"Were they also pulled back from the Pure Land?"
The raccoon masked man's seemingly casual words struck Ebizo's heart like a massive hammer weighing ten thousand pounds!
Pull it back?
Can we bring that "hero" back from the Pure Land?!
Ebizo's wrinkled hands clenched tightly, his nails digging deep into his palms, but the stinging pain was nothing compared to the turmoil surging within him!
He knew who the "hero" the other person was referring to was.
Sasori of the Red Sands!
His exceptionally talented but misguided grandson is also a source of eternal pain for his sister, Chiyo!
If, if I could see him one more time...
Even if it's just a soulless shell Impure World Reincarnation...
This thought, like the most deadly poison, instantly eroded Ebizo's last shred of reason and resolve.
He slowly raised his head, and the flames that had been extinguished in his cloudy old eyes reignited at this moment, transforming into a raging inferno capable of burning everything in an unprecedented way!
"Good."
A single word, squeezed from his dry throat, carried the weight of a thousand pounds.
I promise you.
"But!" A glint of shrewdness and determination flashed in Ebizo's eyes. "Our remaining strength in Sunagakure is far from enough! Uchiha Gen'yō's Divine Kingdom is now powerful. A few slogans and empty promises are simply not enough to shake those opportunists who have already tasted the benefits!"
"We need a banner that can give everyone hope!"
The man in the tanuki mask let out a hoarse laugh, "Of course we have banners. The First, Second, and Fourth Hokage —aren't these the most glorious banners in the Shinobi World?"
"No." Ebizo shook his head, his eyes gleaming with the shrewdness of an old fox. " The Hokage is the banner of your Konoha, not ours."
" Sunagakure has Sunagakure hatred, Iwagakure has Iwagakure pride, and Kirigakure has its Kirigakure debts! Uchiha Gen'yō's rise may have brought a better life to many, but it also crushed the dignity and future of countless others!"
These are the people we can unite!
Ebizo a deep breath and said in a inflammatory tone, "Your 'Root' of Konoha are responsible for contacting those fools who harbor illusions about the Will of Fire. We, on the other hand, will awaken those true 'wolves' who dare not speak out under the iron heel of the Divine Kingdom!"
He turned his gaze northward, to that land of rocks and will.
"Although Ōnoki of Iwagakure knelt before the Uchiha like an old dog, I'm sure he wanted to tear that damned Gunbai flag to shreds more than anyone else! His son, Kitsuchi, and his granddaughter, Kurotsuchi, aren't they both proud and arrogant? Kurotsuchi may be the ' Ministry of Construction ' of the Divine Kingdom now, but that's just her way of enduring humiliation!"
"Send someone to contact them! Tell them that the Hokage of Konoha is about to return! Tell them that if they dare to create chaos within the Land of Earth and hold back the ' Fire God Legion ' of the Divine Kingdom, then the entire Land of Land of Lightning will become their Iwagakure's possession!"
He then turned his gaze eastward to the ocean shrouded in mist.
"The same goes for Mei Terumi Kirigakure Terumi took a thousand clansmen to the moon, ostensibly as a 'gift,' but in reality as hostages! Do you really think the remaining elders and remnants of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist of the Mist will willingly watch their bloodlines become tools for the Uchiha's reproduction?"
"Go tell them! If they can destroy the maritime trade routes established by the Divine Kingdom in the Land of Water, severing the Divine Kingdom's connection with overseas, we promise to help them welcome Mizukage and rescue Mei Terumi, that woman, and all the clansmen she took to the moon, from the clutches of the Uchiha!"
With each word Ebizo spoke, the atmosphere in the secret room grew more and more frenzied.
Those Sunagakure who had previously harbored despair now had a renewed flame of "hope" in their eyes!
They seemed to have already witnessed the magnificent scene of the entire Shinobi World world being engulfed in war, Uchiha Gen'yō's vast empire collapsing amidst internal and external troubles, thanks to the joint efforts of these "remnants of the old era"!
"Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!" The man in the raccoon mask couldn't help but applaud, his hoarse voice filled with undisguised admiration. " Lord Ebizo, you are indeed as sharp as ever! Your methods of forming alliances and maneuvers surpass even those of our lord!"
"Stop talking nonsense." Ebizo coldly interrupted him. "Immediately relay my plan back to Shimura Danzō! Tell him that to 'kill a god,' the entire world must be plunged back into chaos!"
"We don't need a unified ' Anti-God Alliance ' because that would be too big a target, easily eliminated by the Divine Kingdom's ' Divine Punishment ' forces."
"What we must do is ignite the flames of resistance in every corner of the entire continent! Let Uchiha Gen'yō overwhelmed and overwhelmed! Let his proud ' Divine Kingdom Heavenly Army ' be engulfed in the vast ocean of people's war!"
"And we, taking advantage of the moment when he was redeploying his troops and leaving his rear vulnerable, sent the ' Hokage Legion ' summoned by Lord Orochimaru, like a sharp dagger, straight into the Moon Palace!"
"This is the true strategy for slaying gods!"
The plan was quickly formulated and perfected in the dark, and then spread like a virus.
In the Land of Rice Fields, in a dark cave.
Orochimaru looked at the "Great Chaos Under Heaven" plan devised by Yamanaka Fū, which was transmitted by Ebizo through a secret technique, and a smile of immense pleasure appeared on his pale face.
"Heh heh heh, what an interesting bunch of old guys. They're practically on their deathbeds, yet they still dream of stirring up trouble in the world."
He said to Danzo, whose face was grim, "It seems your 'old friends' are far more useful than you imagined."
Danzo snorted coldly and remained silent.
While Ebizo's plan was ingenious, it also completely exposed the old man's ambition. He didn't want to revive Konoha at all; instead, he wanted to use the name of "Godslaying" to gain the greatest benefit for Sunagakure, and even for himself!
However, that's no longer important.
Once he kills Uchiha Gen'yō, what happens to these "allies" afterward is entirely up to him.
"Is everything ready?" Danzo asked coldly.
"Of course." Orochimaru's eyes gleamed with excitement. "Your people are very efficient; they've already obtained several decent 'bloodline limit samples' for me. Although they're not the Boil Release and Lava Release I wanted most, the Shikotsumyaku and Ice Release are barely enough."
"Furthermore, Konoha's ' Hokage Legion ' is ready."
As Orochimaru spoke, Earth Flow the three enormous coffins.
He first walked to the coffin with the word "Chu" engraved on it, and gently touched the cold coffin lid with a pious gesture that was almost like a pilgrim.
"To welcome this ' God of Shinobi,' I've prepared a special 'gift' for him." Orochimaru's face revealed a sinister smile. "I completely dissected Uchiha Fugaku's body, extracted his purest Mangekyo power, and then perfectly fused it with my newly cultivated Hashirama Cells to create a pair of brand-new eyes."
"A pair of ' Sage Sharingan ' possessing the Power of All Creation and also exhibiting the characteristics of the Mangekyō Sharingan!"
"With these eyes, even the Lord First, resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation, could unleash terrifying power surpassing his former self, even approaching the terrifying power of the Sage of Sage of Six Paths himself!"
Upon hearing Danzo, Danzo's heart was once again filled with turmoil!
Sage Sharingan?!
This madman actually created something that only exists in mythology!
"As for the Second and Lord Fourth," Orochimaru, walking towards the other two coffins, "I have also prepared corresponding 'upgrades' for them."
"Since the Second is proficient in forbidden techniques, I will bestow upon him the power of the Shikotsumyaku, making him a true, immortal 'Battle Mage'."
" The Lord Fourth's speed is unparalleled in the Shinobi World, so I will bestow upon him the power of Ice Release, making every place he passes a death zone of absolute zero! His ' Flying Thunder God ' will no longer be a simple displacement, but a true 'death shuttle'!"
With each word Orochimaru spoke, Danzo's heart raced faster!
He seemed to already see the magnificent scene in the near future: three legendary Hokage, whose powers had been modified to the extreme, leading them, the Avengers, to conquer the moon!
"So, now..." Orochimaru suddenly turned around, his golden snake eyes burning with a madness and ambition that could incinerate the heavens and the earth!
Everything is ready, except for the final push!
"With just your command, this epic 'god-slaying' drama, worthy of being recorded in history, can officially begin!"
Danzo a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the turbulent emotions within him.
He knew that he was standing at a crossroads that would determine the fate of the world.
One step forward could lead to an abyss of no return, or it could be a paradise of soaring success!
He slowly raised his bandaged, grotesque right arm.
"Pass on my orders!"
His voice, through the secret channels of "Root," instantly spread to every dark corner of the entire Shinobi World continent.
" The Anti-God Alliance is officially established!"
"Operation Code Name--"
He paused, then uttered the name, word by word, a name filled with bloodshed and hatred.
" Fallen Moon!"