Having just returned to Konoha, Iori received a message from Tobirama Senju.
"So he accepted reality this quickly? I thought he'd need some time to process it before making a decision. As expected of the man who led the Kumogakure Ninja to their peak." Iori shook his head, a faint smile appearing on his face.
The man Iori referred to was the deceased Third Raikage. While reviving Pakura, he had also revived A, the Third Raikage, and Ishikawa, the First Tsuchikage.
The two of them were important figures in Iori's plans for the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth.
The Third Raikage was the current leader of the Kumogakure Ninja and the Fourth Raikage's father, while the First Tsuchikage was the current Tsuchikage's teacher and the Third Tsuchikage's master.
As long as the two were willing to step forward, they could raise a banner within their respective ninja villages.
With their status as former Kage, ninjas who had been unable to surrender due to their oaths and emotional attachments could join New Konoha's camp with peace of mind.
Through their personal connections, it would also be easier to persuade the current Raikage and Tsuchikage.
After all, father-son and master-disciple bonds were among the closest relationships in the Ninja World. Other than Konoha's fondness for killing teachers, the other ninja villages generally respected their elders and masters.
The reason he had not revived a Mizukage was that Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha had caused such chaos in Kirigakure that the Kage's prestige had plummeted to rock bottom.
Even Yagura, the current Mizukage, had suffered countless assassination attempts by Kirigakure Ninja under his command, let alone a former Kage.
It would be better to directly seek out Mei Terumi and the others, replicate the actions of the parallel world, and