The Sun God wreathed in golden flames versus the Blue Beast shrouded in blue steam.
The sheer scale of their clash had already surpassed the fierce battle between the Third Hokage and Katakuri.
"Teacher's Eight Gates are actually this powerful!!"
Rock Lee's eyes shone brightly. Physical combat specialists could become peerless powerhouses too, with combat strength that even surpassed the Kage.
Uchiha Sasuke watched Might Guy's outburst, his eyes filled with unwillingness.
First Naruto had erupted with power, displaying savage strength even greater than Kakashi's.
And now even that weird Mushroom Head Jonin was this strong, practically fiercer than the Third Hokage.
What was wrong with this world?
Why were all these dead-last students and physical combat ninjas so strong?
"So strong!"
"The monsters on the other side still have people who haven't even made a move!"
"Wasn't the Third Hokage supposed to be the strongest Hokage in history?! Why can't he even beat a young man?!"
"So many Jonin can't even defeat a dual-wielding samurai. Is our Konoha really the strongest village in the ninja world?"
"Where's Root?! This was clearly Root's mess, so why haven't any Root ninjas shown up?"
"That guy can actually suppress the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki head-on? How is that possible?! That's the most powerful weapon!"
As the battles across every front grew increasingly intense, the ninjas arriving one after another began to feel an air of despair.
Could Konoha Village really be breached today by a few teenagers?
"Konoha, this old woman has waited a long time for this day!!"
Chiyo surveyed the battles all around her, considering whether to tear up the alliance agreement with Konoha and declare war on it directly.
The person she most wanted to kill was Kakashi Hatake.
After all, Kakashi Hatake's father, Sakumo Hatake, had been the one