But how could Madara not be dead?
Yes, back during the Rotting Wood Plague, they had considered if it was Madara's doing, but ultimately denied it. The general consensus was still that it was an Uchiha problem.
Because there was no explanation.
With Madara's strength, would he need to use a plague to destroy Konoha?
Thinking this, Hiruzen glanced at Danzo beside him.
Hiruzen and Danzo had been partners for many years, and they were so in sync they could probably guess each other's next move just by a look.
Under Hiruzen's glance, Danzo immediately understood tacitly.
As for what came next, if it were the old Danzo, he would definitely have cursed inwardly.
But now it didn't matter, because he was in an Edo Tensei body.
Well, he can't die, isn't that infuriating?
So, after receiving Hiruzen's signal, Danzo immediately stepped forward: "Uchiha Madara is dead, brat. Even if you miraculously survived the battlefield, you can't joke about something like this!"
After speaking, sharp, fierce winds erupted with Danzo as the center!
The powerful wind made it hard for everyone to keep their eyes open.
However, facing the probing winds, Obito remained unmoved. His robes seemed frozen in mid-air, completely unaffected by the wind!
This meant that the people in the Hokage's office currently couldn't harm him! Because the wind wasn't even reaching him.
Seeing this result, everyone's hearts sank!
Of course, Obito didn't know these Konoha bastards had over eight hundred tricks up their sleeves.
Obito smiled contemptuously: "Don't challenge the real world with your shallow understanding!"
"The reality is, Uchiha Madara is not dead, and he's living very well!"
"Also, I was saved by Uchiha Madara and have been following him until now!"
"And my arrival this time is to inform you of some things!"
"You've been investigating my teacher, Namikaze Minato?"
Obito looked at everyone.
Simultaneously, Danzo suddenly noticed that as his wind force gradually decreased, Obito's black robe began to flutter!
This meant Danzo's wind could now reach Obito!
In other words, Obito had now moved from his other dimension to the same space as them, and could be attacked!
That was originally the plan!
But the moment they heard the name 'Namikaze Minato', all actions stopped, including mental ones!
Originally, they didn't believe Obito's story at all.
After the Uchiha incident, all Uchiha had lost trust.
Hiruzen wanting to manipulate Obito was just to find someone for... breeding purposes.
As for Madara, that was even more nonsense.
But when the name 'Namikaze Minato' came out, no one could afford to ignore it!
"What do you mean?" Orochimaru, who had been standing behind everyone as if ready to slip away at any moment, stepped forward and asked gravely.
Orochimaru's golden serpentine vertical pupils stared intently at Obito: "Namikaze Minato, what about him?"
"Simple!" Seeing the Konoha' higher-ups' attitude towards him change, Obito felt pleased.
He didn't continue being cryptic and said directly: "Namikaze Minato is dead, but not completely dead. Weren't you wondering why he couldn't be reanimated via Edo Tensei?"
"Yes!" Orochimaru nodded, his gaze full of thirst for knowledge.
Obito replied: "Because he has already been reanimated to a certain extent by a different Edo Tensei. If he's already been reanimated, how can he be reanimated again?"
"Ah? What is all this?" Hearing Obito's words, The Konoha's higher-ups were very confused.
After all, they haven't reanimated Minato at all!
But hearing Obito's words, Orochimaru seemed to understand!
"Excellent! So that's how it is, that's how it is! Such a development, absurd, yet logical!" Orochimaru's eyes shone brightly, and he kept murmuring 'so that's how it is'!
It seemed Orochimaru had figured out why Minato couldn't be summoned.
However, the others weren't Orochimaru. Seeing that Orochimaru seemed to understand, they were scratching their heads in confusion.
"Stop beating around the bush, what's going on? Spit it out!" Hiruzen urged Orochimaru.
"Don't rush, Sensei!" Hearing Hiruzen's words, Orochimaru excitedly stuck out his tongue and licked his lips.
Then Orochimaru continued: "The meaning is simple. It means there is another Ninjutsu in this world similar to Edo Tensei."
"However, a person only has one soul. If you summon him today, how can I summon him tomorrow?"
"So, this is the reason the Fourth cannot be summoned!"
"Some people, people we don't know, researched the Fourth's situation before I did and summoned him!"
As he spoke, Orochimaru's eyes became deep: "Perhaps, the Fourth is currently active somewhere in the Ninja World right now!"
"Impressive, Orochimaru! You guessed it so quickly!" Looking at Orochimaru, Obito clapped his hands in encouragement.
And after receiving Obito's confirmation, everyone was even more shocked!