The four current Kage and the four former Kage began to fight fiercely!
Instantly, the vast canyon became noisy, with ninjutsu and taijutsu flying. To avoid friendly fire, the four Kage chose battle locations far from each other. For a time, the atmosphere became tense.
"So… Uchiha Obito, have you decided how you're going to face me…" Kaoru asked, his eyes returning to Obito as he watched the four Kage engage in intense combat.
"Don't be so nervous…" Seeing Kaoru's expression, Obito couldn't help but take a small step back. To mask his inner unease, he burst into laughter, "It's not me facing you now. As I said, I've brought you a special gift today…"
A special gift?
Kaoru calmly gazed at the outwardly defiant but inwardly flustered Obito, a playful smile curving his lips.
"You'll know soon enough…"
The calm void began to twist in a spiral pattern again. Under Kaoru's confused gaze, someone he had fought before gradually emerged from the space-time dimension.
Clad in deep crimson armor, with hair as black as a waterfall, and a resolute face etched with fractured cracks, he exuded a unique aura of war from the Sengoku period. From the moment he appeared, he imposed an inexplicable sense of pressure on everyone present, including the four Kage currently fighting!
"He… he is…"
The four Kage, engrossed in their battle, couldn't help but shift their attention to Kaoru, their faces filled with surprise and bewilderment.
Because the man who appeared before them was someone they had only encountered in ninja tales and legends sung by everyone in the ninja world.
"Hashirama Senju…"
Raising an eyebrow as he looked at the man emerging from the void, Kaoru uttered his name in the deepest tone possible.
A name he had incessantly heard all ninjas praise since he was born in this world.
The ninja myth, revered as the "God of Shinobi," who single-handedly pacified a chaotic era and established the village system by distributing tailed beasts.
Konoha's First Hokage, Hashirama Senju.
"It's actually Hashirama Senju…" Kaoru frowned. He could sense that this Hashirama Senju was different from the one Orochimaru had summoned to deal with him years ago. This time… Hashirama Senju was likely close to his full power from his lifetime.
"Hahaha…"
Seeing Kaoru's furrowed brow, Obito finally seemed to gain some confidence, letting out an uncontrollable, hearty laugh. "What, are you surprised?"
"Did you never imagine you'd face the God of Shinobi one day?!"
The God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju? He had already fought him. Although his strength was entirely different from this time…
"With this kind of aura, it doesn't feel like they only used White Zetsu's body as a sacrifice…" Kaoru calmly observed the reanimated Hashirama Senju, then looked at Obito. "Did you obtain Hashirama Senju's body from Orochimaru?"
"Who knows…" Seemingly eager to see Kaoru frown, the smile beneath Obito's mask stretched almost to his ears. "Everyone has their own secrets, don't you think…"
"Heh…"
Even through the mask, Kaoru could feel Obito's current smugness, and a mocking smile appeared on his otherwise calm face.
Hashirama Senju, who was closer to his original self in power, was indeed terrifying.
However, with his current strength, Kaoru didn't feel he posed any threat…
It was just that Kaoru was puzzled about Obito's motive for doing this…
Although he had reanimated ninjas as backup, besides the resurrected dead, he was the only one here. Wouldn't it be more advantageous to attack together with Uchiha Madara and Zetsu? Why take such a risk to face him and the other four Kage alone?
"Could it be that Uchiha Madara, Black Zetsu, Yakushi Kabuto, and himself are having internal conflicts with their own agendas?" As his scarlet eyes flickered, Kaoru's mind raced with speculation.
"Or… does he believe that by summoning the former Kage, Hashirama Senju, and adding his own strength, it's enough to deal with me?"
Forget it…
Looking at the determination in Obito's eyes, Kaoru stopped his unnecessary speculation. In the face of his current power, even the God of Shinobi, who was close to his original strength, was just a ninja who required a little more effort than others…
"Uchiha Obito…" Dismissing his superfluous thoughts, Kaoru's indifferent gaze fixed on Obito before him, stating a fact in the calmest tone: "Even with Hashirama Senju… the outcome today will not change."
"Is that so…"
Seemingly stung in his pride by Kaoru's arrogant attitude and dismissive gaze, Uchiha Obito laughed in anger. "I think… since you could defeat the reanimated Uchiha Madara… let me see for myself if you can defeat the reanimated Hashirama Senju!!!"
As Obito's words fell, Hashirama Senju, clad in deep crimson armor beside him, suddenly unleashed an unimaginable light from his originally black eyes!
Under Yakushi Kabuto's remote control from a great distance, Hashirama Senju's soul, which had been wandering in the Pure Land, was instantly infused into this reanimated body!
"This feeling… being summoned again by Reanimation Jutsu…"
A deep, resonant voice echoed throughout the entire space. Hashirama Senju, clad in deep crimson armor, inexplicably raised his hands, examining his current body, feeling the endless power and chakra within. "I didn't expect they'd use my original body as a sacrifice this time…"
"Respected First Hokage…" Seeing that Hashirama Senju's soul had been remotely awakened by Yakushi Kabuto, Obito looked at the man he once admired most beside him, his tone filled with amusement. "It's truly my greatest honor to fight alongside you today…"
"Hmm?! A descendant of the Uchiha clan…" Although Obito was wearing a mask, Hashirama Senju, who had fought Uchiha ninjas from birth to death in the Sengoku period, recognized Obito's Uchiha lineage with just a glance. "Did you use Reanimation Jutsu to summon me here…"
"No… the one who truly summoned you is my ally…" Obito seemed uninterested in conversing with Hashirama Senju and instead pointed at Kaoru. "His name is Uchiha Kaoru. He is the ninja we are here to deal with…"
"Heh, you again? My apologies, I've caused you trouble again…" Seeing Kaoru, his opponent from two previous encounters, Hashirama Senju scratched his head awkwardly and laughed heartily.
"But speaking of which, this evil ninjutsu that manipulates the souls of the dead… my brother shouldn't have developed it in the first place. I didn't expect to have to deal with it again, what a hassle…"
"Indeed… You've fought the First Hokage before…" Hearing Hashirama Senju's words, Obito recalled Orochimaru summoning Hashirama Senju during his invasion of Konoha.
"However… the current First Hokage is completely different from before… You'll know soon enough…" Seemingly to prevent Kaoru from being too arrogant, Obito immediately added.
"I'll be waiting…" Kaoru maintained his relaxed expression in response to Obito's words.
"Lord First Hokage, although you've fought him before, please don't underestimate him…"
As if offering a kind reminder to Hashirama Senju beside him, Obito's tone from behind the mask was inexplicably serious. "He is the ninja who defeated the reanimated Uchiha Madara…"
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