The smoke cleared, revealing Madara Uchiha in red layered armor from another era. Though his body had been resurrected through Impure World Reincarnation, his imposing presence had lost none of its former force.
Almost simultaneously, ninjas with exceptional Sensory Ninjutsu inside and outside Konoha detected the unusual chakra.
"What is this?!" Terror crossed their faces, and cold sweat streamed down their foreheads.
The chakra was immense, second only to Kazan's, and so chilling that it sent shivers down their spines.
"What's wrong? What did you sense?" someone asked urgently.
"A powerful chakra signature appeared over there!" Trembling, he pointed behind him toward several important locations in Konoha. "Lord Kazan's chakra is there too. He's facing them!"
Lord Kazan!
His words left everyone even more shocked.
Some time had passed since the Mist Ninja and Sand Shinobi invaded and the war broke out, yet they had not seen Kazan anywhere.
It turned out that Kazan had not failed to appear. He had simply encountered a stronger enemy.
Perhaps their Ghost God had been locked in a fierce battle against an even stronger enemy from the very beginning.
Meanwhile, Madara Uchiha also realized something was wrong.
He could not feel the warmth of blood inside him. His entire body was cold.
"This is... Impure World Reincarnation. Why wasn't it Rinne Rebirth?"
Madara Uchiha turned to Jing Uchiha beside him, his voice demanding an explanation.
"Something went wrong. Our plan was exposed, so I recovered Nagato's Rinnegan ahead of schedule."
There was hatred in Jing Uchiha's gaze as he looked at Madara Uchiha, but he concealed it well.
The man before him had single-handedly orchestrated his sister's tragedy, yet had also made him see this world for what it was.
"Enough talk, Madara." He turned his attention back to Kazan. "Our objective now