4:35 PM, November 10th, Konoha Year 31.
Looking out over the enemy, who had been stationed there since noon and had not made any offensive move, they were a kilometer away.
Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned, trying to suppress the doubts in his heart and a vague sense of unease rising within him.
Now that things have come to this, the five countries have joined forces as he envisioned, and the allied forces arrived this morning after last night's secret talks.
In this situation, how could he possibly stop because of his doubts?
"Everyone's here, what are we waiting for?" the Third Raikage urged the four people beside him.
Although he knew why these people had stopped there, and he himself felt a deep unease.
As the second greatest contributor to the formation of this coalition and one of Senju's mortal enemies, he could not possibly change his mind on this matter!
The Third Tsuchikage, suspended in mid-air, let out a barely perceptible sigh to suppress the excess emotions in his heart.
As the Raikage's arch-rival, this time he didn't choose to refute the Raikage's words but instead nodded in agreement, saying, "Everyone's here, let's begin!"
The enemy in the distance had been watching for so long, yet he still couldn't figure out what the problem was.
When the enemy arrived at noon, they were still a little flustered, because their respective troops had only arrived recently, and they were afraid that the Senju would take advantage of their fatigue to attack.
But to everyone's surprise, the enemy stopped and remained in formation at a distance, waiting.
Fearing it might be a conspiracy, each of the five factions sent out teams to investigate, but the result was that the enemy hadn't made a move.
One possibility is that this result might be incorrect, but all five exploration teams arrived at the same conclusion?
This meant that their anxieties, heightened by the enemy's actions, were not soothed by the answer; instead, the fact that it seemed so normal and harmless only fueled their worry!
Then came the repeated dispatch of people to investigate and the use of various means to communicate with people in the village and other places.
But... none of the things I was worried about happened; everything was perfectly normal.
The final battle is about to begin!
Hearing the two Kage urging him on, Hiruzen Sarutobi a deep breath and suppressed all his extraneous emotions.
He turned to the four shadow figures beside him and said, "Let's proceed according to plan. I'll go first, and then you can send your men to follow!"
As the host country and the weakest of the five parties, the responsibility of being the vanguard naturally falls to them.
Under the watchful eyes of the Third Hokage, the four people wearing various colored straw hats nodded in succession to show their attitude.
Having received the answer, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned around and tossed aside his straw hat and white robe.
He channeled his Chakra into his throat and, with a shout, commanded his men, "Attack!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand and summoned his battle partner Enma, while wearing all-black armor.
The moment it transformed into the Adamantine Staff), the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, gripped the weapon and, empowered by Chakra, led his Elite Jonin Guard Unit towards the distant enemies!
With the Chakra, a distance of two kilometers is very close for Ninja.
When the faces of the enemies in the front row clearly appeared before Sarutobi's side...
The Jonin in their group stopped in unison, formed the same hand seal, and then slammed their hands on the ground almost simultaneously!
Forbidden Technique: Impure World Reincarnation
The sounds of Ninjutsu being activated were incessant, and a forest of coffins at the forefront of the battle line appeared before everyone's eyes.
But when they finished releasing the Ninjutsu and urged the Impure World Reincarnation person to step out of the coffin...
The previously silent enemies ahead immediately responded!
Under the incomprehension of their enemies, the Ninja belonging to the Senju side did not choose to step forward and engage in battle.
Instead, they quickly retreated from the middle to both sides, directly giving the enemy a position that could directly reach the core of the formation!
A person dressed in white, with nine Tomoe floating behind him, a pale face, long white hair, blue eyes, and a purple eye and white horns on his forehead.
The Senju side 'Ninja actions exposed them to the enemy's view.
Facing the strange looks from his enemies, as if they were seeing a monster, he smiled and raised his right hand, pointing his empty palm at them!
Super Shinra Tensei
Before the enemies could figure out Senju side's intentions, an invisible force suddenly erupted with a tremor in the ground and struck all the enemies in front of him.
boom--
A loud explosion rang out, and the entire battlefield trembled violently.
The Ninja Impure World Reincarnation Impure World Reincarnation technique, the Ninja who released the technique, and the dust and coffin fragments scattered all flew out at high speed with this powerful force!
The high-ranking Shinobi Clan of the Senju side stared in disbelief at the person in front of them and the astonishing changes on the distant battlefield.
At this moment, an invisible line appeared on the battlefield, clearly separating this side from the other.
Here, all is calm, as if nothing had happened; over there, chaos reigns, a scene like a volcanic eruption...
Before the enemy could make a move, Uka Senju used her Aunt and Grandma Mito to shield the allies and high-ranking officials from their questions.
Only when he saw the enemy charging did he step out of the ranks and stand in front of everyone.
With his movement, and at Senju Toka's prompting, everyone's attention turned to him!
'Transformation'?
Uka Senju, who had previously appeared as an ordinary human, suddenly transformed into a completely different form under everyone's gaze!
The blue eyes in their sockets, the purple eyes on their foreheads, similar to before yet distinctly different, with black Tomoe floating behind them.
None of them were ignorant Commoners. After Uka Senju changed her appearance, they all sensed the oppressive aura emanating from her!
Then they saw the scene before them, a power unlike anything they had ever seen before...
They now understood why Senju Toka and Mito Uzumaki had issued so many orders that defied common sense in their eyes!
Ninjutsu that could affect several kilometers and cover an entire battlefield... all they could say was, please forgive their ignorance.
Before today, they couldn't even imagine what it would be like to see such Ninjutsu on the battlefield!
" Aunt, please proceed according to the plan!"
Regaining her composure from the scene before her, Senju Toka nodded and replied, "Okay!"
Having received a reply, Uka Senju floated into the air and flew forward.
Looking down at the group of enemies who had been blocked by Shinra Tensei and were now recovering in a state of panic.
He shifted his gaze to the distant mountain peak, and, meeting the stares of the four men wearing straw hats, raised his hand to the sky once more!
Nine black Tomoe -shaped objects flew out from behind him and began to rotate around his palm.
A faint green glow appeared on his body surface as he moved!
Immediately afterwards, under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of people on both battlefields, Uka Senju swung her right hand down sharply!
Nine rapidly spinning Tomoe flew out, turning green after leaving Uka, and then began to split exponentially as they fell.
boom--
boom--
boom--
The explosions that had just subsided on the battlefield began to resound again as the green orbs landed!
The earth cracked open by the attack, and deep craters appeared on the battlefield with each explosion.
Countless Ninja were either forced to flee in disarray by this attack, or perished on the spot!
When the smoke from the violent explosion below obscured the battlefield.
Uka Senju, who launched the attack, clasped her hands together while manipulating the nine Tomoe to fly back behind her.
The next second, a huge flow of energy left some traces in the air, and two dark green eyeshadows appeared beside his eyes!
Sage Art: Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees
This Ninjutsu, which even Kage Level ninja could use, was now being used by him after he received his fourth injection.
The earth, which had not yet completely calmed down, began to tremble violently again under the stimulation of this Ninjutsu!
Countless plants grew rapidly under the Chakra, their range now sufficient to cover the entire battlefield where the enemy was located.
As the Flower Tree World began to unfold, Uka Senju did not stop her actions.
Sage Art: Wood Release: Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands
A Ninjutsu that once appeared in the Shinobi World has reappeared after decades.
A colossal Guanyin statue with thousands of giant arms slowly emerged from the ground and stood behind the releaser.
The moment it appeared, it swung its thousands of giant arms, some blocking Uka Senju's way, and others smashing down into the ground at high speed!
Alongside the Flower Tree World below, this statue of Guanyin, whose height rivals that of the Ten-Tails, ruthlessly reaps all life below.
Seeing that even a single strike of Detachment of the Primitive World couldn't break the opponent's Wood Release arm, the Third Tsuchikage lowered his triangular hands from his chest and said in a deep voice, "We can't fight from a distance; we must create an opportunity at close range!"
At this moment, his heart was filled with regret. If he had known that Uka Senju would be so strong, how could he have joined Sarutobi's alliance while adhering to the policy of retreating and watching the show?
But with things having come to this point, and no way out, he could only muster his spirits and try every possible way to fight!
The current advantage of the Senju is too great; even if he wanted to surrender, the opponent would most likely not agree.
Everything has to start with a fight; only then will there be an opportunity for negotiation later!
Upon hearing this from their strongest ranged attacker, the Third Raikage, his face dark with anger, didn't refuse. Instead, he decisively nodded and replied, "Alright, I'll handle the main attack. You guys clear the way and provide support!"
"Can."
"Rest assured!"
"..."
The battle plan was quickly finalized by these experienced experts.
Another Dust Release was unleashed from the Third Tsuchikage's hand, but this time he did not choose to attack the one on the Kannon statue.
Instead, they chose the grove of trees ahead that had already finished growing and were blooming!
Dust Release: Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique
boom--
A flash of white light appeared.
A cleared passage appeared before the four of them.
With the aid of Chakra, the Third Raikage, his body crackling with arcs of electricity, rushed toward the Guanyin statue.
The other three, along with Hiruzen Sarutobi who was on the battlefield, followed closely behind, constantly using their Chunin to open the closing passage again, creating opportunities for the Third Raikage to get closer!
"Smack!"
A pale, hand easily grabbed the arm of the person who was charging at them, whose body was crackling with electricity.
Meeting the incredulous gaze of the Third Raikage, Uka Senju smiled and forcefully flipped her hand.
"Click!"
A crisp cracking sound came from the Raikage's arm.
Without giving him any chance, Uka Senju pulled him in front of her, and a black rod suddenly appeared in her left hand, which she pierced into the abdomen of this person who held two of the strongest titles in the Shinobi World!
He sensed that the flow of Chakra within his body was being suppressed, Lightning Release Chakra Mode was completely rendered ineffective by the black rod entering his body.
The Third Raikage looked utterly incredulous. Before collapsing, he struggled to utter his question, "Your... strength?"
He had witnessed the battles between his father and the legendary God of the Shinobi World of yesteryear.
This is also why he immediately agreed to the Third Tsuchikage's operation plan!
But the moment they clashed, his Hell Stab - One-Finger Nukite Hand was easily captured by that hand?
And was his ability to continue fighting shattered by this black rod he had never heard of before?
Unable to control his body, he knelt before the enemy. With several more black rods inserted into his body, the Third Raikage could feel that he had completely lost the ability to resist!
" Raikage ~!" The Kazekage, who was supposed to be the second to engage the Raikage and was not far behind him, couldn't help but shout.
He was very clear about his own strength, and also very clear about the strength of those five Kage.
Lightning and Earth can be considered the strongest in melee and ranged combat, respectively!
The Tsuchikage couldn't even scratch it from a distance, yet the Raikage was defeated in a single move in close combat?
The reality before him sent a chill down his spine, and he also began to anticipate the outcome of this operation!
"Has the power of Wood Release... already reached this level?"
The scene ahead left the Third Tsuchikage speechless, and he immediately stopped in his tracks.
As he soared through the air, a triangle already formed on his chest, he muttered to himself, "Did I make the wrong choice again?"
"The prophecy has come true?"
Why so fast?
Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had two in-depth exchanges with that Toad.
Standing there with his Adamantine Staff in hand, he saw the Wood Release technique in front of him and two questions Chunin!
After yesterday's defeat, he took the opportunity to meet the Toad that night.
During their second in-depth conversation, he learned many more secrets.
This is also the source of his confidence in his plan to gather all five nations for battle and achieve victory!
But why, in his final question?
The worst-case scenario that the Toad jokingly described actually happened right before his eyes?
"...!"
The Third Mizukage, who always wore a blue straw hat and a high-necked shirt, concealing his entire face, ignored the noise of his companions.
He simply raised his head, revealing his eyes from under his blue hat, and stared intently at the forehead of the white figure in the distance!