Deep within the cold, dark cave, only the sound of icy water dripping between the stalagmites could be heard.
The doctor held the large, yellowed, tattered ancient sheepskin scroll in one hand.
Under the solemn gazes of Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu.
He flicked his wrist slightly.
"Splash--!!"
The enormous, spiritual scroll, tens of meters long, was soaked in decaying soil and had a pungent, bloody stench.
Like a mottled giant python crawling out of a grave, it tumbled wildly outwards along the moss-covered and waterlogged cave floor!
The scroll was densely covered with hundreds of immortal names that had made their mark during the Warring Sengoku and the various Shinobi World Wars, written in a special dark red blood ink!
Below each name, there was a small piece of dried flesh and blood tissue sealed tightly with a special talisman!
"In the past few years..."
Kabuto Yakushi gently pushed up his round-framed glasses, and behind the lenses, his golden snake-like eyes gleamed with the morbid excitement characteristic of a tomb-raiding fanatic.
"I have traversed all the abandoned ancient battlefields in the entire Shinobi World and unearthed dozens of top-secret hero cemeteries in the Five Great Nations."
"I even thoroughly searched every single nameless mass grave, which was heavily guarded by the major ninja villages."
Dou slowly raised his arms, his cloak billowing in the cold wind, his voice hoarse and sticky, echoing endlessly in the hall:
" Senju Kenya is indeed an unprecedented monster."
"His fists can break the Raikage's bones, his monstrous strength can smash Lord Orochimaru like a hammer, and his will can even tear apart space-time."
Dou sneered, a sinister and chilling smile spreading across his lips.
But he was, after all, just a living person!
"As long as a person is alive, their muscles will tire, their nerves will become paralyzed, and their mental strength will eventually be exhausted, leading to death!"
"Since the Konoha Ninja he led boasted of being an invincible, purely physical Spartan army."
Kabuto Yakushi's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and his tone was resolute:
"Then I'll drag all the strongest, most ferocious, and most heinous ghosts in the history of the Shinobi World out of the underworld and send them to him as sparring partners!!"
He then formed a hand Hand Seals with one hand.
One after another, the blood-red names on the scroll lit up with a deathly green light!
"The first batch includes the four deceased Kage, the most powerful figures in the entire Shinobi World throughout history!!"
Dou pointed to the four blood-red characters at the very top of the scroll and laughed arrogantly:
" The Second Tsuchikage, Mu! He possesses absolute stealth, capable of completely erasing his aura and form, and he also masters the purest Kekkei Dust Release Kekkei Tōta!"
" The Second Mizukage, Hozuki Gengetsu! A master of infinite explosions, the Mirage Giant Clam and the Steaming Multistoried Explosive Tag!"
" The Third Raikage! Possessing the Four-Finger Nukite, known as the Strongest Spear, and a body of unparalleled Lightning Release that even the Eight-Tails cannot penetrate!"
" The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa! His ultimate technique: a massive array of Gold Dust that controls the entire desert!!"
"These four former Kage all possess unlimited Chakra and immortal bodies. I want to see how many Dust Release and Hell Stab Senju Kensuke's Senju Kenya fists can block at the same time!!"
Hearing these four names that shook the Warring Sengoku...
The Black Zetsu, suspended in mid-air, had its single eye glow with an almost ecstatic, eerie yellow light!
Meanwhile, Hidan's head, which had been slumped in the bucket of water nearby, excitedly spewed out several large blood bubbles:
"Well done, you four-eyed frog! Drag those old coffin-stuffed cowards out of there, and I finally don't have to be the first one to get beaten up!!"
However, Kabuto Yakushi's killer move has only just begun to Iceburg.
His fingers continued sliding down the long scroll, his voice growing increasingly frantic:
"The second batch: the most ruthless and bloodthirsty thugs in Kirigakure's history—the entire Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist!!"
"The third batch includes the Kinkaku Ginkaku brothers from Kumogakure, who possess the Six Paths bloodline and once cornered the Second Hokage, along with a complete set of Six Paths God-level ninja tools!!"
"The fourth batch includes Hanzo of the Salamander Amegakure! Chiyo, Chiyo advisor from Sunagakure! And even the ancestors of Dan Katō and Hizashi Hyuga from Konoha!!"
Hundred Plans renowned figures who left their infamous mark during the three past Shinobi World Wars!
They now lie quietly within this yellowed scroll of the dead!
"They don't need rest, they don't need supplies, and they certainly won't let out a single scream from their broken bones!"
Kabuto Yakushi spread his arms wide, and his cold Chakra roared wildly throughout the hall:
"If the Senju Kenya a single punch, they could regenerate within three seconds!"
Even if he and all the musclemen in the village could throw 100,000 heavy punches a day.
"I too can make this immortal legion, like a piece of chewing gum, completely drain the lifeblood and energy of the Konoha, leaving them like dried-up husks!!"
This is a near-unbeatable swarm tactic against undead.
Instantly, the 100,000 White Zetsu crouching on the surrounding stalagmites erupted in a wild cheer of relief!
"Great!! So we don't have to go up and take the hits!!"
"Let these dead men go and test their chests against those muscular hunks! We can just watch the show from underground!!"
The morale of the entire Akatsuki was completely reversed in that instant!
However.
Standing atop the high platform, Obito Uchiha's Sharingan, visible beneath his mask, remained cold and profound.
He slowly stepped down from the toes of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
A black cloak with red clouds billowed in the eerie wind, looking down condescendingly at Kabuto Yakushi.
"I must admit, your preparations have indeed exceeded my expectations."
"But... if it's just these dead people..."
Obito snorted coldly, his tone carrying a hint of doubt and warning:
"You still underestimate Senju Kenya."
"That man's monstrous strength is not merely about blunt force trauma to the body; the force of his punches can tear through the void and even shatter the Kamui Dimension on a physical level!"
Obito a step closer, his killing intent palpable.
"These few former Kage Level are far from enough to completely overwhelm that man!"
Faced with Obito's doubts.
Not only did Kabuto Yakushi show no sign of panic, but the mocking smirk on his lips became even more eerie and profound.
He pushed up his glasses, a glint of venomous, cold mockery flashing in his eyes:
" Madara Uchiha, you are far too impatient."
"What I just took out was merely an appetizer to clear out the remaining soldiers."
Dou slowly turned around, facing a dark, sheer cliff at the deepest part of the cave, completely shrouded in dense, deathly aura.
His hands suddenly formed an unprecedented supreme death seal!
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The entire massive underground cavern began to violently bounce and jolt up and down in that instant!
Even the hundred-meter-tall Demonic Statue of the Outer Path seemed to feel some kind of terrifying pressure that transcended dimensions, and its body trembled dully!
In the very center of the mud.
The sixth, enormous, unique coffin, as black as ink and radiating a blinding light, slowly rose from the ground, accompanied by a violent shockwave that seemed to tear the earth apart!
The coffin lid slid open silently, creating a narrow gap.
The terrifying pressure emanating from that tiny crack alone.
That instantly Obito's blood into ice!
Obito stared intently at the head of messy, wild black hair peeking out from inside the coffin, and the deep red Sengoku layered armor.
He felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and staggered back three steps, his single eye under the mask almost bursting open on the spot!
"You... how could you possibly have found him?!"
Obito's voice completely lost control and cracked, becoming as shrill as a wild beast being choked.
"Where exactly did you... dig him out?!"
Kabuto Yakushi, seeing that Obito had completely lost his composure, withdrew his hands with satisfaction and let the coffin lid close again.
"How is it, Madara Uchiha?"
Kabuto sneered, his eyes burning with fanaticism.
"With this ultimate trump card, plus hundreds of legendary figures from the Sengoku and mythological eras throughout the entire Shinobi World..."
The Kabuto Yakushi around and gripped the enormous scroll of the undead tightly in his palm:
"The true curtain of the Fourth Shinobi World War should be raised by our own hands!"
Several days later.
As the snow melted, the entire Shinobi World continent began to emit deafening roars, as if the heavens and earth were collapsing!
Along the borders of the Five Great Nations, endless military trains and raging torrents of Chakra hurtled through the air!
At this moment, the only flame of hope belonging to all the surviving ninjas across the entire continent was suddenly united!