Naruto's arrival flashed golden light across the scorched battlefield. Alongside him appeared Hashirama, Minato, Anko, Tsunade, and Mei, reinforcements that further bolstered the frontline.
Kakashi, standing firm before the Ten-Tails, turned slightly. He nodded at Naruto's enthusiastic greeting, but his gaze remained fixed on the monstrous beast. The first phase Ten-Tails loomed, chains of chakra anchoring its form. Its pulsing mass radiated evil chakra.
"Kakashi-sensei! I'm here!" Naruto bounded forward, arms swinging.
Kakashi's expression tightened just a fraction. He placed a hand on Naruto's shoulder. Naruto paused, he noticed Kakashi's grim look. He followed his gaze to the Ten-Tails and sobered.
Anko and Mei closed ranks beside Kakashi. Anko smirked devilishly, wrapped an arm around his waist, and teased,
"How dear, handling it okay?" She squeezed.
Kakashi had a soft smile on his face. "I got it." His gaze remained steel-cold.
Tsunade and Mei returned the smiles. The respite was short.
"Deploy the Madara units." Kakashi turned to the Orochimaru clone standing behind him.
The Orochimaru clone bowed. He raised a sign to UM01, UM02, and UM03.
"Frozen Deep Forest Emergence!" the first clone summoned, wood-style roots sprouted, around them, then ice sealed the ground, forming crystalline tree-spikes that snared the Ten-Tails.
A second clone unleashed a Storm Release technique, chakra-charged lightning whipping into the beast, disrupting its chakra control.
The Ten-Tails roared, wailing in rage and pain, struggling to break out. Its chakra chains rattled. Its massive body struck the corrupted ground.
Meanwhile, its gaze shifted toward the Kumogakure and Iwagakure forces. Despite his attack, it still lashed out, targeting the advancing A and Onoki.
Raikage A snorted. "Back off!" Lightning engulfed him as he charged in. Onoki's body floated high, swirling Earth-style gravitic bombs impacting the beast's ankles.
"Retreat! Regroup!" A yelled orders to his remaining troops.
The Shinobi lines, Konoha, Suna, and Kiri held position farther back, on Tsunade's order.
"Time for my intervention," Tsunade said as she cracked her knuckles.
She touched the earth. Wood Golem erupted, a massive humanoid wooden protector rose and charged the Ten-Tails' flank.
Simultaneously, Mei stepped beside Tsunade. She raised a Crystal Release seal across her arm, and shards of crystal formed a cage, enhanced by lava fangs that lashed at the beast.
Kakashi looked at them, voice calm. "Good!"
"My turn next." Anko cracked her knuckles.
Sasuke watched from behind Narutо, assessing. His expression twisted into a competitive grin. "My turn too."
He activated his Eternal Mangekyō, purple flame igniting around him. A full-body Susanoo took form behind him, energy blazing violet. He charged forward.
"Guess I can't be outdone!" Naruto's eyes widened and he said.
He dove into Kurama Chakra Mode, chakra swirling golden. In a comical moment, Naruto stretched out dramatically and shouted, "Naruto Rasengan!" but then midair paused and switched to chakra arms. Sasuke raised a brow.
Itachi, standing nearby, tilted his head. He sighed, almost affectionately as he looked at the two. Then he activated his Eternal Mangekyō, red-flamed Susanoo forming behind him. He moved forward.
Hashirama chuckled at the sight of Narutо and Sasuke's showy competition. His gaze shifted to the three cloned Madaras orchestrating the wood-ice- storm combo. He narrowed his eyes. 'Tobirama… just one more thing for you to explain.'
Tobirama who stood nearby with arms folded, understood what his eldest brother meant just by his gaze. He shrugged nonchalantly. "All for Kakashi's orders. Necessary."
"I'll deal with that later." Hashirama glared at him.
Kakashi activated his Eternal Mangekyō. A pale-blue Susanoo formed behind him, tall and elegant, chakraline sword in hand.
The sight of his Susanoo, alongside Sasuke's and Itachi's, stunned the armies. Gasps rose from the shinobi lines.
In Konoha's observation post, Genma's senbon nearly fell from his mouth as his jaw dropped.
Raidō froze mid-breath, his eyes wide. "There are three Hokage-level Susanoo…" he muttered, disbelief threading his voice.
Choji's chips rustled in his trembling hands, crumbs spilling as his eyes went round.
"Figures… Kakashi-sensei had to go full overkill." Shikamaru exhaled a long, defeated sigh, rubbing his temple.
From Sunagakure's troops, Temari's fan slowly lowered, her eyes wide as the horizon blazed with the shadows of the three giants.
"What… is that?" she whispered, her voice barely steady. Beside her, Gaara's sand shield wavered, grains falling like golden dust in the wind.
His calm cracked just enough for awe to slip through. "Konoha," he murmured, "is unstoppable."
Meanwhile in the Kirigakure troops. Ao's eye widened beneath his visor. "Sharingan… and multiple legendary Susanoo?"
A and Onoki, watching their Kumogakure and Iwagakure soldiers flee, stood rooted.
A coughed. "That's, too much." His fingers spasmed through the chakra. We weren't prepared for this kind of force.
"They surpassed all, no, every ninja alive…" Onoki whispered, his old voice trembling.
Kakashi stepped forward. His arm extended, Susanoo blade ready. Sasuke and Itachi flanked him. Narutо rushed in front, arms crackling.
They advanced on the chained Ten-Tails, converging in perfect sync.
The beast shrieked as the wood-ice cage held firm. Storm's Release lightning continued to disrupt its chakra control.
Kakashi slammed his blade into one tail, crack! One tail snapped. The ten-tails resisted, but the Susanoo's strength was too much.
Sasuke's purple Susanoo lashed out, severing a second tail as sparks flew.
Itachi, with his red Susanoo blade sweeping low, sliced away a third. The beast howled in pain.
Naruto darted forward, Kurama's cloaked fists delivering bone-crushing Caseload. Surge of chakra struck the fourth tail, snap! It broke.
Naruto stepped back, grinning manically. Sasuke rolled his eyes at this.
Kakashi also input more chakra into his Susanoo. His Susanoo grew even stronger and bigger, then it struck, forming cracks along the Ten-Tails' torso.
Then gray spore clones, hidden underground, emerged carrying special sealing scrolls created by Kakashi. They weaved seals around the severed tails, lines glowing purple and blue, sealing the chakra and preventing regeneration.
The Orochimaru clone observed from a safe distance. Inside he thought: 'As expected of Kakashi-sama.' He flashed Kamui-runescape thumbs up.
The Ten-Tails reeled. Obito's control faltered. He opened his Rinnegan wide, pain and rage crossing his scarred face.
Black Zetsu froze. He's completely losing it.
The real Orochimaru, standing under debris but safe, stared with fascination. Sasuke's Susanoo against the Ten-Tails, so powerful…
All three Susanoo glowed with chakra, their swords dripping crimson chakra as they continued slashing.
Kakashi, Sasuke, Itachi, and Naruto circled the beast, power overtook power. Lightning, fire, wood, frost, chakra storms, all assaulted the Ten-Tails.
The air buzzed with such energy that it vibrated every bone.
The shinobi armies watched in awe. Some cheered. Many wept silent tears of respect. This was beyond legend, it was rebirth.
A and Onoki could only stare, silence marked their fear and admiration.
Ten-Tails staggered. Its chakra chains rattled.
Obito panicked. The chakra lines on his body pulsed, unstable. He stuttered, his voice cracking, "N-Not yet…"
A ruthless glint flared in his single eye. He pressed his hands into his chest.
He focused entirely on the chains fusing the beast.
I'll become its Jinchūriki.