A few minutes earlier, just as Obito Uchiha was using Rinne Rebirth, on another battlefield...
Boom!
The explosion's flames swallowed Jiraiya, but a flash of golden light appeared the next second, and Minato Namikaze rescued him.
"Be careful. His power is simply staggering."
Ōnoki unleashed Dust Release, stopping Madara Uchiha from pursuing them!
"And the rest of you-if you want to fight Madara, you have to work together!"
"Yes!"
"Understood!"
The gathering Allied Shinobi Forces stood alongside Gaara, Mei Terumi, and the others, warily watching Madara, who could attack at any moment.
"What a swarm of vermin!"
"If not for... you wouldn't even deserve to stand before me!"
Madara snorted. He had already wasted considerable time on these people. Now he would fight at full strength.
"Things should be nearly ready on Obito's end. I..."
The next second, just as Madara prepared to move, his body suddenly froze, and a rare smile appeared on his face.
"Finally. It's finally here!"
"...Rinne Rebirth!!!"
In an instant, a vitality he had not experienced in ages surged through him from within.
Madara had returned to life!
"How nostalgic, this feeling..."
Madara Uchiha laughed wildly in triumph. His booming laughter echoed across the battlefield, drawing countless people's attention.
"What's happened to Madara Uchiha?"
"What's he doing?"
"Something strange seems to have happened!"
"Strange. Why does he feel a little different from before?"
"This presence..."
"Look at Madara's eyes. Why did they suddenly close?"
"What's going on?"
Jiraiya and the others surrounding Madara could not help shuddering, a deeply ominous premonition rising in their minds.
Everything had happened so quickly that they had yet to understand what was going on.
But the change in Madara had certainly caught their attention.
"It's been so long since I felt my blood boil like this!"
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