At this moment, the situation on the battlefield could be called extremely favorable.
After a fierce battle, most of the Sky Ninja had already been wiped out.
The instant Minato returned to the center of the formation, the shadow clone immediately transferred all the chakra inside its body to him.
With the chakra combined, Minato did not pause for even a moment. His hands quickly formed a complicated series of seals.
At the same time, he activated Sage Fox Mode.
To deal with the danger in the sky, Minato was about to activate a brand new formation.
"Kurama, this formation uses a lot of energy. I'll be counting on you."
Inside the mental space, Kurama had both hands pressed together, continuously absorbing natural energy and mixing it into sage energy.
Hearing that, he let out a proud snort.
["Don't worry. I've got plenty of chakra."]
Seeing that, Minato burst out laughing.
Not long ago, the towering spires that had fired the Blazing Heaven Radiant Flash Flowing Blade Instant Light Soul-Locking God-Sealing World-Destroying Final Formation · Extreme · Type Zero were once again filled with energy.
Minato shouted excitedly once more, "Take this! Flying Thunder God Instant Flash Nine Luminaries Golden Lightning Heavenly Prison Guide Absolute Void Corridor Demon-Sealing Grand Barrier!"
Buzz!
The new formation activated again.
But unlike before, what burst out from the spires this time was not dazzling orange light.
Instead, transparent ripples spread out like waves of water.
At the same time, the thick black clouds hanging high in the sky seemed to be pulled by some invisible force as they slowly descended, pressing down so heavily people could barely breathe.
Right after that, countless bolts of silver lightning flashed and intertwined inside the clouds, gathering into a gigantic pillar of lightning like a silver waterfall.
Carrying a force capable of destroying heaven and earth, it struck straight toward Konoha Village below with overwhelming power.
In an instant, the entire world was lit up by the terrifying lightning, bright as daytime.
However, when the enormous lightning bolt that could change the landscape crashed down above Konoha Village, a shocking scene appeared.
The unstoppable lightning seemed to fall into a bottomless abyss and vanished without a trace, without causing the slightest disturbance.
Around the stone wall north of Konoha Village, everything had originally been quiet and peaceful. But in a single moment, endless lightning suddenly erupted without warning.
A deafening boom rang out like the sky collapsing, and the stone wall was instantly shattered by the violent force.
Countless fragments of rock scattered everywhere like rain, leaving behind a gigantic bottomless crater.
Fortunately, the area was uninhabited, so there were no casualties.
But it was far from over. Soon after, a second bolt of lightning rapidly gathered power.
Another earth-shaking roar sounded out: BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The entire sky began trembling nonstop, as though it might collapse at any moment.
Massive lightning bolts continuously descended from the black clouds. Every strike looked like a galaxy pouring downward, like waterfalls crashing from the heavens. Their power was beyond description.
And the speed of the lightning kept increasing while its strength grew stronger, making everyone stare in alarm.
At this moment, the Uchiha clan's residential area sat right at the border between Konoha Village's inner and outer districts.
Facing the terrifying lightning assault, the purple defensive barrier that had previously resisted the Storm Oni Dragon rose once more, firmly protecting the Uchiha clan grounds so that not even a trace of lightning could fall into the area.
———
Meanwhile, Rengoku had already rushed north.
Because he could fly, his speed was extremely fast. By the time the lightning had just started becoming stronger, he had already spotted Kitane below casting a technique from far away.
From the cracks on his face and the change in his pupils, Rengoku recognized at a glance that this was Edo Tensei.
A thought crossed his mind, and he immediately made his move.
Rengoku still looked like Itachi at the moment. His eyes focused.
Amaterasu!
Large amounts of black flames slammed onto Kitane's body.
Kitane watched helplessly as his body was swallowed by the black flames, unable to break free.
He slowly turned his head and looked toward the seemingly impregnable Konoha Village in the distance, a trace of despair and helplessness appearing in his eyes.
In the end, he let out a long sigh.
"So it still ended in failure..."
As soon as his words fell, the mysterious talisman papers attached around his body suddenly seemed to be pulled by some force and began fluttering.
Immediately after, a series of crisp sounds rang out as Kitane's entire body turned into paper talismans, and the Edo Tensei state was released.
The Lightning Dream Lightning People technique required four people to perform.
Now that one person was missing, the fierce lightning hanging high in the sky seemed to lose its support, gradually weakening until it completely stopped.
At this point, Konoha Village had finally survived the disaster without danger.
Rengoku's figure flashed, and he quickly arrived beside Kitane, whose Edo Tensei had already been released. He began inspecting the area carefully.
Rengoku was extremely familiar with the forbidden technique Edo Tensei. Even though he himself could not use it, with the experience he had accumulated over the years and his sharp perception, he could still easily tell that the Edo Tensei technique before him was somewhat different from Orochimaru's improved version.
And this technique was extremely difficult. Not just anyone could learn it.
He just did not know whether Black Zetsu had personally used Edo Tensei on these people.
At that moment, Inoichi's voice suddenly sounded in Rengoku's mind: ["Lord Rengoku, Haku, Kimimaro, and Gaara have already trapped Rasa!"]
Hearing this, Rengoku slightly raised his brows, and his figure vanished instantly.
———
He had already used Shadow Transfer to teleport to the shadow clone left behind with the barrier team.
"Lord Rengoku!"
Seeing him arrive, Yamanaka Inoichi quickly pointed at a screen ahead and gestured toward it.
Rengoku strode forward and looked closely. The area within several hundred meters had already been completely sealed by Haku's ice mirrors.
Through the narrow gaps between the mirrors, he could clearly see sand and gold dust violently colliding inside, though Kimimaro did not seem to be participating in the battle.
Rengoku understood very well how much Gaara hated Rasa, so he could understand Kimimaro's actions at this moment.
After all, Rasa was already trapped inside Haku's Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals. There were plenty of ways to deal with him.