Chapter 168 - New Trio and Molt

Back on the battlefield, the Juubi opens its mouth really wide and from it a rafflesia-like mouth comes out and charges a huge Bijuudama, seeing its size, various ninjas start panicking and lose morale, but Sakura yells "We've made it this far so quit sniveling and grow a pair!! Naruto's doing everything in his power to help us any way he can! Naruto made it perfectly clear just now!".

Hearing that a ninja from Iwa says "You're right... He's been pushing himself to the brink... Looking after even ninjas like us..." but Sakura stops him "That's not what I mean!! It's the fact that he thinks of all of us as comrades... From the bottom of his heart! I'll get Naruto good as new! We all have to do our part!".

At the same time Shikamaru comes up with a plan and with Ino's help first, he contacts Kitsuchi to ask if he knows a basic earth ninjutsu that everyone can use then he contact every ninja on the battlefield and tell them his plan, just in time as the Juubi finish to charge its Bijuudama and shoot it toward Naruto, and an uncountable number of earth walls appear on its course but they quickly crumble under the Bijuudama might.

But just as the Bijuudama is about to reach them it disappears like magic, and the figure of Minato appears in front of Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura asking"Am I late?" and Naruto replies "Nope... Right on time, dad!!", while Sakura is confused, and Sasuke on guard, Minato smiles and says "You guys should probably brace for the impact, I redirected the Juubi's blast into the ocean" and soon a strong shockwave is felt.

Sasuke then asks "You are...?" and Minato calmly "Minato Namikaze, relax I'm one of the good guys" and Sakura asks Naruto "He came out of nowhere... Yet you seem like... You were expecting this..." and he explains "I felt their chakra while I was in Kyubi Mode... The others aren't far behind...".

Indeed, the next instant, four other figure appeared next to Minato, they are Hashirama, Tobirama, Hiruzen, and Kabuto who says "The reinforcement are here!", while the Third Hokage comments "You still live up to your name, Minato!", at the same time the Second Hokage says "It looks like my Hiraishin pale in comparison to the Fourth and that Kabuto brat...", and the First Hokage "I always loved crashing parties!!!".

Asuma looks at the newcomers and says "F... Father!? And they are the First, Second, and Fourth Hokage!! So he deflected the blast!!! But who used the Edo Tensei on them?" and Hiruzen replies "Kabuto did... We're here to put an end to this war", at the same time looking at this scene Orochimaru says "Well, well, who would have thought that I would be on the receiving end of this Jutsu... It's about time to seriously make a move...".

But the Juubi charge interrupts the reunion and so the 4 Hokages under Hashirama's command use Minato's Hiraishin no Jutsu (Flying Thunder God Technique) to place themself in a square formation then they yell "Shisekiyōjin (Four Red Yang Formation)" erecting a large barrier that is red in color, trapping the Juubi within, then Hashirama adds "Senpō: Myōjinmon (Sage Art: Gate of the Great God)" manifesting ten massive red torii that fall down from above, in order to pin the Juubi's tails between the gate and the ground.

At the same time Naruto recovered enough Chakra and together with Sasuke and Sakura he says "Yoshaa, Team 7 ready to kick ass!! Let show them what we are made of!!" as the other ninja of his generation gather around them ready for the last fight, some distance away, the members of the Baransa does the same and Kabuto says "Nice to see that everyone is fine... But right now the situation is in the worst-case scenario, and we still didn't hear anything from Ren..." but quickly Karin says "Do not worry!! Darling is coming here! I felt his Chakra quickly closing on us... and he is much stronger than before..."

Meanwhile, the Juubi fire off another Bijuudama trying to free itself, but the Shisekiyōjin simply distorted its shape, forcing the brunt of the attack upwards while it was left completely intact and reformed to its original position enduring the Juubi's monstrous attack, and at the same time Hashirama made another Senpō: Myōjinmon to hold down the Juubi's head and made four Moku Bunshin (Wood Clones) spreading them to the four faces of the barrier yelling "I'm gonna make entrances on the four sides for the Ninja to use follow me!".

Hearing that Zabuza says "We should divide... each group takes one side... the groups will be, Dosu, Haku, and Mecha-Naruto on the easter entrance... Karin, Jugo, and Agent P on the northern entrance... Kabuto, Taro, Jiro and me on the southern entrance... And on the western Itachi and Yakumo helping Sasuke...Now, go!" and so the various group went to support the different sides.

Meanwhile, the Juubi feeling the threat and aware that its capture was imminent, produced miniature clones to defend its main body, and so a fierce fight between the Mini-Juubi clones and the Ninja Alliance starts.

On the other side of the battlefield, a fierce fight between the Kages plus Jiraiya and Orochimaru is taking place.

But no matter how they attack Orochimaru seems always able to block, slip through or deflect their attack, all while using only the basic Cero, Bala, and Sonido, as Jiraiya clashes against a Cero with Senjutsu enhanced Rasengan he yells "Orochimaru!!! At the end to fulfill your ambition you even forgone your humanity!! Tell me, is it worth to turn your back to anything that you cared for your objective!? What will remain in the end!!?".

Orochimaru dodged yet another combined assault of Tsunade and A, while sending a volley of Bala toward the rear-guard group of Onoki, Mai, and Gaara forcing them to stop their support to defend themself calmly reply "Always so sentimental... Humans are weak and fragile, they die too early and too easily... Now in this new body, I don't have to fear that and can study all the secrets of this world as much as I want... As who turned his back first, you know it better than anyone else!!".

Just as Jiraiya was about to retort, Orochimaru notices the trapped Juubi, then he saw the figure of Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura using their respective Kuchiyose no Jutsu (Summoning Technique) to summon Gamakichi, Katsuyu, and Aoda standing on top of them and with a flicker in his eyes he says "How funny how sometimes history repeats itself..." after saying that Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade at the same time look at their students working together with pride and also a hint of longing in their eyes, but Orochimaru also quickly steeled himself once again and says "It's time to end this...".

Then he opens his mouth and from it a long ornate katana came out, holding it in his hand Orochimaru says "Now, I won't play around anymore, be ready!! Dabbi(Molt) Serpiente!!!" and a huge explosion of Chakra happens that push everyone away coloring the sky in a toxic purple hue.