Battle of Ten Thousand

"So-called Sage Mode meant absorbing a certain amount of natural energy to create 'Sage Chakra' and entering Sage Mode."

"It was a state that allowed one to use natural energy. In this state, natural energy could enhance attack and defense, while also expanding the range of taijutsu attacks and perception."

"Using natural energy combined with one's own chakra to create 'Sage Chakra' could bring a tremendous increase in the power of one's ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu!"

Obito Uchiha and Minato raced forward at high speed. As they ran, Minato explained Sage Mode to Obito Uchiha.

Obito Uchiha listened attentively.

"Well, I'm not very good at Sage Mode. At present, Teacher Jiraiya is the one most proficient in it. Although you have quite a lot of chakra, Obito, I'm not sure whether you can learn Sage Mode."

Minato Namikaze said with a smile.

"All right, Obito. Kannabi Bridge is just ahead. From here on, stay alert. Quite a few people in this Shinobi World want our lives."

Minato Namikaze said seriously.

Obito Uchiha nodded earnestly. When he had received the Kannabi Bridge Mission, he had nearly thought the timeline was converging.

But with Minato Namikaze here, there probably would not be any major problems.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Before the two had even reached Kannabi Bridge, they could already hear the distant explosions of large numbers of explosive tags.

"Looks like the battlefield is intense..."

Minato Namikaze closed his eyes and carefully sensed the area.

Obito Uchiha slowly activated his Sharingan, his extraordinary vision fully coming online.

Kannabi Bridge!

At this moment, the bridge had become a brutal battlefield of slaughter! War raged, and smoke filled the air.

Explosive tag debris lay everywhere.

Guarding the bridge was an elite force of thirty Jonin from Hidden Rock Village!

Every one of them possessed extremely rich combat experience.

And Kannabi Bridge was no longer merely an ordinary bridge. Through the ingenious use and meticulous integration of Earth Release ninjutsu by the Iwagakure Jonin, it had been completely transformed into an impregnable giant military fortress!

It was wrapped in layer after layer of defenses.

Its sturdiness was practically comparable to Constantinople from his previous life.

Faced with such an ironclad defense, the Konoha ninja could only rely on ninjutsu to gradually wear it down as they waited for support from the Two Lights of Konoha.

Whoosh! A Flying Thunder God Kunai instantly embedded itself in the ground!

"Kids, don't be afraid. The Yellow Flash is here!"

"Am I late?"

In an instant, a flash of yellow descended into the center of the battlefield!

Whoosh!

Another kunai flew out, and a streak of black-red landed beside Minato!

"Hello, everyone. I'm Obito Uchiha. I'm here to speedrun Kannabi Bridge again. I've defeated all the ninja. Do you dare stop me? All the cowards have already scrolled away."

Obito Uchiha instantly appeared beside Minato.

"Great! It's the Two Lights of Konoha! We're saved!"

"Wuwuwu, they finally came!"

The Konoha ninja heaved sighs of relief!

Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha looked at the impregnable Kannabi Bridge ahead and swiftly analyzed their tactics.

"Obito, attack the right side. I'll take the left!"

Minato Namikaze rapidly formed hand seals.

Obito Uchiha drew his tachi and nodded.

Immediately afterward, the two vanished from where they stood!

The Iwagakure Jonin saw Obito Uchiha and Minato Namikaze, and strange smiles curled across their lips.

"The fish have taken the bait."

Obito and Minato attacked at the same time. Their figures flickered as they charged toward both sides of Kannabi Bridge.

However, just as they neared the bridge, an unexpected change occurred. The once-solid bridge deck began collapsing, and countless boulders came crashing down.

Obito Uchiha rapidly leaped away again and again, weaving through the chaotic falling rocks.

Explosive tags were hidden among the rocks as well!

Boom! Boom!

The explosive tags set off other explosive tags in succession, and smoke soon filled the entire area.

Fortunately, Obito Uchiha and Minato Namikaze reacted quickly enough.

They instantly used Flying Thunder God to escape the explosions.

While the two fought at the front, several elite Iwagakure Jonin suddenly appeared behind the Konoha ninja!

Daiseki, Sumashi, Mahiru, and Hikaru—the four ninja who had ambushed Kakashi, Obito Uchiha, and Rin's team in the original story!

They suddenly appeared in the rear and began launching sneak attacks against the Konoha ninja!

"Oh no! Iwagakure ninja are behind us!"

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

Secret Technique: Camouflage Concealment Technique!

Daiseki suddenly appeared and threw out several explosive-tag kunai!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

"Now, immediately destroy or burn every strange-looking mark within dozens of kilometers!"

Hikaru immediately gave the order.

Clearly, Hidden Rock Village had specifically studied the so-called Flying Thunder God Technique!

At the same time, the Iwagakure ninja fired several fireworks into the sky!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

They seemed to be some kind of signal!

Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha, who were rapidly carrying out a decapitation operation at the front, immediately realized that something had happened in the rear.

Minato decisively chose to return at once to protect his comrades.

Obito Uchiha looked at the fireworks in the sky and frowned slightly, vaguely sensing something ominous.

At this moment, the main Iwagakure force more than ten miles away swiftly noticed the signal in the sky.

Onoki's son Kitsuchi stood shoulder to shoulder with the demolition captain.

"Is it really worth mobilizing ten thousand ninja just to kill these two people?"

Akatsuchi said as he watched the vast Iwagakure force advance.

Kitsuchi nodded solemnly. "The old man is afraid Konoha will produce another genius, which is why he mobilized ten thousand ninja! He swore to crush Konoha's geniuses here!"

"Mm, then let's go too!"

"Mm, let's go!"

Far away in Hidden Rock Village, Onoki remotely directed this war.

When he learned that the bait had been taken, Onoki said sinisterly, "I refuse to believe ten thousand people can't take down these two!"

A massive encirclement was slowly closing around Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha.

Beneath the Kannabi Bridge battlefield!

"Lord Madara! Lord Madara! Huge news! Huge news!"

"An earth-shattering event! A super, super, super, super huge event!"

The spiral-haired White Zetsu bounced over to Madara Uchiha's side.

Madara Uchiha had been dozing when the spiral-haired White Zetsu's noisy shouting suddenly woke him. He instantly frowned and snapped, "Shut that mouth!"

"Don't speak!"

Spiral White Zetsu immediately stood at attention.

The entire cave instantly fell silent.

Madara Uchiha rubbed his brow.

"All right, you can speak now."

The spiral-haired White Zetsu immediately said, "Reporting to Lord Madara, an unprecedented battle has broken out on the battlefield above! Iwagakure has actually deployed more than ten thousand ninja to besiege Konoha ninja!"

Madara Uchiha raised an eyebrow slightly. "Oh? How many Konoha ninja are there?"

"Only... two. Konoha's Yellow Flash and Blood-Red Flash."

Madara Uchiha froze slightly upon hearing this. "They deployed ten thousand people to besiege two people..."

"Lord Madara, hadn't you always thought highly of that Obito Uchiha? In my opinion, Obito Uchiha will most likely die this time. We can take the chance to save him, and afterward..."

The spiral-haired White Zetsu suggested with a grin.

Madara Uchiha frowned slightly. He was considering whether he should make this Obito Uchiha the overseer of his plan.

His main concern was that Obito Uchiha had no bonds, making him difficult to control.