When Naruto saw the newcomers, he froze for a moment.
"…Dad?"
Minato turned around and replied gently,
"It's been a long time, Naruto. Leave the rest to us. You should get some rest first."
At that moment, Minato also noticed the strange look in the young girl's eyes as she gazed at his son. He hesitated before asking,
"Um… are you Naruto's girlfriend?"
"Eh—th-that… I… I… Naruto…"
Hinata instantly turned into a steam engine, flustered beyond belief.
Naruto also spoke awkwardly,
"Well… Hinata and I… we're not… um…"
After learning that Hinata liked him, Naruto's feelings had become rather complicated.
"I see."
Minato nodded happily.
So this girl really is Naruto's girlfriend.
"And she seems very gentle… completely different from Kushina."
In the Chat
[Kushina Uzumaki:] Minato! What do you mean by that!? Are you saying I'm not gentle and that I'm violent!?
[Minato Namikaze:] …Of course not. Kushina is extremely gentle and considerate.
[Kushina Uzumaki:] That's more like it.
[Jiraiya:]Pfft— ahem, cough cough…
Jiraiya quickly covered his mouth, desperately trying not to laugh.
[Kakashi Hatake:] Still, I didn't expect Sensei and the others to arrive so quickly this time.
[Orochimaru:] That's probably because I resurrected the First Hokage and the others earlier, and we didn't waste time talking.
[Kabuto Yakushi:] Since White Zetsu were used as the sacrifices, theoretically the First Hokage and the others should be able to display their full power from when they were alive.
[Hashirama Senju:] Hahaha! Really? That sounds amazing!
The Screen Continues…
The Konoha shinobi were shocked to see the Hokage.
"The First Hokage… the Second Hokage… and the Fourth Hokage, Lord Minato…!"
The Third Hokage, Hiruzen, stepped forward to explain.
"Orochimaru summoned them. There's no need to be nervous."
"Phew…"
Hearing this, the Allied Shinobi finally relaxed.
They all knew that Orochimaru was now an ally.
If these three Hokage had been summoned by Black Zetsu instead… that would have been truly terrifying.
At that moment, Madara leapt down from atop the Ten-Tails and shouted excitedly:
"I've been waiting for you, Hashirama!"
Hashirama pointed at Madara.
"I'll deal with you later."
Madara's expression suddenly became extremely complicated.
"The priority is stopping the Ten-Tails."
"Hmph. You haven't changed at all. No wonder we never got along."
Madara said with a hint of resentment before retreating to the side to continue waiting for the Ten-Tails' evolution.
Seeing that the Hokage had arrived, Aburame Ryōma issued orders to the Root shinobi.
"Begin the next phase of the plan."
"Yes!" ×n
The Root members who had been lying in ambush around the Ten-Tails began forming a formation.
Six shinobi stood in a hexagram formation, while another stood at the center.
The six gradually transferred their chakra to the central shinobi.
"Combination Ninjutsu: Four Red Yang Formation!"
A crimson barrier instantly rose up, completely surrounding the Ten-Tails.
"A red barrier?"
"I've heard it's dozens of times stronger than the Four Violet Flames Formation. It normally requires four Hokage-level ninja to create it."
Seeing the Four Red Yang Formation, Hashirama and the other Hokage were surprised.
"Oh? Someone already deployed this barrier? I wonder how effective it is."
"Wait… twenty-eight people used it together?"
Minato looked impressed.
"So it can be activated like this."
Tobirama sensed the chakra and said,
"Hm… this chakra belongs to Ryōma, Torune, Shigaraki Tanuki, Terai, and the other Root members."
"I see—they're combining their chakra to create a composite ninjutsu version of the Four Red Yang Formation. Impressive."
At that moment, Obito felt a sense of danger as he looked at the barrier.
He immediately controlled the Ten-Tails to gather a Tailed Beast Bomb.
Madara frowned.
The Tailed Beast Bomb slammed into the barrier.
The barrier deformed slightly—
But it did not break.
Moments later, the Tailed Beast Bomb exploded.
Obito quickly slipped into Kamui to avoid the blast.
BOOM!
The explosion caused the barrier to bulge outward dramatically.
But after the shockwave escaped upward, the barrier returned to normal—completely intact.
Meanwhile, the Ten-Tails had been badly injured by its own attack.
"Remarkable."
Hashirama looked at the barrier in admiration.
"It even blocked a Ten-Tails Tailed Beast Bomb."
"Now I can fight without holding back."
With that, Hashirama and the other Hokage led the Allied Shinobi into the barrier.
"Tobirama, Fourth Hokage—use the Flying Thunder God Technique to help the allied forces evade danger."
"Monkey (Hiruzen), coordinate and command the allied forces."
"Understood." ×2
Hashirama then addressed the Allied Shinobi Forces.
"Everyone, I'll engage the Ten-Tails directly. Please stay back and assist with long-range attacks."
The allied shinobi were still confused—
But the next moment, they understood.
Hashirama clapped his hands together and instantly entered Sage Mode.
"Senjutsu: Wood Release — True Several Thousand Hands!"
A terrifying surge of chakra erupted from Hashirama.
The ground beneath him cracked apart as the earth shook violently.
Then—
A thousand-meter-tall statue of a thousand-armed Buddha rose into the sky.
"???" ×n
Except for Tobirama and Madara, the entire Allied Shinobi Forces were stunned into silence.
Who am I? Where am I? What just happened?
Looking at the gigantic Buddha statue, the shinobi began questioning reality itself.
This… is a ninjutsu!?
Tsunade stared blankly.
"…So Grandpa was actually this strong."
She finally understood how her grandfather had been able to fight Madara Uchiha.
She had thought Madara's Perfect Susanoo was already enormous.
But her grandfather's Buddha statue was even bigger.
Meanwhile, Obito emerged from the Kamui dimension—
And immediately saw Hashirama at nearly the same eye level as him.
"…Uh."
What happened while I was gone?
Hashirama controlled the giant Buddha and charged toward the Ten-Tails.
Obito hurriedly commanded the Ten-Tails to counterattack.
The Buddha stretched out its arms and slammed its palms toward the Ten-Tails.
Obito controlled the Ten-Tails to grab one of the Buddha's hands.
Unfortunately—
The Ten-Tails currently had only one arm.
The Buddha's other hand immediately slapped the Ten-Tails across the face.
SLAP!
"AAAH!"
The Ten-Tails became dizzy from the massive slap, and even Obito felt disoriented.
Furious, the Ten-Tails whipped its ten tails toward the giant Buddha.
Hashirama merely smiled.
"Top Transformed Buddha!"
The thousand arms behind the statue suddenly moved—
All smashing toward the Ten-Tails at once.
"N—!!"
Seeing the incoming barrage, Obito's scalp went numb.
He cursed loudly and immediately fled into the Kamui dimension.
The Ten-Tails' defense should be strong enough… probably… maybe…
Ten-Tails:
I may not be human… but you're definitely a monster.
BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM!!!
"ROOOOAR!!!"
"AAOOO!!!"
The Buddha's countless fists rained down on the Ten-Tails like a storm.
The Ten-Tails let out agonized screams as the relentless blows battered its massive body.
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