All-Out Battle

On the other side of the Stone Shinobi Camp, Elder Shinsuke arrived at the head of his shinobi. The old warrior drew his weapon and burst forward, driving his blade into a Stone shinobi's heart.

Behind him, the Konoha shinobi plunged into the fight. The Iwagakure Forces were under attack from both sides.

As the two sides clashed at close quarters, Konoha's combat prowess stood out even among the Five Great Nations.

The Stone shinobi struggled to defend against the many clans with Secret Techniques.

Giant palms came crashing down from above. Every blow from the Akimichi shinobi knocked several Stone shinobi unconscious.

Dark shadows darted through the rain. The Stone shinobi at the front were the first to lose control of their bodies, and the Yamanaka beside them followed the shadows across the ground with the Mind Body Switch Technique.

They seized control of the Stone shinobi in the front ranks, turned them around, and drove their weapons into their comrades behind them.

The sudden attacks swiftly claimed many lives. On a battlefield, the combined assault of Ino-Shika-Cho was almost impossible to guard against.

An experienced Stone shinobi watched his comrades kill one another. Intelligence on Konoha's clans flashed through his mind.

"Watch the shadows at your feet! That's the Nara clan's Secret Technique. They control enemies by linking shadows. Don't let their shadows catch you!"

The shinobi on both sides rushed together.

Blood and flesh flew. Battle cries and screams rang out one after another. The rain overhead began to ease, while the water on the ground grew deeper red.

In the center, Fugaku and Orochimaru moved through the enemy ranks unopposed, hurling Explosive Kunai into the crowds of Stone shinobi.

Chaos was spreading through the Iwagakure Forces. Attacks from three directions at once left several commanders below