"Nice to meet you, you so-called 'Five Kage' nobodies. My name is -- Madara Uchiha."
"A nameless nobody hiding in the shadows!"
Raikage A was the first to move, his entire body covered in Lightning Release, and he instantly appeared in front of the Masked Man, throwing a punch.
Boom--
The stone slabs shattered, and dust billowed up.
Hagoromo and Hiruzen Sarutobi both retreated, their eyes fixed on the arena.
"Ha, you brute."
Obito's deliberately disguised voice rang out, and the next instant Raikage A's body shot straight ahead.
Hagoromo stepped forward and caught it, her pupils shrinking as she looked at the Fourth Raikage A's arm.
"It's broken?"
Looking up, I saw two figures standing there in the smoke and dust, their postures firm.
"Lord Raikage!"
Samui appeared beside the Raikage and immediately began to stop the bleeding for Raikage A.
"How... how is this possible!"
The Fourth Raikage A, staggered to his feet, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"Father?!"
Upon hearing this, everyone present turned to look.
As the smoke cleared, Obito remained in the same position, with a figure standing beside him that resembled a tall tower.
His body was occasionally crackling with electricity, and an aura of power pressed down on the entire arena.
"The Third Raikage!"
Kitsuchi couldn't believe it; he had participated in that battle back then.
Why is the Third Raikage here right now?!
"Impure World Reincarnation! You've found Orochimaru!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly spoke, shocking everyone.
Hagoromo withdrew her gaze, inwardly applauding herself. The old man truly lived up to his reputation; his acting skills were worthy of an Oscar.
"I remember, Orochimaru should have been turned into mincemeat by me."
Hagoromo looked up at Obito, who was wearing a mask, and asked softly.
Obito, his Sharingan at Hagoromo and chuckled softly, "Unfortunately, we've run into him when he's about to die."
"Sawada Hagoromo, although this is our first meeting."
"But you really have gotten in our way a lot."
When Obito said this, his voice was clearly tinged with resentment.
"Really? I'm truly honored."
Hagoromo shrugged, completely unconcerned about Obito's hatred.
"Ha, I hope you remain the same."
Obito said no more, his gaze sweeping over everyone present, and slowly announced, "I hereby declare that the Fourth Shinobi World War begins now."
"You Five Great Nations have two choices: First, kill me! Second, hand over all the remaining Tailed Beasts."
"Delusional!"
"You've defiled the Kage of Kumogakure! And you still want us to hand over the Tailed Beasts! Masked Man! Do you really think you're Madara Uchiha?!"
The Raikage glared, shouting angrily.
"Looks like crippling one of your arms won't shut you up."
Obito glared at the Fourth Raikage with displeasure.
The next instant, the Impure World Reincarnation Third Raikage appeared directly in front of the Fourth Raikage, lightning flashing, and his three fingers swung down like sharp blades.
Thud--
Hagoromo appeared before the Fourth in a Body Flicker Technique, his hands covered in Yang Release Armament: "Monster Strength: Third Gear!"
With a single punch, he sent the Third Raikage flying out of the arena.
Upon seeing this, everyone's eyes lit up. "That's right, since this guy has already appeared here."
Then Konoha's Sawada Hagoromo could easily take him down.
Obito glanced at the spot where the Third Raikage had fallen, then looked at Hagoromo.
"You can try to move again, but the Land of Iron will surely perish today."
Everyone frowned.
Mifune felt a sense of foreboding. The next second, a servant ran in through the door behind him.
"Lord Mifune! There are over a dozen ninjas outside the castle, and we can't kill them no matter what we do!"
Before he could finish speaking, the door behind him was blown open.
A woman dressed in a high-necked, sleeveless, tight-fitting bodysuit walked in. The color in her pupils clearly indicated to everyone present that she was yet another person Impure World Reincarnation.
Moreover, seven or eight figures followed behind them one after another.
"Kushimaru Kuriarare! Suikazan Fuguki!"
Mei Terumi saw two familiar figures in the crowd and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"Lord Pakura!"
Baki, who had just been Obito by Obito, was also shocked to see the woman in the lead.
All of them were once the brilliant figures who had passed away in their respective villages.
"Can you please listen to me quietly until I'm finished?"
Obito's voice rang out again, and everyone present turned to look at him.
"My goal is the 'Eye of the Moon Plan'."
"Let everything in this world be united as one, without barriers between villages, without conflict, let this world return to its rightful state."
"Everything in this world will unite with me, ending this illusory world—creating a real world without hatred!"
"That sounds like a dream..." Hagoromo scoffed, staring directly at Obito.
Obito:...
"In such a world, everyone will fall into my Genjutsu, experiencing eternal happiness in a peaceful world where anything is possible."
Those who initially thought Hagoromo was just making a casual remark were now speechless.
So, it really was just a dream?
"You're insane! The world doesn't need you to make this kind of decision!" Mei Terumi shouted.
"Put everyone into Genjutsu? Are you sure you're not out of your mind?" Kitsuchi rarely uttered a curse word.
After all, what Obito said was utterly absurd.
"If you can't understand life in the real world, you think you can make it up through dreams?" Hagoromo shook her head helplessly.
I had expected Obito to be mentally unstable, but I never imagined he would actually say it in public.
"The real world?"
Obito scoffed, "Nothing more than a failed product filled with hypocrisy, hatred, and pain."
"The very beliefs you all speak of in protecting the village, the convictions you hold dear, are nothing but a breeding ground for more conflict."
"Over the past decade or so, I've witnessed countless cycles of this, and I've had enough!"
True peace only exists in my dreams!
After a few words, everyone had only one thought in their minds.
The Masked Man before me is a madman, and an incurable one at that.
"Choose: surrender all the remaining Tailed Beasts and embrace eternal peace—or choose to stand with me and fight against the army of 100,000 White Zetsu! Embrace utter destruction!"
"I've already chosen the battlefield for you."
After he finished speaking, Obito's figure was engulfed in an Uzumaki- like ripple, and all the Impure World Reincarnation standing in the arena came to his side.
To prevent a sudden attack.
"The choice between the Five Kage and Sawada Hagoromo is up to you..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Obito's figure disappeared.
The Impure World Reincarnation, which had been standing still, collapsed the next moment, turning into countless pieces of paper, revealing the figure inside.
"It was launched in this area?"
Looking at the corpses being resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation, all of whom were from the Land of Iron, Hagoromo couldn't help but speak.