Everyone Shows Their Skills

The Ten-Tails threw back its head and let out a long roar, condensing a Tailed Beast Bomb even larger than before. The ominous blood-red sphere drew everyone's eyes toward it.

"It's trying to destroy the barrier. Previous Hokage, please stay alert and prepare yourselves," Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze warned immediately, sensing the Chakra fluctuations coming from within the barrier.

"Understood!" Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi said gravely.

"Let me have a look." Second Hokage Tobirama Senju was rather interested, while First Hokage Hashirama Senju calmly maintained his hand seal.

The Tailed Beast Bomb grew larger and larger, nearly squeezing the Ten-Tails itself into a corner.

The next moment, the Ten-Tails pushed the Tailed Beast Bomb out, and it slammed into the Four Crimson Ray Formation. The originally translucent red barrier was instantly dyed a blazing scarlet like the rising sun. Like a water-filled plastic tube, the barrier swelled and twisted in an instant, as though it might burst at any moment.

Then, the shockwave surged upward like a volcanic eruption, blasting out from above the barrier.

"It blocked it. That's incredible!" Ming Jing exclaimed at the sight.

"The Ten-Tails was injured by its own technique. This is an opportunity," Itachi said, staring into the barrier.

"The First Hokage thought of that too." Ming Jing pointed toward Hashirama Senju. The First Hokage had used Wood Style Clone to create five clones. Four led the shinobi charging toward the Ten-Tails, while one ran toward Madara Uchiha. The original continued maintaining his hand seal as an enormous Gate of the Great God descended from the sky, pinning the Ten-Tails by the neck and nailing it firmly to the ground.

"Does the First Hokage think a single clone can deal with Madara Uchiha?" Itachi asked with a slight frown.

"Madara Uchiha sat down. Is he