The Allied Forces Gather, Winds and Clouds Converge; The Forbidden Land's Ruins Hide Profound Mysteries

Inside the Konoha council chamber, a chakra projection enveloped the entire space. Gaara stood on the left with his sandy-yellow silhouette, backed by elite ninja from Sunagakure; Killer B's Eight-Tails chakra swirled around him, and while the Raikage of Kumogakure was not present, he had transmitted his tactical orders via a specialized scroll. Representatives from Iwagakure and the other hidden villages also nodded in turn, marking the first time the Five Great Nations had reached a true consensus on a joint military force.

"According to the Prophecy Crystal brought back by Su Ye, the attacks from the Void Realm will not be limited to Konoha." Tsunade stood at the head of the table, projecting the images from the crystal before everyone. "Their goal is to devour the entire ninja world; we must establish a defense system that spans across all nations."

Su Ye stepped forward, his Rinne Sharingan glowing with a pale purple light as a three-dimensional map of the ninja world appeared in the air. "I suggest we use Konoha, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure as the three core defensive hubs, establishing real-time communication via space-time scrolls. Simultaneously, we must deploy 'Samsara: Space Anchors' at the weak points in space along the borders of each nation. Once the Void Realm opens a rift, these anchors will provide immediate alerts and temporarily seal the space."

Sasuke unfolded the forbidden Uchiha scroll, the golden Power of the Fire Seed flowing across it to reveal hidden runes. "Uchiha ancient texts record that the spatial energy of the Void Realm and dark-attribute chakra repel each other. I can refine the Power of the Fire Seed to imbue the allied forces' weapons with 'Void-Breaking Flame,' which can inflict fatal damage on the Demon Eaters."

Naruto tapped the table, his Nine-Tails chakra flaring with a golden glow. "The Tailed Beasts are willing to cooperate fully! Killer B and I can lead the beasts to provide mobile support between the three core defensive hubs. If any location comes under attack, our Tailed Beast Bombs can provide wide-range suppression."

After the meeting concluded, the allied forces mobilized rapidly. Su Ye led Konoha's space-time ninjutsu experts to the borders of various nations to deploy the space anchors. When they arrived at the border between the Land of Lightning and the Land of Fire, the ground suddenly glowed with a dark purple light, and a faint spatial rift appeared before them. Black mist seeped from the rift, and as it touched the ground, it condensed into a massive Demon Eater Lord.

"Watch out!" Su Ye immediately activated his Rinne Sharingan, forming a barrier with pale purple chakra. The Demon Eater Lord roared, its dark golden scales shimmering as a spatial shockwave surged toward them. Su Ye formed hand seals: "Samsara: Banshō Ten'in!" The gravitational field forcibly twisted the shockwave's trajectory, causing it to slam into a distant mountain and instantly collapse the peak.

"This Demon Eater Lord is stronger than the ones we encountered before." The space-time ninjutsu expert turned pale. "It seems to contain fragments of the Void Realm's spatial laws within its body."

Su Ye nodded, his Rinne Sharingan analyzing the Demon Eater Lord's weaknesses. "The spatial energy is weakest in the gaps between its scales. Everyone, coordinate with me and attack those gaps!" As he spoke, he condensed his chakra, and pale purple chakra chains shot from his hands to bind the Demon Eater Lord's limbs. The space-time ninjutsu experts immediately unleashed their techniques, sending countless Wind and Lightning style jutsus flying toward the gaps in the creature's scales.

The Demon Eater Lord struggled, attempting to break free from the chakra chains. Just then, a golden light streaked in from afar; Naruto, cloaked in Nine-Tails chakra, slammed a fist into the Demon Eater Lord's head. The creature let out a shrill cry, its body swaying. Sasuke arrived shortly after, his Mangekyo Sharingan spinning as he condensed a longsword of golden flame and struck a gap in the creature's scales.

"Squelch!" The golden flame sword pierced the Demon Eater Lord's body, and the Power of the Fire Seed instantly spread throughout its entire form. The Demon Eater Lord let out a harrowing roar as its body was gradually consumed by the golden flames, eventually dissolving into a wisp of black mist that vanished into the air.

As the rift closed, Su Ye stepped forward, his fingertips touching the residual spatial energy on the ground. His Rinne Sharingan suddenly pulsed violently, and a blurred vision flooded his mind—in it, the leader of the Void Realm sat upon a dark golden throne, his body wreathed in terrifying spatial energy. In his hand, he held a rune identical to the one on the forbidden Uchiha scroll.

"This rune..." Su Ye's heart sank. "Could it be that the leader of the Void Realm has some connection to the Uchiha clan?"

Meanwhile, deep within the Uchiha forbidden grounds, Sasuke was studying the runes on the scroll. He channeled his newly awakened ocular power, and as the golden flames flowed over the scroll, the runes revealed even more information. The text mentioned that the ancestors of the Uchiha clan had once made contact with beings from the Void Realm. To protect the ninja world, the Uchiha ancestors had sealed the entrance to the Void Realm, and the key to that seal was that very rune.

"So that's it." A flash of realization crossed Sasuke's eyes. "On the night of the clan's destruction, the reason Ying Zhishui could manipulate spatial power was because he had obtained the power of the Void Realm. And the leader of the Void Realm wants to use that rune to undo the seal from all those years ago."

Just then, a violent tremor shook the area outside the forbidden grounds. Sasuke immediately rushed out, only to see a massive dark purple light erupting from the direction of Konoha. His heart tightened, and he flew toward the village.

When Sasuke arrived at Konoha, the sight before him made his pupils shrink. Outside the village, a massive spatial rift had opened, and countless Demon Eater phantoms and Demon Eater Lords were pouring out. Ying Sha appeared above the rift, his dark golden chakra surging violently. "Su Ye, Sasuke, Naruto, did you really think a few space anchors could stop us? Today, I will destroy Konoha and open the gates to the ninja world for the leader of the Void Realm!"

Tsunade stood at the center of the barrier, forming hand seals to channel all her chakra into the defense. But the number of Demon Eaters was overwhelming, and cracks began to spread across the barrier. Gaara and Killer B led the Sunagakure and Kumogakure ninja in a desperate defense against the onslaught. The Tailed Beasts also unleashed Tailed Beast Bombs, bombarding the Demon Eaters emerging from the rift.

Su Ye and Naruto immediately joined the fray. Su Ye activated his Rinne Sharingan, creating a massive spatial vortex with his pale purple chakra that sucked in swarms of Demon Eater phantoms. Naruto entered Nine-Tails Mode, his golden Tailed Beast chakra forming giant fists that hammered at the Demon Eater Lords. Sasuke condensed his golden flame sword, cutting down any Demon Eaters that neared the barrier with every strike.

Ying Sha watched their performance with a mocking curl of his lips. "Futile resistance." With that, he formed hand seals, and a surge of black mist poured from the rift, condensing into a giant dark golden claw that swiped toward the barrier's center.

"Oh no!" Su Ye's pupils constricted, and he flew toward the center of the barrier. He channeled the full power of his Rinne Sharingan, forming a barrier with his pale purple chakra. But the power of the dark golden claw was too immense, and the barrier instantly began to fracture. Just then, Sasuke and Naruto arrived; Sasuke's golden flame sword and Naruto's Tailed Beast Bomb struck the dark golden claw simultaneously.

"Boom!" A violent explosion erupted, and the dark golden claw dissipated into the air. Su Ye, Sasuke, and Naruto were sent flying by the shockwave, coughing up blood. Ying Sha seized the opportunity to attack, his dark golden chakra condensing into countless spatial blades that shot toward the trio.

At the critical moment, Sage Fukasaku arrived with the Toad Army from Mount Myoboku. Sage Fukasaku formed hand seals: "Sage Art: Toad Confrontation Chant!" Countless toads unleashed sonic attacks, causing the spatial blades to dissipate within the sound waves. The toads of Mount Myoboku also unleashed various ninjutsu, attacking the Demon Eaters and Ying Sha.

Ying Sha's expression shifted. "Toads from Mount Myoboku?" He sneered, "In that case, be destroyed together!" He increased his chakra output, and the rift began to widen as more Demon Eater Lords poured out.

Su Ye struggled to his feet, his Rinne Sharingan spinning as he felt the Prophecy Crystal growing hot. He pulled it out and channeled his chakra into it, revealing a new vision—in it, the chakra of Su Ye, Sasuke, and Naruto fused together to form a pillar of light, interwoven with gold and pale purple. The pillar struck the rune of the Void Realm leader, and the seal closed once more.

"So, the key is the fusion of our three chakras." A flash of realization crossed Su Ye's eyes. He looked at Sasuke and Naruto. "Sasuke, Naruto, we need to fuse our chakra to completely close the rift!"

Sasuke and Naruto nodded, and the three of them channeled their chakra simultaneously. The pale purple Rinnegan chakra, the golden Fire Seed chakra, and the golden Nine-Tails chakra intertwined to form a massive pillar of light. The pillar surged toward the rift. Seeing this, Ying Sha immediately unleashed his spatial power, attempting to block the beam. But the power of the pillar far exceeded his expectations, piercing directly through his spatial defense and striking the rift.

"No!" Ying Sha let out a roar as his body was caught in the power of the pillar, gradually dissipating into the air. The Demon Eaters within the rift lost their source of power and were slaughtered by the allied forces. The rift began to close slowly, and the crisis in Konoha was averted once again.

When the rift had completely sealed, Su Ye, Sasuke, and Naruto collapsed to the ground, their chakra entirely exhausted. Tsunade and Sage Fukasaku stepped forward with relieved smiles. Gaara and Killer B also let out sighs of relief; the first cooperation of the Five Great Nations' allied forces had ended in victory.

But Su Ye knew this was only temporary. He looked at the Prophecy Crystal in his hand, where the figure of the Void Realm leader appeared once more. A cold, murderous intent flickered in the leader's eyes, as if to say, "The game has only just begun."

Su Ye gripped the crystal tightly, his gaze resolute. He knew the next attack would be even more ferocious. And they had to be fully prepared to face the arrival of the Void Realm leader.