Naruto: You Call This A Medical Ninja?

The ninjas of the five great ninja villages, along with Uchiha Madara, Senju Hashirama, and Reiki, had successfully encircled Ōtsutsuki Ishiki.

"Admit defeat," Hashirama began, his voice firm but calm.

"With your current power, you cannot defeat us.

"If you tell us everything you know and promise not to harm the ninja world again…

"We'll seal and monitor you, but we won't kill you."

Hashirama's words left everyone stunned.

Reiki sighed in embarrassment, while the corner of Uchiha Madara's mouth twitched in disbelief.

"Hashirama, you idiot," Madara muttered, clearly exasperated.

"Do you really think the guy standing in front of us is the kind to surrender and negotiate?"

"Enough talking."

"Kill him first. We can figure out the rest later," Madara declared, summoning his Perfect Susanoo.

The massive chakra construct loomed over the battlefield, exuding an overwhelming sense of dread.

"Madara! He hasn't refused my offer yet—"

Before Hashirama could finish, Madara yanked him into the Susanoo and landed a punch squarely on his head.

"Stop talking and start fighting!" Madara barked.

Reluctantly, Hashirama clasped his hands together and activated Sage Mode.

"Fine! But don't blame me later if I have to save you!"

"Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands!"

A colossal, multi-armed Buddha materialized, seamlessly merging with the Perfect Susanoo.

This combination technique, honed through countless battles, was a nightmare for any opponent.

"It's this cursed thing again!" Ishiki snarled, visibly irritated.

The last time he had faced this duo, this very combination had led to his death.

The truth of Ishiki's current predicament ran deeper than the battle at hand.

His presence in Orochimaru's body was due to a contract he had secretly planted on the corpse that Tsunade and others had retrieved.

While studying Orochimaru's experiments, Ishiki had discovered his brilliance. Orochimaru's research into Yin-Yang Release had pushed boundaries even the Ōtsutsuki hadn't fully explored.

Suppressing his desire to take over completely, Ishiki had allowed Orochimaru to live, hoping to use his work to further his own power.

"Orochimaru! If you're still in there, give me a sign!"

A voice rang out, cutting through the chaos.

Reiki turned sharply, spotting a figure standing behind him.

This voice startled Ōtsutsuki Ishiki.

Deep within his body, a faint trace of Orochimaru's will stirred.

"Reiki… You know..." Orochimaru's voice was faint but discernible.

"Silence!" Ishiki growled, pressing his hands together and suppressing Orochimaru's will once more.

But as the words left his mouth, Reiki gave Madara and Hashirama a simple thumbs-up.

It was all they needed.

"Attack!"

Without hesitation, the Buddha Susanoo unleashed a barrage of devastating punches, landing blow after blow on Ishiki.

"You—!" Ishiki froze in disbelief, barely holding his ground.

"How could this be happening?!"

The Ōtsutsuki prided themselves on their mastery over mortal minds. Yet here, his opponents had no hesitation, no second thoughts about their actions.

"This isn't how humans are supposed to behave!" Ishiki muttered, overwhelmed by the relentless assault.

"Ten Tails!"

Desperate, Ishiki resorted to his final trump card.

A gray-white Ten Tails emerged behind him, its massive form shielding him from the onslaught.

The Ten Tails coiled around Ishiki, forming a protective cocoon that absorbed the devastating strikes from the Buddha Susanoo.

As the dust settled, a gray dome stood where Ishiki had once been.

"Ten Tails?"

"What is this thing?" Madara demanded, his expression darkening.

Even during their last encounter, Ishiki hadn't used such a technique.

Before they could make sense of it, cracks appeared along the dome's surface.

Crack!

A hand burst through the shell.

From within, Ishiki's voice echoed, cold and commanding.

"Although I didn't want to resort to this form so soon…

"You have earned the honor of witnessing the power of a god."

The dome shattered, revealing Ōtsutsuki Ishiki in his Ten Tails Jinchūriki form.

His body was adorned with swirling gray magatama, and a long blade materialized in his hand, radiating deadly energy.

Madara's eyes narrowed as he watched Ishiki's transformation.

"If you could be killed once, you can be killed again," Madara growled.

"Buddha Susanoo: Sword of Totsuka!"

The massive chakra construct drew its blade and struck at Ishiki with overwhelming force.

Boom!

The impact shook the battlefield, kicking up a storm of dust and debris.

But when the air cleared, the unthinkable had happened.

Madara's mighty Sword of Totsuka lay in pieces.

"Madara-sama's sword… broke?!"

The onlookers, instructors and young ninjas alike, were stunned.

Even Madara himself seemed momentarily shaken by the sight of his shattered weapon.

"Summoning Jutsu!"

Reiki's voice rang out as white mist swirled around him.

The Immortal Mode mark appeared on his forehead as two figures emerged from the mist—a shota and a loli.

It was An Ye and Chodori, Reiki's trusted summons.

"You called for me in the middle of a fight?!" Chodori began, ready to berate Reiki.

But as she glanced around, taking in the battlefield, she stopped mid-sentence.

"...Oh. This time it's serious."

To be continued...