Bang! Bang! Bang! As one Impure World Reincarnation ninja after another fell before them, countless specks of dust scattered into the air, revealing the White Zetsu corpses within. The Allied Forces shinobi finally snapped out of their daze.
After Uchiha Madara had appeared, those Impure World Reincarnation shinobi had voluntarily retreated to one side, leaving the battlefield to Uchiha Madara and the Five Kage.
But now... "What is going on?" Jiraiya looked toward the pillars of light enveloping the Impure World Reincarnation shinobi and asked warily, "Great Toad Sage, what are those pillars of light?"
Gamamaru narrowed his eyes at the souls wrapped in light and slowly replied.
"The caster is in trouble."
"Th-the caster?"
Jiraiya's pupils contracted as he immediately thought of Orochimaru, the one controlling all of this.
A few minutes ago, news had arrived from Allied Forces headquarters: the old man and Danzo had found Orochimaru's hiding place, and the two sides had already clashed. But... "Isn't this too fast?" Jiraiya muttered, his heart suddenly growing heavy.
Given Orochimaru's strength, for the old man and Danzo to defeat him in such a short time, they must have paid an enormous price. They might even have used forbidden techniques.
Thinking of this, Jiraiya forcibly calmed himself and called out.
"Shikaku, can you contact the old man?"
Very quickly.
Nara Shikaku's voice came through.
"The Third Hokage has yet to respond to us!!"
That brief sentence only made Jiraiya more uneasy.
Though he had faith in the old man's strength, the battle had ended far too quickly. Without resorting to extreme ninjutsu, it should have been impossible to defeat Orochimaru.
"Master Jiraiya!"
Konan slowly raised her eyes, sweeping her gaze over the vanished Impure World Reincarnation shinobi. Her expression remained calm as she said, "After this Fourth Shinobi World