476. Kazekage Vs Kazekage
The Edo Shinobi explains every detail to the Edo Kazekages.
"Sigh… I didn't expect to fall to other's schemes even after my death!" The first Kazekage shakes their head.
Whoosh…
A few seconds later, Gaara and Rasa arrive in front of the Edo group.
"ATTACK!"
"Grandfather, I didn't expect to meet you in such a situation." Rasa opens his mouth as he glances at the Reto.
"Shamon-sama!" He bows his head to Shamon in respect.
"Rasa, is that you?" Reto glances at Rasa with compassion.
"Yes, it's me!" Rasa has a conflicted expression on his face.
There is joy from meeting his elder, but also grief since both of them are enemies.
'Kabuto, that despicable bastard!' Rasa directs his hate toward Kabuto.
Gaara stands beside Rasa and asks.
"Dad, they are…"
"They are your great-grandfather and great-granduncle!" Rasa introduces Reto and Shaman to Gaara.
"This boy…"
Both of them turn towards Gaara and notice the floating sand behind him.
"This boy! Sigh…" Reto sighs and shakes his head.
"Rasa looks like you didn't make the same mistake as us."
"No… I followed your footsteps and made the same mistake as you!" Rasa chuckles in self-mockery as he recalls some bitter moments from his past.
His father, Retsu, Reto's son, was the former Jinchuriki of the One-tails. During his lifetime, Retsu was unable to control Shukaku. And one day, he finally lost control and fell under Shukaku's mind control.
In the end, Reto steeled his heart and granted him freedom from his fate.
Reto clenches his fists as he recalls the smile of relief on Retsu's face.
Gaara bows to Reto and Shamon in respect.
"What a filial child!" Reto smiles at Gaara in approval.
"Great grandfather… Unlike my grandfather, I met someone great who sympathized with my situation. I made friends who cared for me and had a family who loved me sincerely."
A smile appears on Gaara's face as the images of Izuna, Naruto, Temari, Kankuro, and his mother flashed past his mind.
"I see!" Reto nods at Gaara with slight tears in his eyes.
"Perhaps back then, I was too naïve with my approach. If only I had paid more attention to Retsu, if only I cared for him as much; then perhaps… perhaps he didn't have to…"
Reto closes his eyes in guilt.
"Hehe… Enough chit-chat! It's time to get to work." Kabuto's sinister voice echoes in their ears.
Swish… swish…
Kabuto makes a series of hand signs and controls the bodies of Reto, Shamon, and the rest of the Edo shinobis. Their eyes turn black as they lose all their emotions.
Several Zetsu soldiers pop out of the ground and confront Gaara and Rasa. The army of the Allied Shinobi forces also arrives on the battlefield.
"ATTAACKK!!"
The vice-commander of the allied shinobi force issues an order. The Zetsu soldiers also charge toward the allied shinobi force.
Boom… Boom…
Sounds of explosions, smoke, fire, lightning, water, and other jutsu echoes on the battlefield.
Reto takes a step forward Gaara and several sand golems slowly rise from the ground.
Shamon weaves his hand and several chakra threads expel out from his fingers. The chakra threads connect to ten different puppets and float in the air around him.
Swish… swish…
Rasa makes a series of hand signs and slams his palm on the ground.
Rumble… Rumble…
The earth beneath him trembles and a large amount of gold sand ejects out of the ground. Rasa raises his hand in the air and creates a gigantic humanoid golem with a golden shield and spear.
Gaara also reciprocates Reto's jutsu with his own. He claps his hand and yells.
"Sand Drizzle!"
Large amounts of sand particles rise in the air and coalesce into multiple lumps of sand.
"Sand Buckshot!"
He waves his hands towards the several sand golems.
BOOM… BOOM…
The lumps of sand bombard and demolish everything in front of him. They pierce through the sand golems and smash most of them into pieces.
The sand golems also counterattack. A few of them aim their hand toward Gaara and launch several canon bolts of sand toward Gaara.
Bang…. Bang…
A barrier of sand shrouds Gaara and blocks the bombardment of sand bombs.
Several other golems create various weapons like sand axe, sand hammers, sand bows, and arrows.
<Imperial Sand Army>
The golems charge toward Gaara and the rest of the allied shinobi force.
"I won't let you harm my allies!"
Gaara slams his hands on the ground.
<Sand Waterfall Imperial Funeral>
A small amount of sand rises from his guard and enters the ground.
Rumble… Rumble…
The sand from Gaara's guard grinds the rock beneath the ground and generates a large amount of sand. The sand rises from the earth and Gaara compresses and grinds it into fine sand particles. The sand swiftly flows on the ground and flattens the nearby terrain. It squeezes and crushes a portion of the Zetsu army. The sand binds several sand golems in a place.
"Quick Sand Waterfall!"
Gaara sways his hand downward and drowns the sand golems into the quicksand.
The sand continues to travel forward and engulf Reto within it.
"Grand Sand Mausoleum Seal,"
Gaara claps his hands and compresses the sand around Reto into a giant pyramid-shaped seal. He tosses several sealing tags toward the sand pyramid and seals Reto within it.
"The young generation has long surpassed the old generation." Reto voices fade away with the completion of the seal.
On the other side, Rasa also ends his battle with Shamon. Several heavy gold sand particles immobilize Shamon's various puppets by blocking their joints.
"You grew up into a fine man, Rasa!" Shamon smiles at Rasa as the latter seals him.
"I had a fine teacher like you, Sensei!" Rasa also pays his respect to Shamon.
Soon, Gaara and Rasa's division overpowers the Zetsu army and scores an overwhelming victory.
"Kazekage-sama, we received a backup request from the special unit. Several former members of the Akatsuki appeared on the battlefield." A member of the communication team informs Rasa and Gaara.
"Go, leave this place to me!"
Rasa nods at Gaara.
Gaara swiftly creates a cloud of sand and flies off in the direction pointed out by the headquarters.
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"Hmm…"
Naruto, who is dashing in the direction of the coastal battlefield, pauses.
Whoosh…
He swiftly jumps sideways and avoids the charge of a giant rhino.
"This summons…" Naruto's expression turns grim as he recognizes the rhino.
The rhino turns around and charges again toward Naruto.
This time Naruto clenches his fist and punches the giant rhino as soon as it closes up on him.
Bang…
Naruto lands a heavy blow on the rhino's head.
Crack…
The horn of the giant rhino cracks into fragments, and it disappears into a puff of white smoke.
"Nagato, is that you?"
Naruto looks around with a serious expression. Even with his enhanced senses, he is unable to sense Nagato's location.
Poof… poof…
Several clouds of smoke appear around Naruto. A group of giant summons like a giant dog, a giant bull, a giant centipede, a giant crab, and a giant chimera bird surround him.
Shiing…
Naruto closes his eyes and takes a deep breath. He opens his eyes and an orange cloak appears around him.
"Let's do it, Kurama!"
Whoosh…
The next second, Naruto disappears from the shared vision of every Rinnegan summons.
Bang…
He reappears on top of the giant bull and slams down a giant Rasengan on top of its head.
BOOM…
Naruto's Chō-Ōdama Rasengan pins the giant bull to the ground.
Poof…
The giant bull disappears into a puff of smoke.
BOOM… BOOMM…
At the same time, the giant chimera bird drops several explosive eggs on top of Naruto.
Naruto crosses his arms and generates a barrier of chakra around his body. Dust and smoke cover the surrounding area and block the summon's vision.
Swoosh…
Suddenly, a giant chakra arm grabs the chimera bird out of nowhere and drags it toward the ground.
BANG…
The giant bird slams into the ground with a powerful impact force and disappears into a puff of smoke.
Clang…
Naruto raises his other hand and blocks the claw of the giant crab. The crab's claw slowly calcifies his arm, but Naruto shrugs it off with a protective layer of chakra.
He clenches the arm of the giant crab with such force that cracks appear on its hard shell.
"Wind Release: Piercing Vacuum Blades,"
Naruto injects a large number of wind blades into the crab's body and slices its body into several pieces from the inside out.
Poof…
The crab also disappears into a puff of smoke.
Whoosh…
Naruto flickers away from his previous position and avoids the fatal poison spit of the giant centipede. The poison corrodes a giant crater into the ground.
Naruto frowns as he stares at the poisonous centipede.
'That looks scary. I must avoid it at all costs.'
Rumble…
The giant centipede enters the ground and disappears from Naruto's sight.