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Moon Castle.
In the vast, empty hall, Kaito set up an array. Through his connection with a paper clone in the Land of Rain, he projected the scene unfolding on the battlefield in Amegakure.
The images and sounds were perfectly synchronized.
"...I refuse to accept this!"
Hashirama's voice echoed from the array.
Madara immediately let out a derisive snort. "Hashirama is as naive as ever, thinking he can sway his enemies with words."
"He's just an idiot!" Izuna sneered coldly.
Kaito exchanged a glance with Hikaku, the corners of his lips curling into a faint, amused smirk.
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"Peace should come from the laughter and hopes of the people! It should be the result of everyone's collective efforts!" Hashirama's voice continued, resolute. "Peace achieved through oppression and terror is nothing but a hollow illusion—one that shatters at the slightest touch!"
"Think carefully, young man," he urged. "Perhaps we should all sit down and talk this through."
"No need." Nagato's refusal was immediate.
"It seems the so-called God of Shinobi is nothing more than an overly idealistic fool," Nagato's tone dripped with disappointment. "I thought you, of all people, might speak words of truth. But it seems I overestimated you."
"Now then..." Nagato pressed his palms together. "...things won't be so easy anymore!!!"
"So negotiations failed?" Hashirama's shoulders slumped.
"They were never going to work in the first place!!" Tobirama scowled, glaring at the Ten-Tails as its body began transforming once more. "Stop dreaming, you idiot!"
"That's—"
Tsunade watched as the Ten-Tails' form grew leaner, more humanoid, its ten massive tails elongating further, their tips morphing into clawed hands.
"Stop it!!"
Ōnoki raised his hands, a white, translucent cube forming between his palms.
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!!"
He thrust his hands forward, a beam of white light shooting straight for the Ten-Tails' now-smaller head.
Nagato snorted, and the Ten-Tails nimbly dodged.
"What?!" Ōnoki gaped in disbelief.
"Damn it! That monster!" A roared.
"It's moving even faster now?" Gaara's expression darkened.
Mei, standing beside Gaara, wore an equally grim look.
At that moment, Hashirama clapped his hands together once more, intricate sage markings spreading across his face.
"Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees!!"
The earth trembled as colossal wooden vines erupted from the ground, coiling around the Ten-Tails' body.
"Wood Dragon Technique!!"
A deafening roar echoed as a massive wooden dragon soared through the air, its body constricting around the Ten-Tails' mouth.
The beast's tails thrashed wildly, their clawed hands tearing at the bindings of wood.
"Formation!" Hashirama bellowed.
His wooden clone charged forward.
Understanding instantly, Tobirama used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport Hiruzen and Tsunade into position.
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"What are they planning?" Izuna frowned at the projection.
Madara smirked. "The Four Red Yang Formation."
Sure enough, in the next moment, the four Hokage took their positions, four crimson pillars of light shooting into the sky.
"Four Red Yang Formation!!"
A massive red barrier swiftly took shape, sealing the Ten-Tails within.
"Sage Art: Gate of the Great God!!"
Giant torii gates descended from the heavens, pinning down the Ten-Tails' ten tails and head.
"Did they succeed?" Izuna arched a brow, his tone conflicted.
Kaito, however, shook his head. "It's not that simple."
"What do you mean?" Izuna asked.
"The Ten-Tails isn't so easily subdued," Madara interjected. "Shinobi, by nature, lack the power to kill it."
"Not even Ōnoki's Dust Release?" Hikaku asked curiously.
Kaito shook his head again. "The Ten-Tails is the incarnation of the Divine Tree, the progenitor of chakra. It cannot be harmed by conventional ninjutsu. Right now, it's simply not yet in its complete form."
"It's splitting apart?!"
Izuna's eyes widened as countless smaller creatures began peeling away from the Ten-Tails' body.
"It seems Nagato intends to thin the Allied Forces' numbers this way," Kaito observed, watching as the massive army of shinobi finally mobilized. "The Allied Shinobi Forces, painstakingly assembled by the Five Great Nations and the Land of Iron, are finally being put to use."
Madara crossed his arms. "Sasuke should be making his move soon."
"Yes," Kaito nodded. "He's been impatient for this."
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Outside Amegakure.
As the swarm of smaller creatures surged forward, Hashirama opened a gap in the barrier.
At the same time, the Allied Shinobi Forces, following the command center's orders, finally entered the battlefield.
The horde of Ten-Tails spawn rushed through the opening, only to be met with fierce resistance from the Five Kage and Jiraiya.
Dust clouds billowed as the Allied Forces charged in, clashing with the monsters.
The sky darkened—night had fallen.
Streaks of ninjutsu lit up the battlefield in bursts of color.
Flames roared, water surged, lightning flashed, wind blades sliced unseen, and earthen walls rose.
The howls of monsters, the battle cries of shinobi and samurai, the clashing of weapons against grotesque flesh, the agonized screams of the fallen—
All these sounds intertwined into a symphony of blood and iron.
"Beast Mimicry: Three-Headed Wolf!"
"Fang Over Fang!"
"Parasitic Giant Insect Jutsu!"
"Expansion Jutsu!"
"Shadow Grasp Technique!"
"Sensory lock confirmed! Teleportation—now!"
"Human Boulder Yo-Yo!"
"Leaf Great Whirlwind!"
"Weapon Summoning: Heavenly Chain Disaster!"
The younger generation of Konoha shinobi unleashed their signature techniques, cutting down the monsters around them.
"Tenten, look out!!"
Lee's horrified shout rang out as a wooden spike shot toward Tenten's back from a monster's palm.
"Huh?"
Tenten turned, only to see the spike inches from her face.
"TENTEN!!!"
As Lee's anguished cry tore through the air, a calm voice cut in.
"Eight Trigrams: Vacuum Palm!"
A visible surge of chakra struck the spike at the last moment, deflecting it.
Tenten stared in shock at the figure in white, long hair fluttering as he lunged forward, palm striking the monster's chest.
"Eight Trigrams: Mountain Crusher!"
The monster's back exploded outward as it collapsed.
"Don't space out in the middle of a battle," Neji chided, glancing back at her.
"R-right!" Tenten snapped back to attention, scanning their surroundings.
Neji sighed before turning to engage another foe.
"NEJI!!"
Watching from a distance, Lee wiped away tears, his fighting spirit blazing even brighter.
Nearby.
"Sorry I'm late," Hinata said, standing back-to-back with Shino as she settled into a Gentle Fist stance. "Shino, Kiba."
"Just glad you made it, Hinata!" Kiba grinned. "Too bad you missed my awesome moves earlier!"
BOOM!!!
A deafening crash echoed as a hundred-meter-tall tengu warrior descended from the sky, massive wings spread wide.
"A battle like this isn't complete without an Uchiha!"
Sasuke, piloting his latest achievement—the Complete Body Susanoo—landed beside Hashirama, drawing back the massive bow in its hands and taking aim at the Ten-Tails trapped within the barrier.
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