The Sun

Madara had always known Ruri existed.

Back when Toneri was in Iwagakure, Madara had already been close to taking over his body, so of course he had seen that battle clearly.

He might no longer remember the face, but in the current Shinobi World, how many people could wound the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path?

The reason he had been holding back and not going all out was also because he needed to reserve part of his strength to guard against Ruri.

The allied shinobi froze when they heard Uchiha Madara's voice. Amamiya Ruri?

Only after a long while did they react. That was the First Takikage.

At that moment, even the meteorites falling from the sky were ignored.

Of course, Ruri was not here—so where was he?

The Daimyo Palace of the Land of Waterfalls.

Uchiha Madara's goal was to use the power of the Dragon Vein and the Ten-Tails to rewind time. He had no real need to attack the Shinobi Allied Forces. His deliberate declaration of war was nothing more than luring the snake out of its hole.

He would draw the Takigakure Ninja out of the Land of Waterfalls, then send someone to make a move on the Dragon Vein beneath the Land of Waterfalls.

Under the sweeping tide of an all-out Shinobi World war, even if Ruri had his suspicions, he could not make all the Takigakure Ninja stay in the village and refuse to join the allied forces.

So he personally waited in the Land of Waterfalls. Luring the snake out of its hole? Then he would simply wait by the stump for the rabbit.

A moment later.

Linglong walked over from a room in the Daimyo Palace. She was not in the supposedly foolproof United Nations headquarters.

She was wearing Chakra Armor.