Blaze seemed to have lost her interest in toying with them. She struggled and rose back to her feet.
"You ants, how dare you treat me like this? Prepare to face my wrath! I can promise you, you have never experienced a high temperature like this before!"
She let out a piercing roar! Torifu tried to tighten the chains binding her, but all the chains had already been completely melted by the high temperature! Deep red flames erupted around her body, so intense that just looking at them felt like it would burn a person's eyes out! Her long hair was now ablaze with raging fire, and her white robe turned crimson! She had become the very embodiment of fire! The ice Torifu had created on the ground began to melt rapidly.
Hashirama and Tobirama looked at the woman before them. They had never seen a ninja this powerful before. They weren't even sure if she should be called a ninja at all!
"We can't go on like this! We have to kill her now!"
Hashirama clapped his hands together! The markings of Sage Mode appeared on his face! Then his chakra instantly exploded! A massive surge of energy swept across the entire battlefield! Hashirama was going to get serious!
The gigantic True Several Thousand Hands jutsu rose from the ground! Its hands were pressed together in a merciful gesture, but the thousand hands on its back were ready, prepared to once again show the world the power of a former God of Shinobi!
Seeing his brother get serious, Tobirama couldn't just stand by and watch. This level of a fight was something that Hiruzen and the others couldn't get involved in. So, with the exception of Torifu, the Kazekage, and the Tsuchikage, everyone else was driven out of the battlefield. The battle was about to get so fierce that one wrong step could mean certain death.
Tobirama clapped his hands! His mouth spewed out water like a tidal wave! A continuous and surging flow of water! The ground, which had been scorched dry, was now replenished with water! Onoki and the Kazekage watched in a daze. They had never seen a ninja with such powerful Water Release. Not even the Mizukage could achieve this level! An endless flow of water swirled around Tobirama, forming a water vortex. From now on, all of their jutsu would be twice as effective with the water at their feet!
"Sensei and Tobirama-sama are getting serious."
As the Hokage, Torifu couldn't fall behind!
With a roar, the storm clouds from the sky poured down like a waterfall! The infinite clouds of the Land of Rain all gathered around Torifu, and the sky actually cleared for a moment! A gigantic black tornado swirled around Torifu! With two loud cries of a crane, the tornado exploded! Rolling storm clouds continuously surged across the battlefield! Blaze had no choice but to raise her hand to block the massive energy impact.
"What strong chakra. You're worthy of being chosen by my Lord. I will definitely bring you back!"
When the clouds dispersed, Torifu reappeared before everyone, but he was different. His once white hair was now jet-black, and his robe looked as if it had been soaked in ink. The formerly white feathers on his back were now like a raven's wings, reflecting a glistening black under the sun. Only the feather-like Sage Mode markings on his face remained unchanged.
With a swing of the Crane Cry Sword in his hand, several thunderclaps exploded, and arcs of lightning shot out, turning everything they touched jet-black. No one had ever seen Torifu like this before, not the regular Konoha ninja, not his close friends, not even Hashirama and Tobirama. They had seen Sage Mode before, but this pure-black version was a first.
But now was not the time to discuss these things. Blaze didn't care what Torifu had turned into! Her only goal was to take him back!
"Let's go!"
Hashirama gave the command, and all the Kage sprang into action! While Onoki and the Kazekage couldn't transform, they had also been waiting and preparing for a long time!
"Top Transformed Buddha!"
A thousand Buddha hands struck down at Blaze! Carrying Hashirama's rage! She had disrupted the peace he had built, and many young children from the village had died! She must pay for that debt with her life! The Wood Release that Hashirama created while in Sage Mode was no longer ordinary wood! Blaze's flames could no longer instantly incinerate it; they would only burn slowly.
She spewed a large amount of flames from her mouth! In an instant, they spread across the Buddha statue's entire body. But the flames were then extinguished by the immense volume of water, leaving only black scorch marks on the statue's body. Blaze was enraged and began to gather her chakra again, preparing to cast a new jutsu.
She had preemptively set up a ring of fire around her, which ordinary jutsu couldn't break through. But no one here was an ordinary ninja. They were all at the pinnacle of this world.
Tobirama seized the opportunity and shot three water arrows at Blaze! The water arrows were incredibly thin, like strands of hair, but their strength was extraordinary. They easily passed through Blaze's fire ring and hit her arm! Blaze felt a sharp pain in her hand, then lost all feeling and control of it.
"What's going on?! Who ambushed me!"
But losing the use of one hand didn't affect her much; it only made her more cautious. Even though she was stronger than everyone on the battlefield, their combined power was very difficult to deal with. Just as everyone was guessing what her next move would be, Blaze quickly dropped to the ground! The moment her feet touched the ground, the entire ground turned a fiery red, as if it were boiling! Then fire pillars shot up from the ground! The Kage dodged continuously upon seeing this. If they were hit, they wouldn't even need to be cremated; they would turn to ash instantly.
Hashirama could only temporarily abandon the massive body of the True Several Thousand Hands and evade the fire on his own. Only Torifu, who was in the air, seemed completely unfazed, flapping his wings.
Just as a pillar of fire shot up from under his feet! He swung his sword! Endless lightning shot out from the Crane Cry Sword! Like a divine punishment, it blasted a large crater into the ground! The flames were also suppressed by the lightning.
Blaze was confused by this. His power was more than just a little stronger than before. It was as if he had become a completely different person.
Watching from the back, Naori had never seen Torifu use this technique before. Torifu rarely used his five elemental releases; he was always content to conquer the world with his Cloud and Crystal Releases. This lightning must be related to his abnormal Sage Mode. Naori only hoped it wouldn't have any negative side effects on Torifu.
Torifu, however, felt no discomfort at all. His consciousness was crystal clear, and he felt as if his body was filled with endless power. He raised his Crane Cry Sword and pointed it at Blaze. An arc of lightning shot from the tip of his sword and hit her hair.
"You said you wanted to take me back with you? You can try."