Danzo stared at Sasuke Uchiha, who was controlling a towering Susanoo, completely dumbfounded.
Wasn't he just fighting off attacks from the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and Uchiha Madara?!
How did it suddenly become Sasuke?!
And since when did Sasuke awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan?!
Danzo didn't have time to dwell on it. He quickly unraveled the bandages on his arm.
Boom!
Sasuke's Susanoo slammed Danzo into the ground with a devastating blow. But the next moment, Sasuke's jaw dropped—Danzo, who should've been dead, reappeared right in front of him!
What the hell was going on?!
The seasoned fighters on the scene immediately spotted the clue. They noticed one of the Sharingan eyes on Danzo's arm had closed.
Madara let out a cold sneer.
"Tch, what a pathetic excuse for a ninja!
Susanoo's attacks are strong, sure, but they're not impossible to dodge!
A simple Substitution or Body Flicker could've done the trick!
And he's resorting to Izanagi for something like that?!
Is this how he uses the Uchiha clan's Sharingan?!
That damn Tobirama Senju!
No, wait—my bad!
I mean the great Uchiha Tobirama…
Your student's a total disgrace!"
Tobirama's face flushed with embarrassment at Madara's words. Especially since Madara first called him "Senju" and then flipped to "Uchiha Tobirama" in the same breath!
Damn it!
Tobirama was starting to regret transplanting those Sharingan eyes. Sure, they boosted his strength, but he didn't want to be some "evil Uchiha"!
Still, he had to admit, he was disappointed in Danzo.
How could his own student be so incompetent?!
That attack could've easily been dodged with a Body Flicker!
What a waste!
Ito Hirofumi, watching Danzo from a distance, found the situation amusing. The Danzo before them wasn't the old man he'd been—he looked to be in his thirties or forties now.
Thanks to the system's summoning revival, Danzo's body was restored to its peak condition!
But then, a question popped into Hirofumi's mind.
"System!"
[Yes?]
"Danzo's been revived, and his physical condition is back to its prime. Plus, he's got Sharingan and even Mangekyou Sharingan. Doesn't that mean reviving someone brings out all the abilities they had in life?"
[Exactly!]
"But… something's off! Kushina Uzumaki and Mito Uzumaki were both Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. If that's the case, shouldn't they have the Nine-Tails in them after being revived?"
[Tailed Beasts are unique entities and intelligent beings! The system only revives the person, not the Tailed Beast, since the beast itself didn't die!]
"But hold on… that doesn't add up. Why does Minato Namikaze still have the Tailed Beast in him after being revived?"
[Because Minato sealed half of the Nine-Tails into his body and then used the Reaper Death Seal. The Tailed Beast remained sealed in his soul!
If that half of the Nine-Tails had left Minato's body before his death, the system would've only revived Minato himself!
The reason Minato still has the Nine-Tails after revival is because it never left him, even after death!]
"I get it now… So, reviving a Jinchuriki depends on their own strength, not the Tailed Beast's, right?"
[Correct!]
The system's explanation cleared things up for Hirofumi. In the system's framework, Tailed Beasts were independent, intelligent entities. If a Tailed Beast died, it could theoretically be revived, but Tailed Beasts were nearly impossible to kill!
Plus, being pure chakra, they didn't exactly have souls…
So, reviving a Jinchuriki meant reviving just the person, not the beast. Kushina and Mito were both Hokage-level in their own right, so they could be revived successfully, but the Nine-Tails didn't come with them.
Minato's case was unique. He'd dragged half the Nine-Tails into the Reaper's stomach with him. While Minato was sealed in the Reaper, that half of the Nine-Tails stayed sealed in him.
That's why, when Minato was revived, the Nine-Tails came along.
Hirofumi felt a pang of disappointment. He'd briefly entertained the idea of digging up the bodies of every village's past Jinchuriki, burying them in Konoha, and reviving them to mass-produce Tailed Beasts.
But it seemed the system had already patched that loophole!
What a shame…
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On the other side, Danzo, having used Izanagi, glared coldly at Sasuke.
After a brief moment of confusion, he pieced together what was happening.
He'd been revived!
Just like Hiruzen Sarutobi and his teacher, the Second Hokage…
He'd died once before!
But he hadn't expected that, after being revived, his strength would be even greater. His body was back to its prime, and his Wood Style cells and Sharingan were still intact!
A wild thought crossed Danzo's mind. With his current power, could he take down Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha?!
If he could, wouldn't that make him the Hokage?!
Heh heh heh heh heh…
"Hiruzen! I'm the true Hokage!"
He was far stronger now than he'd been before his death!
The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju?
The Demon of the Shinobi World, Madara Uchiha?
Hah!
Mere clowns!
My spirit soars—who can rival me?!
With the winds of ambition in my grasp, who can slay the dragon with a single stroke?!
To conquer the shinobi world is to show my true heroic colors!
My martial valor shall swallow mountains and rivers!
In that moment, Danzo felt like he was at the peak of his life, his power unmatched.
A measly Susanoo? Nothing to fear!