Hiruzen felt a bit bitter inside. He had specifically invited Danzo out to minimize the impact, but he hadn't expected the situation to turn against him.
He had made thorough preparations to deal with Danzo this time, the Anbu members he brought were more than enough to handle the Root members.
And he had considerable confidence in himself against Danzo. After all, Danzo had never beaten him since they were young, and he was confident he could take down Danzo.
However, what he had never expected was that Danzo had actually learned Edo Tensei and had summoned the First Hokage, the Second Hokage, and his old friend Kagami.
Danzo, you deserve to die a thousand deaths!
Most crucially, he had actually heard from Kagami that Madara was still alive, which was definitely not good news for Konoha.
Kazuki had previously destroyed Kirigakure and then killed countless Kirigakure ninjas, which could be considered weakening Madara's power.
He wondered if Madara would target Kazuki. The current Kazuki might not be a match for Madara.
Clearly, Mito had not told Hiruzen about Madara's matter.
How could Hiruzen accept suddenly knowing this?
As expected, Tobirama looked at Kagami and said, "Kagami, you just said Madara is still alive. What exactly is going on?"
"I died at the hands of the Mizukage before, but I felt a massive amount of ocular power on him, very similar to Madara's ocular power that I felt when I was young. Moreover, his ocular power was far superior to mine, and I had already awakened my Mangekyo Sharingan before. The only person whose ocular power is superior to mine that I've heard of is Madara." Kagami did not hide anything, speaking with a worried tone.
"I suspect he is still alive, but due to his age, he might only be able to fight by controlling the Mizukage."
Hearing about Madara's age, the others breathed a slight sigh of relief, it seemed to be true.
Mito was already very old, and Madara was probably even older than her.
Madara could indeed fight with his Mangekyo Sharingan, but he was definitely not in his peak condition.
Tobirama nodded thoughtfully, while Hashirama frowned.
He was certain he had stabbed Madara in the heart back then, so why was he still alive?
Soon, he seemed to have thought of something. If it was that jutsu, then Madara might indeed have survived.
"Alright, the reminiscing ends here. Monkey, facing the First and Second Hokage, how will you, the Third Hokage, fight?" When Danzo spoke of this, his gaze towards Hiruzen was filled with complexity.
Danzo still had feelings for Hiruzen. However, some of Hiruzen's actions had filled him with dissatisfaction. If he did nothing, he would be the one to die, so he had to do something.
From the moment Hiruzen wanted to train Kazuki to become Hokage, they had no room for turning back. Kazuki would not indulge him like Hiruzen did.
Damn you, Hiruzen, don't you realize that once Kazuki becomes Hokage, they will all be restrained?
(Hiruzen: Am I going to fight Kazuki to the death? A wise man knows when to submit. What's so bad about becoming Kazuki's man?)
Is he really going to jump around and fight Kazuki to the death?
Not only would he die then, but the Sarutobi clan would also be implicated by him, and Konoha could not afford such internal strife.
Hiruzen would be foolish to act like a clown.
As Danzo formed hand signs, Hashirama, Tobirama, and Kagami clearly felt that their movements were no longer under their control.
"Monkey, be careful." Tobirama quickly warned Hiruzen.
"I don't know what kind of material this is, but it allows us to exert at least eighty percent of our full strength. The Edo Tensei has been improved."
To be fair, Tobirama himself was also puzzled. Did Danzo truly possess such ability?
Even he hadn't developed the Edo Tensei to this extent, yet Danzo had accomplished it. Such a level of ninjutsu development was definitely not inferior to his own.
This was something Danzo couldn't achieve.
Ultimately, Danzo was his disciple. This disciple had ambition and decent ability, but in terms of talent for ninjutsu development, he was nothing special.
In the grand scheme of things, Danzo was far inferior to Hiruzen.
Now he was certain that Danzo was the one who performed the Edo Tensei, but why did he have a bad premonition?
"Eighty percent?" Hiruzen was also shocked.
If it was eighty percent of Tobirama's strength, the current Hiruzen was still confident in handling it, and he was also confident in facing Kagami.
But there was also a Hashirama on the other side.
Even if Hashirama only had fifty percent of his strength, he was not someone Hiruzen could contend with, let alone eighty percent.
Hiruzen gripped his Flying Thunder God kunai tightly.
'Kazuki, hurry up and come!'
Fortunately, Kazuki did not disappoint Hiruzen. Just as Tobirama and the others were about to launch their attack, Kazuki appeared not far from him.
"That's great."
Hiruzen, seeing Kazuki in front of him, breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
Kazuki possessed strength not inferior to Madara's, surely he could handle the First Hokage at eighty percent of his strength, right?
Kazuki's gaze swept over everyone.
The inherently evil old Senju ghost, the utterly foolish Hashirama, and his own father, Kagami.
Very good, Danzo, you have paved your way to death.
Kazuki clenched his fist, but how could this idiot Danzo use such a high-level Edo Tensei?
Soon, his expression changed. This Chakra signature, was it White Zetsu?
Did Danzo use those White Zetsu from back then, or did he obtain White Zetsu from other places, and perhaps even the Edo Tensei was given to Danzo by someone else?
Is it you, Black Zetsu?
Or Madara?