Naruto: Uchiha Youngjo's Konoha Spring

Chapter 293 Reincarnation of the Dirty Land
Neji raised his hand, and a golden light sword composed purely of destructive energy condensed in the air! He then slashed towards the Iwagakure formation.

laugh--!
The golden lightsaber silently sliced ​​through the air, like a hot knife through butter, carving a huge gash in the Hidden Rock formation. Those struck were reduced to dust before they could even scream.

The defenses of Iwagakure were torn open by this sword strike, leaving a huge, irreparable gap!

"A gap! It's a gap!"

"Follow Lord Neji! Charge!"

"kill!!!"

The allied forces were completely ignited by this miraculous turn of events! Despair was replaced by a fervent fighting spirit.

All the remaining warriors roared in fury and launched a massive counterattack along the path Neji had cleared, towards the enormous breach! At this moment, Iwagakure's formation completely crumbled!

However, just as the allied forces were riding high and about to break through Iwagakure's last line of defense and seize victory—

A cold, viscous chakra, carrying a strong aura of death, spread without warning in the core of the battlefield, the area where the allied forces' assault was most intense.

This chakra was powerful and malevolent, seemingly emanating from the deepest depths of the Netherworld, causing all the perceptive ninjas to instantly feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave, their charging steps involuntarily freezing.

puff!puff!
Two coffins covered with eerie runes rose as if from the depths of hell, breaking through the scorched earth and bringing with them a flurry of falling dust, standing abruptly in the center of the smoke-filled battlefield.

The next second, the coffin lid crashed down.

From the left, a figure emerged, wearing a high-necked trench coat and a black silk belt around his waist. His face was covered with cracks from the Impure World Reincarnation. He gently raised his hand, and a crystal-clear, yet extremely dangerous, oily ball condensed in his palm. It was none other than the Second Mizukage, Hozuki Gengetsu!

After Hozuki Gengetsu appeared, the oil ball in his hand instantly expanded and deformed, turning into a gigantic, comical yet terrifying child-shaped oil clone. It charged towards the densest group of allied troops with a monstrous laugh, accompanied by terrifying high-temperature steam.

On the right, a figure emerged from the coffin, his body wrapped in bandages. His dark eyes, though those of a reanimated body, were sharp as a hawk's. After stepping out of the coffin, he silently formed hand seals, conjuring a small, yet seemingly star-destroying, cube-shaped barrier of light in his palms—Dust Release: Particle Style! The Second Tsuchikage—Nothing!

With a push of his hands, the white barrier light containing the power of annihilation instantly expanded, transforming into a destructive beam of light that swept outwards! Wherever the beam of light passed, rocks, ninja tools, and even human bodies were instantly decomposed into their most primitive molecular state, leaving not even a speck of dust behind, only a smooth, deep trench in the ground!

At the same time, the giant oil clone of Steam Explosion rushed into the crowd, and the unstable chakra it contained instantly exploded!

A blinding white light accompanied by a devastating high-temperature steam shockwave suddenly spread out! Swarms of allied ninjas didn't even have time to scream before they were completely vaporized and blown away, leaving behind only a huge charred crater and billowing steam with the smell of burnt meat.

The coalition's offensive was forcefully contained, disrupted, and torn apart! Casualty figures soared at an alarming rate.

"Impure World Reincarnation?" At this moment, Pain appeared beside Neji, his Rinnegan eyes casting an inquiring glance.

"As the teacher said, the enemy hiding in the shadows has made his move." Neji, in his Tenseigan Chakra Mode, focused his gaze on the two former Kage who were wreaking havoc in the formation. "No matter what, let's deal with them first. We can't let them continue like this."

“That makes sense.” Pain nodded, then flew towards the other side with Neji.

"Shinra Tenzheng!"

"Ten-Sengan! Repulsion!"

The two used their respective eye techniques to manipulate repulsive forces, aiming to remove the two resurrected former Kage from the battlefield, or at least prevent them from continuing to kill.

The figures of the two former Kage, resurrected through Edo Tensei, flew out of the army formation under the repulsive force created by the two, followed by Neji and Nagato's fierce and relentless attacks.

The golden lightsaber and the Six Paths of Pain appeared simultaneously, and in just a few breaths, the reanimated bodies of the Second Mizukage and the Second Tsuchikage disintegrated. However, their bodies quickly reformed after disintegration, fearlessly blocking the two.

At the same time, within the Hidden Rock Formation, a small figure slowly took to the air, and beside him, a giant ape-like beast with a completely crimson body also rose from the ground.

Although Onoki himself was completely baffled as to why his former Tsuchikage and the Second Mizukage, who had perished alongside him, were on the battlefield, he didn't want to let such a good opportunity slip by.

Originally, he and Lao Zi planned to work together to stop the enemy leader, but now that Neji and Pain were tied up by the reanimated former Kage, it was a golden opportunity. They had to inflict effective damage on the enemy as soon as possible.

"The dignity of Iwagakure cannot be trampled upon!" Onoki roared, forming hand seals and releasing Dust Release towards the army. Meanwhile, Roshi, who had completed his Tailed Beast transformation, began to condense a Tailed Beast Ball, aiming at the densest part of the Allied Forces' formation.

The successive pillars of dust escape light were like the scythe of death. With each sweep, they carved out shocking blank areas representing utter annihilation in the allied forces' tidal wave of attacks!

At the same time, the terrifying Tailed Beast Ball was also roaring towards the Allied Forces' army.

Neji and Nagato noticed the situation at the same time and wanted to go back to help, but the two former Kage resurrected by Edo Tensei were tightly entangled with them. Their bodies would disintegrate several times in the blink of an eye, but the bug-like resurrection ability of Edo Tensei made Neji and Nagato feel somewhat restrained.

Nagato attempted to have the Preta Path devour the two directly, but it seemed as if the Preta Path knew his abilities beforehand, causing the puppets to self-destruct each time they approached, only to reassemble. Just as the Allied Forces soldiers were filled with despair, watching helplessly as the Tailed Beast Ball drew ever closer...

"Wood Release·Tree Boundary Wall!"

A gentle, deep voice, yet containing the power to calm the raging waves of the earth, like the first warm breeze of early spring, clearly swept across the entire noisy and bloody battlefield, suppressing all the roars and screams!
Rumble, rumble—! ! !
The earth before the army, like a sleeping dragon awakened, roared deafeningly! Countless massive, incredibly thick, and vibrant trees burst forth from the ground at an unimaginable speed, growing wildly and intertwining with each other! In an instant, a wooden wall, tens of meters high and as thick as a mountain range, was erected before the allied ninjas! The giant trees had intertwined roots, their tough bark gleaming with a metallic sheen, and their surging vitality formed a tangible barrier.

laugh--! ! !
Onoki's Limit Separation Technique, a terrifying white pillar of light powerful enough to flatten mountains, and the purest chakra aggregate of the Tailed Beast Ball, slammed into the suddenly appearing wooden barrier! There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a tooth-grinding annihilation sound of energy and matter fiercely clashing.

The white light frantically eroded and disintegrated the tough giant tree, accompanied by the violent explosion of the Tailed Beast Ball, and wood chips flew all over the sky like golden snowflakes.

However, the life force contained within that tree boundary was far beyond imagination. The parts that were broken down were instantly filled by new giant trees, endlessly regenerating! In the end, the blinding white light and the Tailed Beast Ball, having exhausted all their power, unwillingly dissipated into the air, leaving only a huge, deep scorch mark on the tree boundary, emitting blue smoke, but failing to completely penetrate it!
The battlefield fell into an eerie, deathly silence.

The smoke and dust slowly settled.

A tall figure strode across the solid ground, wearing a deep red Warring States period armor. His long black hair was casually tied behind his head, and his face was gentle and calm. Yet his dark eyes were like a forest that encompassed all things, deep and full of power.

He didn't exude any aggressive killing intent, but simply by standing there, a life force as heavy as the earth and as vast as a forest naturally spread out, as if he himself were the center of this world.

He calmly walked past a Konoha ninja who stood frozen in shock, gave the unknown junior a slight nod, and his eyes held a gentle approval and an unspoken "Leave it to me" meaning.

His steps were steady as he traversed the scorched earth and the wreckage of fallen giant trees, finally stopping at the gap in the Tree Boundary Wall, facing the Third Tsuchikage and the Four-Tails Son Goku, who had just launched their attack, and the vast, bewildered army of Iwagakure behind them.

"The First Hokage! It's Lord First Hokage!" Excitement rang out repeatedly from the Allied Forces' ranks. Thanks to the Will of Fire education from several Hokage, this man, who in the minds of most Allied Forces soldiers was merely a ninja god from a story, became the spiritual pillar of the Konoha ninjas present in an instant after his arrival.

Amidst the cheers of countless people, Hashirama Senju clapped his hands together.

"Immortal Technique·Wood Release·True Thousands of Hands!"

Rumble, rumble—! ! !
The earth roared once more fiercely than before! Under the watchful eyes of the Allied Forces and countless Iwagakure members, the earth behind Hashirama Senju surged and shattered as if boiling! Countless enormous wooden arms, wrapped in emerald green Sage Chakra, like the limbs of gods, burst open the earth and pierced the sky!
Each of these colossal hands contained terrifying power capable of splitting mountains and cleaving seas. The lines on their palms were clearly defined, radiating immense vitality and destructive pressure. These giant hands, layered upon each other, blotted out the sky, instantly forming a towering, awe-inspiring, thousand-armed wooden Buddha! The Buddha's shadow enveloped most of the battlefield, including the Kannabi Bridge itself, under boundless majesty!

"Hold on... Hold on! Earth Release team! Maximum defense!" The Iwagakure commander's voice was distorted and shrill with extreme fear.

The eight thousand Hidden Stone Villages had already been annihilated by the First Hokage's divine pressure.

The instinct for survival overwhelmed all discipline and honor, and countless Earth Release ninjas almost cried out as they frantically poured their remaining chakra into the ground beneath their feet.

"Earth Escape: Ten Thousand Miles Earth Current Wall!"

Earth Release: Multiple Rock Formation Walls!

"Earth Release: Earth Fortress!"

Amidst the desperate roars, thick rock walls rose up in front of the Rock Ancestor army, attempting to build a final barrier. However, under the shadow of the Thousand-Armed Giant Buddha, these once-solid defenses appeared so small and fragile, like sandcastles built by children.

Hashirama's clasped hands remained unwavering as he calmly gazed at the densely packed Iwagakure army formation before him, and gave a soft shout.

The colossal thousand-armed Buddha, towering into the sky, moved! It carried a suffocating sense of heaviness.

Countless giant wooden arms, wrapped in emerald green Sage Art chakra, crashed down with terrifying force, determined to crush everything, towards the hastily constructed, paper-thin Earth Release defensive line of Iwagakure!

Boom! Boom boom boom! Boom boom boom boom boom—!!!
The sound of collapse swept across the entire world! The enormous impact slammed into everyone's chest! The Earth Release barrier, which Iwagakure was so proud of, crumbled the moment it came into contact with the giant wooden fist, like an eggshell struck by a meteorite, unable to withstand even a second, instantly disintegrating! The thick rocks were easily crushed into dust, and the violent shockwave, carrying debris and dust, formed a devastating sandstorm that swept towards the Iwagakure army formation behind them!

Just one blow!
The defenses and formations built by the 80,000-strong Iwagakure army collapsed and disintegrated instantly, like water with a stone thrown in!
"Hashirama Senju..." Onoki, who had barely managed to stop his army from collapsing, looked up at the enormous thousand-armed Buddha before him, cold sweat beading on his forehead. Beside him, the Four-Tails Son Goku's face showed a look of terror. Back then, it was this man who had given him 999 hands, and captured him with just one, thus beginning his life as a Jinchuriki.

Then, two more giant hands descended from the sky. The hands, unique to Wood Release and effective against chakra aggregates, captured Mu and Hozuki Gengetsu, who were entangled with Pain and Neji, in one hand.

The two reanimated bodies wanted to self-destruct and reform, but they were completely immobilized in the giant hand.

Seeing this, Neji flashed back to the front of the allied forces and shouted loudly:
"Our enemies have gone mad and desecrated the spirits of our ancestors. Fortunately, the First Hokage broke free from their control with the greatest Will of Fire, which prevented them from succeeding! But, Konoha ninjas! Can we allow our enemies to treat our ancestors in this way?"

Neji knew that at this moment, he had to be the first to pin the blame on the other party, since in most people's eyes, this kind of technique that summons the dead was an evil sorcery that couldn't be more evil.

Before Onoki could react, Neji poured a bucket of dirty water over him.

(End of this chapter)