Land of Lightning, Kumogakure.
Headquarters of the Allied Shinobi Forces.
"Bang!!"
Tsunade slammed her palm down on the conference table, her face filled with shock.
"What?! Uchiha Madara has appeared!ヽ( ຶ▮ ຶ)ﾉ!!!"
Yamanaka Haiichi, the communications officer, nodded.
"Yes. According to reports from the front lines, it seems Uchiha Madara was resurrected through Edo Tensei."
The Raikage frowned.
"Wait—resurrected? Didn't he declare war on us himself during the Five Kage Summit?"
"Then... could it be that the masked man wasn't Uchiha Madara at all, but someone just using his name? ⊙▽⊙"
The Hokage sighed and interrupted the Raikage.
"This isn't the time to dig into that. What matters now is how we stop Uchiha Madara!"
"His power—you and I both know it well. And now, he's gained an immortal body..."
However—
Before Tsunade could even finish her sentence—
"Boom!!"
The entire Kumogakure command room began to shake violently!!
At the same moment, Yamanaka Haiichi froze, stammering as he spoke.
"Message from the front line—Uchiha Madara somehow summoned a meteor!"
"The tremor we just felt... was most likely the impact of that meteor hitting the ground!! (๑ʘ̅ д ʘ̅๑)!!!"
Raikage: ∑(°Д°)!
"What did you just say?!!"
"Even here in the Land of Lightning, we can feel the shockwave from the impact?! Just how big was that meteor?!"
Nara Shikaku's expression turned grim.
"If that's true... then the Second Division stationed at the impact site must have already been wiped out... ㅍ_ㅍ"
Tsunade clenched her fist, turning toward the Raikage's secretary.
"Prepare the Heavenly Transfer Technique! Send me to the Iron Country battlefield immediately—we can't wait any longer! (｡•ˇ‸ˇ•｡)"
The secretary hesitated, torn.
"Hokage-sama, as I mentioned before, the Heavenly Transfer Technique can't be used to teleport living people... The only one ever sent through it was the Third Raikage, and that was only possible because his body was strong enough to withstand it..."
Tsunade waved her hand dismissively.
"It's fine. My body can handle it too."
Nara Shikaku spoke up at this moment.
"Let Shiranui Genma and the others handle it—they've mastered the Flying Thunder Formation Technique..."
Tsunade shook her head.
"No. The Flying Thunder Formation can only transfer one person at a time—use it to send the Raikage instead."
"As for the physical damage caused by the Heavenly Transmission, I can offset it with Creation Rebirth. It's not a big deal."
The secretary bit her lip, still conflicted, and looked pleadingly at the Raikage.
"Hey, Tsunade—you're underestimating me now! (′д｀σ)σ"
The Raikage stepped forward, his face serious.
"If you insist on going via the Heavenly Transfer Technique, then Mabui, prepare it. Send both of us together!!"
"As for the safer Flying Thunder Formation, use that to send the Mizukage!"
Mabui hesitated.
"If all three Kage leave, and the Fourth Division under the Kazekage is already assigned to guard headquarters... who will give the orders here?"
The Raikage grinned.
"The Hokage already thought of that. Nara Shikaku from Konoha will handle temporary command. He's more than capable. ´◡`"
Mabui and the other Allied Forces officers nodded without objection.
Soon after, Shiranui Genma, Namii Raido, and Tatami Iwashi arrived at headquarters.
They had once served as the Fourth Hokage's guards and had been taught the Flying Thunder Formation Technique by him.
Its effect was similar to the Flying Thunder God Technique, though due to natural limitations, it required all three to perform it together...
After placing the special Flying Thunder seals on the Raikage and the Hokage, Mabui activated the Heavenly Transfer Technique, sending the two Kage to the battlefield.
Genma's team followed right after, wrapping the Mizukage in their formation and activating the Flying Thunder Formation Technique!
...
Land of Iron, desert battlefield.
When the first massive meteor began to fall, the Tsuchikage acted immediately—
Using Ultralight-Weight Rock Technique, he tried with all his might to divert the meteor's course and lessen its weight.
The Second Division's shinobi on the ground refused to sit idly by either, joining forces to push the meteor away...
Just when their combined effort finally began to make some progress, A second meteor came crashing down—right on top of the first one!!
This time, the Tsuchikage couldn't hold it anymore—his old back nearly snapped in half!
Seconds later, the two meteors slammed into the ground!!
The impact tremor spread hundreds of kilometers away!
When the dust settled, the desert battlefield of the Land of Iron was filled with shattered stone.Many shinobi had been crushed into pulp beneath the debris.
Those who managed to use defensive techniques fared slightly better—alive, but gravely injured.
The survivors of the Second Division numbered fewer than a hundred.
Even the Tsuchikage himself had narrowly escaped death...
Now, the remaining medical-nin were desperately treating the Tsuchikage's wounds, tears streaming down their faces.
"H-how are we even supposed to fight now...?! Meteors?! How do you fight against meteors?! The entire continent's going to be wiped out! (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ)"
The Tsuchikage stirred, his voice weak but determined as he opened his eyes.
"Don't cry... This battle... the Allied Shinobi Forces will win..."
"No matter what, the world will move toward a better future..."
High above the ruins— Madara's Sharingan had changed, morphing into the purple Rinnegan.
He looked down at his body, satisfaction in his gaze, and a faint smile curved his lips.
Beside him, Kabuto—controlling the body of Mu—spoke calmly.
"Looks like my theory was correct. The Rinnegan is the evolved form of the Sharingan. ^_^"
Madara was content with his current vessel—but that didn't mean he wanted anyone to understand his secrets.
Upon hearing Kabuto's words, he turned slightly.
"How much do you know about my body? ( ´^` )"
Kabuto replied truthfully.
"Not much. Most of my research on your abilities was based on Orochimaru-sama's early hypotheses. Fortunately, my direction turned out to be right. (ﾉ∇︎〃 )"
Madara nodded.
"Orochimaru, huh... He truly was a genius."
He then pulled aside his collar, revealing his left chest—
The skin there was a different color from the rest, and on that patch of flesh... grew a grotesque human face.
"Hashirama's cells..."
"In that case, there's one jutsu I must try. ( ˝ᗢ̈˝ )"
With that, Madara clapped his hands together.
"Wood Release..."
"Advent of a World of Flowering Trees!!"
The ground beneath the ruins began to quake violently!
"Sha-sha-sha-sha——!!"
Then—
"Swish-swish-swish!!"
Countless tree trunks and vines erupted from the earth, surging forward like waves!!
The surviving shinobi of the Second Division: !!!∑(°Д°ノ)ノ,∑(✘Д✘๑),꒦ິ^꒦ິ
"He's not leaving us a single way out!"
"Wood Release?! Why can Uchiha Madara use Wood Release?! There's no record of that in any historical scrolls!"
"This isn't the time to question that! We barely survived the meteors, and now we're going to die in this sea of trees—I can't accept this..."
"I wonder what would happen if Shinju and Uchiha Madara faced each other..."
"Now's really not the time for that kind of theory..."
"I can't run anymore. Fine—if we die, we die. Let it all burn. (눈‸눈)"