A cold wind swept by, with icy snowflakes flying.
And as Onoki's words fell,
Instantly,
The entire scene fell into dead silence!
In almost an instant, everyone's pupils simultaneously shrank, completely frozen!
They stared at Onoki with shocked eyes, incredulous!!
Because,
They simply didn't expect to hear that soul-shaking name at a time like this!!
Uchiha Madara!
The legendary Shinobi known as the Asura of the Shinobi World!!
Decades ago, the only existence on par with the God of Shinobi, Senju Hashirama!!
Also,
One of the founders of Konoha.
It is said that during his lifetime, his strength was second only to Hashirama, far surpassing all other Shinobi, standing at the pinnacle of the Shinobi World!
However,
Later, for some unknown reason,
He chose to defect from Konoha, and years later, controlled the Nine-Tails to attack Konoha, engaging in the world-shaking Battle of the Valley of the End with Hashirama.
In the end, he was defeated by Hashirama and died.
To commemorate this battle,
Posterity specially built two giant statues at the Valley of the End.
One was naturally Uchiha Madara.
Although over time, this name has gradually disappeared from the Shinobi World, and many of the younger generation have simply never heard of it.
However,
Before them, the Kage of various villages, this name still resounds like thunder!
"Uchiha Madara... didn't that guy die decades ago... why is he here..."
The leader of the Land of Iron, Mifune, spoke, sweating, gritting his teeth, his expression very ugly.
Undoubtedly, even he, from the neutral Land of Iron, had heard of this legendary Shinobi's great name.
And at this moment,
As his words fell,
Everyone present fixedly looked up at the sky, quite puzzled.
Just as Mifune said,
Madara was an antique-level Shinobi who existed before the First Shinobi World War.
The Battle of the Valley of the End had also confirmed Madara's death, according to Konoha.
Even if he hadn't died back then,
If he were alive now, he would probably be a hundred years old...
A hundred-year-old man invades the Five Kage Summit, taking down the Fourth Raikage in seconds...?
This obviously seems a bit too ridiculous...
However,
Just as everyone was pondering,
Onoki beside them grew even more grim-faced, a bead of cold sweat falling.
He then slowly and deeply spoke:
"My Sensei..."
"Once told me..."
"Konoha's Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, once created an extremely infamous forbidden technique..."
"That technique has the ability to summon the souls of the dead back from the underworld, using the living as vessels to contain the soul... and then the dead will be resurrected in an impure body..."
"This forbidden technique... is called [Edo Tensei]!"
"!!?"
Onoki spoke in a low voice,
Finally, his gaze fell upon the others.
And as his words fell,
Everyone was speechless, their faces pale.
To deal with the Five Kage,
The enemy has even summoned the deceased Uchiha Madara...?
Doesn't this mean...
We are about to fight an existence that has already died...???
Everyone froze.
Until a moment later,
Mei looked up at the giant Susano'o above.
Then, her mind focused, her gaze gradually steadied, and she said firmly:
"In that case..."
"Then we just need to defeat him, right?"
"He was killed by the First Hokage decades ago, so now... being killed by us Four Kage isn't impossible, right?"
As her words fell,
This time, before Onoki could react,
Tsunade beside him suddenly shook her head, then looked at Mei, her expression somewhat grim, and said:
"Edo Tenseid individuals... cannot be killed."
"Although I haven't witnessed this forbidden technique myself, I have a general understanding of it."
"Edo Tenseid individuals possess immortal bodies. Even if their heart is pierced, they can still live..."
"Huh?"
At these words, Mei was momentarily stunned.
Mifune beside her was obviously also stunned, directly frozen.
Unkillable??
Then how the hell do we fight???
The guards of the other Kage also froze.
And at this moment,
Onoki also nodded, seriously quickly added:
"The Slug Princess is right,"
"Edo Tenseid individuals indeed cannot be directly killed...
"To defeat him, there are only two ways—"
"First, find the user of the Edo Tensei and have him voluntarily cancel the technique, which will send the dead back to the underworld."
"Second... is to use special sealing talismans to completely seal his body."
Having said this,
Onoki slowly exhaled, his expression suddenly serious.
The next moment,
An invisible current seemed to surround his body.
He instantly floated up from beside the conference table, hovering in the air.
Looking up,
He spoke deeply:
"Obviously,"
"This time, the enemies came prepared."
"Finding the user of the Edo Tensei to have him cancel it is almost impossible for us... so sealing is the only way."
"Perhaps this time..."
"Is the time for us Four Kage to join forces."
Onoki said, his gaze turning to look at Mei and Tsunade beside him.
Hearing this,
Mei and Tsunade's gazes instantly became decisive.
As Kage,
They had already determined their mission.
Perhaps in the past,
The Land of Earth, Land of Fire, and Land of Water were all mortal enemies in the Shinobi World Wars.
But at this moment,
They must unite to have a chance of defeating the powerful enemy before them.
Thinking this,
Tsunade suddenly turned back, looked at Kakashi and Naruto beside her, her gaze serious, and said sternly:
"A fierce battle may be about to happen here... leave it to us."
"You are responsible for finding the other hidden enemies!"
"Since the enemy dared to disrupt the talks,"
"There must be more than one."
As Tsunade's words fell,
Kakashi and Naruto simultaneously felt a chill.
That's right...
There absolutely are other hidden enemies!
Realizing this, Kakashi hesitated not a moment, quickly replied:
"Understood!"
And Naruto beside him looked at Tsunade and said sincerely:
"Granny... take care!"
As his words fell,
Kakashi and Naruto exchanged a glance and instantly rushed out.
On the other side,
Besides the Raikage's guards rushing to his side,
Onoki and Mei's side, naturally like Tsunade, also sent their guards out to find other enemies.
After all,
The enemy they were facing now was Uchiha Madara, whom even the Raikage couldn't defeat...
Sending them would be far too dangerous.
This battle was destined to belong to the Kage.
This was also a battle against a legend!
A moment later,
The guards brought by the Five Kage began to disperse, trying to find enemies lurking in the shadows.
On this side,
Naruto originally wanted to act alone, but Kakashi forcibly kept him by his side for safety reasons.
The two moved through a long snowy path, searching for anything unusual around them.
However,
The next moment, suddenly,
Whoosh!
Like a swift gust of cold wind passing by!
A tall, black-clad figure instantly descended from the sky, landing right before the two of them!
His black hair flew in the wind, the straight sword at his waist particularly striking.
And in his indifferent eyes,
The Rinnegan emitted a light purple glow!
The moment he appeared,
He directly blocked Naruto and Kakashi.
His Chakra suddenly erupted,
His aura extremely powerful!
And,
At this moment,
After seeing clearly the person before them, Naruto and Kakashi simultaneously shrank their pupils, completely frozen.
...Sasuke?!!