XX-level Hokage

“This figure…” Ai felt an immense sense of oppression. “Who is he?” Terumi asked Onoki.

“Uchiha, Madara!” Onoki said seriously, his brows furrowed.

"Is this what he looks like under the mask? He looks exactly the same as before," Onoki Kōchō said, looking at Madara. What's going on? Could this be the enemy the Hokage was talking about? Terumi Mo's expression turned grim upon hearing this.

“No, look at his eyes. He was resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique. The Impure World Reincarnation technique can only bring the dead back to this world, which means he was already dead before.” Gaara looked at Madara’s dark red eyes and said seriously.

“But he is indeed Uchiha Madara. I fought him when I was young. So, who is that masked man?” In an instant, Onoki had a huge question.

"In other words, the man in front of us is the real Uchiha Madara, and the masked man who was mistaken for Madara is actually someone else," Ai said seriously.

“That’s right,” Gaara nodded and said.

"But who is that masked man? Didn't you use Akatsuki before? Can't you guess?" Mei Terumi asked Onoki, puzzled.

“I can’t think of anything. The only thing I’m sure of is that the masked man is also a member of the Uchiha clan. But there’s no time to think about that now. No matter who he is, we have to stop him,” Ohno said seriously.

At this moment, on the sand dune, Madara asked, "The headband with the character 'ninja' on it, but the ninja attire is different from that of the five great nations. Is this a new ninja army?" "Because this is war," Mu replied.

"After all, it was that guy who did it, so he must have had his reasons. I guess his plan didn't go smoothly, and he ended up resurrecting me in this way. Who is the caster of this resurrection technique?" Madara continued to ask.

"I don't know," Wu said.

As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp pain pierced his mind, and he lost consciousness.

Orochimaru then spoke through Mu's body: "I am Orochimaru, his assistant." "To speak to me through the Reanimation Jutsu, how sinister," Madara said with a hint of sarcasm.

"Your Reincarnation was specially prepared for you; your current power surpasses even your prime," Orochimaru said. "You...have you seen me in my prime?" Madara turned to look at "Mu" and asked coldly.

“No, so now, please let me witness the legendary power of the Uchiha,” Orochimaru said softly. Just then, a giant sand hand reached out to grab the two of them, but they easily dodged it.

"There's no way to catch him easily." Gaara said regretfully from beneath the sand dunes. At that moment, Madara landed on the ground, looked up, and said, "Okay."

Then she stood up, looked at the four shadows, and rushed over quickly. "They're here!" Terumi Momo said.

"Go, but be careful not to look him directly in the eye," Onoki warned, then swiftly ascended into the sky. "Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation"

Ban swiftly formed hand seals, and then a sea of ​​fire surged towards the four. "Water Strategy: Water Flow Wall"

Upon seeing the sea of ​​fire ahead, Mei Terumi quickly formed hand seals, and a continuous stream of water poured from her mouth. However, because Mei Terumi was not a specialist in water-based techniques, the amount of water was insufficient to completely block the sea of ​​fire.

Just then, Gaara summoned the Sand Waves. "Wall of Sand"

A massive sandstorm buried the remaining flames. Amidst steam and dust.

A instantly activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode. "Lightning Release: Lightning Plow Blade"

It exploded instantly, hurtling towards Madara.

A violent impact rang out, and Ai and Ban crashed into a sand dune.

"Did it work?" Mei Terumi asked with concern. Just then, Ai was instantly sent flying backward.

Then Ban emerged from the shattered sand dunes, and a blue giant appeared on his body.

"Susanoo, huh? It's already turned into the Mangekyou Sharingan." Onoki said, looking into Madara's eyes. Two blue lightsabers appeared in the hands of Madara's blue Susanoo.

The lightsabers were swung repeatedly toward the four shadows, but they were all blocked by Gaara's sand defense.

Chapter 197: The Five Kage vs. Madara (Part 2)

Just then, the yellow sand beneath Madara's Susanoo turned into quicksand, tightly gripping Madara's Susanoo.

But Madara remained completely unfazed, merely letting out a cold snort. Then, his Susanoo conjured six arms, and with a sudden burst of strength, he broke free from the quicksand's restraints.

But just as Madara was about to launch another attack, a large pool of scorching magma descended from the gate, completely engulfing the entire Susanoo.

The scorching magma, though unable to penetrate Susanoo's defenses, still caused changes in Madara's body due to the resulting heat. "Using heat, huh? That's quite clever," Madara said coldly.

At this time, Madara's Susanoo was a half-body Susanoo, and heat could still be transmitted through the area under Madara's feet.

Under Madara's control, Susanoo tried to break free from the magma, but at that moment, the magma instantly solidified, binding the entire Susanoo tightly.

"Now's the time!" Mei Terumi controlled her hand movements and turned to look at Onoki and Gaara. Onoki placed his hand on Gaara's gourd.

“Go, Kazekage, Earth Release: Light-Heavy Rock Technique. I have reduced the weight of the sand,” Onoki said.

After the previous fierce battle, his body is now finding it difficult to quickly unleash Dust Release. It can be said that, apart from Gaara, the other three of the four Kage are not in good condition.

“The sand is so light, very good. Just as the Mizukage confirmed, the lower part of Susanoo doesn’t seem to be able to withstand attacks like the body, so I can just use the sand under Madara’s feet,” Gaara muttered to himself.

Immediately afterward, an arm materialized beneath Madara's feet, flinging him directly out of Susanoo. At that moment, A also completed his charge.

"Go, Raikage!" "Raikage Level!"

Ai's body instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning, hurtling straight towards Ban.

Madara was floating in mid-air, his Susanoo bound by Terumi Momo, and with A's incredibly fast attack, he had no way to dodge. But just as A's attack was about to hit Madara, Madara's square-shaped eye socket suddenly started spinning and transformed into the Rinnegan.

"Too much." Ban said, blocking Ai's attack with one hand. "It was absorbed." Ai said, his face very ugly.

"Why does he suddenly have the Rinnegan?!" Onoki said in disbelief.

At this moment, the Susanoo bound by Mei Terumi disappeared. Madara kicked A back, then turned and jumped back onto the sand peak. "Just as I guessed, the ultimate Sharingan is the Rinnegan," Orochimaru said.

"I only awakened my Sharingan shortly before I died. Your name is Orochimaru, right? What did you do to my body?" Madara asked. "Didn't I tell you? I made your abilities even greater than at their peak," Orochimaru said calmly.

"You actually obtained the secret of my body! You, a mere wretch who couldn't even decipher the Uchiha Stone Tablet, actually cracked my secret!" Madara said with great dissatisfaction.

"I only attempted to formulate a hypothesis based on my years of experience and some recent observations, and now, you have proven my hypothesis. Sage of Six Paths, I can finally glimpse his divine power," Orochimaru said, but for some reason, there was not much joy in his tone.

“Don’t misunderstand, you didn’t create this power,” Madara said.

After saying that, Madara instantly formed hand seals, and Susanoo appeared. Then, Susanoo transformed into two parts of one, and the two Susanoo began to form hand seals at the same time.

Then, the ground began to darken, and as Miki looked up, a sense of despair welled up within her. The other three figures also looked up.

"How is this possible?!" Onoki exclaimed.

“The power of a god?” Gaara exclaimed. “Such power…” Aimon said with resentment.

Following their gaze, an enormous meteorite was falling from the sky. "Is this really a ninjutsu?" Mei Terumi asked, her face pale.

“There’s no other way, we have to find a way to do what we can.” After saying that, Onoki floated towards the stone. “Are we going to kill them too?” Orochimaru asked, looking at the meteorite in the sky.

"Of course, the Reincarnation Technique was originally used to take down the enemy together, so I'll recover soon," Madara said calmly. "A flying ninja? He must be that kid Ryouganhei from Iwagakure," Madara said with interest, seeing Onoki flying towards the meteorite.

Just then, Onoki reached out and stopped the magma with a "Earth Release: Super Light Heavy Rock Technique".

Onoki used almost all the remaining strength in his body to hold up the meteorite, slowing its descent. "Let's go too," Ai said.

After saying that, a burst of intense lightning erupted from Ai's body. He unleashed all the remaining power in his body and shot out from the ground, crashing straight into the meteorite. He then dismembered the meteorite from within.

Gaara also manipulated the sand with all his might, and a pair of huge sand palms rose from the ground, barely holding up the meteorite.

Meiyo Terumi spewed out two columns of magma, eroding the meteorite from both sides inwards. In no time, the meteorite came to a stop, riddled with holes.

"That kid, Tian Tianping, has gotten quite capable," Ban said calmly, looking at the stopped meteorite.

Just as the four shadows breathed a sigh of relief at stopping the meteor shower, a whooshing sound rang out.

“Alright, so what can you do about the second one, Onoki?” Madara said coldly.

A "crack" sound rang out. The second stone had arrived.

The immense weight caused Onoki to collapse instantly.

Gaara and Terumi's support also instantly became ineffective.

The meteorite finally crashed, the violent impact so loud that it could be heard even at the allied headquarters in Yunhu Village. When the dust settled, the site was littered with broken boulders.

Gaara protected himself and Mei Terumi within his sand barrier, though he himself was riddled with holes.

As for Onoki, he was completely unconscious and was being carried out by the Raikage. On the sand dune, Madara and Mu's Earth-Transforming bodies had recovered.

Looking at the scene before him, Orochimaru muttered to himself, "Is this the power of a Sage? It's astonishing."

"What a breathtaking sight. Orochimaru, how much do you really know about me?" Madara turned to look at "Mu" and said.

"This is just my guess. Back then, in your battle with the First Hokage, you didn't die at the Valley of the End. Although you were indeed defeated by the First Hokage, you also obtained a portion of his power, right?" Orochimaru said.

"No wonder you're so good at planning. Did you know all our plans?" Ban asked.

"I know a little, but I'm on your side. I just don't know if that fake Madara intends to follow the plan," Orochimaru said meaningfully. Madara looked at "Nothingness" and remained silent.

"Speaking of which, all four Kage are still alive. What should we do?" Orochimaru asked, looking at the battlefield.

"There are some things I want to confirm first, the summoning jutsu." Madara instantly cast the summoning jutsu, but there was no response.

While Mashiro was in Naruto's mental space, she severed Madara's summoning contract with Kurama. "You haven't captured Kurama yet," Madara said calmly.

"This battle is for this very reason. The Nine-Tails is still inside the Jinchuriki. Why are we going to capture him?" Orochimaru said.

"Wait, let me try out this new ninjutsu first," Madara said. Then he formed hand seals.

"Wood Release: Advent of the World of Trees"

Numerous enormous tree roots appeared on the ground and instantly attacked the four shadows.

Upon seeing this, Terumi instantly unleashed Boil Release. "Boil Release: Skillful Mist Technique"

It seemed that Ban hadn't used his full power, or perhaps he wasn't yet proficient in using it. The attacking tree roots were all dissolved by the boiling mist.

At this moment, Onoki woke up, struggled to get up, and said, "Leave the rest to me, I'll deal with him." "Old man, your injury..." Terumi Mo was about to stop him when Madara arrived not far away.

Madara looked at Onoki and said, "I still want to experiment with other ninjutsu, but you're too weak to dance anymore, Onoki." Onoki responded with a resentful expression.

"What kind of expression is that? After what happened before, you should know how big the gap is between us," Madara said with a smile. Hearing this, Onoki recalled the past.

Meanwhile, in a cave near Akatsuki headquarters, Orochimaru was observing everything with great interest. "No matter who Madara is, you're ultimately just a pawn," Anko mocked from the side.

Orochimaru didn't care and said, "Pawns? Who isn't a pawn? Even the invincible Madara could become someone else's pawn. Whether you are a pawn or not is not important. The key is whether you are useful."

"What do you mean by that?" Hongdou asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Now I have two Sage powers before me. Which one do you think I should choose?" Orochimaru said, seemingly to himself. Whether it was the power that Mashiro displayed back then, or the power that Madara is showing now, both are Sage powers to Orochimaru.

At this point, he could stand firm on either side, because he was an important piece, even a piece with the power to choose and decide.

"Let's wait and see the final result before making a decision. The main character will be here soon," Orochimaru said softly.

Chapter 198: The Five Kage vs. Madara (Part 2)

Coming back to his senses from his past memories, Onoki looked at Madara and said, "We ninjas have always been constantly fighting among ourselves, fighting endlessly for the interests of our country and village, disregarding other countries and villages, only knowing how to plunder and be plundered. If something is taken away, we take it back. Hatred has thus continued to grow, and for this reason, we even fought three Shinobi World Wars."

"This is what it means to live. We ninjas were born for this purpose. You've lived to this age, yet you haven't learned from the pain of the past."

"So much so that they don't even understand this principle," Ban said calmly.