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Chapter 246 Each Displays Their Unique Abilities

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The golden figure moved slowly forward with its huge and heavy legs.

but.

Although it appeared to be moving forward slowly, due to its enormous size, each step covered twenty or thirty meters, making its actual speed astonishing. By the time everyone recovered from the shock of seeing the opponent unharmed after enduring seven Tailed Beast Balls, it had already arrived in front of them, its massive, sky-covering body ruthlessly stomping down.

"Watergate!"

The Second Hokage shouted and vanished from the spot in a flash.

Minato Namikaze, understanding perfectly, followed in a flash.

The two men appeared beside the golden statue the instant it raised its leg to stomp down, placing one hand on each of its shoulders, and then...

"call out!"

A dark shadow flashed ahead, and the enormous golden figure, along with the Second Hokage and Minato, vanished from the spot.

"Make way, everyone!"

Killer Bee raised his right hand, and eight octopus tentacles burst forth from behind him. Then, he transformed into an eight-tailed creature and charged headlong into a golden statue.

The two enormous objects collided, unleashing endless shockwaves that ripped away nearby trees and even the ground.

Yagura was a beat slower, but he also transformed into the Three-Tails, his huge body curling up and rolling at high speed like a tire, crashing into a golden figure.

Its massive body and hard shell, rolling at high speed, knocked down a giant golden man that was more than twice its own height.

In an instant, a shockwave rippled outwards, sending pebbles and wood chips flying everywhere.

"Although I can't transform into a tailed beast, I can still fight off any opponent that a tailed beast can!"

Kushina focused her gaze, and a massive chain erupted from her waist, binding one of the golden figures tightly.

The golden man struggled desperately, but lost his balance and fell to the ground.

The Third Hokage used the same trick again, pushing the golden statue back onto the city wall.

"The younger generation is working so hard, I can't just sit idly by!"

The First Hokage clapped his hands together, unleashing "Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!"

A giant tree rose from the ground, descended in human form, and punched a golden figure.

The two colossal objects clashed, unleashing waves of air that kept everyone at bay for a kilometer.

At this moment, Minato and the Second Hokage returned to the battlefield.

The Second Hokage's expression remained unchanged, but Minato was slightly out of breath.

The two of them had just used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport the golden man to the ground.

Previously, the Chakra Cannon would knock the First Hokage to the ground along with him. In order to send everyone back to Sky City one by one, the Second Hokage left the Flying Thunder God mark on the ground beforehand.

The two then joined forces to send the giant golden statue away.

but.

The farther the Flying Thunder God Technique jumps, and the more, larger, and heavier the people or things it carries, the more chakra it consumes.

At an altitude of four thousand meters, the target is a person a hundred meters tall whose entire body is made of an unknown metal... Such a distance and the target... The Second Hokage was alright, as he was a member of the Senju clan, with strong vitality and a chakra reserve far exceeding that of ordinary people. In addition, he was resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation, giving him almost unlimited regenerative abilities.

But Minato Namikaze couldn't do that.

He had already used the Flying Thunder God Technique several times to send the Third Hokage and others back to Sky City. Now, sending the golden man to the ground and jumping back, his chakra consumption had reached a level that affected the battle.

"Is it alright?"

Tobirama asked.

He only has 70% of his original chakra reserves. He cannot teleport such a heavy object to such a distance by himself alone; it requires the combined efforts of others.

"We can teleport three more times."

"Then let's send three more away!"

"Um!"

As they spoke, the two appeared in perfect unison next to a golden statue that was about to step into the crowd, teleported it away, and then returned to teleport away the other two golden statues in the same way.

With four fewer golden figures on the battlefield, the space felt much more open.

The ninja alliance took the opportunity to attack the mechanical city.

If we cannot breach the mechanical city, then no matter how much victory we achieve here, it will be useless.

However, although the Third Hokage took one away, Minato and the Second Hokage worked together to take down four, and Killer Bee, Yagura, Kushina, and the First Hokage each blocked one, there were still three left on the battlefield.

Its enormous size and unparalleled strength were simply too much for ordinary people to resist, sweeping through the crowd as if it were nothing.

In an instant, the earth shook violently, screams echoed, trees, rocks, and bits of flesh flew everywhere, and screams and angry roars rose and fell.

"Everyone, spread out and bypass the Jurchens to attack the Mechanized City. As long as we can break through the Mechanized City and drag the enemy into the battlefield, the enemy will be hesitant to attack due to the problem of friendly fire."

Nagaku's voice suddenly rang in the minds of the Allied Shinobi Forces.

Upon hearing this, everyone perked up and led the ninja alliance in a dispersed formation to attack the mechanical castle.

The golden giant swept across with its large hand and stomped with its thigh... but it was only about 100 meters tall, and there were only three of them. They were not enough to block the way forward on the battlefield. A large number of ninja allied forces bypassed it from both sides and launched an attack on the mechanical city.

……

On the city wall.

The Third Kazekage, observing the situation on the battlefield, remarked, "It seems the Twelve Golden Men can't hold them off!"

"But they couldn't stop the Twelve Golden Men either!" Ryuji replied with a smile.

The Third Kazekage looked at the three golden figures wreaking havoc on the battlefield and nodded slightly. "Indeed."

After saying that, he changed the subject and said, "But the Ninja Alliance's target is not the Twelve Golden Men, but us inside the Mechanical City. They don't need to stop the Twelve Golden Men."

"Is that really the case?" Ryuji said something cryptic, leaving the Third Kazekage puzzled.

Ryuji laughed and explained, "Minato Namikaze and the Second Hokage making a mistake by teleporting the four golden figures to the ground!"

Why?

"They thought that teleporting the golden statues away from the battlefield would solve everything, but they were not without ties."

"Could it be...?"

Ryuji chuckled and said, "That's right. I sent four golden figures to Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Konoha, and Kirigakure respectively. They will destroy all the ninja villages that join the coalition along the way."

"...Impressive!" The Third Kazekage uttered these two words after a long silence.

The Allied Shinobi Forces concentrated all their forces on this war to attack Sunagakure, leaving very few forces to defend the village.

At this moment, a golden man with power comparable to a tailed beast strikes straight at their heart, and they will be powerless to resist.

Regardless of the outcome here, the Allied Shinobi Forces will ultimately be the losers.

"Not at all, it's just general strategic thinking," Ryuji replied modestly.

"General strategic thinking...?"

The Third Kazekage breathed a deep sigh of relief as he thought of Ryuji's past glorious achievements.

"Prepare for battle. While letting them enter the mechanical city and experience the despair inside the steel behemoth is a good option, it will inevitably damage the city. We haven't had the funds for repairs after such a large-scale construction and production."

"That's right, then let's send everyone out!"

(End of this chapter)