Orochimaru initiated the summoning, and immediately, two plumes of smoke exploded from the ground of Ryūchi Cave.
Orochimaru had summoned two Edo Tensei bodies.
One was the sky-blue-haired Kato Dan, and the other was Uchiha Kagami, who bore the crest of the Uchiha Clan.
Uchiha Kagami possessed the Sharingan; although it was not the Mangekyo, relying on the immortality of the Edo Tensei body, his dōjutsu power would never be exhausted.
It was time to use an Uchiha to defeat an Uchiha.
Kato Dan and Uchiha Kagami were momentarily stunned. They had just been observing the battle on the battlefield; how had they ended up in this pitch-black cave in a daze?
Orochimaru and Tobirama appeared beside Kato Dan and Uchiha Kagami.
Orochimaru said to them, "Kato Dan, Kagami-senpai, I am the one who summoned you here. I want you to help me deal with him!"
Orochimaru pointed to the steel Susanoo in the sky with three pairs of orange-yellow wings.
"Hmm! Ryou?!"
Uchiha Kagami followed the direction Orochimaru pointed and saw Ryou inside the Susanoo.
Ryou also saw Uchiha Kagami and was somewhat surprised: "Uchiha Kagami?"
Uchiha Kagami looked at Ryou's appearance. At this moment, Ryou no longer looked like the person who would grow faint after the slightest movement; he was full of health.
He was almost too healthy. With such a massive amount of chakra, Uchiha Kagami's first impression was that he was a flying Tailed Beast.
Seeing Ryou's healthy appearance, Uchiha Kagami felt a sense of relief: "Ryou, have you resolved the illness in your body?"
Ryou nodded: "Yes, Kagami-senpai. However, I am very sorry for destroying your grandson's eyes previously."
Uchiha Kagami forgave Ryou: "Since you were opponents, it is only natural to fight and kill each other. Since Shisui chose the path of a Shinobi, he should have known that death is the ultimate destination for a Shinobi."
Ryou still couldn't understand the mindset of these people who forgave others so easily.
But he wished that all his enemies were like Uchiha Kagami, always ready to understand others.
For example, right now, Uchiha Kagami started by understanding Ryou.
"Ryou, I can understand your hatred for the Village and the Uchiha Clan. Your defection was due to the improper decisions of the Village's high-level officials."
"But do you really intend to follow Uchiha Madara and establish a world of illusions?"
"You and Princess Tsunade are already married. If you choose the Eye of the Moon Plan, you will have no future!"
Ryou did not speak.
Tobirama answered Uchiha Kagami: "Uchiha Kagami, there is no need to say more. Ryou does not support the Eye of the Moon Plan, but that does not mean he will choose to submit to Konoha."
Uchiha Kagami turned back and saw Tobirama. Kato Dan also saw Tobirama. The two of them immediately stood at attention in front of Tobirama.
"Second Hokage!"
Tobirama nodded to Uchiha Kagami and Kato Dan: "You are both heroes who sacrificed yourselves for the Village. It is a stroke of fate that we can gather together like this today."
Kato Dan thanked Orochimaru: "Orochimaru, thank you for bringing me back through Edo Tensei, allowing me to see Shizune."
Orochimaru nodded and pointed at Ryou, inciting Kato Dan: "Kato Dan, your previous impotence was caused by this kid drugging you."
"He was afraid that you would steal Tsunade away!"
Kato Dan looked at Ryou.
Ryou blushed slightly and dared not meet Kato Dan's gaze.
Doing such a thing was still enough to make one blush.
Kato Dan asked Ryou: "Ryou, you like Tsunade even more than I do. I can understand your anxious feelings back then."
Here it comes again, that inexplicable understanding!
I drugged you into impotence, and you understand me again?
This makes my conscience feel like it's being roasted over a fire.
Ryou scratched his head, truly not knowing how to respond.
Uchiha Kagami said to Tobirama: "Second Hokage, since Ryou does not support the Eye of the Moon Plan, why do you still have to deal with him?"
"Even if he doesn't submit to Konoha, he will eventually break with Uchiha Madara. We should just wait for the right moment. Why must we push him to the side opposing the Allied Forces?"
"..."
Tobirama was stunned.
That's right! Why?
Since Ryou's heart did not support Madara's Eye of the Moon Plan, as long as Madara continued to execute the Eye of the Moon Plan, Ryou would inevitably clash with him.
Although they were not in the same camp, their stance against the Eye of the Moon Plan was the same.
Why must they fight Ryou?
Orochimaru said: "Everyone, stop wasting time. Ryou came to Ryūchi Cave to learn Sage Mode. If he learns Sage Mode, he will be the second First Hokage."
"Once Uchiha Madara is dealt with, he will be the greatest threat to the Shinobi World. We must eliminate him now while he hasn't become a sage, otherwise, there won't be another chance."
Tobirama glanced at Orochimaru. He could see the greed hidden deep within Orochimaru's pupils.
That was definitely not what Orochimaru meant. What he truly wanted was to occupy Ryou's body and obtain that physical form comparable to his eldest brother's.
Furthermore, the greatest threat to the Shinobi World?
Tobirama felt that Orochimaru's threat was even greater than Ryou's.
At least Ryou could still be considered a human. So what if he was lecherous? Being lecherous meant he was a conservative, someone who wouldn't mess things up blindly.
The more women he married, the more ties he had, and the more he would uphold the existing system.
The Daimyo and the nobles would be delighted by Ryou's lecherousness, because that meant they were of the same class.
They would fear Madara's lack of humanity—not taking a wife, not leaving descendants, and having no desire for the secular world.
Such a person was too terrifying because there was simply no way to drag him into their schemes; they would have to live under Madara's whims.
Perhaps on a whim, he would abolish the Daimyo and noble classes.
And then there was Orochimaru, whose soul had already become something alien, capable of any means to achieve his own transcendence.
If consuming people could increase his cultivation, he would certainly devour all of humanity.
Such a person, with such a personality, was the true greatest threat to the Shinobi World.
Even more terrifying than Madara; at least Madara was striving for peace.
Although it was somewhat extreme, Tobirama could see Madara's strong desire for peace in the Eye of the Moon Plan.
People are the root of all social contradictions; without people, there would be no contradictions.
Under Madara's reconstruction—everyone would go to sleep, and the world would no longer produce tragedies.
Although outrageous, this was the most extreme method to end all wars.
Madara was an extreme pacifist.
But what about Orochimaru—
Tobirama, from the moment of his Edo Tensei until now, hadn't discovered a single merit in Orochimaru.
Well, there was one; at least Orochimaru bringing himself and his eldest brother back through Edo Tensei could turn the tide of the battle somewhat.
But fundamentally, Orochimaru was still only for himself.
Just like now, even though they could choose not to attack Ryou and wait for him to clash and break with Madara, Orochimaru, in order to obtain Ryou's body, completely disregarded the big picture.
And what about himself?
Tobirama asked his own heart; he was a staunch conservative of the Senju Clan who believed that the Uchiha Clan was the root of all trouble.
Compared to dealing with Orochimaru, Tobirama wanted to deal with Ryou even more.
Because the blood flowing through his veins was hostile to the Uchiha Clan.
Seeing an Uchiha get stronger was even more painful than seeing himself get weaker.