Chapter 35

Clash of the Jinchūriki! Unleash the Biju!

Lightning Country, Location Unknown

As the battle between the remaining four Kage raged with Uchiha Madara in what was left of the Lightning Desert, Naruto, Hinata, Sasuke, Sakura, and Killer Bee themselves faced down the architect of the entire War and all the suffering since Kurama had been controlled to attack Konoha 17 years ago. The wind began to blow around them as Tobi smirked behind his mask, having completely shed his 'Madara' identity now...and was free to unleash his real self. As such...the Hokage sensed the foul chakra he unleashed.

"Finally, my act is at an end," Tobi said, now sounding...decidedly different from what Madara's calm, more respectful tone was. It was more...deranged, forceful and... sinister. "And I'll be able to take Madara's end goal off the rails..."

"What the hell are you talking about?!" Naruto demanded, and the masked man laughed.

"The Infinite Tsukuyomi plans? Its Madara's plan, not my own. I never intended to revive him in the first place. He was too idealistic and too simple minded on what he could do if he revived the Ten-tails," Tobi said as he lifted his hand up and squeezed it into a tight fist. "The Ten-tails has infinite chakra...infinite power...merely using it to cast a genjutsu on the world is way too limited. For me...?" his Sharingan and Rinnegan narrowed even more. "I will use that power...to become an immortal demon...and spread my fun all over the world!"

"You're sick," Sasuke commented as his eyes narrowed.

"Yet you went on with it...you were such a perfect little pawn Sasuke," Tobi said with a smirk. "A rabid dog that needed direction. Hence why I sent you against the Hachibi...hence why I sent you against the Kage."

Sasuke's eyes swirled into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. "You bastard..."

"Oh, and another thing..." Tobi said as he played Sasuke's emotions like before. "I'm the reason why your Clan needed to be put down. Your father...your brother...your clansmen...all were putty in my hands."

Sasuke unsheathed his sword and charged lightning through it and he used a shunshin to cross the distance at full speed. The elder Uchiha smirked behind his mask and activated his Kamui to let the younger Uchiha pass through him harmlessly and he then dodged a combined attack from Naruto and Hinata. He then lifted his hand up and his Six Paths of Pain, all six Jinchūriki launched themselves into a counter attack.

The giant one with armor surged forward at full speed towards Hinata but Sakura intercepted him. She charged her chakra into her fist and clashed it right against the giant Jinchūriki's own which created a massive shock wave that blew all the trees around them. Sasuke meanwhile blocked and dodged attacks from the two female Jinchūriki, the one with wings flew behind him and launched several black projectiles from her hands and he jumped up and dodged them...only for the blonde cat-like one to slash him across the back from his blind spot. Blood flew off his back and he grunted and then he unleashed a Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu (Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique) right at them only for the elderly Jinchūriki to block his attack with a burst of lava that erupted from underground.

Naruto and Hinata tried to back up Sasuke only for the youngest looking Jinchūriki to intercept them and created a mirror of water in front of them. The Hokage and the Hyūga Leader both created a Rasengan which merged together to create a giant Ōdama Rasengan in front of them...only for the mirror to create Mizu Bunshins (Water Clones) with the identical combined Ōdama Rasengan clashed against their own. Both combined attacks blew both parties away as Killer Bee caught both with his tentacles.

"Whoa, the battle just started and it's so intense and I'm on the fence on what to do!" Killer Bee remarked as the youngest looking Jinchūriki attacked with a viscous Suiton which formed into a dragon.

Hinata immediately got out of Killer Bee's grip and her body glowed with blue chakra. "Hakkeshō Kaiten (Eight Trigrams Palms Rotating Heaven)!"

She then spun rapidly and deflected the Jinchūriki Path's water dragon while Naruto vanished at high speed and went to attack him again from his side but the armored Jinchūriki broke off its clash with Sakura to intercept him. The Hokage did a seal and he created a Kage Bunshin which was plowed into by the armored Jinchūriki and it bursts in a puff of smoke only for the real Naruto to counter the attack.

"RASENGAN!" Naruto smashed his Rasengan right into the armored Jinchūriki's chest and he went flying backwards but the heavy armor he wore wasn't even scratched. Damn it that guy is durable!

The armored Jinchūriki recovered and landed on a branch only for the blonde Jinchūriki to break from her attack on Sasuke and zipped over to attack Naruto and Hinata. With her Byakugan, the Hyūga leader met her attack and she used Jūken to deflect the slash from the blonde Jinchūriki's knife-like fingernails.

Sakura then landed to help Sasuke as he stood up. "This is getting us nowhere," he said as he cupped his side and stopped the bleeding as best he could. "Tobi's paths are too coordinated…"

"Its due to their Rinnegan, Sasuke," Sakura said as she closed his wound with her medical ninjutsu. "They can cover their blind spots due to all their vision being linked…and they also have the Sharingan."

"…I get the latter," he said as a dark blue aura burst around him as his Susano'o bursts to life around him and formed a protective ribcage. "We'll be on the defensive until we break that vision."

"Already know that…" Sakura said as she got back to back with Sasuke and withdrew a kunai from her pack. "Don't let Tobi play you like he did before, that's exactly what he wanted to get you isolated from the group."

"Don't need to tell me twice," Sasuke said as he breathed in slowly through his nose to calm down. "Just hope Naruto doesn't fall for his bait as well."

"Don't worry, Hinata can keep him grounded," Sakura said as she breathed in. "As well as Killer Bee-san, you're kinda lucky he's not holding a grudge against you."

"…really snippy there, I get it," Sasuke commented dryly just as the lava-using Jinchūriki zeroed in on him. "Let's just finish this!"

He formed an arm with his Susano'o and smashed it right down on the lava-using Jinchūriki who barely managed to catch the giant fist with his own hand but was forced into a crater. The flying Jinchūriki then swooped down like a angry wasp and Sakura jumped up to meet her attack, sparks flew off the combat medic's kunai and the flying Jinchūriki's black rod. Sakura landed on a branch and tossed several shuriken and kunai at her opponent who zipped around and tried to land a blow on the kunoichi with her feet. Sakura caught her kick and yanked her down as she cried out 'Shannaro!' and slammed her through several tree branches.

Killer Bee squared off against the youngest looking Jinchūriki and he tossed…his pencil, charged with Raiton as a feint. As expected the enemy Jinchūriki created another mirror made of water to deflect the attack but Bee zipped around and slashed at him with his sword. The young Jinchūriki then blocked with his flower staff and shot a small, but powerful blast of water from his mouth and Gyūki's Jinchūriki broke from the clash.

"Damn yo, he has all his bases covered bro!" Bee commented as in his mind Gyūki frowned.

Bee, don't you feel that? All these ninja that Tobi brought with him…they have Biju power within them!

"What?!" Bee said as he then dodged several black rods from the young Jinchūriki. "You mean…"

Hinata caught onto that too, as well as another thing. These chakra networks…they aren't those of Edo Tensei…

In an Edo Tensei, the chakra network seen from a Byakugan was rather…unique. There would be two networks present: the one of the sacrificed person within the Edo Tensei's body, and the Edo Tensei's itself which 'overlaid' over it. But with Tobi's Pein Rikudō…their chakra networks were not only a single set…they were flowing like…

"Naruto-kun! They're alive!" Hinata yelled as she then blocked one of the claws from the female Pein. "They're under…a genjutsu…no its something else!"

Tobi smirked. "Those blasted Hyūga eyes, the Byakugan has always been so damn perceptive," he uttered as he tossed several black rods at Hinata who blocked them with a Kaiten. "But you're right, they are alive…and much more than that."

The Pein Rikudō broke off their attacks on Naruto and his allies and suddenly…tails of chakra began to grow from their backs. There was a pulse of chakra that even non-sensors like Sasuke and Sakura could feel from them as each settled into a rather…animalistic stance.

"May I introduce…your fellow Jinchūriki! Yugito Nii of Kumogakure and Jinchūriki of the Nibi, Karatachi Yagura, Yondaime Mizukage of Kirigakure and the Jinchūriki of the Sanbi, Rōshi of Iwagakure, the eldest lived Jinchūriki of the Yonbi!" Tobi announced in a manner if he was at a sports event. "Han of Iwagakure, the steam fortress and Jinchūriki of the Gobi, Ukatata of Kirigakure and Jinchūriki of the Rokubi, and the youngest of the group, Fū of Takigakure, Jinchūriki of the Nanabi! The ultimate Pein Rikudō, made of living Jinchūriki brought back with my Rinnegan!"

"That Rinnegan is Nagato's you grave robbing bastard," Naruto snarled, he looked around at his now living Jinchūriki opponents. "You bastard…you monster…we aren't your puppets!"

"I'm afraid these six ARE…" Tobi said with a smirk. "Though after I extract the fox from you and the ox from Bee, I'll have two more additions to this collection."

Sasuke formed his Susano'o. "That's not going to happen!" his Susano'o then fired two huge arrows right at the evil Uchiha who let them pass through his body harmlessly using Kamui. That damn phasing again, how can I get around it?!

"Now…time for round TWO!" Tobi said as he lifted his hand up and his mind-controlled Jinchūriki leaped into a fresh assault on the Hokage and his friends.

Yagura immediately attacked Naruto directly and both Kage clashed in a blur of movement over the forest as Yugito attacked Sasuke and her claws penetrated through his Susano'o's defenses and he was forced to jump into the trees and deflect her attacks with his sword. Rōshi then charged at Hinata as e clad himself in armor made of lava itself, and Han barreled his way towards Killer Bee who partially transformed his arm to block his fist! And finally, Fū flew at Sakura with two chakra rods as she tried to stab her through.

Naruto's mind raced as he fought Yagura one on one and he blocked the mind-controlled Mizukage's staff with his father's tri-kunai and he then dodged one of Yagura's tails. Kurama noticed in his body language, there was now Naruto pulling his punches instead of fighting to win.

Naruto, you can't afford to hold back! These enemies are extremely powerful, and they have their Biju sealed inside them again, Kurama advised as Naruto skidded back from a solid kick to the face from Yagura who then unleashed a trio of Water Dragons right at the Hokage.

"I know that, but they are still alive! Its not like fighting Edo Tensei anymore!" Naruto replied as he then used a Rasengan to barrel through the Water Dragons. "If I don't…"

Naruto, you're Hokage, you're going to have to kill to protect yourself and your village when it comes down to it! And think about it! Kurama yelled at him. Their minds are basically destroyed, they're no better than meat puppets for that sick freak who controlled me to play with! Killing them is a mercy!

"…doesn't make it any easier…" Naruto said, and he then dodged the Mizu Bunshin that was created from a Water Mirror that Yagura had created. "Wait…if they are being controlled by a genjutsu, we might be able to break it!"

…I suppose it's possible…but it's the Rinnegan component I'm worried about, Kurama said as Naruto then created several Chakra Arms and launched tree branches as a distraction. If it were just a Sharingan controlling them, Sasuke could potentially break it with his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, but the Rinnegan side might be something more…he called them his Pein Rikudō after all…

Naruto's mind flashed back to his original battle with Nagato and the chakra rods that controlled the paths then. "If we removed those rods then Sasuke disrupted their genjutsu, we might be able to get them onto our side and start outnumbering Tobi!"

It's a good plan, I doubt that bastard will expect it. I'll try to do something that he can't see as well…

"Huh what are you talking about?"

Tailed Beast Telepathy, its something only Biju and our Jinchūriki can do. If I can get a channel open to them, we'll start formulating a plan together!

"Then do it, I'll tell the others the idea!"

Naruto leaped to another branch and then created two Kage Bunshins which ran interference with the resurrected Yondaime Mizukage and he jumped down and created a Fūton: Rasengan and he slammed it right down in front of the attacking Rōshi who was about to hit Hinata. A massive amount of dust and light was kicked up which blinded the Jinchūriki and Naruto skidded to Hinata's side.

"Hinata-chan, Kurama and I've formed a plan to free these guys," Naruto said as he got into another fighting stance as he felt Rōshi's killing intent. "I'm going to need you to pinpoint the chakra receivers on these guys with your Byakugan. Can you do it, there the little black rods."

Hinata nodded and with her Byakugan she focused. Seeing through Rōshi's clothes she then saw the chakra rod embedded in his chest. "Right above his left bicep, the rod's there," she whispered back to him.

"Great, now I know what to target…pinpoint where the others are," Naruto said as he got back to back with Hinata as the resurrected Mizukage leaped down from the trees to attack him. "And him?"

"On his right shoulder," Hinata said as she breathed in. "Time to stop holding back, right?"

"Only to the point where we can beat those rods off them," Naruto said as he activated his Biju Mode, and his cloak changed.

"Right," Hinata said as her Keihatsu Byakugan snapped on and her Hoderi formed around her body. "I'll go for the Mizukage, you handle Rōshi!"

Hinata then jumped up and her Hoderi smashed its fist towards the Mizukage who formed his Water Mirror again and a fist the same size appeared and smashed right into Hinata's and created a huge shock wave which blew several trees away. Tobi from his vantage point watched and his Sharingan and Rinnegan narrowed.

So that's the fabled Keihatsu, its extremely rare for the Byakugan to evolve, the last time it happened was sixty years ago, Tobi thought darkly. What makes this girl so special?

Naruto grappled with Rōshi who had a surprising amount of power in his smaller frame. The Jinchūriki path then shot several huge blasts of lava from his mouth which the Hokage barely deflected with his chakra arms but even then, he could feel the sheer heat of the attack. Grunting he tossed super-heated molten rock to the ground. While he kept Rōshi distracted fighting him face to face he created a Rasengan using two chakra arms at his back. When it was ready he transferred it to his hand and he activated his speed, and time slowed down for him.

He vanished in a yellow flash just as Rōshi was about to strike him and then he appeared above him and dove down with the Rasengan and he aimed for the chakra rod that was controlling the elderly Jinchūriki. Too fast for Rōshi to react he slammed the Rasengan right into the target, but the black metal was extremely durable but inch by inch second by second it started to crack.

That's it, then I gotta tell Sasuke to break the Genjutsu with his Sharingan!

Hinata watched while she kept Yagura distracted, but then her Byakugan saw a burst of steam as Han broke off from his fight with Killer Bee and jumped in the air with a side kick. "Naruto-kun watch…!"

Before she could finish Yagura slashed down with his staff. Since she just had partially manifested Hoderi the attack bypassed her defenses and Hinata backpedaled to the forest floor. But there was a gash in her shirt and her large breasts became exposed, but it was a small price to pay for not getting a lethal blow. As she fell she began to spin and created a mid-air Kaiten which blew Yagura back before he could finish his strikes on her and cushion her fall to the ground, while simultaneously her shirt and flak jacket were completely blown off from the spin.

Naruto had barely heard Hinata's warning, but it was too late as his jaw was hit squarely, and quite hard by the Gobi Jinchūriki. Even pieces of cloak flew off his cheek from the force of the blow and he crashed into Hinata, the two tumbling and smashing into several rocks and trees before both managed to catch each other and Kurama partially manifested to brace them.

"…damn…that armored one really hits hard," Naruto grumbled as he rubbed his jaw and Hinata breathed in.

"yeah…" she winced in pain as she used her Byakugan and checked her body. The crashing into those trees…I've broke a rib…

Don't worry Hinata, I'll take care of that, Matatabi said in her mind and gentle blue flames bubbled up around her broken rib, and the pain lessened as the healing accelerated. Kurama's chakra may be more potent for healing, but mine can be used to soothe the wound in comparison, even broken bones.

Thanks, Matatabi-san, I appreciate your help! Hinata thought as she stood up next to Naruto who glanced back to see if she was alright and his cheeks flushed. "Huh, Naruto-kun?"

"Uh…Hinata-chan…you're kinda…exposed…" Naruto said as his cheeks turned bright red and a vein popped on Kurama's head.

"Admire your girlfriends tits later, we're in the middle of a battle now!" Kurama snapped as his partially formed head provided a perfect shield from Han's and Rōshi's next assault.

"M-My WHAT?" Hinata asked and she looked down…and realized her breasts were completely exposed from Yagura's slash on top of the mid-air Kaiten she had to do which had blew her wrecked flak jacket away. "HENGE NO JUTSU (Transformation Technique)!"

In a puff of smoke, she had seemingly gotten her shirt back on, but she was still blushing furiously now that Naruto had seen…her assets. She shook her head rapidly to get rid of the blush and entered Jūken stance again.

"We…can talk about that later Naruto-kun," Hinata said as she breathed in. "There's still enemies to fight!"

…at least they're technically covered up…but…DAMN… Naruto shook his head rapidly. "Right! We got some Jinchūriki to free!"

Suddenly a cloud of bubbles appeared right in front of them as Ukatata appeared on a branch. From his bubble wand he kept a steady stream which surrounded them completely…and he then lifted his hand up and there was a huge explosion which blew the Hokage and Hyūga Leader away! Hinata was forced to use another Kaiten to cushion herself while Naruto grabbed several trees with chakra arms and he looked down, part of his cloak had been blown away his chest and arm had been exposed. Grunting, he powered his Kurama Chakra Mode back up and his wounds healed quickly.

"Nearly forgot about him…that sudden explosion I didn't expect," Naruto said as he glanced at Hinata. "You okay?!"

"Yes…fine!" Hinata said as she panted a little bit, and Matatabi began to restore her stamina. "All this is using up a lot of chakra…Matatabi-san is replenishing my reserves…" her eyes narrowed. "But I'm not going to stop fighting until we win…"

At the same moment Sasuke and Yugito were still clashing, the former had decided to drop his Susano'o, so it wouldn't restrict his movements as his sword clashed with her claws. His Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan got used to her movements and one on one, he steadily gained ground before he charged a Chidori through his blade.

"I've analyzed your attack patterns, you won't be able to land another hit on me!" Sasuke said as he dashed forward on the offensive and he began to slash at Yugito who still blocked and dodged. With her Sharingan she's able to read my movements too, but my eyes are still the stronger!

Before he could follow up Fū had broken off from her fight with Sakura and then did several seals. "Hiden: Rinpungakure no Jutsu (Secret: Hiding in Scale Powder Technique)!"

Sasuke looked up in a bit of shock and the blinding scales were exhaled from Fū's mouth and then they shimmered. Like a flashbang the Uchiha's eyes were blinded and Yugito rushed forward from her vantage point as the Uchiha grunted and Susano'o bursts around him to deflect the two-tail Jinchūriki's attack before she could hit him, and then Sakura appeared as a pink blur. Blue chakra swirled around her fist as she then slammed her fist into the ground.

"SHANNARO!" she yelled as the impact of her fist created a giant shock wave and bore out a crater a kilometer wide through the forest, and the force of the blow sent the two Jinchūriki paths spiraling back. "Get your head in the game Sasuke! You fight better than this!"

Sasuke was…mildly surprised by the sheer amount of power in his old teammate's fist. This was the first time he had seen her fight in nearly four years now, and it…was like he was seeing a brand-new person in front of him. Then he breathed in and digested her words…and he gripped his sword tightly.

"Your right, I'm not fighting at my full potential," Sasuke stepped forward. "But now that changes…"

Sakura nodded. "It better!" she said as she released her seal on her forehead. "Since I have a genjutsu that could freeze their movements…"

"With the Sharingan and Rinnegan, I doubt…"

"Trust me Sasuke," Sakura said as she cracked her knuckles. "It worked on Kakashi-sensei, and he was trying to use his Mangekyō Sharingan to see through it but failed."

Sasuke nodded. "Then we should make sure all of them can be caught in it if it's that strong," he said as his eyes darted back and forth. "Let's fall back to the rest of the group. Naruto or Bee need to clear out this entire forest for your genjutsu to have a chance."

"Right," Sakura said as she then tossed several smoke bombs down to cover their escape.

Killer Bee at the same time reached the same conclusion and as he parried a strike from Yagura after he had leaped into back up Naruto and Hinata who were fighting Han and Rōshi again. Through the Biju Telepathy between Matatabi, Kurama, and Gyūki he had learned what the plan was…and he was happy he could finally free his good friend Yugito Nii from Akatsuki's control!

When Sasuke and Sakura arrive, we'll transform with all of them on our back, Gyūki said and Killer Bee created two more tentacles and had his swords grasp them as he began to fight Yagura more seriously. Then we'll blow all the Jinchūriki, Tobi, and this forest away with a Biju Hachimaki (Tailed Beast Eight Twists)!

"I know that yo but let me have some fun here Eight-Tails Bro! Been too long since I've cut loose, so I'm going to kick Mizukage onto his caboose!"

A sweat drop formed on the Ushi-oni's head. Whatever you say Bee, but this isn't a game!

"Fool ya fool! This isn't a game, but it will be lame if I don't get a chance to kick some ass! The mighty Killer Bee-sama is gonna send these posers back to their mama!" Bee used two of his blades and charged them up with lightning and tossed them only for Yagura's tails to lash out and deflect them!

Naruto struggled against Han's sheer strength and despite all the power he had accessed to in his Kurama Mode, with each puff of steam from the furnace on the tall Jinchūriki's back his physical might had increased. He gritted his teeth as he gripped Han's fists while being pushed back.

Kokuō's Jinchūriki is using Futton (Boil Release) to increase his physical power, you need a knock out blow before its able to overcome you!

Naruto nodded and then created a Rasengan with a chakra arm and then used it to get between him and Han. The armored Jinchūriki path was forced to jump back as the Hokage jumped into a tree and fell back to where Hinata used a Jūken strike while her hands were covered in blue chakra to deflect Rōshi's lava covered punch before she spun and unleashed a Kaiten which blew him back. Naruto landed back with her, the two were back to back.

"We really need more space and a chance to knock them all down at once," Naruto said, and he glanced back at Hinata. "How are Sasuke, Sakura-chan, and Killer Bee doing?"

"They're holding their own but are being driven back," Hinata said as she kept her Byakugan active. "I think they're coming to the same conclusion as are."

Sasuke and Sakura vanished at high speed before getting right to their position, Yugito and Fū were hot on their heels. To slow them down as she used a shunshin, Sakura kicked a tree and grabbed it, before she threw it with all her might at them to force the two Jinchūriki paths to divert. Sasuke's eye then started to bleed.

"AMATERASU!" Sasuke uttered as black flames flickered to life and he jumped and spun around them to create a shield of Amaterasu around the four of them. "That won't hold them for long, you have a plan cooking Naruto?'

"Yeah, you bought us some time to breath at least!" Naruto said as Bee barreled through after he jumped over the wall of black flames.

"Whoa! That's hot, bro!" Killer Bee said as he held onto his blades. "Alright guys, I'm going to all them away, so no one dies!"

"What are…" all of them asked before red chakra bubbled around the Hachibi Jinchūriki's body and eight tails appeared.

"Stay close, I'm about to cut loose! Time to unleash the beast and start a rampage!" Bee replied as everyone felt his chakra spike. "Number Eight is gonna crush them all, so let's see them FALL!"

In that instant Bee fully transformed into the giant Ushi-Oni, Gyūki! Trees, boulders and earth were torn up and blown away by the rapid increase in mass that Bee underwent in those few seconds and the air that had been pushed away from sudden transformation like a shockwave from a bomb. Towering above the forest at 800 meters tall-larger than the Eight-Tails would be with his own chakra, Bee had decided to mix his own with the Ox, so their power could increase more like Naruto and Kurama did. And on Bee's forehead were Naruto, Hinata, Sasuke, and Sakura who jumped onto it right after the transformation. All of Bee's tails then wrapped around his body tightly as tension was built up.

"Hold onto your butts, this is gonna be rocky!" Gyūki told their friends on Bee's head. "Biju Hachimaki (Eight Tails Eight Twists)!"

And with that the giant Ushi-Oni began to rapidly spin as the Jinchūriki Paths stood by and waited…just as a giant tornado was created by the Ox. The ground began to shake and rumble from the release of power and then Bee let the tension snap and his tails spun around his giant body to create an even greater blast of power and the tornado practically became the eye of a hurricane. The entire forest was utterly flattened, a gigantic circular crater nearly 20 kilometers around was gouged out from Bee's attack!

Sakura's eyes widened after they stopped spinning. "That…that was…incredible…did you get them, Bee-san?!"

"I think so, so we should be good to go! Hinata can you see them, don't want to go out on a limb!"

Hinata's Byakugan stretched out and she saw the incapacitated Jinchūriki near the center of the crater. "I see them! Their chakra networks are still active, so they're still alive Bee-san, Naruto-kun!"

"Great," Naruto said with a smirk. "Hinata-chan, Sasuke, Sakura-chan, we're gonna target their chakra receivers, if we break those the Rinnegan control will be broken and we can break them out of the genjutsu that was cast on them with the Sharingan. Then we'll all be able to fight Tobi together and end this war once and for all!"

"Then let's do it before…" Sasuke started as Hinata's eyes widened.

"Wait, their chakra's spiking!" Hinata called out as she saw, from the ground, Tobi seemingly levitated from the ground with his hand up.

"Enough holding back, I need to end this quickly," Tobi started as red Biju chakra wrapped around all six Jinchūriki. "Time for a FULL…Battle of the BEASTS!"

Several pulses could be felt through the area as all six Jinchūriki were forcibly transformed into their full Biju states. Thanks to the chakra transmission to their receivers, they also gained the molded strength of Tobi himself much like when a Jinchūriki and Biju mix their chakra together, making them much bigger than normal. Towering at 400-meters, the two-tailed demon cat Matatabi herself was the first to transform…then the 450-meter tall three-tailed Isobu…then the 500-meter tall four-tailed Monkey Son Gokū, the 550-meter tall five-tailed dolphin horse Kokuō, the 600-meter tall slug Saiken, and finally now flying in the air the 700-meter tall seven-winged Hercules beetle Chōmei.

"Crap, this just got so much worse," Sakura said as the air…sizzled in front of them. "I'm not a sensor and I can even…feel this enormous chakra…"

"Six Biju on one battlefield has that effect," Sasuke said as Naruto and Hinata leaped down from Killer Bee's head at the same time. "But we don't have time to hold back and gawk. We need to take the offensive before we can be overwhelmed…"

"Hell ya! We're gonna rumble with the beasts, so let's undo their leash! Jinchūriki and Biju deserve to be free, so let's hit them with a WHEE!" Bee rapped before he wrapped his Biju Mode in a Raiton no Yoroi.

A dark blue aura wrapped around Sasuke's body as his Susano'o bursts to life around him and Sakura jumped behind him after doing a seal. "Kakashi-sensei informed me one of the Susano'o's weaknesses is that if it suffers any damage, it needs to be completely abandoned and reformed…" she then slapped Sasuke's back. "Not with me here though." Her seal was released, and black lines appeared down her face which looped down the medic's entire body. "It'll be the perfect chance for me to use the Byakugō no Jutsu (Strength of the Hundred Technique)!"

"Byakugō no Jutsu?" Sasuke asked as he glanced back at her with his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

"Tsunade-shishō's ultimate technique," Sakura smirked. "I managed to master it…so if your Susano'o gets damaged just leave it to me to repair it!"

Sasuke…smirked. "Definitely not the same as you were before, Sakura."

"Don't you dare forget it," Sakura snapped at him. "And I still haven't forgiven you yet, so don't act like I've let bygones be bygones!"

"Just the fact you're backing me up shows I'm on the right path again," Sasuke's Susano'o then grew to its 1.7-kilometer-tall height as it shaped into the Perfect Susano'o he had achieved against Naruto. Black markings appeared on it from Sakura's technique and he grinned. "We'll call this the Byakugō Susano'o no Jutsu (Strength of a Hundred Susano'o Technique)!"

Sakura couldn't help but grin at that, but she frowned. "We'll chat more after this, Sasuke, but you still have a long way to go."

Naruto, with Hinata next to him activated his full Biju Mode, Kurama's Avatar burst to life around them and grew to a height roughly equal to Sasuke's. Hinata floated next to him in the bubbling, healing chakra that made up his avatar and she activated her Keihatsu again.

Hinata, I'm going to help you out more. Your Hoderi…with my chakra you should be able to coat it around Kurama's Avatar to fight alongside Naruto, Matatabi thought in her mind. I know Madara used a similar technique when he controlled Kurama, but this way you and Naruto will fight side by side!

"Thank you, Matatabi-san," Hinata said as her blue aura burst to life around her and Matatabi's tail appeared behind her as a flickering blue flame. She then grabbed Naruto's hand. "I'm going to support you too, Naruto-kun. Unlike against Sasuke, we'll fight Tobi and his mind-controlled Biju together!"

Naruto grinned and squeezed her hand back. "Wouldn't have it any other way, Hinata-chan!"

"Geez stop being so lovey dovey when we're in front of the enemy," Kurama complained as his avatar was covered in blue chakra…which shaped itself into a samurai-like helmet, armor and an extra pair of arms under his armpits. "Now this does feel familiar. At least you have a good eye for a mate, Naruto!"

"GAH! Kurama do you have to put it that way?!" Naruto said as the giant fox chuckled at his Jinchūriki's reaction.

"This completes it…Isō: Hoderi (Majestic Armor: Hoderi)!" Hinata said as she finished syncing the shaped chakra around Kurama's Avatar.

Giant blue armored plates covered Naruto's Biju Mode now, making it look like Kurama was covered in Samurai Armor, complete with a curved kabuto helmet that exposed his eyes and teeth solely. In the second pair of arms were a sword on the right and a chakra net on the other. Kurama then let out an empowered roar which shattered the ground ahead of them.

"ALRIGHT GUYS!" Naruto yelled. "LETS ATTACK!"

Kilometers away, a red-haired woman jumped through the trees at increasing speed. Uzumaki Kushina had followed her son's chakra all the way from Mountain's Graveyard. She had been held up from the reunion for several reasons…food and water mostly, as well as securing something better than the ratty dress she had been forced to wear for the decade and seven years in Tobi's…'care'. Now dressed in a black shinobi uniform she had pilfered from an abandoned hideout she had passed through when she was in what she thought was the Land of Rice Fields, she closed in.

"All that chakra that is being thrown around…there's not only multiple tailed beasts…" Kushina uttered to herself as she leaped from tree to tree, surrounded by her Version 1 Cloak. "But…I sense a Hyūga…and a Uchiha definitely fighting alongside Naruto. And he's using the full power of the Fox too!" She grinned to herself as she leaped forward. "Don't beat them before I get there Naruto, I want to get a crack at that masked bastard dattebane!"

Land of Lightning, Lightning Desert

While Naruto and his team battled Tobi and his Jinchūriki Paths, the four surviving Kage were embroiled in mortal combat with Uchiha Madara himself. Gaara while cloaked in his Version 1 cloak rode a massive sand golem, 120 meters in height in the shape of the Ichibi Shukaku (One-Tailed Shukaku) itself slammed a giant claw down on the reincarnated Uchiha who was surrounded by a blue aura and his Susano'o flared to life to block the blow. Madara's Rinnegan eyes darted back and forth as he saw a trail of lightning as well as dozens of after images that surrounded him from the Raikage's speed. Then from his left a giant water dragon…which seemed to melt whatever it touched slammed into his chakra construct.

"Futton and Suiton: Suiryūdan no Jutsu (Boil and Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet)!" Mei called out as her acidic dragon bullet began to melt through Madara's Susano'o. "I hope you don't mind if I melt through your jutsu's defenses…"

Madara frowned as his Susano'o's defense weakened and he struggled to keep Gaara's Shukaku fist from crushing him, only for A to zip in. "Raitoningu Sutorēto (Lightning Straight)!"

Before Madara could even turn around the Yondaime Raikage smashed his fist at full speed and power right into the blue Susano'o's back and due to it being weakened by the Mizukage's acid, it shattered and the Raikage's fist seemingly lodged itself into the Uchiha's side! Ash and paper wafted away as A smirked triumphantly.

"How's THAT, MA…" A started before Madara exploded into a puff of smoke!

"Don't drop your guard!" Tsunade yelled as she kicked the real Madara away before he could attack the Raikage from his blind spot. "He used a replacement…"

Madara bounced off the ground a few times before he backflipped and landed on a rock pillar and dusted himself off. He then looked down at the Godaime Hokage as the wind picked up and a notion of recognition appeared on his face. In his mind he saw Tsunade replaced by a blonde little girl…who had a wad of cash in her hand.

"Ah…I see. That explains it," Madara smirked and he rotated his arm. "Little Tsuna, you did grow up to be a fine shinobi if you could recognize that I had already replaced myself before the Raikage's attack hit."

"You used the split second your Susano'o had to slow down the attack and replaced yourself with a Kage Bunshin," Tsunade cracked her knuckles. "Clone feints were invented by Konoha, if you recall. So, I knew what to expect."

"Indeed," Madara said as he saw that the other Kage gathered around her for the next attack. "With you being here, I assume you're Naruto's predecessor on top of things…"

"I'm the Godaime Hokage," Tsunade said as chakra bursts around her body a bit, pebbles and sand rose around her. "And like Naruto, I inherited my predecessors and grandfather's Will of Fire!"

"Ahhh yes, I remember talking with Hashirama about that, we had many arguments on what a 'Will of Fire' would be," Madara said as he then did a seal and in a puff of smoke, one of his gunbai were summoned to his hand. "The Will of Fire should be in the moment, I argued, not for future generations."

'The new surpasses the old," Tsunade said as her eyes narrowed at Madara. "The children, then next generation are the village's treasure and will be nurtured to surpass the ninja who came before."

"Such as what Hashirama argued," Madara said as he looked down. "But have you surpassed Hashirama? You're not a weak Senju, and your physical power is the greatest I've ever faced. But…from what I've seen…you're lacking."

"You'll see what I'm really capable of!" Tsunade yelled after she bit her thumb and summoned Katsuyu. "Like Naruto I have the dreams, wishes, and lives of the people of my village that I protect!"

"That goes for all of us," Mei said, and she summoned her giant, flying Manta Ray. "You will find no weak women here!"

"Nor will you find weak men," A added and powered his Raiton no Yoroi up to maximum again. "And I won't fall for one of your feints twice!"

Gaara's Shukaku construct slammed its fist down. "And this time, I'll give you a full desert burial."

"Then come, dance, and truly entertain me," Madara uttered as he released his chakra and they felt how…cold and hollow his power was. He did a seal and then…from the earth roots and trees bursts from the ground as he formed his own golem…made from wood. "Mokuton: Mokujin no Jutsu (Wood Release: Wood Human Technique), one of Hashirama's favorite techniques. Let's see if you four Kage are powerful enough to get past it."

With that, Madara's Mokujin surged forward, the 120-meter behemoth immediately collided with Gaara's Shukaku golem. A shockwave blew nearly everything away as the Kazekage struggled against the sheer force and power of the Uchiha's wooden golem. The…wooden dragon that had wrapped itself around the Mokujin then lunged at Gaara himself to drain his chakra only for Mei to fly in on her Manta Ray and she did several seals and her cheeks swelled.

"Yōton: Yōgan Ryūdan no Jutsu (Lava Release: Lava Dragon Bullet Technique)!" Mei called out and she spat out a dragon of lava that wrapped around the wood dragon that was about to attack Gaara directly and completely incinerated it. "Raikage, now!"

A nodded. "RIGHT!"

The Raikage's hair was standing up completely as he charged at full speed and power at the Mokujin's legs. He then threw his arm out and lifted it up while time slowed down around him due to the sheer speed he was going at. To the other Kage and Madara, all A looked like was a living lightning bolt with the speed to match.

"LARIATTO (Lariat)!" A roared as he smashed into the Mokujin's heels and knocked it right off balance for Gaara to fully push it over. "Tsunade, finish it!"

As the giant Mokujin fell backwards, Tsunade had been launched into the air by Katsuyu and she concentrated chakra into her fists and shaped it into lightning. Madara had landed on another rock pillar as he watched the Godaime Hokage descend from the sky like a meteor.

"Raiton: Ikazuchi Ryū (Lightning Release: Thunder Fist)!" Tsunade yelled as she smashed her fist right into the nose of the Mokujin and the electrical current she forced into it, on top of her immense strength…completely blew the wooden creation apart and carved out a giant crater underneath her. The female Hokage stood on the remains of the Mokujin and looked up at Madara. "You won't be getting away again…."

Madara smirked. "Impressive, most impressive. You dance well, and you'll all entertain me!"

With that…the Uchiha went on the offensive and charged right at Tsunade with his Gunbai drawn. He slashed right at her, but a tendril of sand blocked his strike just long enough for the Godaime Hokage to spin and hit him in the stomach with her heel. He then grabbed her leg just as he was launched backwards by her strength!

He pivoted in mid-air and slammed her into to nearest rock pillar to cushion his own crash and he then formed a chakra rod and stabbed forward only for Tsunade to grab it. Blood dripped from her lip as Madara stomped his foot down to try to force her back, and he grinned as he prepared to stab her.

"You're…not going to overpower ME!" Tsunade yelled as she surged forward with her nearly unmatched physical strength and not only forced Madara back but shattered his chakra rod!

Trying to overpower her physically is something that is suicidal! Most impressive! Madara thought as blue chakra bursts around the Godaime's fist and she smashed. His own blue chakra bursts around him as he instantly formed his Susano'o up to its completed state after jumping back. "Try to smash through THIS defense!"

"That won't protect you from me!" Tsunade roared as she smashed through Madara's Susano'o with a single punch like it was a plane of glass and her fist connected into his chest. "Saidai Kenpei Sentō (Maximum Power Punch)!"

Madara crossed his arms just as the Godaime's punch smashed into him and sent him flying out the other side of his own Susano'o which collapsed in on itself! The sheer force and power of the blow created a shockwave and a loud thunderclap that was heard throughout the entire battlefield. Tsunade stood, fist clenched as she slowly panted from exertion.

The reincarnated Uchiha crashed and slammed half-way through one of the mountain-sized meteors he had summoned to the battlefield and he was embedded there. Ash and paper swirled around him and his Rinnegan glowed grayish purple, a satisfied smirk appeared on his face.

"Hashirama, your granddaughter definitely has inherited some of your power…I wonder how much I can bring out of her," Madara said as his body finished regenerating. "If I had been alive, that would have been a fatal blow…couldn't even replace myself with a Mokuton Bunshin…"

A appeared next to Tsunade. "That was a hell of a blow, not even my strength could have done that!"

"Incredible power, you definitely are worthy of the title of the World's Strongest Kunoichi," Mei said as she landed and smiled at her fellow Godaime Kage.

Gaara's Shukaku Golem reformed behind them. "But now Madara will be attacking at twice the strength than before."

"Then we'll show him that we can face and beat him," Tsunade said as she cracked her knuckles. And if this continues…I'll have to show the fruits of my training…Grandfather, watch over us!

The portion of the meteor exploded in a blue glow as Madara walked through the hole, Susano'o fully formed around him once more, and it grew legs as he leaped down, and he floated within it. The reincarnated Uchiha had a look of satisfaction on his face as he turned to the four Kage once more.

"Well now, shall we continue this dance of death?" Madara asked as he created two Kris blades in his Susano'o hands. "Since I'm coming to really enjoy fighting this modern incarnation of the Kage!"

With that, he leaped right towards them with a viscous smirk. Tsunade and A then jumped to meet his attack as Gaara performed several seals to prepare his next attack alongside Mei. Madara could see the plan was that the Hokage and Raikage would be the close-range attackers, while the Kazekage and Mizukage would be long range, having altered the first strategy slightly since the Shukaku Golem wasn't going in to duke it out with Madara's Susano'o.

Allied Shinobi Headquarters, Kumogakure

All over the Sensory Water Sphere, the current final battles were being played out in nearly real-time. The 'mountain range' in the southeastern part of the Land of Lightning represented Naruto, Hinata, Sasuke, Sakura, and Bee, with the Rokudaime Hokage being the 'largest' mountain of chakra. Tobi's paths were also represented as mountains since they had fully transformed into Biju, while the masked mastermind himself was barely registering due to the crushing amount of chakra within the area. And in the Land of Lightning's desert, Madara himself was represented as his own 'mountain', though smaller in quantity of Naruto's or even Killer Bee's, though the closest in his area with the sheer amount was the Raikage A and Kazekage Gaara.

"The four Kage are holding their own against Madara exceedingly well," Aō reported as he looked over the sphere. "…and the masked Madara has unleashed six of his seven Biju against Naruto-sama and Bee-sama…"

"It's a good thing that he has Hinata-sama, Sakura and Sasuke there as backup," Shikaku said as he folded his hands.

"Is there a chance Sasuke will betray Naruto-sama and the group? He was just an enemy missing ninja a few hours ago," one of the sensor ninja pointed out.

"He hasn't shown any malice towards Naruto-sama," Aō reported as he looked at the sphere. "All of it is being directed at the masked Madara…I think he's tired of being used by that man."

"I just found Itachi, he's not even near a front, and Hanzō the Salamander has been recalled from the battle with the Fifth Division," another sensor ninja said. "Why would Kabuto be drawing away his two of his most powerful remaining Edo Tensei?"

"What did Naruto's battle with Itachi do, did it force Kabuto to pull Itachi back to guard his own person?" another one asked.

"Keep watching him," Shikaku said as he looked at the small hill of chakra that represented Itachi. Things never made much sense when it came to you, Itachi…and the masked Madara revealing what you did for Konoha at the Kage Summit…did Naruto break Kabuto's control and you're going to try to end Kabuto? He then turned to Inoichi. "Send a message to the ANBU division, send the best teams to trail Itachi. With luck we'll be able to find Kabuto himself and force him to end this damn Edo Tensei!"

"Right, Shikaku!" Inoichi yelled as he then transmitted the information to the nearest ANBU division in the area.

Shikaku nodded and then he looked at the sphere…the next round of combat was about to begin where Naruto's group were fighting. Even as far away as Kumogakure…even he could sense the massive amount of chakra the Rokudaime Hokage was wielding in the full power of the Nine-Tails. He squeezed his hand into a fist as he began to plan his next move for the rest of the battlefields.

"When the final White Zetsu are cleared out and most of the Edo Tensei are sealed, send all divisions to back Naruto up. Even if he defeats the Biju, that damned statue the masked Madara still has," Shikaku said as he unclenched his fist. "Have medical teams stand by as well!"

"On it!" Inoichi uttered as he transmitted the next amount of information to the rest of the divisions. "What about the four Kage, shouldn't they have backup as well?'

"No, with Tsunade-sama there, Madara won't be able to kill any of the Kage and she can heal them with a touch," Shikaku said as he looked at the map. "She's leading the surviving Kage now…damn it if we were just a second earlier, the Tsuchikage would have survived."

"Can't dwell on the past, Shikaku, we have to focus on the present to end this War," Inoichi said as he looked at his friend.

The Nara Clan leader nodded. "Right…no time to focus on the past…Inoichi, when Shikamaru arrives on Naruto's battlefield, connect our minds directly so we can get strategies down."

"Right, Shikaku," Inoichi sad as he breathed out through his nose. Just hope we don't lose any of our children in this battle…we've been lucky thus far…

Land of Lightning, Biju Battlefield

Tobi's mind-controlled six Biju then immediately all charged up individual Bijudama (Tailed Beast Ball) in front of their mouths. Black and white chakra swirled rapidly in front of their mouths and then formed into a single black ball the size of a house, and the ground cracked and cratered underneath them from the sheer density of the black and white chakra swirling together. When the ratio was right the six Biju, all at once, fired, the dense balls of chakra screamed towards Naruto, Hinata, Sasuke, Sakura, and Killer Bee. The Hokage and Hyūga Leader charged forward unafraid of the Bijudama's that were launched at them as the Uchiha and combat medic formed up behind them. Naruto lifted Kurama's hand and grabbed…then tossed the closest Bijudama out of the way and Sasuke slammed the blade of his Perfect Susano'o into the next one. The other four screamed at Killer Bee who, despite the massive size of his Biju Mode, vanished as he used his Raiton no Yoroi to increase his speed and the Bijudama slammed through his after image harmlessly.

The deflected Bijudama smashed into several large mountains and exploded and carved out a craters that were 30-40 kilometers wide and vaporized them. The other four also had a similar effect on the landscape behind the, any mountain, no matter how large were completely vaporized. Hinata's Keihatsu Byakugan could see all the devastation and she was thankful that none of the divisions, nor civilians, were close to the battlefield.

"The four and five-tails are about to close in on us," Hinata said as Naruto grinned at her.

"Gonna take a lot more than them to defeat us!" Naruto yelled as the Yonbi then slammed its hands down after roaring and beating its hands to its chest.

"Kakazan!" the Yonbi roared and from the ground underneath Naruto and Hinata, a volcano formed and showered them with burning, red hot lava!

Hinata winced as her Hoderi armor took the full force of the attack right on Kurama's stomach, but the chakra armor of her construct wasn't even scratched by the sheer heat. The Gobi then charged right at them and the Hyūga Heiress reacted first and tossed the Chakra Net that her Hoderi had formed right over the beast before the Hoderi arm unleashed a super-sized Hakke Kūshō to launch him back.

"Nice one, Hinata-chan!" Naruto yelled as he lifted Kurama's avatar's arm up and created a gigantic Rasengan and slammed it into the Yonbi as it leaped at them. "We gotta find those chakra rods before we can break Tobi's control!"

"Right, on it Naruto-kun!" Hinata uttered as her Keihatsu Byakugan scanned all the Biju and she tried to find the chakra rods!

Matatabi then leaped up at Sasuke and Sakura and swiped at the Uchiha's Perfect Susano'o's face. "Nekozume (Cat Claw)!'

Pieces of Susano'o chakra were literally gouged out from the swipe…but thanks to Sakura's channeling of her Byakugō no Jutsu through Sasuke and his Perfect Susano'o, the damage immediately regenerated and the Uchiha retaliated by blasting Matatabi with a Gōkakyū no Jutsu! The Two-Tails then ate the flames and her blue flames grew stronger, and she increased in size.

"Damn it, Uchiha brat, Matatabi is immune to flames! Any she's hit with, including your black flames, will just be consumed and she'll just get stronger!" Kurama snapped as he used Hinata's Hoderi blade to clash against the Five-Tails' horns.

"Damn it, now you tell me," Sasuke said as he had his Perfect Susano'o take to the air. "Time to overpower her with brute force then!"

The Seven-Tails then flew up after him and then unleashed several tornadoes to try to shoot Sasuke and Sakura down. Sakura grunted as they were hit with turbulence but the Uchiha then just unsheathed his Perfect Susano'o katana. With a single slash both Matatabi and the Seven-Tails crashed backwards and slammed into the remains of the forest, and a mountain behind them was cut completely in half by the air pressure.

Killer Bee in his full Gyūki transformation avoided several blasts of acid from the Six-Tails but he was hit solidly in the chest by the Three-Tails, who had curled up into a ball to increase the speed and power of his strikes. Kumogakure's Guardian grunted but he then used his tails to deflect the spinning Three-Tails right into the Six-Tails and he rubbed his chest.

"Whee! The power of eight is gonna go straight for ya, ya fools! The mighty Killer Bee is gonna smash and bash you!" Killer Bee vanished, and he grabbed the Six-Tails' slimy body and then smashed him into the ground again with a suplex.

Careful Bee, Saiken's covered in corrosive alkaline, it'll be able to melt through even your Raiton no Yoroi through extended contact! Gyūki warned Bee in his mind.

"Then we'll just make contact then jump back!" Bee said as his tentacles pulled himself away from the Saiken the Six-Tails who then shot a blast of corrosive alkaline acid right at him, but he vanished using his Raiton no Yoroi.

Naruto and Hinata were then boxed in by the Four and Five-Tails, the giant ape jumped over their counter attack and grabbed Kurama's avatar by the tails and he then yanked all three of them into the air and right into the Five-Tails' charge! Naruto then reacted quickly, and he spun in mid air while Hinata focused her chakra right on Kurama's left arm.

"Chō Jūho Sōshiken (Super Gentle Step Twin Lion Fists)!" Hinata yelled as she managed to grab onto the horn with the giant, super-sized Chinese lion that she created. "You're not going to hit us!"

"That's RIGHT!" Naruto yelled as he managed to get Kurama's avatar onto his feet and he did a seal. "Alright Kurama, lets to a Fūton together!"

"Gonna blow them away like that, not my usual style but alright!"

"Fūton: Sunabokori (Wind Release: Dust Cloud)!" Naruto called out as Kurama's Avatar's cheeks puffed out as Hinata slammed the Five-Tails right down in front of them.

Kurama the 'exhaled' and blew a powerful blast of wind right into the dolphin-horse and sent it smashing right into the Four-Tails and the two giant Biju tumbled together on the ground from the strong hit. From his vantage point Tobi had gotten impatient and had summoned the Gedō Mazō which shielded him. Even fully transformed, his six Biju Paths were now struggling against the full power of Naruto, Hinata, Sasuke, Sakura, and Killer Bee.

"If I'm to capture the Kyūbi and Hachibi, I'll have to wipe out their pesky allies in one go…" Tobi said with a snarl and the Gedō Mazō opened its mouth and suddenly the controlled One-Tail Shukaku was expelled but now with all the Biju out, purple chains were then connecting each beast to statue. Like his enslaved brethren there was a chakra rod hidden in his neck which controlled his actions. "I'll stack the deck even more and wipe them all out…"

"Seven Biju at once now…" Hinata said as she saw the chains. "Wait…" she traced the path. "Naruto-kun, I've found all the chakra rods!"

Naruto nodded. "Great Hinata-chan!"

"Don't celebrate just yet, the masked bastard looks like he's going to try to wipe us out with one go!" Kurama warned as he and the young Hokage felt a spike of killing intent from the Biju.

All seven Biju grouped together, and they opened their mouths. Above them, black and white chakra swirled above them to form a single sphere…each of the Biju were contributing to the forming Bijudama. It then grew several times and the ground cracked and cratered under their feet and in a few scant seconds it expanded several times over to the point it was nearly a kilometer around!

"Sasuke, Sakura, Bee! Kurama, Hinata-chan and I'll deal with this! Just bunker down!" Naruto called out as he glanced at Hinata. "We're gonna smash that ball away and free all seven Biju and the six Jinchūriki simultaneously! Lift up your hands with me!"

"Right!" Hinata yelled and she lifted her hands up with her boyfriend.

Black and white chakra then swirled at Kurama's mouth and formed a huge dense ball and then the Bijudama began to…spin. Naruto then added Fūton chakra to it…as Hinata added Katon chakra to it and four blades, two made of wind, and two made of blue flames swirled around the giant, dense ball of chakra.

To protect themselves Sasuke wrapped his Perfect Susano'o's wings around his chakra construct to form an extra layer of protection and Sakura increased her chakra output to repair all damage that the construct…and both herself and the Uchiha could sustain. Killer Bee wrapped all his tails around his body to form his own shield and he increased the chakra output of his Raiton no Yoroi to increase his own defenses. The sheer power of the two attacks began to cause small rocks and stones to levitate into the air as sparks of static electricity formed lightning strikes which arched around and slammed into forests and surrounding areas to create wildfires, which were then almost immediately extinguished by the hurricane-forced winds created by Naruto and Hinata's attack!

"Fire," Tobi uttered darkly and the gigantic Bijudama was then launched at Naruto and his team.

"Fūton and Katon: Chō Biju Rasenshuriken (Wind and Fire Release: Super Tailed Beast Rasenshuriken)!" Naruto and Hinata called out as the spinning, gigantic Biju Rasenshuriken was launched from Kurama's Avatar's mouth!

Both attacks screamed towards each other, uprooting any trees and carving out a gigantic furrow in the earth! Tobi had the Gedō Mazō shield him with its hands as he watched via his Gedō ability through his mind-controlled Biju. In moments both attacks collide and there was a circular shockwave that was unleashed that cut down the remaining mountains in the area from the release of Fūton energy from Naruto and Hinata's Biju Rasenshuriken. Both super Bijudama and Biju Rasenshuriken struggled against each other, pumping out more destructive energy with each passing second…and then…

…the Biju Rasenshuriken won out in the clash! It powered through the combined Bijudama and sent it flying harmlessly into the sky before it zipped over the heads of the Biju themselves and Naruto and Hinata aimed and remotely controlled it to at least wipe out the Gedō Mazō itself! Tobi realized what was their goal was and had the demonic statue move…only for its right arm to be completely severed…then incinerated by the blue flames and it cried out in pain and fell onto its side and the masked Uchiha even fell off his summon.

"TAKE THAT YOU BASTARD!" Kurama called out with Naruto and Hinata at the same time. "THAT'S SEVENTEEN YEARS OF PAYBACK! AND MORE'S ON ITS WAY!"

The supersized Biju Rasenshuriken then crashed into the landscape behind the Gedō Mazō, Tobi and the Biju. Hinata had done a quick look with her Keihatsu Byakugan to make sure that there were no humans in the impact zone and then the Chō Biju Rasenshuriken exploded, and a massive dome explosion could be seen from as far away Lightning Ridge as well as much of the Land of Hotsprings had been illuminated from the attack. A crater, nearly 200 kilometers wide was gouged out and from Hinata's added Katon, the entire interior was incinerated to form a sheet of black glass.

It was at the same moment the gigantic combined Bijudama from the seven controlled Biju erupted in its own explosion in the sky. At 180 kilometers wide, it would have gouged out a crater nearly the same size as the one Naruto, Hinata and Kurama had created! Due to exploding in the sky though, a massive downburst of wind was forced to the ground and dust and ash were kicked up to form a huge smokescreen. Even in their mind-controlled state, the seven Biju looked up in awe at their sheer combined power.

"NOW!" Naruto yelled as he launched Kurama's tails right at them and shaped them into Chakra Arms…and grabbed all the chakra rods simultaneously. "SASUKE! GET READY TO BREAK THE GENJUTSU!"

"All Chakra Rods have been grabbed Naruto-kun!" Hinata said as she had one of her Hoderi's arms brace Naruto's chakra arm tails. "We'll pull them out together!"

Sasuke's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan swirled as he lifted two fingers. "All set Naruto!"

"NOW!" Naruto called out and all at once, he, Hinata, and Kurama yanked each of the chakra rods from the Biju's necks or chests to free them…and then crushed the black rods so they couldn't be reapplied. "SASUKE!"

Sasuke made eye contact with all the Biju as the Rinnegan design faded from their eye but the Sharingan remained. "Genjutsu Sharingan: Kai (Genjutsu Sharingan: Release)!"

With his superior dōjutsu, the last Uchiha shattered Tobi's control over the Biju and freed their minds and bodies. They took a gasp in shock as they could now think clearly and Kurama acted quickly and connected their minds with Biju Telepathy!

Naruto and Hinata then found themselves in a white mindscape and behind them were Kurama and Matatabi…and in front of them were the Biju and their own Jinchūriki, though Shukaku was on his own. A 'copy' of Matatabi was sitting with Yugito Nii riding on her head. The Yondaime Mizukage Yagura gave a grin as he looked down.

"Whoa, you guys were something! Kurama sent us messages as best he could so we could prepare to meet face to face," Yagura said and he clapped a bit. "Well done, you freed us all!"

"But don't think its over here…despite the rods being removed our friends here are still bound to that cursed statue," the armored Jinchūriki, Han uttered on the Five-Tails head.

"But we planned for that!" the cheerful Fū said with a grin. "Chōmei said we'll be knocked out for a bit, but they're going to transfer their chakra to us."

Kurama grinned. "You were focused on saving the Jinchūriki and Biju, so we came up with the plan to do so. So, guys…is my Jinchūriki everything I told you about?"

The Four-Tails, Son Gokū crossed his arms. "He and his girlfriend are better than most humans we've encountered. And they didn't even try to steal our great powers."

Naruto laughed. "You guys are living creatures, I don't want to steal your power at all."

"That goes for me as well," Hinata said with a nod and the two Matatabi's looked at her and Yugito.

"Thanks to Matatabi, the Biju got the idea to split their chakra apart to deprive the masked man the satisfaction of getting all the Biju power and killing us for 'failing' him," Yugito said with a smile. "And…it'll be good to see Bee and my village again."

Rōshi smiled and opened his eyes. "Thanks to your efforts too…Jinchūriki are probably going to be treated a lot better…Han and I could probably live in Iwa comfortably after all this and not treated like monsters."

"Heh, things are really changing! Gaara became Kazekage despite being the Jinchūriki of the…"

"Name's Shukaku, brat!" Shukaku uttered and he crossed his arms. "Though we do owe you big time for freeing us from that freak's mind control"

"That's why Naruto, we're going to give you a portion of our power too!" Saiken said with a slimey grin.

"You can wield all this Biju Chakra so easily, through the strongest of the nine, so you'd be the best candidate for it," Ukatata said as he lifted his bubble wand.

"Kurama did mention you do look like the man our father described," the three-tailed Isobu said.

"Which is more than reason to do this. Naruto, please lift your fist up," Matatabi said with a literal cat-like smile.

Naruto breathed in and did so. Shukaku laid his huge palm on it first. "Name's Shukaku, don't forget it brat!"

"You know my name is Matatabi, you and Hinata make a really cute couple," Matatabi said as she put her paw over Shukuku's clawed hand.

"Tell Gyūki I'm sorry I rammed into him, I didn't have much choice," Isobu said as he put his clawed, webbed foot over Matatabi's.

"Hmph, this is just thanks for saving me. At least you're a Sage like myself," Son Gokū said as he put his hand over Isobu's webbed foot.

"Don't be rude Gokū, he, Hinata, and his friends did everything they could to save us expecting nothing in return," Kokuō chided the Biju Ape as she put her hoof over his head.

"And he showed to be really nice to us!" Saiken added as he slapped his relatively small palm onto Kokuō's hoof. "He and Hinata even aimed that attack of theirs' over our heads!"

"Now time to add some luck to you and your girlfriend and friends!" Chōmei said as she put her segmented arm onto Saiken's small hand. "Luckily you got Lucky Seven here for that!"

Naruto's eyes widened as he felt them…transfer a small part of their chakra directly to him and he lowered his fist afterwards. "Thank you…next time we meet, you'll all be freed from that statue and the masked bastard!"

"Use their powers wisely when the time is right," Yugito said with a smile. "And when we've recovered from the…extraction, we'll be able to fight alongside you."

"Eight of the nine Jinchūriki altogether, fighting a single opponent?!" Fū added with a cheerful grin. "Don't give him good odds at all!"

"I'll make sure that Sakura-chan'll be there to heal you and speed up the process!" Naruto said with a grin.

"Its very nice to meet you, Yugito-san! Killer Bee told us a lot about you!" Hinata said with a smile.

"I look forward to working with you as well, Hinata. After all, we now have the same Biju aiding us," Yugito said as the connection began to…blur.

"The masked man is resealing us! We'll see you in a bit, Naruto, Hinata, Kurama!" Kokuō said as a bright light filtered through the mindscape. "We'll see you again very soon!"

Naruto and Hinata were suddenly back in the physical world as all seven Biju were then yanked by the chakra chains that connected them to the statue and were 'devoured' by it after it had managed to get back to its feet. It then gave a loud, angry roar…and regenerated the arm that had been obliterated by their attack and Tobi snarled.

"Well, bravo, you managed to defeat them all," Tobi mocked, and he sneered. "But you don't care that your fellow Jinchūriki are going to die as a result?"

"Sakura-chan, we have some patients that need attending to!" Naruto called out and Sakura then…created a Kage Bunshin and had it hop out of Sasuke's Perfect Susano'o.

"I'll be able to heal them all," the Sakura Kage Bunshin said and she summoned a small Katsuyu to the battlefield. "Time for some remote healings, Katsuyu-sama!"

"On it, Sakura-san!" Katsuyu said cheerfully and she split herself into six, so she could heal all six Jinchūriki at the same time on top of transporting them away from the battlefield. "We can't have patients so close to the enemy…"

"Just what I was thinking," Sakura's Bunshin said with a nod.

Tobi then leaped onto the head of his Gedō Mazō once more. "I'll let that slide…looks like I'm going to have to beat the beasts out of you two myself."

The Gedō Mazō smashed its fists together before giving a loud roar and it then began to stomp towards them. Then, from what remains of the forest…was a red blur that got between Naruto and his friends and the demonic statue. Hinata blinked as she saw.

"Wait…a woman with red hair just arrived!"

"Woman with red hair…?!" Naruto said as he then looked down…and to his shock… "Mom…?!'

"Finally, here to back you up, Naruto! Sorry I took so long to get to your side!" Kushina Uzumaki called out with a smirk. "But better late than never!"

"Damn it," Tobi snarled. "I should have ended you once I got Nagato's power fully tested!"

"Your mistake you bastard!" Kushina yelled as red chakra bursts around her body to form a nine-tailed version 1 cloak and she did a seal. "Kongō Fūsa (Adamantine Sealing Chains)!"

From her body huge golden chains shot out and then wrapped around the Gedō Mazō's neck, torso and arms and the Uzumaki smashed it to the ground and she took a fighting stance after severing the chains. The demonic statue grunted and roared furiously as it tried to break out of Kushina's jutsu and Tobi tried to remove the sealing only for the barrier to repel him, even when he tried to use Kamui to bypass it.

"That won't hold that thing for long," Kushina said with a grin. "Though it'll buy us time!"

Naruto and Hinata dispelled the Isō: Hoderi and Kurama's Biju Mode avatar and got to her side as Sasuke and Sakura also formed up next to her. Despite the situation, the young Hokage hugged his mother tightly, closing his eyes.

"You're…you're really alive…you're not a Edo Tensei…how…?!"

Kushina hugged him back. "The masked bastard used me as a test subject for one of his minions, I've spent years trying to break out, but thanks to Danzō and his men I was able to break out of the masked bastard's prison."

"I got so much to tell you…oh and this is Hinata-chan, she's my girlfriend and and and…"

"I hate to interrupt, but the catchup will have to be delayed," Sasuke said as he unsheathed his sword. "The masked bastard is preparing his next attack."

Naruto turned to Tobi and his eyes narrowed. "Right…"

"I'll learn about everything later, Naruto…and its good you have a girlfriend. She looks a lot like one of my friends," Kushina said and Hinata flushed.

"You must have known my mother…but…we have to focus at the task at hand," Hinata said as Tobi finished doing several seals.

"You might have deprived me of my Biju and the Gedō Mazō for now…but that's not my only tool," Tobi said as his Sharingan and Rinnegan glowed…and there was a gigantic puff of smoke from behind him as a dragon was summoned. Nearly as big as Kurama itself, covered in dark black scales with two huge wings on its back the scaly beast gave a loud roar. "Been a long time since I've brought him out…now…shall we begin?!'

Kabuto's hideout

The ground finally stopped shaking from the clash of the Biju and Kabuto chuckled to himself. The final battles were going the way he thought they would, though Naruto's power was still quite a surprise. If one of his attacks could be felt this far away…he'd be even more of a remarkable test subject. He then looked up.

"So, you've finally arrived…luckily, I prepared," Kabuto said as a massive fist broke through his chakra barrier and wall…covering whatever broke through with a fine dust. "Welcome Itachi, come to join the game again?"

"I've come to end your games and schemes," Itachi said as he didn't think anything of the dust that had landed on him despite breathing it in.

"Hm, you're no fun," Kabuto said with a smirk. "Though you'll have to get through him first before you can get me."

From the ground, a coffin rose out and then opened. Hanzō the Salamander staggered out, his eyes showing his personality was crushed. He also…had been restored back to his youth and his chakra could even be felt by Itachi despite him not being a sensor.

"…very well," Itachi said as he got into a fighting stance and pulled out kunai for both of his hands. "Though at the end of the day, you'll end this jutsu and free all the souls you forcibly reincarnated."

"We'll see, Itachi…we'll see…" Kabuto said with a smirk. "Now…Hanzō, stretch your legs a bit, and have a bit of fun!"

With that…the two reincarnated shinobi rushed at each other and tossed several kunai and shuriken at each other. The projectiles collided, and sparks lit up the area and Kabuto hummed to himself and he began to…meditate while Itachi and Hanzō fought. Itachi barely blocked the swipe from Hanzō's kusarigama with a kunai and kicked him back, only for the weighted end which he neglected to slam onto his shoulder and ash and paper burst off.

Itachi leaped back and broke from the clash…only to realize the damage…Its not healing…what the…

Hanzō charged forward and did several seals. "Katon: Nenshō Kajin Kumo no Jutsu (Fire Release: Burning Ash Cloud Technique)."

From his mouth a blast of burning ash was shot out. Itachi did several seals and countered with a Gōkakyū no Jutsu, both fire techniques struggled against each other as the reincarnated Konoha allied Uchiha felt that the arm that had been struck was still weak and still hadn't regenerated.

If I'm going to win this…Kabuto is going to make me work for it… Itachi thought as he intensified the fireball to cancel out the ash cloud. He breathed in and out through his nose. And…my chakra isn't being immediately replenished...what is going on? As an Edo Tensei…I shouldn't have to worry about chakra or injuries…what did Kabuto do to make me seem life-like again?

Kabuto chuckled to himself, but he kept concentrating. He'd enter this battle shortly…but he was going to enjoy Itachi's confusion for a bit longer. And from the shadows…a man in a black cloak was observing the entire confrontation and was focusing on Kabuto himself.

Now…what do you have planned now, Kabuto? The man thought as he watched Hanzō and Itachi begin to clash again!

To be continued…

Author's Notes:

Phew, this was a both a fun and difficult chapter to write. The Jinchūriki portion I found was a bit hard to write, with them being mind-controlled their techniques and personalities couldn't bounce off against Naruto and his allies. Sasuke was pushed a little to the back seat I admit too, but he'll be focused more in the coming chapters. Plus, he's taken the first steps to earning Sakura's forgiveness. And I loved writing the portion where the four Kage were in the middle of fighting Madara, Tsunade putting up a much better fight than canon is what I was aiming for, Mei combining her Suiton with Futton is something that should have happened, and Gaara using a giant Shukaku avatar (which, btw? In the coming chapters will be doing Bijudama for added firepower to make up for Ōnoki's death and now lack of Jinton for the battle). And thought Madara should also be genuinely impressed by Tsunade's sheer physical strength and reflexes, given now she's the de facto leader of the Kages on the battlefield and the strongest of the four of them. And did you catch the punch she used? She did the same punch, while weaker and rusty, against Orochimaru in Part I, but now, four years later she can finally unleash the full force of it.

Oh, and how did you like Naruto and Hinata's full Battle Couple moment, which culminated on her own version of Isō: Susano'o (aka Isō: Hoderi) for the big Biju rumble? Also, little fanservice moment at the beginning to help…break the rather bleak tension of Naruto having to fight the Jinchūriki now that they were still alive, and to be fair, Kishimoto also pulled something similar with Yugito at the same 'portion' of the fight. That is going to return for a future chapter…and we'll have Sasuke and Sakura added to the mix there.

Finally…KUSHINA AND NARUTO REUNION! Sorry it took so damn long to happen, but even though Kushina is a Uzumaki, she did spend over a decade locked up and had to get several biological means…food, water, fresh clothes and the like met. She even stole a Sound uniform from an abandoned Orochimaru hideout where she basically recovered from any muscular atrophy she suffered in her captivity. Now she's back, stronger than ever, and ready to help her son beat down the bastard that killed her!

And we now have Itachi finally catching up to Kabuto and starting his battle with him. But…why isn't his regeneration working and why is his chakra being depleted as an Edo Tensei? What exactly did Kabuto do to prepare for him…and who's the mysterious cloaked figure watching the entire thing unfold?

For a final treat, strongest current living shinobi (protagonists listed, Kabuto throws the list out of order otherwise) in order:

Naruto Uzumaki

Sasuke Uchiha

Hinata Hyūga

Sakura Haruno

Tsunade

Killer Bee

Neji Hyūga

Gaara

Rock Lee/Temari

Mei Terumi/Kushina Uzumaki

A/Maito Gai/Tenko

Kakashi Hatake/Darui

Chōji Akimichi

Shino Aburame

Shikamaru Nara

Tenten

Kiba Inuzuka

Chōjuro

Jūgo

Suigetsu

Basically, we got the best and strongest from multiple generations here. And a few went up (Tenten can be stronger than Kiba now for one).

Now, please read and review. I hope you enjoyed!