The Third Tsuchikage, a Gift for You
The flames of war are burning.
The ninjas of Hidden Stone Village lay scattered on the ground.
The Third Raikage, in his Impure World Reincarnation state, didn't need to worry about consuming Chakra. He brazenly activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode, leading a group of Impure World Reincarnation Tensei ninjas as if they were nothing. At this moment, he was simply delivering a devastating blow to the Hidden Stone Ninja!
The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, watched all this unfold, but at this moment he couldn't find a way to stop the enemy. He could only try his best to defeat any of the nearest Impure World Reincarnation) figures and shout loudly for the villagers to retreat.
"Withdraw from the battlefield!"
"Everyone, evacuate the battlefield!"
"Retreat entirely to the foot of the rocks in the village and build a new defensive line!"
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Rampart!"
A massive, wide city wall stretched Hidden Stone Village, and countless Hidden Stone Ninja retreated to the wall under the orders of the Third Tsuchikage and Commander Huang Tu!
However...
This wide city wall was smashed open by the Third Raikage, A!
A group of Impure World Reincarnation ninjas, like tigers among sheep, led by the Third Raikage, directly broke through the defensive line set up by the Hidden Stone Ninja!
This...
It was practically a war.
No...
This is real war.
Faced with Yakushi Kabuto's Impure World Reincarnation army, the Iwagakure forces, which were known for their large numbers and powerful armaments, were quickly overwhelmed. Countless Hidden Stone Ninja rushed in from all directions to try to plug the gap, but they were constantly defeated by the Impure World Reincarnation army!
This army of only a hundred or so Impure World Reincarnation...
They actually possess such formidable fighting power under the leadership of the Third Raikage!
The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, and his son, Huang Tu, loudly ordered the evacuation of the entire village, leaving Hidden Stone Village as a desolate battlefield.
At such a difficult time for Hidden Stone Village...
The instigator, however, is withdrawing from the battlefield.
A pitch-black Space-Time Door appeared above Yakushi Kabuto and Shirou Emiya.
The Space-Time Door of Yomotsu Hirasaka seemed to slowly descend from the sky, quietly swallowing Shirou Emiya and Yakushi Kabuto along with the nearby Five-Tails Jinchuriki. Their figures were about to completely disappear from Hidden Stone Village.
"Leaving like that is so rude!"
The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, watched this scene unfold and immediately tried to stop them from leaving. He knew that Dust Release wouldn't be enough to stop them, and he was also worried that Dust Release would endanger the Five-Tails Jinchuriki's life, so he could only hastily release an Earth Release Ninjutsu!
"Earth Release: Earth-Style Moving Earth Core!"
Suddenly, the ground beneath Shirou Emiya and the others began to sink!
At this moment...
It was as if they had fallen directly into a hole in the ground!
Shirou Emiya reached out and slapped the cliff wall of the cave. The ground beneath his feet suddenly rose up like an elevator, lifting him, Yakushi Kabuto, and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki back up!
"This is really troublesome..."
Yakushi Kabuto smiled as he felt the ground rapidly descending and then rapidly ascending.
Once the ground beneath their feet was finally level with the earth again, Shirou Emiya's left hand reached out to the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, his five fingers suddenly clenching around the short old man, and Natural Energy rapidly gathered under his control!
"Not good!"
The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, suddenly felt the air around him sink, as if it had forcefully pressed down on his body, pinning him to the ground out of thin air!
This...
What kind of technique is this?!
We completely discovered how the attack was generated!
The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, was thrown around and his head was bleeding profusely. Under such immense pressure, he couldn't even get up and could only lie on the ground watching as Shirou Emiya and the others were swallowed up by the Space-Time Door once again!
"Farewell, Lord Tsuchikage."
Yakushi Kabuto smiled and shook hands with the Third Tsuchikage, but a glint flashed in his glasses. "I originally just wanted to leave with Lord Shirou, but it seems I need to prepare a special gift for the Lord Tsuchikage before we go..."
"..."
The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, sensed that what the other person was saying wasn't very pleasant.
The other person's gift...
It's probably not a proper gift.
The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, couldn't guess either. Only after watching Yakushi Kabuto and Shirou Emiya leave did he feel the weight on his body disappear. He struggled to his feet, supporting his aching back, intending to first help deal with the group of Impure World Reincarnation individuals in the village.
However...
Ōnoki only just stood up!
A figure suddenly appeared out of thin air!
The figure, wielding a Ninja Blade, slashed at Ōnoki's head from behind!
But...
Ōnoki had already spotted the other person!
Because he was short enough, he just happened to see a tall shadow appear behind him, and he rolled away to avoid the sneak attack!
However...
After Ōnoki dodged the attack and saw the attacker's appearance clearly, his heart sank, because he now understood what gift Yakushi Kabuto had left him!
"Second Tsuchikage..."
Large beads of sweat appeared on Ōnoki's forehead.
The Second Tsuchikage Mu, was his teacher and had been carefully nurturing him. He taught him everything he knew about the Dust Release: Kekkei Tōta Limit, which he had developed by combining the three Chakra Nature Transformation. He single-handedly transformed him from a hot-tempered youth into the Third Tsuchikage.
Even...
In order to help the Third Tsuchikage grow up as quickly as possible, the Second Tsuchikage Mu, chose to abdicate shortly after the First Shinobi World War, making him a true mentor.
Master and disciple... fighting.
This is the gift left behind by Yakushi Kabuto.
"Good job hiding."
The Second Tsuchikage Mu, remained true to his nature. After coldly praising Ōnoki, he raised his Ninja Blade again and pointed it at his disciple.
"Alright."
"Now come and defeat me."
"This body has preserved my abilities to the greatest extent possible. In fact, the Impure World Reincarnation left behind by the Second Hokage grants the user unlimited Chakra. Theoretically, I am stronger now than I was at my peak..."
"..."
The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, is about to start sweating.
As the successor to the Second Tsuchikage Mu, he knew better than anyone how powerful his teacher was. Back then, he was powerless against his teacher!
The worst thing is...
There are still rampaging Impure World Reincarnation troops in Hidden Stone Village!
"Ōnoki..."
"You'd better defeat me quickly..."
The Second Tsuchikage Mu some displeasure, showing no mercy to the elderly man, and continued to reprimand him coldly, "Otherwise, you can't protect the village in this state!"
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"
Ōnoki finally gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and suddenly clenched his palms, shooting a beam of white light from his Dust Release towards his teacher!
The former master and disciple, whose relationship was like that of father and son...
When they reunited after being separated by life and death for many years, they turned against each other with swords drawn!
However, Ōnoki absolutely could not back down. He knew his teacher's temperament. If he showed weakness, he would only be scolded more severely by his teacher. Even though he was nearly eighty years old, in front of his teacher he was still just the student who was often reprimanded!
On the other side.
The base of the Akatsuki.
Shirou Emiya and Yakushi Kabuto returned here with the Five-Tails Jinchuriki.
While controlling the Impure World Reincarnation beings in the distance to fight, Yakushi Kabuto asked Shirou Emiya about the purpose of the battle and what he needed to do before stopping.
"Let them know that to fight the Akatsuki, we need more than just powerful ninjas; we also need a large army..."
"Yes."
After agreeing, Yakushi Kabuto smiled and asked his question, "However, with Lord Shirou and Madara among the Akatsuki, does the Shinobi World really have the confidence to fight against Akatsuki?"
Although Yakushi Kabuto only attacked Hidden Stone Village with Shirou Emiya, he believed that if Hidden Cloud Village were to face Madara Uchiha, the situation might be very bad.
The confidence of certain ninja villages...
It is highly likely to collapse.
Shirou Emiya's response was quite clear: he had seen too many resilient souls in the Shinobi World over the past thousand years. The source of this resilience came from the Sage of Six Paths and had been within the ninjas for thousands of years. They would never give up on the future because of one or two defeats.
Moreover...
It's absolutely impossible for them to give up.
Because they will inevitably be cornered.
"They have nowhere to retreat."
"Only by moving forward can we find a way out of a desperate situation."
Shirou Emiya felt the raindrops falling from the sky, recalling the struggle he felt a thousand years ago when he made the choice to live or die. "Even when I faced a desperate situation, I didn't dare choose to live out my remaining years in a daze. How could they?"
"..."
Yakushi Kabuto smiled wryly, unable to answer.
Yakushi Kabuto had never seen Shirou Emiya show weakness or cowardice, nor could he imagine that Shirou Emiya would ever be confused or make a difficult choice, because the Shirou Emiya he had seen from the beginning was a perfect being with almost no flaws.
However, just as Yakushi Kabuto wanted to chat for a while and learn more about Shirou Emiya's past secrets, his expression suddenly changed, as if something incomprehensible had happened on the other side of the Hidden Stone Village battlefield!
"How is that possible!"
"The Second Tsuchikage... has actually lost..."
"It's not surprising that Ōnoki surpassed his teacher..."
The blind Shirou Emiya revealed the events that occurred on the battlefield of Hidden Stone Village with uncanny clarity. He did not rely on the secrets he knew from his previous life, but rather on his greatly broadened perspective over the past thousand years.
"Recall your Impure World Reincarnation army."
Shirou Emiya gave an instruction to Yakushi Kabuto, casually conjuring a white Dust Release cube in his hand and fiddling with it. "We've done enough. The Shinobi World's next reaction depends on Madara and Sasuke's situation, and Madara never disappoints..."