'This suspicious masked man is Obito?'
Following Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice and actions, Kakashi quickly locked onto the target.
Lightning Cutter!
"Kakashi, the barrier hasn't been fully broken yet, you're being too reckless!"
Seeing Kakashi by his side planning to forcefully charge into the Four Violet Flames Formation with Lighting Cutter, Guy couldn't help but feel a little worried.
But Kakashi, who had no time to worry about these things, had already raised his Lighting Cutter and rushed forward.
With no other option, Guy could only hurriedly activate his Eight Gates Released Formation.
"Sixth Gate, Gate of View, Open!"
Morning Peacock!
Under the enhancement of the sixth gate, the flames from Might Guy's rapid punches resembled peacock feathers unfurling, shooting toward the Four Violet Flames Formation like a torrential downpour.
The barrier, already on the verge of collapse under the attacks of various ninjas, became even more fragile now.
Zzzzt!
Kakashi's surprise Lighting Cutter became the final straw that broke the barrier.
Like a pebble piercing through thin ice, the Four Violet Flames Formation finally shattered and then disappeared in a puff of white smoke.
The four subordinates of Orochimaru who had maintained the barrier all spat blood and fainted the moment the formation broke.
———
"Uchiha… Obito?"
"Is this real?"
"That guy just claimed to be Uchiha Madara…"
"But the Hokage-sama's expression doesn't seem like he's lying."
As the Four Violet Flames Formation shattered, the people outside the barrier finally had a clear view of the situation inside.
And they all heard the name Uchiha Obito.
However, considering the earlier appearances of Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Itachi, the First and Second Hokages, the arrival of another Uchiha, Obito, didn't cause too much surprise.
Everyone was more astonished by the masked man's strength and actions.
"Quick, protect the Hokage-sama!"
After the barrier was broken, the Konoha ninjas who had been standing outside couldn't just sit back and watch anymore.
They quickly moved behind the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"No matter who you are, controlling the Mizukage, releasing the tailed beasts, ravaging Kirigakure, you won't get away this time!"
As the barrier shattered, Terumi Mei erupted with chakra like a raging demon.
She quickly formed hand signs.
Boil Release: Skilled Mist Technique!
Knowing the opponent's strange ability could ignore physical attacks, Terumi Mei used a wider range of high-temperature acidic mist this time.
"I don't believe you can ignore my acid mist forever, Chojuro!"
After covering the entire area with her Boil Release acid mist, Terumi Mei decided to have her guard attack the masked man to force a mistake out of him.
"Yes, Terumi Mei-sama!"
Hiramekarei, Release!
As one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Chojuro quickly unleashed his great sword.
The chakra-infused sword Hiramekarei, surrounded by pale blue chakra, smashed toward the masked man's head like a cannonball.
"Wait a moment…"
Just arriving on the scene, Kakashi, who intended to ask questions first, didn't have time to speak before witnessing the aggressive assault of the two Kirigakure ninja against the man suspected to be Obito.
BOOM!
Another burst of debris flew.
Terumi Mei adjusted the density of the acid mist to allow Chojuro to attack the enemy within it, all while closely observing the enemy's movements, hoping to find a flaw in his seemingly invulnerable ability.
"This is getting a little troublesome."
Uchiha Kage hadn't expected the barrier to be broken so quickly.
Sizzle!
Although his body could ignore the acid mist's corrosion with intangibility, the forest created by Hashirama was dissolving into scattered wood like wax.
It would be a shame not to use Fire Release in such favorable terrain.
After dodging another wave of Chojuro's attack, Uchiha Kage jumped to a high point and began forming hand seals.
"That seal… it's Fire Release, get away from him, Chojuro!"
Terumi Mei also noticed the surrounding forest, if it caught fire, they'd all be in danger, and they had to evacuate immediately.
"He's using too much chakra, we need to get out of here too!", Sarutobi Hiruzen, who also sensed the unusual nature of Uchiha Kage's jutsu, quickly led the surrounding Konoha ninja away.
After the barrier was broken, he had actually felt some relief.
Though he was Hokage, facing enemies like the former Hokages and Uchiha Shisui left him feeling outmatched.
Now, with the support of numerous Konoha ninjas, at least he wouldn't be fighting alone anymore.
Fire Release: Blast Wave Wild Dance!
Because he had already obtained Obito's chakra in the Nine-Tails Incident dungeon, Uchiha Kage could now not only match Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan pattern but also easily use the Fire Release techniques that only Obito could master.
First, he used Obito's Sharingan ability to distort the surrounding space and create a violent whirlwind, then followed up with a powerful Fire Release technique.
With the whirlwind and Uchiha Kage's own chakra amplification, the enormous firestorm spiraled forward, enveloping all space ahead like a giant flaming serpent devouring its enemies.
BOOM!
The rooftops and forest ahead turned to ash as soon as they came into contact with the firestorm.
"A Fire Release of this power… it's like Uchiha Madara reborn. The potential of the Uchiha clan is truly terrifying," Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the blazing rooftops.
Once upon a time, the Uchiha Obito he remembered was just a bottom-ranked student who constantly gave Minato headaches.
How could he possibly be like this now…
Still, they couldn't be entirely sure this masked man was really Obito.
Unless they smashed his mask.
Thinking of this, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked again at Kakashi, who was also stunned by the Fire Release.
'What a shame, if Kakashi had mastered the Flying Thunder God, we wouldn't need to worry so much now.'
"Orochimaru, given the current situation, it looks like you'll have to flee in disgrace."
After the inferno died down, Uchiha Kage came to Orochimaru's side.
Also nearby were Senju Hashirama and Kazekage Rasa, both controlled by Orochimaru.
Besides them, not far away were Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui, along with the Konoha ninjas led by Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Kirigakure members including Terumi Mei, everyone had split into four factions.
Each side was warily eyeing the others.
"Me, run away? You're underestimating me," Orochimaru waved his hand, and a group of ninja wearing Sound Village forehead protectors appeared behind him.
These were his hidden subordinates who hadn't participated in the previous actions, including Yakushi Kabuto, and thus still retained a decent fighting force.
"Uchiha Shisui, didn't you say you'd help me destroy Konoha? Why are you now standing with that traitor?"
Since the masked man beside him might be friend or foe, Orochimaru turned his attention to Uchiha Shisui.
"The Second Hokage said the Uchiha are an evil clan, is that true?"
Uchiha Shisui ignored Orochimaru and the others, only looking at Uchiha Kage.
Clearly, he was still brooding over what Senju Tobirama had said earlier.
"Of course not. Tobirama used sophistry to equate 'awakening through loss' with 'Uchiha are all lunatics.' In reality, those two things aren't connected at all. That guy just imposed a conclusion onto the Uchiha to justify his own bias."
This kind of petty trick might fool simple folks like Sasuke and Shisui, but it had no effect on Uchiha Kage.
As for the extreme cases like Obito and Itachi…
A few lunatics emerging over the span of a thousand years—so what?
"I see."
Uchiha Kage's reply completely dispelled the doubts in Uchiha Shisui's heart.
The Uchiha were clearly not some evil clan.
"Then were you involved in the Uchiha clan massacre?"
"I don't have time for such boring things."
"Good."
Uchiha Shisui used Body Flicker to appear next to Uchiha Kage.
He didn't fully believe everything the other said.
But more importantly, he had just seen his fellow Uchiha clansmen in the man's Theme Park projection.
That was what truly piqued his curiosity.
This mysterious masked man, what exactly was his relationship to the Uchiha?
"Shisui!", Seeing his friend really "defect," Uchiha Itachi quickly tried to stop him.
"Itachi, I won't take any more action today. Once I've uncovered the full truth, I'll decide how to face this world."
Ignoring Uchiha Itachi's call, Uchiha Shisui closed his eyes with a complicated expression, showing he no longer wished to get involved.
"Then let this old man enlighten you, he's just someone bewitched by Uchiha Madara. He'll never tell you the truth, Shisui!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen also tried to pull Shisui back.
He hadn't expected that a reanimated Shisui could still use such a high-level genjutsu like Kotoamatsukami.
Even as a dead man, the value he held was undeniable.
But no matter how sincerely Sarutobi Hiruzen pleaded, Uchiha Shisui never opened his eyes again.
"Terumi Mei-sama…", Noticing that the Konoha group and the mysterious masked man seemed ready to resume fighting, Ao quietly reminded her from behind.
"I know."
Terumi Mei understood what her subordinate meant, the situation was unclear, and the enemy was too powerful. It was better to wait for the other two factions to clash first before making a move.
"Now that both sides are evenly matched, do you plan to help me or stand by and watch?"
Orochimaru didn't trust Sarutobi Hiruzen, nor did he believe in the so-called Theme Park proposed by Uchiha Kage.
But he was extremely curious about this mysterious masked man.
'Uchiha Obito? Unlikely. Uchiha Madara? Definitely not…'
At the very end, the Second Hokage seemed to have guessed this man's identity, and was then instantly silenced.
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