Looking at Sasuke, who could now stand alone and fight, Itachi Uchiha raised his right hand and extended his index and middle fingers, intending to touch his forehead: "But now I've changed my mind… maybe you can now… change your parents, change the Uchiha."
"I've been facing you directly from the very beginning. If back then we had stood shoulder to shoulder, explaining the facts to each other…"
The me who failed long ago, even if I wanted to admonish you more as an elder now, wouldn't be able to pass it on.
So this time, I'll only reveal a little bit of the truth. You don't have to forgive me…
No matter which path you choose in the future, I have always loved you deeply.
He gently stroked Sasuke's head with his right hand, their foreheads touching—this was their closest contact, and also the most painfully tender moment.
As his body, shattered beyond repair, turned to ashes and scattered, Itachi's pure soul appeared before Sasuke's eyes, accompanied by a radiant light that gradually faded away.
Watching his brother leave, Sasuke was speechless for a long time. The words he wanted to say vanished along with Itachi's departure.
The lift of[Edo Tensei] caused a white light to shine across the battlefield. Watching Madara's body appear, the masked man felt a strange sense of relief, but his tone remained worried: "What's going on? Did something happen on Obito's side? Madara."
"From the looks of this, the[Edo Tensei]has been lifted."
Looking at the body that had fallen apart like ashes, Madara didn't care and continued: "But this technique is also risky. If the resurrected dead know how to perform hand seals, they can lift the summoning contract of[Edo Tensei]."
"…Is that so? That's good then."
With Madara forming hand seals, he completely broke free from the[Edo Tensei]restrictions.
In an instant, the giant trees that had stopped spreading re-expanded, swallowing everything nearby.
"Tail Beast Ball!!"
The Six-Tails and Seven-Tails, opened their mouths. The black Tailed Beast Balls gathered, trying to stop the trees from spreading further.
"Wood Style: Wood Dragon Technique."
Binding the Tailed Beasts, the unparalleled Wood Style of First Hokage Hashirama Senju was the best ninjutsu. With the cells of Hashirama, Madara naturally wouldn't be inferior—both of them were strongmen of the same era.
Among the rapidly spreading trees, a giant wooden dragon, over 200 meters long, suddenly burst out. It immediately suppressed the Six-Tails, wrapping around him tightly with its enormous body.
"Thud!!"
A continuous, intense roar. The Six-Tails, with a Tailed Beast Ball forming in its mouth, roared as it bombed the ground, trying to blow up the wooden dragon wrapped around it. But such a dragon, capable of easily binding the Nine-Tails, was no easy target to blow apart.
Its body was entangled, and the spreading forest engulfed it. Flowers bloomed along the way, and yellow pollen spread everywhere. At this moment, the White Fang could feel his chakra being drained!!
"Damn, I can't break free now…"
Not only the Six-Tails, but even the flying Seven-Tails, was suffering. Just after leaving the tree sea that absorbed chakra, he was again restrained by chains from the Outer Path Golem's mouth, desperately flapping his wings but powerless.
This sea of trees weakened his perception, causing him not to notice the incoming chains in time…
"Done. Next is the Nine-Tails."
Madara, who had suppressed two Tailed Beasts in an instant, looked at Yuuki. His strength also drew the attention of the masked man beside him. In Madara's eyes, the Tailed Beasts were like toys casually thrown aside…
The spreading forest caused the arriving ninja to feel helpless—this was simply too shocking.
The ultimate power of the ninja village—Tailed Beasts—had been instantly subdued…
The Four Hokage looked at the stopped spreading forest, a strange sense of powerlessness flooding his heart. The gap in strength was too great; the only hope was to revive the First Hokage, bringing a glimmer of hope…
"The Nine-Tails, I've taken it."
Yuuki arrived in front of Naruto Uzumaki, his Rinnegan fixed on the beast's eyes. He threw a kunai with his left hand and began forming a Rasengan with his right.
"Why do you have these?"
Looking at Yuuki wielding both his father's Flying Thunder God and the Rasengan he created, Naruto was instantly wrapped in the Tailed Beast cloak. His tails formed in the back, grabbing the incoming kunai and questioning: "Why?"
"Because, I am just a passerby."
Gathering spiritual energy into his left eye, Yuuki performed[Mirror Realm], opening a space crack behind Naruto. His left hand condensed into a sharp blade, cutting off his right hand. In Naruto's confusion, the Asura Path's mechanical arm unfolded, and his left hand formed a seal.
The voice said: "Domain expansion: Mirror Shaping—Two Sides!!"
The majestic spiritual energy dispersed. In the ruins repeatedly flattened by the Tailed Beast Balls, an invisible domain expanded.
Although Naruto sensed something was wrong, his attention was still on the object flying out of his right hand. Confused, he cut off his arm voluntarily to perform this unknown ninjutsu. But his body was honest—his instinct was to leave. The space behind him tore open, and Yuuki approached from the front. This mysterious technique made him unwilling to touch this guy, so he could only retreat from the sides.
"Whoosh—"
Golden light flashed, and Naruto, in full speed, vanished in an instant, like a streak of gold.
"Indeed, fast."
Yuuki's purple Rinnegan flicked toward the dazzling golden light, instantly capturing Naruto's trajectory.
"Crack—"
The Rasengan shot out and shattered like a mirror, along with the[Mirror Realm]entry, both now within the domain.
Yuuki took the severed right hand and used repulsive force to chase after him!!
Under the various buffs of the domain, he keenly sensed Naruto's terrifying speed in Six-Tails Chakra Mode.
He was also a little jealous—just half a Nine-Tails gave such a terrifying boost. So, what would happen if he had the full Ten-Tails plus the dual Rinnegan with three tomoe?
"Whoosh—, Thud!!"
The ground cracked visibly. A flash of golden light crossed, and Naruto Uzumaki stared at the dense forest far away, where the Outer Path Golem was retrieving the Seven-Tails and Six-Tails. Feeling it was too difficult, especially with the extremely fast Nine-Tails behind him!!
"Hum!!"
Vibrations rippled through the air. Sensing malicious intent, Naruto immediately stopped advancing. In the next moment, a white light of[Dust Release]cut through the earth. If he had continued forward, his head or legs might have been cut off by the terrifying technique…
Unable to hit or escape, Naruto was caught in a dilemma. The ninja alliance arrived but was intimidated by the Nine-Tails nearby. His Tailed Beast Ball was poised to unleash a disaster comparable to before at any moment.
"Damn…"
Looking at the intimidating Nine-Tails, Tsunade desperately wished for the Fourth Hokage to come back alive. They had no effective way to deal with the Tailed Beasts—this single Tailed Beast Ball could sink the ground three to four meters within a radius of fifteen kilometers…
"Attack! Now is the final moment for our entire ninja world. Even if we all perish here, we cannot let the Nine-Tails fall into their hands."
A, who couldn't stand it anymore, entered[Lightning Chakra Mode], wrapped in azure chakra with silver-white lightning crisscrossing his body, shouting: "Everyone, attack together! This concerns the final fate of our ninja world. We must protect Naruto at all costs!!"
"Yeah!!"
Raikage instantly disappeared from his spot, and the ninja behind him surged forward in a tide of power.
"...That's right."
Tsunade looked at the charging ninjas, raised her right hand, and shouted:
"Assist Naruto, launch a full-scale attack on the enemy! We… are the last shield of the ninja world. There's no retreat!!"
Then, as the Hokage, she charged forward. The Mizukage didn't say anything; after all, the words of the two Hokage had been spoken. As the leader of the village, she led the charge. Yellow sand floated in the air as the Wind Shadow took control of the sand and rocks to clear the way.
Facing them was a Tailed Beast Ball ready to fire from the Nine-Tails' mouth!!!
In front of the Tailed Beasts, the phrase "a man blocking a chariot" was fitting right now.
"Stop!!"
Naruto sensed their full attack and turned around to stop them. But the Tailed Beast Ball was not something they could resist!!!
"Still got time to be distracted?!"
Yuuki seized Naruto's moment of distraction, his speed skyrocketing. His right hand suddenly grabbed his neck and slammed him heavily into the ground, saying: "You… are already dead."
"You…!!"
Naruto Uzumaki tried to struggle, but a sound of shattered glass came from behind. Yuuki then loosened his grip, and a falling sensation hit him…
"Crack—"
The sound of glass shattering echoed. Behind Naruto, no longer was the collapsing ground, but the[Realm]'s entrance—earlier expanded and placed into Yuuki's domain, now reflected like a mirror.
Yuuki's domain was divided into[Real World]and[Mirror World]. Within a radius of two hundred meters, it was like an invisible mirror that moved with him as the center.
Any ninjutsu, dojutsu, or other techniques he used in the real world could be thrown into this "mirror" and reflected into the mirrored world.
The principle was similar to looking in a mirror—except there was no face reflected. It's a bizarre concept.
Because they are essentially two worlds…
Falling, Naruto plunged into an endless abyss under Yuuki's watch. As space healed, everything was over.
"The Nine-Tails, there's no need to kill. It's already resolved."
Just as Kurama was about to wipe out these humans, Yuuki's words made him pause. His figure froze, and then he shot a Tailed Beast Ball into the sky.
On the battlefield, Naruto's chakra disappeared, and the charging ninja army halted. Raikage, with lightning speed, rushed directly in front of Yuuki and shouted: "Where did you take Naruto?! Little brat!!"
"Clang!!"
An invisible barrier blocked the attack. Yuuki, who had used[Shinra Tensei], looked directly at the irritable Raikage and said: "I just separated the Nine-Tails inside him. You ninja forces can go back now. There's no need to die in vain."
"Do you even know what you're talking about?!"
Raikage hammered the invisible barrier and shouted: "The birth of the Ten-Tails will destroy the entire ninja world! Don't ruin others' happiness for your own selfish desires!!"
"Huh? Isn't that what you Hokage always do?!"
Yuuki didn't bother arguing. He expanded the[Shinra Tensei]area, repelling Raikage, and prepared to enter[Realm] to forcibly suppress the Nine-Tails.
The battle for the Ten-Tails was about to begin. It would be a tough fight to seize it from these two.
"The Ten-Tails is about to revive! If you still want to stay here and die, then don't!!"
Yuuki's gaze flicked over the helpless ninja. He looked at Might Guy, who was about to open the door, then directly stepped into the space in front of him.
As the space healed, Yuuki disappeared into nothingness before everyone's eyes, along with Naruto Uzumaki, the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki he wanted to protect.
"Should I use that move?"
Looking at Yuuki's departure, Might Guy asked Kakashi beside him.
"...It'll get us all killed. Right now… we can only trust Naruto. He always creates miracles."
Kakashi turned his head to look at the masked man standing atop the Outer Path Golem, feeling both curiosity about his identity and helplessness. He once thought that Pain of the Six Paths, who invaded Konoha, was the peak power of the ninja world. But now, three others suddenly appeared.
Fodder is fodder—no matter how much they pile up, even the strongest level-elite ninjas couldn't intervene on the battlefield. They…
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