"You're... Obito!!!"
Minato stared at his former student, his face filled with unspeakable shock. The person he thought was dead had suddenly reappeared in the world. Even the renowned "Yellow Flash of the Hidden Leaf" felt like heaven was playing a joke on him.
But thinking about it, wasn't he himself the same?
"Since the mask is broken, I won't hide anymore," Obito said calmly to Minato, removing the shattered mask.
"Long time no see, sensei. Honestly, I never imagined Neji would revive all you dead people. If I hadn't found quite a few allies myself, I probably wouldn't even have the right to fight," Obito said.
"No wonder Neji didn't tell us your identity. But, Obito, why?"
"Why launch the Infinite Tsukuyomi? Sensei, it's all to create a world with Rin again. This world is hell, and true peace will never appear. That's what Rin's death made me realize, so I want to change this world."
Obito growled, "As my sensei, you didn't recognize me sixteen years ago. Sensei, I've made this decision completely, and you bear some responsibility for it."
At this moment, the enemy and allied forces had completely separated. Watching this annual melodrama, the atmosphere somehow felt like it had changed slightly.
"Hokages," A asked in a deep voice, "What's going on with your Konoha?"
Orochimaru is from Konoha, one of the legendary Sannin. His research into forbidden jutsu gave every major nation headaches.
Nagato and Konan were actually trained by Jiraiya, so they were half-Konoha. But they founded the Akatsuki organization and went around capturing Tailed Beasts. Their Six Paths of Pain were terrifying.
Kabuto is from Konoha. He learned the Edo Tensei and started the Fourth Great Ninja War.
The Uchiha Madara over there, reanimated by Edo Tensei, is from Konoha. What he did goes without saying.
Now, this Uchiha Obito before us is also from Konoha, another culprit behind the Fourth Great Ninja War.
Every major event that happens, it's basically people from Konoha causing it. Fine, Konoha has so many talented people, why don't you just declare war on the four great nations?
"Uh..." The past Hokages were speechless. What could they say to that? They had nothing to retort.
At the same time, the news that Obito was the masked man was relayed to all the ninjas through Yamanaka Inoichi. Others didn't feel much, but Kakashi and Might Guy, who were fighting enemies, stumbled, almost getting killed by their opponents.
"Hey, Kakashi, snap out of it."
"I know... why are you, a taijutsu user, using ninjutsu? Pull yourself together!"
We'll put aside what's happening with Kakashi and Might Guy for now. At the very front lines of the battlefield, more unwelcome guests have arrived.
"Obito, it seems the plan has gone very wrong."
Madara suddenly descended from high above. He glanced briefly at the people before him who should have been dead but were now revived like Hashirama, and then at the Death God and Evil God who seemed like teammates but whom he didn't recognize at all.
Finally, when his gaze fell on Naruto, Minato, and the Two-Tails and Gyuki, he was slightly taken aback. "There are still so many Tailed Beasts to collect? But the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path has already begun transforming into the Ten-Tails. What exactly happened?"
"A lot has happened. Since you're here, I'll return these things to you." Obito said, tossing the fan in his hand to Madara.
"Is that so? Fine, the result is the same anyway." Madara took the fan and continued, "But I still want to know, who are these two people?"
Aside from Hashirama, Madara rarely cared about others so much. But the Death God and Evil God gave him a very dangerous feeling.
"Them? You'd best not underestimate them. Not long ago, they teamed up and forced back Senju Hashirama."
"Forced back Hashirama!!" Madara was slightly taken aback, then smiled. "It seems they have some skill."
"Some skill?" The Death God and Evil God chuckled. Are all mortals this arrogant nowadays?
However, they wouldn't say anything. When they are fully unsealed, it will be time to reign over the ninja world again.
"Obito, stop."
At this point, everyone could see the relationship between Obito and Madara. But as Obito's sensei, Minato still didn't want his student to go down the wrong path.
"This is so troublesome. Before the Ten-Tails revives, let's clean up the battlefield a bit." Madara placed his hands in front of his mouth and exhaled a vast sea of fire.
"Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame!"
"Water Style: Water Pillar!"
Thick steam rose, and the water and flames dissipated simultaneously. But this was just Madara's diversion. Before the steam could fully clear, a colossal, fully formed Susanoo instantly appeared on the battlefield. It drew its Susanoo blade and swung it down at the people below.
Just then, a pair of wooden hands rose from the ground, catching Madara's greatsword with their bare hands.
"Hashirama, you're quite fast," Madara said with a pout, appearing somewhat displeased.
"Hahaha..." Hashirama scratched his head and chuckled heartily. "Madara, we don't need to fight. We can strive for our ideals once more, together."
"Heh, Hashirama, you're still so naive." Madara sneered, formed hand seals, and a torrent of fire erupted from his mouth, transforming into a sharp spear that charged towards Hashirama.
Fire Style: Majestic Fire Destruction!
This time, before Hashirama could even make a move, a crimson and an orange Susanoo simultaneously appeared and cut down the fire spear.
"Descendant of Uchiha?" Madara said coldly as he looked at Sasuke and Itachi. "You were content to live in seclusion in the past, and now you still want to oppose me?!"
"The dead shouldn't speak anymore. Returning to the Pure Land is what you should do. This era doesn't belong to you." Sasuke's eyes, with their six-pointed star pattern displaying three blades, said indifferently to Madara.
"Sasuke!!"
Upon seeing Sasuke arrive, Naruto cried out excitedly and immediately transformed into his Tailed Beast mode, standing beside Sasuke. Minato sighed faintly and also transformed into his Tailed Beast mode to protect his seemingly romantically confused, foolish son.
"Two Susanoos, four Tailed Beasts, plus Hashirama and these brats... I don't know exactly what happened, but it feels like a serious situation."
Madara looked at Obito, hoping for an explanation. Obito coughed dryly, not meeting his gaze. He himself didn't know how things had turned out this way.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Like a heartbeat, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path finally completely transformed into the Ten-Tails. Its massive body sprawled on the ground, its giant crimson Rinnegan glaring, letting out a deafening roar.
"This is bad! The Ten-Tails has revived!"
"Heh heh, let's go. The Ten-Tails has revived, and this world is about to meet its end."
Madara grinned as he looked at the shocked people in the distance and walked towards the Ten-Tails.
"Heh heh, it's finally revived." The Evil God looked at the roaring Ten-Tails behind him. A box carved with four human faces slowly appeared in his hand.