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At this moment, Uchiha Madara seemed unaffected by his broken arm. He merely squinted his eyes, focusing on the huge Chakra spheres above Ishigami Hara's head.
Each of those spheres represented a different Release technique, with various Kekkei Genkai among them. Counting carefully, there were over ten types, and Uchiha Madara understood that Ishigami Hara likely possessed even more abilities that had yet to be revealed.
In the next moment, Ishigami Hara pressed down with his raised hand and waved forward slightly. The enormous Chakra spheres, one by one, descended with overwhelming pressure toward Uchiha Madara's position.
Seeing this, Uchiha Madara didn't move, but the coalition leaders fighting the puppets in the distance felt an inexplicable sense of dread.
"Retreat!"
Orochimaru was the first to react. Having spent considerable time with Ishigami Hara, he understood his power well and had seen these techniques before. Knowing their destructive potential, he immediately moved toward a safer distance.
Jiraiya quickly followed Orochimaru's lead. The others, hearing Orochimaru's command, also retreated without hesitation.
The puppets paused for a moment, seemingly taken aback by the coalition's swift reaction and unexpected withdrawal from battle, which left them unprepared.
This hesitation sealed their fate.
Buzz!
The space seemed to ripple, but it was actually the intense vibrations in the air, followed by a blinding white light at Uchiha Madara's location.
This was only the beginning, and the truly terrifying aftermath followed.
After the white light, a fiery blaze shot up like a volcanic eruption, accompanied by a tremendous storm that surged across the ground and sky.
Additionally, a fierce wind swept through, mingled with lightning that cascaded like streams, striking the ground, creating deep ravines and craters, with roars echoing through the night.
Yet, the destruction continued, as an even more intense explosion followed. Under the night sky, it was as if a sun had fallen, illuminating everything around.
At this moment, the roar filled the heavens and earth. Even distant battlefields fell silent momentarily from the sheer magnitude of the blast. Everyone turned to look, their eyes dull with shock, struggling to stay composed.
"This… What kind of ninjutsu is this? It's terrifying…"
"Horrible! Is this the power of the Hokage?"
"Damn! How is he so powerful?!"
The coalition leaders had already retreated a great distance, only to realize that the area they'd just occupied was now engulfed in flames.
Those puppets that failed to retreat in time had been completely obliterated by the raging inferno, with no trace remaining.
At this moment, everyone truly grasped Ishigami Hara's power. Even Orochimaru, who was most familiar with him, was dumbfounded.
"Orochimaru, is he really that strong?" Jiraiya asked in a daze.
Orochimaru swallowed, feeling his throat dry.
He had thought he understood Ishigami Hara well enough, but now it seemed his understanding was far too shallow. This level of power—he realized he might never reach it in his lifetime.
For the first time, Orochimaru began to doubt himself. Could he ever attain such strength? Was Ishigami Hara that powerful? Would his own pursuit of power… ever succeed?
The others present were similarly shaken.
Uchiha Madara's power was well-known, and Ōnoki, as a living relic of the ninja world, understood this. The man known as the "Ghost of the Uchiha" was fearsome, so when the two Susanoo clashed, Ōnoki was shocked, but not surprised.
But now, witnessing Ishigami Hara's nearly effortless, devastating attack, Ōnoki realized he was truly old, and that the new generation in the ninja world was astonishingly powerful.
A clenched his fists in frustration. He held his own pride, yet that pride seemed as fragile as porcelain before Ishigami Hara's might.
Chiyo was silent, her expression calm, as though resigned to her fate.
Mizukage Yagura had only one thought: he had to ally with Ishigami Hara. Kirigakure must not become Konoha's enemy—absolutely not.
On the distant battlefield, the entire ninja coalition witnessed the display of power. More than 30,000 shinobi stood shocked; some felt fear, but most were invigorated.
With the explosions and blazing fire, the morale of the ninja coalition peaked. Faces flushed, and with such a leader, or rather, such a commander-in-chief, the sense that victory was within reach felt tangible.
"Long live Hokage!"
"Hokage is invincible!"
"Hahaha, that's Hokage, the unbeatable Hokage!"
"We will win! We will win this battle!"
The cheers, shouts, and cries echoed across the battlefield, nearly drowning out the roars of combat, showing the excitement of the ninja coalition.
In the battlefield where Ishigami Hara and Uchiha Madara were, Ishigami Hara narrowed his eyes slightly, glancing toward the site of the explosion before shifting his gaze.
It wasn't random; Ishigami Hara sensed that Uchiha Madara's presence had vanished from the explosion's location, only to reappear elsewhere.
In that direction, a massive, even deeper chakra had suddenly emerged.
"All senior leaders of the ninja coalition, listen to my command!"
Ishigami Hara shouted, "Lead the coalition in battle, and maintain order. The next battle is beyond what you can handle."
With that, he charged in the direction of the new presence.
More than ten miles away, a monstrous figure had already emerged, standing ominously on the ground with a hideous form.
It was the Ten Tails—or, rather, the Gedo Statue.