At the entrance to Kumogakure.
A hole had finally been blasted through the Susanoo.
All the Iwagakure shinobi looked inside expectantly, wanting to know whether the attack had worked.
However, once the smoke cleared, the sight within caused an uproar.
A hole had been blasted through Madara's shoulder; his entire shoulder was even gone.
Yet there was not a trace of blood in the opening. It was filled entirely with paper talismans.
That was right.
The automatic restoration properties of Impure World Reincarnation were taking effect.
And Madara had deliberately taken the hit.
After becoming a Reanimated Body, he could not take off his armor. Only this way could Hashirama's face see the light of day again.
When the Raikage saw the face on Madara's chest, his expression changed drastically!
"That's the First Hokage's face!"
Up to this point, Madara had not used Wood Release, so Kumogakure had no idea why he had this on his chest.
But they soon found out.
"Look. This is the peace you preach."
A mocking smile tugged at Madara's lips, though it was impossible to tell who he was laughing at.
The Shinobi World still knew very little about Impure World Reincarnation. They knew that this forbidden technique could continuously restore its users.
But no one knew how many times it could restore them, or whether there were any limits.
This time, Kumogakure was also conducting an experiment, trying to find Impure World Reincarnation's weakness.
But for now, even its revivals seemed to have no limit.
Otherwise, Madara could not possibly be acting so recklessly.
"Damn it! Dead people shouldn't crawl back out!"
The Raikage roared and waved his hand. On several mountaintops around Kumogakure, large squads of elite Kumogakure shinobi appeared.
Many members of the Sealing Team were hidden among those squads.
Before