Time,
After Uchiha Madara insisted on waiting because he was worried about Uchiha Izuna's condition, several more days passed.
Seven days later:
Konoha,
With Tsunade Hime now actively cooperating, more than fifteen hundred elite ninja had gathered.
That didn't even include the Root ninja they had taken in!
Including all of them, Konoha had mustered more than two thousand ninja in total!
By now,
Most of Konoha's civilians knew that the "Fourth Shinobi World War" was about to begin.
And this war would be unprecedented.
The Five Great Nations, and even every nation in the Shinobi World, big or small, would be drawn into it.
It would be a war started by their own Konoha Ninja of the Land of Fire!
In the meantime,
Many nations across the Shinobi World had already received the news.
In particular, the other four great nations—Earth, Wind, Water, and Lightning—were reportedly considering joining forces to resist this largest war in the history of the Shinobi World, sparked by Uchiha Madara's resurrection.
Rumor had it that Uchiha Madara possessed some sort of divine art that let him split himself in two.
Which meant there were now two "Uchiha Madaras" in the world.
The nations of the Shinobi World were horrified!
Even one Uchiha Madara was terrifying enough!
Now there were two?!!
Honestly, just destroy everything already. I'm tired. Seriously!
At that moment,
Atop the walls of Konoha Gate:
Chen Yiban, Uchiha Madara, and Uchiha Izuna.
The three supreme powerhouses stood atop the towering walls of Konoha Gate.
Then,
The three brothers folded their arms and looked down imperiously at the scene below.
Below, a huge crowd of Konoha Ninja and countless White Zetsu were streaming out through Konoha Gate, heading for the battlefield.
And so Madara, Madara, and Izuna stood atop the towering walls, looking