Shoom…
The lightning spear shoots toward Kinkaku at an incredible speed.
Boom… Boom…
It leaves numerous sonic booms in its wake and instantly arrives in front of Kinkaku.
Kinkaku swiftly turns around and attempts to grab the spear with his hands.
Bang…
The lightning spear pierces through Kinkaku's palm and stabs into his chest. Kinkaku grabs the spear with both of his hands and prevents it from penetrating through his body.
Bang…
The powerful momentum from the spear pushes him backward and pins him down on a hill.
Krrk… Boom…
The lightning spear explodes and electrocutes Kinkaku.
GYAAAHH…
Kinkaku screams in pain as the bolts of lightning continue to strike him down.
"Damn you, weaklings!"
Kinkaku pulls out the lightning spear from his body and enters the next phase of his transformation. Bone armor covers his entire body, and he easily deflects the kunais and shurikens hurled toward him.
"Fire Style: Pheonix Sage Fire Bomb Jutsu,"
Izumi takes a deep breath and fires multiple giant firebombs toward Kinkaku.
Boom… Boom… Boom…
The fireballs bombard Kinkaku's body and explode on top of him. The bone armor on his body slowly melts from the heat of the jutsu.
Back at the headquarters,
"Minato-sama, I received a message from the elders of the Kumogakure village. They have sent an artifact to seal Kinkaku." Mabui informs Minato.
"Hmm… What is it?" Minato turns towards her.
Mabui takes out a storage scroll and makes a series of hand signs.
Poof…
She summons a giant amber pot with a white Shimenawa rope around its neck. A wooden lid is covering the contents of the pot.
"This is Kohaku no Johei, one of the five treasured tools that were used to seal the Eight-Tails during its rampages."
"Hmm… I have heard the rumors about this treasured tool. But it seems more like a large urn than a pot!" One of the Iwagakure elder remarks.
Mabui nods in response and continues.
"It differs from the guard, Benihisago… in that instead of casting a curse with the Kokinjo rope, the user has to just call the name of the target he wants to seal. If the target answers the call of whoever is holding the pot, his voice is immediately recorded, and he becomes sealed."
"Mm… that's definitely easier than the Benihisago. However, if Kinkaku is already aware of its effect, then there are very low chances that he will fall for its trap." The Iwagakure elder remarks.
"There is also another method to use the sealing pot!" Mabui opens her mouth.
"The user has to weaken the target he wants to seal and then later make a series of hand signs to seal the marked target," Mabui reveals the hand signs to Minato.
"Since the situation is urgent, I will use the Ethereal Transmission Jutsu to send it to the battlefield." Mabui makes a ram hand seal.
A bright light engulfs the artifact and in the very next instant, it appears beside Izumi on the battlefield.
"Izumi!"
"Lord Fourth!" Izumi holds the Kohaku no Johei in her hands. Minato explains the sealing procedure to her.
Izumi turns her attention to Kinkaku. The latter recognizes the pot in her and realizes her intentions.
"NOOO!! I won't let you seal me like that." He yells in fury and riles up his chakra to the max. Kinkaku focuses all his tails in front of his body and charges up a massive amount of chakra in front of him.
"That's…" Izumi's eyes narrow as she senses some threat from the chakra ball in front of Kinkaku.
"I won't let you mess around any longer."
Two giant chakra arms float beside Izumi. The chakra arms extend their hands forward and summon a giant katana.
Izumi glances at Kinkaku and whispers.
"Kenjutsu: Gotamshiki,"
Izumi lunges forward in a burst of speed. She instantly appears in front of Kinkaku and launches a flurry of attacks.
SLASH…
Izumi slashes Kinkaku's body in several fragments. She quickly puts down the Kohaku no Johei on the ground and removes its lid to reveal a black gooey substance.
Swish… swish…
Izumi quickly makes the necessary series of hand signs.
"Record and Seal!"
A powerful suction force originates from the black gooey substance and seals Kinkaku within it. Izumi covers the pot with the lid.
"It's done!"
She sighs and relaxes a bit.
"She did it!"
The rest of the allied shinobi force cheers in joy, and the few captains and vice-commanders heave a sigh of relief.
They turn their attention towards a cloud of mist in the instant. Mizukage and her forces are still trapped within that mist barrier.
Izumi holds the crimson gourd, Benihisago in her hands.
"How can I release Samui-san and Atsui-san from this gourd?" She flips it upside down.
"Umm… It should be Unbind and Release!" The Ino-Shika-Cho trio walks toward her.
Mm…
Izumi forms a mental image of Atsui and Samui.
"Unbind and Release Atsui, Samui!"
Fwoosh…
The Benihisago spits out Samui and Atsui from its opening.
"Phew… I thought I was a goner for a second. That was a hot experience!" Atsui wipes the cold sweat from his body.
"It wasn't a cool experience for sure!" Samui also agrees with her brother.
"Let's recoup our forces for now. A lot of shinobis lost their life in this battle and many more are critically wounded." Samui, who is also the captain of the squad, issues a series of orders.
The combat medic team tends to the wounds of the injured personnel.
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On the desert battlefield,
Gaara takes a step forward towards the rapidly approaching sandstorm. He extends his arm and a giant palm of sand covers the entire battlefield.
<Magnet Release: Great Hammer of Solitude>
The gigantic hand falls from the sky and flattens the rapidly approaching sandstorm.
On the other side of the sandstorm,
"Huh!"
A shinobi with brown spiky hair frown as he stares at the giant hand of sand in the sky. The giant hand smashes down on the ground and flattens his <Heaven Sand Burial> sandstorm jutsu.
"Hmm… this powerful technique and this chakra? Is One-tail on a rampage again?" The first Kazekage frowns.
"That seems to be the case, Reto-sama!" The second Kazekage, Shamon nods in agreement.
"Oh, Shamon! I didn't expect you would also join me in the afterlife at such a young age!" Reto sighs in melancholy.
"Reto-sama, I failed to live up to your expectations. I didn't expect to die under the hands of an assassin from the Kura clan of Konohagakure." Shamon shakes his head.
"Hmm… since you are here; does this mean the Second Hokage is still alive?" Reto questions him.
"No, that doesn't seem to be the case. The second Hokage Tobirama Senju died earlier than me. So, it shouldn't be him. Looks like someone else brought us back with his technique." Shamon explains the situation to Reto.
"It has been twenty years since the second shinobi war and currently the third Shinobi war is underway." Another Edo shinobi from Suna explains to them.
"Five years have passed since the end of the Third Shinobi War!" Another shinobi with a stone headband explains to them.
"Hmm… you!! Why are you here?" The Edo Suna shinobi from earlier jumps at the Iwa shinobi and grabs his neck.
"Why would I be here, you ask? It's because I died just like you, dumbass!" The Iwa shinobi slaps away his hand.
"It's the fourth shinobi war! But I am not sure of the day." A silent Konoha Edo shinobi opens his mouth.
"Huh!" The rest of the Edo shinobis turn their head toward him.
"How do you know that?" The rest of them question him.
"Erm… well… because I died on the very first day of the battle." The Konoha shinobi speaks with embarrassment.
"…"
The silence of the battlefield pierces Konoha's shinobi's heart like an arrow.
"Umm… I got careless and was ambushed by the enemy while fighting against a group of ten other shinobis." He attempts to explain to hide his embarrassment.
"Huh! Didn't you die in your sleep?" Another Edo shinobi from Kiri opens his mouth.
"…"
The awkward silence lasted for a while.
Ahem…
Reto clears his throat and turns towards the Konoha shinobi.
"Can you explain the current situation to us? What period is this? Who are the current Kages and who is fighting against who in this battle?"
The Edo Shinobi explains every detail to the Edo Kazekages.
"Sigh… I didn't expect to fall to other's schemes even after my death!" The first Kazekage shakes their head.
Whoosh…
A few seconds later, Gaara and Rasa arrive in front of the Edo group.
"ATTACK!"
"Grandfather, I didn't expect to meet you in such a situation." Rasa opens his mouth as he glances at the Reto.
"Shamon-sama!" He bows his head to Shamon in respect.
"Rasa, is that you?" Reto glances at Rasa with compassion.
"Yes, it's me!" Rasa has a conflicted expression on his face.
There is joy from meeting his elder, but also grief since both of them are enemies.
'Kabuto, that despicable bastard!' Rasa directs his hate toward Kabuto.
Gaara stands beside Rasa and asks.
"Dad, they are…"
"They are your great-grandfather and great-granduncle!" Rasa introduces Reto and Shaman to Gaara.
"This boy…"
Both of them turn towards Gaara and notice the floating sand behind him.
"This boy! Sigh…" Reto sighs and shakes his head.
"Rasa looks like you didn't make the same mistake as us."
"No… I followed your footsteps and made the same mistake as you!" Rasa chuckles in self-mockery as he recalls some bitter moments from his past.
His father, Retsu, Reto's son, was the former Jinchuriki of the One-tails. During his lifetime, Retsu was unable to control Shukaku. And one day, he finally lost control and fell under Shukaku's mind control.
In the end, Reto steeled his heart and granted him freedom from his fate.
Reto clenches his fists as he recalls the smile of relief on Retsu's face.
Gaara bows to Reto and Shamon in respect.
"What a filial child!" Reto smiles at Gaara in approval.
"Great grandfather… Unlike my grandfather, I met someone great who sympathized with my situation. I made friends who cared for me and had a family who loved me sincerely."
A smile appears on Gaara's face as the images of Izuna, Naruto, Temari, Kankuro, and his mother flashed past his mind.
"I see!" Reto nods at Gaara with slight tears in his eyes.
"Perhaps back then, I was too naïve with my approach. If only I had paid more attention to Retsu, if only I cared for him as much; then perhaps… perhaps he didn't have to…"
Reto closes his eyes in guilt.
"Hehe… Enough chit-chat! It's time to get to work." Kabuto's sinister voice echoes in their ears.
Swish… swish…
Kabuto makes a series of hand signs and controls the bodies of Reto, Shamon, and the rest of the Edo shinobis. Their eyes turn black as they lose all their emotions.
Several Zetsu soldiers pop out of the ground and confront Gaara and Rasa. The army of the Allied Shinobi forces also arrives on the battlefield.
"ATTAACKK!!"
The vice-commander of the allied shinobi force issues an order. The Zetsu soldiers also charge toward the allied shinobi force.
Boom… Boom…
Sounds of explosions, smoke, fire, lightning, water, and other jutsu echoes on the battlefield.
Reto takes a step forward Gaara and several sand golems slowly rise from the ground.
Shamon weaves his hand and several chakra threads expel out from his fingers. The chakra threads connect to ten different puppets and float in the air around him.
Swish… swish…
Rasa makes a series of hand signs and slams his palm on the ground.
Rumble… Rumble…
The earth beneath him trembles and a large amount of gold sand ejects out of the ground. Rasa raises his hand in the air and creates a gigantic humanoid golem with a golden shield and spear.
Gaara also reciprocates Reto's jutsu with his own. He claps his hand and yells.
"Sand Drizzle!"
Large amounts of sand particles rise in the air and coalesce into multiple lumps of sand.
"Sand Buckshot!"
He waves his hands towards the several sand golems.
BOOM… BOOM…
The lumps of sand bombard and demolish everything in front of him. They pierce through the sand golems and smash most of them into pieces.
The sand golems also counterattack. A few of them aim their hand toward Gaara and launch several canon bolts of sand toward Gaara.
Bang…. Bang…
A barrier of sand shrouds Gaara and blocks the bombardment of sand bombs.
Several other golems create various weapons like sand axe, sand hammers, sand bows, and arrows.
<Imperial Sand Army>
The golems charge toward Gaara and the rest of the allied shinobi force.
"I won't let you harm my allies!"
Gaara slams his hands on the ground.
<Sand Waterfall Imperial Funeral>
A small amount of sand rises from his guard and enters the ground.
Rumble… Rumble…
The sand from Gaara's guard grinds the rock beneath the ground and generates a large amount of sand. The sand rises from the earth and Gaara compresses and grinds it into fine sand particles. The sand swiftly flows on the ground and flattens the nearby terrain. It squeezes and crushes a portion of the Zetsu army. The sand binds several sand golems in a place.
"Quick Sand Waterfall!"
Gaara sways his hand downward and drowns the sand golems into the quicksand.
The sand continues to travel forward and engulf Reto within it.
"Grand Sand Mausoleum Seal,"
Gaara claps his hands and compresses the sand around Reto into a giant pyramid-shaped seal. He tosses several sealing tags toward the sand pyramid and seals Reto within it.
"The young generation has long surpassed the old generation." Reto voices fade away with the completion of the seal.
On the other side, Rasa also ends his battle with Shamon. Several heavy gold sand particles immobilize Shamon's various puppets by blocking their joints.
"You grew up into a fine man, Rasa!" Shamon smiles at Rasa as the latter seals him.
"I had a fine teacher like you, Sensei!" Rasa also pays his respect to Shamon.
Soon, Gaara and Rasa's division overpowers the Zetsu army and scores an overwhelming victory.
"Kazekage-sama, we received a backup request from the special unit. Several former members of the Akatsuki appeared on the battlefield." A member of the communication team informs Rasa and Gaara.
"Go, leave this place to me!"
Rasa nods at Gaara.
Gaara swiftly creates a cloud of sand and flies off in the direction pointed out by the headquarters.
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"Hmm…"
Naruto, who is dashing in the direction of the coastal battlefield, pauses.
Whoosh…
He swiftly jumps sideways and avoids the charge of a giant rhino.
"This summons…" Naruto's expression turns grim as he recognizes the rhino.
The rhino turns around and charges again toward Naruto.
This time Naruto clenches his fist and punches the giant rhino as soon as it closes up on him.
Bang…
Naruto lands a heavy blow on the rhino's head.
Crack…
The horn of the giant rhino cracks into fragments, and it disappears into a puff of white smoke.
"Nagato, is that you?"
Naruto looks around with a serious expression. Even with his enhanced senses, he is unable to sense Nagato's location.
Poof… poof…
Several clouds of smoke appear around Naruto. A group of giant summons like a giant dog, a giant bull, a giant centipede, a giant crab, and a giant chimera bird surround him.
Shiing…
Naruto closes his eyes and takes a deep breath. He opens his eyes and an orange cloak appears around him.
"Let's do it, Kurama!"
Whoosh…
The next second, Naruto disappears from the shared vision of every Rinnegan summons.
Bang…
He reappears on top of the giant bull and slams down a giant Rasengan on top of its head.
BOOM…
Naruto's Chō-Ōdama Rasengan pins the giant bull to the ground.
Poof…
The giant bull disappears into a puff of smoke.
BOOM… BOOMM…
At the same time, the giant chimera bird drops several explosive eggs on top of Naruto.
Naruto crosses his arms and generates a barrier of chakra around his body. Dust and smoke cover the surrounding area and block the summon's vision.
Swoosh…
Suddenly, a giant chakra arm grabs the chimera bird out of nowhere and drags it toward the ground.
BANG…
The giant bird slams into the ground with a powerful impact force and disappears into a puff of smoke.
Clang…
Naruto raises his other hand and blocks the claw of the giant crab. The crab's claw slowly calcifies his arm, but Naruto shrugs it off with a protective layer of chakra.
He clenches the arm of the giant crab with such force that cracks appear on its hard shell.
"Wind Release: Piercing Vacuum Blades,"
Naruto injects a large number of wind blades into the crab's body and slices its body into several pieces from the inside out.
Poof…
The crab also disappears into a puff of smoke.
Whoosh…
Naruto flickers away from his previous position and avoids the fatal poison spit of the giant centipede. The poison corrodes a giant crater into the ground.
Naruto frowns as he stares at the poisonous centipede.
'That looks scary. I must avoid it at all costs.'
Rumble…
The giant centipede enters the ground and disappears from Naruto's sight.
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