Rumble...
Amidst huge roaring sounds, the 'Gedo Statue' rose from the ground, appearing in everyone's sight.
Looking at the ferocious 'Gedo Statue', the Five Kage lying on the ground all looked desperate.
Once the Ten-Tails was resurrected and Nagato became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, no one in the Ninja World would be Nagato's opponent anymore.
At that time, the entire Ninja World might really be like what Nagato said, everyone living trembling under his shadow alone.
"Is that... the Ten-Tails' husk?"
"He's going to resurrect the Ten-Tails now?!"
"We lost..."
"Everything is finished!"
All Alliance ninjas on the battlefield stared blankly at the 'Gedo Statue' summoned by Nagato.
More and more people lost the will to resist.
Some ninjas knelt on the ground murmuring softly, some covered their faces sobbing, some turned around and fled in panic.
This great battle started by Akatsuki's surprise attack and erupting around the Ninja Village Alliance headquarters began to gradually subside with the appearance of the 'Gedo Statue'.
It seemed everything was settled!
Flying fortress above the cloud layer.
Standing on the external platform, Shinji whispered: "The Five Kage actually lost so quickly..."
The strength displayed by Nagato after appearing this time not only exceeded the expectations of the Five Kage and Jiraiya, but also exceeded Shinji's expectations.
But this was also what Shinji expected.
As long as the resurrection of the Ten-Tails went without accidents, everything else was within his permissible range.
"Phew..."
Shinji exhaled lightly, then turned his head to look at his subordinates behind him.
"My lord!"
No one dodged. Everyone on the platform met Shinji's gaze.
Everyone on the platform saw Nagato sweeping the Five Kage and Jiraiya just now, but at this moment no one shrank back in fear of battle!
Shinji said: "Nagato has collected all Tailed Beasts sufficient to resurrect the Ten-Tails. Letting him resurrect the Ten-Tails completely will increase uncertain variables, so now it's our turn to go on stage."
"Understood!"
Everyone answered in unison.
Shinji wanted to emphasize the critical degree of this battle again, but words came to his lips, looking at the determined gazes of Karin, Mumei and others, he felt any instructions seemed superfluous, so he smiled softly, only saying: "I count on everyone!"
Karin nodded, taking out a fox face mask and putting it on: "'B', ready, can attack anytime!"
Haku also put on his dog face mask: "'C', ready, can attack anytime!"
Yakumo put on a hannya mask, saying in unison with Ido floating beside her: "'D' ready, can attack anytime!"
Kimimaro and Neji put on a snake face mask and a blank mask respectively, saying in unison: "'F', 'G', 'H', all ready, can attack anytime!"
Mumei was the last to take out a mask. The pattern on her mask was a pair of crimson eyes, representing her Uchiha identity.
Putting it on slowly, Mumei looked at Shinji: "'I' ready, can attack anytime!"
Shinji wearing a cat face mask said: "Akatsuki, attack!"
After speaking, he faced everyone and stepped back two steps, jumping down from the edge of the platform!
In the big crater.
Nagato slowly landed on the shoulder of the 'Gedo Statue', looking down at Jiraiya and the Five Kage: "Jiraiya-sensei, and Five Kage, watch carefully. Your era has ended, a new era has begun!"
Jiraiya sighed dejectedly.
Things having come to this, completely defeated, he was no longer qualified to persuade anything. He could only rejoice that Nagato's pride made Nagato give up chasing Naruto and seizing the last half Tailed Beast in Naruto's body.
Obito and Zetsu aside exchanged glances secretly.
Now they felt somewhat guilty in their hearts. For them, Nagato's victory came too easily, so much so that many of their previous arrangements were too late to activate.
And judging from the process of Nagato defeating top powerhouses in the Ninja World like the Five Kage, Jiraiya, and Killer Bee, Nagato had grown to a point beyond their reach. Their previous plan of letting Nagato and the Five Kage suffer mutual destruction completely failed.
So much so that not only were tens of thousands of Alliance ninjas awed by Nagato's prestige, even the two of them who had been utilizing and calculating against Nagato were also deterred by Nagato's current momentum, daring not to act rashly.
At this moment.
The war extending for more than ten miles completely subsided. Even sporadic fighting ceased.
Whether the Five Kage, Jiraiya, Obito, Zetsu close at hand, or Akatsuki members scattered on the battlefield, and tens of thousands of Alliance ninjas, all stared at Nagato on the 'Gedo Statue', as if witnessing the beginning of a new era!
Swish...
Suddenly, a figure broke through the cloud layer, descending from the sky!
At first only a few people noticed and looked up. Then, more and more people saw the figure breaking through dark clouds, looking up.
"That is...'A'!?"
"He wants to stop Nagato? Stop the resurrection of the Ten-Tails?"
"Is he seeking death?"
After initial surprise, a burst of doubt arose in everyone's heart.
Admittedly, Akatsuki leader 'A' was also one of the top figures in the Ninja World. Before this battle, all forces regarded 'A' as a powerhouse on the same level as Nagato.
But as Nagato swept the Five Kage, everyone on the battlefield clearly knew Nagato had surpassed Kage level, becoming a figure like Hashirama Senju who single-handedly established the Ninja Village system in the Ninja World back then.
At this time, a mere 'A' was not enough!
So everyone who reacted felt strange about 'A's appearance, subconsciously feeling 'A' was seeking death!
Bang...
Shinji landed steadily on an open space, slowly getting up.
Swish swish swish...
A series of breaking wind sounds rang out one after another. Akatsuki members scattered on the battlefield gathered over, forming a big circle, surrounding Shinji descending from the sky in the center.
Hiruko said with a mocking face: "Tch! At this time you still dare to intervene. A, your guts are not small!"
Hidan waved the Triple-Bladed Scythe: "Guy pretending to be mysterious, this time won't let you run away!"
Sasori raised both hands, controlling the Third Kazekage human puppet and Fourth Kazekage human puppet while saying: "You bastard stirring up trouble under our Akatsuki banner, it's time to settle accounts with you properly!"
Kakuzu said: "What nonsense, kill him!"
Juzo Biwa rested the Kubikiribocho on the ground, looking solemn.
Ranmaru also maintained silence.
Deidara's expression was somewhat complex, seeming to hesitate about something.
At this time, Sasuke, Ryuzetsu, and Chino appeared, guarding beside Shinji, saying in unison: "My lord!"
Hiruko chuckled: "Oh, Sasuke, you are indeed 'E'!"
Sasuke didn't quibble: "So what? I am Akatsuki's 'E'!"
Ryuzetsu and Chino said: "Akatsuki 'J', 'K' here!"
Hiruko said: "Just right, solve you together!"
Sasuke, Ryuzetsu, and Chino, although possessing decent strength among the new generation, obviously were not put in Hiruko's eyes.
Not only Hiruko, other Akatsuki members also didn't take Sasuke, Ryuzetsu, and Chino guarding in front of Shinji seriously.
On the Five Kage's side.
Seeing Sasuke admit being Akatsuki 'E', and Ryuzetsu and Chino revealing themselves as Akatsuki 'J' and 'K', although surprised, the Five Kage still had faces full of despair.
Such variables couldn't change the current situation at all. In the view of the Five Kage, relying on 'A' plus the three of them, let alone threatening Nagato, I'm afraid they couldn't even solve Hiruko and others.
Just then, Shinji reached out his hand onto Sasuke's shoulder, patting gently: "You've worked hard, retreat!"
"But..."
Sasuke looked stunned.
Ryuzetsu and Chino were also full of puzzlement.
They believed in the leader's strength, but the enemies in front were so strong, so many. The leader was alone, no chance of winning no matter how you looked at it.
Shinji strode forward, passing through the middle of the three, walking towards Nagato in the distance, steps steady and firm!
"Seeking death!"
Hiruko grinned hideously preparing to attack.
Swish...
Suddenly, another person descended from the sky, intercepting Hiruko preparing to pounce on Shinji, and slowly raised the right hand towards Hiruko.
Hiruko preparing to attack stopped his figure immediately because the one blocking in front of him was none other than Akatsuki 'B' wearing a fox mask.
He exclaimed: "You didn't rebel?"
Other Akatsuki members also changed faces one after another. Dealing with one 'A' they had confidence, but adding the prestigious 'B', that was hard to say.
Moreover, the appearance of 'B' indicated that 'A's group didn't have internal strife. Then the previous rumor of internal strife was worth pondering!
Without nonsense, 'B' raising the right hand towards Hiruko said coldly: "Shinra Tensei!"
Rumble...
A terrifying repulsive force generated abruptly. In just an instant, it repelled Hiruko along with everything around him, including mud under feet, drizzle in the air etc., all outwards, just like a charcoal drawing wiped by an eraser forcefully.
"Rinnegan!?"
Everyone on the battlefield was shocked.
Although there were rumors before, after all not confirmed. Now seeing 'B' use the same pupil technique as Nagato, everyone discovered in horror that Akatsuki 'B' actually also possessed the Eyes of the Sage exactly like Nagato!
After repelling Hiruko with 'Shinra Tensei', 'B' turned and bowed to Shinji.
For a time, the entire battlefield fell into silence again, leaving only the sound of Shinji's footsteps walking towards Nagato step by step.
Then, ice mirrors fell from the sky like stairs. A figure walked out from the last ice mirror.
As he walked out, the rain curtain shrouding the battlefield stopped. Or more accurately, not rain stopped, but all raindrops solidified in mid-air, turning into ice crystals.
It snowed!
"'C'!?"
Everyone looked stern.
'C' holding Kusanagi Sword blocked in front of Ranmaru, then like 'B', bowed to Shinji.
Just as everyone was overwhelmed, another figure descended from the sky, landing in the encirclement of Akatsuki members, blocking in front of Deidara.
Then, a spirit body arrived in an instant, flying to the side of that figure, scanning the Akatsuki members in the outer circle gloomily, licking its tongue.
"Evil Ghost Hannya mask? It's 'D'!"
Feeling this blatant killing intent, Akatsuki members in the outer circle immediately recognized this figure, and looked fearfully at that spirit body floating beside 'D' exactly like 'D'.
At this time, like previous 'B' and 'C', 'D' turned sideways together with the spirit body, bowing to Shinji.
Before everyone could react, another figure descended from the sky. Only this figure was different from previous ones, it was a combination of two people.
And just then, a huge chakra light pillar descended from the sky, landing on the two people in combined state, seemingly replenishing chakra for the two already overflowing with chakra.
"That is... 'F' and 'G'? What state are they in?"
"Such terrifying chakra!"
"What's going on?!"
Whether the combined 'F' and 'G', or that chakra light pillar descending from the sky, the escaping chakra fluctuations were actually stronger than Tailed Beasts, making people feel a shuddering horror just by looking!
And just 'F' and 'G' surrounded by such terrifying chakra, after landing, still like previous people, bowed respectfully to Shinji.
Juzo Biwa's face was somewhat grim: "B, C, D, F, G all appeared. Is this their true foundation?"
Ranmaru also felt a burst of unease in his heart: "Rinnegan, Ice Release, spirit body, and the terrifying chakra on F and G, these monsters..."
Sasori thought: "Internal strife was fake fundamentally. These monsters have been loyal to 'A' from beginning to end. We were deceived!"
Just from the attitude of 'B', 'C', 'D', 'F', 'G' towards 'A' after appearing, one could see at a glance that the previous rumor of internal strife was fake.
These monsters deeply feared by various forces in the Ninja World had always been loyal to 'A', never changed!
Not only the Akatsuki side was caught off guard by this sudden change, even the Five Kage and Jiraiya were dumbfounded at this moment.
After 'B', 'C', 'D', 'F', 'G' appeared no longer hiding strength, they realized 'A's group's strength far exceeded their previous expectations.
This was simply a force not inferior to Nagato.
For a time even they couldn't figure out, 'A' and Nagato, which side was the real Akatsuki organization!
Actually not only them, even Sasuke, Ryuzetsu, and Chino present didn't recover.
They knew these colleagues, just didn't know colleagues with full strength unleashed were actually strong to this extent one by one!
Whoosh...
Just then, a huge red 'Susanoo' broke through the dark clouds shrouding the entire sky, appearing in everyone's vision.
"!?"
"That is?"
"So... so big!"
Everyone continuously surprised, seeing the god-like huge 'Susanoo' reaching hundreds of meters high, spreading wings flying in high altitude, still couldn't help exclaiming...