Ice Coffin

Darui quickly formed seals with his hands, black lightning flashing, as he rushed towards Tosaka.

His idea was very simple. Facing two powerful enemies, they have to quickly reduce the numbers.

However, generally speaking, he still thinks that Tosaka is more difficult to deal with, after all in Tosaka's first move he froze the entire ocean.

And the masked man...

He just released a Summoning beast.

If Tosaka is left alone, the Allied Shinobi Forces might be defeated.

"The pressure this man puts on me...is more than an angry Raikage-sama." Darui started feel a litle heavy in his heart.

"Allied Shinobi Forces! In Formation..!"

A group of ninjas immediately stood in formation.

At the same time, they mentally prepared themselves.

Just when they were getting ready to go.

Tosaka suddenly disappeared from their sight.

"what..."

"Where..?"

'Not good!' Darui said in his heart, and turned to look at the other side of the battlefield.

An ice-blue figure appeared in the center of the battlefield, and even the Akimichi clan's father and son were panicked.

Choza's heart sank.

He spoke with a heavy tone: "Tosaka-sama, I didn't expect that we would meet on the battlefield again, and that this time... you would be our enemy!"

Choza, transformed into a giant using the Expansion Jutsu, waved his staff, making anxious gestures with his weapon.

He was incredibly nervous, the tension in his chest tightening with each passing moment. The situation on the battlefield was dire.

The power of the Gedo Statue was too strong. Although Choza, one of Konoha's Clan Heads, had mastered the use of the secret technique of the Akimichi clan, he's still no match for the Gedo Statue.

In addition to the Gedo Statue, the masked man who started the war was also here.

After many high-level opponents, he now has to face an enemy of Tosaka's level. A ninja who is known around the ninja world as the Eternal Ice.

Such an opponent is almost impossible to fight against. This is something Choza has known all along, and this why he's always been vigilant against any of his moves.

As an older ninja who can be said to be one of the village's important Elite Jonin, he's naturally aware of Tosaka's reputation.

His name alone was able to scare people into giving up on the battlefield.

Choza did not expect that in this life, he would have to fight such a ninja.

'I have to stay alert at all times! If I let my guard down for even a moment, I'll die!'

Choza thought this as he tightened his grip on his weapon, bracing himself for Tosaka's attack.

Tosaka just smiled at him.

Although there was no killing intent in the smile, Choza still tensed up and secretly said in his heart: 'Here he comes!'

This was a natural reaction born out of his fear.

He was extremely wary of Tosaka, always ready to guard against any move Tosaka might make.

But... Choza's defense failed to react to Tosaka's attack.

Tosaka simply smiled at him.

Then, he vanished from sight.

'Where?!'

The sudden disappearance of Tosaka made Choza feel helpless. His eyes searched the battlefield. After a quick search, he found at Tosaka standing at the foot of the Gedo Statue.

Choza muttered to himself.

"Is this... Tosaka-sama's Body Flicker Technique?"

"It's too fast."

There was no signs of him using any chakra. All you could see was the slight movement of his foot before he disappeared.

Rokushiki: Soru

Tosaka's figure disappeared, and then inexplicably appeared at the feet of the Gedo Statue.

This quick movement made the ninjas who were paying attention to Tosaka freeze.

"So fast!"

Tenten, clutching the Banana Fan, a treasure ninja tool of the Gold and Silver Brothers, had used it so many times that her chakra was now depleted, causing her to lose strength and collapse to the ground.

Yet, she still saw the moment Tosaka vanished.

It made her exclaim in shock.

"this...!"

Shikamaru, Ino, Choji, and other younger generation ninjas all exclaimed as well.

However, Shikamaru felt that something was off.

"Isn't Tosaka Tsukishita being controlled by the enemy? Looking at his actions, it doesn't seem like it..." As he said that, he thought that if Tosaka was being controlled by him, he would use Tosaka's strength to quickly deal with them...

That extremely troublesome Ice Release, coupled with such a fast Body Flicker Technique.

Shikamaru couldn't help but feel a headache coming, and muttered: "Tch, how troublesome..."

The masked man's pupils shrank, and he thought to himself: 'That Body Flicker Technique seems to be... a Taijutsu technique!'

Compared to a normal ninja's eyes, an Uchiha's Sharingan is infintely better.

In an instant, he knew that Tosaka's Body Flicker Technique was not a Ninjutsu technique, but a Taijutsu technique.

The masked man now knew that Tosaka had escaped the control of Kabuto's seal.

What's more, he also knows how powerful Tosaka is.

After all...he was actually a ninja from the era of which Tosaka reigned over.

Even though Tosaka died when he was young, and even though he "died" at young age.

Once upon a time, the idol of all the young ninjas in Konoha was the Eternal Ice, Tosaka Tsukishita...

....

"What!" Chōji was shocked into jumping back when he saw Tosaka's figure disappear.

He was completely stunned by his speed.

"Chōji! Don't get distracted!" Shikamaru noticed Chōji's movements and shouted anxiously.

"Oh...oh!" Chōji quickly got into a fighting stance, but cold sweat was pouring from his forehead.

What to do?

The Gedo Statue hasn't been stopped yet, and now a legendary ninja has arrived...

What on earth should he do?

Chōji feels like his head is a ball of mush right now.

All his thoughts are scrambled around.

At this moment, Tosaka moved again.

For a moment, Chōji felt as if all the hair on his body stood up, and a sense of crisis was everywhere in an instance!

However, the attack he had been waiting for for so long never came.

What was awaiting him was a smile.

Chōji was stunned and his mind went blank for a moment.

Then, he suddenly felt...that the air seemed to have become a lot colder.

Suddenly, he looked towards the Gedo Statue!

Tosaka exhaled a breath of cold air and said: "Freezing Flow: Ice Coffin"

He saw Tosaka's hand on the Gedo Statue's body. Half of his body had already transformed into ice, with the ice quickly spreading to the Gedo Statue's body.

"Hohohoho!!!"

A roar of agony erupted from its mouth.

In full view of the Allied Shinobi Forces, Tosaka Tsukishita—resurrected by the Edo Tensei Technique—betrayed his summoners at that very moment.

With one swift move, he froze the Gedo Statue solid.

The cold surge enveloped the Gedo Statue in an instant. The icy grip tightened around its form, inducing a sensation of restraint that spread like venom.

Its roars echoing against the ice. Each roar seemed to amplify the paralysis, locking it in place.

This is Tosaka's own improvement of his Ice fruit.

Freezing Flow

Any Ice Jutsu that starts with Freezing Flow prioritizes speed.

However, the name "Ice Coffin" alone attests to the formidable power of the Jutsu.

If Tosaka Tsukishita were to unleash the full strength of the Jutsu and execute the complete version of the Ice Coffin, the Gedo Statue would be completely frozen.

Yet, the full version of the Ice Coffin spreads too slowly, which would give the Gedo Statue a chance to break free.

A Freezing Flow Ice Jutsu is extraordinary fast

Compared to the normal Ice Coffin which takes a couple seconds, with Freezing Flow the Jutsu is completed in an instant.

Therefore, the moment Tosaka's palm touched the Gedo Statue, it had already turned into a block of ice.

Standing in front of Gedo Statue, Chōji was dumbfounded.

Darui, who had been watching Tosaka, was also dumbfounded.

The whole of the Allied Shinobi Forces was dumbfounded.

The battlefield fell silent for a moment.

The ice on Tosaka's body gradually faded away, and what followed was the iconic slightly opened mouth, exhaling a mouthful of cold air.

The air was freezing cold, and the atmosphere seemed to become colder in an instant.

Tosaka raised his head and looked at the frozen Gedo Statue. The moment he saw its appearance, he was a little confused.

'What the hell is this? How can a tailed beast be so ugly?!'

He was secretly surprised but said nothing.

'Ding! Gedo Statue - the shell of the Ten Tails, if infused with all nine tailed beast's Chakra, it can be resurrected!'

After hearing the systems description, Tosaka's heart suddenly became heavy.

Ten Tails, the incarnation of the God Tree.

His face looked a little disgruntled. He looked at the Gedo Statue that was frozen by him and thought to himself: 'The legend is actually true... Is this thing the creator of the Ninja World?'

The progenitor of Chakra

It didn't take long for Tosaka to realize the true form of the Gedo Statue was the Ten Tails. However, it currently lacked the Chakra it needed.

Without hesitation, Tosaka raised his leg, preparing to deliver a powerful kick.

He aimed to capitalize on the moment when the Gedo Statue was frozen and at its most vulnerable state.

Rokushiki: Rankyaku

With his leg raised high above his head he quickly swiped down

Boom!

The entire ocean surface that was originally frozen by him was turned into a ravine.

However, the Gedo Statue has long since disappeared.

Tosaka turned to look at the masked man making seals with both hands, and his face became serious.

He was actually able to Summon the Gedo Statue away in such short notice.

As early as when the Gedo Statue was instantly frozen by Tosaka, the masked man had already noticed Tosaka's intention.

While the Allied Shinobi Forces were collectively dumbfounded by Tosaka's "betrayal", the masked man had already used the summoning jutsu to send the Gedo Statue away!

All of this happened in a flash of a second.

The masked man felt an immense weight lift from his heart. His body, drenched in a cold sweat.

The Gedo Statue, his key to resurrecting the Ten Tails, had been in grave danger. If Tosaka truly managed to shatter the Gedo Statue, the war would've been declared over right there and then.

Facing the risk of having his plan being ruined he summoned Gedo Statue away at the last moment.

'I didn't expect him to be this strong... Konoha's Eternal Ice!' The masked man's expression, though hidden beneath his mask, twisted with displeasure.

But, the next moment, his Sharingan spun at high speed, and he instantly distorted into the air.

The purpose of his trip was to take away the ninja treasure that had sealed the Gold and Silver brothers. He only needed the Nine Tails' Chakra from these two brothers. As long as he got the Nine Tails' Chakra, the masked man's goal could be achieved.

His plan was to exploit the distraction caused by everyone's focus on the Gedo Statue and Tosaka.

Darui, who was originally guarding the sealing treasure, left his place long ago in order to try to stop Tosaka.

Meanwhile, nobody was keeping watch of the sealing treasure.

Although the masked man's teleportation speed is a bit slow, the distance is far enough for nobody to reach him in time.

As the air distorted open, he had arrived next to the sealing treasure, and there was no one around it.

Mangekyō Sharingan.

Kamui!

By the time the Allied Shinobi Forces reacted, it was already too late.

Especially Darui, his eyes widened at that moment and shouted: "Stop him! He wants to take away the sealing treasure!"

After hearing this, the Allied Shinobi Forces quickly reacted!

The masked man said coldly: "It's already too late..!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that the sealing was almost completely absorbed by Kamui.

But at that moment.

A tired voice sounded out.

"Shadow Paralysis Jutsu"

It's Shikamaru Nara.

"Tch...I was able to catch him. It's really troublesome."

The shadow of the masked man was caught by Shikamaru using the Shadow Paralysis technique, and he was unable to move at the moment.

"It's the Shadow Paralysis Jutsu of the Nara clan... I didn't expect for you to find out my true purpose."

Even though he was under control at the moment and the sealing treasure was still only halfway though Kamui, he still spoke calmly at this moment.

"Hey..." Shikamaru smirked, as calm as ever.

"I'm just curious as to why you, as the enemy's General, came all the way to the first division battlefield. Additionally, you summoned the Gedo Statue today, acting much like when you demanded the Tailed Beasts at the Five Kage Summit. It makes me think I've stumbled upon a clue."

Shikamaru held onto the hand seal with both hands and explained: "You already have the chakra of the first eight tailed beasts! You've collected them all from the One Tail to the Seven Tails, and only the Eight Tails remains. Although your plan to capture the Eight Tails failed, you still managed to bring back one of its legs."

"After obtaining the leg, you no longer needed to pursue the Eight Tails, so I came to the conclusion that the next thing you need is... the Nine Tails' chakra!"

"And now, Nine Tails' chakra has conveniently appeared on the first battlefield! Your arrival here confirms that my analysis is entirely... correct!"

Shikamaru felt that the other person was struggling against his jutsu, but he still forced a smile and kept his hand seal stable.

He won't be able to hold on any longer.

However, he still laughed.

Shikamaru turned his head to the side, looking at Tosaka's position, and said to him, "If my whole analysis is correct then..."

Just as the masked man grew impatient and prepared to use his Sharingan to break free.

Shikamaru finally heard the sound of his arrival.

It was Konoha's Eternal Ice, radiating a chilling aura throughout his body, who spoke with a smile in his voice.

"You did a good job, Nara... brat."

Shikamaru curled his lips up and said, "Thank you for the compliment... senpai."

[Note: I took notice of the criticism in last chapter's comments and changed the formatting of the chapter so let me know if you prefer this longer format instead]