"Oh no!"
The moment the enormous blue Susanoo rose, a sense of foreboding welled up in everyone's hearts.
"That's... Susanoo? And a blue one, too."
Tsunade's pupils contracted as she gazed at the towering Susanoo in the distance and spoke with some uncertainty.
"Little Itachi, that's Madara Uchiha. The real Madara Uchiha!"
Tobirama's voice rang out in Itachi's mind. This was the first time Itachi had ever heard him sound so rattled.
"Impure World Reincarnation? Did he reincarnate himself?"
"Madara Uchiha, you bastard... abusing forbidden techniques! Evil, just as I thought!"
Still, if it was Impure World Reincarnation, his strength would be considerably reduced.
Haki-Tobi's gaze sharpened. Through the blue screen, he stared straight at the Susanoo that matched the one in his memories.
"Little Itachi, do you have enough chakra left?"
Tobirama asked Itachi.
Itachi froze for a moment, then nodded.
"About a third left. Long-distance teleportation still costs quite a lot of chakra."
Tobirama nodded. A third...
"Then let's do this. Rest for a while and let Little Tsunade and the others hold him off first."
"But pass this along for me: they must be careful. Although Impure World Reincarnation weakens Madara considerably, he's still far stronger than an ordinary shinobi."
"And he also has nearly limitless chakra and an undying body. Sealing jutsu is the best way to deal with him."
With time running short, Ōnoki looked at the distant Susanoo that overlapped with his childhood memories, his body trembling instinctively. But a moment later, he looked at his village, and his eyes grew resolute again.
It seemed he would not wait any longer.
Tobirama outlined the next few key points as briefly as possible, while Itachi relayed them to the five Kage.
"Sealing jutsu? Understood."
Tsunade nodded, then turned toward Rasa.
Rasa looked left, then right,