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"Damn it! They're not afraid of dying at all!"
Suddenly, the Allied forces on the front lines were plunged into a new predicament.
Naruto's shadow clones are powerful, but they are no match for this kind of human shield built purely by "quantity" and "immortality".
Its efficiency was also greatly limited.
It often takes several times the effort and chakra to break through the obstruction of these cannon fodder and attack the real target.
The actions of the sealing squad were even more difficult, with each approach accompanied by enormous risks and sacrifices.
"Tsk... What an annoying tactic!"
Just as a Naruto shadow clone cleared out a patch of White Zetsu with Wind Release, it was entangled by four or five Edo Tensei cannon fodder figures that rushed at it.
Although their interception lasted less than a second, the target, a powerful impure earth cultivator skilled in water-style techniques, had already taken the opportunity to resume his movements.
This caused another huge wave to rise.
"This can't go on like this!"
Another shadow clone roared into the communication network: "The main body's chakra isn't unlimited either! We have to find a way to get rid of these cannon fodder!"
Kabuto's tactical intentions are quite clear.
Use these cheap, infinitely renewable waste cannon fodder.
To exhaust Naruto's shadow clones' chakra and energy to the maximum extent possible, thus delaying the situation.
Protect those truly destructive units.
At the same time, they used suicide attacks to paralyze the coalition's most crucial sealing methods.
The battle reached a stalemate once again, but this time it was a more brutal and exhausting stalemate.
Each time the Allied Forces seal a powerful Impure World Reincarnation user, they often have to put in several times the effort, and it is often accompanied by casualties among the sealing team members.
Although Naruto's shadow clones were moving around as much as possible, the sheer number of the opponent's suicidal attacks had a certain restraining effect.
The cruelty of war was on full display at this moment.
Faced with the enemy's ruthless tactics, the allied forces could only rely on a more tenacious will and more efficient coordination to regain the advantage inch by inch.
Hidden behind the scenes, Kabuto Yakushi calmly observes everything.
Like a chess player manipulating the game, waiting for the opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to the allied forces.
Chapter 450 Kabuto's Backup Plan
The fierce battle raged from dawn until afternoon, with sunlight piercing through the thick smoke and illuminating the ravaged battlefield.
Despite the heavy price paid by the sacrifice of thousands of ninjas.
However, thanks to the Uchiha clan's genjutsu support, the Allied Forces' soldiers' bloody battles, and Naruto Uzumaki's shadow clones' decisive and efficient intervention.
The scales of victory finally began to slowly tip in favor of the Allied Shinobi Forces.
On the coastline, Darui's First Force successfully repelled the White Zetsu's combined land and sea attack, and the remaining White Zetsu were wiped out.
The few remaining Edo Tensei users were mostly sealed away with the help of Naruto's shadow clones and the sealing team.
On the main land route, Huang Tu's second force stood firm like a rock, guarding the vital passage and annihilating all the enemies who attempted to break through.
Kakashi's Third Division acted like a fire brigade, providing support in various locations and stabilizing many crumbling defensive lines.
Looking across the entire battlefield, the massive White Zetsu army has been largely wiped out and no longer poses a group threat.
As for those troublesome impure reincarnations, apart from a very few particularly difficult ones who are still putting up a stubborn resistance.
Most of them have been successfully sealed away, turning into quiet characters within the scroll.
However, not all battlefields have been quelled.
In the area where the Fourth Division, personally overseen by the Fifth Kazekage Gaara, was located, the battle was far from over.
Instead, it entered the most intense and terrifying stage!
The enemies here are the Kage from all generations!
First Kazekage: Fierce Fighting; Second Kazekage: Shamon; Third Kazekage: Rosa; Fourth Kazekage: Rosa.
First Tsuchikage: Ishigawa; Second Tsuchikage: None.
First Mizukage: Byakuren; Second Mizukage: Hozuki Gengetsu; Third Mizukage.
First Raikage A, Second Raikage A, Third Raikage A.
Eleven Kage from different eras, who once stood at the pinnacle of the ninja world, gathered here in their reanimated forms!
Each of them possesses terrifying strength capable of changing the course of a local battle, and has mastered the secret techniques and bloodline limits passed down in their respective villages.
At this moment, they unleashed their power without reservation, stirring up a destructive storm on this battlefield!
Sand and iron sand collide, dust and steam energies intertwine, lightning and water energies roar...
All sorts of ninjutsu that had only been heard of in legends became reality at this moment, ravaging the earth.
The Fourth Army's defenses are under unprecedented pressure.
Ordinary Allied Ninjas were like fallen leaves in a storm before such power, finding it extremely difficult to even get close, let alone retaliate or seal it.
The battlefield presented an extremely bizarre situation:
A dazzling golden light surged and darted through the most violent energy vortex in the center of the battlefield! It was Naruto's shadow clone!
He was simultaneously facing attacks from multiple Kage, including the First Tsuchikage, the Second Tsuchikage, the First Mizukage, the Second Mizukage, and the Third Raikage!
With the senses, speed, and power granted by the tailed beasts, as well as powerful ninjutsu such as Wind Release: Rasenshuriken and Fire Release.
He actually managed to hold back these Kage-level powerhouses, preventing them from causing a devastating impact on the allied forces' lines.
Even so, he could only restrain the enemy, facing numerous dangers and unable to win.
On the other side, massive sand waves collided violently with an even more magnificent sea of gold dust in the air!
This is the battle between Gaara and his father, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa.
Gaara's eyes were filled with complex emotions, yet he showed no mercy as he manipulated the endless sands of Shukaku.
He is engaged in a fateful duel with his father, who manipulates magnetic sand and transforms it into various weapon forms.
The remaining Kage, such as the First Kazekage, the Third Kazekage, the First Raikage, and the Second Raikage, were like tigers among sheep.
They charged and fought freely through the Allied forces' formation.
Each of their attacks was accompanied by heavy casualties.
The defensive formation of the allied ninjas was as fragile as paper in front of them.
"No! If this continues, the Fourth Division will be completely wiped out!"
After narrowly escaping the Second Tsuchikage's "Dust Release," one of Naruto's shadow clones anxiously reported to the main body via a mental link: "There are too many Kage-level ninjas here! My clone can only barely hold off a portion of them! We need more support!"
Naruto's main body, located on Mount Myōboku, immediately received the distress call.
His brow was furrowed, fully aware of the urgency of the situation.
But he also understood that the Shadow Clone Technique had its limits.
If the shadow clone already on the battlefield were to use the "Shadow Clone Technique" again.
The split chakra would make the new clone too fragile, probably unable to withstand even a single blow from a Kage-level powerhouse, making it pointless.
"The only options are to draw clones from other battlefields that have already stabilized, or... I'll have to create another batch from my main body!"
Naruto gritted his teeth. Although this would accelerate the depletion of his chakra, the crisis facing the Fourth Division could not be ignored.
He immediately focused his mind and began to gather chakra, preparing to unleash more shadow clone power on the fourth battlefield.
While the Fourth Division was locked in fierce fighting on the battlefield, far away in Konoha Village of the Land of Fire, beneath the surface of tranquility, undercurrents were surging.
Deep within the Konoha cemetery, outside an inconspicuous, hidden shrine sealed with multiple barriers.
A figure appeared silently like a ghost. It was none other than Kabuto Yakushi, the mastermind behind it all.
He pushed up his round-framed glasses, his eyes behind the lenses gleaming with calculation and greed.
His purpose for this trip was very clear.
Find and break the seals of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju!
He went to great lengths to build this powerful army of reanimated corpses.
Through various clandestine channels, and even by risking infiltration into forbidden areas of various countries, they successfully found the remains or DNA samples of most of the film figures throughout history.
However, he was never able to get his hands on these two founding fathers of Konoha.
The remains of the First and Second Hokage were sealed by the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, who appeared for unknown reasons during the "Konoha Crush" three years ago.
The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, is still alive and active on the battlefield.
The Fourth Hokage's soul, along with half of the Nine-Tails' chakra, is still sealed inside the Shinigami's stomach and cannot be summoned.
The Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, is still alive and well.
Therefore, in order to reverse the increasingly unfavorable situation and completely defeat Naruto Uzumaki, who is constantly putting out fires on the battlefield and causing endless trouble, the goal is to...
Kabuto believed that the only hope was to awaken Hashirama Senju, who was hailed as the "God of Shinobi"!
Only the First Hokage's Wood Release power, which surpasses even that of the Tailed Beasts, can absolutely suppress the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and break the current stalemate.
To awaken Hashirama, the seal on his body must first be removed.
Dou carefully and cautiously broke through the barrier surrounding the ancestral hall.
When he finally stepped silently into the ancestral hall, his gaze fell on the two stone coffins in the center, which were covered with talismans.
A smug smile crept onto his lips.
However, just as he was about to take further action—
"Who are you? How dare you trespass into Konoha's forbidden area!"
A cold, authoritative voice suddenly rang out from the shadowy corner of the ancestral hall.
Dou's body stiffened abruptly, and he slowly turned around.