Chapter 430: Full-Scale Assault
"Black Zetsu! Black Zetsu, get out here!" Obito shouted as he ran.
Before long, Black and White Zetsu appeared beside him.
"What just happened? Who attacked me?" Obito asked.
He had already asked the White Zetsu clones. They had told him that when he was attacked, Ishiro and the other four had not left the porcelain sphere. Realizing his own intelligence was insufficient, Obito had summoned Black Zetsu.
Black Zetsu had not been too close during the battle; he knew that Ishiro's Mind's Eye had a vast range, so he didn't know what had happened either.
After listening to Obito's detailed account, Black Zetsu said, "Perhaps that was the Mangekyō Sharingan pupil technique of that Uchiha."
Hearing this, Obito fell silent. He believed this explanation. The techniques of the Mangekyō Sharingan were bizarre and varied; any one of them could cause an enemy without intelligence to suffer a great loss. Even knowing the intelligence, one might not necessarily have a way to counter it. Just like himself: relying on the magical ability of his Mangekyō, he had stirred up trouble in the ninja world, yet no one could do anything to him.
After a long while, Obito asked, "Do you know the name of that pupil technique?"
Black Zetsu shook his head. "I did not see the process of him casting the jutsu. I can't guess."
"Damn it! Why is there an Uchiha by the Tsuchikage's side? And an Uchiha who has awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan?" Obito couldn't help but roar.
"Black Zetsu, didn't you say that I was the only one in the ninja world who had awakened the Mangekyō?"
Black Zetsu also wanted to know what was going on with that Mangekyō.
Since the recent chaos in Konoha, Obito had not been back. Because his heart had been destroyed by Kakashi, he had been recuperating at the base for a long time. Therefore, although three pairs of Mangekyō had been born that night in the Uchiha clan, he was completely unaware.
Soon, Obito, Black Zetsu, and the remaining White Zetsu army returned to the base.
But Obito did not know that his location had been completely locked onto by Ishiro.
However, Ishiro did not go to find trouble with Obito immediately. Instead, he led his people on a trip back to Iwagakure first.
This was a rare opportunity. He had to call for some backup. Even if he couldn't kill Obito, he had to give him an unforgettable lesson.
He handed the captured White Zetsu clones over to the village's research institute and temporarily gave the jar to Ogura Saki for safekeeping. Then, he had someone notify Ōnoki to return for a while. After thinking for a moment, he added another sentence: Bring Rōshi.
After Ōnoki had hurried back from the northern part of the Land of Fire, Ishiro, Ōnoki, Han, Rōshi, as well as Chiga (responsible for positioning) and Koku (responsible for penetration-vision reconnaissance) set out from Iwagakure.
That night, Ōnoki and Ishiro flew, while the others were carried by Ishiro's porcelain. To prevent being discovered in advance by White Zetsu, Ishiro used the cover of night.
Under Chiga's constant guidance, the group of six finally stopped at a position a thousand meters in the air.
Chiga said, "Master Ishiro, this is the place. That Obito Uchiha is right below us."
"For him to choose this location... is this what they call 'darkest under the lamp'?" Ishiro muttered to himself.
To his surprise, this new base of Obito's was actually located underground in the Land of Fire.
Ishiro turned his head to look at Koku. Koku had already been scouting with his Byakugan for a long time. When Ishiro looked over, he nodded. "There is a base one hundred meters underground. Inside, there is a huge monster, and a large number of humanoid creatures."
"The base is very large, covering a radius of several hundred meters."
Ishiro nodded. Looking down, he silently calculated the depth and breadth, then softly spoke a few words to Ōnoki, Rōshi, and Han. Hearing this, Koku at the side couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
Ishiro scanned the group. "Let's begin."
At this time, the six of them were looking down from a height of one thousand meters.
After Ishiro spoke, he, Ōnoki, Rōshi, and Han spread out in four directions, each beginning to gather power.
As per Ishiro's request, the first to attack was Ōnoki.
"Dust Release: Boundary Stripping Technique!"
A beam of white light extended down from Ōnoki's hands, striking precisely in the area Ishiro had designated, directly punching a large hole in the ground.
Then came the second wave of attack, for which Ishiro was responsible.
"Light Release: Boundary Stripping Technique!"
Ishiro's timing was perfect. Just as Ōnoki's white light disappeared, his blue light filled the gap. At the bottom of the deep pit Ōnoki had just created, Ishiro punched another huge hole.
Immediately following was Rōshi. After accumulating power in advance, a pitch-black Tailed Beast Bomb followed directly behind Ishiro's Light Release, plunging into the pit that was already nearly a hundred meters deep.
Unlike the previous two times, which had calmly disintegrated the earth, this time, a deafening explosion was produced.
Rōshi's Tailed Beast Bomb explosion had not yet dissipated when another one plunged into the deep pit. This time, it was naturally Han. As a perfect Jinchuriki, his Tailed Beast Bomb was even more powerful than Rōshi's.
The four of them, in the order Ishiro had arranged, quickly completed a round of attacks. All links were seamlessly connected, giving Obito, who was underground, no time to react.
And it wasn't over. Ōnoki was already preparing his second round of Dust Release.
There was only a brief gap this time. But the interval was not long. While the smoke and dust from the two Tailed Beast Bombs were still present, a white beam shot into it.
Then, Ishiro, immediately following Ōnoki's Dust Release, shot out a beam of blue light.
After the two beams of light passed, all the scattered smoke and dust were cleared. There were no more obstructions in everyone's vision.
From high in the sky, the six of them looked down together, only to see a huge deep crater below.
In the crater, the massive Gedo Statue stood quietly. Apart from that, there was nothing.
This was also the shortcoming of the saturation strike the four of them had just carried out. Whether it was the Kekkei Tōta's ability to directly disintegrate objects or the world-destroying explosion of the Tailed Beast Bomb, neither would leave a corpse.
Ishiro and the others didn't know what the result of the battle was.
Fortunately, Ishiro's side also had a cheat.
He looked at Koku. "Koku, how many White Zetsu clones got away?"
Koku said, "Originally, there were tens of thousands of humanoid creatures underground. Some were hanging on this thing, others were moving around. In the end, only a few hundred scattered and escaped."
"I couldn't count the exact number. Those humanoid creatures were too fast; they were gone in the blink of an eye."
Ishiro nodded. Tens of thousands... about the same as in the original story. He had also seen the massive number of White Zetsu on the Gedo Statue before.
Only a few hundred escaped. And in recent years, due to his meddling, there were not many White Zetsu clones hidden in the five great villages left. Mm, Konoha might still have quite a few.
By this calculation, Obito had less than a thousand White Zetsu clones left in his hands. From now on, every one killed was one less.
Ishiro looked at Chiga again. "Can you sense Obito?"
Chiga shook her head. "He is probably using his space-time ninjutsu. I can't sense him."
Ishiro nodded. "Let's not worry about him for now. Let's go down and take a look."
The group of six quickly arrived at the bottom of the deep pit.
It was already empty. Even the White Zetsu clones that had originally been hanging on the Gedo Statue were all gone.
Ishiro nodded in satisfaction, then looked at the two Tailed Beasts, who were staring intently at the statue.
"Kokuō, Son Gokū, this is the body of the Ten-Tails I spoke of before. How is it? Does it bring back any memories?" Ishiro asked.
Kokuō nodded. "It is indeed the Ten-Tails. I can sense the aura of the same origin. But its shape is somewhat different from my impression."
Son Gokū also said, "That's right. My impression isn't deep, but I vaguely remember, when I was still a part of the Ten-Tails, its appearance was not like this."
Ishiro said, "Perhaps it's because the Ten-Tails is missing your chakra that its appearance has changed. But that's not important."
"What's important is that the Rinnegan has appeared, and the shell of the Ten-Tails has also appeared."
"I told you before that someone wants to collect all nine of you Tailed Beasts to revive the Ten-Tails. This is a fact."
"Son Gokū, I don't expect you to accept Rōshi like Kokuō has. But I hope you will stop looking at Iwagakure as you did before."
"We were wrong in the past; we were using your power. But in the future, even if we aren't protecting you, at the very least, we have a common enemy."
Son Gokū said nothing after hearing this. He silently returned to Rōshi's body.
Ishiro smiled faintly. With Son Gokū's personality, not refuting on the spot meant that he had taken it to heart. In the future, his attitude towards Iwagakure should be better.
Then, Ishiro said to Ōnoki, "Third, let's use our Kekkei Tōta to cut off a piece of the Ten-Tails' body."
"This thing is still very useful. Little Saiken and Little Chōmei were formed from the scrap material cut from this thing."
"Obito should be able to summon the Ten-Tails' body. We must hurry."
Ōnoki nodded. Then the two joined forces, taking turns using Dust Release and Light Release. They finally cut off a tentacle about the size of a person.
Just this little bit almost exhausted both of them to death.
"Let's go back. The commotion just now will surely attract Konoha ninja soon," the panting Ōnoki said.
"Mm," Ishiro nodded, then brought everyone back into the sky.
Returning to the air, Ishiro said to him, "Third, you, Han, and Rōshi should head back to the village first. Chiga, Koku, and I still need to see where Obito goes."
Ōnoki nodded, created a clone, and then the clone and his main body together used the Light-Weight Rock Technique on the two Jinchuriki. Then, he took them and flew back to Iwagakure.
Under the cover of night, their figures quickly disappeared into the sky.
Ishiro, on the other hand, waited in place with Koku and Chiga.
After a long while, Chiga said, "Master Ishiro, that Obito has appeared again. He is in that direction now."
Ishiro and Koku looked in that direction. Koku said, "That's the direction of the Land of Hot Water."
Ishiro nodded. "Let's wait a little longer."
(End of Chapter)
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