Naruto: I have Ten Skill Bars

Chapter 469 - 468: Alliance Army Marches on Kirigakure

"Why are you so surprised?"

The Third Raikage looked at the Fourth Raikage, A.

Of course he was surprised.

Anyone would be.

People who had clearly died were now standing right in front of him, alive and breathing.

How could that not be shocking?

"Father… you…"

The Third Raikage smiled faintly. "Even the First Hokage and the Fourth Hokage of Konoha have been brought back. Why wouldn't we be able to return as well?"

A froze for a moment.

That was true.

If even those legends could be revived, then the return of the Third Raikage and the others was not so impossible.

"…Was your revival also because of them?"

The Third Raikage simply nodded, stopping him from asking further.

The matter of the Ōtsutsuki clan was known only to the Kage of the three great villages. There was no need for ordinary shinobi to know more.

With the appearance of the Third Raikage, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, and the Second Tsuchikage Mū, more figures began arriving one after another.

Many of them were familiar faces.

Shinobi who had once been revived through Impure World Reincarnation (Edo Tensei).

Now, they stood here again.

Truly alive.

The allied shinobi forces were completely stunned.

Among the Kumogakure ranks, two figures swaggered forward.

Kinkaku and Ginkaku.

A Kumo shinobi stared in disbelief. "Didn't they attempt a coup and nearly kill the Second Raikage? Weren't they killed along with the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama?"

"Incredible… they've been revived too?"

Kinkaku glanced over coldly. "Watch your words, brat. Everything we did was for the sake of Kumogakure."

"Hmph. A coup is still a coup," the Third Raikage said coldly.

The expressions of the Gold and Silver Brothers darkened.

"When we were fighting for the village, you hadn't even taken the seat of Raikage yet!" Ginkaku shot back.

While Kumogakure was in turmoil, Sunagakure was no different.

An elderly woman appeared among their ranks.

Chiyo.

"Granny Chiyo!"

Gaara stepped forward, visibly shaken.

Chiyo looked at him, her eyes softening.

The boy she once saved had now grown into a true Kazekage.

His presence alone carried the weight of a leader.

"Not bad," she said with a smile. "It seems I made the right choice back then. You've become someone capable of carrying Sunagakure on your shoulders."

Over in Iwagakure's ranks, another familiar figure appeared.

Deidara.

Seeing him again, many Iwa shinobi reacted with mixed emotions.

More and more legendary shinobi, long thought dead, continued to appear.

The atmosphere grew increasingly heated.

"What is going on? Why are all these dead people coming back to life?"

"Who could possibly do something like this?"

"Only someone from Kirigakure… that man… could have such an ability, right?"

Someone immediately shook their head.

"That doesn't make sense. Why would he revive enemies to fight against himself? No one would be that foolish."

"Exactly…"

Ōnoki suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance.

"They're here."

"The ones helping us."

A massive shadow approached from afar, rapidly closing the distance.

In the blink of an eye, the group arrived before the allied forces.

The shinobi stared at them, confusion and unease spreading through the ranks.

Who were they?

The ones who had revived so many shinobi?

But as the figures came into clearer view, expressions began to change.

Not long ago, Konohagakure had been attacked.

The news had spread across the entire shinobi world.

And the appearance of the attackers had long been known.

The people standing before them now…

Were those very same attackers.

The ones who had destroyed Konoha.

"Tsuchikage-sama… are these the 'allies' you mentioned?"

Ōnoki nodded calmly. "That's right."

"…Isn't there a problem with that?"

The shinobi hesitated, not daring to speak openly, but the doubt in his eyes was obvious.

Ōnoki patted his shoulder lightly.

"They destroyed Konoha. That has nothing to do with us."

"And this time… they've come to help."

"Look at their eyes."

Ōnoki spoke calmly as he addressed the gathered shinobi.

"They belong to a clan with the Byakugan, similar to Konoha's Hyūga clan. There are old grudges between them, but that is Konoha's internal matter. It has nothing to do with us."

Hearing this, many shinobi from the other villages felt a bit more at ease.

After all, these people had destroyed Konohagakure without warning. It was only natural to be wary of their true intentions.

But if it was merely a conflict tied to the Hyūga clan, then it was indeed Konoha's problem, not theirs.

"They destroyed Konoha for revenge," Ōnoki continued, his voice firm, "and this time, they are helping us for the sake of peace in the shinobi world."

"We cannot allow Kirigakure to dominate everything, nor can we let them seize control of all the tailed beasts."

"So we must take them back!"

His words caused the allied forces of the three great villages to fall into a brief silence.

For most shinobi, who knew nothing of the truth, the Third Tsuchikage's explanation sounded reasonable.

They had no choice but to accept it.

However, a few sharper minds sensed that something was off.

If it were truly just a grudge with the Hyūga clan, how could it lead to the complete destruction of Konoha?

But this was not the time to question such things.

The Fourth Raikage, A, and the Fifth Kazekage, Gaara, stepped forward as well, reinforcing Ōnoki's words and rallying the troops.

In an instant, the combined forces surged with momentum.

Their morale soared.

It felt as though they could march straight through Kirigakure without resistance.

Shinji Ōtsutsuki observed the army before him.

Beside him, the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, lowered his head slightly and spoke in a quiet voice.

"Lord, we currently have over nine thousand elite shinobi."

"In addition, the Ōtsutsuki clan contributes more than three thousand combatants. Our total strength now exceeds ten thousand."

"The standing forces within Kirigakure are far fewer than this. Even if they attempt to recall their scattered units, they will not be able to surpass our numbers in a short time."

"Furthermore, with the number of Kage-level fighters we possess, we have more than enough power to launch a full assault."

Hearing this, Shinji nodded in satisfaction.

"Very good."

He turned his gaze toward the distant Kirigakure.

"Then… we move."

Tobirama gave a slight nod, then glanced at the Second Tsuchikage, Mū.

Mū understood immediately.

"Move out!"

"Attack Kirigakure!"

Countless ships began to mobilize.

Large and small vessels filled the coastline.

To reach Kirigakure, they could only advance by sea.

As the fleet set sail, it spread across the ocean like a vast swarm, covering the waters as far as the eye could see.

The invasion had begun.

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