Seeing this, Madara, Obito, Black Zetsu, and the others all showed disbelief.
They had never expected the giant screen in the sky to not only show images, but also connect both sides through a two-way broadcast.
Especially when the Konoha side appeared on the screen.
The shinobi of Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Otogakure widened their eyes one after another, as if they had seen a ghost.
"How is this possible?"
"That scene on the screen… is that Konoha?"
"It really is Konoha. Could this be another new technique developed by the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Ren?"
Soon, after the initial shock, countless alliance shinobi cried out in disbelief.
Some of them trembled when they saw Uchiha Ren at the center of the image.
His pressure was simply too great.
Even through the screen, their hearts shook and their souls trembled.
They had imagined many possibilities.
But none of them had expected Uchiha Ren to ignore common sense and directly open a battlefield broadcast link.
"I truly didn't expect this."
After a long moment, Hashirama reacted first and laughed loudly.
"He can even connect two places through a screen. The Fifth Hokage really knows how to put on a show."
"Compared to him, we are completely outdated."
"Konoha hasn't changed much."
Beside him, Tobirama's eyes lit up.
"Uchiha Ren does have skill. It seems Konoha has already finished preparing for war."
"He just dealt with the Nine-Tails. Now he's preparing to face the shinobi alliance."
"Mm."
Minato nodded thoughtfully.
Looking at the screen, he saw Mei Terumi of Kirigakure, Konan of the Hidden Rain Village, the Queen of Loulan, shinobi from Takigakure, Sunagakure, and more.
Clearly, Uchiha Ren had already made full preparations.
But in the next instant, Minato's body stiffened.
His eyes filled with joy, guilt, and confusion.
He had seen Naruto.
Especially that head of golden hair.
With one glance, Minato knew.
That was his child.
"Child… are you all right?"
Minato suppressed the joy in his heart and murmured softly.
"Your mother and I… we truly wronged you."
"Minato, the Fifth Hokage probably suppressed the Nine-Tails just now."
Hashirama spoke meaningfully.
"From now on, your son should be able to use the Nine-Tails' power freely. As for those scenes of the Nine-Tails being humiliated, they were likely played to completely crush its pride."
"I think so too."
Tobirama nodded thoughtfully.
"Compared to Monkey, this Fifth Hokage is clearly far more confident."
By now, Hashirama and Tobirama understood many things.
Why had Hiruzen done so many unbelievable things?
It was probably to maintain his own rule.
Since his own strength was limited, he suppressed Konoha's clans and powerful shinobi to keep control.
Because of that, the Senju Clan, Uchiha Clan, Hyūga Clan, Sakumo Hatake, Hizashi Hyūga, and others had all become Hiruzen's targets.
Unfortunately, while doing all that, Hiruzen ran into Uchiha Ren, who had been quietly enduring for ten years.
As a result, all his plans failed.
Even he himself met a miserable end.
"How did it become like this?"
Hearing Hashirama and the others, Hiruzen almost wanted to cry.
He had never expected that even now, Uchiha Ren would create a two-way battlefield broadcast.
Meeting face-to-face was not frightening.
What was frightening was being seen like this.
As the Hokage whose rule had been overthrown by Uchiha Ren, Hiruzen still felt fear even after dying once.
Especially when he saw Konoha's current thriving state, his heart filled with disgust.
Everything in Konoha had once belonged to him.
Now it was all gone.
And he had become a public disgrace, hated by everyone.
"Hahaha! The Fifth Hokage really knows how to put on a show. He even created a remote video connection."
"Konoha doesn't look nervous at all. They were even watching the Nine-Tails' joke."
"I saw Sunagakure, Kirigakure, the Hidden Rain Village, Takigakure, Loulan, the Land of Demons, and other forces. It seems Konoha is fully prepared too."
"There's going to be a good show. The Fifth Hokage must be preparing to make a move."
At this moment, the revived Kazekage and Mizukage also began speaking one after another.
Although they had been revived by Madara's Edo Tensei, their hearts were clearly not with him.
From beginning to end, they hoped Uchiha Ren would win.
So after seeing the remote video feed, their first thought was that the Fifth Hokage was about to unleash something big.
◇ BONUS & SUPPORT ◇
◇ 1 bonus chapter for every 10 reviews — drop a comment!
◇ 1 bonus chapter for every 100 Power Stones.
◇ Read 60 chapters ahead on P@treon → patreon.com/StrawHatStudios