Naruto: Passerby and Returnee

Chapter 530 Reinforcements Have Landed

Bad news: Nagato has not regained his senses. He is still rigidly carrying out the orders to attack, and he can even use Shinra Tensei.

Good news: Their reinforcements have arrived, and the five current Kage and the Fourth Hokage have landed intact.

However, their timing was unfortunate. Naruto was in a state of being "knocked away," freefalling while pondering how to break free from the control of the Edo Tensei. As soon as the spatial fluctuation appeared, he had to quickly take out his Truth-Seeking Ball and pierce through the three-headed giant dog that was charging towards him.

Nagato's information was practically transparent to Konoha. These strange summoning beasts could only inflict serious damage on their first encounter; once their special mechanisms were cracked, they were like meat on a chopping block. Cerberus could indeed grow stronger by absorbing chakra from attacks and could autonomously split and recombine, making it extremely troublesome to fight. However, against Truth-Seeking Balls, which were even more effective than Dust Release, it could only suffer a bitter defeat.

"You came quickly. I thought you needed some time to come up with a battle plan or something." Although it was the first time he had faced the Five Kage in this world, Naruto was very at ease and knew exactly what these guys were supposed to do.

"Just leave these to Shikaku. He's the one who proposes the plans and we approve them anyway." Tsunade, adept at lightening her own burden, is a master of personnel management. Like Naruto, her main principle is: leave professional tasks to professionals. As long as she doesn't hold things back, that's fine.

Naruto was amused, but his smile didn't last long before he received a "heartbreaking blow." Tsunade's force was considerable, almost causing him to sink into the ground upon landing. However, she spared his life and didn't knock him into a resurrection stun state.

"You brat, try messing around again. Want to experience what it's like to have all your ribs broken?" Tsunade had been very calm, but when she actually stood in front of Naruto and felt the strange impact of his punch, she was finally willing to believe... that Naruto had really killed himself.

To be frank, this way of dying was truly absurd. When she received Naruto's final medical report, her pain and anger were almost equal.

Knowing full well he was sick, he ignored the best medical resources in the ninja world and just toughed it out with his Jinchuriki constitution. Moreover, he kept his illness a closely guarded secret, not even telling her! That brat deserved to die from overwork! But the thought of this unprecedented rising star of the ninja world passing away right before her eyes filled her with overwhelming self-reproach.

Faced with Tsunade, Naruto had no choice but to surrender. He repeatedly assured her that his "death" was only temporary and that he would never do anything reckless after surviving. If it weren't for the rhinoceros charging towards them, Tsunade probably would have scolded Minato, who had tried to smooth things over.

The rhinoceros was incredibly fast, trampling through a large patch of forest as it charged straight at them. Among the figures dodging, Tsunade, who had tossed her coat aside, stood out conspicuously. She had merely assumed a horse stance and gripped the rhinoceros's horns tightly with both hands; after a mere ten meters of emergency braking, the rhinoceros became Tsunade's weapon, flung back at her.

As Naruto sighed, a chill ran down his spine. He had a feeling that Tsunade wasn't trying to throw the rhinoceros, but rather him.

Although the five Kage had never cooperated before, they now had a clear division of labor. One of the flying ones charged forward to lure the enemy, while the other circled around to launch a sneak attack. On the ground, a bolt of lightning moved with tremendous force, heading towards the path carved out by the rhinoceros.

"It looks like we're not needed here anymore, Dad."

Minato paused for a moment, his expression a mixture of love and sorrow as he looked at Naruto, but in the end he gave his son a bright smile.

"Well, we shouldn't need to worry about Nagato anymore. Let's seal the remaining Edo Tensei and weaken the fake 'Madara's' power as much as possible."

Both father and son are sensory-based; they can assign their opponents with just a glance.

Naruto went to Utakata's side. Utakata was the only Jinchuriki Naruto hadn't had much contact with in his life, so it would be good for him to get acquainted with him. Minato went to Fu's side. The puppet there was a Preta Path user. Although it looked difficult to deal with, it wasn't that powerful against a fully-formed Tailed Beast. After all, a Tailed Beast Ball isn't something you can just absorb casually; Minato only needed to help with the sealing and finishing touches.

As for Han and Lao Zi, didn't they have Sasuke providing external assistance?

Isobu's shell was almost burned through by Amaterasu, and it was rolling around on the ground. There was also a lot of commotion on Old Purple's side, with occasional explosions, but no calls for help were heard over the communications.

The fact that Naruto didn't call for help doesn't mean he wasn't paying attention to their situation. After returning, his super senses were no longer bound by his physical body. If he wanted, he could even monitor the situation on all battlefields simultaneously, including the Allied Forces' side. However, there's no need for that now. The sheer number of White Zetsu has already sealed their fate, and Kabuto is also tied down by Shisui and Itachi, leaving him no time to continue controlling the Edo Tensei.

The Allied forces launched a swift initial offensive, breaking through the enemy's attacking force in a single day. The enemy, however, made the worst possible choice due to intelligence failure, failing not only to weaken the Allied forces' morale but also losing all its fronts.

This is the difference between being prepared and being forced into battle.

As the enemy squads on the Jinchuriki battlefield were defeated one by one, the team tasked with defeating the masked man also entered a continuous offensive phase. With Yugito and Matatabi sharing the burden, Killer Bee and Gyuki no longer needed to unleash their rapid-fire attacks so quickly. The two took turns attacking in perfect coordination, but both were worried about Kakashi's safety.

Naruto isn't on the battlefield here, so can he really provide timely assistance?

This question disappeared the moment the Tailed Beast Ball inexplicably froze. Although it only lasted a few seconds, the masked man did seize the opportunity to escape and disappeared with Kakashi!

"...What do we do now? Kakashi will have to face the masked man alone!" Yugito suddenly realized this.

"That seems to be the case, you idiot, you bastard." Killer Bee couldn't answer, so he could only pretend to be stupid and pin his hopes on the magical Naruto Uzumaki.

"Don't worry, we won't let Kakashi-sensei fight alone." Naruto, who had just finished cleaning up the battlefield at Utakata High School, appeared where the two had disappeared. His body was instantly covered by Kurama's chakra, and unlike the other Jinchūriki, the golden chakra danced like flames under the moonlight.

Kurama's chakra was stored up beforehand, not to enhance his power, but to strengthen this body. He had already tested this in the Fourth Battlefield; if he were to open a portal to another dimension, he would immediately disintegrate after the outburst and only be able to revive after a while.

However, breaking through the outer wall of a small space wouldn't be so exaggerated. With the mark on Kakashi's body as a guide, he quickly found the target, and the energy compressed into pitch black instantly shattered the space.