Chapter 288: The Nine Tailed Beast Jinchuriki Are Deployed!
Night fell.
The battle, however, continued.
Gaara had arrived with the main army, joining forces with the first unit.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Fugaku and others began deploying the various units to eliminate the Edo Tensei ninjas.
The Allied Shinobi Forces were achieving continuous victories!
In Konohagakure, at the main headquarters.
Sarutobi Asuma suddenly appeared.
Upon seeing him, Naruto's eyes lit up. "Uncle Asuma, is it time for Mom and me to go?"
Sarutobi Asuma nodded with a smile.
Naruto immediately jumped for joy, excited.
Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina, however, were not as happy.
This meant that, according to plan, the final battle was about to begin.
"Brother Minato, tell the Tsuchikage and the others to return!" Sarutobi Asuma said.
Namikaze Minato nodded and then had Yamanaka Inoichi send messages to the major battlefields.
At this stage of the war, all Edo Tensei ninjas who had appeared, except for Uchiha Izuna, had been sealed.
Although Orochimaru had not yet been found, it no longer affected the overall situation.
A moment later.
Onoki, the Fourth Raikage, the Fifth Kazekage, and the Fifth Mizukage all appeared.
"Hokage, why the rush to call us back? Now is the time to press our advantage and eliminate the enemy completely!" the Fourth Raikage grumbled discontentedly.
He was thoroughly enjoying the fight!
However, Onoki immediately noticed Sarutobi Asuma and asked sternly, "Asuma, are we moving to the final decisive battle?"
Sarutobi Asuma nodded. "Although Uchiha Madara's plan to obtain the Nine-Tails failed, they clearly have a backup plan."
Mabui reminded them, "Gold Horn and Silver Horn!"
The Fourth Raikage's expression changed. "Those two indeed possess Nine-Tails Chakra, but could that little bit of power cause the Ten-Tails to evolve?"
Sarutobi Asuma nodded. "The Ten-Tails' revival is certainly not a problem, it's merely a matter of difference in strength."
"Nagato is being controlled by Uchiha Madara, so his complete resurrection could happen at any moment."
"And by this point, Uchiha Madara has no other options."
"We must warn you that the resurrected Uchiha Madara will be far more powerful than he is now."
"Of course, this is also the time for us to completely resolve this troublesome issue."
"Now, we need to choose a battlefield to minimize damage to the Ninja World!"
Nara Shikaku, who was prepared, said, "Choosing the enemy's lair as the battlefield is the most suitable option."
Onoki and the others looked at the map. While using the Forbidden Life Zone outside the Ninja World as the battlefield would be most ideal, moving the entire army posed a significant problem.
Therefore, the location Nara Shikaku chose was the most practical.
That peninsula, with oceans on both sides and to the north, meant that no matter how fierce the battle, populated areas would at least be spared.
Thus, everyone nodded in agreement.
However, Sarutobi Asuma shook his head. "The power of the Ten-Tails is far beyond your imagination. You may have also seen the Forbidden Life Zone."
"That was created by the Sage of Six Paths' battle with the Ten-Tails in the past."
"The battlefield will be the Forbidden Life Zone!"
Onoki heard this and said, "In that case, we'll need to use the Nine-Tails as bait, right?"
"Then what about the Allied Shinobi Forces?"
"Are we just relying on us to fight Uchiha Madara?"
Sarutobi Asuma actually didn't want to involve ordinary ninjas, but it was necessary for the plan. "Once the various units have dealt with their respective enemies, they can quickly arrive at the battlefield via the Flying Thunder God Technique."
Flying Thunder God Technique?
Everyone was surprised.
Namikaze Minato mused, "Asuma, are you saying we'll use the Nine-Tails' power?"
Sarutobi Asuma nodded and said to Kushina and Naruto, "Sister Kushina, Naruto, have your clones accumulate more Chakra. After dealing with the White Zetsu army, have your clones distribute the Nine-Tails Chakra to everyone in the Allied Shinobi Forces."
Mei Terumi heard this and exclaimed in surprise, "Is that even possible?"
"Of course, there's no problem with that!"
Naruto chuckled, "Uncle Asuma taught me this before, and I've already mastered it well!"
Onoki said, "Since that's the case, then choosing the battlefield in the Forbidden Life Zone is naturally the best option."
Sarutobi Asuma nodded.
The next moment, with a puff of smoke, figures appeared behind him.
After the smoke cleared, Onoki and the others widened their eyes.
The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, Six-Tails Jinchuriki, Five-Tails Jinchuriki, Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Two-Tails Jinchuriki.
Impure World Reincarnation?
No, they had seen ninjas using Impure World Reincarnation before, and it wasn't like this!
Then…
Onoki and the others looked at Sarutobi Asuma.
The problem definitely lay with him.
Sarutobi Asuma met their gaze and said calmly, "I noticed something was wrong during the Third Great Ninja War, so I made a plan a long time ago."
"Therefore, I split the tailed beasts, and the Akatsuki Organization only obtained half of them."
"Although the Jinchuriki would lose their lives after their tailed beasts were extracted, they could be revived by reinfusing the tailed beasts within a certain period."
"Furthermore, with Medical Ninjutsu, even those who lost their tailed beasts could be saved if the price was paid. Gaara is an example of this."
Onoki frowned, "Since you had the ability to split the tailed beasts, why didn't you completely stop the Akatsuki Organization from obtaining them?"
Sarutobi Asuma retorted, "Could I protect these Jinchuriki forever?"
"Or are you willing to hand over the Jinchuriki to Konoha, so they can be protected by me in Konoha?"
"Moreover, without exposing the mastermind, I can only stop it for a while, not forever. Eliminating the enemy fundamentally is the most suitable method!"
Onoki and the others fell silent.
They had to admit that Sarutobi Asuma was right.
However, being kept in the dark like this didn't feel good.
The only good news was that the Jinchuriki of the tailed beasts hadn't changed.
They hadn't lost control of the Jinchuriki either!
"So, is this one the Three-Tails Jinchuriki?"
Mei Terumi looked at Nohara Rin, who was carrying the Samehada greatsword.
"That's correct!"
Sarutobi Asuma nodded, "During the Ninja World War, in order to save Rin, I thought of a way to split the Three-Tails on the spot and kept this information secret."
As he spoke, he extended his hand, and a black basin appeared in it. The lid flew off, and a surge of Chakra gushed out, entering Gaara's body.
"The One-Tail!"
Everyone was shocked.
Onoki said gravely, "So, our bait is not just the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, but also the other eight Jinchuriki!"
"However, I don't think they should be deployed anymore. If Uchiha Madara captures them again, the power of the Ten-Tails will be strengthened!"
The Fourth Raikage immediately added, "That's right, they cannot be sent out again!"
Mei Terumi also nodded in agreement.
Gaara was silent for a moment, then said, "I am willing to fight!"
"With the power of the Rinnegan, the Moon Eye Plan that pulls everyone into an illusion, I don't think we can avoid it even if we hide here."
"This is a war for everyone, so we should fight with all our might!"
"I am also willing to fight!"
Yugito Nii stepped forward.
Then, the other tailed beast Jinchuriki also expressed their willingness.
Sarutobi Asuma smiled inwardly, quite satisfied.
It seemed Ōtsutsuki Kamishiki had trained them well.
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