Ninja.
From ancient times, since the era of Indra and Ashura, infighting among ninjas has been constant.
They continuously fought for their own countries, villages, clans, loved ones, driven by hatred and self-interest.
Ignoring other countries and villages, they only knew how to plunder.
Plunder, and be plundered.
If something was taken, they would take it back.
Hatred gradually swelled, leading to three major wars fought over it.
Each war left the battlefield strewn with corpses, black crows mournfully crying above the smoke, and countless families torn apart, wives separated from husbands, children from parents.
It brought no benefits, only endless hatred and war.
Precisely because they understood, experienced, and felt the pain of the past, people and ninjas began to consider how to achieve the best outcome in the future.
The Fourth Great Ninja War that broke out now is different from the previous three.
What everyone sought in this war, and the purpose behind it, is different from past conflicts.
The Fourth Division suffered few casualties, with members helping each other to stand up.
The terrain changes caused by the Wood Style’s arrival made it difficult for many to adjust their positions.
Dust filled the air, and a Fire Style jutsu cast by Uchiha Madara crackled nearby, further raising the unbearable temperature of the battlefield.
Onoki looked at these ninjas, clad in the attire of their respective Hidden Villages, now setting aside their hatred, helping each other, and uniting against a common enemy.
He seemed to feel something.
Time had not passed in vain.
The world, with the accumulation of time, would slowly and surely— Move toward [Peace].
“For myself, and for the future, we will defeat you!” “Let’s go!
Five Kage!
Ninjas!” Onoki, whose injuries had largely recovered, floated in the air, raising his fist and shouting to boost the Allied Forces’ morale.
It seemed to have little effect.
Seeing dozens of clones released by Madara and Ishikawa standing in opposition, the Allied Forces lost the will to continue the fierce battle.
The actual disparity in power was too great; the gap between them and Ishikawa and Madara was like an insurmountable chasm.
However, would the ninjas give up attacking?
No, they wouldn’t.
If they retreated now, behind them lay their countries, their villages, their loved ones, their friends, children, and wives… They had people they wanted to protect.
Therefore, they absolutely could not retreat!
Even if the chances of victory were slim and hopeless!
“Ah—!!!!” “Ah!!!” “Hah!!” … … One cry, two cries, ten cries, countless cries—they were encouraging their own courage, a hymn sung for them!
Earth Style: Earth-Style Wall!
The ninjas of Iwagakure spontaneously organized themselves.
They had received tactical reminders from headquarters.
Countless hands pressed against the ground, collectively unleashing Ninjutsu in the direction of Ishikawa and Madara.
“Boom, boom, boom…” Instantly, several massive earth walls crashed into the trees that covered the ground, collapsing and shattering, turning into dust that erupted from the cracks.
If one wasn’t enough, then two!
If two weren’t enough, then three!
Earth Style: Earth-Style Wall!!
Countless sturdy earth walls continuously rose from the ground, finally breaking through Ishikawa’s Wood Style.
Four enormous earthen walls stood on Ishikawa, directly enveloping Ishikawa and Madara.
Madara disdainfully looked at the ninjas releasing Ninjutsu around him.
He didn’t even bother to move to escape the encirclement.
Madara believed that their Ninjutsu couldn’t harm him, let alone seal him.
He coldly swept his gaze around, pausing when he saw the Five Kage.
His tone was dismissive, even a little provocative: “It’s good that you have the courage to challenge me, but that’s all I can praise you for.” Saying this, he formed hand seals.
Madara had many jutsus he hadn’t tested since being Reanimated, and most of them had already been used against Ishikawa.
However, his Ninjutsu primarily dealt area-of-effect damage.
Against a single opponent, he couldn’t fully utilize his greatest advantage.
Ishikawa stood before him, hands clasped, contemplating what underhanded trick to use to mess with this guy.
Meanwhile, a circulating airflow gradually rose around Madara, a result of massive chakra expulsion.
He extended his hands towards the hundred-meter-high earth wall in front of him: “Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence… Pfft!” “Huh?” Madara, holding his hand seal pose, looked down in confusion.
A thick, straight log had shot up from the wooden stake beneath his feet, impaling him directly through.
This also interrupted his Ninjutsu.
Ishikawa, standing opposite, crouched down, pointing at Madara’s frozen Limitless pose mockingly.
He held his stomach, lowering his head to stifle laughter, his whole body trembling.
Then he formed hand seals again.
The wooden spike in Madara’s body quickly sprouted countless branches, firmly pinning him in place.
Instantly, dozens of grotesque wooden spikes extended from Madara’s body.
Wood Style: Glimmering Wood Prison Technique – Improved.
Madara’s expression grew ferocious.
He’d had enough of this guy.
Madara even regretted provoking him at the beginning.
Even if he hadn’t provoked him, that guy might have come to him anyway.
“Ishi… kawa!” Madara roared.
He brought his hands together again, and his internal chakra erupted, shattering the wooden branches piercing his torso.
“Rumble, rumble, rumble!!” Madara’s eyes widened in fury.
Instantly, countless tree roots surged towards Ishikawa like enraged dragons.
Ishikawa, however, froze.
He knew Madara’s name, but how did Madara know his name?
Could it be that this guy could read minds?
Remote mind-reading?
Lava Style: Lavish Dragon Skill!
Terumi Mei, with her chestnut hair, stood on the earth wall, forming a hand seal.
She instantly spat out a mass of corrosive white viscous substance, covering the area and rushing towards Madara.
The yellowish-white strong acid spread rapidly, causing bursts of white smoke from intense corrosion wherever it touched.
The surrounding temperature suddenly increased.
“Damn it…” Although Madara was an Edo Tensei and not afraid of death, he also didn’t want to lose the meaning of the fight by repeatedly needing to regenerate.
A blue spinal column rapidly extended from his back, transforming into a shield-like structure that enveloped Madara, protecting him.
However, this also caused the repeated release of Deep Forest Emergence to fail.
The moment he activated his Susanoo, Madara sensed something rapidly approaching him from behind.
He immediately understood the ninjas’ plan.
He didn’t have time to turn around, and the opponent’s speed was indeed fast!
Lightning Style: Thunder Clamp Dance!
The Fourth Raikage, E, clad in a pale blue Lightning Style chakra with Lightning Armor, swiftly flew behind Madara.
At that instant, the lightning on his body erupted, delivering a blow of extreme speed and power with a hand chop onto Madara’s Susanoo.
Flickering lightning jumped continuously, blinding Madara’s eyes just as he turned his head.
“Boom!” Immense power and lightning instantly poured onto Madara’s Susanoo, white and blue chakra scattering everywhere.
“Crack, crack…” The blue Susanoo cracked in response.
Terumi Mei also took the opportunity to release Lavish Dragon Skill again.
Madara, under the force of the attack, flew directly into the rapidly approaching strong acid, instantly submerged.
The strong acid, which would normally weaken outdoors, dissipated much slower due to the surrounding Earth Style walls containing it.
With large amounts of strong acid poured in, this area quickly became a container filled with acid.
Ishikawa had already stealthily climbed out of the earth wall.
His intervention seemed to have sped up the plot’s progression.
He crawled to the edge of the earth wall and looked up, encountering the ninjas of the Allied Forces watching the spectacle.
“Is he dead?” “I don’t think I should be here.” “That guy can turn this area into this; we can’t underestimate him.” “Who’s that other person with Madara?
Is he from our Allied Forces?” “We don’t have a part to play in this…” The ninjas of the Fourth Division, seeing the surging acid vapor before them, exclaimed in various voices.
The things they had witnessed that day had completely overturned their understanding of Ninjutsu.
Ninjutsu?
Someone else’s Ninjutsu could summon meteors, visible as far as the eye could see.
It could also transform into a colossal, translucent giant reaching into the sky, whose casual punches could unleash gusts of wind capable of blowing people away.
Leader, leader, someone’s cheating!
“Look there!” someone with sharp eyes spotted Mu hidden among the trees.
“Keep an eye on him!
Hurry!” Suddenly, the ninjas who felt they had no role to play focused their attention on Mu.
Seeing Mu attempting to escape, several strong Upper-rank ninjas quickly pursued him.
Elsewhere, Naruto had also dispersed his Shadow Clones.
The Five Kage no longer needed his help to deal with Madara; he only needed to convey his memories back to his main body.
“Kazekage!” Raikage E jumped out of the container formed by the Earth Style walls and quickly signaled Gaara to seal Madara quickly.
“I understand.” Gaara nodded, interlocking his fingers.
A large amount of sand quickly emerged from his gourd, and the surrounding sand also became active.
“Bang!!!” But, as fate would have it.
There’s one more chapter, at 9:30.
No, a little after 9:30.
I was dragged out for a run by my mom today.
Apologies, apologies.