Naruto: Manipulation-Chapter 210: The Ninja Alliance Strikes Back!

"Madara!"

Hashirama Senju was the first to act!

Because on this entire battlefield, he was the only one who had a chance to stop Uchiha Madara's rampage!

"Hashirama!"

A flicker of battle lust flashed across Madara's face—but it quickly faded. He wasn't here for a grand showdown with Hashirama this time.

If they really fought...

It wouldn't be decided anytime soon.

What mattered now was the outcome of this war.

"Limbo!"

Madara glanced at Hashirama. He'd just made a promise to handle all these troubles himself and couldn't afford to lose face in front of Shigen!

"..."

Hashirama charged at Madara without noticing anything unusual—only to be suddenly sent flying backward as if struck by an invisible force!

"Brother!"

Tobirama's expression changed instantly.

He knew all too well that nothing had appeared in front of Hashirama—he was just blasted away out of nowhere!

This scene...

Was far too eerie!

Before Tobirama could react, his body suddenly froze in place—his Reanimation body torn open at the chest in a single instant!

"Second Hokage!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, was also stunned!

Such bizarre battlefield phenomena were unheard of!

And before he could even respond, he suddenly felt like his skull had been crushed by an unseen force!

"Third!"

Minato Namikaze sensed something was very wrong. Though he didn't know what was happening, he immediately began teleporting across the battlefield using Flying Thunder God!

Whatever this strange attack was...

As long as he didn't stop moving, it shouldn't be able to hit him!

"Nine-Tails Chakra Mode—Activate!"

Minato's body erupted in golden light as he entered Nine-Tails Chakra Mode for the first time in combat. He was trying to use the enhanced sensory abilities to locate this mysterious force!

And yet...

Nothing.

Even the Nine-Tails Chakra couldn't detect anything unusual.

Still...

He had to find it.

With his Reanimation body's immortality, he could afford to take the hit. His job now wasn't to dodge—but to expose the nature of this unknown attack for the Ninja Alliance!

Just as he paused to test whether the invisible force only struck once—his body was suddenly cleaved in half at the waist!

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"This is..."

Right before his body was ripped apart, Minato realized what was going on.

An invisible enemy...

There were invisible, unknown enemies on the battlefield!

Just now, while he had stopped moving for a moment, two fast-moving figures had torn his body apart!

But...

Even until the moment he was hit, his senses never detected them. For something to evade the sensory capabilities of Nine-Tails Chakra Mode—the strongest in the shinobi world—that was the only intel Minato could provide.

Not entirely useless...

But not particularly helpful either.

If even the Nine-Tails couldn't detect them, expecting the alliance to do so was unrealistic.

"Watch out!"

Tobirama, after reforming his body, quickly shouted, "There are others on this battlefield!"

"No..."

"There aren't others."

Hashirama gently shook his head, eyes fixed on Madara, who was now embedding black rods into Minato. "We couldn't see what attacked us—it's probably something like a clone of Madara's..."

As former rivals, Hashirama knew Madara's tactics well—especially how he liked to strike first.

He didn't know exactly what it was...

But he was certain—it was Madara's doing!

"You're as sharp as ever, Hashirama..."

Madara smirked with pride. But of course, he wasn't about to reveal his ultimate technique just yet.

As Madara reached out to extract the Nine-Tails from Minato, a Rasenshuriken flew straight at him!

"Get away from Dad!"

Naruto Uzumaki had multiple chakra arms from the Nine-Tails extending from his body, forming another Rasenshuriken to hurl at Madara!

Madara raised his hand, emitting a flash of white light that absorbed the Rasenshuriken completely.

"The Rinnegan can absorb jutsu and convert it into chakra..."

Jiraiya shouted to warn Naruto—he'd never fought Pain before and didn't know how the Rinnegan worked.

But...

Jiraiya's warning was far too slow.

Madara noticed Naruto charging forward and grinned—his hand reaching out with a sudden gravitational pull to drag Naruto in!

"Naruto!"

Jiraiya's face twisted in shock!

"Don't worry, Master Jiraiya!"

A golden chakra arm from Naruto slammed into the ground, anchoring him in place!

"Wind Style: Rasenshuriken!"

Two more arms formed behind Naruto, hurling another Rasenshuriken at Madara—who tilted his head to dodge!

"Jiraiya, take Naruto and fall back!"

Tsunade's voice rang out coldly as she swung a fist at Madara!

"Don't fall behind, Tsunade!"

The Fourth Raikage flashed forward, body wrapped in lightning chakra. His brother, Killer Bee, followed close behind!

Clearly...

These taijutsu specialists were the vanguard of the Ninja Alliance!

Behind them, Onoki the Third Tsuchikage, Gaara the Fifth Kazekage, and others gathered chakra, ready to provide support.

In that moment...

The battlefield descended into full-scale war!

Tens of thousands of Ninja Alliance forces surged in waves to surround Madara!

Ninja Alliance Headquarters.

Shikaku Nara monitored every battlefield detail nonstop, carefully analyzing and predicting Madara's next move.

"So it's begun..."

"If everyone is focusing on him..."

"Then Madara will probably activate Susanoo next..."

"After all, based on the intel from the surprise attack team, Madara has been fully revived by Obito. His flesh and blood body isn't as protective as Susanoo..."

Sure enough!

Just as Shikaku predicted!

As the ninja swarmed closer, Madara raised his fingers—and a blue Susanoo enveloped his body!

"Which form?"

Shikaku urgently asked the front lines!

"Half-body Susanoo!"

The frontline captains reported back: "But it doesn't look strong enough to block our attacks!"

After all...

The vanguard included two Kage-level leaders!

Even the reanimated First and Second Hokage were charging in!

It looked like Madara's half-body Susanoo wouldn't hold up for long!

"Earth Release units, prepare!"

Shikaku's nerves were taut—he was up against someone strong enough to destroy a nation alone!

"A bit troublesome..."

Madara's face showed a hint of mockery as vines and sand trapped his Susanoo's movement. "Though most of these little guys are weak enough to kill instantly... with Hashirama here, it's not going to be easy. Even I have to go all out..."

Next moment!

Susanoo erupted from the earth once again!

Madara's fist clenched—and he stepped into the crystal atop Susanoo's head—beginning to manifest the Full-Body Susanoo!

A towering blue godlike warrior, over a hundred meters tall, burst through every bind and trap!

This massive blue figure reached for its katana, ready to slash and scatter the entire alliance in a single blow!

But...

That was exactly what Shikaku had been waiting for!

This was the battle the Ninja Alliance had long prepared for!

"Earth Style: Great Core Collapse!"

As all the Earth Style shinobi formed seals simultaneously, the ground beneath Full-Body Susanoo collapsed—dragging the blue warrior down with it!

"You bastards!"

Madara's expression twisted!

Even though he had Susanoo spread its wings to lift into the air—it was too late to stop Hashirama from piling on!

"Wood Style: Wood Golem Technique!"

"Wood Style: Wood Dragon Technique!"

Hashirama formed seals in a flash!

A towering wood golem burst from the ground, slamming down on Susanoo's wings—while a wooden dragon on its shoulder wrapped tightly around its neck—trapping the blue warrior in a massive pit!

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