"Wow, amazing!" Sakura clapped her hands, impressed despite not fully understanding.
"The power that connects hearts... I've heard legends claiming ancient sages used chakra like this!" Tobirama mused inwardly.
Tsunade urged them from the side, "Since we've decided, let's move out now!"
"Yeah, we definitely can't waste time!" Tobirama wrapped chakra around the group and activated the Flying Thunder God Technique, instantly disappearing from Seiki's sight.
"The purification isn't complete yet. The final battle will have to be postponed slightly!" Looking at the spot where they vanished, Seiki murmured to himself.
...
On the battlefield.
The Complete Form of Susano'o, battered from battle, was clenched in the statue's palm. "Impossible! I refuse to believe it! I've awakened the Rinnegan—how can I still be defeated?!"
Standing atop the statue, Hashirama replied, "You may have gained the Rinnegan, but compared to our battle at the Valley of the End, you've lost the power of the Nine-Tails!"
Madara fell silent briefly before regaining his composure. "Indeed, losing to you is the one outcome I find most unacceptable! Unfortunately, the full power of the Rinnegan can only manifest while I'm alive. If I could achieve perfect resurrection, the outcome would be completely different!"
"In any case, stay put here for now! Sage Art: Gate of the Great God!" Hashirama used Wood Release to siphon Madara's chakra, forcing him out of his Susano'o state, then summoned a giant torii gate that slammed down like a guillotine, pinning Madara to the ground.
Meanwhile, Sasuke had given it considerable thought, but ultimately decided to stop overthinking. "Damn it! If only I had those space-time powers by now!"
In his current state, he simply couldn't rescue Minato.
Seeing Madara's defeat, Obito frowned. "No wonder he's called the God of Shinobi! Even Madara with the Rinnegan has been defeated by him!"
"But I can't allow Madara to get sealed just yet. I need to use Madara's control over his own Rinnegan to counterbalance the one who exchanged eyes with me!"
Realizing this, Obito took a deep breath. "Guess I'll have to kick the plan into motion a little earlier than expected!"
[Six Paths Ten-Tails Coffin Seal!]
Obito's body became like a vortex, absorbing the Demonic Statue transformed into the Ten-Tails into himself.
Then, the ground shook violently, and lightning split the skies with thunderclaps, as if the world itself shuddered in fear!
Obito's body also underwent tremendous changes—his skin turned deathly pale, his surface became a carapace of keratin scales, as if armoured in scales!
Absorbing such a massive Outer Path Statue into his body naturally drew everyone's attention.
Especially Obito, whose appearance had become drastically different from ordinary humans!
"What's wrong with that guy? Does he have albinism?"
"Strange, I've never heard of a jinchuriki transforming into something so grotesque!"
"Is this guy even human anymore?"
Everyone was in shock, shouting out their confusion and disbelief.
"Is this the power of a god? It feels so intoxicating..." Obito closed his eyes, reveling in the surge of energy flowing through him—until he suddenly screamed out in pain.
The right side of his body, stitched together from White Zetsu's flesh, twisted and swelled grotesquely, continuously changing shape—now resembling an enlarged tumor, now like crawling maggots.
Basically, it looked as nauseating as possible!
The changes sent chills down everyone's spine.
"How disgusting. Has he completely stopped being human?"
"Ordinary Jinchuriki struggle to suppress the Bijuu's consciousness, yet he, as the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, must be enduring a burden at least a hundred times greater than that of an ordinary Jinchuriki!"
"Kill him now!"
Obito, pinned beneath the torii gate, narrowed his eyes slightly. "The power of the Sage of Six Paths is the power of balance! That half of his body was stabilized through the aid of Hashirama's cells. Once entering Six Paths Mode, any imbalance within the body will be infinitely amplified. The parts of his body that don't truly belong to him thus become the breaking point of collapse!"
"If that's the case, the Ten-Tails itself is an unstable factor. Before the consciousness of the nine tailed beasts is completely erased, if someone provokes their awareness, the fragile balance will collapse once again! As expected, the idea to have him 'demonstrate' it for me was correct. Next, it's time to awaken his willpower!"
Genjutsu: Demonic Confinement!
Suddenly, Obito's heart gave a hard thump.
In a daze, he seemed to see Rin's figure and heard her encouraging words, her promises to him...
Within the illusion, Madara looked at Obito smooching toward him for a kiss, barely resisting the urge to beat him up.
Wasn't this illusion meant to be soothing? How the hell did this scoundrel end up dreaming of this?
Outside, the bloated, distorted Obito, now resembling a giant meatball, let out a furious roar, "Aaaaa..."
In the next moment, his twisted, crumbling body reassembled itself, unleashing terrifying pressure that blasted away the ninja surrounding and attacking him.
The overflowing energy was drawn back into his body as Obito reopened his eyes. "Everything is over!"
"He actually suppressed the Ten-Tails' consciousness through sheer willpower alone. Regardless of his stance, he truly is a powerful ninja!" Hashirama praised.
"He was indeed underestimated. His willpower is as unyielding as steel!" Gaara inhaled deeply. As a former Jinchuriki of the One-Tail, he well understood how difficult it was to subdue a tailed beast, let alone the amalgamation of all of them!
Madara's lips twitched slightly. In a certain sense, Obito's willpower was indeed formidable, though it might not align exactly with what they understood.
"Although he barely suppressed the Ten-Tails' consciousness with Rin's strength, there's no telling when he might lose control again. We must end this quickly!" Obito placed his left hand on his stomach and swung the immortals' staff in his right hand. The Black Orbs hovering behind him flew toward the Allied Forces.
Although these Black Orbs appeared ordinary and emitted no noticeable threat, Hashirama reacted immediately. "Everyone, be careful! Stay as far away from these things as possible!"
"Clever, yet against absolute strength, those kinds of tricks are utterly useless!" Obito stated calmly, unleashing the power of the Truth-Seeking Balls.
A layer of black light radiated from the surface of the Truth-Seeking Balls, like a black hole consuming everything. Any substance touched by this black light vanished instantly.
Spreading rapidly, the black light left Hashirama with no time to think. He immediately clapped his hands together. "[Wood Release: Nativity of a Sea of Trees]!"
The ground instantly burst forth with an endless sea of trees, enveloping the few black orbs.
But before anyone could feel relieved, they watched in horror as the ironclad forest was torn apart and devoured like mere paper!
"What level of power is this?" Lord Hashirama thought in astonishment. This was the first time he had encountered a power that his Wood Release couldn't even resist.
Fortunately, Tobirama returned with Tsunade and the other three at the critical moment, quickly rushing forward to transfer the [Truth-Seeking Balls] to a distant location.
In the next instant, a distant mountain silently vanished, as if an eraser had erased it from a drawing—without a single sound.
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