Boom!!!
The roar of flames, almost piercing eardrums, reverberated across the center of the battlefield.
Violent shockwaves seemed ready to shatter the sky.
The raging aftermath formed hurricanes sweeping outwards.
Any Ninja below the level of Jonin basically found it difficult to withstand this terrifying shockwave and they were directly blown away.
Some of the stronger Jonin protected themselves with their arms, struggling to resist the terrifying shockwave.
They still forced their eyes open to look ahead, then they saw two dark energies constantly colliding.
Each desperately trying to consume the other.
On the left were dark flames, on the right was black iron sand!
That's right, the ones currently clashing were Jin, and the man confirmed to succeed Shamon, using the Iron Sand Jutsu, the Third Kazekage!
The shockwave hurricane mixed with iron sand and Amaterasu flames continuously spread outwards.
Even ordinary Jonin-level Ninjas dared not approach.
If anyone was touched by that stuff, the iron sand could scrape off a layer of their skin, while Amaterasu could make they lose a chunk of flesh.
After all, that thing can't be extinguished!
And the only way to remove it is to cut off the affected part.
"Third Kazekage! I'll assist you!"
Bunpuku, entering the Vessel Mode, raised his hand to create a giant Shukaku's arm and smashed it down towards Jin from above.
Jin slightly raised his eyes.
Boom-!
The next second, Shukaku's arm slammed down.
A direct hit!
"Did it work!?"
Chiyo's brother, Ebizo, shouted excitedly.
However, Shukaku's arm seemed blocked by something.
Although it had slammed down, it couldn't reach the ground.
Crack, crack, crack~
A sound like knuckles cracking rang out.
Bunpuku only felt a powerful force coming from below Shukaku's arm.
But before he could see what it was, that force directly pushed Shukaku's arm away.
Everyone looked again intently, and then they saw Jin's body now covered by a silver-white, rib-like shield!
'That... could it be what Grandpa mentioned...'
Tsunade's face changed dramatically.
Although she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she had heard from Hashirama,
About the forbidden technique that could only be awakened by unlocking the Mangekyo Sharingan in both eyes-
Susanoo!
Huge bony hands then grew from both sides of the ribs, holding a Chakra Sword shaped like a long saber.
Jin, with the unique pattern in his eyes, slowly raised his hand.
Then swung it down.
The Susanoo's arm wielding the sword wreaked havoc on the battlefield.
With every swing, it harvested the lives of at least ten Sunagakure's Ninjas.
"So strong... Is that Jin's true power now?"
Minato, holding a Flying Thunder God Kunai in each hand, stared dumbfounded.
The expressions on Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Shinku's faces were similar.
"Charge with Jin-sama!"
The Uchiha Clan was undoubtedly the most excited group on the entire battlefield.
Uchiha Tekka, who is at the same age as Jin, shouted excitedly, yelling to the surrounding red-eyed clansmen.
As a future pillar of the Uchiha Clan's radical faction, he felt the era of the Uchiha had finally arrived!
'The position of the Fourth Hokage is destined for the Uchiha!'
'Even Senju Hashirama couldn't stop it… I said so!'
Looking at these red-eyed fanatics, Jin showed an expression of looking at idiots.
'Didn't I say I'm not interested in the Hokage position?'
'Can't you understand?'
...
"We can't continue fighting like this!"
In the Sunagakure's military camp.
The Third Kazekage slammed his hand on the table and shouted.
Although Chiyo's authority and seniority in the army far exceeded his own, after today's battle, the Third Kazekage realized that if he allowed Chiyo to misuse her authority and fight Konoha to the death, the consequences would be unbearable for Sunagakure, no, for the entire Land of Wind!
Not every Kage is like Hiruzen, who enjoyed having superiors above them.
The Third Kazekage felt he must make Chiyo understand.
He is the Kazekage!
No matter how senior or meritorious Chiyo is, she is still his subordinate!
Facing the Third Kazekage's assertion of authority, Chiyo did not say the words, "Kazekage, you will regret this."
Although until this morning, the only thing on her mind was avenging her son and daughter-in-law, but after this battle, she gradually sobered up.
'We couldn't keep fighting!'
After struggling for a long time, Chiyo ultimately chose, for the greater good, to temporarily set aside her personal grudges and follow the Third Kazekage's wish to seek peace with Konoha.
...
The Sunagakure's peace proposal naturally first landed on the desk of Orochimaru, the frontline commander.
Then Orochimaru forwarded it to Hiruzen, who was 'stationed' in the rear, for his decision.
"They're suing for peace already? How boring. I wanted to fight for another couple of years."
Jin looked regretful.
In the original work, the Second Shinobi World War seemed to end when Minato was fifteen.
And this kid just turned thirteen a couple of days ago.
Compared to the original timeline, the duration was indeed shortened considerably.
Hearing Jin's words, Ebizo, who had come to deliver the message, broke out in a cold sweat.
'Damn it, thankfully the ruling Third Hokage of Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen, is a coward.'
'There's a 99% chance he'll agree to a ceasefire.'