Great Calamity Day

"They're here! Our prey has arrived!"

Uchiha Genso's lips curled into a smile.

"The rats have finally come out of their holes. Now," Senju Zen sighed, glancing at the Fourth Raikage locked in fierce combat with his clones on the hillside below, "It looks like I'll have to take matters into my own hands."

"Hmm? Don't you need your toys?"

Uchiha Genso asked.

"I don't plan to use them for now." Senju Zen shook his head. The existence of Impure World Reincarnation users is no secret. The major powers of Cloud Ninja and Konoha should have made countermeasures. Sending out Edo Tensei users at this time would inevitably result in some losses.

As the caster, he knew very well that the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu was not invincible and had many weaknesses. If it collided with the main force of the Cloud Ninja, it would not be surprising if some of the reincarnated beings were sealed and suppressed.

Before dealing with Konoha, he didn't want any further losses; every ounce of usable strength couldn't be wasted.

"So stingy!"

""

Senju Zen glanced speechlessly at Uchiha Genso, who was pretending to know nothing.

"Work hard, keep holding back the Cloud Ninja's strength, and take down as many as you can."

"Yes, yes, Brother Zen, don't worry, my Great Calamity Day won't be so easily broken." Uchiha Genso lit a cigarette, took a puff, and looked up at the sky. The dark clouds that had been dispersed by the Tailed Beast Bomb gathered together again like a persistent ailment after the shockwave's power dissipated.

A black tripoint slowly rotated within blood-red eyes.

Great Calamity Day.

Another ability of Uchiha Genso's Mangekyō Sharingan, unlike Golden Mountain Ancient's direct offensive capabilities, is that of Great Calamity Day, whose destructive power is even greater. This ability is to control disasters, and the concept of disasters is extremely broad. The heavy snow and hail in Kumogakure are Great Calamity Day's masterpieces.

Snowstorms and hailstorms.

Such disasters can be controlled by Great Calamity Day, but the only drawback is that this move requires a preparation time to execute, meaning it can only be used when shooting at stationary targets. In skirmishes, Great Calamity Day basically has no room to maneuver.

Fortunately, the Five Great Ninja Villages are excellent fixed targets.

The Black Storm that captured the One-Tail was also the work of Uchiha Genso.

The dark clouds in the sky churned and rippled like spilled ink. The Cloud Ninja, who had breathed a sigh of relief when the clouds dispersed, were once again on tenterhooks.

What can you do during a snowstorm or hailstorm?

Uchiha Genso was smoking, pondering his next move, when he suddenly heard a loud crackling sound coming from the hillside below. It must have been the Fourth Raikage who made the noise.

"Got it."

Upon hearing the deafening thunder, he immediately had an idea. He stubbed out his cigarette, which he had only taken a couple of puffs of, on a nearby rock, formed a hand Hand Seals, and focused his mind.

Kumogakure.

"Keep going, let's get out of the village first."

The elders directed the Cloud Ninja's actions; with heavy snow and hail, the village was far from safe.

It's not surprising that the worldly-wise elders made the decision to continue the relocation. They wanted to get rid of as many people as possible as quickly as possible, as they no longer expected the entire village to leave safely, because the dark clouds in the sky had gathered again, and a huge rumble of thunder could be heard.

It was as if a god had struck a taiko drum amidst the dark clouds.

"Crack!"

A thick bolt of lightning struck down, completely destroying a house.

Immediately afterwards, thick bolts of azure lightning struck one after another, like rain; this was a thunderstorm.

The Cloud Ninja are very familiar with lightning, but precisely because they are familiar with it, they know very well how terrifying the destructive power of thunderstorms can be.

The Kumogakure is built atop the central mountain range of the Land of Lightning, where thunder can be heard echoing through the mountains year-round. Knowing the terrifying power of lightning, the buildings in the Kumogakure are covered with lightning rods of all sizes.

The previous hailstorm wasn't enough to collapse the rock-built houses, but the lightning rods were inevitably damaged. Most of them were destroyed, and the few that remained could hardly withstand such a terrifying thunderstorm.

"Whew!! This is quite strenuous!"

Uchiha Genso quickly took a breath, beads of sweat appearing on his forehead, and he shivered as a cold wind blew.

We're all sweating from exhaustion.

Damn it, sweating on this windswept mountaintop, especially in the dead of winter with the cold wind blowing, is truly an unpleasant experience!

Senju Zen smiled, walked to the edge of the cliff, Hand Seals, and landed with a palm strike.

"Summoning Technique."

A strange bird with an enormous beak, gray feathers, and three claws flapped its wings and circled at the edge of the cliff.

Senju Zen jumped onto the back of the strange bird and propelled it toward the direction where the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki had appeared.

Northeast of Kumogakure.

On a solitary, protruding peak, Killer B, in his Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, sat perched, looking up at the dark clouds that dispersed and then regrouped in the sky, his expression solemn.

"By the way, something's not right. Be careful."

"I know the enemy is strong this time, Eight-Tails. Be prepared, I may need to borrow your strength again at any time."

A silent dialogue was taking place deep within their consciousness. Killer B did not approach the village. Precisely because he was Perfect Jinchuriki, he knew very well how astonishing the destructive power of the Tailed Beast was. Now that the village was crowded with people, if he went over there, it would be like tying his own hands and feet, and he would not be able to fight with his full strength if he encountered an enemy.

"But Eight-Tails, do you know anything about the methods of manipulating celestial phenomena?"

"I don't know, but I haven't seen anything like this in the last few hundred years, as for the past..."

The Eight-Tails chuckled but didn't say much. Although he and Killer B were very close, it involved the secrets of all the Tailed Beast and the story of the Six Paths, so he didn't intend to reveal it.

Killer B didn't think much of it; there wasn't time for him to think about it now. Looking at the earth-shattering thunderstorm, he took a deep breath and prepared to unleash another Tailed Beast Bomb.

However, at that moment, a huge, strange bird suddenly appeared in the distant sky.

Killer B immediately became alert.

Even the most powerful mountain eagles wouldn't dare approach Kumogakure in this kind of weather, so the sudden appearance of such a large, strange bird must be suspicious.

"By the way, be careful, it's an enemy. Their Chakra is very strong; it must be that Senju Zen. His Chakra is very similar to the First Hokage's."

As a battle-hardened Tailed Beast, the Eight-Tails possesses excellent sensory abilities and a remarkable memory. Unlike other Jinchuriki and Tailed Beast who have strained relationships and refrain from communication, the Eight-Tails is happy to help Bee. However, there is one more thing he didn't mention: the Senju Zen on the strange bird not only resembles the First Hokage but also has the feel of the old man from the Six Paths.

"Receive."

A response came from the depths of his consciousness, Killer B tensed all his muscles, watching warily as the giant, strange bird flew towards him.

"Wood Release: Flying Wood".

Standing atop the giant, monstrous bird, Senju Zen decisively made his move.

Huge wooden pillars rained down from the sky, aimed at Killer B below. (To be continued)