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Chapter 176 - [175] The two couples

It was a terrifying technique. By flooding her body with Yang chakra, she could manipulate the acoustic resonance and microscopic vibration of her own internal organs. By pulsing them at ultra-high frequencies, she could perfectly match the physical resonant frequency of any object around her.

A technique so destructive that touching a solid stone wall would cause it to instantly disintegrate into fine dust by tearing its molecular bonds apart. Furthermore, she could project these violent vibrations outward, effectively "solidifying" the very air molecules in front of her with high-frequency sound waves to create an invisible and impenetrable shield.

The stray sealing chain stuck the solid air block the moment it hit the barrier. In the blink of an eye, Benihime closed the distance as she lunged forward, as she slowly placed her vibrating palm onto Mito's shoulder. The localized sonic shockwave tore through the Seven-Tails' chakra cloak, disintegrating Mito's shoulder, though the blowback shattered the cells in Benihime's own hand as well.

"Regeneration!" Benihime immediately forcing her to accelerate her cellular repair, regenerating her cells in a matter of seconds.

Mito was crippled and vulnerable to sealing. But just as Benihime reached out to finish the job, a flash of yellow entered her sensory field. Minato appeared, grabbing Mito and vanishing in a heartbeat, reappearing safely next to Danzo.

Minato's eyes were scanning the playing field. "I will be back," he said grimly. True to his word, the Yellow Flash vanished again. A few seconds later, he teleported back with two reinforcements: Tsunade and Jiraiya. By some stroke of luck, the Sannin had not been engaged in combat on their respective fronts when Minato arrived to pull them back.

Seeing the opportunity, the surviving Uchiha elite seized the chance to pull back taking back their fallen shinobi whose eyes were missing likely removed by the Danzo's root. Fugaku, leaning on to supportive Mikoto, refused to retreat. Instead, the couple stood alongside the Raikage and Benihime, their Sharingan spinning.

Facing down the apex of Konoha's military might... two Sannin, the Yellow Flash, the Professor, the White Fang, the Ghost and the former Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails... the Raikage didn't show a flicker of fear. Instead, a boisterous laugh came out, his Black Lightning cloak flaring to blinding proportions.

"Good!" the Raikage bellowed, his eyes with the thrill of anticipation. "This is exactly how a fight should be!"

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The Raikage's lips curled into a smirk. "This time," he boomed, "we have come prepared."

With a flick of his wrist, he unrolled a massive scroll and channeled his chakra. Smoke erupted in a plume, revealing the four legendary Treasured Tools of the Sage of Six Paths. Everyone understood that whatever the Raikage bought would be quite powerful, but he wasn't the only one preparing a card.

A few paces away, Benihime's hands blurred through a sequence of hand signs. She slammed her palms onto the ground as it shook then a wooden coffin forced its way up. The lid fell forward with a dull thud, and a pale reanimated figure crawled out.

Most did not know who he was but a select few froze in horror. Hiruzen, Danzo, and Sakumo Hatake recognized him instantly.

"Might Duy..." Sakumo muttered, his eyes widening. He tried to talk over his old comrade, but the Edo Tensei bind didn't let Duy talk freely.

Danzo's face twisted in fury as he internally cursed Orochimaru's blatant incompetence at the fact that he had left such a devastating asset right in the hands of their enemies.

Benihime was no fool, knowing that Edo Tensei's ultimate vulnerability was fūinjutsu, she mentally commanded Duy to avoid Uzumaki Mito and Minato Namikaze. Even though she had enhanced Duy's resurrected body again with Hashirama's cells to amplify his physical prowess to monstrous levels, a sealing jutsu could still end him in an instant.

She didn't give Konoha time to strategize. Duy's chakra flared into red aura.

"Eighth Gate of Death: Evening Elephant!"

He blitzed forward at speeds that defied human perception. Duy launched a relentless barrage of punches. Each strike—or "foot"... compressed the very atmosphere, launching colossal cannons of pressurized air shaped like an elephant's leg. The sheer force tore the landscape apart.

Only Sannin, Minato and Hiruzen possessed the reflexes to even comprehend the attack. Hiruzen realized instantly he couldn't dodge, but Minato blurred. Utilizing his Flying Raijin, the Yellow Flash teleported both the Third Hokage and Mito to safety in the blink of an eye. Danzo, true to his cowardly... uhmm smart nature, had already used the distraction to slip away moments prior.

The others weren't so lucky. Sakumo, Dan, and Kagami were caught dead center, their bodies completely obliterated by the first foot strike. Just as their Edo Tensei bodies began to piece themselves back together, Duy unleashed the second foot, scattering their ashes once more.

Seeing her allies getting crushed, Tsunade moved towards Duy as he braced to launch the third foot, she closed the distance at a breakneck pace, forcing him into a fierce Taijutsu exchange. By locking him in close-quarters combat, she successfully disrupted his momentum, preventing him from completing the third foot attack.

Tsunade channeled her monstrous strength into her heel, dropping down with the Heavenly Foot of Pain. Duy managed to throw his arms up just in time, but the impact sent him skidding violently. Realizing the danger of her strength, Duy kicked the air itself, using the pressure to skyrocket out of Tsunade's physical reach.

But Konoha's counterattack wasn't over. From below, Jiraiya's voice resonated across the crater.

"Summoning: Food Cart Destroyer Technique!"

High above the clouds, a colossal toad was summoned. Dropping from several hundred meters higher than a normal toad, the massive amphibian gathered terrifying gravitational momentum. It crashed down directly onto Might Duy, pinning him flat against the crushed bedrock.

The dust began to settle, leaving a massive crater where Duy was trapped.

The Raikage stepped forward, his body crackling with lightning-release chakra as he surveyed the pinned Duy. "So," he scoffed, "is this the extent of your power?"

He braced himself to enter the fray, but before he could take a single step. Minato, Hiruzen, Mito, Jiraiya, and Tsunade teleported in front of him side-by-side, forming an unbreakable wall of Konoha's finest right in front of the Raikage and Benihime, Fugaku and Mikoto. The real battle was about to begin.

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A/N: A point I want to highlight is Konoha has no information about the working of the Sage tools, as Orochimaru was the only who witnessed it being used against Hashirama and Tobirama and he didn't bother to share it with Danzo (1st arc). And Orochimaru is no longer an affiliate to Konoha.

Benihime true power is immense and so is the backlash. The concept her power is: Everything be it a human, object, tree resonates at certain frequency by match that, the bonds break away easily but the backlash is just as intense and this power suits her very well because of her expertise in yang release to regenerate.

Might Duy was off screened after being sealed by Bee(in 2nd arc after his fight with En Oyashiro) and he is being used by both by Uzushio and Kumo whenever required.

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