The annihilation of Senju Hashirama meant that his soul was completely scattered and destroyed. Although the Impure World Reincarnation had not been canceled, his soul had been thoroughly snuffed out.
This battle brought an incomparably shocking sensation to the distant Konoha crowd. The God of Shinobi, who was invincible in their hearts, exited the stage in such a manner, causing many Konoha veterans, including Danzo, to shed tears.
"Stop grieving. Big Brother cutting off the rear means he should have anticipated this outcome."
Senju Tobirama gazed deep into the distance toward the ancient Senju citadel, taking a deep breath: "Return to Konoha first to prepare the defense."
Since the current battlefield could not stop Sunagakure's advance, they could only place the forces for the final decisive battle on Konoha's home soil. Senju Tobirama pondered over the subsequent combat arrangements.
The absolute majority of Aoki Shiraishi's trump cards had been revealed, but even so, it still left Namikaze Minato and Senju Tobirama feeling a bit despairing.
Especially when the eighteen-attribute crystals transformed from the Truth-Seeking Balls were deployed, Shiraishi possessed nearly zero flaws.
After a long silence, Senju Tobirama gazed at the distant sky: "Perhaps, it's time to talk with Madara."
"Madara? Teacher, you mean..."
Danzo quickly caught up with his teacher's train of thought, instantly grasping what his teacher intended. As for the Third Hokage and the Fourth Hokage, they both silently listened to Tobirama's arrangements from the side.
"Big Brother's death will make him interested in facing the Kazekage."
Regarding that bond between his elder brother and Uchiha Madara, Tobirama had been incomparably disgusted by it in the past; now, however, he could conversely utilize Uchiha Madara to restrain Aoki Shiraishi. The current situation absolutely required giving Konoha a buffer opportunity.
The Senju clan sealing technique, Pure Land Divine Light, which Big Brother had unleashed just now, originally could have caught Sunagakure all in one net. But he hadn't expected the Kazekage's methods to be so forceful, directly dismantling Big Brother's final killer blow.
On the Kumogakure battlefield, Uchiha Madara traded a head-on punch with Ace. During the process of their respective powers expanding, Uchiha Madara perceived Ace's unique physiology, his fist turning into a heavy hammer to smash down.
So painful!
Sufferring a heavy hammer strike from Uchiha Madara, Ace merely had a large bump swell up on his head without any other injuries. This caused even Uchiha Madara to marvel at Ace's powerful physical quality.
It simply doesn't look like an ordinary human body... and without the enhancement of Sage Arts, could it be a pure Sage Body?
"A Fire Style Sage Body? Interesting!"
With a resounding wild roar, Uchiha Madara's Almighty Push emerged from all directions, blasting Hozuki Kaizuki and Ace backward once again. Subsequently, a giant meteorite abruptly fell from the sky.
Uchiha Madara's current state was already stronger than Senju Hashirama's...
Having fused the two bloodlines of Senju and Uchiha to subsequently evolve the Rinnegan, Uchiha Madara's strength naturally surpassed the past Senju Hashirama. As Hozuki Kaizuki controlled the Ancient Crane Sage Seal to resist the meteorite, the pressure grew greater and greater.
"If you only possess this much strength, then the combat game ends right here."
Just as Uchiha Madara prepared to take further action, the silver mask on Hozuki Kaizuki's face flashed, and a powerful aura rushed over them.
"This feeling, could it be the Kazekage?"
Zetsu, hidden within the darkness, revealed a horrified look. He completely hadn't expected that the Mizukage himself was actually controlled by the Kazekage.
"The Fifth Kazekage?"
Regarding Hozuki Kaizuki transforming into another individual, Uchiha Madara was not surprised.
There were too many transformation and control secret techniques of this category in the shinobi world, and the Rinnegan also possessed a unique Magic Lantern Body Technique. Therefore, he was more curious as to why the Fifth Kazekage chose to appear at this time.
"Senju Hashirama has been completely obliterated by me."
Shiraishi's very first sentence made Uchiha Madara's eyelids twitch wildly: "Oh? To think even in the state of the Impure World Reincarnation, he would be defeated by you. It seems you indeed possess some capability."
Uchiha Madara was extremely tsundere. Although his inner emotions fluctuated intensely regarding the fact that Senju Hashirama had been beaten to absolute annihilation by Shiraishi, he still didn't show any emotional change on the surface.
Shiraishi didn't care what Uchiha Madara was thinking, but directly spoke up: "Three days from now, I will launch a total offensive against Konoha, thoroughly erasing the Konoha Village that Senju Hashirama established with his own hands."
These words from Shiraishi caused Uchiha Madara to cold-snort: "You specifically appeared just to tell me this?"
"I merely wanted to invite Lord Madara to witness the downfall of Konoha together."
The downfall of Konoha can only be done by me. Since when is it the turn of a mere Kazekage to issue such an arrogant invitation?
Thinking of this, Uchiha Madara abruptly wove hand seals. Very quickly, the sky shifted once more as an even more colossal meteorite boomed and plummeted from high altitude.
Tengai Shinsei!
Madara himself and the double-sided Susanoo wove different seals simultaneously, summoning two giant meteorites with diameters exceeding a hundred meters to fall vertically.
The meteorites were large enough to blot out the sky and cover the sun, turning everything within a few kilometers below into ruins.
Confronted by Uchiha Madara flying into a rage at the slightest disagreement, Shiraishi did not seem surprised. The power of photons diffused outward from his hand; the Photon Geyser combined with the Dust Release, forming a terrifying ray killer move.
The techniques of both sides bombarded together, forming a violent explosion. Amidst the smoke in mid-air, Shiraishi released three-dimensional holes, subsequently disappearing from the battlefield rapidly alongside Ace.
Regarding Shiraishi's retreat, Uchiha Madara did not pay it any heed, but placed his gaze toward the distant direction of Konoha.
"Madara, what is your plan?"
"Since when is it Konoha's turn for him to say it'll be wiped out just like that?"
Uchiha Madara gazed coldly toward the sky, a terrifying aura that made people's blood run cold erupting from his body. Let alone Yakushi Kabuto, even Obito, who was watching nearby, was alarmed by Uchiha Madara's strength.
"Leave the White Zetsu troops in the Land of Lightning to support the Cloud Shinobi, and then we return to the Land of Fire!"
Shiraishi's specific appearance was nothing more than wanting to draw Uchiha Madara to the Land of Fire. After all, for the next two days, Sunagakure's primary offensive directions were the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth, to eliminate these two major ninja villages before the final decisive battle at Konoha.
Although he perceived Shiraishi's plan, Madara didn't care about these things. To put it bluntly, the life and death of Kumogakure and Iwagakure had zero relation to him, but considering the overall situation, he still bestowed tens of thousands of White Zetsu troops upon Kumogakure Village.
Among Sunagakure's three-pronged offensive directions, the two flanks had currently entered the final moments. Although Konoha desperately wanted to support the other ninja villages, they themselves only had a three-day buffer time right now.
They had no choice but to speed up their defensive arrangements, having no leisure to support the other two villages.
Among them, Uzumaki Naruto was still training alongside Jiraiya at Mount Myoboku, while Uchiha Sasuke's whereabouts were unknown amidst the war chaos. Although Uchiha Itachi was anxious, he still prioritized protecting the village for now.
On the border of the Land of Earth, Uchiha Kaede led the puppet brigade to charge straight toward the direction of Iwagakure Village.
Having lost two Jinchuriki, plus Onoki who was heavily injured in the previous battle, Iwagakure's defenses were much weaker.
However, Kurotsuchi and Kitsuchi fought forcefully; coupled with Iwagakure Village's massive baseline ninja population, according to Shiraishi's judgment, it would require at least more than a day to chew them clean.
Over on the Land of Lightning's side, Shiraishi's giant beam cannon on the moon had long finished charging. Accompanied by a dazzling beam of destruction falling down, Kumogakure Village's outer barrier was abruptly blown to pieces directly.
At Mount Myoboku:
"Two Sages, I leave Naruto to you."
"Little Jiraiya... are you going back first?"
"Yes, Konoha has already fallen into a moment of life-and-death survival. I must go back!"
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