Naruto: Fire-Release system

Chapter 150: The Fourth Great Ninja War—Declaration of War!

"The Uchiha clan, inherently evil, is truly the root of chaos!"

"With so many of us against you, your Moon Eye Plan is doomed to fail!"

Senju Tobirama spoke up, his voice filled with disdain, his prejudice against the Uchiha clan laid bare for all to hear.

"Hahaha!"

"You old fool, do you really think you're qualified to talk about this?"

"Think about how your Senju clan was wiped out!"

"Truly laughable!"

Though Uchiha Obito no longer cared about his Uchiha identity, he couldn't stand Tobirama's arrogant attitude. He fired back with scathing words.

The events of Konoha's past were well-known across the ninja world, making them the perfect ammunition for his retort.

"Tch!"

Tobirama's face darkened with anger. The mistakes made during his era—particularly his choice of disciples, like Hiruzen Sarutobi—were wounds he could never erase.

Fuming, Tobirama was the first to attack.

At this point, both sides knew there was no room for negotiation. Uchiha Obito had no intention of surrendering, nor of abandoning the plan he'd spent years preparing.

"So be it!"

"I, hereby, declare the Fourth Great Ninja War!"

The moment Obito's words fell, the battlefield erupted into chaos.

Surrounding the Akatsuki members, shadows began to emerge—summoned figures brought back to life through Edo Tensei.

These were the deceased from various ninja villages, reanimated by the Akatsuki's perfected version of Orochimaru's technique.

"What?! They're playing with the souls of the dead?! The Akatsuki must be destroyed!"

For the ninjas from villages other than Konoha, seeing their predecessors and comrades turned into tools of war enraged them.

Already boiling with anger, they now had an even greater reason to take down the Akatsuki.

Without further ado, the battle commenced.

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Obito's objective was clear: capture the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki.

While the reanimated forces and Akatsuki members held off the alliance, Obito made his move toward "Naruto."

"You won't succeed!"

Jiraiya, who was tasked with protecting "Naruto," immediately launched a fire-based jutsu at Obito.

But Obito, constantly maintaining his intangibility through Kamui, rendered the attack useless.

Jiraiya's presence was a nuisance, but Obito had already anticipated this.

"Summoning Jutsu: Gedo Statue!"

Channeling the power of his Rinnegan, Obito summoned the Gedo Statue, a massive and terrifying entity. Without hesitation, he directed it to seize "Naruto."

"Run!"

Disguised as Naruto, Minato Namikaze realized the danger immediately.

The Yin-Kurama sealed within him, sensing the Gedo Statue's presence, grew fearful and issued a warning.

The Yin-Kurama had already noticed that eight of the tailed beasts had been absorbed into the Gedo Statue. Its natural instincts told it that facing the statue would be disastrous.

Hearing Kurama's urgent tone, Minato didn't hesitate. Using the Flying Raijin Technique, he vanished from his spot, narrowly avoiding the Gedo Statue's grasp.

"That was the Flying Raijin Technique... Could it be that this isn't the real Jinchūriki?"

"But no… Kurama's chakra presence is unmistakable!"

Obito hesitated for a moment, doubting what he was seeing, but quickly dismissed the thought.

Since his cover had been blown, Minato decided there was no point in continuing the act.

With a single hand sign, he dispelled the transformation jutsu, revealing his true identity.

Looking at his former student, now his enemy, Minato couldn't help but feel a pang of regret and guilt.

Still, this was not the time for sentiment. Without a moment's delay, he attacked Obito.

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"I see now. I almost forgot—half of Kurama's chakra is sealed within you!"

"But it doesn't matter."

"Whether it's Naruto or you, both of you will become nourishment for the Ten-Tails!"

Obito was momentarily surprised by Minato's ruse, but he quickly regained his composure.

Having faced Minato's Flying Raijin Technique before, Obito had prepared countermeasures.

Unbeknownst to Minato, Black Zetsu had set up a specialized spatial barrier in the area, specifically designed to neutralize time-space ninjutsu.

This precaution had been devised after Minato used Flying Raijin to snatch Kurama away during the Nine-Tails' attack years ago.

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"Huh?"

"It's not working?"

Minato attempted to teleport again, intending to create some distance from the Gedo Statue. But he quickly realized that his technique was being blocked.

"No... It's a barrier! A space-time sealing technique!"

As a sealing master, Minato immediately recognized the situation. His face darkened.

Without Flying Raijin, one of his greatest advantages was nullified, significantly reducing his combat effectiveness.

"This time, there's nowhere for you to run!"

Obito sneered, confident in his plan.

He directed the Gedo Statue to launch chains from its mouth, aiming them at Minato.

Minato used Body Flicker Technique to evade the chains, but they pursued him relentlessly, like heat-seeking missiles.

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"Sage Art: Rasengan!"

With no other option, Minato entered Sage Mode, infusing his Rasengan with senjutsu chakra to amplify its power.

He targeted the approaching chains, unleashing the Rasengan with pinpoint accuracy.

The resulting explosion was catastrophic, obliterating everything in its vicinity.

Without Flying Raijin, Minato had no means of escaping the blast radius. He was forced to endure the full force of the explosion, his Edo Tensei body regenerating the damage.

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"Is it over?"

Dust and smoke filled the air. It was unclear whether the attack had succeeded.

But Obito's calm demeanor suggested that this was only the beginning.

To Be Continued...

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