BOOM!
With just a single punch, a super-meteorite exceeding a hundred meters in diameter was shattered by sheer force, turning into countless fragments that rained down like scattered flower petals.
"Unbelievable! To reach such a level with just Taijutsu?"
Tsunade looked up at the figure she had once loathed so deeply, her face etched with shock. One had to remember that her Monster Strength, inherited from the First Hokage, could at most shatter a boulder about a dozen meters in diameter.
"No. It's not just Taijutsu. There is also that power called Nen!" Might Guy corrected in a low voice.
Having lost an arm, his overall strength had declined significantly, yet he still held onto his final trump card, the ability to open the last of the Eight Inner Gates, without using it yet.
"Nen..."
Hearing the word, Hinata immediately turned her gaze toward Naruto. She knew that her beloved had also obtained this power after undergoing physical modification.
In truth, there were only two people who mastered the technology of meridian reconstruction: one was Orochimaru, and the other was Yakushi Kabuto. With the latter's death, the former had become the only person capable of performing such a surgical modification. Even Allen only understood the underlying principles; he wasn't entirely clear on the specific surgical procedures.
"Yeah. That's right. Allen once said that Nen is divided into six categories: Enhancement, Transmutation, Emission, Conjuration, Specialization, and Manipulation. That strike just now clearly used Enhancement. This power can strengthen anything—fists, Chakra, speed, eyesight, and more. When the two systems are combined, they naturally produce a result where one plus one is greater than two. Also, I happen to be an Enhancer as well."
Seeing everyone staring at him, Naruto had no choice but to reveal everything he knew. This had been part of the deal between him and Allen.
"But shinobi can't train Nen! I tried that a long time ago," Might Guy said, his voice laced with intense frustration.
As a Taijutsu master, he was naturally interested in an ability like Nen, which could bolster the power of one's strikes and accelerate the body's recovery from injuries. When those books began to circulate, he had secretly studied them for a while, but the results were self-evident.
"It's not that you can't train it, but rather that you need to undergo some physical modifications. I'm not sure about the details, but after the modification, I was able to use it," Naruto explained, scratching his head awkwardly.
Every time he saw Guy's missing arm, he felt a sharp pang of guilt. It was because he had allowed the Nine-Tails to go berserk back then that such a tragedy had occurred. Although everyone had tacitly avoided mentioning it in the face of the current enemy, it didn't mean he would forget.
"Forget it, now is not the time for this. Order the remaining shinobi to leave the battlefield; this is no longer a fight they can participate in," Tsunade, acting as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces, decisively issued the retreat order.
Based alone on the terrifying combat power displayed by Madara and Allen, it was clear that the upcoming battle would transcend the Kage level. Leaving Chunin and Genin here would serve no purpose other than increasing the casualty count.
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As the Allied Shinobi Forces retreated, Madara finally couldn't help but demand, "Allen, do you intend to defy me as well?"
"Defy you? No, no, no. I think you've misunderstood something," Allen laughed, shaking his head. "I am simply completing my own plan, step by step. Haven't you realized yet? Why did Kabuto suddenly cast the Rinne Rebirth Jutsu for no reason? That was all my doing."
"Your doing?" Madara frowned instinctively.
"Exactly! I sealed a technique within those Rinnegan eyes of yours. Once I activate it, Kabuto is instantly controlled to perform the actions I desire. Furthermore... do you think you're the only one with the Rinnegan?"
With that, Allen injected Yin-Yang Release Chakra into his eyes.
In the next second, the pattern of the Rinnegan manifested in his pupils. Not only that, but Karin, standing nearby, did the same. Within moments, two more pairs of Rinnegan had appeared on the battlefield.
This sudden turn of events left Madara stunned, and Black Zetsu immediately sensed that something was wrong. But Allen seemingly felt that this wasn't enough of a shock; he blew a whistle to summon his pets.
Instantly, three giant silver wolves appeared out of thin air. In the eye sockets of Lupos III, there was also a pair of Rinnegan.
"This... how is this possible!"
Seeing the Rinnegan, the eyes he took such pride in, suddenly popping up everywhere, including on an animal, Madara felt his worldview and pride shattered as if by a ten-thousand-pound sledgehammer.
"AWOOOOOO!"
The three giant silver wolves threw back their heads and let out piercing howls, as if proclaiming their arrival to the world.
"Hahahaha! Brilliant! Truly brilliant! Allen-kun, you really haven't disappointed me!"
Seeing this, Orochimaru couldn't help but burst into hysterical laughter. In fact, ever since his resurrection, he had been speculating about what kind of trump card Allen held to dare speak of "slaying a god." Today, he finally had his answer.
Sasuke, let alone Madara, couldn't help but demand harshly, "You bastard! What have you done? What's the deal with that wolf's Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan? Are you trying to insult the Uchiha clan?"
"Insult? No, don't overthink it; this is merely a matter of technology and capability. What do you think the so-called Sharingan is? It is actually nothing more than a physiological change caused by Yin Release Chakra stimulating the optic nerves, passed down to descendants via recessive genes. The Rinnegan, meanwhile, is the product of the fusion of Yin and Yang Release, otherwise known as the Power of All Creation. This is why I have always emphasized the importance of knowledge. Even the Ten-Tails is a product of knowledge and technology. Yet you fools treat it like some mythical legend. In that regard, I am disappointed in you, very, very disappointed..."
As he spoke, Allen finally stopped concealing himself, wantonly venting the surging, boundless life force within his body.
Having extracted 90% of the medium from the nine Tailed Beasts, he could now effortlessly draw Natural Energy from his surroundings to replenish himself. This created an aura even more terrifying than that of the Ten-Tails, a pressure so heavy it made it difficult for many to even breathe.
"Damn it! Obito! Hold them off for a moment!"
Realizing things had taken a turn for the worse, Madara decisively stopped his posturing. He lunged directly toward the Ten-Tails and began to seal it within his own body.