Several kilometers from Kikyō Pass, the Rain Ninja had set up camp.
Having received word earlier, they had long since prepared for battle.
It was not until the messenger ninja arrived again.
"Lord Yahiko, the Cloud Ninja have begun their attack! The battle has already started!"
Hearing this, Yahiko glanced at the Rain Ninja behind him. This was the first time he had led so many people into battle.
He had once only wanted to end war, yet now he was leading his companions into one himself. He spoke lofty words, but was it truly for righteousness, or for selfish reasons...
But at this point, regret was no longer possible, and agonizing over such questions was useless.
Yahiko took a deep breath and gave the order, "Move out!"
The main battlefield had already descended into chaos. Dust filled the air as all manner of ninjutsu collided. Countless corpses already littered the ground, but the dead had never stopped anyone from moving forward. The deaths of comrades only made these people angrier and more numb!
The Eight-Tails was unstoppable on the battlefield. Quite a few Konoha ninja were seeing a Tailed Beast from such close range for the first time, and its immense size alone filled them with fear.
Makoto flew high in the sky with Kushina, watching the rampaging Eight-Tails below. She formed hand seals with both hands, then slammed them against her abdomen as though using a key to open some door.
Boom!
In an instant, violent winds erupted around Kushina. Dark red Chakra gradually covered her entire body, and her aura transformed completely, filled with the savage brutality of a beast.
Seeing this, Makoto had no choice but to retreat a little, lest Kushina's Chakra affect her.
Covered in a Tailed Beast Chakra cloak, Kushina plummeted into the