The Sage of Six Paths Makes a Move

Seeing Naruto in his Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, enter the arena and instantly change the situation, Yichen didn't panic; instead, he became somewhat restless.

Using Mind's Eye perception to sense his surroundings, and finding no warning from the Sage of Six Paths, Yichen grew a little bolder.

The next second, Yichen made a cross with his hands, and then a huge blue light shot directly towards the direction where Kakashi, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Enma were located.

Kakashi and his two companions were familiar with this gesture and exclaimed in surprise, "It's Light Release: World Splitter Jutsu!"

The two people and the monkey immediately scattered and quickly moved away from Yichen.

Boom.

After a flash of huge blue light, there was a loud explosion. Yichen took the opportunity to break free from Kakashi and the other two's entanglement.

Then he rushed towards the battlefield where Naruto and the three Susanoo.

As he flew over, Yichen also gathered a massive amount of Porcelain Release.

In the blink of an eye, the Porcelain Release that blotted out the sky rushed towards the battle.

Kakashi and Hiruzen Sarutobi were both startled, realizing something was wrong. They immediately Hand Seals, preparing to unleash a high-level Area of Effect Ninjutsu.

On the other side, Might Guy naturally saw the change in the battle situation as well. He shouted, "Seventh Gate, Gate of Wonder, open!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a large amount of blue steam rose from Might Guy's body.

This time, Might Guy's opening of the Seventh Gate was not as unstable as it was before in the Land of Water.

This time, Might Guy unleashed a powerful aura, which blew away the surrounding rubble and stirred up a lot of dust.

Matsutani Shinya was startled. They've arrived. He immediately signaled to Yichen to distance himself from Might Guy.

At the same time, Matsutani Shinya quickly Hand Seals, preparing to unleash a defensive ninja village to block Might Guy.

However, Might Guy's target this time was not Matsutani Shinya. After opening the Seventh Gate, he did not hesitate at all and rushed straight to the battlefield where Susanoo was.

There, because of Naruto's sudden appearance, Izumi Uchiha's Susanoo was directly defeated. If it weren't for her abundant eye power, she probably wouldn't even Susanoo now.

However, under Naruto's relentless attacks, Izumi Uchiha's Susanoo was still unable to even get up.

Fortunately, Naruto had almost no combat experience and had no idea how to effectively attack Izumi Uchiha.

Seeing this, Sokai was anxious, but he was being held down by Itachi Uchiha and couldn't free his hands at all.

While wildly waving the arms of his Susanoo Sokai tried to Izumi Uchiha.

However, his impatience gave Itachi Uchiha an opportunity, and Itachi Uchiha's red Susanoo punched Susanoo Sokai the head.

Susanoo Sokai broken free, staggered a few steps and almost fell.

Just then, Might Guy arrived. His speed after unleashing his full power was even faster than Yichen's Porcelain Release, allowing him to reach the battlefield before Yichen, Kakashi, and the others.

Unlike Might Guy, who lacked combat experience, Susanoo Naruto Sokai Day Tiger Izumi Uchiha.

Might Guy chose the perfect spot and controlled the force perfectly. After the attack, cracks immediately appeared on Izumi Uchiha Susanoo.

The next moment, with a bang, Izumi Uchiha's Susanoo dissipated and disappeared.

Izumi Uchiha also let out a cry of pain and collapsed to the ground.

This scene caught Sokai's eye, and he immediately screamed wildly, "Sister Izumi!"

Then, his skeletal Susanoo miraculously grew veins and flesh.

At the same time, a gourd-shaped object appeared on his Susanoo's right hand.

Yichen had just arrived nearby, paused slightly in the gesture he had been extending.

Once his state of Sokai had stabilized, Yichen softly uttered, "Banshō Ten'in."

Then, Izumi Uchiha was exposed due to the disbandment of Susanoo, was absorbed by Yichen.

Izumi Uchiha, gasping for breath while covering her eyes, asked Yichen, "Lord Tsuchikage, what's wrong with Sokai?"

Yichen thought for a moment and said, "You were in danger just now, and his emotions were unstable. His eye power increased, and he also activated the second form of Susanoo."

Izumi Uchiha for a moment, then asked, "Lord Tsuchikage, what is that gourd in Sokai's hand?"

Yichen glanced at the divine artifact he had obtained along with the Yata Mirror he had given to Neji, and said, "That's the divine artifact, the Totsuka Blade."

Yichen was somewhat absent-minded as he spoke, because he had a strange feeling about Zao Jie's pupil power when Sokai just increased.

After thinking for a moment, Yichen's eyes lit up. Perhaps he had stepped into the Kage Level.

After figuring things out, Yichen turned his attention to Naruto and Might Guy.

Naruto was still stunned by the disappearance of Izumi Uchiha's massive Susanoo, while Might Guy took a deep breath and charged towards Sokai again.

"Huh? He still has energy left after using Day Tiger? Is it because he controlled his strength when attacking Izumi Uchiha?" Yichen wondered in surprise.

In his Gate of Wonder state, Might Guy was able to control his power with remarkable ease, precisely managing his strength and not wasting excessive Chakra or stamina when defeating Izumi Uchiha Susanoo.

Might Guy is much stronger than in the original story.

Seeing Might Guy rushing towards Sokai, Yichen didn't care. Sokai's second form of Susanoo be able to hold out for a while.

Yichen continued to control the countless Porcelain Release, which then enveloped Naruto.

At that moment, Kakashi, who was furthest away, shouted to Might Guy, "Guy, forget about everything else, quickly rescue Naruto!"

Might Guy, who was halfway there, stopped in his tracks and was about to turn around when he suddenly heard Itachi Uchiha shout, "Guy-senpai, watch out for that gourd! That's the Totsuka Blade, a divine weapon!"

Itachi Uchiha had seen a description of the Totsuka Blade in the clan archives, so he recognized it by its appearance alone.

Itachi Uchiha had even considered following in his ancestor's footsteps to find the Totsuka Blade and the Yata Mirror, but little did he know that the Totsuka Blade had already fallen into the hands of Sokai.

Upon hearing this, Might Guy disregarded saving Naruto and immediately dodged to the side, avoiding the attack of the Sokai Totsuka Blade.

At this moment, Sokai seemed to have suddenly realized something. He ignored Itachi Uchiha and focused all his efforts on holding off Might Guy, trying to create an opportunity for Yichen to capture Naruto.

Reminded by Kakashi's shout and seeing the Porcelain Mud getting closer, Naruto quickly turned and ran away.

In his Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, he moved incredibly fast, faster than the approaching Porcelain Mud, gradually widening the distance between them.

But just then, Naruto was running with his head down, heard Kakashi's voice again, his Uncle Hokage.

"Naruto, don't run forward, watch out for your head!"

Although Naruto didn't know what was above him, he cleverly stopped and instinctively took a few steps back.

The next moment, a blue light flashed in front of him, followed by a huge explosion.

Naruto was jolted back by the explosion; he swallowed hard, thank goodness.

But when he looked up again after the explosion, he found himself surrounded by Porcelain Mud, with mud all around him.

Just as Naruto was about to charge forward, Kakashi shouted again, "Naruto, charge backward!"

Without thinking about why, Naruto turned around and crashed into the mud that was covering him from behind.

Just then, Kakashi and Hiruzen Sarutobi's long-prepared attack arrived.

The two attacks struck the back of the Porcelain Mud, creating a huge gap.

Naruto was overjoyed at the sight and was about to rush out through the gap in the crowd.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw the villainous Tsuchikage extend a hand towards him.

"Is he going to use some kind of Ninjutsu?" Naruto wondered, but his feet didn't stop, and he leaped out of the gap in a few bounds.

Yichen's lips twitched. His S-rank Seal-less Ninjutsu, Shinra Tensei, which he had prepared to use to knock Naruto back into the Porcelain Mud, had failed!

Suppressing his panic, Yichen knew that the Sage of Six Paths had made his move again.

Naruto broke through the encirclement, was caught by a very, very long stick.

Yichen dared not attack Naruto again; he looked towards Sokai's side.

Sokai is still entangled with Might Guy.

However, at this Sokai, Zao Jie's second form of Susanoo was covered in cracks and was clearly on the verge of collapse.

Fortunately, Matsutani Shinya in the air continuously supported him with Senjutsu, Matsutani Shinya's Area of Effect Ninjutsu temporarily restricted the movement of Itachi Uchiha's Susanoo.

With a wave of his hand, Yichen unleashed the Naruto Porcelain Mud that had been surrounding Naruto towards Might Guy.

Seeing this, Might Guy sighed with some regret. He quickly withdrew from the area where he was fighting with Sokai and came to Itachi Uchiha's side.

As soon as Might Guy left, Sokai Susanoo immediately degenerated and then dissipated.

Susanoo disappeared, Sokai covered his eyes in agony and collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.

The next moment, a large amount of Porcelain Mud enveloped him.

As Yichen brought Sokai back to his side, he remotely placed a seal around Sokai's eyes.

When Sokai arrived at Yichen's side, he was no longer in so much pain.

After catching his breath, Sokai said to Izumi Uchiha, "I'm sorry, Sister Izumi, I couldn't defeat Might Guy and avenge you."

Yichen blinked, thinking, "So you were desperately clinging to Might Guy to avenge your sweetheart."

"I thought you'd finally come to your senses and were buying me time to capture Naruto."

"So, you're still the same Sokai, you haven't changed at all."

Ignoring Sokai's words, Izumi Uchiha quickly stepped forward to examine Sokai's eyes.

Izumi Uchiha's eye power had increased significantly, and after this short period of rest, she was much better. Although she was no longer able to fight, the pain was not as severe as before.

However, Sokai's eyes are still not completely calm, and are even slowly bleeding.

If it weren't for Yichen's seal, Sokai might not even be able to speak now.

Yichen didn't want to watch the young couple showing affection, so he moved Matsutani Shinya to his side while looking across at the other side.

The situation on the other side wasn't much better than Yichen's. Might Guy had already exited his Seventh Gate form and was only able to stay upright because Kakashi was supporting him.

Naruto was being Hiruzen Sarutobi's arms, his breath coming in very weak gasps.

Itachi Uchiha knelt on the ground, covering his eyes with his hands, and no one paid him any attention.

Just as Yichen was about to say something to end the battle gracefully, he suddenly sensed that the Yin Release aura emanating from Itachi Uchiha, who was kneeling on the ground, had intensified without warning.

Yichen's eyes were throbbing with veins, almost as much as Hyuga clansman who had activated his Byakugan.

Without saying a word, Yichen turned around and flew towards the Iwa Ninja Army camp with the three of them.

"The Sage of Six Paths, it must be him. He's giving Itachi Uchiha a power-up." Yichen, flying through the air, felt both angry and panicked.

The Sage of Six Paths has already made two moves today, so Yichen dares not take any risks.

Sokai and Izumi Uchiha comforted each other, their affectionate interaction almost unbearable. Matsutani Shinya gave Yichen a strange look.

In his Sage Mode, his senses were sharp, and he noticed Yichen's abnormal mental fluctuations.

He could even discern the emotion in Yichen's heart: fear.

Matsutani Shinya understand why Yichen would have such emotions, since Yichen hadn't encountered any danger.

However, Matsutani Shinya recalled the conversation between Yichen and Ōnoki before the battle, and wisely refrained from asking further questions.

After this First Shinobi War, both the Iwa ninja and the Konoha ninja withdrew their troops and returned to their camps.

The ninjas who had been sent out to fight in small teams were also called back to their respective camps.

However Akino, Yichen did not stop there. He called over Atsumi Akino and said, "Yichen, first send Sokai and Quan Luo back to the village, then bring Captain Kurotsuchi here."

"Well, if you don't have enough Chakra, just send Sokai and the others to the nearest branch, and then use the branch's Teleportation Array to return to the village."

"Once Captain Kurotsuchi returns, you can take me to Ikura and the others."

The battle with Konoha was over, but Yichen still wanted to intervene in the great battle at sea.

However, the safety of the Iwa Ninja Army camp could not be ignored. Since Sokai and Izumi Uchiha were not in good condition, Yichen chose to switch them with Kitsuchi.

The village is now basically safe, but the camp is in a standoff with the Konoha Army.

Leaving behind the well-preserved Kitsuchi and Matsutani Shinya, who hadn't been significantly weakened in the First Shinobi War, Yichen felt more at ease.

Atsumi Akino nodded and quickly swapped the positions of Sokai, Izumi Uchiha, and Kitsuchi.

Then she teleported Yichen directly to the naval battlefield.

On the high seas, the battle had long since reached a fever pitch.

Ōnoki and the Fourth Raikage fought with such intensity that their battle gradually faded from the view of the others.

On the Clay Bird side, a squadron of flying Cloud ninja recklessly crashed into them.

Deidara quickly steered the Clay Bird around.

Because the Clay Bird changed direction in time, the two did not collide.

However, as the two sides passed each other, more than a dozen B-rank Ninjutsu suddenly erupted from the flying Cloud ninja team.

Lightning Release: Blue Light Impact.

This Lightning Release wasn't very lethal, but it had quite a few side effects.

First, the blinding blue light limited Deidara and the others' vision.

Then came the flashing electric currents, which to some extent limited the direction in which the group could dodge.

And once hit, it also has a strong paralyzing effect.

The group dared not be careless, and Han immediately communicated with the Five-Tails Kokuō within his body.

Then a red Chakra wall immediately formed in front of everyone, and the Five-Tails 'Chakra directly blocked the Lightning Release.

It was a close call, but the disruption caused the pressure the group had just built up against the Cloud Ninja Army to vanish immediately.

And so, Deidara, along with Ikura, Han, Roshi, fought against the Cloud Ninja Army in the air.

The two sides have been locked in a stalemate for quite some time now.

However, those Cloud ninja who harassed them from the air using flying ninja tools were really annoying.

Their presence greatly limited the performance of the four Kage Level fighters.

Once again, a squadron of flying Cloud ninja charged towards this direction.

But this time, Deidara didn't choose to dodge. He laughed twice at the approaching Cloud ninja, then formed hand Hand Seals and shouted, "Kaka!"

Deidara finished speaking, but no explosion occurred nearby.

However, the approaching Cloud ninja were all directly disintegrated and turned into dust.

This scene was caused by the C4 Explosion that Deidara had only recently developed.

C4 bombs may appear to be duds, but they can generate many miniature bombs.

These bombs, which explode so fast they're invisible to the naked eye, took the lives of the Cloud ninja before they even knew the danger was imminent.

The other flying Cloud ninja who wanted to approach immediately turned around; they were startled by Deidara's attack.

Without any explanation, more than a dozen companions died, and their deaths were so bizarre.

They looked at each other, but neither could offer an answer.

Fortunately, the commander of the Cloud Ninja Army soon informed them what had happened.

"Don't panic, everyone. Deidara just used a very subtle Explosive Clay."

"The Explosive Clay is invisible to the naked eye, but the sensory team can detect it."

"Be careful with the upcoming attacks. The perception team will pay special attention to these Explosive Clay."

After listening to the commander's analysis, the Cloud ninja in the air finally breathed a sigh of relief. The unknown is the most terrifying thing. Now that they knew the principle, they just had to be careful.

The flying Cloud ninja continued to attack Deidara and his group from time to time, but reduced the frequency considerably due to concerns about C4 Explosion.

In this way, Deidara and his companions could focus their attacks on the Cloud Ninja Army below.

In the blink of an eye, the tide turned, and the initiative immediately fell into the hands of the Iwa ninja.

In the Cloud ninja Command Center, the commander looked grim. He listened to the reports from the Sensory Ninja, constantly weighing the pros and cons in his mind.

A moment later, he gritted his teeth and said, "Notify Killer B to use the Chakra Cannon."

The assistant beside him was taken aback and said, "Sir, if we use the Chakra Cannon now, we won't have a chance to deal with the Iwa Ninja Army later."

"Furthermore, the Chakra Cannon is not very effective against Kage-level experts."

The commander sighed and said, "There's nothing we can do. The Iwa ninja have sent five Kage Level fighters to attack us. If we can hold them off and gain the upper hand, things will be fine."

"As long as the Iwa ninja can't hold out and mobilize their main force, we'll have a chance to severely Iwa ninja with our Chakra Cannon."

"But that's impossible now. Notify Killer B. After using the Chakra Cannon, regardless of the outcome, immediately inform the Fourth Lord to retreat."

Instead of acting immediately, the assistant suggested, "How about we notify the Second Anbu?"

The commander hesitated for a moment, then said, "No, what we need to do now is evacuate safely."

"The Chakra Cannon is troublesome to use. The situation is relatively stable now, but if chaos ensues during the retreat, the Chakra Cannon will be completely useless."

"We'll need Second Anbu to cover our retreat, so we can't expose Second Anbu yet."

The man reluctantly agreed, and then immediately began to arrange the Cloud ninja's secret weapon Chakra Cannon.

In the air, the Cloud ninja's flight formation was down one segment, and the remaining formations became hesitant and timid.

Ikura and his three companions began to increase their firepower on the ground.

In fact, under the cover of Ikura and the others, Han was already preparing the Tailed Beast Bomb.

The Cloud ninja below were shocked. This was on the sea; how Cloud ninja possibly cope if attacked by Tailed Beast Bomb?

Fortunately, they had Killer B.

Killer B instantly transformed into its Perfect Eight-Tails form, and the gigantic Eight-Tails immediately Teuchi at Clay Bird.

Left with no other choice, Han Zhong stopped condensing the Tailed Beast Bomb and instead joined the others to stop the Eight-Tails' next burst of power.

Immediately afterwards, the four of them turned their attack on the big guy Eight-Tails.

The enormous Eight-Tails fox was no match for the four's attacks.

Boom boom boom boom, a series of explosions rang out on the Eight-Tails.

The Eight-Tails immediately let out a cry of pain.

Then, at Killer B's suggestion, the Eight-Tails disappeared again and returned to Killer B's body.

Neither side achieved any substantial results in this round of attack and defense; only the Eight-Tails sustained some injuries.

However, the Cloud ninja took the opportunity to assemble the Chakra Cannon.

From the water beneath Killer B's feet, an Eight-Tails tentacle extended from him and reached the newly assembled Chakra Cannon in the distance.

The Chakra Cannon developed by the Cloud ninja is quite powerful, but it requires a large amount of Chakra.

The Eight-Tails is the best energy source.

Then, the Chakra Cannon emitted a beam of white light.

If time slowed down, you could see that the white light was emitted from the Chakra Cannon's attack.

The attack hurtled rapidly toward the Clay Bird in the air.

Han sensed it immediately and mobilized the Five-Tails 'Chakra without regard for its cost.

Roshi was a little slower, but he quickly started doing the same thing.

Ikura then unleashed his fastest Ninjutsu at the beam of white light.

Deidara wasn't idle either. While rapidly controlling the Clay Bird to fly higher, he also threw dozens of small Explosive Clay objects downwards.

Deidara and Ikura's hasty attack weakened the white light, but it didn't completely negate it.

The white light attack ultimately struck the Chakra of the two Tailed Beasts.

Boom.

After the explosion, Deidara and his three companions glanced down with lingering fear.

The four then noticed that, at some point, a huge machine had appeared on one of the ships.

At the very front of the machine was a thick cannon barrel, which was pointing directly at the four of them.

At the same time, the four of them also noticed the tentacle belonging to the Eight-Tails beneath the water's surface.

It wasn't over yet. Under Killer B's control, the Chakra Cannon fired several more shots into the air.

However, the four, who were prepared, dealt with the attack with ease and blocked it very easily.

However, under the attack of the Chakra Cannon, Deidara and his companions were getting further and further away from the Cloud Ninja Army.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Cloud Ninja Commander immediately issued a retreat order.

Because the four Kage -Kage Level Iwa ninja were kept at a distance, the Cloud Ninja Army retreated in a very orderly manner. They followed the established plan, maintaining vigilance while withdrawing in an orderly fashion.

Ikura watched the Cloud ninja slowly retreat, feeling somewhat unwilling.

Despite concentrating their superior forces, the Iwa ninja failed to achieve the desired results, and it remains to be seen whether their battle with Konoha will proceed smoothly.

Just then, Atsumi Akino appeared beside Ikura with Yichen.