At last, we've reached this point. Only two steps remain before the Infinite Tsukuyomi!
Looking at the Demonic Statue, which radiated vast amounts of chakra, Obito Uchiha could not help feeling a little excited.
Should I retrieve the Rinnegan first? Or let Nagato try capturing the Nine-Tails... But with Konoha as it is now, Nagato probably won't be able to bring the Nine-Tails back... Obito Uchiha struggled to decide.
Judging by Konoha's current situation, the reincarnated army was driving the other shinobi villages back on every front, yet none of Konoha's reincarnated shinobi had appeared on the battlefield.
Clearly, Danzo still had cards up his sleeve.
Barring any surprises, those hidden cards were Konoha's reincarnated shinobi and its past Hokage.
And there was no question that Hashirama Senju would be among them as his trump card!
Nagato has certainly grown stronger over the past two years, but judging by Madara's memories, he's probably still no match for Hashirama Senju... Obito Uchiha pondered, quickly weighing the pros and cons.
He had gone to observe the battlefield as soon as Danzo launched the war.
He knew that the reincarnated shinobi summoned through Danzo's Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu could essentially wield their full strength from life.
That meant attacking Konoha now to capture the Nine-Tails would almost certainly pit them against the past Hokage at full strength.
Hashirama Senju alone would be enough to handle every member, including Nagato.
Minato Namikaze alone could also keep him occupied. With the Akatsuki's current fighting strength, they had no chance of capturing the Nine-Tails.
And that's not even counting Neji Hyuga and Sasuke Uchiha waiting in the wings... Obito Uchiha's thoughts churned.
The moment Uchiha Itachi died at Sasuke Uchiha's hands, he knew that a member of the Uchiha Clan with strength comparable to Madara Uchiha