"You see that blond boy? He's the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki."
"Capturing him is your first mission."
"Please give it your all."
As he finished speaking, one of them immediately scoffed. "Who do you think you are? You actually expect to order us around?"
Duan turned to look at him.
"Senior Reto, it seems you still don't understand your current situation."
"Then let me enlighten you!"
With that, he formed a hand seal before his chest.
Hum!
In an instant, Reto's expression changed. He realized his body was no longer under his control.
"You're all dead!"
"I used Impure World Reincarnation to summon you into the living world, giving you a chance to live again."
"So it's only fair that you help me out a little."
"This is merely an exchange between us. There's no need for such hostility."
Duan spoke calmly.
"Of course, your hostility makes no difference. I can still control you in battle."
At his words, every Kage's expression shifted.
"Danzo, stop this foolishness."
Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted in anguish.
"You don't understand me at all, Hiruzen."
"All those sacrifices I made for you were wasted."
Duan's voice was cold.
"Neither Hashirama nor any of the Kage who followed him could save the Ninja World or bring true peace through anything you did."
"And I—the dark, rotten, filthy rat hiding in the sewers, as you see me."
"What I'm doing now is the only path to true peace!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was shaken to his core, disbelief written across his face.
He simply could not imagine how his old friend had suddenly become so insane. He was nothing like the man he had once been.
"Don't waste your breath on him, Hiruzen!"
"This brat has fallen completely into darkness!"
Tobirama Senju shouted angrily.
Then he rapidly formed hand seals.
**"Impure World