["What a terrifying Honkai Beast."
Outside New Konoha, the Ninja responsible for monitoring the area watched the Honkai Beast within the distant thunderclouds, his voice trembling.
"What should we do? It won't be long before those Honkai Beasts charge out of New Konoha."
"Regardless, we have to report this first. Let the higher-ups figure it out."
These Shinobi Alliance Ninjas, wearing Forehead Protectors engraved with the character for "Shinobi," performed a Summoning to call forth their Summoned Beasts, ordering them to quickly inform the Alliance leadership of the current situation in New Konoha.
Poof—!
As the Summoned Beasts vanished into plumes of white smoke, the Ninjas breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as the message was sent back, it was enough. Now, even if they died, it would be worth it.
Just as that thought crossed their minds, it seemed the act of summoning had caught the attention of certain Honkai Beasts. The Judgment-class Honkai Beast within the thunderclouds shifted its gaze toward them.
"Chirp—!"
A piercing cry echoed from the clouds, and immediately after...
Rumble!
Accompanied by a deafening roar of thunder, a bolt of lightning as thick as a barrel descended from the heavens, reducing the group of Ninjas to ash.
"!!!"
Seeing this, the hearts of the Ninjas monitoring New Konoha from other positions nearly stopped beating.
From such a distance, simply summoning a few creatures had drawn that Honkai Beast's attention...
Just how terrifying was its perception?
This caused the other Ninjas to freeze, not daring to move a muscle for fear of drawing the attention of that horrific monster.
In fact, they suspected that the Honkai Beast had discovered their tracks long ago and simply hadn't bothered with them.
Of course, that suspicion was purely redundant.
If they had truly been discovered by a Honkai Beast, there would be no reason for them to be alive.]
Uzumaki Mito: "What formidable perception."
Senju Hashirama: "No, you should say its attack range is a bit too large."
Uchiha Madara: "Indeed. Being able to summon lightning from such a great distance means its effective attack range is terrifying. At the very least, all of New Konoha and a ten-kilometer radius beyond it are within its strike zone."
Onoki: "Doesn't that mean that Honkai Beast is invincible!?"
Uchiha Madara did not reply, but his silence was no different from an admission.
Ordinary Ninja: "Heavens, facing a monster like that, how are we ordinary people supposed to survive?"
Forget ordinary people—even the Ninjas were starting to fall into despair.
[Outside New Konoha, a crow watched everything unfold.
"The Beast Tide is about to begin, and the Honkai Energy has risen to the critical point."
"If nothing goes wrong, the Fourth Herrscher will be born during this Beast Tide."
"I just wonder who will become the Herrscher this time."]
Senju Hashirama: "Well, according to my theory, if a Herrscher truly is to be born during this Beast Tide, then my granddaughter, Hinata, Sakura, Tenten, Ino, Temari, Kurotsuchi, or Samui could all potentially become the Herrscher."
Senju Tobirama: "Brother, shut up! Stop talking about that theory of yours!"
Tsunade: "???"
Hyuga Hinata: "..."
Haruno Sakura: "..."
Tenten: "..."
Yamanaka Ino: "..."
Temari: "..."
Kurotsuchi: "..."
Samui: "..."
At this moment, everyone named by Senju Hashirama felt a sudden chill down their spines, as if they were being watched by some great horror.
Temari, in particular, felt it most acutely.
After all, the very beginning of this Sky Screen broadcast had been about the Hidden Sand Village!
This is bad, it's coming for me!
Terumi Mei: "That's not right, First Hokage-sama. Why didn't you mention me? Is it because I am not beautiful?"
Senju Hashirama: "Aha ha ha ha~ My apologies, I forgot about you."
Terumi Mei: "..."
With Senju Hashirama's interruption, the tense atmosphere in the Ninja World eased slightly.
[The Beast Tide erupted.
This time, the tide did not surge in a single direction. Instead, it split into four routes, each led by an Emperor-class Honkai Beast, sweeping toward the four cardinal directions.
Fortunately, the Alliance higher-ups had already anticipated this possibility and made preparations.
Thus, before the tide arrived, the residents along the projected routes had already begun to evacuate.
However, the speed of the Beast Tide far exceeded their imaginations.
Setting aside the fact that a significant portion of the Honkai Beasts could fly, the monsters standing dozens of meters tall covered ten or twenty meters with every single step. When they actually ran, they were no slower than a car!
Most importantly, these Honkai Beasts were tireless. With infinite stamina, they had no intention of resting.
Anything standing in their path was ruthlessly plowed through!
Small hills under a hundred meters were trampled flat; small villages they passed were leveled; and riverbeds were easily crossed.
Even if they couldn't swim, they simply used their massive weight to sink to the bottom and walk across the riverbed to the other side!
Under these conditions, they advanced with unstoppable momentum!
Before long, they encountered human villages and towns.
Due to the Honkai Energy, there were no longer any human settlements near New Konoha, but it was a different story further away.
In the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth, as well as the nations separated by smaller buffer states, people had still refused to migrate even though Honkai Beasts roamed the wilds.
After all, as long as it wasn't truly impossible to live, people would always try to find a way to survive, even in dangerous places.
Even though Ninjas had come earlier to warn them to evacuate, a significant portion was still unwilling to leave.
They hadn't seen the scenes at New Konoha with their own eyes, so they didn't understand what a Beast Tide represented.
In their eyes, the monsters outside couldn't possibly breach their high city walls.
But what they didn't know was that the monsters in this tide were not the semi-transformed beasts they saw in the wilderness!
True Honkai Beasts were far more terrifying than they could imagine!
Thus, the moment the Beast Tide truly descended, the people finally understood the fear of being dominated by the Honkai!
The city walls they were so proud of—walls several or even a dozen meters high—were utterly fragile before the taller Honkai Beasts!
The first to arrive were the flying Archangel-class Honkai Beasts that soared over the walls.
They rampaged through the towns, targeting every tall building that housed people.
In an instant, countless buildings collapsed within the towns, followed by endless cries of agony.
But they didn't know that the true horror was only just beginning.
Rumble...
Accompanied by the tremors of the earth, the even more massive Honkai Beasts had arrived!]