Kagami scratched his head, looking at the group of Shinobi Cats opposite them: "So you mean all the cats on the other side are Jonin?"
Fugaku nodded.
Torifu exclaimed in shock: "There are at least twenty thousand of these cats; that means twenty thousand Jonin."
"Terrifying indeed!"
Kagami said, looking a bit embarrassed: "Torifu, stop joking around!"
"Hahaha..."
Torifu laughed heartily.
Feeling a bit ashamed, Kagami put his mask back on and properly pretended to be an Anbu.
Is this the army raised by the Uchiha Clan?!
The members of the Uchiha Clan had no face left to show anyone.
It was one thing for the Uchiha Clan's Shinobi Cats to defect right in front of the Shinobi Allied Forces, but to dare and come here to block them?
This was truly absurd.
At this moment, the high-ranking officials of the Shinobi Allied Forces had all arrived one by one.
The elites of Konoha, the elites of Kumogakure, the toads of Mount Myōboku, Shinobi from small nations...
Sakumo and Might Duy disguised themselves as Anbu and slipped in with Akimichi Choza's squad.
Might Duy looked at the chaotic army of cats, feeling a bit bewildered: "Are these cats our enemies?"
Sakumo nodded.
Ebisu requested to fight: "Chunin Ebisu is willing to fight the enemy commander!"
Kurenai was puzzled: "What is Uchiha Ryou doing? Does he think he can oppose our Shinobi Allied Forces just by sending a bunch of cats?"
"How dare he look down on the heroes of the world like this? Arrogant!"
While Kurenai was still complaining about Ryou underestimating the world's heroes, Asuma had already requested to fight from his father.
"Hokage-sama, I request to fight. I will surely sweep through the army and defeat the enemy."
Before the Third Hokage could speak, Sarutobi Sasuke grabbed Asuma's shoulder: "Asuma, do not be careless. There are no small matters on the battlefield; you must not take even the most ordinary opponent lightly."
Sarutobi Sasuke felt that the other side was just acting absurdly.
Kato Dan coughed, and Shizune said bitterly: "Uncle, it's all that Uchiha Ryou's fault. Your body was ruined by him."
Kato Dan smiled: "Actually, I can understand Ryou. He loves Tsunade too much; he views anyone who wants to get close to Tsunade as an enemy."
"I really hope Ryou and Tsunade can be happy! But with the army at the gates, I wonder if Ryou can still protect Tsunade?"
The Fourth Raikage clenched his fists in frustration: "What exactly does Uchiha Ryou want to do? Are we going to fight or not?"
Killer Bee rapped: "Fool~ idiot~ No wonder Ryou wanted to snatch Yugito back then; turns out he's a cat lover himself~"
Suddenly, there was a commotion in the Shinobi Cat army as two Shinobi Cats that looked like leaders walked out with a majestic gait.
One was an orange cat, and the other was a calico cat; they were Fish Ball and Fortune.
Fish Ball and Fortune walked out from the Shinobi Cat army.
Fish Ball shouted majestically at the Shinobi Allied Forces: "Beyond this natural barrier of the Great River lies the iron wall of Amegakure. Those who violate the territory of the Land of Rain, Fish Ball will surely crush them."
"Arrogant!!"
Asuma was furious and requested to fight again: "Hokage-sama, please let me fight. I will surely capture this beast alive!"
Kagami was puzzled: "Whose subordinate is this again?"
Itachi recognized it: "This is the first cat Uncle raised. Its name is Fish Ball, and it likes eating dried small fish."
"As for the calico cat next to it, that's Fortune, which Uncle got from a lucky draw."
"It's very greedy for money and often borrows money from me, but never pays it back!"
Itachi used to go to Ryou's mansion often to pet the cats, so he naturally knew which Shinobi Cats Ryou had!
Kagami realized: "So it's the cats raised by Little Ryou! What is Little Ryou playing at? Does he really want to block our army of ten thousand Shinobi with this group of cats?"
"..."
No one replied; everyone was vigilant, fearing that enemies might flank them from behind.
After all, the wolf in front might be feigning sleep to lure the enemy.
Fortune jumped out right after Fish Ball: "Fortune the calico is here! Who dares to fight me to the death?!"
Asuma couldn't take it anymore and jumped forward: "I am the Little Overlord of Konoha, Asuma! You bunch of weaklings, how dare you block my path?"
Fortune shouted: "Asuma, you yellow-mouthed child, is there no one left in the Shinobi Allied Forces? Did they actually send a child like you to fight?"
"Madman! The heroes of the world tremble at the sound of my name! Today, my Flying Swallow will take the head of a rat like you!"
Asuma raised his Flying Swallow and prepared to charge.
Shinnosuke was quick-witted and stopped Asuma.
"Asuma, be careful of an ambush!"
Asuma sneered: "What kind of ambush could there be? Brother, let go of me! With so many people watching, I, Asuma, will definitely make a name for myself in the Shinobi World today!"
Suddenly, the Shinobi Cats on the opposite side shouted in unison: "The Ancestor has arrived! Get out of the way!"
The Shinobi Allied Forces was shocked, especially the Uchiha Clan, who all reacted instinctively.
This was because the line of Shinobi Cats were all collateral branches of the Uchiha Clan, and they viewed the last patriarch of the Uchiha Clan, Madara, as the orthodox leader.
They also referred to Madara as the Ancestor.
Madara had actually arrived on the scene in person?!
This was a bolt from the blue for the Shinobi Allied Forces because the command headquarters had deduced that Madara would be stationed in Amegakure to guard the Gedo Statue sealing the Tailed Beasts.
And that Ryou would come out to block the advance of the Shinobi Allied Forces.
But now that Madara had personally come to the front line, it caught the high-ranking officials of the Alliance completely off guard.
All their calculations had fallen through.
Opposite them, a red figure rode on the back of a large tiger with a white forehead and piercing eyes.
He had a head of thick, unruly long black hair that half-covered his face. His eyes were indifferent and arrogant, carrying an innate pressure of someone who looked down upon the world.
He wore a set of bright red heavy armor, fully displaying the weight and majesty of a Shinobi from the Warring States Period, with his arms crossed over his chest, exuding a powerful aura.
This was Madara.
The front of the Alliance's formation fell into sudden silence, and the pupils of the high-ranking officials of the Shinobi Allied Forces shrank to pinpoints at the same moment.
The breathing of the Third Hokage, Danzo, Jiraiya, Kakuzu, and others came to an abrupt halt.
Kakuzu was horrified: "This aura is like an Asura stepping out from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood."
"Uchiha Madara, terrifying indeed!"
Even those who had been brought back by the Edo Tensei, such as Kato Dan, Sakumo, and Sarutobi Sasuke, dared not even breathe loudly.
Sarutobi Sasuke was shocked: "It really is Madara. He has been resurrected!"
Sarutobi Sasuke was a Shinobi from the Warring States Period. In that era, Hashirama and Madara had suppressed all other Shinobi until they couldn't even catch their breath.
They were the ceiling of the Shinobi World.
Sarutobi Sasuke, Kakuzu, and the others were also geniuses of the Warring States Period, but in front of those two, they could only shine shoes.
Kagami looked at Madara's indifferent face, feeling a bit nostalgic: "Lord Madara, your style remains the same!"
Kagami was born before the founding of Konoha, back when Madara was still the patriarch of the Uchiha Clan.
By the time Kagami could remember things, the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan had already united to establish Konoha, and the predecessor of the Shinobi Academy was the Konoha School.
Kagami and the Third Hokage, Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and Homura Mitokado were among the first students of the Konoha School.
Later, Madara saw through the hypocrisy of the Senju Clan and wanted to gather the Uchiha Clan to leave Konoha, but many of the Uchiha clansmen no longer trusted Madara, and he had completely lost his prestige within the Uchiha Clan.
For example, regarding his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, many Uchiha clansmen believed that he had stolen Izuna's eyes and that Izuna had been assassinated by him.
Madara was misunderstood, and because he wanted to lead everyone to oppose the Senju Clan again, he was not understood by anyone.
Saddened, he left Konoha alone, with no one following him.
Kagami was not qualified to judge Madara's affairs, and seeing such a person reappear in the Shinobi World felt like a dream.
They were facing a living legend.