Chapter 317: Edo Tensei, Break!

Six hundred billion explosion tags, a continuous explosion lasting ten minutes.

The visual shock, even as a member of the Five Kage, revealed a hint of astonishment. In the history of the ninja world, there has never been such a massive simultaneous explosion of so many explosion tags.

"Gone... all gone!"

In the snowy field, the powerful S-rank rogue ninja and member of the Akatsuki organization, Kakuzu, stood with a vacant gaze, looking at the sea of fire in the blizzard. This moment was a tremendous shock for him.

Six hundred billion explosion tags laid out before him, like a mountain of gold, yet he could only watch helplessly as it burned to ashes.

"My money!"

The terrifying member of the Akatsuki organization, Kakuzu, known to strike fear in the ninja world, let out a heart-wrenching scream.

This scream was truly filled with too much emotion, making the listeners weep and feel sorrowful.

In contrast, riding a white clay bird in the sky, Deidara was more excited and enthusiastic than ever.

"Ha ha, art is an explosion!"

One in sorrow, the other in excitement, Kakuzu and Deidara of the Akatsuki organization formed a stark contrast.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Sasuke, observing this scene from a distance, started analyzing everything calmly, with his three-tomoe Sharingan spinning in his eyes.

"Dedication! The way of the ninja! I understand now!"

Suddenly, Uchiha Sasuke had a moment of realization, as if understanding something, and coldly shouted to everyone, "I've found the flaw in the cheering of the Akatsuki members."

"Kakuzu represents money, Deidara represents art, the key to breaking their illusion lies within the members of the Akatsuki themselves."

Hozuki Suigetsu, frustrated, shouted, "Damn it, Sasuke, you're not making sense. What do Sasori and Hidan represent, and how do we break it?"

"Could it be that Sasori is also art?" Hozuki Suigetsu yelled in frustration, and Uchiha Sasuke, seeing this, frowned.

"No! The information about Sasori is…"

At this moment, Uchiha Sasuke recalled the information about the members of the Akatsuki. Ever since Uchiha Yoru had calmly prepared him to become the Sixth Hokage, he had started to learn more secrets of Konoha.

"No! Sasori transformed himself into a puppet, beneath his heart of steel lies a longing for his childhood, a desire to permanently preserve his youth. So, Sasori represents childhood!"

Uchiha Sasuke, with the three-tomoe Sharingan rapidly spinning in his eyes, focused intently on Sasori's hundreds of puppets. Suddenly seeing two figures resembling Sasori, he trembled.

"It's childhood! Sasori's intel says that his parents were killed when he was young, and the work of a genius puppeteer was his own parents. So he turned himself into a puppet, seeking a permanent imprint, wanting to stay forever in his childhood. Therefore, Sasori represents childhood!"

Indeed, Uchiha Sasuke, unaffected by extreme bias, had an absolutely clear mind, and instantly analyzed Sasori's information.

In the anime, Uchiha Sasuke's combat intelligence was always sharp in the early stages of battle. When encountering strong enemies, he would initially retreat, not recklessly showing off. For example, during the Chunin Exam when he met Uncle Snake.

However, in the later stages, after Uchiha Sasuke lost everything and became somewhat paranoid and crazy, he began to indulge himself more. Of course, part of this was also due to possessing overwhelming power.

"Childhood?"

Everyone looked at each other, then at Sasori from the Akatsuki organization. Hozuki Suigetsu couldn't help but smile bitterly, "We can't just create parents for him, can we?"

"No!" Gaara appeared coldly, pointing to the many puppets of Sasori, and said.

"Although he is under a genjutsu, he still cares deeply about these two puppets representing his parents. So our target is these two puppets, to recreate his childhood experience of losing his parents."

"So cruel!" Hozuki Suigetsu remarked, upon hearing Gaara's words, and then revealed a bloodthirsty smile.

"But I like it. I think Sasori from the Akatsuki, once the genjutsu is broken, would be very willing to seek revenge."

Seeing the situation turning sour, Sarutobi Asuma immediately started to flee.

"Hidan keeps talking about the great evil god; I know that represents faith!"

Hozuki Suigetsu excitedly talked, and suddenly there was a disturbance in the distance.

Boom~

A white clay bird suddenly exploded, and Konan's white wings in the sky were blown off halfway.

"Damn rats, art is an explosion!"

At this moment, Konan, in Deidara's eyes, was an artistic peak he needed to surpass, but suddenly Tobi appeared behind him, launching a sneak attack. Isn't this an insult to art?

"Deidara!"

At this moment, Uchiha Obito appeared in a sorry state, one arm blown off halfway, coldly watching the scene unfold.

"I didn't expect the sneak attack to be intercepted by this clay brat."

Under Obito's mocking, Konan, somewhat frightened, quickly distanced herself, while Deidara, riding a giant clay bird, came rushing over, excitedly shouting, "Haha, there is art in this world just like mine. I will create art that surpasses six hundred billion exploding tags! Just you wait!"

At this moment, Konan, in Deidara's eyes, was no longer one of the leaders, but a rival he needed to surpass.

With eyes full of burning fighting spirit, Konan was left speechless and indifferent. She had always known that the members of the Akatsuki were a bit odd, but at this moment, they were oddly concerned with art.

"It's Izanagi of the Sharingan!" exclaimed Konan, noticing the ashen state of the other eye of Uchiha Obito, who then revealed a smile.

"It seems that the information about the useless Danzo's Sharingan has been seriously leaked. Yes, it's indeed Izanagi."

At this time, Uchiha Obito seemed calm, but he was also secretly frightened, almost losing his life here.

"Six hundred billion exploding tags! What a huge gesture. If not for Izanagi, this would have been really dangerous."

As Uchiha Obito was inwardly alarmed, in the distance, enraged Kakuzu erupted.

"Damn you, Tobi, you useless thing! How are you not dead with Six Hundred Billion exploding tags!"

Enraged, Kakuzu directly activated his Earth Grudge Fear mode, and his four terrifying masked clones simultaneously launched their fearsome ninjutsu.

Wind Release: Pressure Damage

Lightning Release: False Darkness

Fire Release: Searing Migraine

Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet

Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet

Under the surge of resentment, Kakuzu's five elemental ninjutsu unexpectedly broke through at this moment, harmoniously forming a combined ninjutsu.

Five Elements: Great Continuous Bomb Technique

Releasing five kinds of ninjutsu and their combination is different. The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, gained the title of a ninjutsu professor by using this combination of five elemental ninjutsu.

Six Hundred Billion exploding tags! In Kakuzu's eyes, this was equivalent to Six Hundred Billion in money. If he hadn't been controlled, how could these Six Hundred Billion be turned into fireworks?

And even after spending Six Hundred Billion, you, Obito, are still alive! This is a disrespect to the Six Hundred Billion!

Additionally, enraged by the earlier control of the Sharingan, Kakuzu's fury instantly focused entirely on Uchiha Obito.

"Truly worthy of someone who has lived for more than ninety years, your ninjutsu is indeed exquisite."

Facing the powerful attack of the combined five kinds of ninjutsu, Uchiha Obito remained calm, his body became intangible, and the powerful attack did not harm him at all.

Shinra Tensei

In the distance, Nagato's battle was also becoming difficult. He was ambushed, and his initial Shinra Tensei consumed a lot of his chakra.

Afterward, he was besieged by the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki, the Fourth Raikage A, and a group of Kage bodyguards, leading to the leakage of his Rinnegan information.

Furthermore, having lost one Rinnegan, Nagato found himself in a difficult battle.

"Nagato!"

Looking at Nagato, Konan's face showed a resolute expression. Behind her, the wings of an angel flapped, instantly sending a sky full of exploding talisman papers flying towards Obito.

"No!"

This scene enraged Kakuzu, who shouted with wide eyes, "Don't burn my money! Go help the leader, I'll hold off Tobi with Deidara!"

In Kakuzu's eyes, six hundred billion had already been burned in just ten minutes, and he couldn't stop it in time. At this moment, he would not allow anyone to burn money in front of him again.

Money and life!

Kakuzu chose to risk his life. He preferred to face the most dangerous enemy, Uchiha Obito, rather than watch his money go up in flames.

"Haha, art is an explosion."

Deidara, seemingly inspired by the recent explosion, excitedly sent out clay bombs one after another, exploding them in the direction of Obito.

"These Akatsuki members are all madmen!"

The warriors of the Land of Iron were shocked at this sight, and their leader Mifune showed a wary expression.

He wasn't afraid of powerful ninjas, but he dreaded encountering such unreasonable madmen.

One was reckless for money, and the other for the pursuit of art. It was simply incredible.

"Retreat!"

Seeing the unfavorable situation on the battlefield, the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki decisively ordered a retreat, prompting the Fourth Raikage A to curse.

"Damn old man, what a coward."

Despite his cursing, the Fourth Raikage A didn't hesitate and immediately ordered, "Retreat!"

Swoosh~

With the withdrawal of the Third Tsuchikage and Fourth Raikage, the situation on the battlefield changed instantly. Seeing this, Uchiha Obito's eyes darkened.

"More harm than good!"

Uchiha Obito, looking grim, observed the changing situation. Asuma also sent a signal, clearly escaping as well.

"Obito!"

A hoarse voice of Zetsu was heard.

Seeing Zetsu, Uchiha Obito smiled, "It seems your task is done."

"Khe khe."

With Zetsu's hoarse laughter, it became apparent that Uchiha Obito had been stalling everyone here, while Zetsu had been sent to complete his secret mission.

"It's time to retreat."

Uchiha Obito looked at everyone on the battlefield, his one visible Sharingan scanning over everyone, finally resting on Kakashi.

"Next time we meet on the battlefield, I will create a new world, and then, Kakashi, you will be perfect, and so will Rin."

With a twisted smile, Uchiha Obito's figure, along with Zetsu's, slowly merged into the earth and disappeared.

The moment the two disappeared from the battlefield, the figures of those resurrected by the Impure World Reincarnation began to tremble. Coffins appeared, about to encase everyone in them.

At that moment, Kakashi suddenly shouted and performed a ninjutsu with Uchiha Shisui.

Contract Seal

Just as Uchiha Kagami and Uchiha Fugaku entered the coffins, Kakashi and Shisui touched them, and the seals' patterns caused the coffins to disappear instantly.

Seeing the other resurrected ninjas disappear into the coffins while Kagami and Fugaku remained, the jutsu had failed!

"As expected!"

Seeing this, Kakashi smiled, "My guess was right."

"The Impure World Reincarnation is an S-rank Kinjutsu invented by the Second Hokage, which summons the souls of the dead back to the living world in physical form."

"Since it's known as a Kinjutsu, it should fall under the category of Summoning Jutsu, so the Contract Seal worked."

Shisui, who retreated after performing the seal, also came to Kakashi's side, marveling, "As expected of senior Kakashi, to see through the flaw in this jutsu."

Kakashi shook his head, "The Fourth Hokage used the Contract Seal during the Nine-Tails' attack, to remove the contract from the Nine-Tails."

The Contract Seal removes the contract between the summoner and the summoned creature.

The Impure World Reincarnation on Kagami and Fugaku was undone, and their bodies began to fade away, with two beams of light appearing on the battlefield.

"Father!"

Uchiha Sasuke arrived and saw the faces he remembered, familiar yet somewhat strange.

"Is that Sasuke!"

Seeing the grown-up Sasuke, Fugaku looked at the approaching figure with unspeakable emotions.

Sasuke's eyes showed nostalgia mixed with anger, furious that his father's soul had been toyed with. "Well done, Lord Yoru, you did not disappoint me."

Both are manipulated in body but in control of their consciousness and speech, like Kabuto's use of the technique in the Fourth Great Ninja War.

Thus, Fugaku and Kagami were well aware of the current changes in the ninja world.

Especially since the Uchiha clan of their time had achieved unprecedented success, even merging three great ninja villages, elevating the Uchiha to a godlike status in the ninja world.

"Sasuke, well done! Well done!"

Fugaku, about to fade away, nodded excitedly, knowing from Kakashi that Sasuke was being groomed as the next Hokage.

The unfulfilled dreams of the Uchiha clan were finally realized.

"Father!"

Watching the disappearing light beams, Sasuke showed determination, while Fugaku gave a relieved look before he left.

With the disappearance of Fugaku and Kagami's Impure World Reincarnation forms, the sacrificial offerings turned out to be two eerie White Zetsu, lifeless with blank eyes.

Meanwhile, Kakashi, looking at the devastated Five Kage Summit building, couldn't help but feel sentimental.

"The war in the ninja world is about to begin."