Inside the secret chamber of the Root department, the very instant Uchiha Madara awoke, he appeared behind Yakushi Kabuto via Body Flicker.
His hands rapidly executed the unsealing signs for the Impure World Reincarnation, while one of his hands pressed firmly onto Kabuto's back.
As one of Madara's Sharingan swiftly transformed into a Rinnegan, Kabuto's body dropped half-kneeling to the ground entirely against his will.
In a flash, Uchiha Madara systematically browsed and flipped through a vast array of memories and intricate details in his mind.
Psyche Dive!
The method belonging to the Human Path among the Six Paths of Pain was a terrifying technique that the complete version of Uchiha Madara could naturally execute as well. This horrific art read another person's thoughts completely before ripping out their soul!
Without the aid of any machinery, he successfully deciphered the thoughts of another within a matter of mere seconds, extracting the desired files. However, Madara did not pull his soul out; instead, he returned it safely back into Kabuto's body.
Simultaneously, during the return process of the soul, the specialized restrictions and seals implanted inside Kabuto's body were abruptly and violently shattered by Madara's raw power.
"Many thanks, Lord Madara..."
Yakushi Kabuto understood perfectly that his life had just been entirely held within Uchiha Madara's grasp. Faced with someone possessing such transcendent strength, he stood absolutely no chance of resistance. Reflecting on this, Kabuto chose to submit.
In any case, it made little difference to him to align with one more powerful patron...
As for Uchiha Madara, after absorbing the intelligence and memories from Kabuto's mind, he suddenly burst into laughter: "As expected, that kid has actually grown to such a level, Hahaha!"
"I begin with the surname of Aoki, and I shall pioneer an authentic era of a hundred generations for Sunagakure."
An era of a hundred generations. Due to the harmony of natural energy during that past declaration, it was as if the spiritual essence of all things had received a divine summons;
countless cacti burst forth from the barren earth, blossoming into clusters of brilliant, dazzling, exotic flowers, resembling all creation coming to pay homage.
The words spoken by Shiraishi when he inherited the mantle of Kazekage were the deepest impression Madara retained before leaving this shinobi world. To think that upon awakening after all these years, that kid could actually mature to such a staggering degree.
However, that fellow Obito was truly a fool. With all his suffocating operations in the early phases, he actually allowed Sunagakure to expand to this magnitude without capturing a single Tailed Beast, and even allowed Nagato to have one of his Rinnegan gouged away.
The more Uchiha Madara thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He had to go and rendezvous with Obito first.
Danzo froze entirely in place without moving. It wasn't that he didn't want to strike, but the aura radiating from Uchiha Madara's body was far too terrifying, and the control mechanisms of the Impure World Reincarnation seemed to hold absolutely no sway over him.
"Why..."
"Danzo, you underestimate the power of the Sharingan far too much."
Madara cast a freezing glance at Danzo. Then, a colossal Susanoo abruptly manifested around him, generating a massive explosion that instantly blew the entire Root base completely open.
Danzo attempted to act, but finding himself utterly deterred and suppressed by Uchiha Madara and the horrifying, giant Susanoo behind him, his entire being froze, rendering him unable to move an inch.
Letting out a cold sneer, Uchiha Madara and Yakushi Kabuto calmly stepped out of the shattered ruins of the Root base. Gazing up at the bright sky, a long-absent look of nostalgia surfaced in his eyes.
The Shinobi World War was imminent, but he was currently still in a reincarnated state. With his plans completely thrown into disarray, Madara had no desire to remain in Konoha to converse with the other resurrected Hokages.
"Hashirama, we will have a proper exchange next time."
Not long after Uchiha Madara retreated, Senju Tobirama was the first to materialize at the Root base, his brow furrowing tightly.
"Danzo?"
"Tobirama-sensei..."
Although Danzo had walked with an arrogant stride through Konoha for all these years, seeing his mentor Tobirama still filled him with a trace of dread—especially since he had completely overplayed his hand this time, going so far as to summon Uchiha Madara via the Impure World Reincarnation.
"Did you honestly believe you could control Uchiha Madara?"
As Tobirama spoke, a sharp, tangible murderous intent continuously erupted from his body, causing cold sweat to pour incessantly down Danzo's forehead.
He knew perfectly well that his mentor was genuinely infuriated; that substantial killing intent made Danzo feel as though he were walking on paper-thin ice.
Very quickly, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others also rapidly arrived at the scene. Seeing Danzo's awkward expression and Senju Tobirama's furious gaze, everyone naturally understood exactly what had transpired.
The intelligence regarding Konoha initiating the Impure World Reincarnation could actually not be concealed from Sunagakure's side at all; the skies above Konoha had long since been saturated with a vast array of monitoring devices deployed by Sunagakure.
Aside from the several Hokages, Konoha's faction had also prepared a large number of powerful historical shinobi for resurrection, primarily to counter the severe deficit of combat personnel across the various battlefields.
The flaws of the Impure World Reincarnation were far too obvious. Aside from powerhouses of a certain tier, the majority of the living dead could be purified directly by Kikyo. As for the First Hokage and the others, Shiraishi would naturally go to personally greet them when the time came.
But before that, Shiraishi had to handle another critical matter...
Namely, opening the spatial barrier channel to the final world and retrieving four specialized golden cards.
At the maritime base, the Hunter stood as Shiraishi's sole personal guardian puppet. At this moment, the instant Shiraishi completed his hand seals, his power integrated perfectly with the Dragon Vein energy of the maritime base, shattering the temporal-spatial barrier.
The coordinates of the final world—a world that had long since been obliterated—gradually carved open a colossal heavenly rift in the sky under the guidance of the space-time power Shiraishi manifested!
The moment the pale-blue space-time vortex took shape, Shiraishi's eyes could clearly see the four golden cards within the spatial rift, continuously revolving around one another.
The Seven Treasure Tree, forged from a portion of the Outer Path Demonic Statue's torso, was already severely damaged after numerous crossings of world barriers.
After this final usage, it would likely be destroyed. However, in order to extract these four golden cards, Shiraishi was prepared to execute one definitive sweep.
Right at this moment, the previously motionless Hunter suddenly spun around, the Bone Blade of Black Slaughter in its hand, thrusting outward, attacking Shiraishi with lightning speed.
Simultaneously in the sky above, Yomotsu Hirasaka opened, and Otsutsuki Ryushi stepped coldly out from the darkness.
"Kazekage, you have walked right into a snare."
Necrozma had chosen to betray him at this precise moment. It was glaringly obvious that from the very beginning, it had intended to cooperate with Otsutsuki Ryushi.
However, right then, Shiraishi's physical form dissolved into a patch of illusory light, vanishing entirely from before the Hunter.
What?!
Activated at some unknown point, the Dragon Vein energy had already converged at the apex of the sky. Necrozma let out an enraged, frantic roar.
"What did you do?!"
The Tenseigan light within the mirror shield inverted into an invisible cage. In an instant, specialized reversal sealing runes manifested, abruptly locking down the consciousness of the primordial beast.
Simultaneously, the immense beam of light from the far side of the Moon, under the synchronization of countless Crimson Imperial Mirrors, transformed into a dazzling pillar of light that reinforced the containment field.
Holding the Sword, Shiraishi's entire body was enveloped by countless pieces of silver butterfly armor.
His Dragon-Seal Sage Mode interlinked seamlessly with the artificial Dragon Veins of the three great sea domains, filling the entire maritime region with a tempest of violent power.
"From the exact moment I allowed your consciousness to transfer into the Hunter, I have been waiting for today's scenario."
The Bone Blade of Black Slaughter abruptly reverted into Fukurim. Countless black bones slipped entirely from Otsutsuki Ryushi's control, weaving directly into chains that thoroughly bound the Hunter.
"Kazekage, you..."
The primordial beast's previous appearance before Shiraishi to assist him in controlling the Bone Blade of Black Slaughter was nothing more than a conspiracy engineered by Otsutsuki Ryushi.
But what they had failed to anticipate was that this weapon, which had evolved from the Bone Blade of Black Slaughter into Fukurim, had long since broken free from their control.
"You actually possess another Tenseigan!"
With the Shinobi World War now officially detonated, Shiraishi had to eliminate all internal vulnerabilities. Consequently, he chose to set this trap today, ensnaring both Otsutsuki Ryushi and the primordial beast together within his own calculations.
At the exact same time, within the frontline combat sectors of the war between Sunagakure and Konoha, Unohana Retsu, gripping her Zanpakuto, and Kikyo, clad in her pristine white shrine maiden attire, stood silently upon a high vantage point, quietly observing the shifting dynamics of the entire battlefield.
Neither of them participated in Sunagakure's advancing offensive operations, because the primary purpose of their presence was explicitly to intercept and neutralize the Impure World Reincarnation divisions that would soon emerge from Konoha.
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