Chapter 290: Ten-Tails, Cataclysm!
The Ninja World's west, a forbidden life zone.
White Zetsu had burrowed underground, while Black Zetsu and Spiral White Zetsu controlled Nagato to summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
Uchiha Obito stood atop the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
Facing them were the Kage, Uzumaki Kushina, Naruto, and the other Tailed Beast Jinchuriki.
"Just holding off the Kage should be fine, right?" Black Zetsu asked.
"Of course!" Uchiha Obito replied, vanishing from atop the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
"Careful, that guy impersonating Uchiha Madara is making a move!" Onoki shouted.
Namikaze Minato offered a slight warning, "Watch out for his Space-Time Ninjutsu!"
As soon as the words fell, Uchiha Obito's form appeared on a large rock behind them.
Stormy Whirlwind Dance!
Space distorted, and fire dragons roared, sweeping towards Onoki and the others.
"So fast, there's no time!" Onoki turned, startled, and quickly pressed his hands to the ground.
Walls of earth rose up.
The Fourth Raikage and the others had already scattered.
Rumble!
Walls exploded, and the swirling fire dragons engulfed Onoki.
However, as the flames dispersed, Onoki dissolved into scattered earth and stone.
Beside Sarutobi Hiruzen, Onoki emerged from the ground.
At this moment, the incredibly fast Fourth Raikage had already attacked Uchiha Obito from the side.
But the Fourth Raikage's attack passed through Uchiha Obito's form.
"When this guy is attacked, his body seems to phase out. But the Fourth Hokage said it's Space-Time Ninjutsu, so it must mean his body is being transferred to another dimension, deceiving our sight," Onoki quickly analyzed.
Mei Terumi, the Fifth Mizukage, immediately said, "In that case, we'll only have a chance to attack him when he makes his own move!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen added, "The Mangekyo's dojutsu should also have a time limit!"
Although they had to hold back, they couldn't do it too obviously.
Moreover, he believed that with Uchiha Obito's abilities, even if he couldn't defeat them, he could at least hold his own for a short period.
"His goal is to stall us, so he probably won't confront us head-on," Namikaze Minato said, his gaze shifting to the other side.
Naruto and the others were surrounding the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
However, the chakra chains spat out from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path were extremely troublesome, especially against the Tailed Beasts.
Coupled with the support from the controlled Nagato, Naruto and the others were unable to achieve anything, resulting in a stalemate.
Uchiha Obito also decisively employed hit-and-run tactics, not directly engaging the Kage, causing the Fourth Raikage's attacks to miss repeatedly.
"Fourth Hokage, you're also skilled in Space-Time Ninjutsu, find a way to break his technique!" the Fourth Raikage urgently shouted.
Namikaze Minato responded with a wry smile.
Let alone holding back, even without holding back, there was no good solution to Uchiha Obito's evasive fighting style.
Space-Time Ninjutsu was already incredibly fast, and Uchiha Obito's Space-Time Ninjutsu didn't even require markings like the Flying Thunder God Technique, allowing him to dart around anywhere.
Onoki and the others couldn't advance or retreat, and they couldn't land a hit.
At this moment.
Senju Tobirama and Senju Hashirama suddenly appeared beside Namikaze Minato.
"So this is the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, it's indeed more powerful than the Nine-Tails!" Senju Hashirama looked at the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, then said, "Tobirama, you stay here!"
With that, he charged towards the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Upon arriving beside Naruto and the others, he shouted, "I'll clear the path for everyone!"
As he spoke, he clasped his hands together.
Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!
Thick, massive trees burst from the ground like giant pythons, growing wildly and sweeping towards the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
The Spiral White Zetsu raised a hand, and Almighty Push erupted, shattering the giant trees. However, they immediately began to grow back at a rapid pace.
Next, he performed Chibaku Tensei, creating a black sphere and launching it into the air, attempting to neutralize the First Hokage's attack.
But it was immediately blown apart by a combined effort from Naruto and Uzumaki Kushina, using a Tailed Beast Rasenshuriken.
"You're quite capable, aren't you!"
The Spiral White Zetsu chuckled lightly, then raised one hand.
Beneath him, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path roared, unleashing a fearsome shockwave that caused the growing trees to explode.
Killer B and the others, advancing under the cover of Wood Release, were also halted by this shockwave.
Then, under everyone's gaze, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's many eyes opened, its body bulging as tails began to grow.
"It's transforming into the Ten-Tails!"
Senju Hashirama, concentrating, quickly formed hand seals: Gate of the Great God!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Enormous torii gates descended from the sky, sealing the Ten-Tails' newly grown tails.
The final torii gate was hurled towards the Spiral White Zetsu.
The Spiral White Zetsu raised a hand, and Almighty Push erupted, forcefully shattering the falling torii gate.
At this moment, he was not only using Nagato's power but also the power of the Ten-Tails beneath him.
"Now!"
Naruto shouted.
The Nine-Tails' power erupted, revealing the Nine-Tails.
Killer B and the others entered their Tailed Beast transformations, turning into their Tailed Beast forms.
Immediately after, the eight Tailed Beasts opened their mouths in unison, chakra converging at high speed as Tailed Beast Bombs materialized.
Naruto, with his hands extended forward, was condensing not just a Tailed Beast Bomb, but a Tailed Beast Rasenshuriken infused with Lightning Style.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Tailed Beast Bombs were fired by the Tailed Beasts, blasting towards the Ten-Tails.
Naruto fired last, and the Rasenshuriken vanished instantly.
In the blink of an eye, the Ten-Tails was enveloped in intense light.
"Now that the Ten-Tails is dealt with, Asuma's plan will be put on hold!"
Senju Hashirama thought with a smile as he endured the surging storm.
Such a terrifying attack, with the Ten-Tails' tails sealed by him, even if it didn't die, it should be severely wounded.
However.
After the fierce wind swept past, although the Ten-Tails let out a painful roar, it appeared to be unharmed.
And the Spiral White Zetsu overhead was also completely unscathed.
"Damn it, he absorbed it again!"
Naruto was extremely frustrated and quickly asked, "Kurama, is there any way to defeat this big guy?"
The Nine-Tails said solemnly, "The Ten-Tails' power far surpasses the nine Tailed Beasts; defeating it is almost impossible. Even the Six Paths Sage couldn't do it back then."
"We can only restrict its movements for now, and then extract the Tailed Beasts it has absorbed. That way, it will lose its power and fall into slumber!"
As they spoke, Uchiha Madara had already flown over.
He glanced down below, snorted, and immediately, Wood Clones appeared all over his body.
He unleashed a full ten Wood Clones, which descended from the sky and activated their Susanoo.
Rumble!
Blue giants landed, surrounding the Fourth Raikage and the others.
"Susanoo!"
"Uchiha Madara has arrived!"
Onoki and the others' expressions darkened.
Uchiha Madara's main body, however, landed on the Ten-Tails' head.
The Spiral White Zetsu said, "Lord Madara, it seems we can't capture these Tailed Beasts for now."
Uchiha Madara understood what the Spiral White Zetsu meant.
Indeed.
The strength of the Shinobi Alliance was beyond imagination, and that guy named Sarutobi Asuma had yet to appear.
"Is he waiting for me and the Shinobi Alliance to wear each other down?"
Uchiha Madara thought darkly to himself.
...
Konoha's main camp.
Upon receiving the news from the Forbidden Life Zone, Nara Shikaku immediately said, "Inoichi, notify all major forces to immediately reinforce the Kage and begin the final decisive battle!"
"Understood!"
Yamanaka Inoichi immediately relayed the orders and coordinates.
Kakashi's unit.
Everyone was enveloped by Nine-Tails Chakra. Kakashi reached out, his palm connecting with Sarutobi Asuma's clone.
The next moment, everyone vanished from their original positions.
Simultaneously, other units, including the medical unit, were moved by Sarutobi Asuma's clone using the Flying Thunder God Technique, in conjunction with the resonance between the Nine-Tails Chakra.
In the blink of an eye.
In the Forbidden Life Zone, centered around the Ten-Tails, units clad in Nine-Tails Chakra suddenly descended.
An army of nearly 100,000 shinobi surrounded the Ten-Tails.
"There!"
Uchiha Fugaku immediately locked onto Uchiha Madara's Susanoo.
There were ten Susanoo!
"Clones..."
Uchiha Fugaku shouted, "Shisui, Itachi, Yashiro, Kōta!"
"Understood!"
Uchiha Shisui and the others responded, and Susanoo of different colors unfolded.
Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Yashiro, and Uchiha Kōta all displayed Perfect Susanoo.
Although Uchiha Fugaku had mastered Sage Mode, he didn't have the Sage Cursed Seal. Even though his Mangekyo Sharingan had been honed for over a decade, he still couldn't manifest a Perfect Susanoo.
It wasn't that he didn't want to; it was that he couldn't, unless he was willing to sacrifice his eyes.
As for Uchiha Itachi, who possessed the Sage Cursed Seal, despite only recently awakening his Mangekyo, his astonishing talent and the power of the cursed seal made his abilities equivalent to having Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
Five Susanoo, four of them Perfect, attacked Uchiha Madara's ten Susanoo.
Meanwhile, Onoki was already slumped on the Fourth Raikage's back. Under Mei Terumi's cover, he swung a punch, shattering one Susanoo.
Following that, Mei Terumi's Corrosive Mist Technique descended, and one of Uchiha Madara's Wood Clones was eliminated.
On the other side, Sarutobi Hiruzen split into four clones. Using Scorch Release instead of Fire Style, they jointly unleashed a Five-Pronged Dance, blowing up one Susanoo.
Senju Tobirama didn't engage the Susanoo head-on. Instead, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique to maneuver.
After the Fourth Raikage took down one, he immediately used the Flying Thunder God Technique to move them both, appearing above another Susanoo.
Boom!
Another Susanoo was blown up by the Fourth Raikage, this time also crushing and instantly killing the Uchiha Madara Wood Clone within.
While Namikaze Minato was engaging Uchiha Obito, he was also coordinating with Sarutobi Hiruzen. After the latter eliminated one Susanoo, Minato immediately teleported him away to prevent him from being killed by another Susanoo.
By the time Uchiha Fugaku and the others arrived, only half of the ten Susanoo remained, and they were subsequently blown up with little resistance.
Compared to the Perfect Susanoo, the Susanoo manifested by Uchiha Madara's Wood Clones only had muscles and weren't armored, far from being perfect.
Behind Kakashi, Uchiha Sasuke watched his father and elder brothers display their power, clenching his fists. "That's the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan, I..."
Although he had awakened the Three Tomoe Sharingan, he was still far from Mangekyo.
Sensing Uchiha Sasuke's emotions, Kakashi said, "Sasuke, awakening the Three Tomoe at your age is already extremely impressive."
Uchiha Sasuke, however, was not satisfied. "I know, but in the current situation, the Three Tomoe Sharingan is practically useless."
Kakashi was speechless. Just as he was about to speak, he received a message from Sarutobi Asuma's clone beside him and immediately said, "Sasuke, you will follow Asuma's orders!"
With that, he vanished.
Behind Namikaze Minato, Kakashi suddenly appeared, blocking an ambush from Uchiha Obito.
Then, space distorted, and the two disappeared simultaneously.
Above the Ten-Tails, Uchiha Madara saw Uchiha Obito and Kakashi vanish. Looking at the Perfect Susanoo of Uchiha Shisui and the others, he said, "Let's buy some time first!"
"Understood!"
Spiral White Zetsu said with great anticipation.
The next moment, the Ten-Tails let out a world-shattering roar.
"What incredible power!"
Senju Hashirama was shocked. He felt that even the Gate of the Great God was struggling to seal it.
Inside Naruto, Kurama also became somewhat panicked, shouting, "This is bad! This guy is going to use Cataclysm!"
"What is Cataclysm?" Naruto asked, bewildered.
"Don't ask so many questions! Immediately get the Allied Ninja Forces ready."
"The Ten-Tails' Cataclysm will cause changes in the sky and earthquakes," Kurama quickly shouted.
Naruto immediately looked at his mother, "Mom..."
"Yes, Kurama told me too." Uzumaki Kushina turned and shouted, "Are there any ninjas from the Yamanaka Clan?"
"Yes." Yamanaka Ino quickly stepped forward, "Lady Kushina!"
"Ino, connect with everyone immediately and tell them to prepare for an unparalleled impact!"
"Also, please ask Shikaku at the main camp to think of a countermeasure!"
As Uzumaki Kushina spoke, Kitsuchi on the other side had already made a move. He joined forces with his daughter again, attempting to restrain the Ten-Tails with Earth Style: Earth Golem Technique, but it was held back by the Ten-Tails' hands.
Immediately after, the giant stone created by Earth Style: Earth Golem Technique exploded. Then, centered on the Ten-Tails, terrifying shockwaves spread outwards in circles, and layers of earth and stone were swept away. This terrifying shockwave alone sent many ninjas flying.
"Dad, there's no way to contain it!" Kurotsuchi created a windbreak wall of earth for herself and Kitsuchi.
Kitsuchi was also helpless and looked at the clone of Sarutobi Asuma, "Lord Asuma, what should we do?"
Clone Mido didn't speak but clasped his hands together and used Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence. Almost simultaneously, clones from other directions, as well as Senju Hashirama and Tsunade, all used this ninjutsu. Giant trees grew rapidly, covering the sky and weakening the shockwaves.
However, what followed was the earth cracking, water deep underground erupting into the sky, lightning flashing, and tornadoes raging. Under such power, even the Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence at the Kekkei Tōta level couldn't fully serve its purpose, only managing to grab and protect ninjas one by one. But a large number of ninjas were still swept away and struck by lightning. It was fortunate they were wrapped in Nine-Tails Chakra, otherwise, this attack would have resulted in countless casualties.
Konoha, under the Sage Tree. Sarutobi Asuma was also watching the Ten-Tails' Cataclysm through the water screen and couldn't help but exclaim, "As expected of the Ten-Tails!"
The current Ten-Tails only possessed half the strength of the eight Great Tailed Beasts, and the Nine-Tails' power was only a small portion obtained from the Gold and Silver Brothers. Yet, it could unleash such power, which was indeed far beyond the other nine Great Tailed Beasts. However, his gaze was more focused on Uchiha Madara. Sarutobi Asuma knew that under his step-by-step pressure, Uchiha Madara had no choice but to be completely resurrected.
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