The fighting continued on the battlefield.
Upon hearing the news from the Barrier Unit, the members of the Alliance all wore confused expressions.
"What? Obito betrayed us again. And again. And again?"
"I always said that traitor couldn't be trusted!"
"Don't jump to conclusions too quickly. Leader-sama personally vouched for him. Perhaps this was a ploy set up deliberately?"
"Now that you mention it, that does sound plausible..."
Just at this moment, the Impure World Reincarnation army suddenly stopped fighting, each of them letting out surprised voices.
"Eh? We seem to have regained our freedom!"
"It's true! No one is controlling us anymore!"
Seeing this situation, the members of the Alliance side were all elated.
"Haha! I told you Leader-sama is a flawless strategist. He must have already defeated Madara Uchiha!"
"Does this mean the war is over?"
"Not so fast. Be careful. It might be the enemy's trap!"
"You're overthinking things too much!"
"No, the war hasn't ended yet. Look at those beasts. They're still fighting!"
Everyone suddenly realized and turned their gazes forward. The monster army, like an endless swarm of corpses, had become even more ferocious!
"What's going on? Why are these monsters still attacking?"
"I figured it out. The Impure World Reincarnation army was controlled by Nagato. Lord Seiki defeated Madara Uchiha, and Nagato reclaimed control of his own body, so he ordered the reincarnated people to stop fighting. However, these monsters are different. They're under Madara Uchiha's control. Even after he was defeated, he still refused to stop commanding these monsters to attack!"
"Damn it! Madara Uchiha really is the source of calamity!"
"What about the barrier? Hasn't it been repaired yet?"
"Repairing it was interrupted halfway. There must still be enemies mixed among us. For now, we can't count on the barrier!"
"No choice then. We'll have to trouble the elders of the Impure World Reincarnation to help us resist these monsters!"
Of course, the reincarnated people didn't refuse their request.
Third Raikage laughed loudly, "Haha! Brats from Cloud Village, fight alongside me!"
Second merely reminded them, "Don't get too close to us. Beware of Madara Uchiha taking control of us and suddenly turning against you!"
Although they received their assistance, the fighters didn't feel much relief.
There were simply too many monsters. They didn't fear death at all, recklessly rushing toward the barrier.
Even though they were powerful, facing such an onslaught made them feel helpless.
Moreover, their chakra was almost depleted.
After all, not everyone was a freak of nature like Hashirama or Seiki. After this major battle, most of their chakra had already been exhausted.
In less than half a minute, tens of thousands of monsters had been killed. However, more than a hundred monsters had already broken through the defense line and rushed into the barrier.
Although these monsters were promptly killed, they still gave everyone a cold sweat.
Keep in mind, inside the barrier, there were still a hundred thousand ninjas and warriors, but most of them were chunin and genin. Their average strength might not even surpass these monsters.
Moreover, inside the barrier, more than ninety-eight percent of the population were ordinary people!
If those monsters were allowed to rush into the central area, massive casualties were inevitable!
"Damn it! Lord Seiki has done so much for us—can't we even handle this one thing right?"
"We have to hold this line at all costs!"
"If we die from chakra depletion, then so be it—die on the battlefield!"
"Running low on chakra?" Kurama flicked his paw inside Kushina's consciousness. "Kushina, lend them my chakra!"
"Kurama, that was actually pretty dependable of you!" Kushina teased.
"Hmph! I'm not doing this to help them! Those bastards are targeting the tailed beasts, and I won't just sit around doing nothing!" Kurama muttered with a scoff.
"Yeah, yeah!" Kushina waved him off and then dashed across the battlefield, distributing chakra.
Everyone who received the chakra boost instantly felt re-energized.
"This is the Nine-Tails' chakra? It's insane!"
"This is just a tiny fraction of what he has, and yet it's already ten times what I can produce!"
Still, among these astonished voices, one person thought it wasn't enough.
Jiraiya shouted, "Kushina! Have Kurama lend me more chakra!"
"Jiraiya-sama, you..." Kushina noticed two toads perched on his shoulders and the red markings on his face—he'd already entered Sage Mode.
"I have a plan to deal with them, but I still need help from you and Kurama!" Jiraiya said solemnly.
Noticing the commotion, Minato spoke up. "Master Jiraiya, please share your strategy!"
Even while fending off the White Zetsu Army, everyone turned their attention to Jiraiya.
Jiraiya raised his voice so everyone could hear. "These creatures are spread out over a massive area. To wipe them all out in one strike, normal large-scale elemental techniques won't cut it—we'll need sound-based genjutsu!"
"But sound alone won't reach such a wide area, so I'll summon a bunch of toads to act as amplifiers, letting the sound spread from their mouths!"
"All you need to do is protect these toads and carry them to different locations until my genjutsu is complete!"
They were all elite shinobi from different villages, and after a moment's thought, they got the idea.
"That actually sounds doable!"
"Still, the *shinobi no sekai* doesn't usually have any strong sound-based genjutsu techniques, right?"
Jiraiya quickly replied, "The technique we're about to use is the ultimate genjutsu perfected by Mount Myoboku's two immortals after centuries of cultivation!"
Thanks to Lord Seiki's rise, no one was unfamiliar with Sage Arts anymore. Hearing Jiraiya's serious words, they felt reassured.
Jiraiya continued, "To make sure the sound reaches every corner, we'll need at least three hundred toads. That means at least three hundred jonin will have to be assigned to guard them. On top of that, since the genjutsu will take time to prepare, the defensive pressure over the next phase will be extremely heavy!"
Everyone's expressions darkened. They were already struggling to hold the line as it was—pulling out three hundred jonin would make things even worse!
And to top it all off, they'd have to split their focus just to guard those toads!
At that moment, a firm voice rang out from behind them, "Jonin, please proceed. Leave this place to us!"
From within the Chakra Barrier, wave after wave of ninja and samurai stepped forward, joining the ranks to resist the enemy!
"What are you doing?"
Unlike the seasoned fighters who could still exchange words in battle, these genin and chunin, though they had initially joined the fight eager and full of bravado, were soon overwhelmed and had no time to reply as they scrambled to fight.
Finally, one of the strongest among them spoke,
"The Chakra Barrier has failed again. Rather than waste time inside, we might as well join the battle together!"
"Half our people are still guarding within the barrier. Even if a few enemies slip through, they will be intercepted!"
Hearing this, the jonin gave in. "Fine, we fight together!"
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