Using the Fourth Hokage as a Pawn? One Punch Sends Him Flying into the Wall!
Above Hidden Leaf, the Ultimate Defensive Barrier emitted a teeth-grinding, tearing sound.
A fierce wind whipped up shards of glass, pouring them into the command center like a torrential downpour.
Karin was jolted back two steps by the sudden shockwave, but Naruto grabbed her shoulder and pulled her safely behind him.
At the windowsill, a figure who had been half-crouching slowly straightened up. The white Hokage Haori fluttered in the night wind, and the five blood-red characters "Fourth Hokage" on the back pierced the nerves of everyone in the room.
His skin was ashen, and his face was covered in cracks.
Minato Namikaze held a specially made trident Kunai in his hand, raised his head, and locked his inorganic eyes on Naruto.
"What a touching reunion, Naruto." Kabuto Yakushi's cold, sticky voice came out of Minato's mouth without any sense of incongruity. "Father and son reunited, aren't you going to give each other a tearful hug?"
Tsunade clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging into her flesh, and gritted her teeth. "Kabuto, you shameless beast!"
On the large screen, the Five Kage fell into a deathly silence. Anyone facing their own biological father would have their resolve waver. This was an extremely deadly, open conspiracy.
However, Naruto didn't even blink.
"You talk too much nonsense."
Bang! The bluestone floor tiles beneath Naruto's feet shattered, and he transformed into a ball of violent golden flame, instantly disappearing from the spot.
Relying on muscle memory, Minato flicked his wrist, and the trident Kunai, transforming into a golden beam that shot towards the open space on the left.
In almost the same frame, Naruto appeared out of Kunai in his hand.
When!
Sparks flew, and the shockwave sent the heavy solid wood conference table flying.
In the instant Kunai paths crossed, Minato's figure vanished into thin air.
Flying Thunder God: Second Stage!
The next second, Minato appeared in Naruto's blind spot, a rapidly spinning Rasengan in his palm, accompanied by a piercing whistling sound, aimed straight at Naruto's back.
"It's over. Your reaction can't outpace space after all..." Dou's taunt was cut short.
Naruto didn't turn around at all.
Relying on the terrifying physical instincts of his Perfect Sage Body, he swiftly extended his left arm backward, his five fingers gripping Minato's wrist like iron clamps.
The Rasengan was less than two inches from Naruto's back; the violent airflow tore his clothes apart, but it could not advance an inch further.
"Don't embarrass yourself with a defective Flying Thunder God." Naruto's voice was as cold and hard as iron.
With his right hand clenched and his waist twisted, he delivered a Monster Strength, unpretentious punch that slammed into Minato's chest like a cannonball.
Boom!
The Impure World Body exploded like paper, creating a huge hole. Naruto gave his enemy no chance to breathe, lunging forward, grabbing Minato's collar, and unleashing a terrifying force with his legs, carving a deep trench in the ground against Minato's body.
With a deafening roar, Naruto slammed Minato Namikaze hard onto the huge "Allied Shinobi Forces Map" at the far end of the command room.
The walls were covered with large, spiderweb-like cracks, and gravel was falling down in a flurry.
On the big screen, the Raikage wide-eyed, unable to utter a single word for a long time. Ōnoki's hand trembled, and he plucked a whisker from his chin. Shikamaru stood in the corner, swallowing hard.
This is the Fourth Hokage!
So you're just hammering it against the wall?
There were no tears, no hesitation, only pure and extreme violence and crushing force.
Paper scraps fluttered around the wound on Minato's chest, attempting to reassemble. Naruto sneered, and blinding Golden Yang Release Chakra erupted from his palm. Nine materialized Chakra Chains burst forth from his body, piercing through Minato's limbs and bones, pinning him firmly to the wall.
The Yang Release flames, like a bone-deep infection, burned the Impure World Reincarnation body, causing it to hiss piercingly, and forcibly halting the regeneration process.
"Naruto Uzumaki!" Kabuto's voice finally cracked with exasperation. "Is your blood cold? This is your own father!"
"Stop trying to disgust me with your cheesy, trite storytelling."
Naruto pressed down on Minato with one hand, turned his head, and his sharp gaze swept across the Five Kage on the screen.
"Old man Ōnoki, Uncle Raikage. Look carefully." Naruto's tone wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable penetrating power.
"Today, as the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Shinobi Forces Mobile Seal, I hereby establish the first rule."
"On the battlefield, the dead have no right to reminisce."
Naruto's grip on Minato's collar tightened suddenly, golden light surging forth. "Anyone who dares to use their comrades as pawns to manipulate others' mentality, I'll overturn their chessboard first. Anyone who dares to block the Allied Shinobi Forces' path, even their own father will be executed. Do you all understand?"
The command center was completely silent.
These words completely shattered Dou's plan to undermine morale and gave all the Allied Shinobi Forces soldiers facing the "resurrection of old friends" a powerful boost of morale.
Just then, Minato, who was nailed to the wall, suddenly trembled violently.
A surge of dark red, violent Chakra erupted from his body, carrying an aura of extreme malevolent hatred. Kabuto forcibly activated the Yin-Attribute Nine-Tails' Chakra, attempting to break through the Adamantine Sealing Chains.
"Think you can seal everything off with Yang Release? How naive!" Kabuto roared, manipulating Minato to counterattack.
"You're the one who should get out."
Naruto's body activated the Great Evolution Divine Soul Art at full speed, his spiritual power transforming into an invisible golden blade that pierced directly into Minato's brow.
Within the realm of the mind.
Naruto stomped on the mental Coordinates left by Kabuto, then turned around, looked at the snarling, dark red Nine-Tails, and slapped the fox across the face, pinning it to the ground.
In reality, Naruto's Yang Release suddenly surged back up through Minato's meridians, precisely burning the "fuck" character paper buried behind his head to ashes.
Minato's body suddenly relaxed, and the ashen color in his eyes quickly faded, restoring the clarity of a living person.
He raised his head and looked at his son, who was close at hand and radiating pure yang golden light. Feeling the series of devastating attacks just now, Minato showed no anger at being beaten. Instead, he revealed an extremely gentle and proud smile.
"You've grown up, Naruto. You're stronger than I imagined, and your methods... are much more decisive than mine."
"Stop talking nonsense and stay put." Naruto released his grip, withdrawing most of his offensive force, leaving only a thin membrane of Yang Release to seal Minato's Chakra core. "Since that snake charmer delivered you to my doorstep, I'll just take you in. After this battle, I'll send you back to the Pure Land."
Minato shook his head with a wry smile. This temper of hers was just like Kushina's; she wouldn't suffer even the slightest loss.
"But you must be careful, Naruto," Minato said in a low voice, his expression turning serious. "The person controlling me hasn't used all their trump cards on the front lines..."
Before the words were even finished, hundreds of miles away in a cold, damp cave...
Kabuto Yakushi suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood, and the water basin in front of him used for performing the spell exploded, splashing water everywhere.
"In an instant, they forcibly erased my Absolute Control Seal..." Kabuto wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his face as pale as paper, but his eyes blazed with hysterical madness.
He took a deep breath and his hands flew into Hand Seals once more.
"Naruto Uzumaki, your Yang Release is indeed the nemesis of Impure World Reincarnation. The Fourth Hokage's feint attack finally tested your limits. Since your main force is focused on the front lines, what about your rear?"
On the edge of the Land of Iron, at the Allied Shinobi Forces' medical and logistics camp.
The morning mist had not yet dissipated. Sakura Haruno, her hands glowing with pale green medical Chakra, was intently Iwagakure Ninja with a shattered sternum.
The surrounding tents were filled with wounded soldiers who had retreated from the first wave of fighting.
Suddenly, without warning, the ground emitted a muffled rumble.
It wasn't an earthquake, but something extremely heavy forcibly breaking through the permafrost.
Sakura suddenly raised her head, and the medical Chakra was instantly severed.
In the center of the crack, a gigantic, pitch-black coffin slowly rose. There were no talismans affixed to the coffin lid, but an extremely cold death aura that sent chills down one's spine swept across the entire area like a tsunami.
The moment the coffin appeared, the ground, tents, and even the moisture in the air within a fifty-meter radius froze into a ghastly white frost.
Several Chunin the Allied Shinobi Forces responsible for guarding the area had just drawn their Ninja Blade and hadn't even had a chance to utter a sound when they were forced to their knees by the invisible Chakra, coughing up large amounts of blood.
Bang!
The heavy coffin lid collapsed with a crash, shattering the ice layer into pieces.
A tall, imposing figure stepped out of the darkness. He wore layered red armor typical of the Warring States period, and his wild, long hair cascaded over his shoulders.
The man slowly opened his eyes; they were a pair of dark eyes, cracked yet exuding an arrogant air of looking down upon the world.
He casually stretched his neck, the crisp sound of his bones grinding together ringing out clearly in the deathly silent camp.
"This fake shell is infuriating."
The man glanced down at his hands, then looked up, his gaze casually sweeping over the medical-nin in front of him, who stood ready but trembled uncontrollably.
Tell Naruto Uzumaki.
A cruel smile curled at the corner of his lips.
"Madara Uchiha has come to claim his life."
The medical camp fell into a deathly silence.
How is that possible?!
Didn't Lightning Cloud Gorge already have a Madara Uchiha? Why is there a second Madara appearing at the Medical Camp?!