Thick dust filled the air, and the temperature rose by more than ten degrees.
The Shadow Guards from each village stationed outside the conference building formed hand seals, whipping up a gale to clear the dust before turning to look.
The conference building had been reduced to rubble. Traces of scorching flames marked its remains, and several figures fought amid the wreckage at speeds too fast for the naked eye to follow. Explosive cracks rang out from time to time as they broke the sound barrier.
One side was the Five Kage, who stood at the pinnacle of the shinobi world. Their opponent was Akatsuki's "Madara."
Before arriving at this major town nestled among the mountains, they had known that their mission was to confront Akatsuki, which threatened the shinobi world. The battle had merely begun a little sooner than expected. They had already prepared themselves to die.
Rumble...
As the ground shook, the distant clash between the Five Kage and Madara seemed to have passed its opening stage. A blue Susanoo more than ten meters tall abruptly appeared on the level ground.
"It really is the Five Kage fighting Madara!"
"So this is Madara's strength? No wonder he's become such a menace to the shinobi villages."
The Five Kage were the strongest ninja in their respective villages. None of the villages' elite dared underestimate an enemy who could hold out for so long against all five working together.
Oto Uchiha and the others, however, frowned slightly and fell into thought.
"No, that isn't Obito's Susanoo. This one is blue, not cyan..." Kakashi said. In Konoha, the color of Obito's Susanoo had long since been established.
With her Sharingan activated, Oto observed for a while before saying, "That should be Madara's Susanoo. Not the impostor, but the Asura of the