On the eastern front, the Allied Shinobi Forces quickly sealed away all the Reanimated shinobi, thanks to the Third Raikage regaining control over his body.
Just as the group was beginning to relax, the space in front of them suddenly twisted. Slowly, Obito's figure emerged from the distortion.
The Third Raikage, Fourth Raikage, and Killer Bee immediately tensed. Obito's cold Sharingan eyes swept over them without a hint of emotion.
"Eight-Tails… so you've finally shown yourself," Obito said, his voice echoing like it came from the underworld, laced with a bone-chilling coldness.
The Fourth Raikage's eyes widened in fury, lightning-style chakra crackling violently around his body.
"Obito! Don't think for a second you'll lay a finger on Killer Bee!"
Killer Bee gripped his weapons tightly, ready to leap into action at any moment.
Obito's lips curled into a strange smile. "So naïve. Why don't you take a look at the gift I brought you?"
He raised two fingers. "Summoning Jutsu!"
The ground behind him cracked open with a thunderous rumble, and a massive creature slowly crawled out of the fissure. Its body was gray and plated with a hardened shell, its nine eyes all tightly shut, and its gaping mouth exuded an ominous pressure.
The monstrous presence emanating from behind Obito sent a chill down everyone's spine. The expressions on the Third and Fourth Raikage's faces turned grim.
"What the hell is that thing?!" the Fourth Raikage growled through gritted teeth.
Killer Bee took a deep breath and shouted, "Doesn't matter what it is—let's take it down together!"
Without hesitation, the three of them charged toward Obito and the beast.
The Fourth Raikage's lightning-style chakra turned into blinding bolts of electricity aimed straight at Obito. The Third Raikage focused all his strength into a single finger and thrust it toward the giant monster.
Killer Bee entered full Tailed Beast Mode, charging forward with armored fists raised high.
Obito remained calm, phasing through the Fourth Raikage's attack with ease. Then he swung the Uchiha Gunbai from his back, blocking the Third Raikage's blow with a casual motion.
"It's just a fan—you really think it can stop me?!" the Third Raikage roared, thrusting his Hell Stab straight at the fan.
But instead of tearing through it, his blow was repelled. The force bounced back, sending him flying.
As Killer Bee came crashing in, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path met him head-on with a mighty punch. The two fists collided, each sending the other staggering backward.
At that moment, the Allied Shinobi Forces arrived to assist, charging toward Obito in waves.
Suddenly, a violent surge of lightning erupted from the back of the Demonic Statue. The bolts coiled like demonic serpents, lashing out toward the oncoming shinobi.
Screams filled the air. Wherever the lightning touched, bodies dropped in charred heaps, blackened by the sheer voltage. The acrid stench of burning flesh filled the battlefield.
"Stay back! This fight isn't one you can handle!" the Fourth Raikage bellowed.
Hearing his command, the remaining shinobi hesitated and finally pulled back, avoiding a suicidal charge.
The Third and Fourth Raikage, along with Killer Bee, were left with fury and grief in their eyes. The Fourth Raikage clenched his fists, his voice shaking with rage.
"Obito… you monster. I swear I'll tear you limb from limb!"
Obito smirked coldly.
"You're welcome to try..."
...
Northern Front
Just as Gaara and his father, Rasa, had stabilized the situation and were about to take a short breather, another coffin appeared out of thin air.
Tension returned instantly, suffocating the battlefield once more.
Gaara immediately raised his guard, his sand shield flaring to life.
The coffin lid creaked open, and out stepped Nagato, face twisted in pain.
"It's him!" Gaara's eyes widened. The Rinnegan wielder... he had been resurrected too?
Nagato grimaced. "I can't control my body. Please… be careful. Stop me—again."
Gaara let out a slow breath and nodded firmly. "I will."
He moved in alongside his father, waves of sand and gold dust surging toward Nagato like a storm.
Nagato responded by summoning the Giant Drill-Beaked Bird and soared into the sky, narrowly avoiding the father-son assault.
Then, his arms morphed into launchers, unleashing a barrage of missiles aimed directly at the shinobi behind Gaara and Rasa.
"Gaara!" Rasa shouted.
"Got it!"
In an instant, the swirling sand and gold dust transformed into countless tendrils, intercepting the missiles midair and detonating them far from the ranks.
Once again, the northern front erupted into fierce battle.
...
Western Front
Ōnoki and Mū had just finished sealing off the remaining Reanimated shinobi and hadn't even had time to catch their breath—
Another coffin suddenly emerged on the battlefield.
Mū didn't wait for it to open. Without hesitation, he unleashed his Dust Style, engulfing the white coffin in a blinding flash.
Just as he was about to disintegrate the entire thing—
The light vanished.
The coffin shattered into pieces, and a figure slowly stepped out from the dispersing dust and smoke.
Ōnoki and Mū inhaled sharply.
"Uchiha… Madara?!"
They both stared at the man, haunted by the fear of their defeat at his hands long ago.
Madara emerged from the haze, his Rinnegan gleaming. He barely glanced at them as he examined his own body.
"Edo Tensei... not Rinne Rebirth. So there was a problem on Obito's end?"
He looked around the battlefield.
"So this is the warfront? Looks like I've been summoned ahead of schedule. Someone jumped the gun."
He closed his eyes and quietly sensed the chakra signatures on the battlefield—
Senju Hashirama. Senju Tobirama. Uchiha Obito. Nagato. A brat with Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. The Nine Tailed Beasts.
A smile spread across Madara's face.
"So many familiar faces. How entertaining."
Without acknowledging the two before him, he turned and began walking toward the distance. He intended to find Obito first—and then Hashirama.
"You're not going anywhere!" Ōnoki shouted, suppressing his fear as he stepped in Madara's path.
"Oh?" Madara finally spared them a glance, intrigued that someone dared stand in his way.
"Ah… it's you two. Looks like you've grown some courage over the years," Madara sneered.
Ōnoki gritted his teeth. "Uchiha Madara… no matter what, we won't let you do as you please!"
Madara scoffed. "You? You couldn't stop me back then. What makes you think you can now?"
Mū stepped forward. "This isn't the past. Things are different now. We will stop you."
Madara crossed his arms and let out a booming laugh.
"Hahaha… Then come. Show me!"
Power radiated from his body, so intense the air itself seemed to freeze.
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