"Perish with this world."
Madara and Obito stood atop the Ten-Tails, and after using Hashirama Cells to strengthen their control over it, they immediately made the Ten-Tails gather a Tailed Beast Bomb. A colossal gathering of chakra, larger than any seen before, was inhaled into the Ten-Tails' maw. It then fired a laser-like beam directly towards the assembled Kage.
Seeing this, the four Tailed Beasts were startled and quickly shielded everyone with their 28 tails. At the same time, Hashirama used his Ranking Technique and Five-Headed Rashomon to block the path in front of everyone.
However, even with these defenses, the energy blast from the Ten-Tails' mouth shattered them to pieces. When the smoke cleared, the four Jinchuriki had reverted from their Tailed Beast forms due to excessive power drain.
"What kind of monster is that?"
Only now did Hashirama understand the terrifying nature of the monster Madara had worked so hard to revive by gathering the Tailed Beasts. Even in Sage Mode, he could feel the Ten-Tails' dread. The usually cheerful Hashirama couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
"Hashirama, you see? This is the power of the Ten-Tails. But even with such immense power, the peace it brings only has a hundred-year shelf life. Military might cannot achieve true peace. Only by trapping the entire world in genjutsu can peace truly be brought about."
"Your twisted logic infuriates me. I don't quite know what to say, but this false peace, indulging in illusions, is not what we're striving for. The true power that can bring about peace is the power of mutual understanding."
Madara's words failed to convince anyone. However, it wasn't Hashirama who responded this time; it was Naruto, who had been quietly observing everything.
"You have no right to decide others' futures. Our world should be created by us." Although his Tailed Beast form was gone, Naruto still possessed Nine-Tails Chakra and Sage Mode. He had gathered a massive Rasenshuriken in his hand and roared as he hurled it towards Madara and Obito.
He expected the Shinigami and the Evil God, who were supposed to stop them, to do nothing. As the Rasenshuriken bore down on the two, a hint of joy flickered in Naruto's eyes.
But in the next instant, the Ten-Tails casually flicked the Rasenshuriken away with a single finger, as if swatting a bug.
"Naruto, you are very much like me. Yes, you're just a child who hasn't grown up yet." Obito looked at Naruto, seeing the naive child who used to constantly babble about becoming Hokage.
"No, I'm different from you. I have many trustworthy comrades, comrades who will never give up. That's our bond."
As Naruto finished speaking, numerous figures descended from the sky, standing beside them. The entire Ninja Alliance had assembled, dense and filled with high fighting spirit.
"So what if you have numbers? You're just a rabble. Since you care so much about these people, I'll take them away from you, one by one."
Infected by Obito's words, the Ten-Tails let out a deafening roar and swallowed another Tailed Beast Bomb into its mouth.
"Don't think everything will go your way." Hashirama moved before the Ten-Tails could fully form the Tailed Beast Bomb. With his hands clasped together, he summoned enormous red torii gates from above.
"Sage Art: Gate of the God Tree!"
"Stop messing around!"
Just as the Gate of the God Tree was about to descend, eleven black rifts opened and swallowed the gates.
The one acting was the Shinigami. Although his current power was not equal to Hashirama's, his mastery of Yomotsu Hirasaka made him very tricky for Hashirama.
"It seems the teammates you found are quite reliable." Madara's Susano'o, which had been about to shatter the Gate of the God Tree, slowly receded. He looked towards the Shinigami and Evil God, who were blocking Hashirama and the others, and spoke slowly.
"It's just mutual exploitation." Obito said blandly, thinking of them as anything but teammates.
The Ten-Tails once again unleashed a massive beam from its mouth. The hundreds of meters distance vanished in an instant. If this blast hit, at least half the ninjas would be obliterated without a trace.
However, at this moment, a giant box inscribed with four human faces and a mask with a green face and fangs suddenly flew out from the hands of the Shinigami and the Evil God, directly colliding with the beam.
The immense force struck these two objects like a stone sinking into the sea, causing not even a ripple. From a distance, the Box of the Pure Land and the Shinigami Mask seemed to emit an inexplicable aura, slowly absorbing the energy from the beam.
"What are you two doing?!"
The actions of the Shinigami and the Evil God confused not only the Ninja Alliance but also Obito. However, seeing them block the Ten-Tails' attack and save the Ninja Alliance, Obito was furious.
"As you see, we helped you revive the Ten-Tails, so now it's your turn to help us." The Evil God watched the chakra flowing into the Box of the Pure Land, a strange smile on his lips.
"What do you want to do?"
"Nothing much. We just want to borrow the Ten-Tails' power to open some seals for us," the Shinigami said calmly. Before he finished speaking, the Box of the Pure Land and the Shinigami Mask began to shake violently, emitting a series of cracking sounds.
"Seals?"
Madara and Hashirama were no strangers to these two artifacts. Although they didn't understand the situation, they could guess that whoever was sealed within them was not someone good.
"Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands, Heavenly Hand!"
Without a word, Hashirama launched a fierce attack. A Thousand-Armed Buddha statue, comparable in power to the Ten-Tails, quickly took shape. Thousands of arms rained down like mad towards Madara.
At the same time, Madara severed his connection with the Ten-Tails. Layers of blue bone armor covered his body, and finally, his Perfected Susano'o swung its sword.
"Oh dear, oh dear, weren't we allies just a moment ago? Are you sure about this?" the Evil God muttered to himself playfully, watching it all. "Well, it doesn't matter, it's too late anyway. It's all over."
As the Evil God spoke, he and the Shinigami began to fade. In contrast, the cracks on the Box of the Pure Land and the Shinigami Mask grew more numerous.
Bang!
The Thousand-Armed Buddha and Susano'o simultaneously knocked the Box of the Pure Land and the Shinigami Mask to the ground. The immense force made the ground tremble slightly, but the cracking sound finally stopped.
"My plan, devised over decades, will not be disrupted by you. Anyone who dares to interfere with the Moon's Eye Plan will die by my hand." Madara said indifferently, his Mangekyo Sharingan active.
"Is that so? You seem very confident."