Kurama saw Yuuki's Nine-Tails turn against him and sighed, truly worthy of being himself. At the same time, he ordered Naruto Uzumaki: "Add another Tailed Beast Ball to the Ten-Tails' shell!"
"Dream on."
Just as Yuuki was about to stop him, a violent roar came from behind. In an instant, a blinding white light covered everything nearby, and the terrifying shockwave instantly blew Yuuki away.
"Thud!!!!"
The ground trembled violently. The approaching ninja forces began retreating in fear as the dazzling white light flared up, and earth walls rose to block the oncoming shockwave.
"Unbelievable! Except for the Salamander Sage, no summoning beast is trustworthy…"
Yuuki was blown back dozens of kilometers by the shockwave. He then stabilized himself and charged straight into the dispersing terrifying chakra, because the Ten-Tails absolutely could not be harmed!!
"Enough already."
Standing on the Outer Path Golem, the masked man looked at the chains broken by the Tailed Beast Ball. The Six-Tails and Seven-Tails had not yet absorbed.
Although there was a small incident, such a level of Tailed Beast Ball couldn't cause real damage to the Outer Path Golem. After all, this was the shell of the Ten-Tails. Just re-collecting it was enough. Anyway, the Tailed Beasts were nearby.
But that Nine-Tails summoned by Yuuki… where did it come from?
Back in the Konoha Nine-Tails Crisis, he had caused it himself. Although it didn't cause much disturbance, it also led to the death of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and the original Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, Uzumaki Kushina.
At the time of death, the Fourth Hokage used[Dead Demon Consuming Seal]to seal half of the Nine-Tails into his son Naruto Uzumaki, while the other half was taken away by him, with its soul pulled by the Grim Reaper.
And this Nine-Tails… he couldn't figure out where it came from. The only thing similar was that it was still a beast that would bite its owner if not properly disciplined.
Yuuki would handle this beast, probably even he didn't expect the Nine-Tails to suddenly turn against him.
Because… Madara was coming.
"What's going on? Obito, did you see such a beautiful fireworks display as soon as you arrived?"
With azure Susanoo wrapping his body, Uchiha Madara crossed his arms and approached the masked man, saying: "And tell me, what's going on with my revival in this form? Where is that Nagato guy? And what's with Yuuki?"
"..."
The masked man was speechless. He also wanted to ask Madara what was going on with Yuuki, but since neither of them knew, the identity of this outsider was extremely dangerous.
And whether he was from Obito's side…
Joke. The strength he had was not worth the masked man's attention. The only thing worth cooperating with was that he took Madara's body and reanimated it with Edo Tensei.
He said: "This was caused by the second Nine-Tails. Your revival was completely outside of the plan. Nagato betrayed us… he used that technique to revive the villagers. As for Yuuki… I don't know this outsider."
"...I see."
Madara's eyes gradually sharpened. That unknown guy… had other plans.
"How many Tailed Beasts are left to recover?"
"Four. The Eight-Tails Jinchūriki is currently lying beside the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, unconscious from Yuuki's heavy blow. Surprisingly, he also summoned a Nine-Tails."
The masked man threw the Uchiha fan behind him to Madara and said: "Here, this is for you."
"Is that so?"
Madara took the fan and said: "Forget it. I'll personally capture these Tailed Beasts. Your speed is too slow."
"..."
The masked man remained silent, pondering how to handle Yuuki. Someone not brainwashed by Madara, who had never heard of that name, the involvement of a third party with ulterior motives—could it be that they're intervening to absorb the Ten-Tails?
That explanation made sense. After all, he was extremely passionate about capturing Tailed Beasts, and he had repeatedly reminded himself to summon "Outer Path Golem." If that was the case… then he was an enemy!!!
Not only the masked man thought this, but Madara also directly kicked him out of the team. But all of this had to wait until the God Tree was formed… for now, he still needed to slightly manipulate him.
As the explosion shockwave dissipated, the battlefield became clear. Within a twenty-kilometer radius, all trees were gone. Two Nine-Tails crawled up from the ground, while the Six-Tails and Seven-Tails broke free from the masked man's control and regained their freedom.
The only noteworthy thing was that there was one more person standing atop the Outer Path Golem.
"Uchiha… Madara…"
Naruto Uzumaki muttered to himself. Standing nearby, dodging the explosion of the Tailed Beast Ball, the Fourth Raikage A spoke: "So this is Uchiha Madara… my first time seeing him… but…"
Looking at the still unconscious Kurama, A carried his body and prepared to leave, saying: "I'll send him to the rear for treatment first. I'll leave this place to you. Sorry…"
"No problem, leave it to me, Uncle A."
Naruto Uzumaki raised his thumb, indicating he was fine for now. But his pupils involuntarily glanced at the setting sun in the sky. The gap in strength between them was too great.
The still-recovering Ten-Tails, the mysterious masked man who couldn't be hit by any sealing technique, Madara reanimated by Edo Tensei, Yuuki the unknown outsider, the second Nine-Tails…
Can I defeat them?
"Kurama!!"
Yuuki arrived, leaping down from over a thousand meters high, stomping directly on the Nine-Tails' head.
Realizing his mistake, the Nine-Tails didn't resist. Its head was pressed down, the ground collapsed, and it said: "Don't get so excited, little brat."
"You…"
Seeing the obedient Nine-Tails, Yuuki realized his emotional loss of control. His originally explosive mood calmed down. After a two-second silence, he asked: "Why?"
"Because we're all Tailed Beasts, living creatures with feelings. You know that, right?"
The Nine-Tails explained: "When I saw that weaker version of myself, I realized that I might be some kind of clone. But that doesn't make me accept my fate. On the contrary… you should respect my opinion, you little brat."
"..."
Silence. Yuuki sat in the center of the battlefield. Neither side moved. Everyone wanted to see what this outsider was planning. Naruto withdrew from Tailed Beast Mode, as the five-minute limit was almost up, waiting for the next Tailed Beast transformation. The freed Ryuuki and Shōmei were still silent, surprised that they now had two Nine-Tails. It would take some time for the Ten-Tails to fully devour all the beasts, but everyone was wondering what Yuuki was planning at this moment.
The sky gradually darkened, and the crescent moon rose. After ten seconds of contemplation, Yuuki stroked the Nine-Tails' head and said: "I respect your choice. I will capture the Tailed Beasts myself. Don't let others interfere."
"Humph."
Kurama snorted coldly but said nothing. In the shadows, he kept cursing: 'That kick really hurt!!!'
Yuuki got up again, speaking to Madara atop the Outer Path Golem: "I'll leave the Six-Tails and Seven-Tails to you. I'll go capture the Nine-Tails. Remember, don't touch this one, or…"
"Or what?"
Madara heard someone threatening him and chuckled mysteriously. Over the years… it was the first time he'd heard someone outside of Tobirama threaten him. He glanced at the Nine-Tails beneath his feet, his Sharingan slowly rotating, and said: "Fine. But don't think of any crooked plans, or I'll kill you."
"Try me."
Yuuki turned to look at the Nine-Tails. As an outsider actively participating in their plans, he had to keep the initiative in his hands. With the second Nine-Tails appearing, war was about to break out.
Madara and the others might tear apart their relationship to fight over this Nine-Tails in his possession. But all of that was after the Ten-Tails revived—these were their common goals, even if they had to pretend to be in perfect harmony.
As the explosion of the Tailed Beast Ball faded, the ninja alliance had fully surrounded the battlefield. Raikage, Mizukage, and Hokage arrived one after another, standing at the forefront.
In the next second, yellow sand scattered everywhere. Gaara of the Sand, leading the Fourth Division, arrived. Sand lifted his feet, and he stared directly at the center of the battlefield—Yuuki.
With the arrival of the four Hokage, Madara decided to loosen up a bit. He clapped his hands and said: "Wood Style: Divine Tree, descend!!"
"Crack—"
In an instant, the ground beneath the Outer Path Golem shattered. Giant trees, seemingly alive, began spreading. Within ten seconds, they covered an area of one kilometer and continued to extend.
"Is that… my grandfather's…?"
Tsunade looked at the legendary Wood Style technique of First Hokage Hashirama, pupils contracting sharply. She knew well that Madara could use this move!!
Madara, just about to unleash his Susanoo to suppress the Six-Tails and Seven-Tails, suddenly shone with a white light.
[Edo Tensei]was actively lifted!!
Without Madara's chakra supply, the rapidly spreading trees froze in place.
Seeing the white light on himself, Madara quickly realized something was wrong with the summoner.
No wonder, on the way here, the Second Hokage didn't actively regain his rationality or head to this battlefield but instead went to another one.
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"Ding—"
In a certain cave, the sound of dripping water echoed. The summoner of[Edo Tensei], Orochimaru, was now trapped inside Uchiha Itachi's[Izanaemi]. In the illusion, he was repeatedly killed by Itachi and repeatedly fell into the same cycle. As long as he didn't accept that he had already lost his fate, he would never escape. That was the terror of the Uchiha forbidden technique.
Uchiha Sasuke looked at his body's disintegrating brother, unsure of what to say.
"Naruto is waiting for you, Sasuke. You can feel it too, right? It's already started over there."
As Itachi's body gradually disintegrated, the Uchiha Itachi, reanimated by Edo Tensei, looked at Sasuke with a kind expression. His left eye was now gray-white—an effect of using the forbidden technique[Izanaemi].
"…I'm not here to listen to your words!"
Uchiha Sasuke trembled. He wanted to understand… why Itachi chose to annihilate the clan. Although he had learned some details from his words along the way, he wanted to hear it directly from his only brother…
"Ding—"
As his soul was gradually stripped from this body, Itachi's consciousness became increasingly blurry. He slowly walked toward Sasuke, who wanted to know the whole truth.
Seeing his brother approaching, Sasuke instinctively took a step back, unsure of what he was about to do. He even thought he had spoken too loudly.
"Before I say goodbye to you… I'll tell you everything you want to know."
Itachi looked at Sasuke retreating and continued: "There's no need to lie anymore. That night when we parted, what I did was exactly what Danzō and Tobi said."
The destruction of the Uchiha clan—the only remaining Uchiha members in the ninja world now were Sasuke and Tobi. He had personally witnessed the night of the Uchiha massacre. As he grew older, he even personally killed the traitor who led it, but he could never truly forgive himself.
Later, he learned from Tobi that Itachi's actions were all for himself and the hidden mastermind Danzō's "truth."
Then, he killed Danzō, and from him, learned the "truth" closer to the real story.
But all of these were one-sided. Perhaps only the "truth" in Itachi's mouth, which he had killed, was the full "truth."
"Let me… show you the full truth of everything."
Itachi used his remaining Sharingan to cast a genjutsu, letting him witness all his memories!!
The death of Shisui Uchiha, the indulgence of the Third Hokage, Tobi's ambition, Tobi assisting Itachi in killing the clan members, the elder brother killing the parents himself—yet leaving only himself alive…
He had already learned all the truths. Looking at the increasingly battered Itachi in front of him, Sasuke was silent. He didn't know what to say. Everything was for him, yet he felt like an ignorant child…
Only thinking about revenge, and not about why his brother did that, or what hardships he endured…
"I've been… deceiving you all along, wanting your forgiveness. I've always avoided you with this hand… because… I never wanted you to be involved."
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