Rules for the Dead Are Mine to Make! The Demon Reappears with the Executioner's Blade!
Thick fog blanketed the valley to the east.
Thunder shattered the silence of the early morning.
"Retreat! Second wave, take over!" the Hyuga Branch Family captain roared hoarsely.
At the front, dozens of Allied Shinobi Forces recruits gripped Kunai, their wrists trembling uncontrollably. Opposite them, thousands of dead men in dark red armor stood in a square formation, their pale faces cracked. They were silent, breathless, only mechanically raising their hands, their palms crackling with lightning.
"That's... Uncle Lei Yun?" A veteran from Hidden Cloud stared intently at an Edo Tensei Shinobi at the front, his eyes instantly reddening. That was his master, who had died protecting him during a border conflict twenty years ago.
The veteran's legs went weak, and he couldn't form the hand seal at all.
Boom!
Dozens of violent Lightning Release crisscrossed and struck down, transforming into a blinding net of lightning that was about to completely crush the defensive line.
Swish--
A dazzling Yellow Flash suddenly tore through the thick fog.
Naruto appeared out of thin air in front of the veteran. Without even forming hand seals, he clenched his right hand tightly, compressing the violent Yang Release Chakra into a dark golden Rasengan in his palm, and slammed it directly into the lightning net that was slashing towards him.
"Break!"
A burst of golden light shattered the lightning net instantly. A gale swept up snowflakes and blew them backward, sending seven or eight Edo Tensei Shinobi flying more than ten meters away.
"What are you doing, wailing?" Naruto turned his head, not even glancing at the dead bodies, and slapped the veteran's helmet with such force that it made him jump. "Go cry back there! If you're standing here, you should be holding a sword!"
The veteran was jolted awake, his face flushed red, and he clenched his teeth tightly.
The surrounding recruits, who had all collapsed, were stunned. Looking at the Hokage Haori draped in a divine robe, exuding an extremely arrogant aura, the fear that had been stuck in their throats was suddenly dispelled by a surge of hot blood.
"Everyone, open your eyes wide!" Naruto's Chakra Cloak without wind, his voice carrying the domineering pressure of Yang Release, echoing throughout the valley. "Don't stare at their faces! Stare at the talismans and chakra nodes on their foreheads! Dead men don't feel pain, what are you afraid of?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Naruto pressed one hand to the ground.
"Adamantine Sealing Chains!"
Nine thick, golden chains burst from the ground, sweeping into the ranks of the Edo Tensei Army like dragons. Wherever the chains passed, the deathly aura dissipated. Naruto did not directly crush them, but instead precisely cut the massive enemy formation into four isolated areas.
"Tenten!" Naruto roared.
"They're here!"
On the high cliff behind, Tenten tossed her high ponytail and pulled open a huge sealing scroll with both hands.
"Ninja Tool: Heavenly Net!"
Hundreds upon hundreds of kunai, inscribed with crimson sealing Kunai, rained down like a storm, precisely embedding themselves on either side of the passage divided by the chains. The runes connected, instantly forming a dazzling sealing net. The Edo Tensei Shinobi forced back by the chains crashed into the sealing net, and the Impure World Reincarnation debris on their bodies immediately began to peel off, their movements becoming extremely sluggish.
"Mobile team, advance in formation!"
On the rocky left, Bai, wearing a mask Anbu, moved his hands rapidly.
"Ice Release: Ice Pillar Barrage!"
Click--
Dozens of thick ice pillars pierced through the ground, completely blocking the retreat of the Impure World Reincarnation forces. The originally boundless torrent of the dead was forcibly compressed into a narrow passage by the triple suppression of Naruto, Tenten, and Haku.
The Allied Shinobi Forces had completely stabilized their position. The ninjas drew their Ninja Blade and, following the Sealing Squad, advanced steadily.
This is war, not a one-sided massacre.
Kabuto Yakushi in a mountain cave, Kabuto gritted his teeth. This Naruto Uzumaki's control over the battlefield was simply outrageous. He didn't rely on brute force to sweep everything away, but instead used tactics to turn the infinite firepower of the Impure World Reincarnation into a localized meat grinder.
"Since quantity can't crush you, then let's focus on quality." Dou sneered, his fingers tightening on the control talisman.
The deepest part of the valley on the east side.
The four former Kage, who had remained inactive for so long, have finally made their move.
The Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki, touched his eyebrowless forehead, a strange smile creeping onto his lips, "Looks like that brat on the other side has some skills. But, since we old bones have been dragged out here for a stroll, we can't just give up without any dignity."
The Third Raikage A, snorted coldly, and lightning suddenly surged around him. A black and blue Lightning Release Chakra Armor instantly covered his entire body.
He didn't Hand Seals; he simply stomped his foot.
Bang!
A huge crater exploded in the ground. The Third Raikage transformed into a streak of blue lightning, violently smashing through Tenten's sealing net and heading straight for Naruto's face. His speed was extremely fast.
"Hell Stab - One-Finger Nukite!"
Raikage brought his fingers together, the tip flashing with a terrifying sharpness that could pierce through anything.
"Good timing!"
Naruto advanced instead of retreating, his eyes blazing with ferocity. He hated this kind of sneaky tactic the most; head-on confrontation was his comfort zone. Pure Yang Chakra gathered wildly in his right fist, without any fancy moves, relying solely on the Monster Strength of his Perfect Sage Body to unleash a punch.
Fists clashed!
Boom!
Centered on the two individuals, the ground within a 50-meter radius instantly sank by half a meter. The violent shockwave blasted away all the nearby Edo Tensei Shinobi and Allied Shinobi Forces recruits.
A hint of surprise flashed in the Third Raikage's eyes. His most prized Strongest Spear had actually been blocked by a young man's bare flesh and blood? Moreover, the scorching Yang Release from the opponent's fist was burning his Impure World Body wildly along his fingertips.
"Old man, I admit you were strong when you were alive." Naruto grinned, his smile brimming with undisguised arrogance. "But in my territory, you'd better shut up your shameless Lightning Release!"
Naruto flicked his left hand, and two Adamantine Sealing Chains wrapped around the Raikage's wrist along his right arm.
The Raikage's fighting instincts were extremely strong; he decisively abandoned the contest and retreated swiftly. But in the instant he retreated, half of his finger bones had already been melted by Yang Release, and grayish-black fragments fell off in a flurry.
Upon seeing this Fourth Kazekage Rasa, suddenly raised both hands upwards.
"Magnet Release · Gold Dust Burial!"
Gold Dust rose from the ground like a tsunami, attempting to completely engulf Naruto.
"Minato!" Naruto didn't even turn his head.
Swish!
A Yellow Flash cut across the field. Minato Namikaze, holding Special Kunai, didn't waste any words and swung out a Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder barrier. The massive Gold Dust tsunami was directly swallowed by the spatial barrier, and the next second, it all crashed into the mountainside a hundred meters away.
Minato landed, standing back-to-back with Naruto, his sharp eyes fixed on the Fourth Kazekage: "Rasa, your era is over."
Rasa looked at his former rival with a gloomy expression.
The battle reached a brief stalemate.
Naruto's overwhelming strength made the previous four Kage realize that a direct assault would be futile. The morale of the Allied Shinobi Forces had been completely ignited.
Just then, something unexpected happened.
The ice wall that had been stretching across the right flank suddenly let out a cracking sound as it succumbed to the weight.
Bai suddenly turned his head, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes beneath the mask.
Bang!
A massive, broken, severed blade, accompanied by a piercing whistling sound, violently cleaved through a three-meter-thick ice wall. The heavy blade sank deep into the snow, the hilt even trembling slightly.
The design of this sword is so familiar. Back in the Wave Country, Naruto hands.
Kubikiribōchō.
Thick fog billowed, and a tall, imposing figure slowly emerged from behind the cracked ice wall. He was shirtless, his muscles wrapped in blood-stained bandages, and his face was covered in cracks from the Impure World Reincarnation. His eyes were unfocused, yet they exuded a suffocating killing intent.
Demon, Zabuza Momochi.
Zabuza then, on the bridge in the Wave Country, Naruto, and he fled in disarray. Unexpectedly, he died in some unknown corner, and now he has been dug up by Kabuto Yakushi, becoming a puppet on the strings of war.
"White..." Zabuza's lips moved mechanically, emitting a hoarse, unpleasant sound. His body gripped the hilt of the Kubikiribōchō uncontrollably. "Kill...everyone."
Bai's breathing became erratic for a moment, and her fingertips curled slightly.
Naruto caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of his eye and frowned. Kabuto, that rat hiding in the gutter, was starting to manipulate people's hearts.
"White!" Naruto shouted in a deep voice.
Haku was startled and immediately turned to face Naruto, kneeling on one knee.
"That knife, that person, you deal with them yourself." Naruto's tone was devoid of any sympathy, only an absolute command. "Don't disappoint me."
Bai raised his head, and through the mask, his eyes had regained their absolute coldness.
"Yes, Master."
Haku stood up, and an even more frigid Ice Release chakra erupted from his body. The surrounding snowflakes were instantly frozen into sharp ice spikes.
She looked at the familiar figure ahead, and slowly conjured a chilling ice blade in her hand.
Past grievances Hiruzen.
Deep underground, unnoticed by anyone, a massive and violent chakra was surging through the soil, silently approaching the Allied Shinobi Forces' camp. Obito's scheme had only just begun to reveal its fangs.