Sasuke's eyes widened in rage as the Ten Tails was momentarily restrained.
"Damn you insects!" he shouted furiously.
His pride had been trampled again and again—Sasuke was no longer the calm, collected figure he once was. Now, his moods swung unpredictably, driven by fury and frustration.
Obito remained expressionless, his tone cool and measured.
"Don't panic. We haven't lost yet. The Ten Tails is still evolving."
Just then, the Ten Tails erupted with an overwhelming surge of power, straining against the hardened restraints binding it.
Nagato responded immediately, his Rinnegan blazing as he channeled his ocular power in an attempt to suppress the Ten Tails from a distance.
"The Ten Tails is still evolving. We must hurry!" Nagato bellowed.
He could feel an even greater force awakening within the beast—something he couldn't hope to control. The power was growing beyond him.
The puppet army was the first to leap into action. Each puppet reached into its chest and withdrew a glowing orb.
More than two thousand puppets descended on the Ten Tails like a swarm of ants. As they made contact, the Tenseigan energy stored was detonated all at once. Each explosion was comparable to a standard B-rank jutsu.
But even the simultaneous detonation of over two thousand B-rank attacks failed to leave a scratch on the Ten Tails.
"Everyone, attack together!"
In an instant, several shinobi leapt into the crater, rushing toward Sasuke and Obito atop the Ten Tails.
Naruto soared through the air, a massive Rasenshuriken crackling in his hand as he hurled himself toward them.
Minato's form flickered and vanished. A heartbeat later, he reappeared on the Ten Tails' back, kunai in hand, aiming straight for the chakra tube connected to the back of Obito's head.
Hashirama went all in, summoning his full chakra reserves.
"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"
Enormous trees erupted from the crater, surging toward the Ten Tails, weaving a second layer of restraint around its colossal form.
Killer Bee, now in full Tailed Beast Mode, unleashed a barrage of Tailed Beast Balls, spewing them from his mouth in rapid succession.
Onoki and Mu floated high in the air. They pressed their palms together and launched a combined technique: "Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World!"
A blinding beam of energy shot straight toward the Ten Tails' eye, with enough force to disintegrate even a Tailed Beast.
Mei Terumi parted her lips. "Lava Release: Melting Jutsu!" A corrosive liquid surged forth, aimed at the two enemies.
The Third Raikage's body crackled with lightning.
"Hell Stab: One Fingered Assault!" He launched forward like a thunderbolt.
The Fourth Raikage wasn't about to be outdone.
"Liger Bomb!" His thunderous attack crackled so intensely that the air itself sizzled.
Gengetsu Hozuki raised two fingers.
"Water Gun: Water Iron Cannon!" A torrential downpour of high-speed water bullets rained down.
Chiyo manipulated her puppets, unleashing a storm of hidden weapons that flew toward Obito and Sasuke like a swarm of locusts.
Konan's body dissolved into paper, each sheet transforming into a razor-sharp blade as she sent them flying at high speed.
In an instant, the barrage of attacks bore down on the Ten Tails, Obito, and Sasuke. The assault was overwhelming—anyone would've thought they were seconds away from defeat.
Yet neither Obito nor Sasuke showed a flicker of fear. It was as if they weren't the ones under siege—but the ones in control.
Minato's sudden strike was anticipated. Obito twisted his body and lashed out with a powerful kick.
"Sensei, using the same move again? You think it'll work twice?"
Minato barely had time to raise his arms to block before he was sent flying by the sheer force of the blow.
Sasuke's eyes locked onto Naruto as the latter charged at him, full of energy and resolve. Fury twisted his face.
"Don't think this is enough to defeat me!" he roared.
At that moment, the previously inert Ten Tails entered its second phase.
Its body began to morph grotesquely. The ten tails behind it shot upward like trees, growing longer and thicker. Enormous hands emerged from its back.
Its hind legs and head followed suit. In the blink of an eye, it had transformed into a massive humanoid monstrosity, emaciated yet terrifying.
The newly evolved Ten Tails shattered the cement restraints around it with ease. Ten hands flailed in a wild frenzy, scattering every attack and swatting away the descending shinobi like flies.
The Allied Shinobi Forces were caught completely off guard by the counterattack. Many were slammed to the ground, coughing up blood from the impact.
"Damn it! The Ten Tails is too strong!" Naruto gritted his teeth, forcing himself to his feet.
Sasuke burst into maniacal laughter as he looked down at Naruto's battered form.
"You think the likes of you can defeat me? What a joke!"
But the Allied Forces did not retreat. They re-formed ranks, eyes burning with determination.
From afar, Shikaku shouted, "Don't panic! Regroup and organize a second wave!"
Obito glanced at the Ten Tails beneath him. "It's getting harder to control..."
The cells from Hashirama implanted in his arm pulsed with chakra. He formed another transmission tube and stabbed it into the Ten Tails, tightening the connection between it and the Nine Tails inside him.
Sasuke wasn't about to be left behind. A Sinister Chakra Core next to his heart began to pulse. A conduit formed and pierced through his back and clothing, connecting him directly to the Ten Tails as well.
Obito shot him a sidelong glance. "Let's take out the command center first. The Nara clan's too much of a nuisance."
Sasuke didn't respond. His eyes focused on Naruto.
"Watch closely, Naruto. You've failed to protect anything. All of this destruction... it's because of you."
Beneath them, the Ten Tails opened its massive jaws. A conical Tailed Beast Ball began to condense inside its mouth—its target: the Allied Command Center several kilometers away, where Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Inoichi were stationed.
Everyone understood their intention—but no one had the power or speed to stop it.
"Stop! Sasuke!!" Naruto's scream tore from his throat as his eyes widened in panic.
Tears welled in Ino eyes as she cried out, "Please! Don't do this, Sasuke!"
Her father was still at the command center. She screamed with all her might, hoping to awaken some last sliver of conscience in him.
But Sasuke was long gone. Consumed by ambition and hatred, he sought only one thing—to become the Ten Tails' jinchūriki. No one's cries could reach him now.
Shikamaru's eyes were wide with helpless disbelief. Even someone as sharp as him couldn't think of a way out—not when the power gap was this vast.
Hashirama stared at the Tailed Beast Ball still gathering energy. In his weakened state, he could do nothing. Maybe at his peak, he could've used True Several Thousand Hands to block it. But now... he was far too weak.
Tobirama and Minato both threw their marked kunai, hoping to teleport the Tailed Beast Ball away with Flying Thunder God. But with a single breath from the Ten Tails, the kunai were blown off course, never even reaching their target.
Nagato tried to steer the Ten Tails off course using the Rinnegan, but Sasuke and Obito had already reinforced their control. His influence barely scratched the surface.
Everyone knew where the attack was aimed—but no one could stop it.
A moment later, the massive, mountain-sized conical Tailed Beast Ball shot from the Ten Tails' mouth like an artillery shell, streaking toward the Allied Command Center.
All eyes were locked onto that terrifying projectile.
Sasuke smiled.
He wanted to witness the moment of complete annihilation with his own eyes.
And the Allied Shinobi Forces could do nothing but pray for a miracle.
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