XX-level Hokage

"However, this includes methods to stop it," Obito said coldly.

"What if I refuse?" Tenshomaru said calmly.

“Not only will you never get what you want, but even what you think about will change and become your own fate,” Obito said, looking at Orochimaru with his left Rinnegan.

"It's not wise to make an enemy of the Rinnegan now. I have other killers, so there's no need to rush." ​​Orochimaru looked into Obito's eyes and pondered in his mind.

“Alright, but we don’t have any offerings right now. I should have said that this woman can’t be used,” Orochimaru said.

Obito looked at Orochimaru and activated his right Kamui. The two ninjas landed on the ground.

"Who are these two people?" Orochimaru asked疑惑地问道,

“I encountered him on my way back,” Obito said, then grabbed a ninja and snapped his neck. “Come on, I’ve already completed the pre-operative preparations for you,” Obito said, throwing the corpse in front of Orochimaru.

Chapter 185: The Shadows That Have Passed Away

Orochimaru glanced at Obito, then went to the body lying on the ground and took out a scroll.

"Let me make this clear first. This falls under the category of summoning jutsu. To summon the soul of the deceased from the Pure Land of the Desolate Realm to the mortal world for relocation, the first requirement is a part of the person being revived—a certain amount of physical body or a part representing personal information. If this element cannot be met, the relocation cannot proceed. And since an overly decomposed body cannot be identified, the possibility of relocation failure is not small." Orochimaru took out a kunai, inserted it into the body, then pulled it out and smeared blood on the scroll. He then pressed the scroll to the ground, and immediately the patterns on the scroll began to appear on the ground.

"Is this the technique of Reincarnation?" Obito carefully observed the pattern on the ground.

Orochimaru placed the other, still-living ninja in the center of the pattern, then formed hand seals. Instantly, paper and soil began to appear on the ground, tightly wrapping the ninja's entire body.

“Like this, by using a living person as a vessel for the soul of the dead, the Transfiguration is complete,” Orochimaru said, forming another hand seal.

The mud and paper faded away, revealing the ninja inside. He now looked exactly like the ninja who had just died.

"Therefore, this Deception Technique is the most mysterious and terrifying move in the entire ninja world. It was established by the Second Hokage and perfected by me—an ultimate forbidden technique," Orochimaru continued.

"Use this talisman to suppress the personality. As long as a certain command is given, the resurrected person can regain their former abilities and become an immortal pawn that obeys my every command." Orochimaru inserted a kunai with the purple talisman into the brain of the resurrected ninja, then turned to Obito and said.

"This ninjutsu is so useful, isn't there any risk involved?" Obito asked.

The most perfect thing about this ninjutsu is that it poses no risk to the user. Orochimaru said with a smile. "What did you say?" Obito clearly didn't believe Orochimaru's words.

"Really, the Reincarnation Technique is harmless. Of course, it's possible it is, but neither the Second Hokage nor I have noticed it," Orochimaru said. "Everything has its counter-effects. No ninjutsu is perfect. In short, we must not easily lose faith," Obito said softly.

"Thank you for your advice. If this ninjutsu truly carries any risk, then the risk lies in the fact that I've revealed its secret to you," Orochimaru said, looking into Obito's eyes.

"I should probably go now; snakes are better suited to dark places." Orochimaru summoned a coffin, placed the reanimated ninja inside, and then turned to leave.

"Wait, you haven't told me how to stop the Reanimation Jutsu." Obito called out to Orochimaru.

“Right, I almost forgot. Even killing the caster won’t stop this ninjutsu. So, how do we stop the Earth Reincarnation? It’s simple. Just control me, the caster, and press the Seal of Noon, Tiger to use the Release. For example, use your Sharingan to control me. The rest is just sealing the souls resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation.” Orochimaru said, turning his head.

“I hope what you’re saying is true,” Obito said softly.

"I don't have the guts to lie to you. That's enough. I've told you how to stop. I'm leaving." Orochimaru said, then left with Anko.

After Orochimaru left, Black Zetsu emerged halfway from the ground. Obito asked, "Did White Zetsu spores attach to that guy?" "Of course," Black Zetsu replied.

"Then Black Zetsu, you should go over there and make preparations," Obito said. "Understood," Black Zetsu said, then sank into the ground.

On the other side, Anko, who was being held hostage by Orochimaru, said, "You should understand, that guy is just using you."

"Of course I know, but... who's using whom is really clear," Orochimaru said with a smile, referring to the location of the sensory unit in Kumogakure.

"Thanks to Aburame Muta's intelligence, we almost missed it. The White Zetsu army is traveling underground. If we extend our sensing range further underground, they intend to have the White Zetsu army pass directly under the feet of the Allied Forces," Ao said.

At this time, the four Kage, besides Gaara, were also here.

"Are they planning a surprise attack on the Allied forces' rear? Use the soil to dig them out." Ai said. "Contact Huangtu immediately," Onoki said.

"Intelligence department, immediately inform Huang Tu about this." Through sensing instruments, the sensing unit quickly relayed the message to the intelligence unit.

Meanwhile, Huang Tu's troops arrived at the location of the White Zetsu army. Kakashi's troops, on the other hand, encountered the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Gaara's army encountered the five dead Kage.

“Here he comes.” Gaara stood on high ground and spotted the Second Tsuchikage, Mu. Mu placed his hand on the ground and summoned three coffins.

The third Raikage, A; the second Mizukage, Gengetsu Hozuki; the fourth Kazekage, Rasa. "Where is this?" The third Raikage opened his eyes, looked around, and asked.

“I never expected that my former enemy would reunite. No, I don’t recognize him,” Hozuki Gengetsu said, looking at Rasa.

"This is a lowly ninjutsu of the Second Hokage, used to summon the dead from the underworld and bind their souls. You were all forcibly summoned here by this ninjutsu," Wu said.

"Summoning the dead? What's going on?" Hozuki Gengetsu asked in confusion.

"Have you forgotten? I was the one who killed you. You're long dead, Second Mizukage." Mu walked up to Hozuki Gengetsu and said.

"Ah, that time... no, didn't you perish together with me that time? No, I should have killed you." Hozuki Gengetsu pointed at Mu, speaking with great anger.

"Is that so? Let's put those arguments aside for now. What I want to know is where the person who resurrected us using this ninjutsu is," Wu said, looking around.

"In this area, I can sense the same chakra as this new face several kilometers ahead, and it's with a large force," Mu said, looking at Rasa.

"If I remember correctly, you are..." The Third Generation Ai vaguely remembered Rasa.

"I am the Fourth Kazekage, and the previous generation has mentioned your heroic deeds many times," Rasa said.

"So that means the Sand Ninja lasted until at least the Fourth Hokage, no, the Fifth Hokage. The feeling of being in the future world is really strange," Hozuki Gengetsu said, looking at his hands.

"Let's make this clear first, this isn't the future, we're beings from the past. Don't interrupt, or I'll kill you." Wu looked at Hozuki Gengetsu and said with displeasure, "I was killed a long time ago, but that was before I killed you too." Hozuki Gengetsu said, pulling at Wu's bandages.

“I’ve already said we shouldn’t talk about that now. The most important thing is who resurrected us. I think it must be that damned Second Hokage,” Muya said, tugging at Hozuki Gengetsu’s clothes.

"In my time, the Second Hokage had already died, but there was another ninja who could use this Reanimation Jutsu, and his name was Orochimaru..."

Luo Sha said in unison.

Just as Rasa was speaking, an eyeball floated not far from the four of them; it was Gaara's Eye of Sand.

"Four people, one of whom is the father." On a distant mountain peak, Gaara covered one eye and said coldly.

At the foot of the mountain, an intelligence ninja ran over, leaned close to Shikamaru's ear, and began to relay information. After finishing, he turned and left.

Shikamaru frowned as he looked at the surrounding Allied forces and said, "Headquarters has sent word that the raiding force has encountered an enemy raiding force. As originally predicted, the enemy consists of dead who have been resurrected using the Reanimation Jutsu and sent to the battlefield."

"This battlefield is the same; we don't know what kind of enemy we will face, but everyone is already prepared for that," Ino said earnestly.

Just then, Gaara, atop the mountain, made a hand gesture. "It's a signal; the enemy is nearby," Shikamaru explained.

"But headquarters hasn't sent any notification that the enemy has been detected. What's going on?" Choji asked.

"There must be opponents among them that even headquarters can't detect. No wonder, those resurrected are all formidable figures," Shikamaru said calmly.

Chapter 186: Battle Situation and Strategy

Meanwhile, the intelligence unit in Kumogakure also received the news.

Gaara's Fourth Division sent a message reporting the discovery of four enemies: the Second Mizukage, the Second Tsuchikage, the Fourth Kazekage, and... "The message was received by a ninja from Kumogakure, who was extremely nervous at that moment."

"Who is the other one?" the Fourth Hokage asked. "The Third Hokage, Lord Raikage..."

"What?! Even Dad... Damn Akatsuki!" The Fourth Hokage slammed his fist on the table, shouting angrily.

"This doesn't match our sensory response numbers. Is the intelligence accurate?" Mei Terumi asked the intelligence unit ninja.

"Terumi Mei, the one who has appeared is the Second Tsuchikage," Amanoki said solemnly. Terumi Mei reacted instantly as well.

“No wonder, the sensory responses suddenly became three, and we couldn’t sense the third one. The reason we couldn’t sense it is undoubtedly because of Master Wu,” Onoki said slowly.

At this moment, everyone in the perception unit was extremely tense.

"Someone actually managed to evade the headquarters' perception system technique. What a terrifying enemy," Qing said seriously.

“Lord Qing, there are too many of those white monsters. With my abilities, I cannot sense and track any specific individuals. The Darui First Division is about to encounter several enemy troops. We request that the White Zetsu army and the Edo Tensei-reincarnated sensory personnel be divided into groups,” said a soldier from the sensory division.

"Understood. You're in charge of expanding your senses." After saying that, Qing closed her eyes and began to perceive through the sensory system. A moment later, Qing suddenly opened her eyes, her face showing surprise.

"Oh no, the Darui First Division is about to face a large number of members from the Earth Reincarnation Group, and each of them is a well-known figure," Qing said nervously. At this moment, the area under the First Division's jurisdiction...

Darui looked at the coastline ahead, where large swathes of white Zetsu began to appear.

“They’re here. Signal for battle,” Darui said. “Yes, sir.”

The order began to be rapidly relayed to the rear.

"What an astonishing number!" Tian Tian exclaimed in surprise.

"It's not just the sheer number that's astonishing," Hiashi said seriously, his Byakugan activated, revealing an even more terrifying presence.

"The information from headquarters is correct; I can see the resurrected ones mixed in with them using my Byakugan," Hiashi continued. "Lord Hiashi, ten o'clock," a Hyuga ninja suddenly said.

Hiashi looked in the direction and saw Hyuga Hizashi and Kato Dan. "That's?!"

Riji's expression turned ugly.

On the other side, some older Cloud Ninja also spotted the familiar figure. "Could it be?!" one of the older Cloud Ninja suddenly exclaimed in horror.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem with the enemy?" a young ninja from Iwagakure asked beside him.

"Those two are Lord Golden Horn and Lord Silver Horn!" the older Cloud Ninja exclaimed in surprise. This was at Cloud Ninja Village.

Ao, from the sensory unit, also sensed the unusual phenomenon and exclaimed, "These two people possess the Nine-Tails' chakra! Such a massive amount of chakra!"

Looking at the images of Kinkaku and Ginkaku on the sensory crystal ball, the Fourth Hokage, A, said with a rare hint of panic, "That's right, they are the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers from the Cloud Ninja." "The Fourth Division's enemy is Father, and the First Division's enemy is the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers. In any case, now I have no choice but to personally take to the battlefield."

The fourth generation Ai spoke.

"Wait a minute. The Fourth Division is about to face the Second Mizukage, the Second Tsuchikage, the Third Raikage, and the Fourth Kazekage. If the Allied Forces are not up to par, the three of you can go directly into battle. It's a good opportunity for the current four Kage to face the former four Kage, and you are also quite familiar with their methods."

"As for the First Allied Forces, I will handle that," Mashiro said softly. "Please wait a moment."

As soon as Mashiro finished speaking, Shikaku spoke up. Mashiro turned to look at Shikaku.

"The Hokage is the commander-in-chief of the Allied Shinobi Forces. The commander-in-chief must remain in the safest place and direct the war until the final stage. This is a responsibility he must bear to his subordinates," Shika said earnestly.

“But the first unit of Darui faces an overly concentrated group of powerful enemies,” Qing said.

“The situation in battle is like that of living beings; it changes every moment. As a strategist, all I can do is to see it clearly.” As he spoke, Shikaku pointed to the map on the table.

"Let's start with confirming the identities of each unit. At the forefront is the surprise attack force led by Kankuro. Although they clashed with Akatsuki's Edo Tensei surprise attack force, they have already defeated the enemy. From now on, they are continuing their advance towards Akatsuki's stronghold."

At the forefront of the combat force is the Third Division led by Kakashi, which is still fighting against the reanimated Seven Ninja Swordsmen, but our side has gained the upper hand.

The current main battlefield can be considered the place where Huang Tu's second unit is fighting a bitter battle with the White Zetsu army, while Mifune's fifth unit is waiting in a long column formation to provide assistance to various battlefields.

Okay, let's get to the point. There is now a local force coming from the sea, and they will be facing off against Darui's first force. We'll call this Battlefield A.

The force about to confront the suddenly appearing Four Kage is Gaara's Fourth Division, led by Amanto; we call it Battlefield B. "So it seems the battlefield has covered the entire area," the Fourth Kage said.

This is incorrect. Concentrating forces to gain an advantage is the ironclad rule of war. When encountering two enemies, forces must be concentrated to eliminate one of them first. Now that the war is divided into two parts, A and B, in this situation, battlefield A should be cleared first, and forces should be concentrated on the Darui First Force.

First, the fifth unit of the three ships was to be sent in a strip formation as reinforcements, and then meet up with the first unit at the rear of the formation.