Kai felt a chill run down his spine as he took in the scene before him. If he hadn't sensed the impending danger at the very last moment and used Divine Descent to teleport away from Tendo Yahiko's side, he would have been caught at the epicenter of the repulsive force's explosion. Even with his Sage Body, he would have been gravely injured, if not worse.
"What kind of jutsu is this?!"
The Third Hokage, who had been battling the Hellhound, was only at the edge of the Shinra Tensei's devastating radius. Yet even there, the sudden surge of repulsive force had sent him flying, crashing through several trees before finally coming to a stop. He looked at the partially destroyed Konoha before him, worry etched deeply into his face.
"Who are you people? Why are you attacking Konoha?!" Minato Namikaze demanded, his voice sharp as he stared at the black-robed figure wearing the swirling mask. There was something eerily familiar about the man, a feeling he couldn't shake.
Obito Uchiha, standing before Minato, hesitated for a brief moment. A flicker of struggle crossed his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by a steely resolve. "Didn't I already tell you? I am Uchiha Madara."
His tone shifted as he continued, "But that's not the point right now."
Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan spun wildly as his gaze locked onto Kushina Uzumaki, who lay on a nearby bed, her face contorted with pain and struggle.
Suddenly, a violent and oppressive aura erupted from Kushina's body. Crimson chakra began to seep out, spreading like wildfire. Slowly but surely, the form of the Nine-Tails began to materialize.
The chains extending from Kushina's body, which had been binding the Nine-Tails, snapped one after another.
ROAR! With a deafening roar, the final chain broke apart.
The strongest of the Tailed Beasts—the Nine-Tails—was unleashed!
Its crimson eyes glowed with feral madness, devoid of any rationality. Under the control of the Mangekyō Sharingan, the Nine-Tails had become a mindless beast driven solely by destruction.
"Kushina!" Minato's face was filled with panic and despair. He knew all too well what would happen to Kushina, the jinchūriki, now that the Nine-Tails had been forcibly extracted. There was only one outcome.
But faced with the rampaging Nine-Tails, as the Hokage, Minato had no choice but to stand his ground.
The Nine-Tails, towering over Minato, swiped at him with one of its massive claws. Minato, however, evaded the attack with a well-timed use of the Flying Thunder God Technique. Furious at its repeated misses, the Nine-Tails grew even more frenzied. Its nine massive tails lashed out wildly, tearing through the air.
With an enraged roar, the Nine-Tails opened its massive jaws, and a black sphere of chakra began to form. Within moments, the sphere grew to the size of the Nine-Tails' own head.
A Tailed Beast Bomb!
The massive sphere of destruction hurtled toward Minato.
Staring at the oncoming Tailed Beast Bomb, Minato's face turned grim. He quickly threw one of his three-pronged kunai toward the bomb.
Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder!
Both Minato and the Tailed Beast Bomb vanished into thin air. Moments later, a massive explosion erupted in Konoha's back mountain. The sheer destructive force obliterated more than a third of the area.
The shockwaves from the battle reverberated throughout the entire village, shaking it to its core.
The fully unleashed form of the Nine-Tails, towering hundreds of meters high, was visible from every corner of the village. Its rampage was a terrifying sight to behold.
"What is that?!"
"A monster! A monster! Run for your lives!"
Overwhelmed by fear of the unknown, the villagers of Konoha descended into chaos. People pushed and shoved each other in the streets, trying to escape. The stampede claimed countless lives.
The Third Hokage was forced to order Shishio Mitarashi to lead a squad of ANBU to evacuate the civilians, further depleting the forces available to combat the summoned beasts of the Animal Path.
Seeing the chaotic scene, Kai frowned slightly. His Tenseigan activated in his left eye.
Boom!
A massive stone giant slowly rose from the earth. With a single punch, it shattered the shell of the giant crab that had been battling Shishio Mitarashi, killing it instantly. The stone giant then turned its attention to the other summoned beasts.
"What is that thing?" Shishio Mitarashi was stunned as he watched the stone giant wreak havoc with overwhelming force.
Kai, meanwhile, turned his gaze toward the six resurrected bodies of Pain, which had emerged unscathed from the mouth of the King of Hell. His expression darkened as he muttered, "It seems I'll have to eliminate all of you in one strike."
A blue chakra flame ignited around Kai's body.
Sage Mode combined with Tenseigan Chakra Mode!
Nine pitch-black Truth-Seeking Orbs circled around Kai's upper body before slowly gathering in his right hand.
A blinding golden light began to emanate from Kai's hand.
Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!
Infused with Yang Release, the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion reached its maximum power. The golden beam extended far beyond the eye could see.
With a decisive sweep of his right hand, Kai aimed the golden beam toward the Six Paths of Pain.
In that instant, countless mountains across the Land of Fire were cleaved apart!
Far away in the Land of Lightning.
After taking over as the Raikage, the Fourth Raikage had spent over a year leading Kumogakure out of the shadows of the Third Shinobi World War. Yet the death of the Third Raikage remained a heavy burden on his heart.
At that moment, as he walked through the streets of Kumogakure after finishing his duties, a golden beam of light streaked across the sky.
The statues of the previous Raikage, which stood atop Kumogakure's highest peak, were obliterated in an instant by the golden light.
The Fourth Raikage's eyes widened in shock and fury. "Shishio Mitarashi!" His voice, filled with uncontainable rage, echoed throughout Kumogakure.
Back in Konoha, the devastating power of the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion had reduced five of the Six Paths of Pain to ashes. Only Tendo Yahiko managed to survive by using repulsive force to push himself away at the last moment, though his left arm was completely severed.
"Damn it! I didn't expect Shishio Mitarashi to be this powerful!"
In Amegakure, Nagato, who could sense everything through the Six Paths of Pain, wore a grim expression. A flicker of determination crossed his eyes.
Knowing Nagato's thoughts, Konan quickly tried to dissuade him. "Nagato, no! The Super Shinra Tensei already cost you so much of your lifespan. If you use that jutsu now, you'll—"
Before Konan could finish, Nagato interrupted her. "For Yahiko's dream, these sacrifices are necessary." Without another word, he focused his consciousness back on controlling Tendo Yahiko.
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