Just as the fighting on the Fifth Battlefield began to settle, with Tsunade, Naruto, Minato, and Hashirama exchanging brief words amid a temporary lull...
A sudden and violent surge of energy erupted from the sky above. Several black shadows descended, each radiating an overwhelming sense of pressure.
Everyone looked up.
Suspended in midair was Sasuke, held aloft by the gravitational force of the Rinnegan embedded in his forehead. His own eyes were a pair of Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
Trailing behind him were ten Rinnegan puppets, each imbued with the chakra of a Tailed Beast. The pressure from them was tangible—each puppet radiating an aura of deadly intent, their eyes empty yet filled with murderous intent.
Sasuke gazed coldly down at the battlefield and said in an icy tone,
"Sakumo Hatake. Hashirama Senju. Tobirama Senju. Minato Namikaze... So you're the ones who cut off communication with the others. I didn't expect even Orochimaru to possess such capabilities."
His voice was like frost, chilling the air and making the battlefield seem even colder than before.
The ten Rinnegan puppets lined up in formation, each one glowing with a different hue of Tailed Beast chakra.
Tsunade's expression turned grim. She bit her lip and growled,
"Sasuke… are you really planning to take on the entire Shinobi World?"
Sasuke scoffed. "The Shinobi World is already rotten. It needs to be reshuffled."
"Those eyes… That's the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan—just like Madara's! I never thought I'd see an enemy like this in my time."
Hashirama scratched his head as he stared at Sasuke's eyes, sighing. "And that one on his forehead… the Rinnegan, huh."
"This isn't the time for nostalgia, Brother," Tobirama muttered sharply, his entire body brimming with killing intent.
"So this Uchiha brat is our enemy now?"
Naruto quickly objected, "Sasuke isn't the enemy! He's just been misled!"
"Sounds like you're under the Uchiha spell too, just like my brother," Tobirama snapped with a scowl.
Naruto ignored the jab. He looked up and shouted, "Sasuke! Stop this before it's too late!"
Sasuke didn't so much as glance at him. With a wave of his hand, the ten puppets suddenly charged forward.
In the blink of an eye, all ten entered Tailed Beast Cloak mode. Ten Tailed Beast Bombs formed and launched simultaneously toward the group.
Everyone immediately countered with their own techniques.
Minato and Tobirama activated Flying Thunder God Guiding Thunder in sync, teleporting several of the bombs to deserted areas. Hashirama summoned massive wooden walls to block the rest.
"We're counting on you all now," Tobirama called out. "These reanimated bodies have limited strength!"
"Got it!" Naruto fist-bumped Minato, and together they entered the Nine-Tails Link Mode once again.
Not to be outdone, Sasuke commanded seven of his puppets—those capable of full Tailed Beast Transformation—to release their full power.
In a flash, the One through Seven-Tails roared skyward, manifesting atop the battlefield. Only three puppets—those of Blue B, and the Gold and Silver Brothers—remained in Tailed Beast Cloak form due to lacking the complete chakra.
"If he's your comrade," Sakumo said, smiling even in the face of overwhelming danger, "then that Uchiha brat's all yours. We'll buy you time."
"Right!" Naruto shouted. He summoned two shadow clones, who launched him into the air, Rasengan in hand, straight toward Sasuke.
Though Naruto couldn't fly, he still charged headfirst into the sky without hesitation.
"Idiot," Sasuke muttered. He lazily drifted two meters to the side, dodging the attack with ease.
He was just about to sneer—
—but the next moment, he was caught off guard.
Behind Naruto, another figure had appeared in midair. It was none other than Minato Namikaze.
With a swift push, Minato sent Naruto hurtling toward Sasuke like a thunderbolt loosed from its string.
Eyes widening, Sasuke hastily tried to evade using his Rinnegan's flight ability. But his control over it was still immature—and Naruto was fast.
In an instant, Naruto was right in front of him.
Sasuke barely had time to summon the skeletal form of his Susanoo. Naruto's Rasengan collided with it in a powerful impact that rippled through the air around them.
"Sasuke! Snap out of it!" Naruto yelled, pouring more power into his attack.
But Sasuke only snorted coldly.
"Don't be naïve. This world is beyond saving. I need the power of the Ten-Tails! Naruto—hand over the Nine-Tails!"
He forced more power into his Susanoo, repelling Naruto with a burst of energy.
...
On the ground below, the battle between Hashirama's group and the Tailed Beast puppets had erupted into full-blown chaos.
The Tailed Beasts roared, their power surging across the battlefield. But Hashirama and the others met them head-on, relying on their years of combat experience and mastery over advanced ninjutsu.
These weren't just any shinobi—they were legends. Hashirama, Tobirama, Sakumo, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Might Guy moved in perfect coordination.
Despite facing seven fully transformed Tailed Beast puppets and three in Tailed Beast Cloak mode, they held their ground with precision and strength.
Hashirama stood like an unshakable mountain. With a clap of his hands, he summoned a massive wooden dragon, which lunged ferociously at the puppets.
Tobirama moved like a phantom through the battlefield, striking with deadly Water Style and Space-Time techniques, disrupting enemy movements.
Sakumo and Kakashi, short blades in hand, darted among the enemy, each strike aimed precisely at vital points.
Tsunade's fists rained down with monstrous strength, knocking back any puppet that dared get too close.
Jiraiya summoned the massive toad Gamabunta, who immediately joined the fray, clashing fiercely with the Tailed Beasts.
Might Guy opened the Seventh Gate—the Gate of Shock—engulfing himself in raw energy, trading blows directly with the Tailed Beasts.
They fought sometimes solo, sometimes in tandem, each one a force to be reckoned with. Even surrounded, not one of them showed the slightest sign of panic.
Hashirama's Wood Style collided with the Tailed Beasts' energy, sending shockwaves through the air. Tobirama's space-time maneuvers left the puppets striking empty air. Sakumo and Kakashi carved precise wounds into their enemies with every motion.
Tsunade's monstrous strength made it impossible for the puppets to close in. Jiraiya's summoned toad battled toe-to-toe with the beastly constructs. And Guy's unleashed power tore through the battlefield like a storm.
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