Ōnoki revealed a smile as Dust Release gathered in his hand. "Sorry about this, Sarutobi. The victor..."
However, before Ōnoki could finish speaking, the scene before him made his pupils contract.
The Third Hokage who had fallen to the ground suddenly transformed into a cloud of smoke.
"Shadow Clone?!" Ōnoki's face was filled with shock. The one who had been fighting him all this time—
Was only a Shadow Clone?!
"Lord Tsuchikage! Behind you!!" A Ninja outside the battlefield began shouting a warning.
Ōnoki turned around and saw five Third Hokages standing not far behind him!
The one in the lead said, "Ōnoki, your body may have recovered, but has your brain failed to keep up? Impure World Reincarnation comes with infinite Chakra, so Shadow Clones naturally possess strength infinitely close to that of the original."
This was an easily overlooked flaw of Impure World Reincarnation. Ōnoki had failed to understand it. He had thought that since the Third Hokage who had been fighting him was so strong and had used so many techniques, he had to be the original.
But he had subconsciously forgotten the characteristic of Impure World Reincarnation—its infinite Chakra.
Ōnoki's expression turned ugly. He had actually been tricked by that fellow Sarutobi.
At that moment, he noticed that all five Third Hokages had formed different hand seals.
"What is this..."
Ōnoki asked nervously while floating his body into the air.
The Third Hokage said solemnly:
"Be careful, Ōnoki. This is a technique I rarely even used when I was alive."
The next second,
All five Third Hokages opened their mouths in unison.
"Ninja Art: Five Release Great Combo Technique!"
Boom!
Fire, lightning, water, earth, and wind—
The waves of the five elements intertwined, radiating dazzling light.
The Ninjas outside stared at the scene, one after another,