A ninja lay on the ground, barely clinging to life. Blood blurred his vision. He looked around—everywhere he saw corpses littering the battlefield. All his familiar comrades were gone. Dying in battle was a ninja's fate, but their bodies vanishing without a trace was unbearable. Even worse, black insects were already crawling toward him from all sides. He knew too well that soon, his flesh would be gone as well. What an unspeakable tragedy!
In the final moments before death, terror seized his heart...
[Kekkaijin: Pot of Poison Jutsu] spread at an alarming speed. Every ninja whose body was invaded by the poison insects felt a boundless chill creeping through them—bit by bit, it burrowed deep, as though freezing their bones. Every slight movement felt like breaking bones, causing unbearable pain that pierced the soul.
Before long, the pain vanished, replaced by an even more horrifying sensation: the feeling of their flesh being devoured. Helplessly, they could only watch as their bodies were torn apart, crushed, and eaten alive. At this point, the ninja could only wish for death to end this despair.
The insects stripped away the skin and flesh, exposing rotting flesh to the air. As the poison insects finished feeding, an explosion rang out, releasing even more toxins into the atmosphere. The toxins were increasing in concentration.
While struggling to calm the tempers of ninja from various nations, Rasa finally received an intelligence report about the other side of the barrier.
"You're saying there's poison in the air?"
A Sunagakure ninja, more familiar with toxins than most, had seen everything and quickly explained: "Yes, Lord Kazekage. This poison is triggered by the insects. These creatures devour human corpses, then explode, injecting toxins into the air. Once someone inhales this poisoned air, they'll collapse within moments, unable to move. Then those insects will immediately burrow inside, restarting the cycle of poison. At this rate, the toxins will only keep increasing."
"Insects… Could it be the Aburame Clan?" Rasa recalled the time during the Konoha Defense War when the Aburame used insects to block the poison mist created by Sasori. He was certain now—it had to be the Aburame Clan. "Damn it, Konoha is ruthless. They actually chose to fight with poison. I understand now, this was their plan from the start. They used the volcanic eruption to create a massive number of corpses to fuel this technique. Now, they're trying to suffocate us all to death inside this barrier!"
Rasa now understood everything and felt a cold sweat down his spine. There was no time to waste—they had to find a solution soon.
"That's right, the Mizukage. Since he recognized this barrier, he must have a way to break it." Rasa decided to seek out the Mizukage after all.
Yet when he arrived, his heart sank halfway. The Mizukage sat lifelessly on the ground, nothing but an empty husk—his insides seemed to have been hollowed out, completely devoid of any life. He was already dead—and in the most bizarre way.
At this point, Rasa no longer had time to investigate the Mizukage's death. With him gone, he was now the sole commander of the Allied Forces. If he failed to find a way to break the barrier and halt the toxin's spread, the entire Allied Forces would perish inside this barrier. Even if he survived, he feared the other three ninja villages would tear him to pieces.
With the barrier unbreakable and poison lingering in the air, there was only one option left: defense. Rasa bellowed, "Poison incoming! Order all the ninjas to stay close to the barrier! Form defensive positions immediately! Anyone who causes chaos will be personally executed by me!"
The "Kekkaijin: Pot of Poison Jutsu" was the largest-scale poison gas attack Anya had ever encountered, even surpassing Hanzo's. In the ninja world, poison itself was the most difficult to handle.
After all, there were no vaccines here, no universal antidotes. Even Tsunade needed to figure out how it worked before producing an antidote, and it would take time. With no other choice but to organize collective defenses, Rasa could only watch helplessly—proof enough of how terrifying poison could be.
The only drawback was that it required time to deploy, and its spread wasn't fast enough, giving the Allied Forces time to react.
Following the initial chaos, news about the deadly poison inside the barrier had spread. Under the threat of death, ninjas who had just been fighting each other had no choice but to temporarily set aside their hatred and regroup together to face the danger. Witnessing this scene from the shadows, Tobirama Senju couldn't help but sigh deeply, gaining a more profound understanding of the "reality" Anya had mentioned.
It had already been a day and a night since the battle began. The Allied Forces finally managed to gather all surviving ninjas. As for those who couldn't be located, they were left to survive on their own.
Tobirama Senju kept moving around, searching for an opportunity. He hadn't acted yet because there was no longer any chance to cause chaos. High above, Rasa's sharp eyes constantly swept over the battlefield. Any slight disturbance would be met with devastating retaliation.
[Earth Release Barrier, Dirt Prison Dome, rise!]
A large number of ninjas spat earth from their mouths. The earth quickly formed thick walls that rose upward, eventually converging at the top into an arched structure. One side of the walls was infused with chakra, allowing damaged sections to instantly repair themselves. With this, all external threats were completely blocked out, granting the Allied Forces temporary safety.
When Rasa witnessed this using his Sand Eye, he finally exhaled in relief. The poison problem was resolved. Now, the only thing left was the barrier itself. For such a powerful barrier, the cost required to maintain it must have been enormous. Rasa didn't believe it could last forever. The moment the barrier broke, the advantage would still be theirs—even if they had to retreat.
Tobirama Senju used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to Anya's side. By this time, Anya had recovered significantly, his breathing stabilizing. There would be no issues with participating in combat.
Tobirama handed the weapon back casually and said, "The Allied Forces have formed an absolute defense. Order the Aburame clan to cancel the Kekkaijin: Pot of Poison Jutsu. Once the barrier falls, if these toxins spread outward, it will cause a massive disaster."
Anya accepted the Supreme Blade but did not take the Blade of Indifference. He shook his head and said, "I haven't finished my business yet. I won't cancel it. Besides, this barrier won't last much longer. I need to finish them off before that happens."
"What are you planning to do?" Tobirama tried to persuade him. "If the two of us charge straight in, we probably won't even breach that Dirt Prison."
Anya's face bore a bloodthirsty grin as he said, "Since I've already given them poison, how could I possibly run out of toxins? Every fortress has its traitor within."
As the voice faded, the dirt prison at the barrier shuddered. A massive serpent with bold purple stripes burst from the ground. With a wide-open mouth, it gulped down several ninjas and declared boastfully, "This time Orochimaru actually did something halfway decent. I'm going to feast well—no less than one hundred, no, one thousand live humans, hahaha."
"It's Orochimaru's summoned beast, Manda," recognized some ninjas who had survived the Second War.
Following a loud shriek, countless snakes crawled out from the holes Manda had created. At the same time, various poisonous creatures emerged from the desert, throwing the scene into chaos. The once tranquil dirt prison suddenly exploded into chaos, bubbling like a boiling pot filled with roaring, wailing, screaming, and crying. All those sounds merged into a chilling chorus, plunging everyone into pure fear.
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