Chapter 428: The White Zetsu Army Attacks
With a wave of Obito Uchiha's hand, the countless white figures standing quietly behind him quickly sank into the ground, then escape away towards Ishiro's location.
After the White Zetsu army had left, Obito also disappeared from the spot using Kamui.
At this moment, Ishiro was having his disciples get close to him. He himself immediately placed his hand on Little Saiken's head.
The next moment, he entered Six-Tails Chakra Mode. At the same time, at his signal, Little Chōmei also entered the Gedo Statue fragment.
And that wasn't all. Ishiro then quickly tapped Ogura Saki, Uchiha Sōkai, Chiga, and Sasagawa Ayumi each once. Then, the four of them, just like him, entered Six-Tails Chakra Mode. However, Little Saiken's chakra was not much, and it was unknown how long their chakra modes could be maintained.
Just as he had finished all this, one after another, White Zetsu clones suddenly emerged from the surrounding walls and ceiling of the cavern.
Ishiro formed a one-handed seal, generating a porcelain platform that lifted his four disciples and the shadow clone holding the jar into the air, flying to the middle of the shrine.
While using his Porcelain Release to form kunai and kill the emerging White Zetsu clones, Ishiro frowned, thinking about the cause and effect.
Just a moment after his shadow clone had sealed that jar, his Mind's Eye had sensed countless life forms rapidly approaching from underground. The feeling those life forms gave him was very familiar: White Zetsu clones.
He immediately realized he had fallen into a trap.
Looking at the jar that his shadow clone had brought back, Ishiro took a breath.
"This ruin doesn't seem to be a fake. Obito Uchiha must have used this real ruin to set a trap for me," he quickly concluded.
"And here I thought my luck had turned," he thought with a wry smile.
Bringing his attention back to the present, his brow furrowed.
Seeing White Zetsu clones continuously emerging from the ceiling as well, he knew that he was in danger today.
Originally, when fighting Obito, Ishiro could fly, and Obito could become intangible. Both were in an invincible position. But an underground ruin had just taken away his greatest advantage.
While using his porcelain to kill the Zetsu clones one by one, Ishiro was constantly sensing the movements around him. He didn't know where Obito was, but he was certain that he was definitely looking for an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow. And he certainly wouldn't give him a chance to open an escape route through the ceiling.
The individual combat power of the White Zetsu clones was not strong. Ishiro's Porcelain Release was not afraid of their siege. A White Zetsu with only chunin-level strength couldn't even last one round in his hands.
However, after he had killed nearly a hundred of them, the army changed its tactics.
They did not stop their human wave tactics; they couldn't give him a moment to breathe. But the other Zetsu clones began to use Wood Release. Their Wood Release was not strong, but this underground space was too small. Soon, it was filled with their Wood Release.
Then, the thing Ishiro was most worried about happened. Having closed the charging distance with a large number of trees, the Zetsu army finally began to attack his four disciples.
Ishiro was not worried about Ogura Saki. With her original elite jonin strength, and now with the protection of the Tailed Beast chakra, dealing with the clones was no difficulty at all.
But the other three were still just genin.
Sōkai was a little better off. Under his three-tomoe Sharingan, it wasn't difficult for him to protect himself for a short time under the Zetsu siege. But Chiga and Sasagawa Ayumi were different. Without the Tailed Beast Chakra Mode, Ishiro didn't know how long they could last.
He could use his porcelain to surround them and then prepare a large-scale ninjutsu. But he didn't dare.
The so-called absolute defense formed by his Porcelain Release might be able to temporarily block the Zetsu army's attack, but he knew Obito's ability. At that time, the cage formed by his porcelain might instead become a trap that prevented them from dodging Obito's attacks.
Ishiro and his shadow clone continuously attacked, killing the Zetsu that tried to get close and burning away the Wood Release attacks. But as time passed, his face became uglier and uglier. The shadow clone was on the verge of collapsing, but he still hadn't captured any trace of Obito.
Finally, with a poof, the shadow clone disappeared.
All the pressure fell on his main body. Although he could still hold on, the consumption of the Tailed Beast chakra had also become much faster.
At this time, Obito, who was observing from the shadows, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The number of White Zetsu clones he had cultivated now was not as exaggerated as during the Fourth War in the original story. After fighting with Ishiro for so long, a lot of them had already died.
The shadow clone that Ishiro had created beforehand had finally disappeared.
Obito's face was grim. He said to Black Zetsu, "What's with the Tailed Beast chakra on them?"
Black and White Zetsu were both a little embarrassed. They, who were in charge of intelligence, actually didn't even know such important information as Ishiro becoming a Jinchuriki.
"Hmph," Obito snorted coldly.
Then he formed hand seals and began to use Wood Release on Ishiro's side. His Wood Release was not something the clones could compare to.
Ishiro naturally sensed Obito's movement. Although he was clearly preparing a powerful attack, Ishiro, on the contrary, relaxed a little.
"Finally found you," he said in his heart.
Then he shouted, "Saki!"
Ogura Saki immediately said, "Understood!" She had been holding back and conserving her strength, just waiting for the critical moment to guard Ishiro while he used his ultimate move.
Ishiro's hands flashed through seals: "Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"
He used all the Tailed Beast chakra in his body and unleashed the fire jutsu in Obito's direction. Then, his fire jutsu met Obito's wood jutsu, and they continuously cancelled each other out. A long time later, when his fire jutsu ended, Obito's wood jutsu also ended.
In the distance, Obito looked at Ishiro, who was no longer protected by Tailed Beast chakra, and let out a cold laugh. Then, under Ishiro's gaze, he directly disappeared.
Ishiro's brow furrowed. It seemed Obito was going to launch a sneak attack.
However, just now when he and Obito were dueling with their ninjutsu, Ogura Saki had been holding on by herself. The situation was now precarious, and he had no opportunity to focus all his efforts on finding Obito's tracks.
He formed a one-handed seal and once again activated his Porcelain Release, picking off the Zetsu who were attacking his four disciples.
Obito, who had appeared in the shadows, let out a silent, cold laugh.
The next moment, Ishiro's expression suddenly tightened.
His free right hand quickly drew his sword and slashed back at the ambushing Obito. It didn't connect with a physical body, which was within his expectations, because Obito had passed through his body after the failed attack.
This time, Obito did not immediately遁 away after a failed strike but turned around and engaged him in close combat.
His close combat was, of course, no match for Ishiro, but Ishiro had to maintain the hand seal with his left hand. He had to help his disciples resist the attack of the Zetsu clones, which took up a large amount of his concentration.
Distracted, the one-handed Ishiro was not Obito's opponent. Although he could control his porcelain to besiege him, at this time, the Zetsu army's attack on his four disciples had also accelerated.
And just at this moment, the Six-Tails chakra on Ogura Saki suddenly disappeared.
She was taken aback. Instantly, the situation on Ishiro's side worsened again.
Obito smiled. He had been waiting for this moment. "Wood Style: Cutting Technique!"
He quickly attacked Ishiro. At the same time, several wooden spikes suddenly extended from his right hand and stabbed straight at Ishiro's heart.
"I've got him," Obito muttered to himself, but having suffered many losses before, he did not let down his guard.
Sure enough, the unexpected happened as expected.
"Water Style: Water Pressure Line Technique!" A water pressure line appeared out of nowhere and directly pierced through Obito's head.
He frowned. He wasn't injured. The distance was too close, and he couldn't dodge, but he had still managed to activate Kamui in time. However, this time, he did not immediately attack but fled to the side to observe Ishiro again.
"Unsealed ninjutsu? No, it's a one-handed seal. The one who just formed the seal was... his left hand?" Obito recalled the flow of Ishiro's chakra just now and quickly came to a judgment.
The clothes on Ishiro's body could block the Byakugan. It was relatively difficult for Obito's Sharingan to see his chakra flow, so he had not discovered it at the first moment when he cast the Water Pressure Line.
"White Zetsu, why didn't you seize the opportunity when the Porcelain Release stopped to capture those kids?" Obito questioned coldly.
A White Zetsu beside him said, "The Tsuchikage's Porcelain Release did not stop."
Obito's gaze sharpened. He looked at Ishiro again. Damn it. He can cast Porcelain Release without seals, and can cast other ninjutsu while controlling it.
And while doing these two things, he was still engaged in close combat with me.
How is this possible? How is his chakra control so powerful?
Ishiro looked at the distant Obito and smiled faintly. "Hehe, Wise Fool."
Obito understood his meaning immediately. Damn it.
"So what if you can use unsealed Porcelain Release? I have the White Zetsu army. Your large-scale porcelain is useless against me. Even if you have two hands, how long can you last?"
After speaking, Obito once again activated Kamui and disappeared from everyone's sight.
When he reappeared, he once again aimed for Ishiro's heart.
Ishiro still did not dodge, slashing his sword at Obito's head. This time, he had two hands, one holding a sword, the other still able to form one-handed seals. It was no longer so easy for Obito to succeed.
But Ishiro had four disciples to take care of, and...
Suddenly, the Tailed Beast chakra on Chiga and the others also disappeared in unison.
Ishiro's gaze sharpened. He had no choice but to devote more energy to helping his four disciples.
Finally, Obito found another opportunity.
It was the same move, the Wood Style: Cutting Technique.
This time, Ishiro's attack was a beat slower. After calculation, Obito felt he was completely confident that he could pierce Ishiro's heart one step before his sword could slash his head. Although before that, the longsword would slice through his shoulder, it didn't matter. He was not afraid of being injured.
If it were anyone else, doing this would be meaningless, because even if he pierced Ishiro's heart, his own head would be lopped off by his sword. This was a completely mutual destruction move.
But Obito was different. He could turn himself intangible the instant he pierced Ishiro's heart, thus dodging the fatal blow.
Ishiro did not dodge, only the longsword he slashed out was a little faster, as if he was competing with Obito in speed, as if he was betting his life with him.
Obito let out a cold laugh. "You're too late."
The next moment, the two intersected. Just as Obito had expected, the wooden spikes on his right hand went directly into Ishiro's left chest.
And at this time, Ishiro's longsword had sliced through Obito's shoulder, still a little distance from his head.
(End of Chapter)
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