An Uzumaki Clan elder, whose hair and beard were all white, spoke with a trembling voice, filled with disbelief.
"Impossible—how is this possible?!"
"Is it Genjutsu? Or—"
"It's Konoha's reinforcements! That person is the current Third Hokage, Lord Senju Mori!
Quite a few Uzumaki Clan Member already recognized Senju Mori.
"The Senju Clan—the First, Second, and Third Hokage—all three Hokage have arrived—"
Another elderly woman muttered to herself, the light of hope reigniting in her cloudy eyes, as tears streamed down uncontrollably.
"Heaven does not wish the Uzumaki Clan to perish!"
The Barrier briefly opened a gap at a gesture from Senju Mori, and the Konoha elites filed in, quickly joining the Uzumaki Clan Member inside and taking over the outer defenses.
"Mori! You finally came!"
Uzumaki Chizawa was the first to rush forward, embracing Senju Mori tightly.
Uzumaki Chihaya and the other elder Uzumaki Clan Member nearby were still full of disbelief, and after a moment, they tentatively stepped forward to ask, "Are those Lord Hashirama and Lord Tobirama?"
Senju Hashirama showed no sign of unfamiliarity, greeting the other party quite familiarly.
"It's Chihaya. I didn't expect you to have gotten so old."
Compared to Senju Mori's massive changes, Uzumaki Chihaya looked largely the same as Senju Hashirama remembered him, only with more traces of age on his face and more white hair on his head.
"You are—"
Only after getting closer did Uzumaki Chihaya notice the strangeness about Senju Hashirama.
Cracked skin, jet-black sclera, and Chakra that felt completely different from that of an ordinary person—
Seeing that the other party was still full of disbelief, Senju Hashirama pointed to his black sclera and said, "There's no need to be too surprised. This is just a Jutsu left behind by Tobirama, capable of recalling the deceased like us back to the world."
"Lord Tobirama's Jutsu! That's incredible!"
Uzumaki Chihaya exclaimed, his face full of shock.
As this fresh force from Konoha entered the Uzumaki Barrier, the entire battlefield situation was completely transformed.
The Chakra of two hundred Jonin acted like a giant battery, and especially with the addition of Senju Hashirama, that Chakra monster, the previously precarious Barrier completely transformed into an impenetrable fortress.
More importantly, having escaped the unfavorable situation of being besieged and mixed in combat with the enemy, the three Hokage no longer had to worry about accidentally harming their allies and could unleash high-power Ninjutsu without restraint.
However, all three possessed extremely rich combat experience. After organizing the Konoha Jonin to take over the Barrier nodes and defense lines, they each cautiously observed the situation, and none of them launched a counterattack immediately.
Outside the Barrier, however, as the situation further deteriorated, the atmosphere within the Four Village Allied Forces also underwent a noticeable change.
The Iwagakure commander, Shiraishi, was experienced and had been squinting, observing the chaos in the distance.
When he saw the Hidden Mist defense line collapse and the Konoha reinforcements merge with the Uzumaki Clan inside the Barrier, his expression instantly became extremely solemn.
"Send word down. All units cease the attack, conduct alternating withdrawal to the secondary defense line, and maintain defensive formations."
He ordered in a deep voice.
"The Hidden Mist has collapsed, and the Konoha reinforcements—something is wrong. It's truly not worth losing all the Village's elites here just to seize the Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Jutsu."
The Iwagakure Ninja began to consolidate their forces, adopting a stance ready to withdraw from the battlefield at any moment.
Compared to Iwagakure's caution, the Hidden Sand Village's performance was even more disgraceful.
They were already uninterested in assaulting the Uzumaki Barrier, and now they completely abandoned frontal combat.
Large numbers of Hidden Sand Ninja broke up into small groups, scattering like scavenging hyenas into the intricate streets, alleys, and ruins of the Uzu no Kuni.
They were attempting to search for any scattered Uzumaki Clan Member or Sealing Scrolls left outside, hoping to grab as much loot as possible before the Allied Forces completely failed.
It must be said that this was a rather astute decision.
The Uzumaki Clan, having hastily retreated into the Barrier, couldn't possibly have cleaned everything up. Although the most crucial documents couldn't be leaked, even gaining scraps would be much better than getting nothing at all.
Only the Kumogakure forces still maintained a strong desire to attack.
"Trash! The Hidden Mist weaklings!"
The Kumogakure commander, Furui, roared curses aloud, angrily smashing a fist into the broken wall beside him, shattering it.
"What kind of damn Mizukage is he, getting chased off after a single encounter!"
He stared intently in the direction of the Barrier, flames of hatred burning in his eyes.
Kumogakure and Konoha had long-standing grudges; the hatred from the last Ninja World War had not yet been cleansed, and Furui absolutely could not accept facing defeat again.
Seeing Konoha's Kage being so ostentatious at this moment, the fury in his chest was practically surging out.
"Give the order! Lightning Release Squads concentrate! Let those Konoha fellows taste the power of our Cloud Hidden Ninjas! For the glory of the Hidden Cloud Village of the Land of Lightning, fight to the death and do not retreat!"
Driven by Furui's fanatic will, Kumogakure's offensive not only didn't weaken but became even more frenzied,
and more desperate.
Dazzling flashes of lightning lit up one side of the battlefield again, stubbornly bombarding the Uzumaki Clan's Barrier wall, yet they were utterly ineffective, like a clay ox entering the sea.
The situation on the Hidden Mist side was the most chaotic. In the Hidden Mist forces, where strength was paramount, the Mizukage's undignified retreat sparked intense dissatisfaction among the Hidden Mist Ninja.
However, the still-shaken Third Mizukage, Kiyoshi, had no time at all to soothe his subordinate troops. He couldn't even explain to others the horror he felt the moment he saw Senju Hashirama.
He grabbed the Hidden Mist Anbu beside him and commanded in a near-growl, "What are you standing around for?! Immediately deploy the Three-Tails!"
"Let the Tailed Beast distract Konoha! We are all retreating! Retreat back to the Land of Water! Retreat back to the Hidden Mist!"
"Hurry!"
Looking at the extremely distraught Lord Mizukage, the Hidden Mist Anbu couldn't help but show a strange expression.
The Mizukage led the Hidden Mist elites into battle, yet he was defeated in a single encounter and was terrified by a mere two hundred Konoha troops.
This truly was—
While complaining internally, this Hidden Mist Anbu still tried to reassure their Mizukage, pointing at the Konoha Ninja inside the Barrier and saying, "But Konoha only has a little over two hundred people. If only we—"
"No 'buts'!"
"Retreat immediately!"
"We no longer have a chance to breach the Barrier! You fools don't realize how powerful the First Hokage is!"
"Konoha's main force is about to arrive. Those who want to die can stay here and die!"
Kiyoshi roared loudly, even retreating toward the rear on his own accord, preparing to personally convey the withdrawal orders to the squad captains.
Just then, accompanied by loud shouts, numerous figures appeared behind the Four Village Allied Forces.
It was Konoha's main force, led by Hiruzen Sarutobi, arriving