"Is this... also a Tailed Beast Bomb?"
"How can its power be so terrifying...?"
The ninjas watched as the Ten-Tails slowly advanced.
Not to mention its horrifying appearance that sent chills down their spines, even its chakra fluctuations were unprecedentedly terrifying.
At the same time... a second Tailed Beast Bomb was brewing.
But even the first Tailed Beast Bomb had already completely shattered the morale of these ninjas.
What kind of joke is it to fight such a monster? With what? With their heads?
Countless ninjas stood frozen in place, while even more began to involuntarily shed tears, frantically fleeing to the rear.
Even Tsunade was utterly helpless in this situation!
Not to mention whether she had the ability to stop it, just the presence of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, blocking her path left her completely immobilized.
At the same time, the Third Raikage, Fourth Kazekage, Second Tsuchikage, and Second Mizukage all Kage-level ninjas with formidable combat strength charged into the allied forces, slaughtering wildly.
In such a situation, the allied forces' recently regained momentum was dealt a heavy blow.
Coupled with the Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb, the allied forces' morale was completely crushed.
In an instant, 100,000 ninjas were annihilated. Although 100,000 was less than half of the allied forces' total ninja count, the blow to their morale was immense.
"Dammit... get out of my way...!"
Crack!
With a burst of monstrous strength, Sakura suddenly appeared, punching through the White Zetsu army that had surrounded the ninja forces, saving them from certain annihilation.
Thanks to Sakura's precise chakra control and Tsunade's teachings, her combat power had indeed increased significantly.
The ninjas stared in shock at this young girl. How could someone so young possess such strength?
Naruto looked at the fallen allied forces.
Now, he felt as though he could do nothing.
"The Nine-Tails' chakra... so you're the current Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, huh...?"
Suddenly, a voice rang out, and Hashirama Senju appeared before Naruto.
But instead of attacking, Hashirama raised his hand, and wooden vines erupted, clearing the ninjas around Naruto.
Screams echoed, and Naruto was momentarily stunned.
He turned around!
Looking at the ninjas lying in pools of blood, Naruto felt even more guilt. If he hadn't been spacing out earlier, perhaps...
"As the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, you possess power far beyond these people!"
"Why do you look like you've given up completely?"
"Even ordinary ninjas are still fighting. What are you doing, Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?!"
Hashirama's words snapped Naruto back to reality.
He looked at Hashirama.
The First Hokage...
He was right. Now wasn't the time to space out. He needed to save as many people as he could.
Naruto's eyes regained their fighting spirit.
Seeing this look in Naruto's eyes, Hashirama nodded in satisfaction. "No matter what, you must never give up!"
As he spoke, the Third Raikage sneered.
"Hmph!"
"What good is not giving up?"
"The power of those two... is simply not something the allied forces can match!"
The Third Raikage seemed to have given up as well. Although, as the Raikage of Kumogakure, he genuinely wished for the allied forces to win, the current situation left him with no choice.
He simply couldn't see any hope.
The enemy's strength was overwhelmingly superior.
"You don't think your Kumo ninjas can defeat the enemy?"
Hashirama was clearly dissatisfied with this defeatist attitude.
The Third Raikage chuckled. "The gap in strength is too vast. The power balance is completely off. If there's anyone in the ninja world right now who can stop those two..."
"It would probably only be that kid named Sasuke Uchiha."
Hearing this, Naruto was stunned. Sasuke... had he already been killed by him?
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, as they were speaking, the ground began to shake violently.
Feeling the unusual tremors...
"This is..."
This familiar sensation was all too clear to everyone present.
This was unmistakably... the sign of a large force approaching.
And the sheer number... was absolutely terrifying.
The surrounding ninjas all stopped, and even Obito and Madara paused, halting the Ten-Tails' advance.
Everyone looked around, as the rumbling sounds were far too strange.
The dense, thunderous noises came from all directions.
What was this...?
The next second!
On a distant hill, a dense mass of black figures suddenly appeared.
A ninja who saw this immediately pointed in that direction.
"Is that... reinforcements?"
Hearing this, all the ninjas turned to look. A sea of black figures, too many to count, emerged from the other side of the mountain, rapidly approaching the battlefield.
Madara and Obito were also stunned. Could there really be another ninja force?
At that moment, from the direction of the forest near Otogakure, another dense mass of black figures appeared.
Soon, large numbers of unidentified individuals were spotted approaching from all sides.
It seemed...
The entire battlefield was being surrounded.
However, dozens of seconds later, when these figures drew closer...
Both the ninjas and Madara and Obito were completely dumbfounded.
These... were not reinforcements. They were... a wooden army!
Dense rows of wooden soldiers, along with massive wooden figures though about two-thirds smaller than the real ones and numerous wooden dragons. However, all these wooden soldiers had black rods embedded in them.
Clearly, they were being controlled.
But... what kind of terrifying control and immense mental power would be needed to manipulate such a vast wooden army?!
Even at a glance, their numbers were likely no less than 300,000...
In this situation... even Madara was completely stunned.
Had all of this been created by Sasuke Uchiha alone?
"That guy... is he dead... or not...?"
Madara now felt that something was off.
But... soon, another person caught his attention.
The Three-Tails Jinchuriki, Kimimaro!
A smile spread across Madara's face. "The Three-Tails Jinchuriki has appeared!"
Obito nodded. "The numbers of this wooden army... are truly terrifying. But the reappearance of the Three-Tails Jinchuriki is the best thing that could happen for us!"
Madara: "While Sasuke Uchiha's whereabouts are unknown, let's make our move and capture the Three-Tails first!"
With that, Madara vanished.
Obito smiled. Once the Ten-Tails absorbed the Three-Tails' chakra, they could truly begin... the final plan.
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