Takemi held all the advantages, and even if the opponents were Edo Tensei, it held no meaning for him.
Jiraiya knew that Yin-Yang Release was very effective against Edo Tensei.
The battle wasn't over mainly because Takemi was clearing out the White Zetsu, but it seemed to be about to end soon.
Boom—
As he pondered, a huge roar once again came from the distant ground. Immediately after, four figures were instantly sent flying, and the flames were swept up in layers of air currents by the strong winds. The irregularly swirling flames were extremely suffocating.
And Takemi still stood at the top of the tree canopy, arms crossed, his gaze fixed on the four individuals below, his face showing no expression whatsoever.
"Damn it, how did this guy suddenly become so strong…"
The Fourth Raikage's face was filled with pain, he didn't know what was going on.
Not only him, but the other three also had extremely grave expressions. They had expected Takemi to be strong but they had never imagined that he was this strong.
"This is bad… If this continues…"
Even if the White Zetsu were fearless, they had no room to resist under Takemi's attacks.
Many White Zetsu had already burrowed underground, disappearing to who-knows-where, and their current situation was quite dire.
"It seems this side is also almost done."
Takemi naturally noticed all of this. After a slight nod, he looked up and spoke to the four from above.
"The game is pretty much over. I can only say you didn't even make me warm up."
"You…"
The Fourth Raikage growled with a grim expression, but looking at his left arm, which had once again disappeared, and Ginkaku's empty chest, he was momentarily speechless.
And the Third Raikage, Kinkaku, and Ginkaku were all speechless at this moment. They seemed to have already experienced what it meant to be an 'insurmountable mountain.'
Konoha can also use Edo Tensei, plus this kid… Has Konoha returned to, or even surpassed, its state from over sixty years ago?
But no matter what they thought, Takemi stretched at this moment, then smiled and asked, "I have a question for you. Do you know what Kumogakure ninjas felt like when I attacked Kumogakure back then?"
"What do you mean?"
The Third Raikage clenched his fists, almost instinctively speaking, but at the same time, a bad premonition arose in his heart.
But Takemi ignored him, instead holding one hand upright. His Chakra surged once again.
Buzz—
Under the surging of that vast Chakra, Takemi's clothes fluttered upwards, his hair instantly moved without wind, and the earth trembled violently at this moment.
Accompanying this trembling, endless vines intertwined with flames continuously gathered.
The next moment, the entire world seemed to fall silent. The earth was covered by a layer of flaming dark clouds.
Under the dark clouds, the Fourth Raikage and the other three fell silent simultaneously. Their eyes were dazed as they looked at the scene before them.
At this moment, they seemed to understand what Takemi's words meant.
Because before them, a giant wooden statue with countless overlapping hands behind it, towering into the clouds and simultaneously burning with flames, slowly appeared.
"What exactly is this?"
The Third Raikage muttered, he hadn't expected his son to provoke such a terrifying guy.
"Wood Release. Is it Wood Release even more powerful than Hashirama's?"
Kinkaku and Ginkaku had seen the world, but they were also stunned by everything in front of them.
"This isn't even on the same level!"
The Fourth Raikage remained silent, watching the constantly rising giant wooden statue, which resembled both a deity and a furious demon.
After a while, he shook his head with a bitter smile. "You bastard, are you trying to make us experience the despair the village felt back then?"
"Then..."
However, Takemi didn't give them much time to lament.
He smiled lightly and said casually, "Bye."
As soon as he finished speaking, the flaming fist suddenly slammed out. In an instant, the sky collapsed and the earth caved in, as if it were divine punishment.
Inside Konoha, Naruto felt the Nine-Tails inside him, and he smiled with a pleasant surprise.
"Yosh, that feels about right."
Meanwhile, Kushina had been accompanying Naruto and was also sensing Nine-Tails' condition within Naruto.
After a while, she nodded. "Hmm, it seems there aren't many problems for now. Your control over Nine-Tails looks pretty good."
"Hehe, mom, you're amazing."
Naruto knew his mother's situation well, and he immediately gave her a thumbs up. But it was also true. If it weren't for Kushina's help, controlling Nine-Tails probably wouldn't have been so easy.
Especially since the Nine-Tails inside him was much stronger than before.
"A complete big fox, seriously..."
Although he knew that only half of the Nine-Tails was inside him, with the other half in his father's body, he didn't actually know how strong a complete Nine-Tails was, though now he seemed to understand a bit.
This complete Nine-Tails was much stronger than he had imagined.
The strength of the complete Nine-Tails far exceeded his imagination, the immense Chakra surprised him.
He now understood how amazing his mother was. Sealing such a large Nine-Tails inside her body without issue, and now she could even help him control the Nine-Tails.
His mother was truly extraordinary!
"Alright, stop spouting nonsense."
Kushina rolled her eyes, but she still found her son's flattery quite pleasant.
"The seal has been strengthened, you can use its power without much problem. But you need to know that Nine-Tails is not ordinary, so you still need to be careful."
"Yes, yes."
Naruto excitedly stood up, clenching his fists as he spoke with excitement.
"But it's almost time now, I can go reinforce dad. I've been waiting for so long."
He was well aware of the great war that had broken out in the Ninja World, and he had always longed to join the war as soon as possible.
However, he needed to re-condense the Nine-Tails, which had prevented him from joining the battle quickly. This made him extremely anxious, yet helpless.
But now it was fine, he had finally sorted it out, and he could finally act.
"Tch, you're really something. What's there to look forward to about something like this?"
Kushina looked at her son's behaviour and immediately felt a bit helpless and annoyed.
War was no laughing matter. If one wasn't careful, they could die.
And not to mention those bastards from the Akatsuki, Takeshiki wouldn't easily let go of the Tailed Beast, and she was worried about her son.
"Alright, mom, it's fine."
Naruto smiled at Kushina and said softly, "I'll take care of myself, and we'll resolve this war as soon as possible, then we can enjoy peace, right?"
"Minato taught you that, didn't he?"
"No way..."
"Don't think I don't know your situation. Your grades are terrible. I really don't know how Minato and my child ended up like you."
"..."
Naruto stopped grinning. He felt his mother's words were somewhat hurtful. But he didn't know how to refute, after all, 'Naruto's grades aren't ideal' had become somewhat deeply ingrained.
'If only I had known back then, I would have studied hard, damn it!'
Naruto complained in his heart, but facing his mother, he could only awkwardly scratch his head, then immediately change the subject.
"By the way, mom, how is Sasuke?"
"I don't know. Tsunade-sama has already gone to the front lines. Sasuke should be watched by Karin and Sakura."
Kushina wasn't too keen on her child going to the battlefield, but she could distinguish the bigger picture.
Even if she wasn't happy, she could control her emotions, especially since Naruto was a member of the 'Special Operations Unit'.
First Hokage, Second Hokage, Minato, and other powerful experts were there, so Naruto would be relatively safer among them.
"Tch, that guy still isn't ready."
Naruto didn't know what his mother was thinking, but after learning about Sasuke's situation, he immediately stood up.
"Yosh, although I really want to go directly to dad, I'll go see him first. I wonder how he's doing now."
"Hey, slow down."
Kushina pursed her lips. She felt that Naruto's problems were significant. But before she could say anything more, she suddenly saw Naruto stop, then look down at his lower abdomen in a daze.
"What's wrong?"
She asked somewhat confused, but the next moment she felt the ground gently shaking.
"This is?"
"It seems a big battle has happened very far from here, and..."
Naruto muttered, unconsciously placing his hand over his lower abdomen.
"Nine-Tails seems unusually fearful. What on earth is going on?"
(End of Chapter)
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