Reto decided that his life was not as important as Tobirama's and selflessly threw the barely conscious Hokage behind Ishikawa's rock shelter. The Tsuchikage and Hokage watched helplessly as their new comrade was blown back by the shockwave and thrown asunder like a ragdoll. The stone barrier was barely holding up as the blast passed by. After what seemed like hours, which was only seconds, Ishikawa punched a hole in the shelter, creating a peephole, through which he could see nothing but ice and snow. "Its safe" said Ishikawa. Tobirama immediately sprung out of the shelter and ran to search for Reto. But as he emerged he was in awe that the entire complex where the Summit was being held had been obliterated! Standing about twenty feet away was a strange, black and red beast… It was Ginkaku, completely consumed by his relatively small trace amounts of the Nine-Tails' chakra. Even the miniscule amount of chakra the brother possessed was enough for the healing powers to grow back his lost arm! Tobirama looked around feverishly but found nothing but the Kohaku no Johei, Bashosen, Shichiseiken, Kokinjo, and Benihisago…
Ginkaku, in his transformed state, rushed the Hokage, who was blindsided by the attack. Tobirama was blown back but caught by the collar by the transformed beast. As Ginkaku was about to finish off the stunned Hokage, Ishikawa flew fast at Ginkaku, "Earth Style: Giant Earth Golem Jutsu!" he yelled as an earth golem, much bigger than Ohnoki and Mu's emerged from the ground and crashed into the beast, allowing Tobirama to escape his deadly grip! Tobirama wasted no time and immediately made three hand signs: Dragon, Tiger, and Hare! "Water Style: Water Trumpet!" a large spurt of water burst from the Hokage's mouth and blasted the earth golem into smithereens which knocked Ginkaku back on his backside.
Ginkaku was quickly becoming more and more enraged, he charged at the two remaining Kage with force and, with his tails, slammed down on top of the Kage! Tobirama struggled to hold the tail back. Ishikawa, however, shouted "Earth Style: Lightweight Boulder Jutsu!" He then threw a giant rock spear up from the ground underneath Ginkaku's feet and hit him in the stomach, launching him into the air! Tobirama quickly teleported behind the beast and made five seals: Tiger, Snake, Rat, Snake, and Tiger! "Water Style: Water Wall!" a giant rushing wave of water deluged Ginkaku and pushed him into the ground with immense pressure!
Meanwhile, Ishikawa flew over to examine the treasured tools retrieved by Tobirama. He recognized the Kohaku no Johei as a sealing gourd, he remembered that when he fought Ginkaku in the main hall, where the aides were killed, and there were only two bodies, those of Jinin Akebino and the burned samurai. He realized that they were indeed trapped inside the gourd! He quickly made a hand sign and yelled "Release!" The gourd began glowing gold and the lid dissolved, the gourd began to shake and rumble. A large gust of wind blew Ishikawa back as the fallen aides, along with Iaido, Mifune and Gari flew out of the gourd and into the snow. Gengetsu furiously got up from the snow and brushed himself off. He then saw Gari, unconscious, the man who killed his comrade, Jinin. Gengetsu ran at Gari with the intent of ending their battle for good. Ishikawa quickly intervened "We need him alive!" he ordered. "Why?" asked Gengetsu. "He can give us intelligence on how to beat Ginkaku!"