Tap!
Orochimaru's hand landed on the Cursed Seal!
His gaze suddenly flashed.
The technique activated!
At this moment, unseen by anyone, a mass of blue soul consciousness suddenly appeared out of thin air.
Then,
As if receiving some kind of guidance,
This mass of blue soul directly rushed towards the "vessel" below.
Finally,
It completely merged into it.
And at this very moment,
In the eyes of the Akatsuki's members, in an instant, a sudden change occurred!
Ahead, the White Zetsu clone lying on the ground suddenly shook violently. The next moment, his gaze became dull.
Then, from beneath him, countless dust suddenly covered him, completely binding his body, and finally, directly forcibly stood him up!
"Ugh ah..."
A faint scream came from within the dust.
The next moment,
The dust began to gradually peel and disperse, revealing the appearance of the person inside.
However,
The person now revealed,
Was no longer the appearance of the living sacrifice from just now, but... a black-haired Shinobi wearing dark red armor!!
The moment they saw him,
In an instant, almost everyone's breath caught at the same time!
The entire scene fell silent!
...
The Edo Tensei summoning... succeeded?!!
Uchiha Madara... is really dead?!
And at this moment,
Itachi's pupils contracted even more, and he immediately froze solid!!
The always indifferent, highly skilled actor, at this moment, his expression finally couldn't hold up!!
A deep look of horror appeared in his eyes, his mouth slightly open, his mind almost blank!!
This posture... unfamiliar yet familiar...!
Completely and utterly, it was the appearance of that Uchiha Madara from the statues at the Valley of the End!
Seeing this,
Itachi was instantly completely frozen.
At this moment,
The last trace of doubt in his heart also completely disappeared.
And at this moment, for the other Akatsuki's members present, there was more, of course, shock.
"Re-really... summoned..."
"This is... Edo Tensei?"
"This... is this the Asura of the Shinobi World, Uchiha Madara...?"
The entire scene was silent.
Even Hidan, Deidara, and the others also had their breathing slightly paused.
And a moment later,
Orochimaru withdrew his hand, looked at the figure of Uchiha Madara ahead, revealed an excited smile, and grinned:
"Success!!"
"This... is the legendary Shinobi who, together with the God of Shinobi, Senju Hashirama, founded Konoha... Uchiha Madara!!!"
Orochimaru spread his arms, revealing an excited smile!
His excitement,
Was naturally not only because he saw Madara.
But also because he knew,
His mission this time... had succeeded!
Although he had searched hard for over two years, in the end, fortunately, he did not disappoint Kyo's expectations and perfectly summoned him!
This way,
Next,
There was simply no need for explanation.
It could directly prove what Kyo had said earlier --
The masked man was the spy in Akatsuki!
The smile on Orochimaru's face grew gradually, his gaze flickering in the darkness.
And at this moment,
Kyo beside him spoke, breaking the silence.
He slowly raised his eyes, looked towards Kakuzu on the left side, and suddenly smiled:
"Kakuzu"
"I remember back then, you claimed to have fought the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama."
"So,"
"I wonder if you have ever seen this Uchiha Madara himself?"
The moment Kyo's words fell,
Instantly,
Everyone was slightly stunned.
But then, they also understood.
This was to get concrete proof...
After all,
Among all the Akatsuki's members present,
Except for Kakuzu, everyone else was basically a youngster of the Shinobi World. Not to mention having seen Madara's appearance, even his name was heard from legends.
They naturally couldn't accurately identify this existence.
But Kakuzu was different.
As an ultimate life-prolonging Shinobi who had lived for nearly a hundred years, he had participated in a mission to assassinate the First Hokage decades ago.
That is to say, he had experienced that era.
For these reasons, at this moment, he naturally was also the most authoritative person to speak among everyone present.
Having figured this out, everyone's gaze turned towards him.
Especially Pain and Konan, their expressions were already gloomy to the extreme at this moment, but they were still waiting for Kakuzu's answer.
And at this moment, Kakuzu over here, who had been staring ahead with pupils constricted,
After hearing Kyo's words, he was first stunned, then immediately squinted his eyes, nodded heavily, and said in a deep voice, almost gasping:
"Although back then, I didn't fight directly with that man called God of Shinobi,"
"But.."
"I can still confirm that this appearance... is absolutely Uchiha Madara!"
"I couldn't possibly mistake his figure!!
Kakuzu said in a deep voice.
In fact,
He had never had any interaction with Madara back then.
However,
He was extremely familiar with his appearance.
After all, back then in Takigakure's assassination list, wasn't there only the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama...
It was just that in the end,
Due to the failure of the assassination mission on the First Hokage, coupled with Kakuzu's defection, all the originally planned assassination operations in Takigakure were terminated.
And in those lists,
There was clearly a portrait of Madara.
Kakuzu remembered it very clearly.
There was almost no difference from the Edo Tenseid person before him.
For this very reason,
He dared to draw this conclusion so resolutely.
And at this moment,
After his words came out,
It was like a verdict, instantly,
Making everyone present sink heavily in their hearts!
And Kyo,
Just remained calm and didn't speak again.
At this point,
There was no longer any need for explanation or clarification.
Even Madara's soul had been successfully Edo Tenseid... that was enough to prove the fact that he had long died!
Then,
The man now calling himself Madara was naturally a fake!
Realizing this,
Pain and Konan's hearts were complicated beyond measure.
So,
We were both fooled...
Having believed that guy for so long, in the end... it turned out to be just an ulterior-motived imposter...?!
At this moment,
In a secret room,
Nagato, controlling Pain, gritted his teeth heavily, his expression complicated beyond measure, his heart completely entangled with anger and confusion.
He simply couldn't imagine,
That masked man had perfectly disguised his identity for so many years...
And they,
Had also never seen through it...
Simply, too embarrassing!
And at this moment,
What he didn't know was,
On the other side below the Outer Path Statue, even more complicated than him was Kisame.
At this moment, his brows were tightly furrowed, and he was gritting his teeth slightly.
So the so-called 'Uchiha Madara' and the 'world without lies' had always been a scam set up by that guy...
This plan to eliminate the false world itself... was false...
Kisame involuntarily clenched his fist.
He remained silent.
No one knew what he was thinking.
But at this moment,
One person spoke, breaking the silence in the cave.
It was Pain.
At this moment, his gaze was extremely dark as he stared at Kyo, and in a cold voice, deep to the extreme, he said heavily:
"Then,"
"In that case..."
"Who exactly is that masked man?!"
"Why does that guy have the Uchiha Clan's Mangekyo Sharingan, and also know the secrets about the Tailed Beasts...?!"
Pain asked heavily, his expression dark.
And hearing this,
Everyone's gaze once again gathered towards Kyo.
And Kyo,
Felt a stir in his heart.
Originally,
He had planned to spoil the masked man's true identity later.
But now it seemed,
There seemed no need to hide it.
Since he was reporting,
Might as well report everything...
Thinking this,
Kyo raised his eyes, met Itachi's gaze for a moment, and then directly smiled without avoidance:
"He is the Konoha's hero who died during the Third Shinobi World War --"
"Uchiha Obito."
"---!!!?"