Controlling the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Refining the Tailed Beasts' Power

Controlling the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Refining the Tailed Beasts' Power

The Ninja World was already on the brink of a world-destroying war. Even ordinary people who were not ninja had some idea of what was happening. Lost and afraid of the future, they prayed to the gods that the war would not reach them.

Under Tobirama Senju's command, the Water-Earth-Wind-Lightning Four Great Ninja Village Alliance weeded out the cannon fodder with little fighting ability. The weakest remaining were elite Chunin and Special Jonin, organized into squads built around powerful Jonin. Their numbers instantly shrank to fewer than ten thousand.

But even these ten thousand failed to satisfy Tobirama Senju. He still considered them cannon fodder.

Still, they were fifteen to twenty times better than the army previously assembled by the Water-Earth-Wind-Lightning Four Great Ninja Village Alliance.

Uchiha Madara remained in the village, waiting for enemies who could arrive at any moment. His Mangekyō Sharingan silently transformed into the Rinnegan. His pale purple eyes held an air of mystery, their six rings symbolizing the power of the Six Paths of reincarnation.

Standing beside him were Uchiha Kagami, Uchiha Setsuna, Uchiha Yashin, and Uchiha Hato.

All four had activated their Mangekyō Sharingan. Each bore a unique pattern in his eyes, and all waited silently for the enemy's arrival.

Below them stood the heads of the major clans. The Fuma Clan and Hagoromo Clan stood at the front, followed by the Sarutobi Clan, Shimura Clan, Yūhi, Hatake Clan, and others.

Almost all of Konoha's fighting strength was gathered here, apart from the few ninja clans Uchiha Jobu had taken with him.

At the Uchiha's former clan grounds, two hundred ninja from the Uzumaki Clan had sealed off the area with an enormous sealing barrier. The fiery red pillars of light