"Charge!"
Konoha's Edo Tensei army charged excitedly toward the Cloud Village ninja.
Having already died once, they had no fear of death whatsoever.
Furthermore, they possessed limitless chakra and bodies that would automatically regenerate even if reduced to dust.
Facing an army like this, the flesh-and-blood ninja of the Cloud Village could only flee in panic.
The ferocity of the Edo Tensei ninja reignited hope in the once-despairing Konoha forces.
They rushed onto the city walls, eager to witness the collapse of the Cloud Village ninja with their own eyes.
"Hahahahaha… this is incredible. I never thought the village still had a trump card like this."
"Yeah. An immortal army created through forbidden techniques. Even if we just grind them down, we'll exhaust those Cloud bastards to death."
"I can't wait to see Cloud ninja corpses piled everywhere."
The Konoha ninja laughed loudly atop the walls.
Since the war began, they had been relentlessly hunted by the Cloud Village, losing countless comrades.
They barely dared to sleep, let alone remove their armor, terrified that the Cloud ninja would already be upon them the moment they opened their eyes.
But now, with the Edo Tensei army, they could finally hold their heads high.
The tide had turned—today of all days!
A few Konoha ninja frowned, confused.
"If the village had such a trump card, why not use it from the very start?"
"Why wait until so many comrades died, until the enemy reached our doorstep?"
Such doubts were quickly suppressed.
Victory, once thought impossible, was now right before their eyes. No one had the mood to think about anything else.
Under the eager gazes of the Konoha ninja, the Edo Tensei army reached the front lines of the Cloud forces.
"Kill!"
The Cloud Village ninja immediately hurled massive numbers of kunai packed with explosive tags, blowing the Edo Tensei army apart in an instant.
Yet the very next moment, the ninja blown to pieces by the explosions regenerated automatically.
"Hahahahaha… so this is the power of Edo Tensei. This feels amazing!"
Laughing wildly, the Edo Tensei ninja charged into the Cloud formation without any regard for themselves.
Though they couldn't unleash their full strength from when they were alive, the traits of their Edo bodies more than made up for it.
In contrast, the faces of the Cloud ninja darkened.
The Edo Tensei ninja before them weren't particularly strong, but every single one fought with a reckless, life-for-injury style.
Against such vicious enemies, even these battle-hardened elite troops were pushed into a disadvantage.
Seeing this, the Third Raikage frowned atop the platform.
"Those bastards actually summoned the dead to fight. Despicable."
Beside him, Tōdai nodded gravely.
"Yuzuru, should we avoid their edge for now?"
"If we keep forcing it, we'll be at a huge disadvantage against these immortal enemies."
Hearing this, Uchiha Yuzuru raised an eyebrow.
"Avoid their edge? Me?"
"Pass the order. Fight with full force."
"Before absolute power, everything Konoha is doing is nothing but wasted effort."
Tōdai answered and pulled a signal flare from his coat.
Bang!
As the flare exploded in the sky, the Cloud Village ninja were instantly invigorated.
This was the signal for a full-scale assault.
"Attack!!!"
The roar of the Cloud ninja once again shook the heavens, no longer holding a defensive formation as before.
Seeing the Cloud forces reignite their fighting spirit, the Konoha ninja on the distant walls wore mocking smiles.
In their eyes, the outcome of this war was already decided.
No matter how fierce the Cloud ninja were, could they really clash head-on with an immortal Edo Tensei army?
But only moments later, the smiles on their faces froze.
"You... you've got to be kidding me..."
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Konoha East Gate.
When Uchiha Obito saw the signal flare in the sky, he shouted excitedly at Might Guy and Kakashi Hatake.
"You two keep your eyes open—it's finally my time to shine!"
As he spoke, terrifying dōjutsu power surged from his Mangekyō Sharingan.
Seconds later, a towering blue-green Susanoo over a hundred meters tall manifested out of thin air.
"Kamui: Shuriken!"
With a loud roar, two massive shuriken shot forward.
Every enemy along their path melted instantly as spatial power tore the sturdy eastern walls of Konoha into ruins.
"Hahahahaha… this feels great."
"Kakashi, this move was originally prepared just for you."
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West Gate.
"Looks like I really have taken control of you all."
Uchiha Shisui activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, instantly unleashing Kotoamatsukami from his right eye.
Dozens of Edo Tensei bodies fell under his control and viciously attacked their own companions.
At that moment, the signal flare exploded in the sky. Shisui immediately sheathed his short blade behind his back.
"Susanoo!"
A green Susanoo over a hundred meters tall appeared in an instant, swinging both arms as countless spear-like chakra senbon rained forward.
In a blink, the Konoha Edo Tensei ninja ahead were shattered into pieces.
Seizing the opportunity, the Cloud Village ninja behind them swiftly sealed the Edo bodies away.
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South Gate.
Uchiha Fugaku rolled his neck, a faint smile appearing on his usually steady face.
For the sake of the clan, he had endured years of humiliation in Konoha. Now, he could finally wreak havoc to his heart's content.
With a thought, a deep crimson Susanoo appeared before everyone.
Controlling it, Fugaku drew the long blade from its waist as pitch-black Amaterasu flames instantly clung to the sword.
"Break!"
With a single slash, the blade's arc combined with Amaterasu flames devoured everything ahead.
Whether Edo Tensei bodies or solid city walls, all were reduced to dust in an instant.
North Gate.
Uchiha Yuzuru flashed forward, arriving before everyone.
His pitch-black eyes had already transformed into scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan, terrifying dōjutsu power surging endlessly.
Next, a jet-black Susanoo over five hundred meters tall manifested before all eyes.
Without any visible motion, it merely bent slightly and drew its sword.
A black blade of light instantly cleaved through all of Konoha, carving an unfathomable trench from north to south.
Under that strike, every Konoha ninja along its path vanished without even a scream.
Yuzuru stepped forward, crushing the northern wall beneath Susanoo's foot.
"Konoha… your king has returned!"
Four winged Susanoo, like demonic kings of legend, coldly gazed down upon all of Konoha.
For a moment, whether Konoha ninja or Edo Tensei bodies, all stood frozen in place.
T-this… this has to be a nightmare!!!