Second Stage

***Author Note***

As most of you have probably noticed, we are getting rather close to the end, so how about giving me your sweet sweet power stones.

***End of Author Note***

As soon as the onlookers realized what had just happened, the crowd immediately became rowdy.

"Holy shit, they actually did it! I never thought we could win so easily."

"O-Oi, stop raising flags."

"That monster fight was awesome, you know. Nevertheless, it's good that it ended so fast, you know."

"Could you people stop this?"

"Man, I'm so relieved this ended without any problems."

"Please, stop."

"As soon as I get home, I will ask for my girlfriend's hand in marriage."

"Motherf..."

"*Sigh* My wife is pregnant, and I might make it in time to see the birth of my first child because everything went so well.

"..."

Meanwhile, Madara and Hashirama's bodies were lying next to each other in a small crater. Despite both being reanimated with the Edo Tensei, neither of them could move their body, nor were they regenerating.

While Madara looked a little constipated, Hashirama was babbling on and on about what had just happened.

"HAHAHA, AMAZING!!! It seems like the new generation has already surpassed the old one! Good! This is how it should be! With these two standing at the top of the shinobi world, the Elemental Nation will finally prosper!"

Madara didn't answer Hashirama due to all the questions swirling around in his head.

'Where is Black Zetsu? Where is Nagato? Does he still have my Rinnegan? If not, who has it now? What happened to Obito? Where did these two monsters come from? What the hell is even going on!?'

Simultaneously, Yuna and Naruto dispersed their giant forms and landed on the ground next to each other.

"Well, did you enjoy yourself, Naruto?"

"Haha, of course, nee-san. As expected, old legends like Madara and Hashirama are on a different level."

Yuna nodded her head as she spread her sense around her, causing her to smile wryly.

"Well, it seems like it's time for the next part, huh?"

Naruto did the same and frowned deeply.

"Somehow, this leaves a nasty taste in my mouth, nee-san."

As soon as Naruto finished speaking, the ground around them exploded, allowing thousands of White Zetsu to jump at Yuna and Naruto in a wild frenzy.

Yuna's swords split into two and turned into two swords without any ornaments. Even if she formed a new one every time she used her primary weapon, she still didn't want to use it to slay a bunch of small fries.

"It's only natural for you to feel a little disgusted. After all, we just fought two legends and are now forced to fight a bunch of insignificant clones. It's like eating the world's best ramen just to be presented with a dry hamburger after you are done with it."

Naruto nodded his head in agreement and off-handedly noticed that a rather dangerous-looking attack was flying towards their location. Or rather, it was flying towards the army of White Zetsu. Before any of them could react, a thin water beam sliced through dozens of Zetsu like they were made out of paper.

Hinata landed next to Yuna with a somewhat bored expression on her face. So far, she hadn't fought anyone worthwhile, so she couldn't help but be a little annoyed.

"Seems like you were hogging the fun all by yourself, Yuna, Naruto."

Yuna chuckled in amusement and simply shrugged her shoulders.

"Well, you are here for the next part, so isn't it fine?"

Hinata pouted a little before her face returned to a neutral expression.

"Speaking of me being here, Karin overexerted herself and is currently recovering from chakra exhaustion. Oh, and since Mei's specialty is wide-scale jutsu, she has dedicated herself to getting rid of the remaining White Zetsu, so she probably wouldn't come here either."

Yuna nodded her head in understanding. In addition to these two, Yuna knew that Ino and Haku wouldn't make an appearance either. Haku was still exhausted from her fight with the Third Raikage, while Ino decided to join the squad responsible for troop communication. It was her clan's specialty, after all.

On a side note, one of Hiruzen's books was unsealed as soon as the Edo Tensei was lifted, so Hiruzen was probably already back in Konoha. Yuna did that as a bit of a measurement to see just how greedy he had become for Yuna's books.

Anyway, there was only one person in their little group left that hadn't appeared yet, and as if she wanted to make her presence clear, a sea of white flames appeared and engulfed hundreds of Zetsu, burning them into nothing.

Moments later, Anko landed next to Yuna with a broad smile on her face.

"Yo, time for the finale."

Seeing Anko's wide smile, Yuna raised her eyebrows. It was relatively clear that something good had happened to Anko, and, after thinking about everything for a short moment and reading Anko's expression a little more in-depth, a smirk appeared on Yuna's face.

"Anko, do you perchance know anything about the Edo Tensei getting canceled?"

To Yuna's surprise, Anko nodded her head in acknowledgment.

"Yeah, although I'm not sure why, a reanimated Itachi was fighting side by side with Sasuke, and just before I could reach them, Itachi forced Orochimaru to cancel the jutsu."

Yuna's eyebrow rose in doubt.

'If that is the case, then why is she so happy? It seems like Anko is becoming more adept at mixing lies and truths together, but she is still far from perfect.'

"Fine..."

Anko relaxed when Yuna said "fine" but stiffened at her following words.

"... since nothing happened, I've decided to believe your half-lie."

Anko could only slump her shoulders at Yuna, seeing through her, causing the others to chuckle in amusement. What should probably be mentioned at this point was that the group of four was constantly massacring White Zetsu while they were bantering with each other. Enemies of that level were simply no threat to them.

By now, there were White Zetsu pretty much everywhere, and even the people who were previously spectating resumed fighting.

However, Yuna, Naruto, Hinata, and Anko were so deep on the battlefield that it was rather unlikely that anyone would reach their location anytime soon. That is, of course, if it weren't for a small group of elites that were approaching their location at rapid speed.

Moments later, two green, skin-tight spandex suits appeared, quickly followed by a masked scarecrow. Naturally, these were Lee, Guy, and Kakashi.

"YOSH, TODAY WE WILL SHOW THE WORLD OUR YOUTH, LEE!!!"

"YES!!! MY YOUTH WILL BURN THE BRIGHTEST!!!"

"Yo."

After Guy and Lee's explosive remarks, Kakashi's quickly followed, sounding rather bored, causing Yuna's group to chuckle. Moments later, a serious expression appeared on Yuna's face as her gaze landed on Kakashi.

"Have you decided what you want to do, Kakashi?"

Kakashi's back straightened when he heard Yuna's words, and a severe expression appeared on his face.

"Yes, I have decided. To protect the Obito of the past, I will kill the Obito of the present."

Yuna nodded in acknowledgment as a ferocious smile appeared on her face.

"In that case, let's start the second stage."