Allied Shinobi Headquarters
Ao suddenly sensed an abnormal fluctuation and hurriedly reported:
"Report! Something unexpected has happened on Naruto, Killer B, and Sasuke's battlefield."
"What happened?"
Hearing that Naruto's side was involved, Shikaku Nara's heart tightened.
"It's Madara. Uchiha Madara suddenly appeared on that battlefield and has started fighting Sasuke."
"What?! Madara?!"
Shikaku was stunned.
Wasn't Madara taken away earlier when that strange Hinata appeared? Why has he suddenly returned?
"Right… what about that abnormal Hinata?"
Ao focused his sensory ability again and shook his head.
"I can't detect her."
Shikaku's heart sank.
"That's the worst-case scenario."
Through Inoichi's Mind Transmission, Shikaku had witnessed the battle between Madara and Hinata.
He didn't believe Naruto, Killer B, and Sasuke could handle Madara, the masked man, and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path all at once.
After calming himself, Shikaku spoke to Inoichi.
"Notify all units immediately. Increase speed and head to Naruto's battlefield as fast as possible."
"Yes!"
Inoichi immediately transmitted the message to all divisions.
The Fourth Division and the Five Kage, who were already moving toward the battlefield, received the bad news.
"What?! Uchiha Madara has appeared again?!"
Tsunade quickly steadied herself and shouted:
"Damn it! Move faster!"
"Yes!" ×N
They had already witnessed Madara's terrifying strength.
(Even though he had been completely overwhelmed by Hinata…)
But they still didn't believe Naruto's group could defeat him.
So the Fourth Division accelerated their march.
On the Battlefield
Although Sasuke had activated Perfect Susanoo, there were still differences between Perfect Susanoo users.
Madara's Susanoo was enhanced by the Rinnegan's power, and he had far more combat experience using it.
Thus—
Madara's Susanoo completely dominated Sasuke's.
CLANG!
Madara's Susanoo sword pierced straight through Sasuke's Susanoo and sliced it in half with a lazy horizontal slash.
"Pfft!"
A streak of blood sprayed through the air as Sasuke was thrown out of the shattered purple Susanoo.
"Damn it… how can this be?"
Sasuke wondered if he had somehow awakened a fake Susanoo.
The gap between him and Madara was simply too large.
"Sasuke!"
Naruto quickly caught him with Kurama's chakra arms.
But at that moment—
Madara's Susanoo swung another blade toward them.
Kurama turned his back and blocked the strike, but the force slammed him into the ground.
Then Naruto suddenly felt the Nine-Tails' chakra supply weakening.
He reverted from his Tailed Beast form.
Kurama explained from inside him:
"That last attack severely disrupted the chakra link between us. I need time to restore my chakra."
"Try to stall for time."
"I got it."
Naruto nodded.
Madara also dispelled his Susanoo.
It wasn't time to kill Naruto and Sasuke yet.
He might as well play with them a little longer.
Somewhere in the Shinobi World
Black Zetsu, who was stealing the Rinnegan hidden by Obito alongside White Zetsu, suddenly froze.
"Madara has returned… and the connection of my Impure World Reincarnation control has disappeared."
He paused for a moment before shaking his head.
"Forget it."
"He still doesn't know my true identity."
"As long as Mother can be resurrected, all the effort will be worth it."
Black Zetsu (a truly devoted son of Kaguya) remained determined.
Back on the Battlefield
Through relentless effort, Naruto and the others finally shattered Obito's mask.
Seeing the face beneath it—
Kakashi was filled with disbelief.
He fell into deep confusion.
After all, Obito had once been the one who pulled him out of his lowest point in life.
(Though Kakashi later sank even deeper afterward…)
Naruto quickly noticed Kakashi's hesitation.
He stepped forward to fight Obito and launched into a relentless Talk-no-Jutsu assault.
Eventually, Kakashi regained his resolve.
Meanwhile, Kurama finished restoring his chakra.
Naruto returned to Tailed Beast Mode.
Sasuke also recovered significantly after receiving Kurama's chakra healing.
Just as things seemed to be improving—
ROOOOAR!!!
A terrifying roar shattered their hope.
The Uchiha Flame Formation behind Madara and Obito disappeared.
Revealed behind it was a monstrous creature:
Red Rinnegan with tomoeSharp claws and fangsTen massive tailsA body hundreds of meters tall and over a kilometer long
The colossal beast lay on the ground like a mountain.
The Ten-Tails — First Form — had appeared.
Before the war, Naruto had trained Sage Mode with Jiraiya and Fukasaku.
Now he tried sensing the Ten-Tails with natural energy.
But the result shocked him.
The Ten-Tails was essentially a massive concentration of natural energy absorbed from the entire shinobi world.
Moments later—
The battle erupted again.
Hidden Leaf Village — Root Base
Orochimaru placed a mask onto a White Zetsu's face and forcibly controlled it to summon the Shinigami.
Even though they couldn't fully see it, Suigetsu and Jūgo both felt chills down their spines.
Orochimaru noticed something strange.
He calmly drew the chakra blade Nagi had given him.
"!!!"
When the Shinigami saw the blade, its eyes widened in terror.
Its entire body trembled as if it had seen something horrifying.
Orochimaru swung the blade lightly behind White Zetsu.
"AAAAAH!"
The Shinigami screamed as its stomach was instantly sliced open.
A soul escaped from within.
Feeling the soul's release, Orochimaru withdrew the blade.
The Shinigami fled immediately.
Only a disemboweled White Zetsu corpse and a terrified mask remained.
At that moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi walked forward.
"Is it done?"
"Yes."
"Suigetsu. Jūgo."
Orochimaru gestured to the two.
"Yes, Lord Orochimaru."
They placed three White Zetsu fusion bodies before him.
Orochimaru smiled.
"It's time to prepare special sacrifices for the First Hokage and the Second Hokage."
"According to Nagi, this will allow the First Hokage's Edo Tensei body to reach its peak combat strength."
"Summoning Jutsu: Impure World Reincarnation!"
The three White Zetsu screamed in agony.
Dust and debris swirled around them, gradually covering their bodies.
Three figures slowly emerged.
Seeing them, Hiruzen was overwhelmed with emotion.
"First Hokage-sama… Second Hokage-sama… Minato."
Although he was confused about how Tobirama had been summoned as well, Hiruzen simply assumed his teacher had somehow manipulated souls again.
Hashirama looked around curiously.
"Where is this place?"
"Why is it so dark?"
Tobirama replied calmly.
"Brother, this is the Root organization's base."
"Root?"
"Never mind. We'll discuss that later."
Tobirama turned toward Hiruzen.
"Monkey, what time period is this?"
"And how is Nagi doing?"
Hiruzen answered respectfully:
"Teacher, the Fourth Great Ninja War has already begun."
"As for junior brother Nagi… he's currently waiting for battle."
Tobirama frowned.
"Waiting for battle?"
"It seems something unexpected must have happened."
Hashirama looked confused.
"Another war has broken out?"
"And Tobirama… who is this Nagi you mentioned?"
Tobirama smiled proudly.
"He is my disciple."
◇ BONUS & SUPPORT ◇
◇ 1 bonus chapter for every 10 reviews — drop a comment!
◇ 1 bonus chapter for every 100 Power Stones.
◇ Read 70 chapters ahead on P@treon → patreon.com/Chakraflow789