No matter how Tobirama thought about it, he could not understand how the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Ren, had created so many screens across the shinobi world at once.
After all, instead of wasting so much time and energy arranging these screens, wouldn't it be better to focus on improving his own strength?
Although Uchiha Ren was already terrifyingly powerful, Tobirama still felt this was somewhat misplaced.
"Haah…"
As for Hiruzen Sarutobi, he sighed.
His entire mood worsened.
For some reason, when he looked at the screen in the sky, an ominous feeling rose in his heart.
It felt as if Uchiha Ren was about to cause trouble.
Trouble aimed directly at him.
"Let's wait and see."
"Yeah…"
Minato and Sakumo shook their heads helplessly.
For the two of them, nothing else mattered much.
They only wanted to reach Konoha quickly and see their sons.
"I hope nothing strange happens…"
Black Zetsu swallowed nervously.
He had already realized that ever since Uchiha Ren appeared, too many things had escaped his expectations.
The only good news was that his mother, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, had already revived.
Otherwise, Black Zetsu truly would not know what to do.
"Uchiha Ren…"
Madara's gaze sharpened.
"No matter what tricks you play, you won't shake my determination to revive the Ten-Tails."
There was nothing else to say.
He was the legendary Uchiha Madara.
After planning for so many years, he would not give up because of a few setbacks.
Since Uchiha Ren wanted to play, Madara would play along.
The final winner was still unknown.
"Is it going to broadcast something?"
Obito, the revived Uchiha Itachi, Hidan, Kakuzu, Jūzō Biwa, and Nagato all remained silent, their expressions shifting.
Among them, Itachi and Nagato looked the most complicated.
Itachi, needless to say, had once been brutally crushed by Uchiha Ren.
Ren had also exposed many truths the Uchiha Clan did not want to hear.
The most important one was that Itachi had been brainwashed into wanting to slaughter his own clan.
Even now, Itachi still refused to accept it.
Yes, he had been loyal to the Third Hokage's Will of Fire.
For that ideal, he could kill his clan.
He could even kill his own parents.
Others might not understand.
But his younger brother, Sasuke, surely would.
That was why, after being revived through Edo Tensei, Itachi wanted to return to Konoha and meet Sasuke.
As for Nagato, his heart was even more miserable.
Only now did he realize that from beginning to end, he had merely been someone else's pawn.
Especially when he remembered that the Rinnegan had originally belonged to Madara, he felt as if his entire life had been a cruel lie.
Now, seeing how powerful Uchiha Ren had become—and knowing that Amegakure had fallen under his control—Nagato was not angry.
Instead, he felt happy for Konan.
Because of that, he desperately wanted to see Madara, Obito, and Black Zetsu's plan fail.
He wanted them to suffer the same fate as him.
Crushed beneath Uchiha Ren's feet.
Never to rise again.
"Hehehe…"
Thinking of this, Nagato suddenly let out a strange laugh.
"…"
Itachi, Hidan, Kakuzu, and Jūzō all looked at him awkwardly.
Their former leader had truly gone mad.
He often laughed for no reason now.
Perhaps this was what too much suffering did to a person.
For a moment, Their gazes at Nagato were filled with sympathy.
"Interesting. This is getting more and more interesting…"
Orochimaru licked his lips expectantly.
"Uchiha Ren, are you preparing some grand technique?"
"With such a massive setup, the entire shinobi world must be shaken by now."
"More than shaken…"
Kabuto swallowed carefully.
"The Fifth Hokage never plays by common sense."
As he spoke, cold sweat appeared on Kabuto's forehead.
Everything that had happened had left him deeply unsettled.
And the more he saw, the more he feared Uchiha Ren.
"Then we wait and watch."
Orochimaru nodded thoughtfully.
He wanted to see what Uchiha Ren intended to do after placing screens across the entire shinobi world.
"Uchiha Ren…"
The Fourth Raikage, A, felt the same frustration.
"What exactly are you trying to do?"
Ever since Uchiha Ren rose to power, A felt as if the man had become his personal curse.
Now, before he had even reached Konoha, this strange screen had already stopped them.
"Then we wait."
"Let's see what the Fifth Hokage wants."
"This giant screen makes me feel like we're being watched."
The First Tsuchikage, Second Tsuchikage, Third Tsuchikage, First Mizukage, Second Mizukage, Third Mizukage, and others all sighed helplessly.
Among them, Ōnoki's old face wrinkled even more.
He felt bitter and helpless.
Things had long since exceeded his expectations.
If he had known this would be so difficult, he never would have cooperated with Madara.
Now, he was trapped between retreat and disaster.
It was truly unbearable.
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