The vast plains of Wanhe bore witness to two colossal titans, each standing their ground in the north and south, locked in a fierce standoff.
Obito Uchiha: Just sitting there, it already matches the Demonic Statue in height. Could it be... that technique?
Madara Uchiha: True Several Thousand Hands... The Sage Art Wood Release that Hashirama once used to overcome my beastly strength. But I'm confident—it won't be enough to break through the Demonic Statue's tribulation!
Naruto Uzumaki: So this is how it felt when Hashirama used it back then!
RUMBLE!
The True Several Thousand Hands stood tall, its presence towering above the battlefield, shifting from merely eye level to a commanding gaze that looked down upon everything.
At a height nearly brushing the clouds, Naruto murmured, "True Several Thousand Hands. This Sage Art Wood Release... it's my first time using it in actual combat. Based on Hashirama's past achievements, I can roughly estimate its upper limit. But against the combined might of their Susanoo-armored Demonic Statue, it might not be enough. If I don't find another way, I'll just waste my chakra."
For them to go to such lengths to execute that technique, it must be their ultimate trump card. The outcome will be decided here and now—there's no need to hold back chakra anymore!
SLAP!!
After weighing his options, Naruto clasped his hands together in a determined seal.
CRACK!
The oval plates on the back of the True Several Thousand Hands shifted. Countless hands aligned in unison, their wrists flipping upward.
WHOOSH! A massive surge of Sage Chakra flowed through the wooden hands, condensing, rotating, and compressing into innumerable Sage Art: Massive Rasengan.
This sight struck awe into the two figures atop the Demonic Statue.
Obito, astonished: That's the Rasengan—one of Naruto's signature techniques. And he managed to match the size and quantity of those hands in such a short time!
If I may be blunt, Madara, the chakra required just to create all those Rasengan must be no less than what's needed to sustain the True Several Thousand Hands itself!
But Madara's lips curled into a grin filled with exhilaration: So Naruto's mastery of Sage Arts surpasses even Hashirama's? Interesting. Absolutely fascinating!
BOOM!
Before Obito could respond, Madara unilaterally commanded the Demonic Statue to take a step forward.
Obito, resigned: So impatient, huh? Fine, I'll give it my all too!
The Demonic Statue unleashed countless Tailed Beast Bombs, each embedded with Susanoo blades and Kamui shuriken, surging forth like an unstoppable tide.
Naruto, his spirit ablaze: Bring it on!
Top Transcendent Buddha: Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers!
The countless wooden hands, each wielding a Sage Art: Massive Rasengan, descended like a celestial rain, blanketing the sky.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
In the instant when heaven and earth collided, all creation seemed to be obliterated, giving way to a terrifying chaos.
From that chaos came the sounds of Kamui vortexes pulling, explosions of Tailed Beast Bombs and Rasengan, the slicing of blades through the air, and the relentless charge of wooden arms.
Both sides fought with unyielding resolve, their hearts taut with tension. For a clash of this magnitude, unprecedented in history, neither could claim certain victory. No one could predict which side would emerge from the chaos victorious.
The deafening roars of battle echoed across the plains, audible even dozens of miles away.
On the peak of Thunderclap Mountain.
Led by elite Jonin Dodai, the shinobi of the Hidden Cloud Village stared in stunned silence at the distant horizon.
"What... what is that?" one of them stammered. "The end of the world?"
Dodai clenched his fists, his expression eerily calm, as though he had resigned himself to fate: "The end of the world? Not quite. But it might very well be the end of us."
The Hidden Cloud shinobi panicked. "What should we do? Should we evacuate?"
Dodai let out a bitter laugh. "Evacuate? It's useless. If we get caught in that, we'll be pulverized instantly—there won't even be time to feel pain. Pray. Pray that the Hidden Cloud's luck hasn't run out yet."
This man, who once prided himself on his vast experience, now found his worldview utterly shattered.
What are ninja villages? What are the Five Great Nations? If these few people wanted to, they could destroy the world itself.
We shinobi have been far too narrow-minded.
As these thoughts consumed Dodai, he couldn't help but reflect: Naruto Uzumaki, did you deliberately choose to fight at the foot of the Hidden Cloud Village to show us this overwhelming power and our own insignificance? Or... is there another reason?
The slaughter on the plains of Wanhe did not pause for the musings of spectators.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
From the chaos emerged the wooden hands, still numbering in the hundreds despite the carnage.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
The remaining hands formed new Massive Rasengan, launching a second wave of the Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers.
Obito's pupils contracted sharply. "Not good! Retreat!"
But Madara, consumed with battle fervor, roared: "Retreat? I am Madara Uchiha—I live for battle!"
SLASH! SLASH!
Twin blades materialized in the Demonic Statue's hands, slashing furiously at the incoming wooden hands.
Though many were severed at the forearms, Naruto refused to back down.
BOOM!
The True Several Thousand Hands advanced, its clasped hands separating in a flash to seize the Demonic Statue's arms.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers struck the Statue's armor like an unstoppable tide, erupting into countless fiery mushrooms.
CRACK! CRACK!
The Demonic Statue staggered under the relentless assault, its Susanoo armor shattering amidst the explosions.
"Damn it!" Obito waved his hand, unleashing ten powerful lightning pillars from the stumps where the Statue's tails once were.
But Naruto was ready. Forming a seal, he commanded the True Several Thousand Hands to unleash five powerful wind streams from its forehead.
CLANG! Seizing the opportunity, the True Several Thousand Hands shed its backplate, lightening its load.
WHOOSH!
Thirty-six Adamantine Sealing Chains shot out from Naruto's back, targeting the Demonic Statue, now half-covered in Susanoo.
SNAP!
Madara clasped his hands together. Dozens of wooden dragons erupted from the Statue's back, intercepting the chains.
CRACK!
The chains coiled and entangled the dragons. The Wooden Buddha pulled the Statue forward with its left hand while its right hand clenched and struck the Statue's chest.
Naruto formed another seal.
Sage Art: Ultra-Weighted Boulder: Adamantine Force Punch!
BOOM!
With a deafening explosion, the Statue's chest armor shattered. The Adamantine Sealing Chains snapped under the strain, and the Demonic Statue stumbled backward, collapsing with a ground-shaking impact.
Naruto leaped from the Buddha's head, descending with an inverted body and an outstretched hand.
Super Shinra Tensei!
Madara, unwilling to be outdone, countered with his own strike.
Super Shinra Tensei!
BOOM!
The overwhelming clash of repulsive forces ended with Naruto emerging victorious. The Statue's Susanoo armor disintegrated entirely.
Sensing the danger, Madara immediately leapt from the Statue's head.
This isn't good. With the defenses gone, Naruto could summon the Statue away at any moment. I have to retrieve it!
WHOOSH! Ignoring his own safety, Obito planted his hand on the Statue, using Kamui to absorb the massive structure into his dimension.
Exhausted, Obito stood hunched over, his voice grim: "Don't be so quick to declare victory, Naruto."
"Hm?" Naruto frowned.
"Because I've saved the ultimate trump card... just for you."
ZZZZZZT!
Raising his head with a sinister grin, Obito's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan glowed with blood-red intensity.
Activating Yomotsu Hirasaka in both eyes would drain all his ocular power, but it would unleash an effect so absolute it defied all solutions.
Yomotsu Hirasaka: Time Freeze!
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