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"Water Release: Water Severing Wave."
A high-pressure jet of water erupted from Tobirama's mouth, instantly slicing through the roots of the colossal tree.
The towering, sky-piercing giant tree slowly began to topple, forcing the shinobi on the battlefield to scatter and evade in all directions.
Nagato, hovering in the air, paid no attention to the collapsing Divine Tree. Instead, he suddenly flashed in front of the massive golden Nine-Tails chakra cloak surrounding Naruto and extended his right hand.
"Dodge, Naruto!"
The Nine-Tails inside Naruto urgently warned him.
"Almighty Push!"
A terrifying gravitational force erupted from Nagato's palm, disrupting Naruto's attempt to evade. The enormous golden Nine-Tails was instantly immobilized by Nagato's grasp.
Then, the golden Nine-Tails cloak began rapidly shrinking as Nagato relentlessly siphoned away its chakra.
"ROAR!"
The Nine-Tails cloak opened its maw, gathering energy to form a Tailed Beast Bomb.
"Useless."
Nagato intensified the gravitational pull around him, accelerating the theft of chakra. The half-formed Tailed Beast Bomb instantly dissipated.
"Naruto!"
Minato suddenly appeared beside Nagato, his right hand wreathed in violet energy as he reached for Nagato's neck.
"Yama's Annihilation: Demon-Slaying Right Hand!"
Just before his fingers could make contact, Nagato vanished, reappearing behind Minato and immediately beginning to drain the Nine-Tails' chakra from his body.
"Adamantine Sealing Chains!"
At that moment, crimson chains erupted from Kushina's body, shooting toward Nagato from the opposite side.
Nagato swiftly ascended into the air, evading the chains. Seizing the opportunity, Minato grabbed Naruto and teleported them both back to Kushina's side using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
"It seems I won't be able to take the Nine-Tails after all."
"Damn right, you won't!" Naruto angrily pointed at Nagato in midair. "Your plan is gonna fail, you bastard!"
"Then stop me!"
Nagato's gaze swept across the assembled shinobi below.
"Stop me with everything you've got!"
"I WILL stop you!"
Naruto immediately tried to charge forward, but Minato gripped his shoulder.
"Wait, Naruto."
"What is it, Dad?!" Naruto turned back impatiently. "We HAVE to stop him!!"
"Calm down!" Minato's expression hardened. "Naruto, we can't risk him stealing the Nine-Tails again!"
"But—!"
Naruto still looked defiant.
"Just stay put, loser." Sasuke suddenly spoke up. "You and Minato are the last jinchūriki left. Protecting yourselves is the priority."
"DAMN IT!!"
Naruto clenched his teeth, glancing at everyone before reluctantly holding back.
"Naruto." Tsunade's face became marked with green Sage Mode patterns. "We adults aren't out of the fight yet. It's not your turn to charge in."
"That's right."
The other four Kage stepped forward beside Tsunade.
"Kid, we're the Kage—the strongest in the shinobi world." A crackled with lightning. "We won't let our subordinates die before us again!"
"Raikage-sama!"
"Tsuchikage-sama!"
"Kazekage-sama!"
"Hokage-sama!"
"Mizukage-sama!"
...
For a moment, shinobi from every village cheered loudly at the sight of the five Kage standing united, their morale instantly restored.
"Hahaha… Little Tsuna's doing great! She's a proper Hokage now!" Hashirama laughed warmly.
"Brother, Tsunade is already in her fifties."
Tobirama coldly reminded him.
"Hahaha… Really? She still looks like a young girl, so I didn't notice." Hashirama scratched his head. "Now that I think about it, she must be over fifty."
"Grandfather."
Tsunade turned back with a murderous glare.
"What is it, Tsuna?"
Hashirama tilted his head in confusion.
"There's no need to remind me of my age."
She spoke through gritted teeth.
Hashirama, oblivious to his granddaughter's fury, continued, "Oh? By the way, are you married? Do you have kids?"
Tsunade swiftly turned away, taking a deep breath.
Fine, don't get angry. I shouldn't argue with my grandfather.
She looked up at Nagato in the sky, her body tensing for battle.
"Tch."
Just as the next wave of fighting was about to begin, Madara—still carrying his gunbai—suddenly levitated into the air.
"Step aside, Ōnoki, Hashirama's granddaughter." His gaze swept over the five Kage. "You Five Kage best not get in the way."
"What do you mean, Madara?"
Ōnoki stared up at him warily.
"Nothing much." Madara suddenly grinned, his wild hair fluttering in the wind. "Just felt like having some fun with this kid."
He raised his gunbai, pointing it at Nagato.
"Come on, brat. Let's see how well you can use these eyes of mine."
"Madara!" Hashirama called out enthusiastically. "I'll join you!"
"Stay back!" Madara didn't even glance at him. "Don't ruin my fun."
"How could you…"
Hashirama slumped to the ground in despair, dark mushrooms sprouting around him.
"Again with this."
Tobirama facepalmed.
"In that case, we should retreat for now."
Izuna smiled faintly as he stepped back.
What's he planning?
Sasuke shot him a questioning look.
'Just follow along.'
Izuna returned a meaningful glance.
"Fall back!"
After a brief hesitation, Ōnoki decisively retreated.
Let Uchiha Madara deal with that terrifying kid. Either way, it's not our loss.
Following this logic, the others also began withdrawing, clearing a vast space at the center of the battlefield.
Tobirama grabbed Hashirama by the collar and dragged his despondent brother away.
"No… I want to fight alongside Madara…"
Hashirama kept muttering in protest.
The surrounding shinobi pretended not to notice, though inwardly, their image of the "God of Shinobi" was thoroughly shattered.
Up in the sky…
"So that's how it is?" Nagato stared at Madara before suddenly smiling as well. "Fine by me!"
The Truth-Seeking Balls floating behind him shot toward Madara in rapid succession.
"The grievances between us… Let's settle them here!!"
"You hate me?"
Madara swung his golden gunbai—forged from Dragon Vein crystal—deflecting the Truth-Seeking Balls.
"You SHOULD hate me, Nagato."
He closed the distance between them, whipping out the sickle attached to the gunbai by a chain.
"As a shinobi, my life has been filled with tragedy!"
Madara's red Mangekyō Sharingan morphed into the purple Rinnegan.
"But I've never regretted a single thing!"
"You manipulated fate as you pleased…"
Nagato blocked the golden sickle with a black rod, allowing the chain to coil around it.
His calm eyes concealed a raging storm.
"…Now, YOUR fate is in MY hands!"
"Hahahahaha…"
Madara threw his head back and laughed.
"Interesting."
Blue Sage Mode markings instantly spread across his entire body as an overwhelming aura erupted from him, distorting the air with illusions that blurred the line between reality and fantasy.
"Come, then." He smirked at Nagato. "You've gained enough power to take your revenge on me!"
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