"Spatial magic fluctuations!"
Since the forces of the Great Tomb had remained strangely inactive, Uchiha Soren, hidden among the ninja army, had kept part of his attention focused on the battlefield at all times.
The moment he sensed abnormal spatial distortions behind them, he immediately released a warning spell.
"Fourth and Fifth Squads—secure both flanks of the ninja army!"
"Third Squad—engage the enemy from the rear!"
"First and Second Squads—remain on standby within the formation!"
From above the battlefield, Uchiha Hikaru issued orders with calm authority.
Moments later—
Behind the ninja army, on both the left and right sides, enormous black spatial gates appeared.
From within them, endless streams of undead soldiers surged forward like a tidal wave.
"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"
More than a hundred blazing fire dragons roared into existence.
They covered the sky and scorched the surrounding air.
Even before being devoured by the dragons, the weakest undead began spontaneously combusting under the unbearable heat.
As the blazing dragons dived downward—
Masses of low-tier undead were instantly reduced to ashes.
Watching this scene, Albedo's expression remained unchanged.
These mass-produced undead were expendable.
Nazarick could afford to lose them in unlimited numbers.
"Open two more spatial gates."
The moment she spoke, Shalltear's eyes sharpened.
Two additional black portals appeared—one on the left flank and one on the right flank of the Royal Court Ninja Army.
Inside the Great Tomb's Second and Third Floors, countless undead troops were already waiting in lines.
Now they poured through the portals like a never-ending ocean of corpses.
The first three floors of Nazarick functioned as a gigantic underground graveyard.
They automatically generated:
Low-tier Skeleton Warriors and Zombies
• Mid-tier Skeleton Mages and specialized undead
Low-tier cannon fodder required no attention.
But the mid-tier undead—
Undead warriors
Undead spellcasters
Plague zombies spreading disease, poison, and curses
And flying undead units—
All had been organized into formations awaiting Albedo's command.
With the appearance of three massive spatial gates, the seemingly endless undead army continued flooding onto the battlefield.
Yet the elite ninja forces of the Ninja World showed no sign of panic.
Under Uchiha Hikaru's command, the ninjas shifted tactics.
The Great Dragon Fire Technique was replaced by the Phoenix Flower Fire Technique.
Countless small fireballs burst forth like machine-gun fire.
Under the command of the Centurion captains, the attacks were launched in disciplined volleys toward the undead.
In modern Konoha—
Aside from forbidden techniques and clan secrets—
Most ninjutsu could now be exchanged through the Military Department.
The Uchiha clan's famous Fire Release techniques were especially popular.
They were cheap to learn and highly effective.
To better integrate with the Uchiha leadership, almost every Jonin now knew at least one or two signature Uchiha techniques.
The Phoenix Flower Fire Technique, with its low chakra cost and reliable power, had become standard even among elite Jonin.
The fireballs exploded like grenades.
For a moment, the undead army was suppressed so heavily they could barely emerge from the portals.
Observing quietly, Albedo suddenly smiled.
"Shalltear."
"Open the final portal above them."
"Understood!"
Sweat rolled down Shalltear's forehead as she forced herself to cast the spell.
Even with her Level 100 power, maintaining three massive portals had already reached her limit.
With the assistance of magical artifacts, she managed to open one final spatial gate.
Directly above the ninja army.
"Deploy the mid-tier undead army!"
"Deploy the high-ranking demons!"
Feeling her magical power draining rapidly as the four portals consumed her mana, Shalltear collapsed into a chair.
She pulled out a mana recovery potion and began restoring her magical power.
Her ruby-red eyes focused intensely on the battlefield projection.
"Attention! The enemy's offensive has intensified!"
The mid-tier undead were far stronger than the cannon fodder.
Once these Chunin-to-Jonin level undead soldiers joined the battle, the pressure on the Royal Court Ninja Army increased dramatically.
Death Knights—thick-skinned monsters capable of surviving a lethal attack once—charged forward as the vanguard.
Skeleton warriors followed closely behind.
Skeleton archers fired volleys of arrows.
Plague zombies hurled bottles of toxic chemicals.
Undead archmages began preparing destructive spells.
Meanwhile—
A swarm of Bone Dragons burst into the sky.
On their backs were massive corpse bombs—bloated toxic zombies designed to explode.
Ignoring ordinary ninjutsu attacks, the bone dragons attempted to drop these monsters directly into the ninja formation.
Despite the sudden escalation—
The Royal Court Ninja Army remained perfectly calm.
Every soldier present was a battle-hardened Jonin.
Their minds had been tempered like steel.
And behind them stood overwhelming power—
The towering Susanoo war god.
And the three terrifying Tailed Beasts.
No one believed the undead army charging toward them could truly wipe them out.
No—
That was absolutely impossible.
The Third, Fourth, and Fifth Morning Star Centurions began issuing commands in an orderly fashion.
The battlefield turned into a massive exchange of ninjutsu.
Meanwhile—
The First and Second Centurion squads remained in reserve at the center of the formation.
High above the battlefield, the Frost Dragon Knight Corps swooped down toward the bone dragons and flying undead.
From her vantage point, Uchiha Hikaru watched the ninja army's performance.
The girl crossed her arms and nodded in satisfaction.
Beside her, the three Tailed Beasts—temporarily paused from attacking—resumed bombarding the Great Tomb's barrier under her command.
Within the ninja ranks, Uchiha Soren and Uzumaki Mito remained still.
Meanwhile—
Uzumaki Minako, who was now pregnant, had already been forcibly sent back to Konoha by Soren.
"Another portal!"
"In the sky!"
Soren suddenly looked upward.
A dark spatial curtain formed instantly.
From within it—
High-ranking demons wrapped in black flames descended toward the battlefield.
Their terrifying aura caused the hearts of many ninja soldiers to sink.
"Fear Aura!"
Due to the difference in power and existence, the demons' natural aura magic activated immediately.
Several Jonin misformed their hand seals.
Some nearly suffered chakra backlash, their faces turning red as blood surged through their veins.
The ninja army's offensive slowed.
And the mid-tier undead immediately seized the opportunity—
Charging forward into close combat.
Behind them followed endless waves of low-tier undead cannon fodder.
Without waiting for orders from Hikaru—
The Second Squad immediately activated Earth Release techniques.
They reshaped the battlefield terrain, creating defensive positions advantageous to the ninja army.
High in the sky—
The Morning Star demons dove toward the ninja ranks.
More than a dozen Radiant Moon demons split their forces.
Half attacked the Frost Dragon Knights.
The other half followed three Solar-tier demons—
Charging directly toward the Tailed Beasts and the towering War God Susanoo.
At the same time, the demons unleashed wave after wave of innate magic:
Blizzards.
Toxic corrosion.
Molten stone storms.
Magical destruction rained across the battlefield.
Finally—
The First Squad of the Royal Court Ninja Army, which had not yet acted, stepped forward.
Under the command structure centered around their Section Leaders, they unleashed coordinated combined ninjutsu.
Water Release: Water Formation Wall
Earth Release: Earth Formation Wall
Wind Release: Great Breakthrough
Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique
Lightning Release: Lightning Current
The five elemental techniques formed both defensive barriers and counterattacks.
Most of the demons' spells were blocked.
The few attacks that slipped through were completely neutralized by Uzumaki barrier specialists who had been waiting for this moment.
"Hmph."
Uchiha Hikaru snorted coldly.
And at last—
The Susanoo began to move.
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