Chapter 261 – An Ominous Screen
There was no doubt about it—the entire battlefield was gripped with fear.
After all, no one expected the First Raikage, revered as an overwhelming force, to be so easily erased—not just defeated, but wiped from existence, soul and all, by the massive screen floating in mid-air.
The fact that even his soul was obliterated sent chills down the spines of countless shinobi.
It was worse than death—it was annihilation.
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> "Is he really gone?"
"That was the First Raikage!"
"And now... even his soul can't return to the Pure Land?"
"How did one of our strongest fall before even reaching Konoha?"
The mood was especially grim among the shinobi of Kumogakure.
The Second Raikage, Third Raikage, both reanimated, and the still-living Fourth Raikage – Ay, all wore expressions of deep disbelief and growing dread.
This was the founder of Kumogakure, a legend. And now…
he was truly gone.
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Suddenly, the Second Raikage narrowed his eyes.
"Uchiha Madara," he growled. "Why weren't you erased?"
The tension snapped. Everyone turned to the legendary Uchiha.
"Don't tell me... you're behind this?"
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"Tch," the Third Raikage muttered coldly. "We might have been reanimated by your jutsu, but that doesn't mean we're your pawns."
The Fourth Raikage, Ay, took a step forward, voice sharp:
"How come when you attacked the screen, you got off with a warning—but when the First Raikage did it, he was erased?"
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Uchiha Madara didn't flinch.
In fact, he smirked.
"Do you think I owe you an explanation?" he scoffed.
"I was warned when I attacked. The First Raikage? He rushed in headfirst. That wasn't my problem."
He shrugged as if to say: Not my fault.
But in truth, even Madara felt a twinge of fear.
He had sensed something off the moment he struck the screen.
Had he gone further, he suspected his fate might have been the same.
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"You..." The Raikage brothers glared in silent fury.
But none of them dared press the issue.
Especially those reanimated—Madara still had control over them, after all.
The Fourth Raikage, Ay, clenched his jaw, but ultimately said nothing.
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Across the battlefield, the entire Ninja Alliance was on edge.
Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Kirigakure, even Otogakure—all now hesitated.
This Fifth Hokage, …
Just how deep did his power run?
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"Troubling..."
The First Tsuchikage, reanimated, shook his head slowly.
"How many secrets does this Fifth Hokage still hide?"
"I can't figure it out," the Second Tsuchikage muttered.
"He's already absurdly strong, but now this—this screen? This power?"
Even Ōnoki, the living Third Tsuchikage, swallowed hard.
His thoughts drifted back—back to the last time he had faced Uchiha Luo Lei.
The fear still lingered.
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"Should we fall back?"
The question came from Uchiha Obito, still masked, standing next to Madara.
He glanced at the screen, unease darkening his features.
"Or do we wait?"
Madara inhaled deeply.
"No. We wait. That screen didn't appear without a reason. Something's coming."
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"…Alright." Obito nodded reluctantly.
But the gnawing anxiety in his chest only grew.
Something about that screen…
It gave him a terrible feeling, like the prelude to a disaster.
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"Unexpected, truly," murmured Black Zetsu, his voice low and bitter.
Everything had gone sideways.
What was Uchiha Luo Lei planning?
Why introduce such a strange and dangerous construct—this floating screen—just as the war began?
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"Looks like the show's starting…"
Some of the other reanimated Kage—Kazekage, Mizukage, and more—watched with rising interest.
The First Kazekage, Second Mizukage, and the rest exchanged looks.
Curiosity shone in their eyes.
The closer they drew to Konohagakure, the more they realized—
This Fifth Hokage…
was unlike any leader they had ever known.
And something incredible was about to unfold.
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