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Chapter 32 - Iwa vs Edo Tensei

*Iwagakure*

Minato vanished in a golden flash, his Hiraishin no Jutsu teleporting him to Iwa's heart, near the Tsuchikage HQ.

A marked kunai shot forth, slicing the air before striking an Iwa ninja, killing him instantly.

Simultaneously, Tobirama formed seals.

"Suiton: Grand Wave!" A colossal wave surged, engulfing Iwa's streets, shattering stone houses in a deafening crash. The roaring water drowned unprepared ninjas, their cries muffled by the deluge.

The Edo Tensei, unrelenting, moved with terrifying speed and power.

Ōnoki, floating with Jinton: Flight Technique, surveyed the chaos, his eyes narrowed in rage. "Minato and Tobirama… legends turned puppets by that woman!" he growled, his back hunched.

Kurotsuchi, beside him, brandished a katana, her black hair tied in a ponytail. "Grandpa, they're too fast! We need to trap them!"

Kitsuchi, massive, formed a seal.

"Doton: Rock Fist!" A stone fist burst from the ground, targeting Minato, but the Yellow Flash dodged, reappearing behind Kitsuchi.

"Kitsuchi, right side!" Kurotsuchi shouted, charging with Yōton: Lava Flow! A torrent of lava shot forth, targeting Minato.

He teleported, avoiding the attack, but Tobirama countered.

"Suiton: Water Blade!" An aqueous blade sliced the air, cutting Kurotsuchi's shoulder, blood spraying. She growled, but retaliated in taijutsu, feinting a katana strike before kneeing Tobirama's chest.

The Second Hokage parried, his kunai blocking her weapon.

Ōnoki dove, "Jinton: Disintegration Cube!" A shimmering cube materialized, disintegrating a group of Tobirama's water clones.

Minato reappeared behind Ōnoki, his Rasengan spinning. Ōnoki dodged, his flight saving him, and unleashed Doton: Increased Weight! Minato, slowed, teleported, avoiding being crushed. "They're in sync, damn it!" Ōnoki shouted, forming a new seal.

Kitsuchi charged Tobirama.

"Doton: Earth Rift!" The ground tore open, swallowing several Iwa ninjas by mistake, their cries echoing.

Tobirama jumped, "Suiton: Water Dragon!" An aqueous dragon roared, slamming Kitsuchi into a wall.

Kitsuchi rose, bleeding, and growled, "Father, cover me!" He unleashed Doton: Rock Golem! A stone giant struck Tobirama, but the Edo Tensei instantly reformed.

Kurotsuchi, in taijutsu, faced Minato, feinting a punch before delivering a roundhouse kick.

Minato blocked, his kunai gleaming, and countered with an elbow to her temple. Kurotsuchi dodged, "Yōton: Lava Bomb!" A molten sphere exploded, forcing Minato to teleport.

She shouted, "He's too fast, grandpa! We need to trap him!"

Ōnoki nodded, forming Jinton: Disintegration Cylinder! A luminous beam shot forth, pulverizing a street, but Minato dodged, reappearing behind Kurotsuchi.

Minato was far too fast. He launched a barrage of marked kunai, teleporting around Iwa, striking Iwa ninjas. Bodies fell, blood flooding the streets.

Kitsuchi tried to intercept.

"Doton: Mountain Wall!" A barrier rose, but Minato teleported through, his Rasengan slamming into Kitsuchi's shoulder. Kitsuchi growled, his arm useless, dangling.

Tobirama inundated Iwa.

"Suiton: Raging Sea!" A miniature ocean submerged the village, drowning ninjas and pulverizing structures.

Ōnoki, floating, unleashed Doton: Floating Island! A stone platform rose, saving civilians, but Tobirama countered.

"Suiton: Water Spears!" Aquatic javelins shot forth, piercing Iwa ninjas, their cries resonating.

Kurotsuchi retaliated.

"Yōton: Lava Wall!" A molten barrier blocked the spears, but Tobirama charged, his taijutsu precise, a kunai strike aiming for her heart.

Ōnoki, in sync with Kurotsuchi, feinted a Jinton, drawing Minato in, then unleashed Doton: Increased Weight! Minato slowed, but teleported, avoiding a trap.

Kurotsuchi, in taijutsu, combined a katana strike with Yōton: Lava Geyser! A molten jet shot forth, forcing Minato to dodge.

Kitsuchi, despite his injury, unleashed Doton: Rock Avalanche! Boulders tumbled, targeting Tobirama, but he sliced through them.

"Suiton: Sharp Blade!"

Minato intensified the assault.

"Hiraishin: Flash Dance!" He teleported at blinding speed, striking Iwa ninjas, their bodies falling en masse.

Ōnoki growled, "He's slaughtering our men! Kurotsuchi, Kitsuchi, defensive formation!"

They regrouped, Ōnoki launching Jinton: Disintegration Sphere! A luminous globe shot forth, pulverizing a Minato clone.

Tobirama countered.

"Suiton: Voracious Shark!" Water sharks surged, biting Kitsuchi, drawing a cry.

Tobirama sent Kurotsuchi flying, retreating while bleeding, but she countered.

"Yōton: Lava Prison!" A molten dome trapped Tobirama, but he escaped.

"Suiton: Water Escape!" Ōnoki dove.

"Jinton: Focused Ray!" A beam disintegrated Tobirama's arm, but the Edo Tensei reformed, unfazed.

The battle culminated in a desperate assault. Iwa paid a heavy toll, dozens of ninjas dead, their bodies littering the flooded streets.

Ōnoki, Kurotsuchi, and Kitsuchi, exhausted but united, devised a final strategy.

Kitsuchi unleashed Doton: Earth Pit! The ground opened, momentarily trapping Minato.

Kurotsuchi combined Yōton: Lava Storm!, a molten deluge roaring, with Kitsuchi's Doton: Rock Spikes!

Minato teleported, but the trap slowed his rhythm.

Ōnoki, at superhuman effort, formed Jinton: Massive Cube! A gigantic cube engulfed Tobirama and Minato, disintegrating their Edo Tensei bodies in a cataclysmic crash.

The Edo Tensei reformed,

Kurotsuchi launched a final Yōton: Eruption!, while Kitsuchi sealed the ground.

"Doton: Rock Tomb!" immobilizing the enemies.

Ōnoki, gasping, whispered, "Now!"

The Edo Tensei dissipated mid-battle.

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