Before Isamu could even react, Senju Tobirama found him already standing right in front of him, moving with the terrifying speed granted by his incomplete Six Paths power.
Looking at Isamu, who had appeared in an instant, Senju Tobirama was shocked.
"Such incredible speed…"
Senju Hashirama was equally stunned. He hadn't expected that after fusing with that mysterious power, Isamu would become this fast.
Without giving the two brothers any time to respond, Isamu reached out with both hands and grabbed their heads almost simultaneously.
As he held their heads, the openings on the backs of his hands expanded. Once they widened enough, the black orbs behind them shot forward through the openings.
In an instant—
The heads of Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama were obliterated.
Their headless bodies collapsed to the ground.
From afar, Hiruzen Sarutobi witnessed the scene, his face filled with shock.
"To defeat two legends in a single move… how has Isamu become this terrifying?!"
Even Orochimaru was stunned, though he quickly reassured his teacher.
"Teacher, don't panic. They were summoned with Edo Tensei. They won't truly die."
Hearing this, Hiruzen steadied himself and nodded. Then his expression turned grave.
"Don't just stand there. Recover your Chakra immediately. I have a bad feeling about what comes next."
The surrounding ninja were just about to sit down and recover when Isamu made his next move.
He crouched and pressed one hand against the ground. As his Chakra surged, a massive white tree trunk burst from the earth, rising high above the battlefield.
Atop the trunk, five enormous dark-red spheres began forming—Tailed Beast Balls.
They grew rapidly… until each one reached a size comparable to the Ten-Tails itself.
Seeing them fully formed, Isamu let out a twisted grin and roared:
"Damn ninja world… disappear!!!"
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The five massive Tailed Beast Balls shot off in different directions—toward the Five Great Ninja Villages.
He intended to wipe them all out at once.
Watching the one headed toward Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi collapsed to the ground, his face filled with despair.
Seeing this, Danzo Shimura and Orochimaru rushed to support him.
"Hiruzen, what's wrong with you?" Danzo demanded. "That attack isn't aimed at us!"
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes. "Teacher… did you notice something?"
Hiruzen didn't answer. He only muttered repeatedly:
"It's over… it's over… this time, it's truly over…"
The two were confused—until Danzo suddenly realized something.
"Konoha…!"
He turned sharply toward the sky, following the trajectory of the incoming Tailed Beast Ball.
It was heading straight for the Land of Fire—for Konoha Village.
If that attack landed… the village would be erased instantly.
Realizing this, Danzo lost control.
"Konoha! My Konoha!" he shouted hysterically. "If it's destroyed, how can I ever become Hokage?! Isamu, you lunatic! You madman!"
The other Kage and ninja leaders quickly understood as well. Watching the attacks fly toward their own villages, they erupted in anger.
"Isamu, you monster! Who destroys entire villages like this?!"
"My home… my family is still there!"
"You bastard!!"
But no matter how much they shouted, they could only watch helplessly as destruction approached.
Meanwhile, on the walls of Konoha Village…
Senju Nawaki sat there lazily, looking bored.
"I still don't get why that guy suddenly defected," he muttered. "He seemed normal enough… Did someone bully him?"
He shook his head.
"No way. With his strength, who would even dare?"
After a moment, he sighed.
"I wonder how Sis and the others are doing… Can they bring that annoying guy back?"
Thinking about it made him more annoyed.
"I'm already a ninja too, you know! And they made me stay behind to guard the village? That's clearly looking down on me!"
He crossed his arms.
"If I'd known, I would've snuck into the army myself."
Just then, something caught his eye.
Far in the sky—a small red dot.
"Huh? What's that?"
Curious, Nawaki stood up and focused on it.
The red dot grew… bigger… and bigger.
"…It's getting larger. Could it be… an attack?"
He hesitated.
"No way. Who would dare attack Konoha?"
But as the red dot expanded to the size of a house, his expression changed instantly.
"Wait—this isn't right!"
Realization hit him.
"That's an attack heading straight for the village!"
Without another second of hesitation, Nawaki leapt down from the wall and sprinted toward the village.
"I have to warn everyone—now!"