The great battle was about to begin!

Rustling...

With his large feet sinking into the snow, the man carrying Seven Swords walked past with steady steps, leaving a long trail of footprints behind him.

"There's something unsettling about this Forest." Deep within his mind, the voice of the Eight-Tails Ox Demon suddenly echoed.

Killer B paused and stopped abruptly. "Hachi, what kind of unsettling presence are you referring to?"

"A very powerful aura emanates from him; it must be that guy," the Eight-Tails Ox Demon said in a deep voice.

Killer B understood that the guy Gyuki was talking about was Uchiha Madara.

However, he already knew this before he came; his elder brother was in Uchiha Madara's hands, and he had to enter this Forest.

"Hachi, can you find that guy's location?" Killer B asked.

"Before that, we must break the barrier." The Eight-Tails Ox Demon' sense of chakra became even more acute.

Moreover, Tōka's Five-Seal Barrier made no attempt to conceal anything.

The sealing Talisman were all affixed to the obvious tree trunks, the bare Rock faces, and...

Right in the middle of the road?

Killer B's forehead creased with a dark line as he stared hesitantly at the sealing Talisman three steps away.

If the Eight-Tails Ox Demon hadn't told him with absolute certainty that this was the Talisman of the Five-Seal Barrier, Killer B would have definitely thought it was a smokescreen by the enemy.

"This thing needs to be torn off at the same time to break the barrier."

Killer B was about to reach out and tear off the Talisman on the ground, paused, interrupted by a sudden sound.

Killer B's expression froze for a moment, and he quickly turned around to look.

From the direction the sound came, three burly ninjas stood behind a woman, the pattern on their Forehead Protector...

Ninja from Iwagakure!

"Just as Darui described! You must be Killer B, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki?" Kurotsuchi looked Killer B up and down, as if examining a rare and exotic animal.

"Stone Ninja, are you enemies?" Killer B ignored the scrutinizing gaze and stared expressionlessly at the four people who appeared in front of him.

Killer B was unaware of the alliance of the Five Great Nations. When Iwagakure ninjas appeared in the Land of Land of Lightning, the first two words that flashed through his mind were—enemy!

Sensing the restless aura emanating from the Eight-Tails, Kurotsuchi suppressed her playful expression, a serious look appearing on her small face.

"We are the vanguard team to rescue the Raikage; in other words, we are comrades for now." As she spoke, Kurotsuchi was also secretly on guard against Killer B.

The war between the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth is ongoing, and it is normal for the people of both countries to be hostile to each other.

Despite being forced to sign an alliance with the Five Great Nations to deal with Uchiha Madara's horrifying Eye of the Moon Plan, the trust between the nations is clearly not yet at the level of complete camaraderie.

The Kurotsuchi Squad belongs to Iwagakure) in the Land of Earth. Every member of the squad is proficient in Earth Release, hence the Kurotsuchi Squad is designated as the vanguard squad.

Using the Earth Release Technique: Subterranean Voyage, they quietly approached this area.

When Kurotsuchi met Killer B, she appeared with the vanguard squad of Iwa Stone Ninja. Killer B is the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

The Eight-Tails' aura cannot be imitated by a simple Transformation Technique, so Killer B was the real one, and Kurotsuchi appeared.

"Companions?" Killer B chuckled. As long as they're companions, that's fine!

He was struggling with how to break the Five-Seal Barrier! With the arrival of the four-person team from Iwagakure, the group now had five people!

"You've come at the perfect time!"

"Perfect timing?!" Kurotsuchi raised an eyebrow, looking at Killer B with a puzzled expression.

"That's right, it takes five people to break the Five-Seal Barrier!" Killer B stretched out his arm and pointed to the sealing Talisman three steps away.

On the high ground north of the Forest, Tōka and Black Zetsu planned to find a perfect "spectator seat" with a clear view of the Forest Battlefield.

Sudden!

Tōka paused, tilting her head lazily to look at a Big Tree to her side.

To be precise, it was the shadow cast by the Big Tree on the ground that gave it that chilling and sinister aura.

Orochimaru...

Isn't this guy afraid of getting killed coming here?

Orochimaru had outmaneuvered him the last time he tried to capture the Nine-Tails.

Creak...

The sound of footsteps crushing fallen leaves came, and a dark figure emerged from the huge shade of the tree, gradually revealing his true form.

A Dark Red cloak covered his entire face with a wide brim, revealing only a wicked smile in the dim shadows.

"So it's Kabuto!" Tōka raised an eyebrow slightly, a look of surprise in his eyes. "When did you join Akatsuki?"

Kabuto Yakushi was still wearing the same cloak with a wide brim, but this time he stood behind Uchiha Madara.

More accurately, he was standing behind Uchiha Madara's Shadow Clone.

Upon hearing Tōka's question, Kabuto Yakushi emerged from behind Uchiha Madara Shadow Clone.

"I've brought a special gift." Kabuto Yakushi grinned, revealing a chilling aura as sinister as Poisonous Snake.

"A gift?" Tōka's eyes narrowed as he sensed a mysterious chakra gradually emanating from Kabuto Yakushi.

The ground began to shake, and a thick Death Aura emanated from it.

Something seemed to be trying to burst out of the broken soil!

Bang!

Kabuto Yakushi crouched down, pressing one hand to the ground, his chakra overflowing and activating a series of Black Runes Jutsu Formula.

"Impure World Reincarnation!"

Rumble!

One after another, old coffins broke out of the ground and quickly lined up in front of Tōka.

"Impure World Reincarnation!" Tōka tilted his head, revealing an expression that said, "I knew it."

Kabuto Yakushi received a portion of Orochimaru's power and was Orochimaru's confidant, so it's not surprising that he knew the Secret Technique of Impure World Reincarnation.

However, Tōka did not expect that Kabuto Yakushi would choose Uchiha Madara.

A glint of light flashed and quickly disappeared into his black eyes. Tōka looked up at the Uchiha Madara clone beside him.

"So, Lord Madara brought him here specifically because he wants to...?"

"Let's see if these things are any good." Uchiha Madara knew about the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, but he disdained using such Forbidden Jutsu.

Uchiha Madara believed in power—the power of his own body, power that belonged only to him.

However, since it concerns the Eye of the Moon Plan, Uchiha Madara needs a certain amount of fighting power; the saying "many hands make light work" is indeed true at times.

As soon as Uchiha Madara finished speaking, he turned into a cloud of white smoke with a bang, dispelling the Shadow Clone Technique and disappearing from the spot.

That's so typical of Lord Madara!

Tōka narrowed his eyes dangerously; she was actually using him as a pawn.

Hmph, let you be arrogant for a couple of days!

"Let's go!" Tōka glanced coldly at Kabuto Yakushi, then turned and walked down the mountain.

The commotion coming from the Forest indicated that the group had arrived.

As Tōka's figure gradually disappeared into the distance, Kabuto Yakushi changed his hand seals, and the coffins sank back into the earth.

"Where are we going?" After releasing the Jutsu Formula, Kabuto Yakushi hurriedly caught up with Tōka.

"Aren't we supposed to be completing Lord Madara's mission?" Tōka tilted his head, a playful glint in his eyes. "Of course, we're going to meet them!"

"Is that so?" Kabuto Yakushi smiled slightly, then reached out and pulled down the brim of his hat.

A rescue team of twenty Jonin dispatched by the Five Great Nations has arrived, while Uchiha Madara's target is only the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

Uchiha Madara originally planned to kill everyone except Killer B, but he suddenly changed his mind and asked Tōka to set up Five-Seal Barrier for him.

The purpose, of course, was to test the "gift" brought by Kabuto Yakushi and see just how powerful it was in combat.

Besides creating confusion, the Five-Seal Barrier also served to disperse the power of the Five Great Nations, since Kabuto Yakushi brought more than twenty gifts.

In the Forest, the four Stone Ninja of the vanguard squad stared intently ahead, their reflections mirror-like on their faces.

However, when Killer B broke the sealing Talisman, the illusion created by the Mirror Attack Technique did not appear.

Not only that, but it also revealed a path leading deep into the forest.

"Be careful, that guy's aura is getting closer and closer." The Eight-Tails Ox Demon's words were filled with solemnity.

Killer B nodded silently and walked steadily along the path into the depths of the Forest.

Uchiha Madara deliberately placed the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki inside; this was part of his initial plan.

Tōka and Kabuto Yakushi stood on the high slope, overlooking the Battlefield in the Forest below. The four-person team from Iwagakure was already entangled in the Mirror Attack Technique.

Kurotsuchi and the others won't be able to get away for a while.

As for the rest...

"They're here. They're in your hands now." A flash of Ice Blue light One Flash through his eyes as Tōka turned to look at Kabuto Yakushi and said.

"Understood." Kabuto Yakushi vanished in Body Flicker Technique, heading towards the pre-prepared hiding place.

Impure World Reincarnation!

Bang!

With a creaking sound, a row of six coffins burst from the ground, blocking the path of Kakashi and the others in the middle of the Forest.

Since everyone's mission was to rescue the Raikage, and it was happening on the home turf of Land of Lightning Kumogakure.

Therefore, the overall commander of this operation for the five teams is Darui, Jonin Land of Lightning Kumogakure.

"Stop!" Darui raised his arm, signaling everyone to take cover nearby.

Instantly, a series of swishing sounds flashed by, and the crowd quickly scattered, some hiding behind Big Tree Rock, others concealing themselves in the soil and rock layers.

In just a short while, the group traveling through the forest had completely disappeared.

Everyone held their breath, carefully concealing their presence, their wary gazes fixed on the row of coffins along the tree-lined path.

No matter how you look at it, this coffin blocking the road gives off an ominous feeling.

An eerie atmosphere, filled with death, enveloped the entire forest.

Quiet...

She didn't even think of the birdsong or the chirping of insects. Qing hid behind Big Tree, only hearing her heart pounding.

Upon noticing Darui's gesture, Qing immediately leaped into the treetops, taking up high ground to overlook the path ahead.

Within the entire team, he possesses the Byakugan, and his reconnaissance skills surpass those of the others.

Buzz!

Chakra surged into Ao's right eye, and veins bulged out menacingly, like green worms writhing on his cheek.

It looks absolutely disgusting; this is exactly what it looks like when the Byakugan is activated!

"This..." Qing glanced at it and was truly shocked by what she saw.

The six coffins were enveloped in dense chakra, which seemed to overflow from them, and a chilling aura emanated from them.

"Blue?" Kakashi, who was not far away, frowned slightly. His Sharingan had strong perception, but it was still not enough to see through a coffin.

Kakashi could sense the immense chakra emanating from the six coffins, but he couldn't see what was inside them.

Qing swallowed hard, his eyes widening as if to make sure he wasn't seeing things.

The increased injection of chakra made the veins on his blue face appear even more ferocious.

"There are six people inside! If I'm not mistaken..." Qing licked his dry lips and said in a heavy tone.

"Those six guys are already dead Jinchūriki!"

Apart from the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails, who were not captured, only Gaara among the One to Seven-Tails was saved by Grandmother Chiyo.

This was precisely what Ao couldn't believe. Although the information about the Jinchūriki of each village was classified, Jinchūriki had seen photos of them.

Moreover, those terrifying amounts of chakra could only be Jinchūriki!

Upon hearing this, everyone wore expressions of surprise and uncertainty. Six Jinchūriki? It wasn't that they didn't believe Ao, but rather that this was simply too unbelievable.

Of the sixteen, only Kakashi showed a serious expression; he believed Ao's words.

As the captain of Konoha's Anbu Captain, Kakashi had never learned the Forbidden Jutsu in the Scroll of Seals, but he had heard of their names and characteristics.

The six coffins in front of me...

The deceased Jinchūriki...

Isn't this the Forbidden Jutsu, Impure World Reincarnation, developed by the Second Hokage?!

"This is troublesome!" Kakashi stared intently at the coffin in the distance, his voice so soft that only he could hear it.

Squeak~~

A series of ear-piercing sounds rang out as six coffin lids slammed violently onto the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.

The swirling dust obscured the mouth of the coffin, blurring the view.

Light? Why is there light here?

"Forest? Full of life."

"It seems we've come to the wrong place."

From the six coffins, figures slowly emerged, Six People true faces gradually appearing amidst the swirling dust.

From left to right...

A haughty and aloof beauty with a queen-like demeanor, her long golden Long Hair tied into a whip and casually hanging down her back.

The Two-Tails Jinchūriki – Yugito!

The silver-haired, purple-eyed man has a scar resembling a stitch below his left eye. He wields a club-like weapon with a hook at the end, decorated with Green Flowers.

The Three-Tails Jinchuriki - Yakura!

He wore a purple outfit and a breastplate, his hair was tied back in a small ponytail, and he had a long red beard.

The Four-Tails Jinchuriki – Roshi!

The tall man had an umbrella on his head, wore a Tea-colored mask, and was covered in Yellow-brown armor.

Han Five-Tails Jinchuriki!

A handsome young man with long bangs, wearing a sky-blue robe, holding a soap bubble blower, appeared to be indifferent to worldly affairs.

The Six-Tails Jinchuriki — Utakata!

A young and beautiful girl with slightly dark skin, exuding a healthy aura, and short blue-green hair that makes her look even more lively and adorable.

Fu Seven-Tails Jinchuriki!

Upon seeing the Six Paths figures emerging from the coffin, everyone's hearts sank.

It really was them!