The next moment, Obito Uchiha appeared at Naruto Uzumaki's hiding place.
Of course, he had not come alone. He had brought Madara Uchiha and Nagato, both resurrected through Impure World Reincarnation, straight into Konoha.
Although Madara Uchiha and Nagato retained their own consciousness, they could not act of their own free will. They could only obey Obito Uchiha's commands.
With the enhanced Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, even Madara Uchiha could not break free of its control.
The moment the two appeared in Konoha, they unleashed large-scale Wood Release ninjutsu.
Madara Uchiha's and Nagato's chakra erupted. Both formed hand seals and shouted, "Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"
In an instant, an enormous mass of roots spread outward from the two in every direction, covering more than half of Konoha.
Danzo had not been unprepared. All the ordinary residents had long since left Konoha. Everyone remaining in the village was a ninja.
"Has Madara arrived?" In the Hokage's office building, Danzo calmly watched the battle erupting in the distance.
"Lord Hokage, the enemy is here." An Anbu appeared beside Danzo with the Body Flicker Technique, a pair of Byakugan beneath his hawk mask.
"Lord Hokage, that's..." The Hyuga Clan member suddenly began to stammer. "Lord Hokage, Madara Uchiha... he's been resurrected through Impure World Reincarnation..."
At those words, Danzo's face turned livid. He immediately realized he had been played all along. The masked man who called himself Madara Uchiha was not the real Madara Uchiha at all.
"Lord Hokage, the situation over there is grim. Under Madara Uchiha and Nagato's assault, Kakashi, Jiraiya, and the others are steadily losing ground," the Anbu warned.
"Hmph!" Danzo snorted. "Perfect. Those people have never accepted me as Hokage. Let's see what they can do to stop Madara Uchiha."
Despite his words, Danzo used the Impure