Chapter 192: The Final Battlefield
"Quickly, escort the villagers to the shelter!"
"No, merely escorting them to the shelter isn't enough. Immediately gather all villagers and ninjas below the jōnin rank. Everyone, assemble here!"
The piercing alarm shattered the peaceful night. Jōnin, clad in their vests, immediately issued commands to ninjas of lower rank.
Before other ninjas could execute the orders, Uchiha Sasuke, who had already dispatched a Wood Clone to teach Uzumaki Naruto basic skills in a different dimension, issued a higher directive.
"Yes, Sasuke-sama!"
Looking at Konoha's second-in-command, the other ninjas immediately followed his orders.
Villagers and members of ninja clans, both retired and active ninjas, swiftly converged towards Uchiha Sasuke.
Uchiha Sasuke raised his hands, two lines of blood tears streaming from the corners of his eyes, then two black holes appeared out of thin air in his palms.
The black holes, as if possessing a will of their own, quickly flew away from Uchiha Sasuke's hands, landing on his left and right sides behind him, then rapidly expanded, forming two gigantic black hole teleportation gates.
"Everyone, go in. The end is a safe place," Uchiha Sasuke said calmly.
"Yes."
The ninjas, seeing the Amaterasu no Rei for the first time, were all incredibly shocked.
But out of trust in their second-in-command, the ninjas didn't hesitate at all and willingly stepped into the black holes.
Seeing the ninjas enter, the civilians followed closely behind.
Looking at Uchiha Sasuke, who had become the village's strong backbone, Hatake Kakashi, not far away, couldn't help but show a trace of relief in his eyes.
Immediately, he looked in the direction of Izayoi's house, his eyes becoming hesitant and timid again.
He knew that Uchiha Obito was currently at Izayoi's house.
He really wanted to talk to Uchiha Obito, to ask him why he didn't return to Konoha if he hadn't died back then, what he had experienced over the years, and why he attacked their sensei and his wife.
But he didn't dare to go!
Because during these two years of calm, the highly intelligent Hatake Kakashi gradually realized why Uchiha Obito, who as a child would rather be late than not help an old person, had undergone such a drastic change in personality.
If nothing else, it was probably because he knew that he had killed Rin.
Regardless, it was indeed a fact that Rin died by his hand.
And before his "death," Uchiha Obito had entrusted him with taking care of Rin, but he had failed.
Therefore, Hatake Kakashi was a bit afraid to see Uchiha Obito.
In less than half an hour, Konoha's villagers and ninjas below the jōnin rank had all evacuated from Konoha.
Uchiha Madara did not stop them.
Because Uchiha Sasuke didn't teleport them to a different dimension, but to a city in the Land of Fire.
Under the perception of Six Paths Sage Mode, even if these people escaped to an island outside the ninja continent, Uchiha Madara could find their location.
As long as they didn't escape to a different dimension, these villagers and ninjas were still Izayoi's weakness.
Meanwhile, Izayoi was conversing with the elders of the various ninja villages.
"Izayoi-sama, we need your help."
"I'm already helping you. See for yourselves."
Looking at the four faces on the chakra television, Izayoi pointed to Uchiha Madara across from him.
Yūgao Uzuki immediately turned the chakra television, aiming the camera at Uchiha Madara.
The elders of the Four Great Ninja Villages fell silent instantly.
No wonder it was the Akatsuki leader leading the charge; Uchiha Madara hadn't made a move. It turned out they were holding each other back.
"Thank you for your hard work, Izayoi-sama."
After expressing their gratitude, the elders of the Four Great Ninja Villages ended the long-distance call on the chakra television.
Waving his hand to signal Yūgao Uzuki to take away the chakra television, Izayoi looked at the equally silent Uchiha Madara, a playful smile on his face. "If you have something urgent to do, then go quickly."
"This level is nothing significant," Uchiha Madara said, feigning composure. "With Nagato's strength, no one can stop him except you, me, and that guy in the sky."
"That's not necessarily true," Izayoi said with a profound smile.
Uchiha Madara immediately frowned, a sense of foreboding rising within him.
Three hours later, in a certain dimension.
"This... Is this the Nine-Tails' chakra?"
"Mom, Dad... Thank you!"
Uzumaki Naruto observed his body, which was covered in golden chakra, recalling the scene of meeting his parents in the jinchūriki space. A smile involuntarily appeared on his face.
Just moments ago, Uzumaki Naruto had finally uncovered his lineage. With the assistance of Izayoi's Six Paths Sage Mode, his chakra connected with his parents' chakra, allowing him to experience their emotions and their profound love for him. He had completely found peace.
The only victim was Kurama, the Nine-Tails, who was sealed by Uzumaki Naruto and allowed him to draw chakra at will.
The tsundere fox still refused to acknowledge Uzumaki Naruto.
Izayoi also didn't connect Uzumaki Naruto's chakra with Kurama's, letting him feel Kurama's hatred for humans and the origin of that hatred.
Naruto's power in his Nine-Tails Chakra Mode was already sufficient.
With a single fist bump, a vast amount of information flooded Uzumaki Naruto's mind. Coupled with the ability to condense golden hands in his Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, he instantly mastered the Super Hurricane Consecutive Spheres.
In less than five hours, Uzumaki Naruto's strength had leaped from an ace combatant, then Kage-level in Sage Mode, directly surpassing the pinnacle of the Five Kage and entering the realm of a super-Kage gatekeeper.
This was the treatment of a protagonist!
He could start with no foundation, then with one power-up, his strength would surpass that of a top student who had trained for years.
His strength could remain unchanged for a long time, but with just one power-up, he could overcome years of effort from the secondary lead.
He didn't need any complex mechanics; he just needed to stack stats, and he could dominate those who relied on mechanics.
This was... Uzumaki Naruto!
It was precisely for this reason that Izayoi had no intention of cultivating Uzumaki Naruto.
Teaching such a person was meaningless, because once he developed, he would immediately gain strength far exceeding what could be achieved through training.
"Izayoi, thank you."
Looking at Izayoi before him, Uzumaki Naruto sincerely thanked him.
Izayoi smiled. "It's just a small favor, no need to thank me."
"No, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't know my lineage even now, nor would I have gained such immense power," Uzumaki Naruto shook his head.
After meeting his parents and witnessing the Nine-Tails' attack in the chakra dimension, feeling his parents' emotions, and understanding his father, the young man seemed to mature instantly.
Seeing this, Izayoi couldn't help but chuckle. "If you want to thank me, then put in a good effort later. The war outside has already begun."
"What's going on?" Uzumaki Naruto was slightly stunned.
"The Akatsuki are currently capturing Tailed Beasts. The Gedō Mazō's ability is to seal all nine Tailed Beasts and turn them into an ultimate weapon," Izayoi explained. "My main body has been held back by Uchiha Madara, and the Akatsuki leader's strength cannot be stopped by anyone. Your next mission is to support the ninja villages targeted by the Akatsuki leader. You absolutely cannot let that village's jinchūriki be captured."
"I understand," Uzumaki Naruto nodded with a serious expression.
"Don't worry, I'll have Sasuke assist you," Izayoi said, then gave a look to Uchiha Sasuke's Wood Clone standing nearby.
The latter instantly understood, then used Amaterasu no Rei to create a black hole, taking Uzumaki Naruto out of the dimension.
When they reappeared, they were already on the ruins of the Hidden Cloud Village battlefield.
The battlefield Nagato's main body headed to was precisely Kumogakure.
After all, besides Konoha, the only villages the Akatsuki's rogue ninjas couldn't defeat were Kumogakure and Iwagakure.
In these two years, after the Fourth Raikage handed over Kumogakure to Darui, he had been continuously training with Killer B in Unraikyō.
Countless days and nights, he would wake up from nightmares, recalling his insignificance and powerlessness before Ōtsutsuki Toneri and the Akatsuki leader. The Fourth Raikage did not succumb to despair and give up powerlessly.
He chose to strive for self-improvement, constantly tormenting himself with lightning and the Eight-Tails' power. He miraculously changed his fate, mastering the Strongest Spear and Strongest Shield left by the Third Raikage, becoming an existence at the pinnacle of the Five Kage.
He and Killer B also became the strongest "A-B Combo" in history.
The two, working together, managed to hold off Nagato, who was wearing the Tobi Battle Armor, for several hours.
If the Puppet Army hadn't intervened, Nagato would only need to summon four Impure World Reincarnation undead with Kage-level strength, perform the Four Red Yang Formation to trap the Fourth Raikage and Killer B, then use Deep Forest Emergence to fill the entire barrier, thus completely sealing the Fourth Raikage's short-range teleportation, which was comparable to the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Coupled with the tree branches that would quickly drain chakra upon capture and could also perform sealing jutsu, the strongest A-B Combo in history would simply be two decent toys.
But precisely, the appearance of the Puppet Army prevented Nagato from ending the battle quickly.
Especially the puppet leader who descended upon Kumogakure was none other than Shimura Danzo.
Facing that attack-type Kamui that disregarded rank differences, Nagato and Tobi were helpless.
They had even considered leaving immediately using Uchiha Obito's Kamui after capturing Killer B.
However, whenever they were close to succeeding, Shimura Danzo, who could become invisible with Ranmaru's Red Eyes and also fly, would seize the opportunity to launch an attack, preventing Nagato from succeeding.
Consequently, Kumogakure was bombed into ruins by the Impure World Reincarnation army, the Puppet Army, and the Cloud Shinobi army, yet Nagato still couldn't capture Killer B.
This feeling of being unable to defeat an opponent but being constantly annoyed by them made Nagato quite frustrated.
Fortunately, the capture of the other Tailed Beasts went very smoothly.
The first to be defeated was not Gaara.
It was Kirigakure, which only had Terumi Mei and Utakata, two Kage-level experts.
Because the Akatsuki members dispatched to Kirigakure were Hoshigaki Kisame, who specialized in Water Release, and the Impure World Reincarnation of the Second Mizukage.
Facing one Kage-level expert and one expert at the pinnacle of the Five Kage, Kirigakure had no power to resist.
Utakata and Terumi Mei were both easily defeated, but Utakata was not thrown into Kamui's dimension; instead, he was transferred to another dimension.
Otherwise, the Akatsuki would simply be working for Ōtsutsuki Toneri.
The second major ninja village to be defeated was Gaara's Sunagakure.
Just like in the original story, without anyone's help, Deidara, as the youngest member of the Akatsuki, defeated Gaara alone.
He even defeated Gaara without any injuries, unlike in the original story where he lost an arm.
The third major ninja village to be defeated was Iwagakure.
Nagato sent Ōnoki's teacher, the Second Tsuchikage, Mū, who developed the Dust Release and Particle Style, and whose strength was at the pinnacle of the Five Kage.
Facing a teacher with infinite chakra, Ōnoki, whose chakra had decreased rather than increased due to aging and who could only use Dust Release a few times, could at most fight to a stalemate for a short period.
And in these two years, Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi still hadn't mastered Dust Release.
They were held back by the Impure World Reincarnation army.
Without enemy interference, Konan, with Hidan and Kakuzu, very easily defeated the Four-Tails' jinchūriki and the Five-Tails' jinchūriki.
As for the recently revived Three-Tails, it was personally captured by Uchiha Obito's main body.
In less than six hours, the One-Tails, Shukaku, the recently revived Three-Tails, Isobu, the Four-Tails, Son Gokū, the Five-Tails, Kokuō, the Six-Tails, Saiken, and the Seven-Tails, Chōmei, had all fallen into the Akatsuki's hands.
Only the Two-Tails, Matatabi, and the Eight-Tails, Gyūki, from Kumogakure, and the Nine-Tails, Kurama, from Konoha, remained. All nine Tailed Beasts had fallen into the Akatsuki's hands.
Thus, the ruins of the new Kumogakure became the final battlefield.
The Akatsuki members who had captured these Tailed Beasts did not hesitate. With the help of Uchiha Obito's Wood Clone's Kamui, they quickly relocated to the Kumogakure battlefield to assist Nagato.
The dispersed Impure World Reincarnation army and Puppet Army also headed to the Kumogakure battlefield.
In a few hours, the Puppet Army had already accumulated a large number of attribute points, and Izayoi's points savings had broken through the million mark.
He was no longer interested in grinding points from ninjas who didn't drop attributes.
The real treasure was on the Kumogakure battlefield.
When all the Akatsuki members arrived at the Kumogakure battlefield, a black hole appeared, and Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke's Wood Clone also arrived at the Kumogakure battlefield.
As soon as they appeared, they were immediately sensed by Uchiha Madara.
He looked at Izayoi across from him and chuckled, "So, this is the card you're using against Nagato?"
"It's enough, isn't it?" Izayoi also chuckled.
"Aren't you afraid of leading the sheep into the tiger's mouth?"
"If you have the ability, you can try."
Izayoi's and Uchiha Madara's gazes once again formed a horizon, sparking brilliant flames.
Then Uchiha Madara sneered, "I'll try if you try."
The next second, Uchiha Obito's Wood Clone suddenly lost control of its body, raised its hand to Uchiha Madara's shoulder, and used Kamui to take him away.
Izayoi didn't stop them, his figure vanishing without a trace.
As soon as the two disappeared, they were immediately noticed by the jōnin who had gathered outside Izayoi's house, waiting for the Hokage's command.
At this, they all breathed a sigh of relief, while also feeling a wave of worry.
They were relieved that Izayoi and Uchiha Madara had not started fighting in Konoha.
Their worry was for Izayoi's safety.
As the only overpowered individual in the Five Great Ninja Villages, if Izayoi were to be defeated or killed, then the Five Great Ninja Villages would have no power to resist.
They all desperately wanted to help Izayoi, but alas, they were powerless, and could only pray in their hearts that their Hokage would emerge victorious.
Looking at the successively appearing Akatsuki members and the Impure World Reincarnation army, as well as Ōtsutsuki Toneri's Puppet Army and Naruto-Sasuke, and Izayoi and Uchiha Madara, the A-B Combo and the Cloud Shinobi army, all became expressionless in shock.
Many Cloud Shinobi, paralyzed with fear, died at the hands of human puppets and Impure World Reincarnation undead.
Then, a roar echoed loudly.
"Everyone, evacuate from here! Don't worry about anyone else or your comrades! Your mission is to survive! Evacuate from here immediately!"
And the one roaring was none other than the Fourth Raikage.
The ninja village leader's command instantly crushed the morale of the usually warlike, pro-combat Cloud Shinobi.
All the Cloud Shinobi immediately turned and fled the area, including Yugito Nii.
"Don't worry about the others, but don't let the Two-Tails' jinchūriki leave," Nagato immediately issued his leader's command.
The Akatsuki members, also startled by Izayoi's sudden appearance, immediately gave chase.
Their spirits quickly recovered.
Izayoi was just one person.
They, on the other hand, had two overpowered combatants.
"Naruto, Sasuke, your opponent is Nagato."
Izayoi, who had appeared beside Uzumaki Naruto without warning, looked up at Uchiha Madara, who was a beat slower and flying in the air, and softly instructed, "Remember not to let him capture the Eight-Tails' jinchūriki."
Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke nodded with grim expressions.
Soon after, a black hole appeared, and Uchiha Sasuke's main body also arrived on the scene.
The atmosphere instantly became incredibly oppressive.
The Fourth Raikage and Killer B, who remained on the battlefield, or rather, were unable to leave, were so overwhelmed by the invisible aura that they could barely breathe.
Just then, Uchiha Madara moved.
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