Yakushi Kabuto wore a calm, unruffled expression, as though everything were firmly within his grasp.
The moment Ueno Kei refused, Yakushi Kabuto's faint smile froze, as if he had heard something utterly unbelievable.
Yakushi Kabuto frowned slightly and said in a somewhat cold tone, "Why? The intelligence on Tobi is something you Shinobi Allied Forces—no, you Konoha—want most right now, isn't it? I don't need Itachi Uchiha's eyes. I only want his body! Ueno Kei, I don't think you're the kind of person who clings to pointless principles."
"As for taking me down? Ueno Kei, I admit that your strength now stands above the entire shinobi world, but..." Yakushi Kabuto narrowed his eyes slightly, a glint of cold light flashing through them. The four figures behind him shifted and blocked Ueno Kei's path, glaring murderously at him and the others.
Their hoods fell away, revealing the faces of the four figures.
Ueno Kei was taken aback for a moment, then his expression turned grave.
Sasori of the Red Sands, Kakuzu, the Third Kazekage, and Rasa. It truly was an impressive lineup. However, Ueno Kei was not particularly afraid. With his current strength, even fighting all four alone would not be a problem.
Those summoned through Impure World Reincarnation did not possess one hundred percent of their strength in life unless the quality of the sacrifices was exceptionally high, the reincarnated were not controlled with talismans, and certain special requirements were met to fully release their power.
Otherwise, if controlled reincarnated individuals had possessed all of their strength from when they were alive—
During the Konoha Crush, Orochimaru would have destroyed Konoha. Could Konoha possibly have withstood the First and Second Hokage at the height of their power? In Ueno Kei's estimation, one reason was that Orochimaru had not yet fully