Rumble! Rumble!
The explosion caused a massive earthquake in Mount Myoboku, affecting everyone as the tremors spread hundreds of kilometers away.
All the mountains within the bounds of Mount Myoboku collapsed, and the earth split into countless bottomless chasms. Some Konoha ninja nearly fell in, but they were either teleported out or rescued by Ichikishimahime and Hyuga Satomi.
This terrifying tremor utterly destroyed everything in Mount Myoboku, except for a single place where a barrier blocked the formidable quake.
But that place became like an isolated island, surrounded by deep chasms, reachable only by flying over or constructing a bridge.
One mountain remained unharmed, but rather than a mountain, it was actually an immobile toad with a small hill on its back.
"Great Lord...."
After the tremors subsided, Fukasaku Sage worriedly gazed toward the Holy Land of Mount Myoboku, thinking the Great Lord must be battling the enemy. If the Great Lord perished....
"Dare to be distracted while fighting us! Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation!"
Tagorihime swooped down from the sky, attacking Fukasaku Sage. A Snake Princess and a Toad Sage soon clashed again.
On the other side, Tagitsuhime didn't spare Shima Sage. The Three Great Snake Princesses all have the ability to fly, so they were unfazed by the earthquake in Mount Myoboku.
Despite the terrifying tremors creating bottomless chasms tens of kilometers within Mount Myoboku, Hyuga Satomi, in Tenseigan Chakra Mode, saved all of the Konoha ninja and snakes.
However, many toads of Mount Myoboku did fall, reducing the food supply for the Ryuchi Cave Giant Snakes drastically.
"Virtually destroyed...."
Uchiha Yoichi surveyed the ruins from above; without the protection of a barrier, Mount Myoboku had become a wasteland.
Yet its destruction didn't bother him; once he knew the location of Mount Myoboku, he never intended to develop it. Positioned on the far side of the Land of Fire and surrounded by desolation, even a Chunin couldn't confidently reach it; only Space-Time Ninjutsu assures a safe arrival.
Returning with the spoils of war would suffice.
Releasing the Six Red Sun Array, Uchiha Yoichi swiftly flew like a bolt of lightning toward the crater left by the Truth-Seeking Orb explosion.
Approaching the Great Toad Sage, Uchiha Yoichi already held two Truth-Seeking Orb Weapons in his hand, which he hurled with force, piercing through the Great Toad Sage's remaining limbs. The weapons then transformed into a black liquid, engulfing the Great Toad Sage entirely.
"Yomi Tsu ze Watari!"
Using the Rinnegan Dojutsu, the Great Toad Sage suddenly felt its Sage Art Chakra and life force slipping away. It tried to resist, but its body was already sealed by the Truth-Seeking Orbs.
As time ticked by, Uchiha Yoichi absorbed eighty percent of the Great Toad Sage's life energy with Yomi Tsu ze Watari before letting it go.
"Next, let's see if Orochimaru finds you interesting...."
Uchiha Yoichi initially thought of giving the Great Toad Sage to Shinga to devour, but considering the toad's millennium-long existence and potential valuable insights, he decided to hand it over to Orochimaru for further research.
After dealing with the Great Toad Sage, Uchiha Yoichi flew out of the crater, heading toward another colossal toad.
Mount Myoboku had two challenging toads: one was the Great Toad Sage, and the other, Iwayado Giant Toad.
Jiraiya often summoned parts of Iwayado Giant Toad's body, particularly its relatively vulnerable areas like intestines and stomach, which many Ninjutsu found difficult to penetrate.
If even the intestines were formidable, the toad skin of Iwayado Giant Toad must be more so. Gates' claws and bear jaws were ineffective, and only the Beast King Roar Bullet managed to create a blood hole.
Though such an injury quickly healed on the mountainous Iwayado Giant Toad.
However, with Uchiha Yoichi's arrival, Gates could withdraw from the scene. Uchiha Yoichi needed life energy now, and the more giant beasts, the better.
Yomi Tsu ze Watari.
Using the Rinnegan Dojutsu, a massive amount of life energy was swiftly plundered by Uchiha Yoichi, prompting Iwayado Giant Toad to struggle when sensing its life energy waning.
Yet it was pinned by the Truth-Seeking Orbs on its limbs, leaving Iwayado Giant Toad to lay prone, helplessly sensing its life force diminish until death.
However, Uchiha Yoichi didn't let it wither into a husk, leaving some life energy for the Ryuchi Cave Giant Snakes to feed on, a reward for their efforts in battle.
After Uchiha Yoichi resolved the issue of Iwayado Giant Toad, the war at Mount Myoboku neared its end.
Everywhere was the scene of Ryuchi Cave Giant Snakes devouring toads. Gama Bunta and Gama Ken couldn't hold on, shattered by Manda, Shinga, and a dozen Ryuchi Cave Giant Snakes, torn apart like lizards and eventually devoured piece by piece.
Shinga consumed the most, practically half of Gama Bunta's body, now with a bulging belly, unwilling to move.
Consuming a toad like Bunta benefited Shinga and Manda significantly, as there were no other creatures outside with Sage Art Chakra. Once Shinga digested Bunta, its strength could increase by two or threefold.
Fukasaku Sage and Shima Sage held out till the end, but ultimately succumbed to the combined efforts of the Three Great Snake Princesses and Hyuga Satomi. The two Toad Sages were swallowed whole by Tagorihime and Tagitsuhime, thereafter digested.