Orochimaru finished forming the Hand Seals and brought his hands together with a sharp clap.
Rumble.
In an instant, another coffin rose from the ground on the battlefield.
As everyone's eyes turned toward it, waiting for the lid to fall and reveal the identity of the "Impure World Body" inside, a loud bang rang out. The lid didn't fall as expected. Instead, a foot kicked it violently out from within!
Orochimaru was facing the fake "Itachi Uchiha," so the flying coffin lid shot straight toward "Itachi Uchiha" at the center of the battlefield.
Boom.
"Itachi Uchiha" activated Susanoo and swung the Totsuka Blade, smashing the incoming lid to pieces.
"Hmph!"
With a snort, the "Impure World Body" stepped out of the coffin on his own.
"What?!"
"Is that him?"
"How is that possible?"
Everyone on the battlefield was stunned as they looked at the "Impure World Body" emerging from the coffin, wearing armor in the style of the Warring States period and standing with his arms crossed.
"Madara Uchiha!"
At last, the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, identified the "Impure World Body," his expression grave.
Tsunade and Jiraiya exchanged bewildered looks.
They had never imagined that Orochimaru would not only use Impure World Reincarnation to bring back all the previous Hokage, but Madara Uchiha as well.
For a moment, they didn't know whether to condemn Orochimaru for being completely insane or praise him for being so well prepared!
The Hokage on the battlefield, all in their Impure World Bodies, wore varied expressions when they saw Madara Uchiha in the same state.
The First froze for a moment, his expression complicated.
The Second and Third looked grim.
The Fourth Hokage, who had never dealt with Madara Uchiha directly, was relatively calm. But from Madara's domineering entrance alone, he could tell that the man