Crash!
A large amount of dust rained down from the sky, scattering on them, but they seemed not to notice.
The scene was silent for a while.
What's going on?
Six Paths of Pain and Konan looked up at the sky, their expressions gradually becoming blank.
Did I really create a fake Chibaku Tensei?
"What a joke!!" Tendo Pain's hair was a mess in the wind, his blank face slowly turning angry. With a snap, he clasped his hands together, and a terrifying wave of energy emanated from him.
"True Chibaku Tensei..."
"Cough cough!!"
"Rasengan!"
At this moment, a dry cough echoed again. Everyone felt a flash of light before their eyes, the ground rumbled and cracked, and then a large amount of dust was kicked up.
"What's wrong? What's going on?"
"Why did the ground suddenly explode?" A group of people, their eyes stinging from the dust, covered their noses and mouths as they spoke.
After a while, the dust cleared, and they finally saw the scene below.
A young man wearing a ceremonial robe stood in the middle of Pain. At his feet, the Asura Path and the Human Path were ruined beyond recognition.
This sight made everyone's mouths gape, as if they were dreaming.
Both his identity and his achievements.
"He's so strong, he wiped out two Pains in the blink of an eye."
"Who is he?"
"Are you new or something? Look closely at his ceremonial robe."
"Fourth Hokage..." Someone gulped, stuttering as they looked at the white and red ceremonial robe swaying in the wind below. It was impossible not to be shocked.
But why?
The Fourth Hokage should have been dead 16 years ago!
"Tsunade-sama, what is this?" Might Guy's forehead dripped with cold sweat, his surprise immense.
"Ah, he was brought back by Edo Tensei. You can tell from those eyes." Tsunade also stared intently at the scene below. Although she had already heard the news, encountering it in person...
How to put it... it was quite sudden.
"Fourth Hokage, so that's it. He's that dead last's father," Sasuke muttered, standing next to Itachi.
He had great respect for Minato, as he had worked hard to mend relations with the Uchiha Clan during his tenure. And from Itachi, he also knew that Namikaze Minato and his father, Uchiha Fugaku, were very good friends.
"Sasuke, just watch quietly," Itachi said calmly. "The Fourth Hokage never lost a single battle in his life."
Sasuke's heart trembled, and he said no more.
"I see. He must have already placed a Flying Thunder God mark on the Asura Path earlier."
Tendo Pain coldly eyed Minato, who had his back to him. His heart skipped a beat, but then he relaxed. He secretly counted himself lucky that the mark wasn't placed on the Heavenly Path, otherwise, it would have been all over.
"Still the same, state your purpose, and give up on capturing the tailed beasts... though I doubt you'll agree."
"That's right. I want to put an end to the endless war in this world of strife, and for that, I need the power of the tailed beasts. This is the mission of a god."
Tendo Pain immediately turned and used a black rod to strike. But just as he was about to be hit, Minato suddenly disappeared.
Tendo Pain, however, was unfazed. It would be a miracle if he could hit Minato.
He glanced briefly at the Asura Path and the Human Path at his feet. Tendo Pain then withdrew his gaze. While losing the Asura Path was unfortunate, it would take a lot of Chakra to repair him. As for the Human Path, it was useless except for gathering information.
"It seems you're not going to stop." Minato's expression gradually became serious.
Just as everyone thought he was about to use Kamui, he suddenly gave an embarrassed smile, as if he had been relieved of a great burden.
"What's going on?"
Minato's attitude made Tendo Pain and Konan feel uneasy. Their expressions became wary.
Rustle, rustle...
At this moment, a disturbance came from above. Everyone looked up and saw that the log suspended in the air slowly revealed its true form.
Only then did they realize that the log was actually a wood dragon.
A wood dragon? Wood Release!
But the only one who could use the Wood Dragon Technique was the First Hokage!
"Could it be..." Tsunade's eyes lit up.
"I suddenly have a bad feeling," Tendo Pain murmured.
"Finally, it's our turn to make an appearance."
"Just get rid of these trash quickly."
"Hmph! Don't forget Neji's request."
"Understood, understood."
From atop the wood dragon, clear voices rang out. Then, before everyone's eyes, figures, bathed in sunlight, leaped from the wood dragon. They appeared as tiny black dots, dark yet incredibly dazzling, making them impossible to look at directly.
Rustle, rustle...
Trees swayed and shook their bodies, simply because these powerful figures were standing on them.
Standing at the highest point, looking down below.
This was presence. A true expert always stood above to display their might, no matter the time or place.
"Is that... no way..."
"How is this possible?!"
"First Hokage-sama, Second Hokage-sama, and Third Hokage-sama, along with the Fourth Hokage who appeared earlier." One ninja's eyes were filled with shock.
"But who are the others?"
"Anyone who can stand with the Hokage-sama must be an extraordinary person."
The Konoha ninjas' reactions were well-received by these powerful figures. However, apart from the past Hokage, the others just felt something was a little off.
After thinking for a long time, they couldn't quite pinpoint what was wrong, so they simply accepted it. After all, judging by their excited expressions, everyone else seemed to be thrilled.
"Not only did they Edo Tensei grandpa and the others, but they even resurrected the 'Kage' from each village?" Tsunade muttered, completely unaware of Neji's intentions.
"Hmm, I'll have to ask him later," Tsunade thought to herself.
It wasn't that she didn't trust Neji. In fact, the people she trusted the most in Konoha were Shizune and Neji. It was just that resurrecting the 'Kage' from other villages was simply unacceptable.
If the other villages found out, they might say, "You Konoha actually desecrated our village's graves."
Tsunade would rather die.
Boom!
At this moment, a patch of forest suddenly collapsed. From the dense woods in the distance, a radiant and crystal dragon soared into the sky, coiling and winding its way upwards.
The wind howled, and the trees were broken. Neji stood on the crystal dragon's head and instantly arrived above everyone.
"Now, are you still going to fight?"
Neji raised his eyelids and glanced sideways at the seven people trapped below – no, now five people – with a disdainful sneer.
"I, I, I, I..." Tendo Pain looked up at the assembled dignitaries, his gaze sweeping back and forth between Senju Hashirama and Neji. A sense of powerlessness welled up within him.
Finally, he was so enraged that he could only utter two words in silence: (...)
Neji sneered inwardly. "Jiraiya died because of insufficient information. At the very least, I'll let you Akatsuki have a taste of it."
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