" Teacher Huayue! How are you? Are you in some kind of trouble...?"
" Ino, what nonsense are you spouting? Teacher Huayue is the strongest person in Konoha, how could she possibly be in trouble!"
Before Sakura could speak, Ino had already run to Huayue's side, her face full of concern.
Hinata was slightly behind, scoffed and immediately retorted.
" Teacher Huayue, you're finally back! My sister was so worried she almost died!"
Inuzuka Kiba complained in a low voice, and Inuzuka Hana, who was not far away, couldn't help but give him a flick on the head. After exchanging a glance with him, she turned her head away shyly.
Even though the Inuzuka Clan members are all very straightforward, if you're going to sell out your sister in front of so many people, at least be a little more tactful!
"What's wrong with her? She's so anxious when someone goes missing, but when they come back, she pretends she was never there. Women are such a hassle. Now I understand why Shikamaru said that..."
Before Kiba could finish complaining, the Five Kage rushed over, their expressions complicated as they looked at Uchiha Huayue, who had disappeared in the first half of the match.
"Where have you been hiding all this time? Our Allied Shinobi Forces practically turned the entire Ninja World upside down, but we still couldn't find you. What are we going to do now?!"
The battle in mid-air deterred many ninjas with flying abilities from stepping forward to help. The only technique capable of directly inflicting fatal damage on Uchiha Madara Dust Release, was also avoided by Ōnoki and the others due to the three's excessive speed.
" Lord Huayue, what should we do? The battle up here is beyond the level that ordinary ninjas can handle..."
Mei Terumi sighed deeply. Admittedly, compared to the previous Mizukage, her strength could be considered the weakest.
But in this situation, even the likes of the First Hokage are powerless to help.
Uchiha Madara officially became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. Even the five Kage, apart from Ōnoki who could occasionally provide assistance, had no combat ability whatsoever.
" Uchiha Huayue, you know so much about how to attack the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, you must also know if there's anything we can do, right!"
The Fourth Raikage urged him anxiously, unable to bear his own incompetence, forced to watch helplessly as the two brats fought the enemy on the battlefield.
"It will naturally come in handy when we need your help, but until then..."
Pfft!
The half-black, half-white body was pierced in an instant. Huayue smiled brightly and glanced at Black Zetsu, who was waiting for his chance.
"You've gathered all the necessary conditions. All you need to do is inject your own—no... Princess Kaguya's —will into Uchiha Madara's body, and she will awaken from the moon, right?"
In an instant, Black Zetsu froze on the spot, turning his head to look at the being that imprisoned him, feeling utterly incredulous.
" Uchiha Huayue... How did you know about Mother's existence? Could it be that you...!"
Under Black Zetsu's incredulous gaze, Uchiha Huayue's eyes changed; his deep purple Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan transformed into azure, wavy eyes.
"The abilities of Rinnegan Rinnegan not all the same. Can you see your own ending in my eyes, which can see through the future and the past and have traversed the long river of time?"
Meanwhile, Uchiha Madara wielded his Six Paths Staff with impenetrable skill, separating each of the Yin Lightning Senbon, his eyes shifting with every movement.
Neither of these two brats should have this level of combat experience, and now even he finds the situation extremely troublesome.
"You brats, I, Uchiha Madara, admit that you two are the most talented brats I've ever seen, even slightly better Senju Hashirama, but..."
"Defeat the legendary Ten-Tails Jinchuriki! Sage Art: Super Shinra Tensei!"
Just as Shinra Tensei was about to be launched, strands of azure blue suddenly emerged from the Six Paths Hagoromo, instantly severing most of the connection between Madara and the Ten-Tails- Tailed Beast.
With a swift movement, a familiar Three-Eyed Demon Fox Mask came into view, and a voice that seemed to be both laughing and not laughing lingered in his ears.
"You obtained the Sage Mode Senjutsu Chakra by simply taking it from an Allied Shinobi Forces ninja, didn't you?"
With veins bulging and seemingly having guessed something, Uchiha Madara descended into madness.
"You brat, in your Sage Mode..."
" Naruto, Sasuke, it's up to you!"
" Six Paths - Chibaku Tensei!"
In an instant, two figures appeared on either side of Uchiha Madara, their Six Paths Yin-Yang symbols merging in their hands, their eye power flowing wildly!
A powerful gravitational pull emanated from their hands, causing Iceburg formed over many years in the frozen soil of the Land of Snow to rise abruptly from the ground.
In a short time, small planets made of ice and snow suddenly took shape and shot straight into the sky.
"Give me back the Tailed Beast!"
With a forceful pull, pure white Tailed Beast descended from the sky, instantly reverting to their created forms.
Seeing this, Huayue smiled brightly, raised the Black Zetsu in her hand, and murmured softly.
"Excuse me, but for my goal, you are an obstacle to me and that naive girl. You'd better obediently sleep with the pawn you've been scheming for, little tadpole."
With a casual flick of his wrist, Black Zetsu, who considered himself a chess player and had orchestrated a so-called "millennial plan," fell into the Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei along with Madara.
As the icy blue star flew into the sky, Huayue placed a pair of pale purple eyes into Culture Vessel, her face beaming with smiles.
"We've won! We've won! We've triumphed!"
" The Tailed Beast have been rescued, and a hero has appeared!"
"That's wonderful! I must propose to her after this war is over..."
"Phew, now I can go home safely. I was really afraid that girl would remarry."
Among the crowd, the Allied Shinobi Forces, having finally ended their battle, breathed a sigh of relief, while several Hokage from a short distance away walked over.
"Outstanding young people, you saved the Ninja World and are true heroes!"
Faced with Senju Hashirama's praise, Huayue looked around and nodded slightly.
"Yes, this war is over, but how long can this brief peace last? Ten years? Twenty years?"
The sound was not concealed and clearly reached the ears of every Allied Ninja. The five Kage looked at each other, bewildered.
Not far away, the Third Hokage, who had rushed over, looked grim, Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, had an even more somber expression.
"What are you trying to say? You brat from the Uchiha Clan, are you dissatisfied with this hard-won victory? Are you going to follow Uchiha Madara down this path of depravity?"
The Second Hokage's stern rebuke immediately alerted many of the Allied Shinobi Forces.
"You are too arrogant, Senju Tobirama."
The crimson moonlight, as red as blood, spilled across the snowfield, and nine dazzling Anti-Membrane fell from the sky.
A figure, his black cloak billowing in the wind, hovered high in the sky, looking down upon the myriad beings of the Ninja World below, and spoke slowly.
"No one has ever stood in the sky from the beginning, not even Uchiha Madara, the Sage of Six Paths, the Chakra Progenitor, or the legendary Rabbit Goddess..."