Naruto: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Otsutsuki.

If Shikaku's reminder had come even half a second later...

The boulder didn't hit the Iwagakure ninja, but rather his head.

Fugaku Uchiha did not continue thinking about it.

He looked around, and everywhere he looked, he saw Iwagakure's khaki uniforms.

Everywhere you look, there are headbands with two stones carved on them.

Earth Release ninjutsu rained down everywhere.

Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet, Earth Release: Rock Slab Coffin, Earth Release: Splitting Earth Palm.

One ninjutsu after another rained down from the Iwagakure battlefield, as if the earth itself was also at odds with Konoha.

Meanwhile, in Konoha... the shadows of those in green uniforms faltered amidst the ochre-colored crowd, like a few fallen leaves adrift in a vast ocean.

In terms of both morale and numbers, Iwagakure basically crushed Konoha.

"Thanks, Shikaku..."

Fugaku Uchiha whispered his thanks, forced himself to stay alert, shook the blood off his sword, gripped the hilt tightly again, and stepped back into the battlefield.

Despite the village facing a life-or-death crisis, the Uchiha clan, who had stood at the pinnacle since the village's founding, had no concept of retreat in their very bones!

"Fugaku, don't rush forward! Your position is the backbone of the entire front. If you fall, the left flank will collapse!"

Inside the hidden command post in the rear.

Yamanaka Inoichi was pale, and cold sweat trickled down his forehead.

But he still maintained the spell with all his might, accurately transmitting Nara Shikaku's every instruction to all places.

Nara Shikaku's hands flew across the tactical map, his voice echoing through the minds of several powerful individuals via Inoichi's network:

"Minato! We must keep a close eye on Onoki at all times. We absolutely cannot let him release Dust Release. If he does it in a densely populated area, our entire squadron will be instantly vaporized!"

"Kakashi, watch your condition! Your chakra is running low!"

"Lord Jiraiya! Forget about the right wing, go keep an eye on the Hokage... The Hokage is charging too far ahead!"

In the center of the battlefield, a black afterimage, like a celestial being, rampaged through the enemy ranks.

"The Ruyi Jingu Bang (Monkey King's Staff) is getting longer!"

Each swing was accompanied by the dull thud of bones shattering.

Wherever the staff passed, the Iwagakure ninjas were sent flying like kites with broken strings, their flesh and blood flying everywhere.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!!"

The sound of the sticks hitting flesh was dull and dense. Some of the Iwagakure ninjas who were hit had their sternums collapsed, some had their skulls cracked, and some were folded up by the blows.

The ninjas at the Iwagakure base were like a field of ripe wheat, their lives being reaped madly by Hiruzen Sarutobi, the harvester.

"Hiruzen, there are just too many people, and you're charging too far ahead..."

The Ape Demon King's eyes peered out from the golden cudgel, his rough voice tinged with worry.

"I know."

Without turning his head, Hiruzen Sarutobi smashed two enemies who were trying to sneak up from underground into a bloody pulp with a backhand strike.

He was well aware of Shikaku and the Monkey King's concerns.

As the head coach, he really shouldn't have led from the front.

But the current battle situation has reached the point of collapse.

The left wing is retreating, the right wing is collapsing, and he's holding up the middle all by himself.

If even he, the Hokage known as the "strongest in history," doesn't stand at the forefront to break through the enemy's formation.

That leaf...

It will be completely finished.

"Since conventional tactics are useless..."

A resolute ruthlessness flashed in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes. He slammed his golden cudgel into the ground, shattering the rock strata within a ten-meter radius and forcing back the crowd that approached him.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

boom!boom!boom!boom!

As four plumes of white smoke exploded, four identical Hiruzen Sarutobi figures stood in the four cardinal directions, protecting the original body in the center.

"Then let's use this trick to teach you youngsters a lesson!"

Facing the surging Iwagakure army like a tidal wave, the five Hiruzen Sarutobi simultaneously formed hand seals, their massive and suffocating chakra frantically compressing and boiling within their bodies.

Five distinct chakra nature transformations were perfectly brought to a critical point in the same person.

"Five Elements: Great Combo Bullet Technique!!!"

Fire dragons roar, wind blades rage, lightning dances wildly, earth dragons howl in fury, and water tides surge!

The five ninjutsu intertwined and merged, eventually converging into a devastating five-colored torrent that exploded at the core of the Iwagakure base.

"Boom—!!!"

The sky collapsed and the earth cracked.

A blinding white light engulfed everything.

The scorched earth was lifted up in layers, and the shockwave instantly wiped out the Iwagakure ninja within a radius of hundreds of meters.

The massive shockwave even reached Konoha's lines, making everyone almost unable to stand.

Damn it!

Above, Onoki gritted his teeth, his small body hovering in the rain clouds, trembling with rage.

Onoki's heart bled as he looked at his own Iwagakure ninjas on the ground, ravaged by Hiruzen Sarutobi's ultimate attack.

Every time it's like this, every time just when the Konoha front is about to be completely destroyed, someone always steps up to turn the tide.

Last time it was Minato Namikaze, this time it's Hiruzen Sarutobi, who will it be next time?

Why are there always these invincible monsters in Konoha?

"Then let's see whose ninjutsu kills faster."

Onoki's face was extremely gloomy. He slowly spread his hands in front of his chest, and a tiny, transparent cube that emitted a pure white light gradually condensed in his palms.

Since you killed my soldiers, I will slaughter your men!

Although this would cause a large number of casualties, compared to the fertile land, abundant resources, and superior strategic location of the Land of Fire...

These……

These are all just necessary parts of the sacrifice.

"Dust Release: Particle Style - Detachment Technique!!!"

A dazzling yet deadly small cube was formed from the power gathered in his hands.

Like a white star falling from the sky, trailing a bright tail, it fell silently to the ground.

The light was pure and beautiful, yet it carried an extremely chilling killing intent, enveloping the entire Konoha battlefield.

"Watergate! Quickly!!!"

Within the sensory network, Yamanaka Inoichi almost instantly sensed the already formed white cube above his head and rapidly transmitted the information to Namikaze Minato.

Even Ōnoki in the sky was smiling.

However, just as the white light was about to touch the ground at the critical moment...

"Shh-!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Fugaku Uchiha, and the wounded Chunin of Konoha...

Hundreds and thousands of green figures vanished from their spots without warning within the same millisecond.

The radiance of Dust Escape crashed down, turning a desolate wasteland into nothingness.

Between heaven and earth.

Only an eerie silence remained.

Chapter 41 Playing the Fool

"Konoha has suffered another defeat..."

"Did the Yellow Flash use the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport the entire Konoha battlefield...?"

Hanzo the Salamander sat upright in the central command tent built especially for him, holding the battle report that had just been sent back from the Anbu in his hand, his face unusually solemn.

Just half a day ago, they were rushing to the front line in the rain.

However, the Amegakure ANBU, responsible for constantly monitoring the situation on the front lines, sent back this intelligence at that moment.

The positions were all forced to be abandoned...

Such a complete rout forced him to abandon his entire march and set up camp at the border between the Land of Rain and the Land of Grass, just to re-examine this hard-won "alliance".