"Lord Hokage, could you please ask this shadow guard to remove his mask?" Onoki said in a deep voice, looking at Minato's exposed yellow hair.
Perhaps he was overthinking it, but that yellow hair combined with that speed made it hard for him to stay calm.
"As expected of living history, you guessed it so quickly."
At Tsunade's signal, Minato took off his mask, revealing his true face.
"You are… Namikaze Minato!!"
Raikage's expression gradually turned to shock. The battle with Minato when he was young had made him consider Minato his lifelong rival. How could he possibly forget?
"You, you aren't..."
"A lot has happened, Raikage-sama. In short, I am now the shadow guard for the Fifth Hokage." Minato said with a sheepish grin, scratching his head.
"It really is you, Fourth Hokage." Onoki became unusually solemn.
Faced with the Golden Flash, no one could remain calm. If they offended him, who knew if a Rasengan wouldn't land on their doorstep one day.
At the same time, his words made everyone realize Minato's identity.
"Old man, what's going on? Didn't the Fourth Hokage die long ago?" Kurotsuchi asked quietly.
"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?"
"Konoha's Golden Flash, Naruto's father?" Gaara murmured, genuinely happy for Naruto in his heart.
"How were you resurrected?" Raikage asked.
"This matter is, in short, very troublesome. The most important thing now is to decide on the leader of the Allied Shinobi Forces."
"Hmph! Even you can't stop me from becoming the leader of the Allied Shinobi Forces."
Without a word, Fourth Raikage's body cells activated to their peak in Lightning Release Chakra Mode. With a flash, he disappeared.
This time, Minato didn't stop him, because someone was already waiting for him.
Minato not stopping him made him pause for a moment, but as a simple-minded person, he didn't overthink it. Since Minato wasn't stopping him, he continued to charge towards Tsunade.
"Ah!!!"
Fourth Raikage, covered in lightning, roared and raised his fist, as big as a pot lid, to smash at Tsunade.
At this moment, another dark hand, covered in Lightning Release armor, struck from Tsunade's side. The instant their fists collided, they were locked in a stalemate.
"What?!"
Looking at the figure also covered in Lightning Release armor, Fourth Raikage's face once again showed surprise. But at this moment, the circumstances didn't allow him to be distracted. The dense Lightning Release Chakra continuously stimulated the muscles in his arm, pushing his strength to the maximum.
"Is that all? Ay!! Get back!!"
With a low growl from Third Raikage, Fourth Raikage was immediately sent flying backward uncontrollably, crashing into the wall with a thud.
In terms of speed, Third Raikage was not as fast as Fourth Raikage, but in terms of attack power and defense, he far surpassed Fourth Raikage, otherwise, he wouldn't have been given the titles of "Strongest Spear" and "Strongest Shield."
Moreover, Fourth Raikage's body was suspended in mid-air. After the initial impact, he could no longer use his footing to exert force. It was impossible for him to contend with Third Raikage, who had both feet on the ground.
"Dad!!"
Fourth Raikage looked at Third Raikage, who had already discarded his mask, and felt a daze.
Was it Edo Tensei?
Clearly not. Even with his rough nature, he could still distinguish the difference between an Edo Tensei body and a normal person's body.
At the very least, it would be apparent in the body's strength.
But why?
His father, whom he had watched be buried decades ago, was now appearing before him in his youth and had beaten him up…
How to put it, this absurd event happened quite suddenly.
"Ay!! I'm very happy to see you again, Dad!!"
Third Raikage punched him in the face again, launching a family-style greeting. That's right, it was a good old-fashioned beating, the kind that felt satisfyingly real.
This way of greeting was truly speechless. So, after Killer Bee had already been cowering in a corner, Ay endured the beating the entire time. However, they seemed quite happy about it, one willing to hit, the other willing to take it.
"Dad, how were you resurrected?"
After the storm calmed down, Ay immediately asked the question he most wanted to know.
"This, it's all thanks to Neji. Under various conditions, it was finally possible to fully revive us," Third Raikage said earnestly, patting Ay's shoulder.
The implication was that Ay should hurry up and thank him properly.
At this moment, Onoki quickly caught a key word – "us."
"Third Raikage, besides you and the Fourth Hokage, who else has been revived?" Onoki asked seriously.
Third Raikage laughed heartily, evidently very pleased to see his son again. As for his other son, well, he dared not see his father, so he'd have to discipline him properly when they got back.
Because of this, Killer Bee was recovering from his injuries before the Fourth Great Ninja War officially began.
"Third Raikage, stop playing coy. Who else has been revived?" Onoki urged.
"You can see for yourselves," Third Raikage said cheerfully, pointing at the Kage who had all removed their masks.
At this moment, everyone except Senju Hashirama had removed their masks. Though some suspected Hashirama's identity, they dismissed the thought upon further reflection.
After all, "Uchiha Madara" had just appeared here. If that person were truly the First Hokage, they wouldn't need to waste time here; they could just attack.
"Gaara has grown into an outstanding Kazekage," Rasa said with full of joy. To make Gaara closer to him, he finally revealed everything from the past.
"Onoki, you're still alive and kicking?" Mu stepped forward, looking at Onoki with emotion. He remembered that Onoki was still a young man when he passed away, but time had flown by, and now he was white-haired and wrinkled.
"Lord Mu..." Onoki said, seeing his teacher again with great emotion. In the next moment, he began to complain about how disappointing the younger generation of Iwagakure was, forcing him to carry this burden at his old age.
Therefore, he hoped Mu would continue to serve as Hokage, but the result was natural: he was given a good conditioning by Mu.
"You are the Fifth Mizukage, aren't you? Good, good." Hozuki Gengetsu walked up to Terumi Mei and whispered, "This Neji fellow, he's strong, experienced, and capable. You absolutely must not let him go."
Terumi Mei's cheeks suddenly flushed, and she slowly nodded.
Similar events unfolded in various villages, and the atmosphere was one of joy. At this point, Mifune, who had already become a background character, completely faded from view.
With the decisions made by these elders, the position of commander was undoubtedly given to Tsunade. Thus, the proposal for the Allied Shinobi Forces was officially confirmed.