"That explosion just now, you mean Grandpa and Madara have already clashed."
Tsunade, having received the news from Minato and Tobirama, looked solemn. No one had expected their opponent to use Edo Tensei to bring Uchiha Madara onto the battlefield. If Grandpa hadn't also been revived by Neji, this battle could have been a lot more dangerous.
"That person over there is undoubtedly Uchiha Madara. Who is the masked person then? Esteemed Hokage, which one of you can explain this?"
Aei, who had always had a short temper, said angrily. If Senju Hashirama were here, the masked man impersonating Uchiha Madara would have been discovered long ago. But Konoha offered no explanation. If his own father wasn't here, he would suspect Konoha of betrayal.
"Kid, mind your words." Senju Tobirama turned and said coldly, "Your father knows about this too. Even if you ask us who the masked man is, we don't know. If anyone knows, it's probably only Neji."
"Then why doesn't he say?"
"Don't ask me about such things."
"Shh, someone's coming!"
The Second Tsuchikage, who had always possessed strong sensory abilities, quickly detected an anomaly in the distance. Not long after his warning, everyone saw Obito wearing a new mask leaping from the branches opposite them, followed by five controlled Jinchuriki behind him.
"Fourth Mizukage, Roshi, Utakata, Han, and that girl named Fū… each with one Sharingan and one Rinnegan."
"Pain?"
"Why only five?"
The Kage stopped, looking at Obito, who had also stopped opposite them, with serious expressions.
"What a coincidence. Our original plan was to avoid you."
Obito stood on a branch, looking at the past Kage who had blocked his path, along with the remaining three Jinchuriki, and spoke helplessly. Even though he had obtained the Rinnegan and turned the five deceased Jinchuriki into Pain, he had no confidence in winning against such a lineup.
Honestly, when he learned that the past Kage had all been revived by Neji, including Senju Hashirama, his feelings were very complex. This sudden surprise almost brought tears to his eyes. If not for the fact that the Shinigami and the Evil God had pledged their word and jointly suppressed Hashirama once, he would have wanted to reconsider his plans.
"What's with all the nonsense? Killing you will solve everything."
Aei instantly activated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode, his hair standing on end. When he reappeared, he was already in front of Obito, but the result was, naturally, that he passed through Obito.
"Your opponents are not me. I advise you to save your energy."
As Obito's words fell, Mu immediately sensed the disturbance above. When he looked up, he saw the two individuals who had previously called themselves gods slowly descending, their hands behind their backs, their faces full of disdain.
"It's them!"
The Kage would not forget these two. After all, the two of them had forced Hashirama back with their combined strength. Their power was evident.
"You're really unlucky to run into these guys again," the Evil God sneered. "Never mind, before I'm completely unsealed, I'll use them to strengthen this body's power."
The flames in his palm surged, spreading in the wind and transforming into a blade that pierced towards the Kage.
"Water Style: Water Formation Wall!"
Mei Terumi quickly rushed forward, spewing a large column of water from her mouth, which instantly shattered the incoming fire blade. The Evil God calmly merged water and wind in his hand, and the charging water instantly turned into ice sculptures.
"You damn brutes!"
At the same time, Naruto appeared behind Obito with the help of Minato's Flying Thunder God. The father and son, working together, unleashed a Great Ball Rasengan directly at Obito's back.
Obito had been guarding against this all along. The instant Minato and Naruto appeared, his body had already phased, allowing them to pass through him.
Relatively speaking, Yagura was waiting for them. He formed a water mirror in his hand, tapped it lightly with his staff, and then quickly pulled it down.
"Water Style: Water Mirror Jutsu!"
Minato and Naruto, appearing in the water mirror, also held Great Ball Rasengan and clashed with their originals. The father and son were both taken aback by this technique, as they could clearly feel that these two replicas were not only identical in moves but also in strength.
Just as the two Great Ball Rasengans were about to collide, Minato's Naruto suddenly appeared on the branch above the Shinigami. It turned out that Minato had thrown a kunai towards this spot when he attacked.
"Heh heh, so the real target is me? I've been underestimated again." The Shinigami sneered, and space cracks suddenly appeared above his pale blue withered claws, intending to redirect their attack elsewhere.
Bang!
Just as the Great Ball Rasengan was about to enter the rift, Minato once again used Flying Thunder God to appear behind Obito. At this moment, because the copied Great Ball Rasengan had just passed through Obito, Obito had deactivated his phased state.
However, he didn't expect Minato and Naruto to return, and once again smashed him into a large pit with a massive Great Ball Rasengan. The potent Chakra produced a violent explosion upon hitting the ground. When the dust settled, much of Obito's sleeves were torn, and his exposed arm was also injured.
"Such troublesome Ninjutsu."
Obito said resentfully. As a ninja who used Space-Time Ninjutsu, this was the third time he had suffered such a great loss. Flying Thunder God was practically created to counter his Kamui.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but cast a resentful gaze at the Second Hokage who created this technique.
"Hmph hmph, this is the technique I invented, it's my technique!" Tobirama said rather boastfully.
"Let this farce end here." The Evil God clasped his hands together, and a large number of wood hands extended from the branches beneath the Kage's feet, lunging at them like ravenous demons.
The Kage were startled by this, not expecting them to be able to use Wood Release. They were caught off guard, but after all, they had Kage-level strength, and within an instant, they each used their abilities to break free.
"If Wood Release can be used, this battlefield will be very disadvantageous for us."
"And Pain's vision is shared. Instead of that, it would be better to destroy this forest and fight a fair battle."
"If that's the case, then let me do it. Let me and Hachi show these foolish bastards what anger is." Killer Bee bitumo-tailed without a word. Gyuki appeared and protected everyone with its octopus legs, spinning like a top.
The resulting enormous vortex swept the lush green trees into the sky. Even the Evil God and the Shinigami were forced to retreat under this whirlwind to avoid being caught in the aftermath.
When it was all over, the original forest had become wasteland.