The sky above the northern battlefield was as dark as iron.
Heavy clouds hung so low that it felt as though they could be touched.
The air was filled with the thick smell of blood and damp earth.
The oppressive atmosphere made it difficult to breathe.
Chiya stood at the edge of a cliff.
His black Uchiha robe fluttered violently in the wind.
His eyes were closed, as though he were listening to the messages carried by the wind.
"Clan Leader."
Uchiha Tekkai knelt on one knee, his voice low.
"Lord Minato will arrive soon."
"Based on the timing, the Iwa nin should have already crossed the border."
Chiya slowly opened his eyes.
A cold light flashed within his scarlet Sharingan.
"How many?"
"According to the intelligence Jonin Namikaze Minato provided, there should be around seven thousand."
Tekkai swallowed nervously.
"That's much more than we expected."
Uchiha Tekkai could not help feeling uneasy.
Could Konoha really swallow such a massive force this time?
Seeing the faint smile that appeared on Chiya's face, Tekkai froze.
The anxiety in his heart immediately disappeared.
He knew that expression far too well.
It was the look of a hunter watching prey fall into a trap.
"Very good."
Chiya said softly.
"Tell Shisui to notify the other elite units."
"Prepare for battle."
Before he had even finished speaking, a special kunai flew over.
It landed beside Chiya's feet.
Whoosh!
A blond young man appeared before Chiya.
It was Namikaze Minato.
There was a trace of exhaustion in his blue eyes.
His clothes were also slightly wrinkled.
It was obvious that even with the Flying Thunder God Technique, this mission to lure the enemy had not been easy.
Minato picked up his Flying Thunder God kunai.
He walked over to Chiya's side.
His golden hair swayed in the cold wind as he looked toward the distant horizon with a slight frown.
"The plan went smoothly."
He spoke quietly.
But there was no joy in his voice.
"All seven thousand Iwa nin..."
"They're here."
As he spoke.
Figures appeared from the east.
The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Danzo quickly rushed toward them.
"As expected of the Flying Thunder God."
"Your speed really is incredible."
Seeing that Minato had arrived before them, Danzo glanced meaningfully at Hiruzen.
Hiruzen acted as though he had not noticed.
He looked in the same direction as Chiya and Minato.
"Minato."
"Don't you think this lure operation went a little too smoothly?"
Hiruzen asked with a frown.
Minato nodded.
His eyes were calm.
Yet they carried a trace of unease.
"Lord Hokage."
"I feel the same."
"It went so smoothly that it makes me uneasy."
Danzo snorted.
A cold light flashed in his single eye.
"What are you afraid of?"
"They're just a mob."
"Konoha's ninja are more than enough..."
Before he could finish speaking.
A deafening roar suddenly came from the distant horizon.
The earth shook violently.
It sounded as though countless troops were charging toward them.
The next moment.
A black sea of ninja surged forward.
The yellow uniforms of Iwagakure mixed together with the dark blue uniforms of Kumogakure.
Instead of fighting each other.
They advanced together.
Like a tide of death.
Rushing straight toward Konoha.
Every Konoha ninja instantly tensed.
They gripped their kunai and ninja tools even tighter.
"They're here..."
Minato spoke in a low voice.
His expression became even more serious.
But what shocked everyone even more was...
"That's..."
"The Third Raikage?!"
"And the Third Tsuchikage?!"
A Konoha ninja's pupils shrank as his voice trembled.
At the front of Kumogakure's army.
A towering figure shattered the ground beneath his feet.
Violent Lightning Style chakra wrapped around his entire body like the descent of a thunder god.
The Third Raikage stared toward Konoha with a savage grin.
At the front of Iwagakure's army.
A small figure floated in the air with his arms folded.
A mocking smile covered his face.
It was none other than the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki!
"Both Kage came personally..."
Minato's voice was heavy with bitterness.
Ōnoki's voice spread across the battlefield through chakra.
Cold.
Mocking.
"Konoha ninja."
"Did you really think your plan was flawless?"
"We saw through it long ago!"
The Third Raikage burst into laughter.
His Lightning Armor erupted with dazzling blue light.
He waved his hand and roared.
"Today."
"Konoha will be completely destroyed!"
The faces of the Konoha ninja instantly turned pale.
"Did they..."
"Really form an alliance?"
A young Konoha Chunin trembled so badly that he could barely hold his kunai.
"Damn it!"
Danzo gritted his teeth.
The veins on the arm beneath his bandages bulged.
The Third Hokage frowned deeply.
His gaze swept across the enemy ranks.
His heart felt as heavy as lead.
Four thousand against sixteen thousand.
And two Kage leading them.
This was simply an impossible battle to win.
"We have to retreat!"
A Konoha Jonin shouted.
"We'll wait for reinforcements from the other battlefields..."
"It's too late."
Minato shook his head.
His gaze remained fixed on the distance.
Two figures slowly stepped out from Iwagakure's ranks.
One was surrounded by scorching steam.
His muscular body was covered in rising vapor.
It was the Five Tails Jinchuriki, Han, with Boil Style.
The other was wrapped in flowing lava.
Molten rock dripped onto the ground, producing constant sizzling sounds.
It was the Four Tails Jinchuriki, Roshi, with Lava Style.
"The Five Tails and Four Tails Jinchuriki..."
"Even they came..."
"..."
The Raikage gave Konoha no time to react.
He swung his arm forward and roared.
"Kill!!"
The combined armies of Kumogakure and Iwagakure charged forward like a flood.
The earth shook beneath them.
Battle cries echoed across the battlefield.
Ninjutsu.
Shuriken.
Explosive tags.
Kunai.
Konoha's morale had fallen to its lowest point.
They could only form defensive formations.
But everyone knew.
This battle was almost impossible to survive.
Despair spread through the ranks like a plague.
"Are we..."
"Going to die here?"
A young medical ninja trembled.
He nearly crushed the bandages in his hands.
"Don't give up!"
A Konoha ninja gritted his teeth and shouted.
But fear filled his own eyes as well.
Just as the allied armies were about to swallow Konoha's defenses.
A figure stepped out from Konoha's ranks before Hiruzen and the others could move.
Black hair.
Black clothes.
Scarlet Sharingan glowing within the shadows like a blood red moon.
"Lord Chiya?!"
A ninja cried out.
Chiya gave no reply.
His eyes changed from the three tomoe Sharingan into the Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Susano'o."
Boom!
His ocular power exploded.
Dark red chakra rapidly gathered together.
From a skeleton.
To flesh.
In the blink of an eye.
A gigantic upper bodied warrior appeared.
The skeletal frame became covered with flesh and armor.
Like a true warrior.
The gigantic sword in its hand swept across the battlefield.
The air split apart with piercing explosions.
"W... What is that?!"
An Iwagakure ninja collapsed onto the ground.
His pupils shrank violently.
"Impossible..."
"That's impossible!"
Another Kumogakure elite trembled.
The sword slipped from his hand and clanged onto the ground.
Floating high above.
Ōnoki's pupils suddenly shrank.
The mocking expression on his face completely froze.
"...It really is Susano'o!"
"It's been so many years."
"I never expected another genius to appear among the Uchiha!"
The Third Raikage remained expressionless.
"Stop pretending!"
He transformed into a bolt of lightning and charged toward Susano'o.
His fist exploded forward.
Clang!
The gigantic sword collided with the Raikage's fist.
The shockwave blasted every ninja within a hundred meters away.
The Raikage was thrown back dozens of meters.
Susano'o did not move even an inch.
"Is that all you've got?"
Chiya's cold voice echoed from within Susano'o.
Like the words of a god.
The Third Raikage's face darkened.
He immediately raised four fingers.
Lightning surged around them as he charged once more.
At that moment.
The Susano'o under Chiya's control transformed again.
Its body became fully covered with flesh.
The armor of the Karasu Tengu completely wrapped around it.
Its terrifying ocular power made the armor even more solid.
Once again.
The Third Raikage's attack was blocked.
The battlefield fell into complete silence.
The Konoha ninja stared up at the godlike figure before them.
None of them could speak.
"So..."
"This is the power of the Uchiha?"
A Konoha Jonin muttered in awe.
No wonder Lord Chiya had remained so calm until now.
So this was the reason!
Meanwhile.
The allied ninja from both villages turned pale.
Weapons slipped from their hands one after another.
"Can we..."
"Really win?"
A Kumogakure ninja dropped to his knees.
His voice trembled.
Chiya looked down upon everyone.
Susano'o slowly raised its gigantic sword.
"Now."
"It's my turn."
The sword fell.
The heavens and earth lost their color.
Did the plan fail?
No.
It was an enormous success!
The purpose of the plan had always been to lure the enemy together.
Then destroy their forces in one decisive battle.
Now.
The number of enemy ninja.
And their overall quality.
Had exceeded all expectations.
Of course the plan was a success!
Because in Chiya's eyes.
There was almost no difference between the village's elite ninja and ordinary ninja.
"Ōnoki!"
"What are you waiting for?!"
The Third Raikage blocked another one of Chiya's attacks.
Looking at Uchiha Chiya, who stood like a god.
His expression became increasingly serious.
He shouted toward Ōnoki in the distance.
"Dust Release, Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"
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