The Hokage, having traveled here, of course he'd unify the ninja world!

Chapter 503 Battle

When Naruto and his group stepped onto the battlefield filled with the stench of blood.

They seemed to be instantly swept into a completely unfamiliar and terrifying world.

Prior to this, they had always been part of the Konoha village's forces and knew very little about the actual battle situation outside.

Therefore, the thrilling details and brutal scenes on the battlefield were almost like an unknown fog to Naruto and the others.

However, when they actually stepped onto the battlefield, what they saw left them speechless.

Looking around, it was almost impossible to find any living Sunagakure residents within sight.

What comes into view are mostly corpses of various shapes and gruesome appearances.

Some corpses were twisted and deformed, presenting bizarre postures; others were incomplete, with limbs scattered and separated.

Others are so disfigured that it is impossible to recognize what they looked like when they were alive.

This shocking scene was completely different from the killing scene they had imagined.

According to rough estimates, the casualties on the Sunagakure side in this battle were extremely heavy, with more than two thousand people dying here.

Many of them perished under the fierce winds of the blades unleashed by the Thousand Blades Susanoo.

This powerful force was like a hurricane, leaving nothing but devastation in its wake.

Those who were affected by the sword blast were able to have their bodies intact.

Others suffered an even more tragic fate, their bodies being severed in two by the incredibly sharp blade.

In addition, many people were killed by stones that were thrown back by the shockwave.

All of these factors resulted in a diverse and bizarre array of corpses on the battlefield.

Faced with such a hellish scene, only Hinata remained relatively calm because she had already seen it before.

The other children, including Naruto, who were witnessing so many corpses for the first time, were all filled with shock and unease.

Seeing Qianyao slaughtering everyone from a distance is a completely different experience than seeing so many corpses up close.

The excitement on Naruto and the others' faces faded, leaving only seriousness.

At the edge of the battlefield, a White Zetsu, after gathering all the intelligence on the scene, quickly sank into the ground and used its Mayfly Technique to go find a Black Zetsu.

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In the vast borderlands of the Land of Fire, a silence and desolation enveloped the area.

The surrounding area is covered with lush, rolling forests, as if isolating this land from the world.

Suddenly, a dark figure emerged from the ground.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that Black Zetsu had brought Hiruko up from underground.

This world is sparsely populated, especially in this remote border region.

As far as the eye can see, there is only an endless forest, and even wild animals are rarely seen.

After Black Zetsu emerged from the ground, apart from the occasional clear and melodious bird calls, there were no other sounds around.

He slowly peeled himself off Hiruko's body, his eyes fixed on Hiruko, and began to carefully examine his condition.

However, at that moment, something unexpected happened.

The Oni-Garuru that was originally on Hiruko suddenly seemed to come alive and automatically sprang up.

And with lightning speed, it pounced on Black Zetsu.

Countless grotesque and twisted tentacles lashed wildly in the air, heading straight for Black Zetsu with a fierce aura.

Faced with this sudden attack, Black Zetsu merely snorted coldly.

He stretched out a hand and accurately pinched one of Oni-Ya-Luo's tentacles.

Immediately afterwards, Black Zetsu concentrated his mind and tried to sense the energy fluctuations within Ghost Sprout's body.

Soon, he noticed that chaotic energy was surging within Gui Yaluo's body.

Driven by intense curiosity, Black Zetsu continued to probe deeper into his consciousness.

When his consciousness touched these energies, a large number of fragmented memory images instantly appeared before his eyes.

These memories are like shattered pieces of glass, scattered in a dark corner, yet each piece is clearly visible.

Black Zetsu was surprised to discover that among these fragments of memory were scenes of him personally capturing those who possessed bloodline limits.

Realizing this, Black Zetsu quickly withdrew his consciousness and stopped spying.

But at that moment, Guiya Luo actually took the initiative to send a simple and direct thought to Hei Zetsu, attempting to communicate with him.

A look of certainty flashed in Black Zetsu's deep, dark eyes.

It seems that he had anticipated that Oni-Garara would develop self-awareness and communicate with him.

He completely ignored Oni-Gera beside him, slowly extended his right hand, and gently placed it on Hiruko's head.

Immediately afterwards, he closed his eyes and focused his attention on sensing and probing Beiliuhu's current mental state.

"Tsk tsk tsk, what an utterly foolish fellow!" he muttered to himself.

"It's laughable that I would be harmed by the very spell I cast!"

It turned out that, according to his investigation, Hiruko's consciousness was fighting with Oni-Garra, and Oni-Garra was even gaining the upper hand.

When his gaze inadvertently swept over Hiruko's Mangekyou Sharingan, which was gleaming with a strange light within its socket.

His eyes instantly became deep, as if he was thinking about something important.

Then, without hesitation, Black Zetsu stretched out his other hand, which merged and intertwined with the consciousness of Oni-Garra.

In an instant, his previously calm face suddenly changed, and his expression became extremely fierce and ruthless.

At the same time, an incomparably powerful spiritual force surged forth like a raging torrent, suddenly overwhelming everything in its path.

With a piercing scream, Guiya Luo's already wavering consciousness was further weakened by this sudden and fierce attack.

These gradually dissipating fragments of consciousness rapidly converged on Hiruko's consciousness and became tightly entangled with it.

At this moment, Black Zetsu was closely watching the mental battle between Hiruko and Oni-Garaku.

Once he discovered that Hiruko had gained the upper hand in this fierce contest, he launched a heavy blow to Hiruko's mental world without any mercy.

Conversely, if Guiya Luo has a slight advantage, then it will also face the same ruthless attack from Hei Zetsu.

In short, whichever side tries to become the dominant force will immediately face a crushing blow from Black Zetsu.

—As the saying goes, the nail that sticks out gets hammered down.

And so, Hiruko and Oni-Ya-Luo, these two spiritual entities, engaged in a fierce battle in the endless dark space.

Their consciousnesses intertwined, collided, and tore at each other, like two ferocious beasts fighting to the death for the right to survive.

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