Whoosh…
Tobi avoids the barrage of attacks from the fire demon. The wooden golem is smashed into pieces. Wooden splinters fly around in the surroundings.
ROOARR…
The fire demon raises both its hands.
Shua…
A large amount of energy gathers in its hands to form a gigantic scarlet fireball.
BOOM…
The fire demon smashes the scarlet fireball on top of the wooden golem. A gigantic pillar of scarlet flames rises toward the sky. The temperature of the surroundings drops by several degrees.
Whoops…
Tobi jumps out of the jutsu range. Small sparks of fire fly in his surroundings. He grabs a few sparks in his palm and glances at Karin.
"This Uzumaki girl is stronger than expectations. Looks like it's time to spice things up… Kuku!"
Tobi bites his thumb and wipes blood on his palm.
Swish… swish… swish…
He makes a series of rapid hand signs and claps his palm.
"Secret Art: Wood Release: Chojo Kebutsu: Artifacts of the Thousand Hand Buddha,"
BOOM…
Suddenly, a giant outburst of chakra occurs on the battlefield.
Shoom…
"W-what's that?"
A chill runs down Karin's spine as she also senses the powerful outburst of chakra.
Blurb… blurb…
Multiple bubbles pop out in the chakra-sensing water sphere at HQ.
"Such chakra! Something incredibly powerful is about to appear on the battlefield." Inoichi warns the rest of the shinobis.
Rumble… rumble…
The entire coastal battlefield trembles.
Crack…
Multiple cracks appear on the ground. A giant fissure spanning hundreds of meters split the ground in half.
Several shinobis lose their balance in the battle. Multiple spider-web-like cracks spread across the entire battlefield.
HAHA… Muhaha…
Tobi burst out in laughter at the success of his jutsu.
Bang… Bang… Bang…
Several gigantic wooden hands erupt from the fissure. These giant wooden hands grab the fissure and pull it apart to widen it.
Gulp…
Several shinobis gulp their saliva in fear as they witness this scene with horror.
BANG…
Finally, with a loud explosion, a gigantic Buddha head crawls out of the ground.
"W-what's that?"
The shinobis point towards the giant wooden Buddha Nyorai statue with trembling fingers. The humongous statue easily dwarves the tallest object in its surroundings.
It stands tall at a height of hundred meters. Thousand wooden hands surround the back of the wooden statue like a halo disc.
Tobi stands on top of the giant Buddha head and looks down on everyone present on the battlefield.
"For starters,"
He turns his attention towards Karin and waves his right hand.
Swoosh… swoosh… swoosh…
The gigantic wooden hands behind the statue's back stretch out their palm and bombard Karin's location with a barrage of wooden palm attacks.
Snap…
Karin bites her wrist and drips blood on top of the fire demon.
"Secret Art: Sacrificial Blood Seal,"
A fuinjutsu seal appears on top of Karin's wrist. Several Fuinjutsu seals entangle with the giant fire demon and a giant fuinjutsu symbol appears on its head.
GRRAARR…
The demon unleashes a powerful roar. Scarlet flames cloak its body and the hallow fire in its chest burns brightly. The fire demon gathers the entirety of its remaining energy in front of its chest and channels it all into a giant scarlet orb.
SHOOM…
After channeling sufficient energy into the orb, it fires the energy in the shape of a powerful beam.
BOOM…
The fire laser beam and the thousand wooden stands clash in a violent explosion.
Within seconds of the clash, a gigantic sphere of energy appears at the point of impact. The powerful flash from the explosion releases a blinding light covering the entire coastal battlefield.
Several shinobis shield their eyes to prevent damage to them.
The highly compressed laser beam of fire burns down hundreds of wooden hands. However, the sheer number of wooden hands makes it impossible for the laser beam to burn everything in an instant.
Soon, the wooden hands overpower the laser beam and rain down on the giant fire demon.
HAAH…
Karin closes her arms and shrouds her entire body with 'Adamantine chains' for protection. A few wooden hands strike her body and send her flying across the battlefield.
Bang… Bang…
Karin smashes through the rocky terrain.
Boom…
She finally stops after hitting the foothill of a small mountain.
Snap… crack…
The 'Adamantine chains' around her body snaps in chakra fragments and disperse.
Bleugh…
Karin pukes out a mouthful of blood. She wipes the blood from her mouth and glances toward the giant wooden Buddha statue.
"The connection with my summon is forcefully disconnected. Looks like it suffered heavy injuries from the clash."
She slowly stands up with trembling legs. A few wooden splinters are lodged in her legs and arms. She pulls them out with a painful expression.
Her palm glows with cyan light.
She heals her wounds with the healing technique.
Swish… swish…
Karin makes some hand signs and slams her palm on the ground.
"Summoning Jutsu,"
Poof…
With a puff of white smoke, a giant eagle appears in front of her.
"Lady Karin!" The eagle bows its head to him.
Karin hops on top of the eagle.
"Take me towards that giant wooden statue."
Fwish…
The eagle flaps its wings and soars in the sky.
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Somewhere in the Land of Ancestor,
Outside a secret underground hideout,
Whoosh… whoosh…
Itachi flickers in front of a giant tree with several of his anbu team members.
"Nii-san!"
Sasuke reveals himself from his hiding position.
"Sasuke!" Itachi nods his head and turns towards the giant tree.
"Did you find anything?" He inquires.
"Nii-san, there is a powerful barrier formation at the entrance. And many more traps and sealing formations down the passage. I surveyed the surroundings but could not find any other exit beside this entrance." Sasuke shakes his head.
"So, this is Kabuto's turtle shell." Itachi narrows his eyes.
"Let's break the barrier and enter the hideout." He issues orders to his team.
Sasuke walks towards a rock formation present near the mouth of the passage, at the base of the giant tree.
He activates a series of mechanisms.
Shoom…
Several Fuinjutsu runes appear in their surroundings. The runes float in the air and flicker brightly to reveal a crimson barrier.
"Don't touch the barrier!"
Sasuke issues a warning to an Anbu member who was about to inspect the barrier.
"This barrier can absorb chakra upon contact. So, be careful!"
"Amaterasu!"
Itachi activates his ocular power. A pitch-black flame lights up for a few seconds. But it soon dies down and vanishes.
"Amaterasu is useless! I already made an attempt." Sasuke shakes his head.
"Amaterasu can't burn through chakra constructs. So, it's expected." Itachi shakes his head.
"We have to look for an alternative to break this barrier."
"Captain, let's try the barrier-breaking formation of the barrier corps." The Vice-captain suggests.
"Then, let's do that."
The vice-captain signals to the rest of anbu members. A few anbu members place the gigantic scrolls from their backs on the ground.
Swish… swish…
They make a series of hand signs and infuse their chakra into the scrolls.
Shoom…
The scroll light up with a faint violet glow and several fuinjutsu seals spreads out from them. These fuinjutsu seals slowly converge on top of the crimson barrier and spread across its surface. These seals slowly overwrite the fuinjutsu runes of the barrier.
The process is akin to a computer virus that slowly infects useful files and overwrites them with useless information.
"It's quite slow!" Itachi and Sasuke click their tongue in frustration.
Both of them have learned basic fuinjutsu art under Yuji's tutelage. However, they didn't possess the talent for Fuinjutsu. So, they could not progress any further than the Fuinjutsu expert rank.
"What a shame!" Itachi sighs.
Deep underground in the secret headquarter,
Hmm…
Kabuto senses the disturbance at the entrance of his hideout.
Hiss…
The snake on his back hisses and flickers its tongue in front of him.
"Intruders from Konoha!" Kabuto frowns.
"They are quick on their leg to locate my position. However, this place is a fortress built by Orochimaru-Sama. It took Orochimaru-sama twenty years to build this hideout. They won't be able to break in so easily."
Kabuto shakes his head.
"Still to be sure…"
Kabuto makes a series of hand signs and slams his palm on the ground.
A control-type fuinjutsu formation appears on the ground. Kabuto infuses chakra at his fingertips and adjusts the formation with them. This action reflects the Fuinjutsu proficiency of Kabuto, which is equal to a Fuinjutsu Grandmaster.
Hehe…
Satisfied by his adjustments, Kabuto turns his attention to the battlefield.
"Madara has already made his move. Then it's time for me to show the power of my creation."
Shiing…
Kabuto makes a Ram hand seal.
Whoosh…
Suddenly, a cloaked figure appears amidst the group of shinobis on the desert battlefield.
"Who's that?"
Everyone's eyes narrow in surprise. Even the sensor shinobis are shocked by his appearance since they were unable to pick any sign of him until his appearance.
The cloaked figure slams its palm on the ground. A bone-chilling voice escapes from his mouth.
"Ice Release: Snow Calamity of Absolute Nothingness,"