Chapter 433: Obito vs. The Three Kage
As Katsuyu and the Two-Tails were pushing over Unsen Mountain with all their might, Rasa hadn't been idle. His Gold Sand had already slipped through the cracks and into the underground space.
However, this time, Obito Uchiha and his group were not unprepared.
In truth, the moment Tsunade's party had entered the range of Unsen Mountain, they had been detected by White Zetsu. If the Gedo Statue wasn't so enormous and difficult to move, Obito would have fled long ago.
Therefore, Rasa's attack did not harm a single White Zetsu clone.
When Unsen Mountain was toppled, revealing the Gedo Statue within, the only ones left in the underground space were the masked Obito and the black-and-white Zetsu. The other clones had long since fled.
Obito stood on the head of the Gedo Statue, his mind racing. Why was my location exposed again? Is it because of the Tsuchikage again? Or is it because of the pupil technique from that Iwagakure Mangekyō Uchiha?
Obito's greatest advantage was his space-time ninjutsu, but now that his location was being tracked, it made him extremely uneasy.
He had ways to get rid of the people before him, and he wasn't afraid of them snatching the statue. It was one thing whether they could even take it, but even if they did, he could just re-summon it.
But what made him most uneasy was that once his position was exposed, he could never again stand in an invincible position. He needed to sleep and rest, too. What if some insidious bastard came to "one-shot" his soul while he was sleeping?
Obito scanned the area. The Hokage, the Kazekage, the Raikage... They really think highly of me.
But why is no one from Iwagakure here? Could it be that this wasn't that Ishiro fellow's handiwork after all? Or is this another case of 'killing with a borrowed knife'?
At this moment, Tsunade, standing on the edge of the massive crater, had already noticed Obito on the head of the Gedo Statue.
Because the statue was so tall, Obito was almost at eye level with them. Tsunade could also see the Sharingan beneath his mask.
Taking a deep breath, she demanded, "Are you from the Uchiha clan? What is your name?"
Tsunade, Kakashi, and Shikaku Nara had seen the pictures of the Gedo Statue, so they were somewhat mentally prepared for its appearance. They were far more interested in Obito's identity. In all likelihood, this masked man was the main culprit behind the Nine-Tails' rampage.
Kakashi, in particular, was staring only at the masked man, with no regard for the statue. He both hoped the person below was Obito and feared that he was.
But Rasa, A, and the others had never seen the drawings. They were all now carefully sizing up the statue's appearance. Its lower body was submerged in the hot spring water and couldn't be seen clearly, but its exposed upper body, with its ferocious and terrifying appearance and its enormous size, still sent a jolt of shock through their hearts.
At this moment, the voice of the Two-Tails, Matatabi, sounded in Yugito's mind: "That is indeed the body of the Ten-Tails. Although its appearance has changed somewhat, the feeling is unmistakable."
Yugito nodded, then relayed this news to A and the others.
Obito, standing on the statue's head, heard Tsunade's question but did not answer.
A mere Hokage, and she thinks she can order me around? Do I, Madara Uchiha, not have any pride?
Just a Hokage. It's not like I haven't killed one before.
He directly ignored Tsunade. His gaze paused on Kakashi for a moment, but with no particular emotion.
I am Madara Uchiha now. I have already cut ties with the past. Getting overly entangled with Kakashi will only slow down the speed of my blade.
His gaze swept over Rasa and A, and finally, Obito looked at Yugito, who had already deactivated her complete Tailed Beast state.
He clearly spat out two words: "Two-Tails."
A was infuriated by Obito's flat tone. He roared angrily, "Bastard! How dare you ignore us!"
The next moment, lightning flashed around A's body as he directly activated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
Swoosh~
In the blink of an eye, A appeared in front of Obito, smashing a fist toward his head.
But Obito did not dodge or evade, allowing A to pass straight through his body.
A tapped his foot on the Gedo Statue and instantly appeared on the opposite side of the deep pit. He then turned around, his expression grave.
It had to be said, for those who didn't know the details of Kamui, Obito's bluff was very successful.
Tsunade and the others had never fought him before. The only one who had, Kakashi, had never seen his Mangekyō ability. So for a time, everyone was briefly intimidated.
Tsunade asked again, "Who are you?"
The same question, but this time it was said with incomparable gravity, with none of the previous interrogative tone.
Obito really wanted to just declare that he was Madara Uchiha and then declare war on the entire ninja world. But right now, he didn't have the strength to back it up. So, he could only maintain an appearance of being too aloof to speak.
Immediately, Obito communicated with the Gedo Statue. The next moment, the statue suddenly raised one arm and, at an extremely fast speed, swept it across the allied forces standing at the edge of the crater.
This came suddenly. Although everyone had their guard up, they hadn't expected the statue, which had been motionless in the intelligence reports, to suddenly move. Many ninja couldn't react in time and were directly hit by the statue, dying on the spot.
With this blow, the great battle instantly erupted.
Obito, not sparing his own life force, forcefully activated the Gedo Statue, launching a round of attacks against the allied army.
Facing a monster of this magnitude, ordinary elite ninja were truly not of much use. Everyone's ninjutsu hit the Gedo Statue—a being that even a Tailed Beast Bomb couldn't move—without the slightest effect.
At this time, the usefulness of taijutsu-style Kage like Tsunade and the Fourth Raikage was far less than that of Rasa. If they wanted to attack Obito at close range, they first had to get past the statue. Although both were confident in their taijutsu and strength, they didn't dare to trade blows with a monster like this. Their attacks hit the statue but were likewise unable to shake it.
But Rasa was different. Under his full power, a sky-full of Gold Sand continuously attacked the top of the statue's head. Obito was easily enveloped by Rasa's attack.
This had an unintended positive result. To avoid Rasa's overwhelming Gold Sand attack, Obito had no choice but to dematerialize. But in doing so, his connection with the Gedo Statue was severed. After the sand passed, he re-established contact and continued to control the momentarily paused statue to attack the crowd.
However, there was a smart person present, and this momentary pause was enough for him to analyze the intelligence.
Shikaku Nara shouted loudly, "This person isn't ignoring attacks! He must be using a special method to separate himself from everything around him!"
"While he is separated, he cannot control the Ten-Tails' body to attack!"
"As long as we maintain a continuous attack, he cannot counterattack!"
"Let's test it first. What is the time limit for this separation of his?"
As soon as his voice fell, Rasa immediately changed his tactics. He no longer attacked the statue in waves, but instead turned to continuously attacking Obito.
Just as Shikaku had predicted, although Obito could use his intangibility to remain immune to Rasa's attacks, the Gedo Statue indeed stopped moving.
Obito had not expected that after only using his ability twice, his secret would be figured out. Thinking about it carefully, although he had stirred up trouble in the ninja world for all these years with his Mangekyō ability, when he encountered truly clever people, Kamui's flaws were indeed incredibly obvious. It had been like this when he fought Minato, like this in his first exchange with Ishiro, and it was still like this in his first public appearance.
At this moment, Obito's mentality of ignoring all his opponents finally began to retract.
The intangible Obito sank directly into the Gedo Statue beneath his feet. He did not merge with it, but passed through it. Soon, he arrived at the location of one of the statue's palms. After re-establishing his connection, the statue's palm formed a hollow fist, protecting him within it. Only then did he continue to control the statue to attack.
However, in doing so, he could not see outside, and the statue's attacks could only flail about randomly. Although it managed to crush a few unlucky souls, the effect was not ideal.
But Obito hadn't been counting on the statue to do much in the first place. He just wanted to use it to disrupt the situation.
After the allied forces had fallen into chaos under the statue's attacks, Obito suddenly disconnected from it.
He activated Kamui and quickly appeared behind Yugito Nii. Before she could react, he placed a hand on her shoulder and activated Kamui again.
Seeing this, the Fourth Raikage reacted quickly. Already in his Lightning Chakra Mode, he sprinted and arrived in front of Obito. He was going to interrupt the attack on Yugito.
But unexpectedly, Obito did not give up this opportunity.
He gritted his teeth and took a heavy blow from the Fourth Raikage, directly absorbing Yugito into his Kamui dimension.
Of course, he was not in a good state either. Even with the First Hokage's cells, this blow was fatal.
But Obito had been prepared long ago. He once again activated Izanagi.
The next moment, an unharmed Obito appeared before the crowd.
Seeing this scene, Tsunade and Shikaku Nara shouted in unison: "Izanagi!"
Obito's mouth twitched. He hadn't expected Konoha to be able to instantly call out this Uchiha forbidden jutsu. He had wanted to show off a bit more, but since it was like this, it was better to retreat.
He had no desire to get entangled with this group any longer. Controlling the Gedo Statue was too draining. Although the White Zetsu clone on his body had taken the brunt of the consumption, his life force had indeed been fading. And he also needed to deal with the newly captured Two-Tails Jinchuriki.
Obito directly dematerialized and fled. No one present had any way to stop him.
The Fourth Raikage was the most furious. Yugito, a perfect Jinchuriki, had actually been captured. This was a huge loss for Kumogakure. However, she was just Yugito; she wasn't Killer Bee. Her capture did not make the Fourth Raikage lose his composure.
Seeing that the situation was irreversible, he immediately said, "Seal the body of the Ten-Tails! I will use it to exchange for Yugito!"
"Hokage, Kazekage, do you have any objections?"
Of course they had objections. But since everyone was cooperating, and the Raikage was the initiator, they naturally had to consider his feelings. Tearing each other apart now would only benefit Iwagakure.
So, Tsunade said, "Alright. We in Konoha agree."
Tsunade's attitude was very clear: don't offend anyone. The Gedo Statue was not something she had to have. Since it had not fallen into the hands of Kumo or Suna, it didn't matter. That mysterious Uchiha was just a rogue ninja. The statue had been in his hands for who knows how many years, and he hadn't been seen to stir up that much trouble with it.
(End of Chapter)
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