Naruto: I Can Take People Through the Ninja World in the Future-Chapter 469: Earth-Moon War (5)

The boiling heat wave had submerged everything.

All the plants and animals in the forest instantly died, boiled alive by the searing seawater.

Only that magnificent, towering wooden wall stood firm, unshaken.

Even within that circular wooden wall, a giant tree hundreds of meters tall had grown. Numerous ninjas from the shinobi world leaped out from the tree, landing atop the wooden wall, quickly forming a defensive formation.

This sight was, of course, clearly visible to the Moon Ōtsutsuki clan gathered around the artificial sun in the distance.

Most of the Moon Ōtsutsuki were stunned.

"Wood Release! That powerful?! Leader, this..."

Aoto raised his hand, silencing the commotion and astonishment around him.

"So, it really is Wood Release? Just Wood Release can withstand the assault of an entire ocean?"

"The First Hokage, Senju Hashirama—just a single ninja, yet this strong? It's absurd!"

"A dead man, revived through a forbidden technique, still possesses such power... These damned Earth ninjas, delving into such vile forbidden arts!"

Aoto's face darkened, his anger palpable.

They had known beforehand that the shinobi world could use Edo Tensei to summon the dead, but they weren't sure whether the Edo Tensei ninjas could leave Earth and ascend to the Moon.

Now it was clear—aside from Namikaze Minato, the greatest threat was these resurrected former Kage!

Fortunately, these ninjas couldn't fly. If they could, they'd just have to be whittled down from the air!

"Order the Red Eagle troops to attack! Don't get too close to those ninjas—maintain long-range assaults from the sky and wear them down slowly!"

"Understood!"

Aoto commanded the main force of their Red Eagle troops to advance.

Over 5,000 Ōtsutsuki warriors, mounted on giant red-headed eagles, swiftly flew toward the shinobi alliance forces 10 kilometers away.

Simultaneously, Aoto himself maneuvered the Artificial Sun, increasing its altitude while moving it forward.

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"The enemy's main force is coming!"

"Be wary of their attacks!"

"Dammit, why do they all have bird mounts?!"

"Hold your positions!"

Thousands of red-headed eagles swooped down—a spectacular yet overwhelmingly oppressive sight.

Normally, even a single helicopter flying overhead could generate enough wind to be startling, let alone over 5,000 bird-mounted troops, akin to fighter jets, swarming like a black cloud.

In an instant, a barrage of chakra arrows, jutsu, bombs, kunai, spears... rained down upon the shinobi alliance forces like a storm.

The allied ninjas could only use various elemental techniques to form defenses or take cover behind the wooden wall, completely unable to counter the long-range attacks from the airborne enemy.

"Dammit! They're flying too high—completely out of our attack range!"

"Can anyone fly? Does anyone have summoning creatures that can fly?"

"Don't be reckless! The enemy numbers are too great. Even if we had flying summons, what could they do against thousands? Don't attack blindly!"

"Damn it, so we just have to keep hiding?"

"There's no way to fight back like this!"

The allied ninjas cursed in frustration.

Now, they finally understood the sheer dominance of aerial superiority!

The shinobi world, accustomed to ground battles, had never truly grasped this concept and rarely trained flying summons.

The only ones in the shinobi world who somewhat recognized this advantage were from Iwagakure.

Ōnoki was a given.

Then there was Deidara in the future, who dared to challenge all of Sunagakure alone, thanks to the advantage of his clay birds.

Had it not been for the Fifth Kazekage Gaara's unique abilities, Deidara might have single-handedly destroyed Sunagakure.

After all, most long-range techniques only had a reach of dozens of meters. Powerful wind, water, or fire techniques could stretch a few hundred meters at best—and that was only achievable at Kage-level.

Now, facing an enemy force hovering kilometers above, they were completely out of range, left with nothing but complaints.

Their attacks couldn't even touch the enemy in the sky, while the enemy could effortlessly strike from above. Even something as simple as dropping rocks, aided by gravity, could deal significant damage.

How were they supposed to fight like this?

For now, the shinobi alliance, lacking effective long-range anti-air capabilities, was completely suppressed, struggling to retaliate.

Casualties were already mounting.

At this critical moment, Ōnoki flew up once again and unleashed Dust Release, forming a cylindrical beam of light hundreds of meters long, sweeping through the sky.

In an instant, dozens of enemy units were vaporized!

This briefly boosted their own side's morale.

But it still couldn't turn the tide. No matter how powerful Dust Release was, Ōnoki couldn't use it indefinitely.

He alone couldn't possibly wipe out thousands of enemy troops!

And after witnessing Dust Release's power, the enemy spread their formation even further, maintaining distance and altitude, denying Ōnoki any chance to wipe them out in one go.

"Damn slippery bastards!"

"Watch out—another attack incoming!"

Ōnoki cursed as a barrage of long-range jutsu and arrows shot toward him. He hastily descended, retreating behind the wooden wall.

The Third Kazekage's Iron Sand and the Fourth Kazekage's Gold Sand, both revived via Edo Tensei, flew up to form defensive barriers, shielding Ōnoki from the onslaught.

Otherwise, he might have been turned into a pincushion.

"Hokage, what now? The enemy clearly intends to whittle us down slowly. My attacks aren't enough!"

Acting Raikage Ōki panicked slightly, turning to Minato and the revived Hashirama for advice.

Hashirama shook his head, indicating he had no good solutions either.

Hashirama wasn't a god—he had weaknesses too.

His inability to fly was his greatest flaw.

If he could use True Several Thousand Hands, he might have been able to reach the enemy kilometers above with extending wooden arms.

Unfortunately, he wasn't at his peak now and couldn't unleash such ultimate techniques.

"What about the two Kazekage? Their sand seems capable of flight!"

"Not agile enough. Even if they form sand platforms to carry ninjas into the air, they can't match the speed of those birds—they'd just become new targets..."

"Then what do we do?"

A Minato clone spoke up, signaling for everyone to stay calm.

"Hold on a little longer! Once all the ninjas have passed through the space-time tunnel, my real body will arrive."

"Does the Hokage have a way to deal with them?"

"Wiping out those bird troops is difficult, but don't forget our real target!"

"You mean—"

Right then—

*WHOOSH!*

Minato's real body, along with Tsunade and Fugaku, teleported beside his clone using Flying Thunder God.

Clearly, all allied ninjas had passed through the space-time tunnel. He and Orochimaru's team had already deactivated the Four Red Yang Formation and joined the battle.

*POOF!*

The clone dispersed, transferring all battlefield intel and assessments to the real body.

The real Minato immediately understood and gave orders to Fugaku beside him.

A few seconds later, the real Minato led the six Jinchūriki to leap out from the wooden wall, instantly transforming into their full Bijuu forms.

*BAM!*

Seven massive Bijuu landed on the boiling sea, sending huge splashes into the air.

Though the seawater was still scorching, the thick-skinned Bijuu paid it no mind.

The Moon Ōtsutsuki's Red Eagle troops high above immediately noticed the seven Bijuu and concentrated their attacks on them.

But ordinary attacks had little effect on the Bijuu.

Remember, a real Bijuu's natural defenses surpassed even their chakra cloaks—they feared no such assaults.

Then, all seven Bijuu opened their mouths simultaneously, forming Bijuudama.

Within seconds, seven Bijuudama took shape and were fired at once!

Their target?

The colossal artificial sun in the distance—the Moon Ōtsutsuki's command center and the key to everything.