Boom!
The Rasengan smashed down.
From underground, pieces of wood emerged to block Namikaze Minato's attack, but it could only block a part of it. The rest...
One hit.
Obito was directly smashed into the ground.
At the same time.
In the distance, a giant puppet...
Fire, water, lightning, storms, and mudslides all spewed out from a giant puppet.
Under the massive chakra, the five elements resonated, creating a fierce explosion that also enveloped Namikaze Minato.
But.
Namikaze Minato's real body was not there at all.
That was a shadow clone.
And the real body—
Sage Mode!
Namikaze Minato opened his eyes, a huge, spinning Rasengan appearing in his hand. Behind him, golden chakra manifested as arms grasping shuriken.
Sage Art: Wind Release: Rasenshuriken!
The next second.
Boom!
Various ninjutsu were thrown out.
But.
The next second, a chaotic and terrifying chakra spread from Obito's location.
The Tailed Beasts...
Were all released!
The Jinchuriki in the alternate dimension, under control, fully transformed into their Tailed Beasts, spewing powerful Tailed Beast Bombs.
Although it couldn't directly cancel out the numerous attacks, and even Obito himself was affected.
After a period of chaos.
At the scene, a huge crater was left.
Uchiha Obito lay on the ground, coughing repeatedly, but still alive.
Just as Namikaze Minato was about to advance—
Suddenly, his pupils shrank, a look of horror in his eyes.
What is this thing?
In front of them, a massive, bizarre, and terrifying demonic statue slowly rose from the ground.
Uchiha Obito, under Black Zetsu's control, looked up.
At the base of the demonic statue, tubes connected to an aged old man.
Everyone held their breath, especially Uchiha Shisui.
This old man carried a scythe and a fan on his back.
That was the symbol of the Uchiha clan.
"You are Uchiha Madara?!"
Uchiha Shisui was terrified.
Madara was actually still alive?
How is that possible!
He looked up, following the tubes to the back of the demonic statue.
It's that thing!
"It sustained Madara's life. We..."
Just as Shisui was about to say that if they tore off those tubes, Madara would surely die, he saw Madara tear off the tubes himself.
At that moment, a powerful chakra emerged from Madara's body.
In that instant, everyone was dumbfounded.
Including Minato...
For a moment, he couldn't figure out what was going on with Madara.
"What is he doing? Is he trying to escape?"
The Nine-Tails asked in Minato's mind.
Minato shook his head, "I don't know, but, he is Uchiha Madara after all..."
"Why care so much? Just beat him up!!"
Kushina roared.
Above her head, a "Nine-Tails" formed from Nine-Tails chakra condensed a Tailed Beast Bomb.
However.
Chains flew out from the demonic statue behind Madara, and one of them quickly sealed Kushina's Tailed Beast power.
At the same time, it opened its mouth and spat out a "dragon."
This chakra dragon swept towards the surroundings.
Kushina instinctively felt that something was wrong and immediately shouted, "Be careful, pay attention to dodging!"
Minato used the Flying Thunder God to get to her side and directly cut the chain with a Spiral Blade.
"Go!"
Boom!
The chakra dragon swept towards the surroundings.
Those White Zetsu and snakes hiding underground died upon contact.
Minato shouted.
"Everyone, don't touch it!"
Fortunately.
There weren't too many people here.
The few experts immediately fled.
But.
This dragon quickly charged towards the giant puppet in the back. The five ninjas there all body-flickered to escape.
But three of them were still swallowed by it, losing their life force in an instant.
Their chakra was completely devoured!
The next second, the chakra dragon returned to the mouth of the demonic statue. Madara walked to Obito's side and directly grabbed Uchiha Obito.
Then...
Intangibility, the two disappeared at the same time.
The scene was a mess.
Minato was silent.
All of this—
He had never expected Uchiha Madara to appear, and to leave behind such a terrifying thing.
It was twisted, crazed, like a giant person.
Ten pillar-like objects, nine eye-like things.
Minato was suddenly taken aback.
"Could it be?"
"What did you think of?"
The Nine-Tails couldn't care less about any "grudges" at this moment. With Uchiha Madara present, nothing was more important than killing him.
This one was its mortal enemy!
Minato took a deep breath.
"Let's talk while we move."
He body-flickered to the side of the demonic statue.
Although he didn't know the specifics, Uchiha Madara would definitely not give up this demonic statue. Once he returned, he would definitely try to retrieve it.
Before that, he had to move the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path away first.
Move it to a safe place, far away from Konoha.
In this way...
Even if there were more terrifying battles, it wouldn't affect Konoha itself, and recovery would be faster in the future.
Minato immediately thought of the best solution.
Send it out!
...
Konoha, ANBU headquarters.
After much trouble, he finally returned to Konoha. Kyohiko covered his eyes, then slowly released them, looking at the system panel.
[You have killed the Third Raikage and foiled the enemy's plot.]
[Under your leadership, the research and trial use of the Five-Element Puppet were successful, and Konoha's strength has been considerably enhanced!]
[Reward: Mangekyo Sharingan.]
[You have obtained the Rinnegan for Konoha!]
[Reward: One Six Tomoe Rinnegan.]
"This is..."
Nagato covered his eyes, feeling a sharp pain in his head.
But he had experienced it once before, so it wasn't so strange this time. It was just the ability of this eye that made him feel strange.
"Kamikaze?"
He sensed it carefully, then opened the eye and said, "What kind of eye is this?"
"The Kekkei Genkai of the Uchiha clan. Under certain conditions, a more advanced Mangekyo Sharingan can be awakened. I suspect the higher stage is the Rinnegan."
Kyohiko replied.
He slowly uncovered his eyes.
"Is your other eye a replica? Can you use it?"
"It's alright."
Nagato nodded.
At this moment, he was completely convinced that his eyes might really be Uchiha Madara's.
Otherwise, how could Madara have the ability to control him?
However.
He looked closely and suddenly noticed something was wrong, "You are not an Uchiha. How can you awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan?"
"The Uchiha and the Senju came from the same origin. In theory, if the bloodline is developed enough, it is possible. I also stumbled upon it by accident."
Kyohiko replied.
He was chatting with Nagato, not to waste time, but because it also took him time to adapt to this eye.
However, a Six Tomoe Rinnegan as a reward?
Did the old Sage of Six Paths drop some loot?
He secretly pondered.
Then, Kyohiko frowned. The key was still the ability.
Amenotokotachi.
"Slowing down the flow of time..."
A sharp light flashed in Kyohiko's eyes.
This ability is very strong!
After adapting and mastering it—
It was time to make a move!
"We have to go."
"Kyohiko, if I participate in the war, won't I still be controlled by Madara's people?"
Nagato was a bit hesitant.
He really didn't want to try that state of being out of control for a second time.
Kyohiko thought for a moment and said, "You go to the north."
"The north?"
Nagato was taken aback for a moment.
Kyohiko nodded lightly.
"Onoki attacked sensei, but I don't think a person like him will give up so easily. The Hidden Cloud Village, having lost its Raikage, may not be willing to submit just like that."
"Then..."
Nagato didn't think much about these things, but he was not ignorant. He thought for a moment and understood Kyohiko's idea.
"I'm going to the Hidden Rain Village?"
"If sensei's side is still in danger, you go to the Hidden Grass Village. Anyway, you have the toads of Mount Myoboku, you can contact them and see."
"Yes, I understand."
Nagato nodded and was about to run out.
Kyohiko directly pulled him back.
"Don't be anxious! I'll send you there."
As he spoke, he wrote a note and directly sent him to the ANBU's Flying Thunder God formation using his own Flying Thunder God.
Nagato's vision blurred, and when he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a dim room with six people around him.
The note they held in their hands was the one Kyohiko had written earlier.
Nagato was puzzled.
The next second, a short teenager walked out.
"Jonin Nagato, we are responsible for the Flying Thunder God formation to send you to the Hidden Rain Village. Are you ready?"
"Huh? Yes."
Nagato nodded lightly.
Shiranui Genma nodded, then looked at Namiashi Raido and Yamashiro Aoba.
The three of them put their palms together.
On the periphery, three people formed hand seals, supporting the space-time passage barrier.
The next second, the Flying Thunder God formation technique instantly sent Nagato into the space-time passage.
...
In the Hidden Rain Village, Yahiko formed hand seals. After just a few seals, a water dragon roared and instantly rushed into the distance.
Kitsuchi immediately blocked it with an Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall.
But.
Even though Earth Style counters Water Style, Yahiko's Water Dragon Bullet Technique was learned from Kyohiko, and its power was concentrated in one point.
In an instant—
Boom!
The earth wall immediately collapsed.
Ninjutsu counters are not set in stone. When power reaches a certain level, it can naturally reverse the so-called "counter."
A flash of understanding crossed Yahiko's mind.
He was just about to attack again.
From behind Kitsuchi, a strange chakra quickly blasted towards him.
"Be careful!"
Konan quickly controlled her paper to cover him.
But.
In the blink of an eye, the paper turned to dust.
Dust Release?
Yahiko had some intelligence about the Hidden Stone Village and knew about this Kekkei Tota, Dust Release.
Once hit, everything would be disintegrated by it.
Onoki was flying in the air, but behind him, a pile of gold dust quickly followed.
"Hmph! Rasa, I didn't expect you to start being the dog of the Hidden Rain Village!"
"I have formed an alliance with Leader Hanzo. It's different from your internal strife."
Rasa chuckled.
He was naturally no match for Onoki.
But Onoki not only had to deal with him, but also Hanzo.
Hanzo was no match for Kyohiko, but compared to the Jonin and elite Chunin of the Hidden Stone Village, he was much stronger.
What's more.
Even the Chiyo and Tsunade of the past had a hard time dealing with Hanzo's poison. The Hidden Stone Village had even less ability in this area.
One Hanzo rushing in could disrupt their entire ninja team.
Onoki had to deal with Hanzo on one hand and Rasa on the other. He was truly running ragged.
Just as he was feeling annoyed.
A figure appeared with extreme speed, and then...
"Nagato? Why are you here!"
"Yahiko?"
Nagato looked around, dumbfounded, and then he realized—
He was in the Hidden Rain Village!
"Be careful!"
Sheets of paper blocked all the ninjutsu aimed at Nagato.
This is still a battlefield!
"Are you better?"
"No, but currently, Mount Myoboku is not safe either, and I have already given my eye to Kyohiko."
Saying this, Nagato lifted his hair.
Yahiko took a closer look.
Indeed.
One eye was different from a normal person's, but the difference was not big. The other had become the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan.
"Sharingan?"
"Yes, it's a long story. Let's repel the Hidden Stone Village first."
Nagato covered his eye.
The next second, suddenly, the tomoe in his pupil spun.
Godspeed...
A dojutsu ability that enhances taijutsu.
He released his eye, the tomoe receded, and he looked into the distance.
"Who to kill?"
"Huh?"
Yahiko was stunned, not knowing how to answer for a moment.
After thinking for a moment.
"Can you capture that person? The slightly fat one. He is Onoki's son, Kitsuchi. If we can capture him, the war can end sooner."
Yahiko said in a low voice.
Nagato nodded lightly, then looked around and said in a low voice, "Buy me two or three minutes."
"Two or three minutes? No problem."
Yahiko scratched his head.
Although he didn't know the reason, he felt that this matter was indeed not difficult.
Not to mention two or three minutes, even a few more minutes, they could still hold on. What's more, no one was paying attention to Nagato right now.
The battlefield roared.
Everyone was bombarding each other with ninjutsu and explosive tags. A batch of Sand ninjas had already arrived to help stabilize the front line.
Otherwise.
At this moment, with the strength of the Hidden Rain Village alone, they would have already been defeated, and only Hanzo could have come forward to fight.
The Second Great Ninja War was just like this.
And now.
A few minutes passed, and Kitsuchi suddenly formed hand seals, pressing both hands on the ground.
Soon, the surroundings roared.
On the left and right sides, huge mountains began to press in towards the middle.
Earth Style: Sandwich Technique!
This was the power of Earth Style ninjutsu.
Any battle line was useless in front of Earth Style ninjutsu and could be destroyed in an instant.
"Retreat!"
Yahiko shouted.
But.
At this very instant, he saw a shadow shuttle past.
No!
Not a shadow, but...
An afterimage!
It was Nagato!
But the difference was that at this moment, Nagato's speed was extremely fast, leaving a series of dissipating afterimages in the air.
Such speed was almost beyond human comprehension, almost like teleportation. Even A of the A-B combo...
His speed was probably only this fast.
Nagato has become so strong?
Yahiko was shocked.
The next second, something even more shocking happened to him.
Kitsuchi was maintaining the Sandwich Technique, but he felt a gust of wind roaring towards him.
Ahead, several Hidden Stone ninjas formed a battle formation, and one by one, Earth Style ninjutsu were used to try and intercept Nagato.
At the same time, earth walls rose up around Kitsuchi.
But.
At this very instant, inside the earth wall, Kitsuchi heard a clap of thunder.
Lightning Release: Earth Running.
The difference was—
This was Sage chakra.
What?
Kitsuchi was shocked.
How can he be so fast?!
Boom!
The earth wall collapsed, and a kick came from behind.
Kitsuchi's mind went blank, not understanding how such speed was possible.
In just an instant, Kitsuchi was sent flying.
He realized that the other party didn't lack the ability to kill him, but wanted to keep him alive to threaten his father.
Onoki saw this and was immediately surprised and horrified.
This speed...
Has Ryoho Kyohiko arrived?
The next instant, Nagato knocked him out with a punch and brought him to Yahiko's side.
"Caught him."
"Huh? Oh!"
Yahiko came to his senses as if from a dream.
So, Nagato was already this strong!