Chapter 39

Final Battle: All Out Counter Attack!

Final Battlefield. Land of Lightning

The battlefield was now incredibly quiet as the knowledge of one of the Konoha 12's member's death had been felt by the entire Alliance. Inuzuka Kiba, the best tracker in the entire Shinobi Alliance and in Konohagakure had had been killed by Tobimaru using the Ten-Tails. The hair spikes had been removed and he laid on the ground peacefully, Naruto over his old friend as tears dropped from his face. Hinata was next to him, softly sobbing as she grabbed the young Hokage's hand. Naruto slowly looked up…and saw the carnage on the final battlefield.

"Kiba's…" Chōji whispered as his eyes widened

"Dead…?!" Rock Lee finished as he stumbled backwards.

Hundreds if not thousands of shinobi from each nation littered the battlefield. Many had been impaled, stabbed, or worse from Tobimaru's barrage. Pools of blood and tissue seeped into the cracks and the persistent smell of death hung in the air. Naruto grimaced more, his eyes closed tightly as he grabbed his hand. And his senses also…picked up the absence of Shikaku's, Inoichi's, and Aō's chakra…and he felt an even deeper amount of guilt for not being able to stop Akatsuki from reviving the Ten-Tails in the first place.

"Naruto," Madara of all voices was heard. "Let's end this, too many people have died." The young Hokage's eyes opened. "You said you'd protect your comrades…but…reality doesn't work that way. As your friend…as all these people's lives shouldn't be wasted." Naruto's body trembled as the Uchiha offered his hand. "People are going to keep dying, but I can stop that and bring everyone who died in this war back to life. Just let me complete my Mugen Tsukuyomi…just let me give the world true peace."

It almost seemed like Naruto's hand was raising…only for Hinata's palm to lightly pat him in the face to wake him up. The young Hokage's eyes widened at that as he reached up and grabbed her hand.

"…Kiba-kun…he wouldn't want us to give up…he wouldn't want you to give up Naruto," Hinata said as she wiped her eyes. "The world still needs to be saved from Madara, and as long as Kiba is in our hearts…" she grabbed Naruto's hand and put it over her heart. "He isn't gone, he's always going to be here."

"That girl…" Madara muttered as he looked down and Tobimaru's eyes rolled.

"Really should have wiped her out first, huh?" Tobimaru asked with a smirk.

"Naruto-kun…we fight, we never give up," Hinata reminded Naruto as he squeezed her hand tightly. "Until our last breaths."

"But…I'm Hokage…I was supposed to protect Kiba, not the other way around…" Naruto said softly.

"Even a Hokage can't save everyone," Hinata said as she cupped his cheeks and pushed their forehead's together. "All you can do is move forward and make sure his sacrifice is not in vain…all we can do is make sure what he gave us, all of us…doesn't go to waste. Kiba-kun's will is now ours…his Will of Fire…" At that Akamaru licked Naruto's cheek and pushed him, as if signaling he wanted to fight despite his own loss. "Akamaru wants a chance to keep his master's will alive…now…"

Naruto closed his eyes…and he stood up with Hinata and grasped his girlfriend's hand tightly. "Hinata-chan…thank you…" with his right hand he pat Akamaru's head. "As long as Kiba's will remains with us, he's not gone…and he'll live on!"

The young Hokage's Biju Sage Mode then activated with a sudden intensity that was…very different than before. Like he had renewed purpose and Kurama then told him what to do within his mind…and he then transferred the chakra the Nine-Tails had created to Hinata. A thick, dense Version 1 cloak of chakra bursts around the Hyūga Leader's body and her eyes widened at the power…he had even transferred senjutsu power to her as well. Then around her shoulders a long jacket made of chakra like Naruto's Kurama Mode's appeared. Her eyes widened and Matatabi smirked.

"That Kurama, he really went all out with THAT power," Matatabi commented and she glanced at Naruto. "Impressive that the young Hokage could even match Hinata's chakra to make the transfer and power up so seamless."

Naruto remembered during his training with Jiraiya, the late Toad Sennin had attempted to train him in the ways of transferring chakra to others upon seeing the power of his chakra cloak. It had been one year into the training journey…

In a large field, Naruto, then age 14 was on all fours as his Version 1 chakra cloak-this time with just one tail whipped around him and on a large boulder, Jiraiya smirked as he looked down. The young Jinchūriki was darting around, almost animalistically as he tried to keep his mind and senses within this form. The chakra bubbled around him and the Toad Sennin leaped down

"Excellent job, Naruto!" Jiraiya exclaimed with a smirk. "You're starting to get ahold of the power sealed inside you!"

"But…Ero-Sennin…its hard to keep my mind focused…" Naruto complained as he bore his teeth-which were now fangs and his whisker marks were frayed. "Its like I can feel the Fox trying to swallow me up!"

"That's why we've been meditating to prepare for the next step in your training to control this power, Naruto," Jiraiya said as he remembered the key for Naruto's seal. "But that'll be for another time. Now…try to create a Rasengan."

"I…I don't think I can create…Bunshins in this form though…"

"Against Sasuke you said you didn't use one to create a Rasengan, correct? You can do it again since you're in this form," Jiraiya said and the young Jinchūriki's mind flashed back to the Valley of the End and his battle against Sasuke there. "Now…try it."

Naruto lifted his hand up as he stood up normally…and the Version 1 cloak swirled in his palm Without the aid of Kage Bunshins he was able to form a Rasengan…a rather large one and his eyes widened in surprise. Jiraiya gave a nod and jerked his thumb back at the giant boulder.

"Now Naruto, use that to destroy this rock. I think it might surprise you."

Naruto nodded. "Right Ero-Sennin!"

With that Naruto leaped forward as his Rasengan swirled in his hand. He then smashed it right into the giant boulder…and completely obliterated it! A shower of small pebbles fell from the impromptu dust cloud that had been created with the impact and the young Jinchūriki grinned.

"Man…if I can use THIS all the time, my techniques get much stronger!"

"Exactly, but that's not the final goal here," Jiraiya said and Naruto had question marks appear over his forehead. "Technically, our final goals are having you master the Kyūbi's power and pass it on to other shinobi."

"You think I can do that?!" Naruto asked in surprise as his Version 1 cloak wafted around him before turning off and he dropped to his knees. "Ow ow ow ow…that thing smarts when I use it…."

"Its not unheard of, Naruto," Jiraiya said as he leaned back with a smile. "Medical Ninja basically use their own chakra to heal a person or replenish their stamina reserves. The Yondaime Hokage could even do it to an extent despite not being a medical ninja, and I believe even the Shodaime Hokage could do so.'

Naruto's eyes sparkled. "This is a technique the Hokages could do?!"

"In a sense, yes. But yours would be far superior," Jiraiya said as he lifted a finger. "After all, you have the Kyūbi within you, something of far greater quality and power than human chakra. I would wager we'd have to call this technique something else than a simple 'Chakra Transfer'."

"Yeah, yeah?! What would it be called?!"

Jiraiya put his hand to his chin as he thought about it. "Chakra Transmission…nah lacks the impact. Kyūbi Power? Nah, still doesn't have a good fit…"

Naruto plopped down next to him to think about it as well and he went over the concept within his head several times. At the time the name stumped him…but now after mastering it…

"Orenji Kurama Tate no Jutsu (Orange Kurama Shield Technique)," Naruto said slowly as he remembered Jiraiya and he looked around…with his chakra all extended through the army and he squeezed his hand into a tight fist but Hinata squeezed his hand.

"I know Naruto-kun…" she whispered as she…felt his emotions through the cloak. "I know…but you just gave everyone a chance."

"Thanks Hinata-chan…I hope it'll be enough."

In his and Hinata's heads, Kurama continued to explain how the enhanced chakra transfer that the young Hokage had used worked to Matatabi. "Naruto has an edge since I've been sealed inside him since he was born. My chakra naturally mixes with his…and with his Uzumaki sensing abilities…he's able to transfer it seamlessly to another. All the while enhancing it with his own power…and thus

The Ten-Tails' tail finished regenerating from Kiba's final attack and it flexed its tail hand…and then roared and launched it down at Naruto and Hinata. In slow motion…the Hyūga Leader's Keihatsu Byakugan snapped on and she then threw her hand up at an extraordinary amount of speed.

"Hakke Kūshō!"

Like an air cannon, the Hyūga Leader Hakke Kūshō crashed into the primordial Biju's tail with enough force to send it snapping back across the battlefield and it crashed right into one of the mountains Kurotsuchi and Kitsuchi had created…and obliterated it. The Ten-Tails cried out in pain as its tail was reduced to bloody chunks from Hinata's counterattack. The sheer power surprised her, and her eyes widened.

Madara's eyes widened in surprise…and he smirked. "Naruto's power made his lover get even more powerful than she was already…this generation…it's been an honor fighting it!"

"…whoever receives this chakra will become many times more powerful than they were before, maybe as high as ten times as much as they were before getting it," Kurama explained with a smirk to Matatabi. "On top of Naruto mixing Senjutsu chakra within the chakra given, we basically have a full counter to the Ten-Tails despite being weaker! Glad I thought of it!"

"Sounds like Naruto and his late Master had the thoughts about it before you did, Kurama," Matatabi said in a deadpan, teasing manner. "After all, his memories went to me too when he transferred his power to Hinata."

"Incredible…" she glanced at Naruto. "This is…the power you wield all the time, Naruto-kun?"

"Ever since making Kurama my friend, yep!" Naruto replied as he glanced at Kiba's corpse and he closed his eyes, before he crossed his fingers. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"

Two Kurama Sage Mode Bunshins puffed into existence next to Naruto and they nodded…then in a flash they ran through the entire Shinobi Alliance. The Konoha 11, as well as Kakashi, Guy, Kushina, Tenko and Karin all gained the extra chakra 'long jacket' that Hinata had with her Version 1 form, and the rest of the members of the Alliance gained the Version 1 cloak and Naruto's Kurama Chakra Mode patterns on their body.

"I-Incredible, this is all Naruto's power?" Chōji asked as he lifted his hand up.

"Think fast Chōji, we still got a job to do!" Shikamaru ordered after he flexed his hands to test his new strength.

"Man it feels like I'm fully revitalized!" Ino commented as she jumped to her feet. "Let's do this!"

Sasuke's Perfect Susano'o responded to the influx of chakra that Naruto had transferred to him…it grew tremendously in size. From 1.7 kilometers high…it soon stood a full five kilometers, a 'head' short from what the Ten-Tails was while standing on all fours. The long jacket that usually adorned the rest of the Konoha 11 instead was covering the shoulders of Sasuke's Perfect Susano'o and it flicked in the wind. He gave a smirk and flexed his hands.

"Thanks Naruto, you've came a long way from the dobe you were back when we were kids," Sasuke sad as his Perfect Susano'o flexed arms while unsheathing one of its now even more gigantic katanas.

"I heard that Sasuke!" Naruto snapped at his reformed best friend.

Kushina was amazed, compared to her original Version 1 cloak…the one Naruto created for her was so much stronger. The normal one boosted her strength, she estimated, around five times what she normally was. She could feel a ten times boost from the new cloak…and even could sense the senjutsu chakra.

"…well honey, he improved your chakra transfer technique," Kushina said to herself as she squeezed her hands into tight fists before smirking. "Alright you bastards, time for round TWO! I'm gonna kick your ass dattebane!"

Konan felt Naruto's power enhancing her strength and protecting her and the former Akatsuki smiled. "Nagato, Yahiko, Jiraiya-sensei…if you could see how far Naruto has grown, you'd be so proud…."

On top of the Ten-Tails it then gave a roar at the sudden increase of power from the Allied Shinobi Alliance. In response two of its tails suddenly changed in shape. The first…hard crystals…no diamonds in the shapes of blades grew around it and gleamed in the light until they had fully turned into it. And the second tail suddenly turned into a combination of a tornado with golden lightning surrounding it.

"They can power up as much as they want, the Ten-Tails is just undefeatable!" Tobimaru said with a smirk. "A tail of storms and a tail of adamantine blades will meet and CRUSH whatever they throw at it!"

Naruto punched his fist into his palm. "We're not gonna let you kill anyone else you bastard!"

"You can't STOP me!" Tobimaru retorted and then unleashed a barrage of adamantine spikes from the newly transformed tail down at the army. "Doesn't matter how much you power up!"

"Hakke Kūhekishō (Eight Trigrams Air Palm Wall)!" Hinata and Neji both called out and launched a Senjutsu, Kurama empowered Air Palm Wall right into the barrage…and completely deflected it. "Its like what Naruto-kun said, you aren't going to kill anyone else!" Hinata yelled as she lifted her hand up.

"Hinata-sama is right, as long as we're all alive, protecting him as he protects us, you won't claim another life!" Neji added, back to back with his cousin again.

Yellow orange chakra swirled around Naruto's body as he reformed Kurama's Biju Mode avatar. After Tenko had given him back the chakra he had taken from Kinkaku the size of Kurama and his Avatar shot up again, now it was equal standing on its hind legs to the Sasuke's empowered Perfect Susano'o. Killer Bee then joined the act and entered his full Biju Mode again, Naruto's Version 1 cloak flickered around him and increased the Gyūki form's power.

"Time to take you out, so there is little doubt!" Killer Bee rapped as his tails whipped around. "Crush you, bash you, and defeat you! Make sure everyone you killed gets avenged, so their wills will pass on!"

Akamaru barked in affirmative as Naruto's Version 1 cloak whipped around him. The ninken gave a low growl as Shino stepped up next to him and pat his fallen teammate's hound. A swarm of insects shaped around the Aburame as he breathed out and kept his emotions in check as he now had…wings.

"Kiba…despite appearances, we were close teammates," Shino uttered as he looked right up at Tobimaru and Madara. "In truth, I haven't gotten angry in a long time, and back then it was petty. But this…these monsters need to be put down so no one else dies."

Tobimaru snarled and did a seal. "Then I'll wipe you ALL out!"

The Ten-Tails then opened its mouth and black and white chakra swirled around it. Madara spun to his partner and his eyes were wide.

"Are you insane?! Blasting them at point blank will not only greatly damage the Ten-Tails, it will kill you!"

"Worried that I won't resurrect you fully, Madara?" Tobimaru taunted him as the storm tail was then around them. "The Ten-Tails might be damaged, but I'll be fine. While you are more powerful than I am…" his Rinnegan glinted. "I control your fate. Never forget that."

Madara's eyes narrowed and he gritted his teeth. "…you're playing a dangerous game, Tobimaru."

"Which makes it fun…" Tobimaru remarked as the Bijudama warhead was almost formed. "Then…time to wipe…"

Suddenly a massive rip in space-time then opened and sucked the chakra projectile away like it was a black hole! The evil Uchiha then looked down…and he gritted his teeth as he saw Kakashi had taken the forefront. The silver haired ninja had used a powerful Kamui to deal with the Bijudama Warhead like it was nothing! Cloaked in Naruto's Version 1 cloak with the Kurama long jacket flapping in the wind, the Copy-Ninja's Mangekyō Sharingan turned back to normal.

"Thanks to Naruto, I can deal with those blasts whenever I want," Kakashi said simply as he glared up at Tobimaru. "And I intend to take Obito's eye from you."

The evil Uchiha gave a snarl. "Bastard…"

At that, before Madara and Tobimaru could launch their next assault the Kumo Ninja all did their Raiton: Raigen Raikōchū (Lightning Release: Lightning Illusion Pillar) and used it as a massive flash-bang to blind them and the Ten-Tails once more. In response the Ten-Tails whipped its tails around blindly…only for Chōji and the Akimichi Clan to grow using the Baika no Jutsu (Multi-size Technique) and grabbed onto the tails and held them in place.

"Shikamaru! We got them!" Chōji announced as he struggled with the tail. Even with Naruto's chakra empowering me, these things are REALLY strong!

"Right Chōji!" Shikamaru and the Nara Clan all stood by each other and combined their chakra and the power that Naruto had given them. "Kagemane no Jutsu (Shadow Paralysis Technique)!" they all called out and an immensely powerful combined shadow froze the entire primordial Biju despite its massive size and the newly made Nara Clan leader did a seal. "Kage Nui no Jutsu (Shadow Stitching Technique)!"

Shikamaru's shadow then pierced the Ten-Tails body, including its arms, legs and several tails to keep restraining it. Tobimaru snarled as he tried to counter but he and Madara's shadows were both paralyzed from the combined Kagemane no Jutsu. Ino was already in the wings for the next part of the plan and she then did her seals.

"Shinranshin no Jutsu (Mind Derangement Technique)!" Ino yelled as she kept her hands open in front of her body…and both Madara and Tobimaru's body's jerked and then their shadows were released.

"Damn girl!" Madara uttered as his Susano'o bursts around him and he went to attack his evil Uchiha partner. "This is why the Yamanaka Clan's techniques are the most dangerous!"

"Just shut up and try to resist! We can't lose control!" Tobimaru yelled as he then created a giant wooden sword and clashed with one of Madara's Susano'o blades, sparks flying off them.

"They're distracted fighting each other now!" Hinata announced as her Kurama cape flapped in the wind and she activated her Hoderi while floating next to Naruto within his Biju Mode. With that…the Iso: Hoderi covered Naruto's Kurama Avatar to increase its power.

"Then let's attack before they break out of Ino's technique!" Naruto ordered as the entire Ninja Alliance cheered.

Tobimaru and Madara then gave a loud roar and expelled a mass of chakra from their bodies to break Ino's jutsu before the Ten-Tails stomped forward and Shikamaru's Kage Nui was broken too.

"Time to kill all of you flat out!" Tobimaru roared as the barrage of tails went to crash down on the Alliance.

"Don't think so, this is for my bro!" Killer Bee yelled as he fired a Naruto-empowered Bijudama from his mouth.

"Hakke Kūhekishō (Eight Trigrams Air Palm Wall)!" the combined power of the Hyūga Clan then launched a massive wall of chakra which made Bee's Bijudama accelerate faster.

"We can't let the Shinobi outdo us!" Mifune yelled as he flicked his thumb up and his sword Kurosawa burst out. "Issen (Flash)!"

Mifune and the Samurai unleashed a massive barrage of chakra blades from their katana's which added to the deflected power and Temari then followed up with her Suna Ninja with a massive Fūton: Ōkamaitachi no Jutsu (Wind Release: Great Sickle Weasel Technique)! Finally the former Akatsuki, Konan extended her paper wings nearly a kilometer in either direction and she did a seal.

"This Angel has a new trick…" Konan started as she channeled her chakra through her wings. "Fūton: Kami Shuriken Rendan no Jutsu (Wind Release: Paper Shuriken Barrage Technique)!"

With that…hundreds of thousands of extremely sharp paper shuriken that had already been enhanced by Konan's chakra were coated with the extremely sharp and penetrative Fūton chakra she had produced. Added to Naruto's power enhancing her, the barrage burst through the smoke and what was left of the other deflections…and completely parted the Ten-Tails tails and forced them to crash all around the Allied Shinobi Forces to form a 'cage' of flesh.

"You pests…you are now…trapped in a cage…" Tobimaru uttered angrily as he stood up. "Like dogs…like the mutt trainer that is dead at your feet!"

Akamaru gave an indignant, angry bark at that and he crouched low as his fur turned red as if he had eaten a Soldier Pill. With Naruto's power enhancing him…the ninken was about to make the evil Uchiha eat his words. A strong wind began to form behind the Alliance as Naruto's Kurama Avatar's tails flapped in response. With both of his hands he created two giant Fūton: Rasenshuriken's while Hinata's Hoderi created two large swords and charged them with blue flames.

Naruto's eyes met Tobimaru's as he squeezed his hands into tight fists. "Kiba was a true shinobi, unlike you, sadistic bastard. We're going to break through his cage and kick your ass…" a shadow descended in front of the young Hokage's eyes. "A ninja must be willing to put their life on the line for their comrades, for their friends, for their loved ones. As Hokage I'm putting my life on the line to prevent more people from dying to you, pretender!" He then opened his eyes and gave a loud yell. "And you think this cage can hold us?! We'll just break through and knock you right off!"

With that…Naruto took off running towards the wall of flesh and the entire Shinobi Alliance formed up behind him! He thrusts out his giant Rasenshuriken and Hinata swung her sword on their right side…and cut clear through the 'bars' which were the Ten-Tails' tails. The primordial Biju gave a loud roar in pain and frustration, but the Alliance all leaped as one.

Either through the young Hokage's subconscious wish, or through the late Kiba's will guiding them on, the entire Alliance took the shape of a giant, orange wolfhound with it's fangs bare. Before Madara, Tobimaru, or the Ten-Tails could react the 'fangs' went right for the proverbial jugular and swarmed onto the neck and head of the primordial Biju. Naruto tossed the gigantic Rasenshuriken with his left hand followed by a barrage of jutsus from Neji, Sasuke, Kakashi, Might Guy, Rock Lee, Ino, Shikamaru, Chōji, Tenten, and Sakura, with Hinata dropping her flaming sword for the last. A bright light engulfed the Ten-Tail's head from the sudden attack as…the Mokuton roots that connected Madara and Tobimaru were severed. The reincarnated Uchiha's body had ash and paper flying off of it and his demented partner had been forced to use Kamui to survive the barrage. On top of that the Ten-Tails itself crashed to the ground and was immediately bound by chakra chains from Kushina and Karin who had combined their power with Naruto's to make it stronger.

"We'll keep the Ten-Tails bound!" Kushina yelled as she and Karin gritted their teeth, their chakra cloaks flapping around them. "Finish the fight with Madara and Tobi!"

Naruto and Hinata fell out of the Kurama Biju Mode avatar and both launched simultaneous attacks against Tobimaru who tossed out a dozen shuriken and kunai at them only for Neji to intercept and use a Kaiten empowered by Naruto's cloak to blow them away. Sasuke himself clashed against Madara and a shower of sparks flew off their weapons before Sakura went to smash him. The reincarnated Uchiha raised his Susano'o to block but the pink-haired kunoichi's fist smashed right through and he jumped back.

"This is getting bothersome," Madara started before he dodged as best, he could a tag-team attack from Rock Lee and Might Guy, their fists and feet blurs. His Rinnegan darted back and forth rapidly as he tried to keep track of the attacks and he blocked as best as he could as he was pushed back only for Lee's heel to slam into his cheek and he sent flying into…a swarm of Kikai.

"Once we neutralize you, Tobimaru will be easily rid of," Shino said the swarm converged. "Mushidama (Insect Sphere)!"

Just before the swarm could fully engulf Madara his Rinnegan flashed and he unleashed an omnidirectional Shinra Tensei which blew his immediate opponents away…only for Sasuke to slam into him and grab him with a Susano'o hand. With it he transformed it into his Perfect Susano'o and shot off.

"Naruto! I'm going to finish off this bastard! I leave the rest to you!" Sasuke yelled as his Susano'o wins flapped and he shot off out of the battlefield at high speeds.

"What do you hope to accomplish, you can't beat me," Madara said simply, his own Susano'o preventing him from being crushed. "Our last clash should have told you whose superior."

"I haven't reached MY limits," Sasuke snarled as they flew off.

"We'll take it from here Sasuke! Just make it back!" Naruto yelled up as he took out his father's tri-kunai again. "Ready for the final fight, bastard?"

Tobimaru chuckled at that. "Again and again, you've come after me, what makes this any different? Each time I've been close to losing…this eye of mine evolves."

"Doesn't matter," Naruto retorted as his eyes narrowed. "The difference this time is that I'm not going to stop until you're nothing but a bloody smear on my fist. You're not going to hurt anyone else."

The evil Uchiha then gave a laugh. "Then come on, bring me your best! I'll keep humbling you over, and over again!"

With that Tobimaru dashed forward and had used Kamui to pull out two giant shuriken which spun in his hands. He gave a sadistic laugh as the Ten-Tails struggled behind them against Kushina's and Karin's Chakra Chains, Naruto's enhancement barely kept the primordial Biju restrained…and then a gigantic mountain slammed into the beast on either side. The two Uzumaki's looked back in shock to see Kurotsuchi lifting her hands up.

"Not ENOGUH…" the new Tsuchikage uttered as she did a seal. "Yōton: Seisekkai Funka (Lava Release: Quicklime Eruption)!"

From the tops of the mountain that Kurotsuchi had smashed around the Ten-Tails, burning quicklime erupted and began to crash down on the primordial Biju. The sticky quicklime further restricted the Ten-Tails movements as he growled and snarled, and it was even stronger from Naruto powering her up. For now, the Ten-Tails was subdued…but its power was increasingly growing….

Mountain's Graveyard

Ash and paper were still wafting in the air from the final attack that had hit Itachi's Edo Tensei body. Through sheer force of will, the Uchiha was slowly…but surely getting back into his humanoid form. The strange dust that Kabuto had covered him had also been blown off by the force of the Shinra Tensei, but the Edo Tensei regeneration was still slow…

A little more…a little more…my work isn't DONE…

Itachi's spirit could sense the folding battle…even though he himself wasn't a sensor. And his connection with Sasuke…he could feel his brother's presence even thousands of kilometers away. His form then collapsed onto a tree as the ash and paper swirled around him…until finally the Edo Tensei regeneration was complete. He breathed in and out and looked at his hands, squeezing them several times. His eyes then morphed back to the Sharingan and he looked in the direction of the enormous chakra.

"…my time is not yet finished," Itachi uttered as he looked around. Kabuto already left the area…he hadn't cancelled the jutsu. Strange…what is his plan? He shook his head. "No matter…I need to help the Alliance."

With that Itachi vanished in a shunshin, moving as fast as his body could carry him towards the final battle. One of Orochimaru's snakes which had observed the battle between Itachi and his former protege hissed before slithering away to relay the message back to its master.

Mountain Area, dozens of kilometers away from the Final Battle

Sasuke and Madara crashed to the ground having initiated their battle within the air. The younger Uchiha summoned hundreds of shuriken from his wrists and he began to toss them at his reincarnated senior. Charged with a Chidori he made them even sharper and faster with each toss but Madara used his chakra disruption blades to effortlessly block and counter, before he launched his own smaller blades from his hand.

Sasuke batted them away with his sword before he did the seals and then shot a blast of flame from his mouth but Madara effortlessly countered with a blast of water from his own. Before the steam could fade both leaped in and began to trade blows. Sasuke's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan kept reading and predicting each kick and slash from Madara, and the reincarnated Uchiha's Rinnegan did with a vice versa.

"Impressive," Madara admitted as he then caught Sasuke's foot and sent him flying backwards. "But you failed to realize one thing…"

"And that is?!" Sasuke demanded as the reincarnated Uchiha went to sweep his feet and the younger leaped over it.

"Naruto's Cloak is no longer covering you!" Madara uttered and began to attack Sasuke relentlessly. "Your ally's power is no longer enhancing you; you must be out of his range!"

The suddenness of their combat had made Sasuke completely forget about Naruto's Chakra Cloak that he had given him. It had…shrank into his body, but he could still feel it there…he was just out of range from it directly helping him. Before he could process it more he jumped back and avoided Madara's Susano'o fist.

"Without Naruto's power you have no means of beating me," Madara said and Sasuke gritted his teeth.

"Let me guess, Naruto is the one you want to fight?" Sasuke asked dryly and he then charged up a Chidori and went to impale the reincarnated Uchiha on his hand.

"Exactly…as fun as it is to fight a current generation clansman," Madara said as he…countered with his own Chidori, his Rinnegan having already copied it. "You don't really interest me, despite having obtained the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. I will say though; you have the power I had before I lost to Hashirama for the final time."

"And you have no question WHY I have it?!" Sasuke growled but in his head, he remembered Naruto chiding him in their own 'final battle' when he was letting his anger get the better of him. No keep calm…if I go berserk that means I truly have no chance…

With that Sasuke then…shot a burst of Amaterasu right at Madara. The black flames erupted…but the reincarnated Uchiha merely used Preta Path to absorb them before they could do any lasting damage. Before Sasuke could react the Madara leaped at him and then and he barely dodged the reincarnated Uchiha's Susano'o fist.

Madara then lifted his hand up and then used Bansho Ten'in to grab Sasuke in mid air and he then yanked him towards him. Barely activating his own Susano'o he blocked the follow up stab from the reincarnated black chakra blades. He gritted his teeth as he was then tossed backwards by Madara and smashed into a giant boulder.

"Is this all the power you truly have?" Madara asked him as his Susano'o flared around him and then stood right in front of Sasuke with his Perfect Susano'o. "You achieved the same straight tomoe Sharingan as I have, achieved the same power I used to possess, but this is all you can muster?"

Sasuke snarled and then evolved his Susano'o to its own Perfect form…and the two then clashed blade for blade. Each impact of their gigantic katana would shake their new battlefield while sending shockwaves from the blade clashes into the surrounding mountains, completely bisecting them either vertically, diagonally, or horizontally.

The younger Uchiha then took to the air when he realized that Madara's was unable to fly. Now out of his range he then changed his sword blades to a giant bow and then he fired several Susano'o Arrows down at the reincarnated Uchiha. Madara gave a smirk and then batted each arrow away before he had his Susano'o jump into the air. Despite being unable to fly, the reincarnated Uchiha's Susano'o had superior leg power compared to Sasuke's and he was able to close the distance.

"I've dealt with flying opponents before; you can't get any ground on me!" Madara slashed down as with both of his Susano'o's arms.

Sasuke grunted and barely blocked but Madara's Rinnegan flashed and added even more power to his Perfect Susano'o attack. Sasuke's blade bow was practically cut in half as the reincarnated Uchiha's blue katana blade buried deep in Sasuke's deep purple and then Madara followed up by grabbing the younger Uchiha Susano'o's face and smashing him into the ground with all his Susano'o's weight. Despite his jutsu protecting him Sasuke spat out blood upon impact.

Damn it… Sasuke thought as his jutsu faded and he looked up at Madara. Just…just how powerful is he? Everything I've done…

"Do you understand now?" Madara asked as he sheathed his Susano'o blade. "You have impressive might and that Perfect Susano'o of yours is more versatile than mine, but I have you beat in pure raw power. I achieved the ultimate Dōjutsu while you are stuck forever at the former level of power I had."

Sasuke panted and got onto one knee as he looked up. "Even if its impossible…I'm still going to find some way to defeat you."

Madara gave a smirk and he saw a bit of…himself in Sasuke. "You've experienced as much loss as I had, that's the only way you achieved the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. But you have plateaued…"

The younger Uchiha squeezed his hand into a tight fist…and his mind raced…and then…he recalled two things he saw over the course of this War. Naruto could practically condense all of Kurama, the Kyūbi's power into a smaller humanoid form which he didn't sacrifice any of the Kyūbi's power but gain immense speed…and Hinata's Hoderi-a Hyūga jutsu similar to that of the Uchiha's Susano'o…could be shaped around the Kurama Avatar Naruto created. In that moment it clicked in his head and his eyes widened…and Sasuke's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan glowed as if it achieved a new state of power.

"Something tells me Madara, despite gaining Perfect Susano'o…you hadn't mastered it or had any idea it could go further," Sasuke started and he then stood up and wiped the blood off his lip.

Madara looked puzzled. "Perfect Susano'o is the ultimate state a Uchiha can bring it. The power of a Biju is now wielded by a Uchiha…"

"While sacrificing a lot of things," Sasuke said simply as dark blue chakra bursts around him. "Sacrificing a Uchiha's main strengths for power isn't what I say is a good trade off."

"What?" Madara demanded as the younger Uchiha shaped while evolving his Susano'o…onto his body itself. Wait…is he attempting…it should only be possible on Biju or large summons!

The armor of Perfect Susano'o…the sheer power in it made the ground shatter at Sasuke's feet as he condensed it all around his body. Much like Naruto's Kurama and Kurama Sage Mode, the chakra on his new armor flickered like flames but he retained Perfect Susano'o's wings and blades. He closed his eyes as the kabuto helmet 'lowered' onto him…and when he opened Madara saw a bright red glow from his eyes.

"Susano'o: Tathagata (Susano'o: Perfected)!" Sasuke uttered and he withdrew his blade…and did a slash which cut through a mountain behind Madara' "Susano'o had a form beyond what you expected; this is my true power."

For the first time since he clashed with Naruto, Tsunade, and in the past Hashirama, Madara felt his blood…felt his spirit get excited again at the prospect of battle. Another person was not only worthy to fight him but had improved his greatest technique to a degree he couldn't even predict! He never thought of turning Iso: Susano'o into a armor for himself to wear during battle much less shrink it to a size for a human level…all that power condensed he realized it focused Perfect Susano'o to a greater degree and made it stronger. From that single slash Sasuke had made he had realized he was at a bit of a disadvantage.

It was in that moment Sasuke spread his Susano'o wings and then shot up at high speed right up to eye-level with Madara's Perfect Susano'o. He then went to slash but the giant blue blade of the reincarnated Uchiha's Susano'o went to deflect but due to the younger Uchiha's smaller size he darted around the giant blade like a fly would and slashed with enough force to send Madara crashing back. Immediately Madara shut Susano'o off to avoid the next slash and stab from Sasuke but the perfected Susano'o had increased his physical ability, each missed slash cut off strands of hair.

That power…Susano'o has also enhanced his taijutsu ability, its like Naruto's own form with the Kyūbi's chakra! Madara thought as he then unleashed Shinra Tensei right at Sasuke and blast him back. He has the power to defeat me now, just like Naruto…what is it with this generation?!

Sasuke grunted as a few 'scales' of his Susano'o were blown off but his armor was still intact "What's wrong Madara? I've gotten your interest now?!"

Madara gave a smirk as he felt a spark of life in himself again. "Oh yes…a promising Uchiha like you?! Is always an honor to fight! You must be the most powerful of this generation!"

"No thanks to your partner, I'm the last!" Sasuke uttered as he went into another series of attacks but Madara began to dodge and duck them, but his brow furrowed.

"The last?! What are you talking about, the Uchiha should be thriving!" Madara demanded after the younger Uchiha slashed through his Gunbai and chakra disruption blade…as well as his arm and leg and he crashed into a mountain which crumpled and cratered from the force of the impact.

"Wait…you really don't know; he didn't do it under your orders?" Sasuke asked, upon the reincarnated Uchiha in an instant with his perfected Susano'o blade right at his enemy's chest.

"Do what?" Madara responded, ash and paper coalescing at his severed arm and leg as he was forced to regenerate.

"He blackmailed the Uchiha, framed them for the Kyūbi's attack on Konoha 16 years ago," Sasuke started as he squeezed his hands into a tight fist. "And manipulated them into a coup. He put them and against the village and…" his eyes narrowed angrily. "Had my elder brother wipe them all out to spare Konoha from another one of his attacks."

"He…did what?!" Madara demanded and then his jaw lowered a bit. "It makes sense why I didn't sense any Uchiha but you on the battlefield…there's no one…"

"Left but me," Sasuke said as his Susano'o: Tathagata flickered around him. "I was only spared since my elder brother Itachi couldn't bring himself to kill me."

…Madara's Rinnegan then glowed and he let a howl of rage out. "That…I trusted him! The Uchiha were to inherit the new world I'd create after the Mugen Tsukuyomi!"

"He has no interest in that," Sasuke said simply as the reincarnated Uchiha's eyes narrowed. "He plans on just to turn himself into the Jinchūriki of the Ten-Tails and become a 'demon god'."

"…we're going to have to cut this duel short," Madara said after a few seconds. "I have a subordinate I need to show his place now. The bastard will be forced to resurrect me!"

"You have bigger problems, even from here I can sense the Ten-Tails getting even stronger," Sasuke said as Madara snarled.

"The only way to control it now in this state is if someone becomes its Jinchūriki," Madara said in a curse. "It needs to be me."

"We'll find another way," Sasuke said as his eyes narrowed. "This is just a temporary truce."

"Never thought it otherwise," Madara retorted as he managed to stand back up. As I am now, Sasuke is able to defeat me anyway despite the power of my Rinnegan, and Mokuton would have been useless against Susano'o's armor from my own past experience against Hashi… he started as the unmistakable chakra then hit him…and he then…gave a demented smirk. HASHIRAMA…! FINALLY…

With that…Sasuke spread his Susano'o: Tathagata wings and then flew up, Madara then used Tendō to fly after him. The reincarnated Uchiha had a satisfied smirk now that he had finally sensed that his rival and former best friend...was finally back in the land of the living.

Land of Frost

The four reincarnated Hokage appeared in what was…left of the Land of Frost. Smoke and ash rose from a smoking crater that was so large it was further than the eye could see…it practically went to the horizon from their perspective. Minato knelt and saw that the ground was still partially molten, and he could also sense that any Hiraishin tags he had left in the area had been completely obliterated.

"…not even in the Wars Konoha participated in the past come close to…this scale," Hiruzen said as Tobirama lifted two fingers up.

"…I'm not sensing…anything here, brother, Monkey, Yondaime," Tobirama said as he sucked in breath. "Not even animal life…no cockroach or rat survived this…atrocity."

Hashirama gritted his teeth and his fists shook a bit. "An entire country…an entire country. Hundreds of thousands if not millions of lives completely wiped out!"

"…it doesn't seem like Madara's usual style," Tobirama said as he frowned.

"It does sound like the man I fought," Minato uttered as he stood up. "None of my tags in Frost survived this explosion. We're gonna need to go around to other parts of the network so I can get in range of the tag that my son is carrying."

"No need Yondaime," Tobirama said as he lifted his head up. "My tags in the Land of Hotsprings still exist, and we're in range to use them."

"Excellent," Minato said and Hiruzen crossed his arms a bit.

"…and what will our battle plan be when we get there?" Hiruzen asked his fellow Hokage. "None of us, not even you Minato, Hashirama, are powerful enough to defeat that thing alone, and even all four of us together…"

"We won't be alone there," Minato said with a smirk. "After all, my son is now Hokage as well."

"Our primary concern should be containment," Tobirama said simply. "We can't allow the Ten-Tails to fire another one of these…bombs into any inhabited area. The Shisekiyōjin (Four Red Yang Formation) barrier should be strong enough to block the attacks from it if we all combine our power."

"Do we have any fuinjutsu strong enough to seal the Ten-Tails?" Hiruzen asked his fellow Hokage as Tobirama began to sense where his tags were. "I doubt even the eight tetragram seal of the Shiki Fūjin (Dead Demon Consuming Seal) would be enough to fully seal it, even if we split its massive chakra in half."

"The best thing we can do is free the Biju inside it," Minato said and Hashirama turned to him in shock.

"That would cause an even greater mess, even though the Biju are less powerful than the Ten-Tails, they'd immediately attack the Alliance!"

"…I doubt that," Minato said simply as he stood up. "Call it a hunch, but the Biju would probably be grateful to be free."

"What gives you that idea? All the stories and the Biju I encountered were nothing, but savage creatures bent on crushing any human that disturbed them," Hashirama said as he crossed his arms. "I collected most of them saving villages from their rampages, and I barely contained the Kyūbi during my final battle with Madara."

"Mostly because during the Third Shinobi World War, I fought a Jinchūriki who had perfect control over the Hachibi," Minato replied. "During one clash with him, I managed to…I don't know how, see into his mind and even met the Ox. He could speak, was very cordial and was very protective of not only his Jinchūriki, but his countrymen."

"That's…unprecedented," Hashirama said.

"…it was one of the reasons why I concluded it would be safe to seal the Kyūbi into Naruto," Minato went on. "If he could manage to…befriend the Fox, the two would become far stronger than they would normally. And if things went wrong and the Fox was nearly able to break my seal, I put in two fail safes and kept the key separate from Naruto's body. In the end…it worked out. Just feel it…its like Naruto and the Fox's chakra have combined."

"That's…extremely insightful of you, Yondaime," Hashirama commented and he laughed. "If I knew that, I'd probably have tried to befriend the Biju in the past!"

"No need to worry about the past," Tobirama said as he looked up. "Put your hands on my back, I'll take us the rest of the way."

The rest of the Hokage nodded and put their hands on Tobirama's back, and in a moment, they vanished using the Hiraishin technique. The four strongest soldiers were moments from arriving on the battlefield, and they were going to do their damnedest to end the War and save as many lives as they could.

Land of Lightning, farthest north of the continent

In a large, rather unassuming cave, a group of people came walking out. They were wearing white robes with an ancient symbol on it. Their leader had long dark hair and all of them…they were blind, they had wrappings over their eyes.

"…so this is Earth," one commented as they felt the shock waves from the south of the country as well as 'sensing' the smoke rising from what was Kumogakure nearly a thousand kilometers in the distance.

"We don't have much time," the leader said as he breathed out through his nose…and he levitated. "The Byakugan Princess will need our aid."

"Yes sir!" they all said.

The Main Family of the Ōtsutsuki Clan then took off at high speeds, using the chakra to fly off the ground much like the late Tsuchikage could do. The last one who took off also sealed the entrance to the cave to make sure they were not pursued as well as shield the portal from unsuspecting humans from accidentally being sent to the Moon.

Land of Lightning, Final Battlefield

The Ten-Tails gave a loud roar as the Kurama-enhanced Uzumaki Chains began to crack and splinter as it accumulated more and more power. Its emaciated body then suddenly…buffed up and Karin and Kushina were nearly knocked right off their feet as they tried to maintain their hold on it. Kurotsuchi had her hands together as she tried to keep the giant mountain around the primordial Biju began to overpower their efforts only for another mountain to slam around it. Kitsuchi had his hands together and he gritted his teeth.

"I'll…back you up…!" Kitsuchi grunted as his Version 1 cloak flapped around him. "I'm useless…against the masked Madara anyway…!"

"Thanks dad…we were about to lose control here!" Kurotsuchi yelled as she added more chakra into her mountain sandwich.

Kushina's eye twitched and then shot out another few chains. "I can…add a bit more…but we can't keep this up indefinitely!"

"I'll…I'll be at my limit…soon!" Karin added as she tried to maintain her chains. "This thing is just too strong!"

It was at the same time Tobimaru fought a full defensive battle against dozens of attackers. The evil Uchiha gritted his teeth as he blocked several attacks from the Allied Shinobi Forces and sparks flew off his chakra rod as Naruto charged forward. Still in his Kurama Chakra Mode he created a giant chakra arm and slashed forward only for Tobimaru to jump away.

Hinata and Neji rushed forward to start unleashing a barrage of palm strikes as their Byakugan were activated in tandem. Tobimaru then used Kamui to phase through them only for him to spit out blood! Kakashi had used his own Kamui to send a punch from Sakura into the alternate dimension and the evil Uchiha crashed backwards. Spiral Zetsu then responded by unleashing a wave of forest to make their cease their attack only for Shino's swarm to attack the Mokuton plants…and devour them utterly.

"Damn it I can't even get a moment to breath!" Tobimaru yelled as he then unleashed a Shinra Tensei to get some breathing room.

"That won't work!" Naruto yelled as he created several chakra arms and anchored everyone from the repulsive blast!

Tobimaru snarled as he managed to hop up onto a large boulder…only for him to dodge a combined attack from Might Guy and Rock Lee. With Kakashi there, his Kamui was effectively countered. With Shino there, Mokuton was useless. And despite Spiral Zetsu increasing his speed, power, and stamina, he was being worn down. There was only one chance…

Before he could complete that thought though Naruto suddenly vanished at full speed. Tobimaru's eyes darted back and forth as he tried to predict where the attack would come from…and then his legs were kicked out from under him. As he fell, he was then hit with tremendous force in the chest and was sent flying into the air. The evil Uchiha then spat out blood before a massive chakra arm crashed into him and sent him careening into the ground. As he weakly tried to get up…he then saw Naruto above him in mid air and had created a hundred Kage Bunshins.

"Senpō: Chōōdama Rasen Tarengan (Sage Art: Super Big Ball Rasengan Barrage)!" Naruto and his clones called out and created gigantic Rasengans that were empowered with Sage Mode and Kurama's chakra.

Shit! Tobimaru uttered before his Rinnegan suddenly glowed…and a barrier spun around him as he accessed Gakidō (Preta Path)!

The evil Uchiha absorbed the first gigantic Rasengan that slammed into the barrier…but the ninety-nine others smashed into and all around him and exploded with enough force that he couldn't absorb everything! But it was enough to keep him alive for a few more seconds and he smirked, his chakra reserves replenished from the Rasengans he did manage to absorb. However, before he could rub it into Naruto's face…the Rokudaime Hokage blitzed him.

"Absorbing my ninjutsu won't help!" Naruto yelled as he stabbed Tobimaru right in the chest with his father's tri-kunai which suddenly glowed as the young Hokage used Fūton chakra to completely impale him. "I won't let you hurt anyone else!"

"Damn…BRAT!" Tobimaru grunted and spat out blood…and Spiral Zetsu reacted by making Naruto jump back with jagged wooden spikes.

"Tobi, we should retreat!" Spiral Zetsu said. "We're completely outmatched even with me boosting your power!"

"There's no where we can go," Tobimaru snarled as he stumbled back, blood dripping from his lip and chest before it sizzled close from Hashirama's cells within his body. A few millimeters closer and I'd be…

Before he could finish, or Naruto and his allies could move in for another attack…the Ten-Tails then gave a loud roar which pierced the air and forced everyone to cover their ears. It pulled its arms close as its body pumped up again…and shattered the Kurama empowered chakra chains and the double Sando no Jutsu that had it pinned. Kushina and Karin were blown away by the blast of pure power, but they landed on their feet and panted, their eyes widen.

"That thing…it got even stronger!" Kushina uttered in shock. "This is no joke, you know!"

"Fall back!" Kurotsuchi ordered as the Allied Shinobi Forces as one jumped away from the Ten-Tails as it slammed its paws together.

"Crap, Naruto, this is bad!" Kurama yelled in Naruto's head. "Forget the big bad right now, the Ten-Tails is loose again and its going to use a Tenpenchii (Cataclysm)!"

"A what?!" Naruto asked out loud.

"Tenpenchii, basically it uses its power to create a massive storm! One that you'd see in an apocalypse!" Kurama replied as he slammed his hands together too. "I can do it too, but not on that scale! I need to make sure my chakra is still shielding the Alliance for long enough to survive it! Fully transform and partner with Hinata, that Hoderi will be invaluable! With our chakra mixed, her technique will cover the Alliance too!"

Naruto nodded and he jumped back and grabbed Hinata's hand, and she blinked. "Naruto-kun?"

"Hinata-chan, I'm going to transform again! Use the Hoderi around me!" Naruto said and the Hyūga Leader gave a nod. "And I'll transmit it to the rest of the Alliance to protect them!"

"Right, Naruto-kun!"

With that Naruto fully transformed into his Biju Mode and Hoderi: Iso clad it fully in armor. And thanks to them linking their chakra with the hand hold…smaller Hoderi: Iso's then covered the Version 1 cloaks of the Alliance! Tobimaru used the distraction to sink into the earth as he used the Zetsu's technique instead of Kamui.

Perfect, now I can lick my wounds before I become the Jinchūriki!

Kakashi tried to pursue only for him to skid to a stop and Rin looked at him. "Don't worry Kakashi, we'll get him, he can't hide forever!"

"I'd be more worried about the Ten-Tails," Neji uttered as clouds started to form in a huge circle around the primordial Biju.

Its wolf-like maw snarled in anger as its third eye focused on Naruto and Hinata behind Kurama's Biju Mode and Hoderi. It then sensed the other Biju within the young Hokage…and Matatabi within the Hyūga Leader. And then…it saw…the visages of the Rikudō Sennin…and a long-haired man with a Byakugan behind both. It then gave another loud roar as it unleashed the Tenpenchii!

From space…it could be seen. A gigantic hurricane suddenly appearing in the northern part of the continent and it began to cover not just the Land of Lightning…but all of the Land of Fire, Land of Sound, Mountain's Graveyard, Land of Rain, Land of Waterfalls, Land of Grass, Land of Rivers, even getting into the Land of Wind and all the way to the Land of Water. Its outer edges touched Iwagakure in the Land of Earth and the entire continent began to be inundated with torrential downpours and winds that hadn't been felt in centuries. Massive storm surges created practical tsunamis which battered the island nations like the Land of Waves, what was left of the Land of Whirlpools, and the Land of Water. To those living within the nations it truly hit home that this was the end of the world.

But at the very center of the Tenpenchii, it was even worse. Gigantic lightning bolts crashed down and utterly vaporized mountains nearby and gigantic tornadoes ripped through the earth. The Ten-Tails was growling and unleashing more and more of its tremendous power.

"THIS WORLD WILL DIE AND DROWN!" the Ten-Tails announced and gave another loud roar.

And at the very epicenter all the lightning bolts converged…and created a tremendous explosion. A massive mushroom cloud then appeared…more lightning was around it as its third eye pulsed and twitched, looking around to see if it had wiped out everything…

And as the smoke, rain, and winds cleared…the Allied Shinobi Forces were revealed. They were still standing and were relatively unharmed from nature's wrath. Naruto and Hinata were panting a bit within the young Hokage's Biju Mode and Hyūga Leader's Hoderi: Iso, but…they had held firm. Most of the Hoderi: Iso had been stripped off the Biju Mode and there was a large gap in the head of the avatar, but it still held. The storm vanished as suddenly as it appeared, and the light of the setting moon illuminated everyone.

"We…did it Hinata-chan…" Naruto said as he panted. Despite being protected by Kurama's Biju Mode the young Hokage had gotten injured, blood dribbled from his head.

"When those…bolts hit us…and then the explosion I wasn't sure if we could hold out," Hinata said, panting as the two dropped to the ground again as they went full humanoid form again.

"But now this thing is even stronger," Naruto said as he breathed in and out, his head wound sizzling. "My chakra is running low…"

"Then let me help!" Sakura yelled as she came over, and her hands glowed green and were placed Naruto's and Hinata's back. "I'll refill your reserves so you can keep fighting, Naruto! Same with you Hinata!"

"Thanks Sakura…" Naruto said with a smirk. "Then we can start the next phase of the battle…"

In response, the Ten-Tails bulked up again and a crushing amount of chakra and pressure was felt all over the area. The ground cratered and cracked beneath the demonic white fox's feet as it then dropped onto all fours, its tails swishing. It then…opened its mouth incredibly and unnaturally wide and then black and white chakra began to swirl in front of it.

Halos of power bursts around the forming orb of chakra as a solid black sphere continued to grow more…more…and MORE. Until it was as big as the Ten-Tails itself and getting even bigger. Bolts of lightning shot off it and the Allied Shinobi Forces assembled to defend Naruto and Hinata as the creature dug its long claws into the ground and almost came off like it was preparing a howitzer-like strike.

Shikamaru growled. "Damn it…even with Naruto empowering us we don't have much chance to deflect something like THAT!"

"There has to be something we can do Shikamaru! Think!" Ino said as the newly minted Nara Clan leader put his hand to his chin before he assumed his thinking stance.

C'mon…c'mon…dad would have already found a way to counter it… Shikamaru thought as he breathed in. No…don't think what dad would do. Use what we have here.

In his mind Shikamaru saw the thousands of Allied Shinobi Forces shinobi, and he could see them all empowered by the chakra Naruto had given them. At first, he thought it would be a good idea to try to sink the Ten-Tails at the last moment to throw off its aim, but then that would just detonate the entire Bijudama and probably take out the entire Land of Lightning and probably half the continent at least. No…it had to be detonated in the air much like what Naruto did against the Biju that were under Tobimaru's control, otherwise the damage would be irreversible. He then realized…and his head shot back at Killer Bee.

"Bee-san, I'm going to need your help with this!" Shikamaru yelled and Killer Bee jumped over.

"Yo yo, Nara bro, what you need from the great Killer Bee?!"

"Basically I need you to fully transform and power up your biggest Bijudama you can do on your own. Then you'll wait for my signal," Shikamaru started and he turned to Ino. "Ino, connect me to the Alliance. I have a plan to deflect that big bomb!"

Ino nodded. "Right!"

She then did a seal and closed her eyes…and she then connected her mind to everyone within the Alliance. Ino pursed her lips as she struggled to maintain control of the jutsu without the amplifiers her dad would use. Shikamaru then put his hand on her shoulder and he then started his transmission.

"Alright, we're only going to get one shot at this!" Shikamaru announced through Ino's mind. "Anyone who can use Doton, start channeling your chakra together so you can start to create a series of walls! These ones will act as a ramp to launch the Ten-Tails bomb into the air after it fires!" He transmitted the design of the ramp into the minds of the Doton users of the Alliance. "Kumogakure shinobi, before it fires though I need you to blind it again! Make sure it can't see what we're doing next! Finally Killer Bee, fire that Bijudama at the base of the ramp so it will launch the Ten-Tails one into the air!"

With the plan transmitted Killer Bee fully transformed into his full Gyūki form. He gave a 'whee' and then created his own Bijudama and began to supercharge it as best as he could, making its size grow more and more until it was at least as twice as the size of the Hachibi. As one, the Doton users of the Alliance did a series of seals in conjunction and combined their chakra into the Doton: Doryūheki and the design that Shikamaru chose. Kakashi smirked behind his mask.

Never underestimate the intelligence of a Nara, even I'd have trouble coming up with a plan to counter a technique like that. My Kamui, even enhanced by Naruto's chakra won't be able to swallow a thing THAT big… Kakashi thought as he finished the series of seals.

C and the Kumogakure Shinobi finished channeling their own chakra together and they waited for the signal in their minds. The Ten-Tails' Bijudama then doubled a bit and the ground crushed underneath it from the sheer mass of the blast. It was…powerful enough to wipe the moon off the face of the solar system if it hit and then Shikamaru sucked in breath…and he lit one of Asuma's cigarettes. Using the burn as a timer…he waited for the perfect moment…then it fell off.

"NOW!" Shikamaru ordered into Ino's connection to the Alliance.

With that he Kumogakure Shinobi were the first to act and they unleashed the Raiton: Raigen Raikōchū in the direction of the Ten-Tails. Its eyes then closed as it snarled, being completely blinded by the practical flash-bang illusion that was used on it. In anger much like Shikamaru predicted it fired its Bijudama before it could be finished. The gigantic, dense ball of chakra was launched right at the Alliance and specifically Naruto.

And then the earth erupted with countless Doryūheki which began to shape into a gigantic ramp. Little by little, each hit underneath the gigantic Bijudama sent it upwards and upwards until it began to practically roll on the ramp. Without Naruto's chakra, the Alliance's Doton users wouldn't be able to maintain the ramp and it would just either be crushed or vaporized. Despite that due to the sheer heat and friction made by the Ten-Tails Bijudama the ramp started to turn red and molten and even started to melt! At the end of the ramp, now at least three kilometers from the ground Killer Bee then acted.

On Shikamaru's command he then shot his own super Bijudama right at the very bottom of the Ten-Tails' to launch it into the sky. While gigantic by Bee's own standards it was downright…TINY compared to the primordial Biju's but it should have enough force to send it into the air. The two Bijudama collided…and for a moment it seemed like Shikamaru's plan would work, even the tiniest deviation would send it flying into the air.

…but it then exerted its own power and nullified Killer Bee's Bijudama and utterly crushed the ramp it had been 'perched' on and was starting to glow. The Alliance's eyes widened and Shikamaru's jaw lowered…only for Naruto to suddenly…grin as a tri-kunai appeared on the ground…and there was a yellow flash. More kunai then appeared and were in the air and suddenly the gigantic Bijudama…VANISHED.

"What the…?!"

"Where did it?!"

Kushina's eyes widened. "That's…that's Minato's…!"

They then looked up in the sky as a series of Hiraishin: Dōrai (Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder) opened and simultaneously closed, each transporting the gigantic Bijudama further and further into the air before it completely left the atmosphere. Seconds later it exploded within space with such force that it was like a second sun had suddenly ignited in space and the entire continent…the world was illuminated by the bright light. From the first tri-kunai a figure appeared…a white cape with red trim flapped in the wind with the symbol of 'Four' on it. The Yondaime Hokage, Namikaze Minato was the first to arrive on the battlefield.

"Thanks for holding out so long Naruto, you've made me proud," Minato said with a smirk and he glanced back.

"Thanks dad," Naruto said as he smirked back. "Didn't know what we'd do there, my power and Hinata-chan's are still on recharge and Sasuke is still fighting Madara."

Minato nodded and suddenly three more figures appeared. Tobirama Senju was the first to appear and he smirked in satisfaction.

"That settles it, you're far faster than I am, Yondaime," Tobirama said as he crossed his arms.

"To teleport a blast that large, you never fail to impress, Minato," Hiruzen said as he was the next to appear and then he glanced back and smiled happily. "Naruto, you've made me proud. To think you'd become Hokage even younger than I was!"

"Heh, thanks old man…though you don't look as old as I remember," Naruto said, and the final figure appeared.

"Man…Tobirama…Monkey you guys are way too fast," he said as he 'panted' despite being a Edo Tensei. "I could barely keep up!"

"Suck it up, you're known as the Shinobi no Kami, brother!" Tobirama snapped and Hashirama's slumped at the rebuke.

"Right…right…but I'm glad we could get there in time," Hashirama said as he straightened up. "You're really fast Yondaime!" he then looked at Naruto, seeing the Kurama Mode and he could feel the controlled…and completely lacking any of the Kyūbi's malicious intent within the chakra. "And its an honor to meet you, Rokudaime."

"Wait…WHAT? The four original Hokage?!" Sakura asked, gasping in shock as she kept recharging Naruto and Hinata. "How did you get here?! When did you get here?! You're Edo Tensei, but you're on our side?!"

"That about sums it up young lady," Minato said with a smile. "Though our summoner wishes to…remain anonymous. He can't unsummon us anyway, so we're acting on our own accord."

Naruto grinned. "Great…now when Oba-chan arrives all six Hokage will be on the battlefield to fight the Ten-Tails!"

Minato then glanced at Hinata. "And thank you for helping my son, young lady…" he then saw her eyes. "Oh the Byakugan, you are a Hyūga?!"

"Y-Yes Yondaime-sama…"

"Dad, she's my girlfriend and her names Hinata! She's also the current leader of the Hyūga Clan!" Naruto said as Kushina landed…and immediately hugged Minato.

"You dummy, you're late! Why is the fastest shinobi in the entire world always late?!" Kushina cried as she hugged him, and Minato hugged his wife happily.

"I'm sorry I kept you waiting Kushina, it won't happen again," Minato said as he hugged her back. "But we have to deal with the Ten-Tails first…"

"Right, we need to…" Tobirama started before laughing was heard. "That foul chakra…but it's not Madara's…no its even darker and eviler…"

Naruto stood up next to Hinata, both could see…and sense who it was. Hinata's Keihatsu Byakugan focused as the figure appeared on the Ten-Tails head and it snarled a bit. He pats the beast's head almost affectionately…and then did a series of seals. When he finished…Tobimaru gave a dark evil laugh.

"Thank you, Ten-Tails, you kept them distracted just long enough for me to recover a bit…" he said as the sadistic, satisfied grin appeared. "My life-long ambition…is fully REALIZED!"

In a split second…the Ten-Tails was sucked into the evil Uchiha's body. A circular cocoon then engulfed him and, in several seconds, it bursts. Tobimaru plummeted to the ground and landed on his feet…his body was completely changed. His hair had turned white…the influx of Ten-Tails pure chakra had turned his stolen Sharingan right into a Rinnegan…with Kakashi's Mangekyō symbol in the middle of the ripple pattern. At his back were ten black orbs and he had a black staff with rings and a blade.

But his body had changed the most, he had gray skin and ten tomoe carved into his back like tattoos, and he had a cloak made from chakra itself which wafted in the wind. And on his head…he had two horns that made him look demonic. He then…started to laugh…and then threw his arms out.

"Well, are you going to bow?" Tobimaru demanded after laughing. "Your new god is here!"

The new Ten-Tails Jinchūriki had been born despite the Alliance's best efforts. With the Hokage's reinforcements, a bright spot had been found…only for it to be crushed once more. Sasuke and Madara were hurrying back to the battlefield and the elder reincarnated Uchiha frowned, he could sense the recent development and Sasuke kept flying faster. Sasuke was determined to protect the few friends he had left now…and he had an unending sense of dread. And unknown to him, having closed the distance remarkably fast, Itachi jumped from tree to tree as his sense of dread became even greater…

"Bow?" Naruto asked as he punched his fist to his palm. "Hell no! We're still going to kick your ass!"

And in that moment of utter despair…the Rokudaime Hokage again ignited the flame of hope and the entire Alliance cheered in response, punching their hands in the air. Tobimaru frowned a bit…before he chuckled. He spun his new black staff and cracked his neck.

"I suppose it'll be good to test out my new power then," Tobimaru said softly. "And I'm really going to enjoy THIS!"

Then…Tobimaru rushed right into the mass of Shinobi first and then sent them flying into the sky like they were ragdolls. Despite Naruto's chakra protecting and empowering them, several were just killed outright at the new mad god made his way to the Hokages and Naruto's friends. He laughed maniacally as the strange black orbs stabbed out from his back and impaled several shinobi and their blood washed over his new pale skin. And the other black orbs formed shields which nullified any ninjutsu that were launched against him. Naruto immediately got into a fighting stance…as Tobimaru was about to reach him….

To be continued…

Author's Notes:

Sorry for the long wait for the chapter, work had gotten really busy. But man, I'm really proud of this chapter. I hope you like how Sasuke changed his Perfect Susano'o into a humanoid form, its based on an idea my friend Dalen (Fictionreader98 here on ) thought that Susano'o would be: a Taijutsu based skill to go along with Amaterasu (ninjutsu) and Tsukuyomi (genjutsu) when we thought it'd be revealed long ago during the Sasuke vs Itachi fight. It also focuses all that extreme power that Perfect Susano'o has, much like how Gyūki commented on how Obito used the Ten-Tails in canon upon becoming its Jinchūriki (instead of throwing around the power randomly, its focused and amplified). I also thought this would be a good way of showing how the current generation innovates existing techniques as well as show Sasuke's genius with them.

Madara turning to work with Sasuke is also something that I thought could have happened in canon: he really didn't know Obito/Tobi/Tobimaru had wiped out the Uchiha and that Sasuke and Obito/Tobi/Tobimaru were the last survivors. Even more here since Madara in my fic has a sense of honor and even nobility that the original lacked, hence why he's more reasonable and throwing out praise.

And Minato? Always had a feeling he'd have some insight about the Biju after encountering Killer Bee considering Bee was already a Perfect Jinchūriki then. It'd give him a reason why he was confident Naruto would befriend Kurama and become an ally. It also gives him a good contrast against Hashirama who, like Madara, viewed the Biju as nothing more than uncontrollable beasts who either needed to be controlled by their powers or sealed away. Also I was dying to have the family reunion but thought this would be for the best. Despite the battle against Tobimaru next chapter, he is going to get to know Hinata a bit and be surprised on how sharp her eyes are.

And yes, Tobimaru is the final villain and cements himself as the Big Bad of the story. Though it was amusing having him repeatedly humbled AND his ass kicked through the story and this chapter, he's such a vile human being its good to have karma repeatedly beating him up. Kaguya will appear…but not in this story. She's going to fit my Ōtsutsuki arc well in the sequel.

Now with the main branch of the Moon's Ōtsutsuki Clan arriving, how do you think Naruto is going to be powered up? As well as Hinata, and Sasuke? And do you think Sakura also could get a power up, or even Neji…? See next chapter on how and when!

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