The conference hall in the Hokage Tower was enveloped in chakra projections. Gaara's sand-colored figure stood on the left, with elite shinobi from Sunagakure behind him. Gyuki's Tailed Beast Chakra flowed around Killer B. Though the Raikage of Kumogakure was absent, he had sent battle orders through a specially prepared scroll. Representatives from Iwagakure and the Hidden Mist Village nodded as well. For the first time, the Five Great Nations had reached a genuine consensus on forming an alliance.
"According to the Prophecy Crystal Su Ye brought back, the Void Realm's attacks won't target Konoha alone." Tsunade stood at the head of the room, projecting the images from the crystal before everyone. "Their goal is to devour the entire shinobi world. We must establish a defense system that spans all the nations."
Su Ye stepped forward, and a pale purple light glimmered in his Rinne Sharingan. A three-dimensional map of the shinobi world appeared in the air. "I suggest we establish three core defensive points at Konoha, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure, and set up instant communications between them using space-time scrolls. We should also place 'Samsara: Space Anchors' at the weak points in space along each nation's borders. If the Void Realm opens a rift, the anchors will sound an alarm immediately and temporarily seal off the space."
Sasuke unfurled the Uchiha Clan's forbidden scroll. The golden Power of the Fire Seed flowed across it, revealing hidden runes. "Ancient Uchiha texts say that the spatial energy of the Void Realm repels dark-aspected chakra. I can refine the Power of the Fire Seed and imbue the allied forces' weapons with the 'Void-Breaking Flame.' It'll deal lethal damage to the Demon Eaters."
Naruto slapped the table, golden light flaring around him from the Nine-Tails Chakra. "The Tailed Beasts are willing to help with everything they've got! Killer B and I can take the Tailed Beasts to provide mobile support between the three core defensive points. If any location comes under attack, a Tailed Beast Bomb can suppress a large area."
Once the meeting ended, the allied forces quickly swung into action. Su Ye took Konoha's space-time ninjutsu experts to place space anchors along the borders of the various nations. When they reached the border between the Land of Lightning and the Land of Fire, a dark purple light suddenly shimmered across the ground. A tiny spatial rift appeared before them. Black mist seeped out of it, and when it touched the ground, it coalesced into a gigantic Demon Eater Lord.
"Watch out!" Su Ye immediately activated his Rinne Sharingan, forming a pale purple chakra barrier. The Demon Eater Lord roared, its dark golden scales flashing as it sent a spatial shock wave toward them. Su Ye formed hand seals. "Samsara: Banshō Ten'in!" A gravitational field forcibly twisted the shock wave's trajectory, hurling it into a distant mountain. The mountainside collapsed in an instant.
"This Demon Eater Lord is stronger than the one we encountered before." The space-time ninjutsu expert went pale. "It seems to contain some of the spatial laws of the Void Realm."
Su Ye nodded, his Rinne Sharingan analyzing the Demon Eater Lord's weaknesses. "The spatial energy is weakest in the gaps between its scales. Work with me and attack there!" As he spoke, he gathered chakra, and pale purple chakra chains shot from his hands, binding the Demon Eater Lord's limbs. The space-time ninjutsu experts immediately launched their techniques, sending countless Wind Release and Lightning Release Ninjutsu toward the gaps between its scales.
The Demon Eater Lord struggled, trying to break free of the chakra chains. Just then, a golden flash shot toward them from a distance. Naruto, wrapped in Nine-Tails Chakra, punched the Demon Eater Lord in the head. It let out a scream and staggered. Sasuke arrived as well. His Mangekyō Sharingan spun, and a golden flaming sword took shape. He slashed it into a gap between the Demon Eater Lord's scales.
"Squelch!" The golden flaming sword pierced the Demon Eater Lord's body, and the Power of the Fire Seed spread across it in an instant. The Demon Eater Lord gave a bloodcurdling howl as golden flames gradually consumed it. At last, it turned into a wisp of black mist and vanished into the air.
The rift closed. Su Ye stepped forward and touched the spatial energy left on the ground with his fingertips. His Rinne Sharingan suddenly throbbed, and a blurred image surged into his mind. In it, the leader of the Void Realm sat on a dark golden throne, terrifying spatial energy coiling around him. In his hand was a rune identical to the one on the Uchiha Clan's forbidden scroll.
That rune... Su Ye's heart sank. Could the leader of the Void Realm have some connection to the Uchiha Clan?
At the same time, Sasuke was in the depths of the Uchiha Clan's forbidden grounds, studying the runes on the scroll. He activated his newly awakened ocular technique, and golden flames flowed across the scroll. More information appeared in the runes. It said that the ancestors of the Uchiha Clan had once encountered creatures from the Void Realm. Long ago, the Uchiha ancestor had sealed the entrance to the Void Realm to protect the shinobi world. The rune was the key to the seal.
"So that's how it is." A look of realization flashed in Sasuke's eyes. "The reason Ying Zhishui could control spatial power on the night of the clan's massacre was that he'd obtained the power of the Void Realm. And the leader of the Void Realm wants to use that rune to undo the seal from back then."
Just then, a violent tremor came from outside the forbidden grounds. Sasuke rushed out and saw a massive dark purple light rising in the direction of Konoha. His heart tightened, and he immediately raced toward the village.
When Sasuke arrived in Konoha, the sight before him made his pupils contract. A huge spatial rift had opened outside the village, and countless Demon Eater apparitions and Demon Eater Lords poured out of it. Ying Sha appeared above the rift, dark golden chakra surging around him. "Su Ye, Sasuke, Naruto, did you really think setting up a few space anchors would stop us? Today, I'll destroy Konoha and open the gate to the shinobi world for the leader of the Void Realm!"
Tsunade stood at the barrier's control center, forming hand seals and pouring all her chakra into the barrier. But there were simply too many Demon Eaters, and the cracks in the barrier kept spreading. Gaara and Killer B led shinobi from Sunagakure and Kumogakure in a fierce fight against the Demon Eaters. The Tailed Beasts also unleashed Tailed Beast Bombs, blasting the enemies pouring through the rift.
Su Ye and Naruto joined the battle at once. Su Ye activated his Rinne Sharingan, and pale purple chakra formed a massive spatial vortex that sucked in countless Demon Eater apparitions. Naruto entered Nine-Tails Mode, and a giant fist made of golden Tailed Beast Chakra repeatedly hammered the Demon Eater Lords. Sasuke formed a golden flaming sword and cut down every Demon Eater that came near the barrier.
Ying Sha watched the three of them, a mocking smile tugging at his lips. "Your resistance is futile." As he spoke, he formed hand seals. Black mist poured from the rift and coalesced into a gigantic dark golden claw that slammed toward the barrier's control center.
"Not good!" Su Ye's pupils contracted. He immediately raced toward the barrier's control center and channeled all the power of his Rinne Sharingan, forming a pale purple chakra barrier. But the dark golden claw was too powerful, and cracks appeared in the barrier at once. Just then, Sasuke and Naruto arrived, and Sasuke's golden flaming sword and Naruto's Tailed Beast Bomb struck the dark golden claw simultaneously.
"Boom!" A violent explosion erupted, and the dark golden claw vanished into the air. The shock wave sent Su Ye, Sasuke, and Naruto flying, blood spraying from their mouths. Ying Sha seized the opportunity to attack. Dark golden chakra formed countless spatial blades that shot toward the three of them.
At the critical moment, Sage Fukasaku arrived with the toad army from Mount Myoboku. He formed hand seals. "Sage Art: Toad Confrontation Chant!" Countless toads unleashed sound waves, and the spatial blades dissolved within them. The toads of Mount Myoboku also launched their own techniques, attacking the Demon Eaters and Ying Sha.
Ying Sha's expression changed. "The toads of Mount Myoboku?" He snorted. "Then you can all be destroyed together!" He increased his chakra output, and the rift began to widen. More Demon Eater Lords poured through.
Su Ye struggled to his feet. As his Rinne Sharingan turned, he sensed the Prophecy Crystal growing hot. He took it out and poured chakra into it. A new image appeared inside: Su Ye, Sasuke, and Naruto's chakra intertwined, forming a pillar of light that wove golden and pale purple together. It struck the leader of the Void Realm's rune, and the seal closed again.
"So the key is to fuse our chakra." A look of realization flashed in Su Ye's eyes. He turned to Sasuke and Naruto. "Sasuke, Naruto, we need to fuse our chakra to close the rift for good!"
Sasuke and Naruto nodded, and all three began channeling chakra. The pale purple chakra of the Rinnegan, the golden chakra of the Fire Seed, and the Nine-Tails' golden chakra intertwined, forming a massive pillar of light. It shot toward the rift. Seeing this, Ying Sha immediately wielded spatial power to try to stop it. But the pillar's power far exceeded his expectations. It pierced straight through his spatial defenses and struck the rift.
"No!" Ying Sha roared. The pillar's power engulfed him, and he gradually vanished into the air. The Demon Eaters in the rift lost their source of power and were cut down by the allied forces. The rift slowly began to close, and Konoha's crisis was averted once again.
Once the rift had completely closed, Su Ye, Sasuke, and Naruto collapsed to the ground, their chakra exhausted. Tsunade and Sage Fukasaku stepped forward, relief showing on their faces. Gaara and Killer B also breathed a sigh of relief. The Five Great Nations' first joint operation had ended in victory.
But Su Ye knew this was only temporary. He looked at the Prophecy Crystal in his hand, where the leader of the Void Realm appeared once more. A cold murderous glint flashed in the leader's eyes, as if he were saying, "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. They had to make every possible preparation and be ready for the leader of the Void Realm to arrive.
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