"Even the Raikage...!!"
Mabui felt like she was about to die. How could two people be so reckless, one more impulsive than the other? This was a life-or-death gamble—if they lost, what then?!
Tsunade pushed open the door and said, "But Madara is from the Uchiha clan. If we can't find a way to deal with Fire Release, we have no chance of winning. Also, that unknown boy with the Rinnegan—prepare to use the Flying Thunder God Technique for the Mizukage! Gather all the ninja forces and converge on Killer Bee and Naruto. This is a full-scale war!!"
"Agreed."
The Raikage stood up and followed the Hokage, ready to advance into the battlefield.
"Sigh~ fine."
Mabui sighed deeply, only able to reluctantly agree, then began coordinating with Rokku to locate Naruto and Killer Bee, preparing to teleport nearby.
...
At this moment, Genma's squad beside the Mizukage received Rokku's transmission in their minds, which relayed the news of Uchiha Madara's resurrection and the death of the Third Tsuchikage. Though surprised by the loss of such a powerful shadow, their task was only to teleport the Mizukage to the battlefield.
"He's dead..."
The death of the Third Tsuchikage slightly surprised Mei Terumi, the Fifth Mizukage. Hearing they would use the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport her, her mind recalled the Fourth Hokage of Konoha, known as the Yellow Flash.
Looking at the three people surrounding her, she asked, "The Flying Thunder God Technique should be the Fourth Hokage's ninjutsu, right?"
"We were originally the bodyguards protecting the Fourth Hokage. Now, we serve as the Fifth's guards. The Flying Thunder God Technique was taught to us by the Fourth, but unlike him, it requires three people working together to perform. It might be a bit uncomfortable, so please bear with us..."
"I see. Then let's begin quickly!"
Tsunade thought she might see the legendary Konoha Flash again, but it turned out this technique had many restrictions.
"Our people have already marked Lady Tsunade. Once she arrives at the battlefield, we'll start immediately."
"Understood. I won't allow anything to delay the wedding date."
Tsunade was a bit expectant—she wondered what Madara looked like during the Warring States period. But then she remembered that most Uchiha from the clan were handsome, comparable to Hashirama Senju.
...
In the dense forest, two figures flashed past, followed by a booming sound. Naruto, now in Nine-Tails mode, already knew everything that was happening at the Fourth Division's battlefield: the old Tsuchikage was dead, enemies were rushing toward their location, and they were currently surrounded by a mysterious masked man.
All the burden now fell on him. That unknown boy about his age was astonishingly strong—not only mastering Wind Release, his father's Flying Thunder God, but also, after the Tsuchikage's death, learning Dust Release.
"What's wrong? Naruto! Now's not the time to be distracted, you idiot! You bastard!"
Killer Bee, sensing Naruto's distraction, used his octopus tail to smash the incoming lava ball and warned him.
They were surrounded by the masked man, who claimed to be Uchiha Madara, along with the previous Jinchuriki of the Ten-Tails. In such a tense battlefield, Naruto couldn't afford to be distracted.
"...Huh? Sorry."
Naruto, reacting, looked at the colorless bubbles covering them and instinctively raised his hands to protect his face, preparing to block the attack. He felt the deep malice behind it.
Water Release: Bubble Technique!!
Utakata, the former Six-Tails Jinchuriki, had been reanimated by Edo Tensei and was now a puppet sharing vision like Pain of the Six Paths.
Colorless bubbles shot out from a flute, enveloping Killer Bee and Naruto. As the bubbles rose high, a snap sounded, and they burst apart!!
"Bang!!"
A fierce explosion instantly engulfed the two.
"Not good! Fighting in the forest—although these Jinchuriki have lost their Tailed Beasts and are dead, now reanimated by Edo Tensei, they not only retain their Biju power but also have eyes like those of Pain—one Sharingan, one Rinnegan. What can we do, Naruto? Didn't you defeat Nagato?"
Killer Bee, inside himself, shouted. His tail wrapped around both to shield them from the explosion.
"..."
Naruto remembered their nearly flawless teamwork—no blind spots—and compared it to Nagato's Six Paths Pain. Indeed, they were similar. He said, "If the situation now is like when I fought Nagato, then they must be controlled by the enemy's chakra!
I remember Nagato used black chakra receivers to control them!!"
"I see… so if we pull out or destroy those rods, we can break the 'Outer Path' technique…"
Killer Bee, speaking through Killer Bee's body, said, "But it's very tricky. Our attacks are hard to land on them, and we don't even know where those rods are attached…"
After the explosion, the massive octopus tail unfurled and swung fiercely at those approaching the Jinchuriki. Even in blind spots, they couldn't be hit.
The only sure way to hit them might be a Tailed Beast Bomb self-detonation, covering a huge area instantly—though it would be very painful for us too.
Molten lava flowed out as Rōshi, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, was engulfed in magma. He directly engaged the Eight-Tails in close combat, sizzling sounds of roasting meat filling the air.
"Too hot."
The Eight-Tails retracted its tail and fled with Naruto, but their eyes kept watching the bodies of the reanimated Jinchuriki, checking for black rods.
Unconsciously, they glanced at the chest of the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, Yagura. Killer Bee's soul, controlling the body, signaled the Eight-Tails to pay attention to her chest, saying, "That's probably it. Though I sometimes stare at Yagura's chest—I need to reflect—I saw a black protrusion. At first, I thought it was a breast."
"..."
The Eight-Tails was speechless. Even now, Killer Bee was being so inappropriate. But he still told Naruto, "Yagura's chest has a black protrusion. Check it."
"...That's it!!"
Naruto, held by the Eight-Tails' tail, confirmed.
"Alright, since we've found it, it's time for me to clear out this damn forest!!"
Their view was restricted by the dense woods, but as long as one enemy kept watching, everyone could see them. They were like lost people in a fog, unable to act freely.
Now, if they fully transformed into the Tailed Beast form, they could flatten this place!!!
The terrifying chakra overflowed. Sensing something, Uchiha Madara immediately retreated, along with the reanimated Jinchuriki under his control.
In the next moment, the towering Eight-Tails appeared, slamming its eight octopus tails into the ground and roaring loudly: "I am the Eight-Tails!! I will flatten you all!!!"
The vast sound echoed for dozens of kilometers. Even Yuuki, who was rushing toward them, heard it. She smiled, recognizing it as a Tailed Beast, and sped up.
Sand and stones flew as the fully unleashed Eight-Tails razed the forest within a five-kilometer radius into ruins. Its massive body stood beneath the sky, eyes fixed on the masked man standing far away and the reanimated former Jinchuriki beside him.
"Enemies are approaching. Eight-Tails, extremely hostile intent detected."
Naruto, held by the Eight-Tails' tail, sensed someone rushing toward them at high speed!!
"Which direction?"
Killer Bee took the lead, controlling the Eight-Tails' body, shouting loudly. Besides the enemies, he couldn't think of anyone else who would intervene now.
"Sage Art: Dust Release: Original Realm Shattering Technique."
Arriving, Samui looked at the enormous Eight-Tails, spreading her hands. A transparent conical shape appeared in her palms, ready to cut off some of its tails.
She didn't mind only removing part of the Tailed Beast, becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. This was her first time fighting at such intensity, and she was somewhat excited.
"East, two thousand meters high, seven kilometers away. He's using Dust Release. The boy with the Rinnegan who instantly killed the Tsuchikage at the Fourth Division battlefield!!"
Naruto, sensing Samui's precise location, shouted. His speed was so fast he had broken the sound barrier, and he would arrive in seconds!!
"You're joking, right? Naruto! You bastard."
Killer Bee was stunned, but a dazzling beam of light suddenly shot out, instantly dispersing three of his tails, accompanied by a roaring sound.
"Dust Release... Did that Tsuchikage miss?"
Uchiha Madara, with the white mask on the treetop, looked a bit surprised. The arrival of the Tsuchikage meant this would become the center of the ninja world war. But such a blatant miss, hitting a teammate—he had never seen that before. Guess he's getting old.
"Dammit!!"
Three tails were instantly dissolved by Dust Release, and the Eight-Tails roared in pain. It opened its mouth, black Tailed Beast Ball gathering, ready to fire!!
At this moment, Mabui, having confirmed their coordinates, used the Heavenly Send Technique to teleport the Raikage and Hokage onto the battlefield, followed by the Mizukage, who was teleported by the Genma squad's Flying Thunder God.
Seeing Killer Bee, whose three tails had been cut off and who was roaring to counterattack, the Raikage shouted, "Stop! Killer Bee!!"
"Big brother?!"
Hearing Ai's voice, Killer Bee halted, turning to look.
"Tsunade-sama!"
Naruto, hanging upside down on the Eight-Tails' tail, looked at the three gathered Hokage with some surprise.
"Quite a mess, but don't worry. We'll handle the rest!"
Seeing Naruto's awkward, upside-down look, Tsunade, who had just performed the Yin Seal to regenerate, wiped the blood from her mouth. She was covered in wounds torn by space itself, nearly dying from the Heavenly Send Technique.
"Is that the fake Uchiha Madara?"
Tsunade looked at the figures several kilometers away on the treetops. The one with the white mask, black robes, and feather fan on his back was the most conspicuous. Recalling the masked man who had barged into the Five Kage Summit to rescue Sasuke and claimed to be Uchiha Madara, it was easy to associate him.
"Everyone's here—the remaining three Hokage."
Yuuki looked at the three figures beside the Eight-Tails, glancing over them. She wasn't too concerned, focusing instead on the masked man and the reanimated previous Jinchuriki on the treetops below.
"Who are you?!"
Uchiha Madara looked at the strange boy in the sky. His eyes were so profound—another pair of Sage eyes...
"I'm here to help you recover the Tailed Beasts. You can call me Yuuki."
Yuuki descended, ignoring their hostile gazes, and casually said, "The resurrected Madara is on his way. Hurry up and speed up the process."
"..."
Unclear on his intentions, though he didn't recognize this person, hearing that the real Uchiha Madara had been revived made him instinctively think of a pawn left behind by Madara. But... he was too young; Madara had died before this person was born.
He didn't attack immediately because he hadn't sensed hostility. He asked, "Who are you? Why do you have the Rinnegan?"
"Just a passerby."
Yuuki looked at Naruto from afar and said, "First, summon the Ten-Tails body. All the Tailed Beasts are here now, so speed up the harvest."
His calm, confident tone made the masked man begin to suspect the soul within him—or perhaps he was even older than himself, just no longer growing.
But... he didn't trust him. Everything should proceed according to his plan, his script. If what he said was true, he'd wait until Madara arrived to decide.
"Don't trust me? Fine, no one trusts a sudden interloper."
Yuuki sliced open space, drew out three kunai, one stuck in a treetop, and the other two at his waist, then said, "Then I'll start by pulling out the Nine-Tails."
"..."
Seeing the "Flying Thunder God" symbol marked on the kunai, the masked man began to speculate about his identity. Dust Release, Rinnegan, Flying Thunder God—if this guy was truly Madara's secret weapon, he had to kill him quickly, or it would be a huge obstacle on his path forward.
"Who are you!!"
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