Pure Land, on top of the huge Chessboard that merges with heaven and earth.
Naruto Uzumaki knows the fact that he knows nothing about traditional shogi.
He is not a pedantic person and knows that professional matters should be left to professionals.
Therefore, he did not hesitate to hand over the identity of "chess player" to Shikamaru Nara, who was far away in Konoha, synchronized the chess game with Sensing in a special way, and was known as the first brain of Konoha.
And he himself took one step forward and stood firmly in the position of Jade General at the center of his own Chessboard, symbolizing the supreme commander and the last line of defense.
Opposite Chessboard, Sage of Six Paths Hagoromo Otsutsuki is also sitting in the position of King General.
He is holding the simple Black Staff, and the nine Truth-Seeking Orb behind him are slowly rotating, and his breath is integrated with the entire Pure Land Chessboard, as if he is the master of this world.
"The so-called shogi has its limit."
Sage of Six Paths spoke slowly, his voice was calm but resounded throughout the Chessboard space.
"After exhausting countless deductions, you can come up with countless chess records.
If you memorize it by heart, you will be almost invincible.
For me, thousands of years have already seen all the changes.
Shogi is dead and there is nothing new."
He raised the Black Staff in his hand and lightly tapped it on the Chessboard pattern, causing a circle of ripples. "Therefore, the final form of this 'Six Paths·Life-and-Death Shogi' is to use the entire Pure Land as Chessboard, and the people under you and me as chess pieces."
The rules are simplified and the winner is the only one.
When one side's King General or Jade General falls or is surrounded by the other side's pieces, the battle ends.
The dead chess piece will not really die, but will return to its original position.
This is a gentleman's fight and no innocent people will be harmed."
With his words, the Chessboard rules clearly emerged in the consciousness of both parties:
This is no longer an armchair exercise, but a three-dimensional battlefield with real swords and guns, based on soul and strength.
The chess pieces turn into an identity and position.
Supreme Commander: Only one person can occupy the position of King General or Jade General. He can have an overview of the overall situation and command all his own chess pieces.
Gold General: Each side has two Gold General chess positions. Each chess position can hold two people, that is, four Gold Generals on one side.
Silver General: There are three Silver General chess pieces for each side, and there are two people for each Silver General, a total of six Silver General.
Knight: Each side has two Knight chess pieces, each with two people, a total of four Knight.
Lance: Each side has two Lance chess pieces, each with two people, a total of four Lance.
Bishop: Each side has one Bishop chess position, two people each.
Rook: Each side has one Rook chess position, two people each.
Pawn: Pawn has no limit on the number of chess positions and can stand unlimited people, but it is usually weak or used as a backup.
Promotion rules: The "promotion" effect of a chess piece can only be enjoyed by one of the two people standing on the same chess position.
For example, of two people standing in the Rook position, only one can be promoted to Dragon King; of two people standing in the Bishop position, only one can be promoted to Dragon Horse.
The same is true for the upgrades of Lance, Knight, and Silver General.
Dragon King and Dragon Horse are the chess pieces with Strongest attack power and the highest mobility in shogi.
Therefore, who will obtain this key promotion qualification will become an important decision that the commanders of both sides need to weigh carefully.
Now that the rules were clear, both sides stopped talking and began to deploy their troops and generals and arrange their own lineups.
Naruto Uzumaki party lineup:
Gold General: Tobirama Senju, Minato Namikaze, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Sasuke Uchiha.
Silver General: Might Guy, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Nagato, Mito Uzumaki, Sakumo Hatake.
Knight: Tsunade, Kakashi, Zabuza Momochi, Konan.
Lance: Deidara, Kisame Hoshigaki, Kakuzu, Aburame Torune.
Bishop: Otohime Otsutsuki, Kaguya Otsutsuki.
Rook: Uchiha Hikari, Hashirama Senju.
Pawn: Konoha and a large number of elite backbone forces from the alliance Shinobi Village serve as backup and supplement.
Pure Land After thousands of years of accumulation, there are as many strong people as there are.
Sage of Six Paths can choose with ease, the lineup is luxurious:
Bishop: Indra, Madara Uchiha.
Rook: Asura, Hamura Otsutsuki.
Gold General: Uchiha Izuna, Uzumaki Ashina, Uchiha Tajima, Butsuma Senju.
Silver General: Shisui Uchiha, Obito Uchiha, Shimura Danzō, Hanzo of the Salamander, Kagami Uchiha, Third Raikage.
Lance: First Kazekage, First Raikage, First Mizukage, First Tsuchikage.
Knight: Kinkaku Ginkaku, Second Tsuchikage Mu, Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki.
Pawn: Pure Land There are a huge number of powerful Ninja, samurai, and even strong souls from other eras who have fallen throughout the ages.
Although Pawn is not introduced much, in fact Pawn needs to be careful most.
Because you don't know Pawn, but there is a Ninja that looks like Monster.
After the lineups of both sides were formed, a chilling atmosphere instantly filled the entire Pure Land.
The Naruto side has brought together almost all the top combat power of the contemporary Shinobi World, plus the two Otsutsuki and the previous Hokage, it can be said that the elites are all represented, and they are extremely energetic.
Sage of Six Paths, on the other hand, shows its thousand-year heritage. The powerful and legendary Ninja and even Six Paths family members gather together. The lineup is so luxurious that it can be called the Shinobi World historical hall of fame!
This is not only a chess game, but also a great collision of Shinobi World ancient and modern Strongest forces across time and space.
If the lineups of both sides went to war in the real world, it would be enough to plow the entire Shinobi World several times!
On both sides of Chessboard, Naruto and Sage of Six Paths looked at each other through the air, their eyes calm, but with an undercurrent.
Sage of Six Paths seems to have already understood everything. Holding Black Staff, it feels calm and relaxed.
"The chess game begins."
As the calm voice of Sage of Six Paths fell, the huge Pure Land Chessboard suddenly lit up.
The light spots symbolizing the souls of the chess pieces of both sides shine brightly on their respective chess positions.
"Life-and-Death Shogi", a game that determines the future direction of Shinobi World and puts all the power of both parties on the line, is officially settled.
On the chess position of Gold General.
Uchiha Tajima and Butsuma Senju, the two patriarchs who fought to the death during their lifetime, now stand side by side, occupying the Gold General chess position together.
This strange sense of harmony made Uchiha Tajima's serious and old-fashioned face reveal a somewhat complicated smile.
He turned his head slightly, looked at his old rival beside him, and sighed with emotion, "Butsuma Senju, I didn't expect... I didn't expect...
I have been fighting openly and secretly with you for most of my life, and now in this hellish place after my death, I have to join forces to fight against the enemy."
Butsuma Senju Hearing this, a calm smile appeared on the face that was also weathered and had hard lines.
His gaze was steady, and he did not look at Tajima, but looked far away at Chessboard on the opposite side, Tobirama Senju, who was standing at his own position Gold General, with a profound aura, and Hashirama Senju, who was farther away at position Rook, as steady as a mountain.
"Let's join forces if we join forces."
Butsuma Senju's tone was calm and calm, as if he was stating a perfectly natural thing.
"I believe Hashirama and Tobirama..."
He paused, with unquestionable certainty and a hint of fatherly pride in his voice. "They will definitely defeat us.
Because they are the best and most outstanding successors in the history of the Senju Clan.
The path they have taken has gone far beyond the narrow-mindedness and hatred of our generation."
Uchiha Tajima frowned and snorted, "Huh, don't talk too much.
Butsuma Senju, Madara is on our side."
He looked at his Bishop position, where Madara Uchiha stood like a god of war and had a wild and uninhibited aura.
In Tajima's heart, his own Eldest Son spots are Uchiha Clan's true symbol of pride and strength.
But Butsuma Senju seemed to have expected that he would say this, calmly explaining an irrefutable fact, "If Madara could really defeat Hashirama by himself during his lifetime..."
His eyes also turned to Madara, there was no hostility in his eyes, only a thorough understanding of the world. "Then, at this moment, he will not stand in the camp of the 'dead' like us old guys, but like Hashirama, who has long been resting in the depths of Pure Land, or like the blond Kid opposite named Naruto Uzumaki, dominating the chess game as a living person."
These words were like a cold awl, piercing the stubborn sense of superiority based on blood in Uchiha Tajima's heart.
Indeed, no matter how powerful Madara was during his lifetime, and he was called the "legendary Ninja" together with Hashirama, the final outcome was that he fell and his soul belonged to Pure Land.
Although Hashirama Senju also died young, the era of peace he created and the inheritance of his ideas continue to have influence in another way.
Victory or defeat sometimes does not just depend on a momentary display of force.