A burly and reckless figure appeared in Shinsei's mind.
He could imagine the Raikage, defiant and sneaking up on him, trying to rescue his father who had been Impure World Reincarnation.
The result is predictable. Even Shinsei wouldn't dare to mess with Madara Uchiha now, and the Raikage doesn't have the strength to provoke him like that.
In the original work, the Fourth Raikage, along with the Fifth Hokage Tsunade, the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki, the Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumi Gaara, and the Fifth Kazekage Madara Uchiha Madara Uchiha, who was Impure World Reincarnation Edo Tensei.
Moreover, Madara Uchiha has now been fully resurrected, and he still has a Rinnegan in his eye.
If he wishes, he can reclaim the other Rinnegan at any time.
Even Hashirama Senju, Impure World Reincarnation, was helpless against this level of power.
The Fourth Raikage was incredibly lucky to escape with his life.
Seeing that Samui's condition had improved, Naruto urged everyone, " Kakashi-sensei! Let's hurry and save the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki! It'll be too late if we wait any longer!"
Kakashi immediately made a decision. " Sakura, you stay here and take care of the wounded. Darui, please take us to where you were fighting."
Darui immediately stood up and glanced at Samui beside him.
Samui waved his hand to indicate that he was alright and said, "Friends from Konoha, please follow me. The battle isn't too far from here."
Shinsei took a Kunai bearing his Flying Thunder God symbol from his ninja tool pouch and handed it to Sakura: "If there's a problem, inject your Chakra into it, and I'll sense it."
Sakura recognized the mark as the Shinsei Flying Thunder God and took it, putting it into her ninja tool pouch.
Although she now has some confidence in her abilities, this mission involves the Third Hokage, so it's definitely not going to be simple.
The group followed Darui out of the cave and ran quickly in one direction.
Kakashi landed in front of Shinsei, his expression grave. He asked in a low voice, " Shinsei, you've also mastered the Impure World Reincarnation. What are your thoughts on what Samui said?"
" Kakashi- senpai, you mentioned Impure World Reincarnation, and that's what I think too. The Lord Third was probably summoned and controlled using Impure World Reincarnation."
" Shinsei, who do you think performed the Impure World Reincarnation? Was it Kabuto Yakushi from the Akatsuki?"
" Kakashi- senpai, I know that's not what you want to ask. Let's each say that name." The two exchanged a glance, then uttered two silent words. " Danzo!"
If the Impure World Reincarnation had summoned someone else, Shinsei wouldn't have suspected Danzo.
But the one he summoned was Hiruzen Sarutobi. You have to know that ever since White Zetsu appeared in Konoha, Shinsei has been extremely concerned about his own intelligence.
They even sought out Mito Uzumaki from another world, and together with Tsunade, developed a barrier to prevent the leakage of their own information.
The Konoha members are constantly monitoring Konoha Hyuga Clan for any White Zetsu lurking within. Whoever finds one will receive a bounty equivalent to an S-rank mission.
Shinsei Masashi felt that there weren't enough White Zetsu to use as research material.
Although Kabuto Yakushi is currently allied with Madara Uchiha, he doesn't yet have the guts to set foot in Konoha.
Danzo was the most likely Danzo to obtain Hiruzen Sarutobi's body tissue.
As Hiruzen Sarutobi's friend of several decades and a former high-ranking member of Konoha, it would have been effortless for him to do so.
Now that Danzo has defected, people from Konoha and the Five Great Nations are searching for him. Moreover, because Danzo is one of the main culprits behind the Uchiha Clan Massacre, even if Madara Uchiha doesn't care about the Uchiha Clan in Konoha, he will still treat Danzo with hostility.
Therefore, it's unlikely that Danzo would defect to Akatsuki. Moreover, the Impure World Reincarnation is a strategic Ninjutsu that can greatly enhance one's combat power, and Danzo meets all the conditions. So, Shinsei and Kakashi immediately pointed to him as their candidate.
Naruto looked unwell, as if he were preoccupied. He hadn't expected that the enemy in this mission seemed to be his third grandfather.
He didn't know how to face the former Third Hokage.
Kakashi seemed to see through Naruto's thoughts, and leaped down to stand in front of Naruto, walking alongside him. " Naruto, you need to cheer up."
Although the enemy might be the former Third Hokage, he must now be controlled by an evil enemy. Given the Third Hokage's character, he wouldn't do something like attacking a Jinchūriki from another ninja village.
If it really is the Third Hokage, we must defeat him and rescue him from the clutches of the bad guys.
Naruto heard Kakashi's words and immediately looked up. He clenched his fist and solemnly raised it, saying:
"I understand, Kakashi-sensei! I will definitely rescue the Third Hokage!"
Sasuke overheard their conversation but showed no expression.
He had no feelings for the Third Hokage, and besides, the Third Hokage must have been partly responsible for the massacre of the Uchiha clan.
However, with the death of the Third Hokage, he no longer wanted to seriously investigate the secrets behind it.
The most important thing now is to establish a new Uchiha Clan.
If he is certain that the enemy is the Third Hokage, then he will definitely not hold back, and he will not have the same psychological burden as Naruto.
Similarly, Shinsei didn't have much affection for the Third Hokage.
The two times he was bullied by Danzo were largely due to the Third Hokage's leniency towards Danzo. As for protecting him as he grew, isn't that what a Hokage should do?
If you can't even do this, then you should step down and hand over the reins to a more capable person as soon as possible.
Shinsei didn't see a retired Third, but rather an elderly Third Hokage continuing to serve as Hokage.
After about ten minutes, the group crossed a large mountain and arrived at a forest.
Everywhere you look, there are traces of a great battle. Broken trees and deep craters everywhere give you an idea of just how brutal the battle must have been.
Shinsei could even see marks on the ground resembling octopus suckers gripping the earth, a movement unique to the Eight-Tails Gyuki.
Shinsei didn't quite understand why, even if Hiruzen Sarutobi was among the enemies, it was impossible to capture Killer B. Hiruzen Sarutobi, once hailed as the strongest Hokage, was nothing more than that in Shinsei's eyes.
Given his advanced age, he definitely doesn't possess that kind of fighting strength. Samui mentioned there's another young man; is he the main force?
Kakashi put his hand to his mouth, and a loud whistle rang out. Woof woof woof! All the scattered Ninja Dog ran over and gathered around Kakashi.
" Pakkun, besides us, there are a few other people's scents here."
Pakkun sniffed carefully, tilted his head and thought for a moment, " Kakashi, besides you guys, there are ten other people's scents here."
If we don't count that big-breasted woman, there are nine people left. Achoo!
Pakkun suddenly sneezed, rubbing his nose with his paw. "Two people smell awful, like dead people."
Shinsei immediately understood that the smell Pakkun mentioned, which resembled the stench of death, must be from someone Impure World Reincarnation.
" Pakkun, track them down!"