The Third Raikage's expression was fluctuating between shock and anger. In fact, just now his inner heart was far from as calm as it appeared on the surface.
Madara indeed brought him a very serious sense of oppression. Whether in terms of reputation or ability, it was all the same.
So much so that even though he possessed the strongest spear and shield, his heart was also full of unease. If Madara really made a move against him, just how terrifying would this strong individual, who had lived from the Warring States Period until now, be?
Just at this moment, from a distance, large numbers of Cloud Shinobi began to appear one after another, it was Dodai bringing people over.
Earlier, Dodai had sensed that someone from their village had clashed with an unknown enemy and reported it to the Raikage.
The Raikage hurried ahead to the battlefield by himself, while they, not being so fast, could only slowly run over.
Once they got closer, Dodai noticed the Raikage frozen in place, and several Cloud Shinobi corpses around him. Among them, there were no traces of Akatsuki.
He couldn't help but frown and say, "Lord Raikage, what happened?"
The Third Raikage A had a grave expression, "Dodai, I remember last time you told me that the mysterious masked man who interfered when you were going to kill Pakura of Sunagakure, was suspected to have also wiped out the squad I sent to capture the Nine-Tails and the fifty reinforcements later on?"
Dodai nodded, still fearful, and said, "This person possesses a strange ability. None of our attacks can touch him, they all pass through his body."
"Also, judging from the traces left by the annihilated group of fifty, he also possesses wide-range lethal Fire Release techniques and some kind of extremely destructive large-scale summoning beast."
"In short, he is very strong. In terms of group lethality efficiency, perhaps even surpasses you, Lord Raikage."
The Third Raikage murmured,n"Powerful Fire Release techniques, large-scale summoning beast, it must be Susanoo, and also that strange intangibility ability, everything matches. Dodai, he really is Uchiha Madara!"
Dodai was shocked and couldn't help saying, "What?"
The Third Raikage's expression was serious, "I said that masked man is none other than the Asura of the ninja world, Uchiha Madara. He is the leader of Akatsuki. Just now, when I tried to capture an Akatsuki member, he stopped me."
"In short, immediately contact Onoki and the remaining three hidden villages. Tell them the news that Uchiha Madara is still alive. Right now is not the time for civil war. We must unite and solve the problem of Uchiha Madara first."
Dodai hadn't expected the situation to be this severe and immediately said, "Alright, I'll take care of it right away."
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On the other side, Obito carried Sasuke through the underground for a while. Seeing that the Raikage didn't give chase, he slowly emerged to the surface and let out a breath of relief.
Just now, when the Raikage launched continuous attacks against him, he was also in a perilous state.
Because ever since his eye went blind, he discovered that even though he could still activate his intangibility ability, the duration had shortened to just over one minute.
If the Third Raikage had continued attacking him for a while longer, he would've been exposed too.
Fortunately, the Raikage didn't have enough intel on him and was frightened by his act of pretending to be Madara.
Otherwise, he could've only abandoned Uchiha Sasuke and fled on his own.
But now, the situation was becoming more and more severe.
He looked at the weakened Sasuke beside him and said, "Things have deviated from my expectations a bit. I didn't think Akatsuki and Kumogakure in this world would have such a deep grudge, even to the point of the Raikage trying to capture us personally."
"The Third Raikage is not someone easy to deal with. Even Itachi may not be stronger than him."
Sasuke snorted unhappily, "If Itachi were still alive, just one glance would've taken care of him."
Obito spoke with a hint of sarcasm, "Oh? So now you admit you're far inferior to Itachi?"
"Well, it's true. Even I was somewhat wary of Itachi while he was alive."
Sasuke's face didn't look too good, and he retorted, "You're not in much better shape now, are you? Besides, today you've caused a huge mess. Rain Country will be in chaos soon. Do we still have enough strength to carry out your plan?"
Obito was momentarily silent. Sasuke was right, in order to save him today, he had no choice but to resurrect the identity of Madara. Afterwards, the five great ninja villages would definitely take action. At that time, Madara would also know that someone was impersonating him.
Furthermore, this intel might even fall into the hands of the Obito of this world. By then, he would no longer be in complete shadow, and many people would start being wary of him.
After a while, Obito asked, "Sasuke, can I trust you?"
"Consider it this once, I've already saved you twice today. Besides, I even took you to Konoha to meet your father and brother."
"Shouldn't you be grateful to me?"
Sasuke snorted, "What do you plan to do?"
Obito said, "Looks like we'll have to perform the transplant immediately. Only when you possess the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan will you have enough power to deal with everything."
Sasuke was secretly pleased but maintained a calm exterior, "I can agree. As long as you help me transplant the eyes, I'll do this for you."
Obito slowly said, "Deal!"
The two began searching for a suitable location for the transplant. Itachi's eyes were stored in Obito's Kamui space. Although he couldn't currently absorb himself into it, he could still use his intangibility ability to briefly return to Kamui space, touch the object inside and bring it out.
———
One day later, Dodai used an urgent dispatch to spread the news that Uchiha Madara was still alive and was the leader of the Akatsuki, known to the entire ninja world.
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[Kirigakure, Mizukage's Office]
The Third Mizukage looked at the intel submitted by the Anbu, his eyes flickering.
The Anbu asked, "Lord Mizukage, Uchiha Madara is a very dangerous individual. Should we join the operation to eliminate him?"
The Third Mizukage shook his head, "No, we won't interfere in this matter. However, regarding another matter, what is Sunagakure's stance? Did they agree to the ceasefire and hand over Pakura?"
The Anbu said, "Sunagakure was still hesitating earlier, but just now, they sent a message that Pakura would bring the ceasefire agreement alone."
The Third Mizukage nodded, "Alone, huh? Then arrange a proper location for her to 'fall'."
The Anbu respectfully said, "Yes."
The Third Mizukage continued, "I'll be leaving the village for some time soon. During this period, Kirigakure's affairs will temporarily be handled by Yagura and Genji."
"As for the plan to attack Konoha, begin implementing it. Send out our elite force, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen."
The Kirigakure Anbu was shocked, "My lord, at this time, isn't it a bad idea to attack Konoha? After all, there's still the big problem of Madara in the ninja world."
The Third Mizukage's face turned cold, and he said firmly, "Carry out my orders. At any cost, cause trouble for Konoha!"
This Kirigakure Anbu was extremely puzzled in his heart. He didn't quite understand what exactly was going on in the mind of the Third Mizukage.
Why did it feel like the Third Mizukage was deliberately helping Uchiha Madara relieve some pressure?
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