Isshiki miscalculated!
He knew Obito's Kamui had a passive virtualization effect, but he had hardly seen it used.
After all, Isshiki and Obito, including this time, had only met three times. Combined with the battle's intensity and the constant threat of death, Isshiki had no time to analyze Obito's abilities in detail.
With Obito's Double Kamui activating virtualization, he was completely immune to any physical attacks. This instantly rendered Isshiki's strongest taijutsu ineffective, the main reason Minato dared let Obito join this Six Paths-level battle. Obito's dōjutsu naturally countered nearly all ninjutsu and taijutsu attacks—unless the opponent's attack was strong enough to warp space…
Isshiki's attacks were indeed terrifying, but they fell just short of Night Guy's space-warping strike. Of course, Isshiki could use Kama to open space-time portals to disrupt and counter Obito's virtualization. But don't forget Minato, a semi-Six Paths-level fighter!
The moment Isshiki's attention split to open a portal, Minato's high-speed attacks would arrive, instantly disrupting Isshiki's actions, giving him no chance to touch Obito.
Right now, Obito only needed to maintain virtualization here, serving as the perfect bait to pin Isshiki down. As long as Isshiki couldn't defeat Obito, he'd be stuck here! Meanwhile, Minato could seize the opportunity to attack Isshiki relentlessly.
One acted as bait, the other as the main attacker. Even if Isshiki shrank, Obito could still, with his Sharingan, see Isshiki's silhouette and inform Minato, helping him track Isshiki's status and location.
Clearly, this teacher-student duo's teamwork was seamless. Who knows how many times they secretly practiced for this battle!
"Damn it!"
Isshiki was nearly driven mad, turning into a streak of light, piercing through Obito seven or eight times in an instant! Yet he couldn't touch his opponent at all.
The feeling of having a perfect vessel so close yet untouchable was unbearable!
Like a lustful demon, clearly seeing an unmatched beauty before his eyes but unable to touch her, it felt like his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys were about to explode from rage.
But precisely because this "beauty" was so enticing, Isshiki couldn't give up—or rather, aside from Obito, this perfect vessel, he had no other options now!
However, Isshiki knew he wasn't entirely without a chance. Though he couldn't touch Obito now, no dōjutsu could be used indefinitely; even he himself couldn't use dōjutsu without limit…
With his attack speed and shrinking black rods everywhere, he could launch continuous saturation attacks on Obito. As long as he kept up the relentless assault, he'd eventually find a chance to capture Obito!
Of course, he had to keep attacking the virtualized Obito while fending off Minato's attacks. Even as strong as Isshiki was, he felt extremely uncomfortable and pressured. One opponent couldn't be touched; the other could teleport and evade, also untouchable.
This was the most frustrating battle Isshiki had ever experienced in his life…
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The spectators grew increasingly excited.
"Ssssh! Minato and his student are even suppressing that Jigen!"
Hashirama cheered joyfully. The stronger Minato was, the more it proved Konoha had a successor, and Konoha's future would be brighter. He was naturally thrilled.
"But against an enemy like this, space-time abilities are indeed more advantageous…" Madara muttered, arms crossed.
Minato and Obito's combo might not be stronger than his and Hashirama's, but their space-time abilities did suppress Isshiki; otherwise, they couldn't have fought him. Madara honestly acknowledged this.
"It's only a surface advantage. They don't have a good way to kill Isshiki in one strike."
"After this guy revived, both his speed and physical strength are far greater than Jigen's before; even his dōjutsu's power and range are much larger…"
"His strength has increased by at least several dozen percent."
"If this continues, Minato and the others will only get more cornered…"
Tobirama from Parallel World 2 frowned, analyzing. He saw it clearly, or rather, he better understood the weaknesses of Flying Thunder God and various dōjutsu.
Don't be fooled by Minato's current dazzling performance, even dominating at times. But using Flying Thunder God and Black Eye dōjutsu at such high frequency—he couldn't sustain it long. Even if his body could endure, his mind couldn't.
Maintaining high mental focus for so long without a single mistake fundamentally defied human nature.
Moreover, Minato was using Flying Thunder God and dōjutsu multiple times per second. Such immense pressure and risk—if it weren't Minato, any other ninja might have already erred and collapsed.
So Tobirama wasn't too optimistic about their current advantage. The longer the battle dragged on, the greater the risk of Minato making a mistake…
"You trash, what do you understand?"
Madara from Parallel World 1 sneered beside him, infuriating Tobirama from Parallel World 2, who barely restrained himself from attacking.
"There's some truth to it. Simply put, Isshiki has room for error, while Minato has none."
"One mistake, and Isshiki will kill him in close range…"
Nagato Six Paths added, agreeing with Tobirama's analysis. Of course, he spoke the truth. Only he, having reached Six Paths level, could sense how terrifying Isshiki's physicality was.
It was a physique that could withstand Naruto's Baryon Mode strikes, akin to a sacred artifact; in the entire ninja world, perhaps no weapon could pierce its defenses… Combined with the Ōtsutsuki's super-strong healing ability, this created Isshiki's extremely high error tolerance.
He was a boss with 9999 health, 9999 defense, and 9999 attack.
You, a character with only 5 health, 5 defense, and 1000 attack, challenging him. Naturally, it was extremely dangerous. Every attack had to be perfectly dodged, with no room for error.
Though the analogy was exaggerated, it matched Minato and Obito's current situation. If this continued, it would indeed become increasingly disadvantageous for them…
"Also, Obito's virtualization isn't invincible. Back when he had only one Sharingan, he could only sustain it for five minutes."
"Now with both eyes, plus White Zetsu's support, the time is likely longer. But not by much."
"Once the time runs out, even a momentary gap, and Obito won't escape Isshiki's terrifying speed…"
Nagato Six Paths continued. As Akatsuki's leader, he knew virtualization's weaknesses. Against others, virtualization was indeed invincible.
But against Six Paths-level Isshiki, a momentary gap was enough for him to crush Obito several times over…
"Don't rush, everything's according to plan."
Orochimaru from Parallel World 3 was unhurried, even relaxed. Having worked closely with Orochimaru from Parallel World 4, he knew the rough outline of Minato and the others' conquest plan. Since everything was still on track, there was no need to worry.
"What plan? What else can Minato and the others do to kill Isshiki?"
"It's almost ready; you'll see soon."
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At the same time.
As Orochimaru spoke, the battle inside the barrier shifted.
Both sides had fought for nearly three minutes. During that time, Minato had used Flying Thunder God and Black Eye dōjutsu hundreds of times, the immense mental strain making him feel fatigued. Like Kakashi overusing Sharingan, leading to extreme exhaustion.
If this continued, he'd surely make a mistake!
But thankfully, his goal was achieved. He and Obito had bought enough time…
The next second, the Flying Thunder God seal on Obito's backside warmed slightly. He instantly understood—Minato was signaling him, indicating readiness.
So, Obito acted immediately, swiftly moving downward, attempting to escape Isshiki's attack range.
Seeing this, Isshiki was thrilled, guessing Obito's dōjutsu duration was likely nearing its end, prompting his retreat. He lunged forward, but Minato suddenly erupted.
He fired several Bijū Bombs in succession, trying to block Isshiki from approaching Obito.
Isshiki didn't intend to dodge; he even tanked the ordinary Bijū Bomb explosions, accelerating his pursuit of Obito. His entire body was scorched by the blast's heat, but he didn't care—Kama and his terrifying healing ability quickly regenerated and restored all injuries…
Finally, as he caught up to Obito again, he unexpectedly passed through him once more…
Obito turned to look at Isshiki, his eyes showing a hint of disdain and mockery.
(This kid's dōjutsu virtualization hasn't reached its limit at all! Damn, it's a trap!)
Isshiki suddenly realized, but it was too late.
Minato had teleported out of the barrier with Flying Thunder God in an instant; inside the barrier, only Obito and Isshiki remained.
The next second, a terrifyingly immense power erupted from below the barrier, beneath the moon's rocky layer.
Giant Tenseigan!
The large Tenseigan of the Ōtsutsuki Clan in Parallel World 4's Moon had been destroyed, but all the Byakugan remained. By gathering a vast number of Byakugan, Orochimaru from Parallel World 3 and Parallel World 4 together fused the large Tenseigan from Parallel World 1 into a Giant Tenseigan!
It was like combining two into one.
While a large Tenseigan was only semi-Six Paths level, the Giant Tenseigan was true Six Paths level, equivalent to combining all the Ōtsutsuki Moon Clan's power, possessing terrifying strength comparable to their ancestor, Ōtsutsuki Hamura. It was certainly enough to threaten Isshiki!