This time, not only were the Allied Shinobi Forces frightened, but even Madara standing nearby was stunned. Just how powerful was Hatake Ziyan now?
He could kill someone thousands of kilometers away while staying in the Land of Iron? Was this some ridiculous anti-Japanese war drama, where a single shot killed a Japanese machine gunner from four hundred kilometers away?
Still, they searched every nearby hiding place and found no sign of Hatake Ziyan. In other words, he might actually have been telling the truth!
"Stop looking! Uncle Ziyan is probably telling the truth! He sent Minato and me straight here from the Land of Iron!" Hatake Sakumo explained to everyone.
That explanation only made things worse. Once they heard it, everyone grew even more uneasy. Hatake Ziyan could kill someone as far away as the Land of Rain while remaining in the Land of Iron.
Didn't that mean Hatake Ziyan could kill anyone in the Shinobi World? In that case, did it even matter whether he could leave the Land of Iron?
"Hahaha!" While turmoil swept through the Allied Shinobi Forces, Madara Uchiha suddenly burst out laughing, then addressed them. "I really should thank you! If you hadn't angered Hatake Ziyan, I honestly wouldn't have any confidence in defeating him right now!
"But now, you've gone and angered Hatake Ziyan yourselves, and he refuses to help you! For the time being, I don't have to worry about how to deal with him. I really do owe you my thanks!"
Madara Uchiha believed he had figured out Hatake Ziyan's intentions. Ziyan still held a grudge over what had happened before, so even with such a powerful threat appearing, he had refused to come out and help them!
That fit what he knew of Hatake Ziyan. He remembered how, back in