use a godlike method to connect Konoha and the shinobi alliance through a two-way broadcast.
Countless Konoha shinobi stared at the image on the giant screen in a daze.
"Wait… Madara revived the First Hokage, Second Hokage, Third Hokage, Fourth Hokage…"
"This is terrifying. Those bastards in the Allied Shinobi Army are insane. They actually revived the dead Kage and powerful shinobi from every village with Edo Tensei."
"Unbelievable. Looking at their surroundings, the shinobi alliance should already be inside the Land of Fire."
"No wonder they dared to challenge Konoha. So they revived the dead Kage and other fallen experts."
Soon, after the initial shock, cries of disbelief rang through Konoha.
Some people even drew in cold breaths, their faces filled with horror.
The shinobi from Sunagakure and Kirigakure were especially furious.
Not long ago, they had discovered that the graves of their past Kage had been dug up.
Now they finally knew why.
The shinobi alliance had used them for Edo Tensei.
This was intolerable.
They had gone too far.
"Are those… Nagato and Yahiko's body?"
Suddenly, Konan's face changed.
She had never expected to see the companions she had grown up with at such a critical moment.
As if sensing her gaze, Nagato turned toward Konan, while Yahiko's body stood beside him like a cruel reminder of the past.
For a moment, Nagato and Konan fell silent.
"Haah…"
In the end, Nagato was the first to show guilt and pain.
After Yahiko's death, he had been manipulated by Obito and changed the nature of the Akatsuki.
In the end, the organization had gone down the wrong path, and he himself had become a sacrifice.
Thinking about it now, everything seemed like a joke.
"Whoa… is that the Allied Shinobi Army?"
Naruto widened his eyes and shouted, "This time, I'll definitely show them the power of my Tailed Beast form!"
"How embarrassing."
Seeing this, Kakashi's forehead darkened.
He had seen people with simple minds, but he had never seen someone as unable to read the situation as Naruto.
More importantly, did Naruto not recognize that his own father, Minato Namikaze, was standing there?
"Teacher… Father… so both of you were revived by Edo Tensei?"
Thinking this, Kakashi shook his head helplessly.
Back then, he had wanted to help his teacher and take care of Naruto.
But Hiruzen Sarutobi had refused without hesitation.
The reason?
Hiruzen had claimed that he would personally raise Naruto.
He had said something about heaven giving great responsibility to a person, so that person's mind must first be tested, his body exhausted, his hunger sharpened, and his path made difficult.
Now, all of it seemed like a huge joke.
Everything Hiruzen had done had only served his own ambition.
Fortunately, Uchiha Ren had risen.
Otherwise, Kakashi did not know how much longer he would have been deceived by that old bastard, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
The light of justice had finally shone on Konoha.
As for his father, Sakumo Hatake, Kakashi had never understood why he had chosen suicide.
Now that he thought about it, his father must also have been forced into a corner by Konoha's higher-ups: Hiruzen Sarutobi, Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado, and Danzō Shimura.
"Father… I never thought I would get to see you again."
Kakashi shook his head helplessly and murmured, "If we have a chance to fight, I'll show you that your son has grown."
The next instant, with a sharp burst of wind, Kakashi appeared in front of Naruto.
He first bowed respectfully to Uchiha Ren.
Then, under Naruto's confused gaze, Kakashi grabbed him by the collar and dragged him away from the center of the square.
Damn it.
Naruto might be able to embarrass himself.
But Kakashi could not afford to be embarrassed alongside him.
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