Naruto: Passerby and Returnee

Chapter 509, Battlefield 4

"All troops on alert! The Four Kage are accelerating their advance!" Gaara, who was constantly observing the movements ahead with his Eyes of Sand, gave the order to halt the retreat. Due to the limited number of troops, the Allied Forces could not outrun the four former Kage, no matter how fast they ran. Since the enemy had already shown their intention to attack, they might as well choose to confront them head-on.

Against Kage-level ninjas, numbers are unlikely to be an advantage. Their only hope is that the four Kage, like the reanimated corpses on other battlefields, will possess self-awareness and refrain from truly killing their former comrades. With two Kage currently in command, their remaining elite forces are already few and far between, making it difficult to pose a threat to Kage-level ninjas. Therefore, they must concentrate their resources on one opponent at a time, eliminating them one by one. During this period, the other Kage not assigned to specific opponents will be held back by the Allied Forces.

"Master Wu is undoubtedly the most threatening Kage; we must take him down first. Kazekage, I need your assistance." Facing a truly formidable enemy, Onoki never falters; he is acutely aware of his physical condition. Facing a tireless, chakra-suppressing, and automatically regenerating reanimated body with his own body as a living person is already a disadvantage. Add to that his frequently aching back, and if he were to make a mistake on the battlefield, it would undoubtedly lead to a crushing defeat.

Gaara agreed readily, but the other three Kage still worried him greatly. He didn't know much about the Kage of other countries, but he knew his own father very well. Magnet Release was a ninjutsu capable of causing widespread damage, and ordinary ninjas would have a hard time dealing with it. The Fourth Kazekage alone had already been through such a struggle; the other Kage would only be more troublesome.

Can the allied forces really withstand the attack?

"Don't worry, although I'm just a clone, my chakra is still quite sufficient. I should be able to handle a Kage without any problems." Despite being just a clone, Naruto, who had only been there a short time, spoke with arrogance.

Come to think of it, the ninja world has never witnessed the Sixth Hokage's power before. Even the defeat of Pain happened outside the village, witnessed only by Katsuyu and two Anbu members. Is he finally unable to sit still and is about to make his move in this great battle?

“The Sand Village’s Wind Release team won’t give up either.” Temari noticed Gaara’s worries and naturally wanted to fully support her younger brother.

Fortunately, all four Kage's main families are present. Except for the Mizukage, whose information is mostly kept secret and therefore extremely mysterious, the abilities of the other three are public knowledge. The Kazekage is under the Kazekage's command, the Tsuchikage is under the Tsuchikage's command, the Raikage died relatively early and still has an old ninja who once assisted him, and Tsuchidai is still alive and happens to be in this team.

Tsuchikage's advice was to avoid a direct confrontation with the Raikage and instead use Wind Release attacks from a distance, preferably with a wide range and high power. This was because the Third Raikage was known for possessing the strongest spear and the strongest shield; his physical strength was already incredibly high, and it would be even more difficult to break through after he donned the Lightning Release armor. Furthermore, the Raikage was extremely fast, making it easy for him to dodge small-scale Wind Release attacks.

"That's a man who could go toe-to-toe with the Eight-Tails and fall to the ground at the same time. His signature move can easily penetrate any defense. Once hit..."

Just listening to this series of introductions made everyone's scalp tingle. In the end, it was Temari, who was in charge of the Wind Release technique, who asked the most curious question.

"How exactly did someone like that die?"

"Lord Raikage sacrificed himself after fighting alone against 10,000 Iwagakure ninjas for three days and three nights to cover the army's retreat."

Now, many Sand Village ninjas carrying fans began to doubt whether their Wind Release techniques would be effective, but with the battle about to begin, they had no option to back down.

As for the four shadows who were being manipulated, one can imagine that their feelings were definitely not pleasant.

From the moment they regained consciousness, they began to speculate about which bastard had used the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

The second generation speculated that it was the "renowned" Tobirama Senju. The third generation looked bewildered, saying that the Second Hokage had died along with the Second Raikage, and that they were the Third Raikage. The fourth generation immediately pointed the finger at Orochimaru, claiming that he was killed by Orochimaru. It's worth noting that two of them had actually been resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, but unfortunately, Orochimaru didn't grant them any self-awareness that time, using them purely as weapons, so they had no memory of the event.

As they discussed, the two generations of Water and Earth, who were destined to clash, were about to fight. However, the code written at the lowest level did not allow them to kill each other, and there was clearly a large force in the distance that deserved their attention.

That team's chakra attributes were extremely chaotic, possessing characteristics of all ninja villages, and they also had someone they were very familiar with.

How many years has passed? The sheer scale of the five great ninja villages joining forces is beyond the comprehension of these old folks. However, children and grandchildren have their own destinies, and their overall feeling is one of satisfaction, except... they are extremely displeased at the prospect of facing their descendants.

The four shadows were being manipulated to move "slowly" along a designated route, and Wu, being a perception-type being, quickly noticed the changes ahead.

"They were initially retreating slowly, but now it seems they've finally made up their minds."

The Second Hokage, Gengetsu, sighed in annoyance, saying, "Forget about the other villages; it's too much to bear fighting our own ninjas. But Orochimaru, who used this technique to bind us—just you wait!"

Orochimaru, who had sealed Kimimaro with several holes punched in the battlefield in the distance, sneezed with bloody saliva and quickly healed his wounds with his unique molting technique.

Wu Nan felt that his nemesis made a lot of sense, "Although I hate you, I agree with you on this point."

The Third Raikage, however, was quite optimistic, saying, "There's no need to be so pessimistic. The children will grow up eventually and surpass us, their predecessors."

"If only that were true." Rasa, who had seen the Eye of Sand early on, had already guessed his upcoming opponent and appeared preoccupied.

The commotion in the distance was enough to make the shadows stop in their tracks. It was a vast, overwhelming tidal wave of yellow sand, surging towards them with the force to completely engulf them.

"They're here, two people first," Wu reminded them.

"Oh~ What a spectacular sandstorm." Hozuki Gengetsu looked like he was enjoying the spectacle, quite happy to be buried in this scale of ninjutsu.

But Rasa's expression was even more off. He had dealt with the sand his entire life, and seeing this scene, his first thought wasn't of his son, but... of Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast. His understanding was still stuck three years in the past; he thought that Gaara must have used his trump card, the Sleeping Technique, to be able to use such a technique.

Golden sand surged from the ground, and the two torrents, almost identical in size, collided and finally stopped at the feet of the four shadows.

In the first round of clashes, the two sides seemed to be evenly matched.