Burn, Frenzied Slaughter (Seek Follow-up Reads)

"Blood for the Blood God, skulls for the Skull Throne!"

Crimson lava surged as the fanatical roar shook the village's defensive barrier.

BOOM—

Steam billowed as Five-Tails Kokuō, located at the other end of Iwagakure, smashed straight through a massive section of the stone wall.

"WEE-OOO! WEE-OOO! WEE-OOO!!"

The piercing sound of emergency alarms rippled outward.

Inside their stone dwellings, the sleeping ninjas of Iwagakure jolted awake one by one.

"Tailed Beast rampage! Quick! All units assemble immediately!"

"Four-Tails Son Goku and Five-Tails Kokuō have both lost control simultaneously. How is this possible? Who is behind this?"

"Go notify Lord Tsuchikage and Lord Kitsuchi to come and suppress them. Mobilize the troops stationed outside the village as fast as possible. Coordinate to release ninjutsu and minimize the damage..."

There was order amidst the chaos.

After all, Iwagakure had experienced Tailed Beast chakra leaks and Jinchuriki emotional breakdowns before. As long as powerful individuals arrived in time to control the situation before the beasts reached their full forms, the casualties and losses were generally manageable.

But tonight...

The Jonin who confidently approached discovered with horror that the Four-Tails and Five-Tails were not merely experiencing localized agitation; both behemoths had completely broken free of their shackles and entered their full-blown rampaging states.

"So this is a Tailed Beast in its complete form? A fragment split from the peak God Tree, with a physique like a mountain..."

In a corner, Uchiha Xiu muttered to himself.

Walking the path of the infinite, I am in dire need of these super-sized batteries to replenish my mana on the go!

"ROAR, Blood for the Blood God..."

Under his control, the Four-Tails continued to roar the Khorne slogan—which did not belong to this world—like a fanatic, adding a layer of mystery:

"Skulls for the Skull Throne!"

Rumble, a river of Lava Release appeared.

The scorching molten rock ravaged the heart of the Land of Earth, causing stone wall after stone wall to collapse, submerging a large number of ninjas and civilians.

WHOOSH~

A short distance away.

High-temperature steam spanning several miles erupted, accompanied by the sound of exploding buildings, echoing from the other side.

Tonight, Iwagakure was destined to be filled with "acquaintances" everywhere.

"..." Jiraiya fell silent.

What an evil slogan.

The two Toad Sages felt an instinctive fear.

That was definitely not a good phrase!

"If we don't kill them today, once they finish reorganizing their army, it will be the Konoha ninjas who die."

"Jiraiya, do not be soft-hearted."

"Remember, do not use large-scale Sage Arts yet. Use taijutsu and genjutsu to reap lives!"

As he finished speaking, Uchiha Xiu, clad in black lacquered armor, took the lead and charged into a gathering of Iwagakure ninjas.

With a flick of his wrist, a blade flashed.

A string of heads flew into the air.

When a Kage-level expert skilled in taijutsu gets close, what is the difference between a Jonin and a Chunin? It was a tiger pouncing into a flock of sheep!

"Kill."

On the other side, Shisui, having successfully completed his mission, wiped away his blood-tears and drew the short blade from his back!

In such a chaotic scene, with a pair of Byakugan helping to acquire real-time intelligence, the perfect silent assassination quietly unfolded.

Bursting around a corner, Hyuga Tokuma, having anticipated the move, slammed into the chest of a burly Iwagakure ninja. Chakra poured out, and his palms struck repeatedly within the confined space.

Flesh, meridians, internal organs, nerves... all shattered under the force of his gentle power.

A moment later, the elite squad converged!

After the four of them and the two toads charged through a round of slaughter, nearly a hundred corpses lay along their path.

Among them, not a single one was a Genin.

The lowest rank was a Chunin.

The entire route was completely unobstructed.

"Lord Hokage, are we preparing to withdraw?" Tokuma asked in a low voice.

Tonight was too exhilarating.

Plucking the whiskers of the Tsuchikage Ōnoki and setting fire to the backyard of a current great power!

"No rush. Since I said I would let everyone withdraw safely, then... I will never go back on my word." Uchiha Xiu chuckled. "Heh, everyone remember to think of a good exit line—the flashier, the better."

"Lest you miss the highlight moment of your lives."

"Understood."

Hyuga Tokuma, having the least composure, nodded, his Byakugan observing the movements across the entire Iwagakure with a three-hundred-sixty-degree, blind-spot-free field of vision.

The deployment of the ninja army, the hiding spots of the Anbu, the reinforcement routes—everything was captured within his Byakugan's sight; no secret arrangement could escape his gaze.

Everything was under control!

As long as the Hokage, who often spoke in such an unreliable manner, actually proved dependable and led them to a safe evacuation... becoming legendary ninjas would be just around the corner.

"The Tsuchikage has yet to reach the main battlefield; currently, no one can stop the two Tailed Beasts from rampaging."

"Then let's clear out the perimeter guard units and the Anbu. Move out!"

The four of them formed a formation, continuing to fish in troubled waters.

They harvested heads frantically.

Every head severed meant the enemy nation's vital strength was weakened by one more fraction.

Overhead.

The two Tailed Beasts, trapped deep in genjutsu, opened their mouths in unison. Black and red chakra particles condensed at high speed, expanding further.

Rumble!

BOOOM~

After a brief charge, they unleashed the blast.

Two clusters of Iwagakure ninjas were sent flying!

—Back on the night of the Nine-Tails, countless Konoha ninjas sacrificed their lives without hesitation just to prevent such fireworks from being released by a Tailed Beast.

"Tsk, not enough, still not intense enough!" Uchiha Xiu, acting as a bloody spectator, casually lopped off a head, feeling a sense of regret.

That was the one inconvenience of Tailed Beast Balls.

The shorter the cooldown, the smaller the power.

If you hold back the ultimate move for too long, it's easy to get interrupted.

"Roar—"

Consequently, Roshi's eyes turned blood-red, and the lava chakra around his body surged wildly, letting the Four-Tails Son Goku, with its mountain-like, massive beast body, rampage through its own homeland.

Han was no less impressive.

Could this be considered a twisted form of revenge against the commoners who bullied the Jinchuriki?

"Shinra Tensei, feel pain."

At this moment, a short figure flew through the air:

"You two beasts, Earth Release: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu!"

A deep, resonant voice echoed across the sky.

The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, could no longer sit still and appeared to stabilize the morale of his people.

A cubic, transparent barrier formed in his palm!

"Wake up, you old fools."

In an instant, the cubic barrier expanded, transforming into a pillar of white light that shot out with a roar.

It immediately enveloped the rampaging Four-Tails!

The existential form of all matter was forcibly rewritten.

The Kekkei Tōta, which surpassed the Kekkei Genkai, erupted. Rock, lava, the tough fur and muscles of Son Goku that could withstand a barrage of ninjutsu, and even the violent, boiling Lava Release chakra itself began to disintegrate and separate at the molecular level.

"Blood for the Blood God..."

Unfortunately, the persistent, ghostly roar echoed once more.

Tailed Beasts are the physical manifestations of chakra, a special existence between energy and flesh.

One could see the arm of the Four-Tails, which had been disintegrated by the Atomic Dismantling Jutsu, surging with turbulent chakra as it began to regrow.

"Hmph, you idiots still aren't awake!"

Having wounded the Four-Tails with one strike and temporarily curbing its violent destruction, Ōnoki aimed at the Five-Tails Kokuō and hurriedly fired another Atomic Dismantling Jutsu to restrict its movements.

The already dire state of the national treasury must not be allowed to deteriorate further.

The Land of Earth was too poor; it could not afford such turmoil!

"Earth Release: Earth Mountain Jutsu."

It was also at this moment that Kitsuchi, the Jonin squad leader and son of the Tsuchikage, seized the opportunity. He coordinated with the temporarily organized Iwagakure army to manifest four small mountains.

Paired in two, they attempted to trap the two giant beasts.

The situation seemed to have stabilized.

Ōnoki steadied his slightly ragged breathing, hovering in mid-air to survey his surroundings.

What Blood God!

What utter nonsense about a Skull Throne!

Within the eyes of the two Tailed Beasts, the Sharingan was clearly and unmistakably etched.

"Uchiha Xiu! Fifth Hokage!!"

The three-inch-tall man's furious roar echoed across the heavens, "You destroyed the foundation of my Hidden Stone, I will kill you for this, come out!!!"

"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence."

At an inconspicuous edge of the battlefield, Uchiha Xiu's expression remained indifferent as he released a corpse and unleashed the Yin Seal at the center of his brow.

As he pressed his palms together, thousands of thick trees and vines burst from the earth, coiling and rising into the sky.

"Wood Dragon."

Gazing at the dragon's head, Ōnoki froze:

"..."

His scalp tingled, and he shuddered instinctively.

He recalled the humiliating past of his youth, when he had been treated like a stray dog by the roadside by Madara.

The God of Shinobi, the Asura of the Ninja World—two miraculous powers had actually fused within a single person!

This was no mere paper intelligence provided by spies.

The miracle itself now stood right before his eyes.

"Weren't you calling for me? What's the matter? Now that I've appeared, you don't seem happy anymore?"

Uchiha Xiu, who excelled at internal strife, was never a pushover when dealing with outsiders either.