XX-level Hokage

Then he saw Mashiro's pale blue Rinnegan. "What are those eyes?" Ginkaku exclaimed in surprise.

“That’s right, Silver Horn, the legendary Eye of the Immortal,” Gold Horn said solemnly.

Silver Horn instantly jumped to Gold Horn's side. The two of them looked at Mashiro with serious expressions.

"The Seven Star Sword is useless. Let's try other ninja tools. We must take this guy down, Silver Horn." Gold Horn suddenly said with a smile. "Of course, this is a ninja with the legendary Sage's Eye, Gold Horn." Silver Horn also laughed wildly.

Mashiro watched the two men and walked forward step by step. After they finished speaking, the two men launched attacks on Mashiro one after the other: the Golden Rope, the Red Gourd, and the Banana Leaf Fan.

The three Six Paths Ninja Tools attacked Mashiro from both sides.

But Mashiro remained as airy as ever, and all her attacks missed their mark.

Furthermore, Mashiro took the opportunity to make a cross on Kinkaku's body.

"His abilities are troublesome; all our attacks are ineffective, Golden Horn," Silver Horn said, panting.

“However, in this state, her attacks don’t seem to have any effect on us. Silver Horn, we just need to wait for her to come out of this state,” Gold Horn said seriously.

Just then, Mashiro walked up to Ginkaku's side.

Having determined that Mashiro's attack would have no effect on him, Ginkaku did not quickly create distance. "Time's up," Mashiro said softly.

"?" Silver Horn hadn't even reacted when his body instantly shattered into dozens of pieces. Mashiro seized the opportunity to grab the Red Gourd and the Seven Star Sword.

"Gold Horn!? You bastard, how dare you!" Enraged, Gold Horn instantly activated Nine-Tails Mode and fiercely attacked Mashiro. But the attack still missed.

"What a pity, Silver Horn's time is up, but yours isn't." Muttering to herself, Mashiro quickly walked towards Gold Horn.

Just as Kinkaku was about to continue his attack after Shinji got close, his body beneath the Tailed Beast Cloak instantly shattered. "How is this possible?!"

Golden Horn's body turned into a pile of fragments and fell to the ground.

Mashiro then leisurely picked up the gold-plated rope, the banana leaf fan, and the amber bottle.

After Kinkaku was hit, Mashiro also broke out of the "unstained" mode. At this time, Ginkaku's body was about to recover.

Although Mashiro's attack comes with the Otsutsuki buff, it only slows down the recovery time of the Earth Reincarnation user, but cannot stop the immortality ability of the Earth Reincarnation user.

Mashiro opened the red gourd and released Darui and Atsui from inside. As a shadow clone, using the "Dylan Heavenly Dust" technique once was already her limit. "The rest is up to you," Mashiro said to the composed Darui. After speaking, Mashiro disappeared into Darui's shadow.

"Don't run, you! Leave the ninja tools behind!" Silverhorn, having recovered, hurriedly chased after them, but was stopped by Darui. "Although I don't know how the Hokage did it, now we're even," Darui said.

"You all must die!" Silver Horn roared, instantly activating Nine-Tails Mode. "This is... Tailed Beast Transformation? This is really bad." Darui's eyes darkened.

On the other side, Mashiro's shadow clone had returned to Mashiro's side, placed the Six Paths Gear on the ground, and then turned into smoke and disappeared from the spot.

Mashiro gently closed her eyes, sensing everything the shadow clone was experiencing. The power granted by the Rinnegan was indeed very strong.

The shadow clone that Mashiro used against Kinkaku and Ginkaku was one of the two eye techniques granted by Mashiro's Rinnegan, Ranya Tenchen.

After Ran Ya Tian Chen is activated, Mashiro will enter a state called "Unstained". This state is somewhat similar to Kamui's Hollowfication, but completely different. Kamui's Hollowfication is to transfer his body to an independent space, while Unstained allows the host to be independent of time, achieving a time difference. This makes it impossible for any attack to reach Mashiro, because Mashiro is not in the time period of the attack.

Being in a state of purity not only allows Mashiro to avoid any attacks, but also allows him to attack the opponent's future. This is because attacks launched by Mashiro in a state of purity are ineffective against the opponent. However, when the time comes for Mashiro to launch his attack, injuries will befall him.

Mashiro used this to launch an attack and capture Kinkaku and Ginkaku.

The unstained state is set for ten minutes, meaning that Mashiro's true form will be ten minutes later. This is the only drawback of Ran Ya Tian Chen. If the opponent attacks the location where Mashiro will be ten minutes later, the injury will also be reflected back to Mashiro in the present.

Therefore, if Kinkaku and Ginkaku knew about Mashiro's ability beforehand, and the two attacked alternately, as long as either of them's Ran Ya Tian Chen's duration ended...

They could all attack Mashiro, but unfortunately, they didn't know it.

"What is this?" Shikaku asked, looking at the suddenly appearing shadow clone and the weapon on the ground. He had a vague idea in his mind, but he couldn't believe it.

"Shikaku, you've probably heard of them, right? Kinkaku and Ginkaku possess the legendary weapons once used by the Sage of Six Paths. These are..." Mashiro casually picked up the Bashō fan and said softly.

Chapter 189: The Demonic Statue of the Heretic

"The Sage of Six Paths' ninja tools?! Hokage, you—" Shikaku was still somewhat incredulous. He hadn't expected Mashiro to be able to use shadow clones to...

Kinkaku and Ginkaku seized the Sage of Six Paths' ninja tools.

"I won't say anything more. I need to go out and deal with the Gold and Silver Brothers. Once the Nine-Tails Mode is activated, those two will be a tough opponent," Mashiro said softly.

Then, a shadow clone appeared, took the amber bottle and the banana leaf fan, and disappeared into the shadow.

At this moment, the raiding force was pursued by the enemy, and Mifune led a portion of the Fifth Division to provide support. Darui, Atsui, Choza, and others forcibly held off the transformed Kinkaku and Ginkaku.

Meanwhile, Black Zetsu appeared near a building. It had found the Daimyo's hiding place. "Here it is," Black Zetsu said softly.

Just as Black Zetsu was about to jump into the building, Naoki suddenly appeared and kicked Black Zetsu away.

“It seems I’ll have to take you down before I can assassinate the Daimyo,” Black Zetsu said, rising from the ground. “It’s us,” Naoki replied.

Immediately afterwards, a group of members of the daimyo's guard jumped out.

Black Zetsu laughed, and more than a dozen enormous vines emerged from the ground, rushing towards the Daimyo's guard. A battle was about to break out.

"It's so noisy outside, it's preventing me from concentrating," the Fire Country Daimyo said from inside the building. Just then, Naruto, Kushina, and Killer Bee, who had escaped from the island turtle, also rushed over. Instantly, Black Zetsu sensed Naruto's presence.

"They've finally appeared. I need to report this." As he spoke, several thin vines sprouted from Black Zetsu's legs and burrowed into the ground.

The vines passed underground and arrived beside Obito. Then, the vines condensed into a white Zetsu and said, "The Nine-Tails has appeared. What should we do with the Daimyo now? It would be better to capture him and use him as a bargaining chip."

“No, I no longer need the Daimyo. Although taking them hostage could force the Allied Shinobi Forces to face national pressure, they were originally just pawns I used to force the Nine-Tails to appear. Now that the Nine-Tails has already appeared, why bother with all this? Besides, with the Hokage as the commander-in-chief, the Daimyo are of no value in negotiations. As long as the Eye of the Moon plan succeeds, everything will be over,” Obito said slowly.

"What a pity, Black Zetsu has already clashed with the Daimyo's guards," White Zetsu said regretfully.

“No, because of the existence of those ninjas, we cannot ignore the Daimyo. We must let Black Zetsu continue his guerrilla warfare to keep those people tied down, which will effectively disperse the enemy's fighting power,” Obito said softly.

"I see. So, what do you plan to do next?" Bai Jue asked with a smile.

"It's finally my turn to join the battle. First, I need to seize the substitutes," Obito said coldly as he stood up.

At this moment, on Battlefield A, just as the Allied Forces were facing danger, reinforcements from the Fourth Allied Forces, led by Shikamaru, arrived.

Mashiro's shadow clone then appeared and tossed the amber bottle to Shikamaru.

"Shikamaru, this ninja tool is called the Amber Purification Bottle. It will be sealed inside the bottle once it responds to the holder's words. Use this to deal with Kinkaku and Ginkaku." After saying that, Mashiro disappeared from the spot.

Then he appeared beside Tian Tian and handed the banana leaf fan to Guan Guan.

"Tenten, this ninja tool is called the Banana Fan. It can ignore one's own chakra nature and can unleash the five nature transformations of fire, water, lightning, wind, and earth at once. However, it also consumes a lot of chakra. I'll entrust this ninja tool to you." After saying that, Mashiro's shadow clone turned into smoke and disappeared from the spot.

After acquiring two ninja tools, and with the arrival of Huang Tu's reinforcements, a final, fierce battle ensued, and Battlefield A was ultimately victorious.

"Thank you, big guy from Konoha, little guy from Nara, and lots of girls with ninja tools. We won, we held the coastline," Darui said.

At this moment, the entire Battlefield A was a scene of devastation, littered with the remains of the Allied Forces and White Zetsu.

Just then, Obito suddenly appeared. "Summoning Jutsu!"

A puff of smoke appeared, and a gigantic Golem of the Outer Path emerged from the ground. Everyone turned to look instantly.

"What is that? It's even bigger than Choji's transformed form!" Ino exclaimed in disbelief.

"I have a bad feeling." Shikamaru frowned. "Choji, come here." Choji called out hurriedly.

“Go, Gedo Statue,” Obito said softly.

Obito then looked around and saw the amber bottle sealing the Gold and Silver Horns. "Is it there?" Obito muttered to himself.

The clash between Choji and the Gedo Mazo instantly created a fierce wind and sandstorm. Amidst the sandstorm, Obito used Kamui to vanish from the spot.

"An astonishing surge of chakra energy has appeared on Battlefield A." The sensory unit in Kumogakure instantly detected the change on Battlefield A. "What exactly is that?" Ao muttered to himself, sensing the Gedo Mazo.

They've already connected with the First Division. The thing looks like a giant humanoid monster, and its controller is believed to be Uchiha Madara! "Inoichi has transmitted specific information."

"The enemy leader has actually appeared on the battlefield in person. It seems we need to adjust our plans," Shikaku said, frowning. Just then, the members of the sensory unit suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"Report! Killer Bee, Naruto Uzumaki, and Izumi Uzumaki have broken free of the barrier and are rapidly approaching the battlefield." "How is that possible? Why are they outside the island turtle?" Shikaku asked, puzzled.

“Don’t worry, Shikaku, we should have been prepared a long time ago, shouldn’t we?” Mashiro said softly.

"Well, he is Naruto after all." Shikaku could only sigh helplessly. Everything was as I had expected.

Masashiro's eyes brightened slightly.

At this moment, on Battlefield A, the attack by the Gedo Mazo caused injuries to many Allied Ninjas.

After repelling Choza and Choji, they continued to approach the Allied forces. "Retreat! Everyone retreat to the coast!" Huang Tu hurriedly issued the order.

Then, in an instant, he formed hand seals. "Earth Release: Mountain Wood Technique"

Two enormous semi-circular stone walls appeared out of thin air, attempting to trap the Outer Path Demon Statue inside, but the Outer Path Demon Statue stretched out its arms to block them.

Chakra continued to flow into the loess, constantly compressing the stone wall, but with the force of the Gedo Mazo's hands, the stone wall shattered instantly. Then, the Gedo Mazo's nine eyes emitted nine beams of lightning, sweeping indiscriminately forward.

"What was that?" Ino and the others were hiding on the outside of the cliff. The strong wind caused by the enormous energy made it almost impossible for Ino to open her eyes. Ino couldn't help but ask.

"It's beyond common sense." Choza stabilizing himself by plunging his weapon into the ground. "According to the Hokage, could that be…?" Shikamaru's expression was incredibly grim. The Gedo Mazo continued its advance.

Obito then took the opportunity to go to the location of the amber bottle.

The four ninjas guarding the amber bottle were instantly defeated by Obito.

Darui, who had also guessed the identity of the Gedo Mazo, immediately understood Obito's thoughts and hurriedly rushed to Obito's side.

“I won’t give you this ninja tool,” Darui said.

“I don’t need ninja tools, I need what’s inside. I’ll return it to you when I’m done using it, since you want it so much,” Obito said softly. Just then, Shikamaru’s Shadow Imitation Technique instantly controlled Obito.

"After using up the Nine-Tails' chakra from the Gold and Silver Brothers on the front lines, they planned to seal their Nine-Tails' chakra into that big guy," Shikamaru said as he appeared.

“It seems there are still a few smart people in the Allied Forces,” Obito said slowly. “Am I right?” Shikamaru asked softly.

"It's a bit of a shame that you're an enemy," Obito said, looking at Shikamaru.

Chapter 190: The First Day

Just then, the Gedo Mazo overcame the obstacle of the yellow earth and charged straight towards Obito. Its enormous body forced Darui and Shikamaru to scramble to avoid it.

Taking advantage of this moment, Obito disappeared with the amber bottle containing the Gold and Silver Horns, along with the Gedo Mazo that turned into smoke.

They retreated? The allied ninjas stared in disbelief at the suddenly vanished Gedo Mazo. Only Shikamaru and Darui understood that something terrible had happened.

In the woods next to the Akatsuki headquarters, the Gedo Mazo stood quietly, while Obito stood in the Gedo Mazo's palm, with the stolen Amber Purification Bottle behind him.

"This war cannot afford to fail; we must proceed with extreme caution. The long-held vision, the Eye of the Moon Project, will finally be realized tomorrow," Obito murmured to himself, gazing at the bright moon in the sky.

On the other side, in a cave, Orochimaru sat quietly on the ground, with Itachi, resurrected through Edo Tensei, standing beside him.

"It seems he has already obtained the Gold Horn and Silver Horn. Although this is a bit hasty, let's proceed according to plan. I'll keep my pieces for now," Orochimaru muttered to himself.

Immediately afterwards, all the Reanimation Jutsu ninjas scattered across the battlefield returned to their coffins and disappeared from the spot, including Granny Chiyo and Hanzo of the Salamander, who were being faced by the surprise attack team.

Kakashi's Third Division confronts the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. The Four Kage of the past stand in a standoff on Battlefield B.