Atop the tower.
Salamander Hanzo was still delivering a speech.
The Five Kage standing beside him felt a sense of grandeur in their hearts, for anyone witnessing the hundred thousand-strong Ninja Alliance below would also feel an overwhelming spirit, a confidence in victory born anew.
Here...
There are a hundred thousand people!
Just at this moment, a blue Eight-Tomoe flew over. This Susanoo-launched jutsu soared across the sky toward the tower!
All eyes were drawn to it uncontrollably!
Everyone also saw the source of this jutsu, standing on a hillside not far from the Ninja Alliance's gathering place—a half-mountain-high blue Susanoo!
Uchiha Madara, controlling the blue Susanoo, launched an attack toward the upper echelons of the Ninja Alliance, this sudden turn of events leaving everyone somewhat astounded!
This guy...
How dare he!
How dare he attack the Alliance at this time!
For the high-ranking members of the Ninja Alliance, the massive numbers brought immense confidence. Among the hundred thousand ninjas present, each one using Water Release could drown him!
"Kamui!"
At this critical moment, Kakashi Hatake suddenly widened his eyes, the Kamui Mangekyo Sharingan absorbing the Eight-Tomoe directly into the Kamui Space!
"Uchiha Madara!"
Tsunade looked furiously toward the distant Uchiha Madara, her face almost unable to suppress the rage, shouting loudly: "You bastard... Do you want to declare war on the Ninja Alliance at this time?"
"What Ninja Alliance..."
Uchiha Madara squinted his eyes, his body slowly ascending under the repulsive force of the Rinnegan, flying toward the tower, his voice chilly: "The Ninja Alliance Commander is Akihara Kagura's puppet. Just who is your Alliance planning to deal with?"
"!!!"
Everyone present stood in shock!
This guy...
What is he talking about?
The Ninja Alliance Commander Salamander Hanzo is Akihara Kagura's puppet?
The ninjas present looked stunned at Salamander Hanzo speaking on the platform, hardly daring to believe, looking at their revered Alliance Commander...
This is the finest ninja in the Ninja World, even the Five Kage respect his noble character, willing to cede the Commander position to him!
This kind of thing...
How is that possible!
"Six Paths Puppet?"
Jiraiya asked with a heavy expression.
Having fought with Nagato before, Jiraiya knew well that the Rinnegan could control puppets. Suddenly, his heart sank: could Salamander Hanzo be Akihara Kagura's puppet?
"Indeed..."
"I knew it..."
"This puppet couldn't fool Mr. Madara..."
Salamander Hanzo admitted the statement, the voice of the Six Paths Puppet originating from the body itself, Hanzo's voice still old, yet he admitted his identity, his eyes slowly turning into a pair of Rinnegan.
"Rinnegan!"
Many people saw the transformation in Salamander Hanzo's eyes!
"Impossible..."
Kakashi Hatake's heart felt icy cold as if a frozen abyss, fear swept through his body in an instant: "Impossible... how could it be this way?"
"This... how could it..."
"What a joke..."
"What exactly is going on..."
Nara Shikamaru's body started trembling, fear also swept through his heart, causing his mind to lose the ability to think: "What exactly is happening? Our Alliance Commander is that guy's puppet... Lord Hanzo... was the first to advocate forming the Ninja Alliance... how could he be a controlled puppet..."
As the son of the Ninja Alliance Staff Nara Shikaku, Nara Shikamaru had high intelligence and was thus invited to participate in the strategy developed by his father...
During that time...
Nara Shikaku frequently mentioned Salamander Hanzo.
Because of Salamander Hanzo, this man of noble character, Konoha's advocacy to form a Ninja Alliance against Akihara Kagura was recognized by the Ninja World.
"Calm down!"
The ninja from The Hidden Sand Village, Temari, calmed down first, slapping Nara Shikamaru's face beside her, leaving a bright red palm print on Nara Shikamaru's face: "Now is not the time for wild thoughts!"
"I know..."
Nara Shikamaru quickly reacted, holding his cheek, his heart pounding wildly: "But... I don't know what to do..."
"When exactly did Hanzo become his puppet, what else has that guy done, what can we do to escape that guy's manipulation..."
These are questions that overwhelm every ninja's mind.
Even the mentally strong ninjas, upon seeing Salamander Hanzo revealing the Rinnegan, emitting Akihara Kagura's voice, had to ask themselves...
Now...
What should they do?
Is everything they have done under the manipulation of Akihara Kagura?
Even...
There is Akihara Kagura's guidance...
A group of informed ninjas felt a chill in their hearts.
All Five Kage present felt a bit of anguish and collapse inside, anger flashing on their faces—the fury of having their will toyed with!
As the intelligence anchor of the Ninja Alliance, Nara Shikaku's fingers slightly trembled, his mind at this moment seeming to stagnate, unable to function!
Impossible...
For such a thing to happen!
The Ninja Alliance Commander is Akihara Kagura's puppet!
What do they count for as the Ninja Alliance?
When exactly did this happen, everything he as the staff formulated as strategy—is it all a joke?