Chapter 61: The Second Form
"Yata Mirror!"
Uchiha Obito roared sharply, blood streaming from his eyes once more. A massive bronze mirror materialized on Susano'o's left arm, possessing astonishing devouring power as it swallowed all the giant lava hounds.
But just as he stored the giant hounds, Uchiha Naoki's deep voice emerged from the lava below. "Too Slow!"
A lava fist surged forth as if with the power to burn mountains and boil seas, slamming heavily toward Uchiha Obito within Susano'o.
Hiss!!!
Uchiha Obito's soul seemed to flee his body; even his consciousness seemed to lag. There was no time to block this blow.
But how could he allow himself to be annihilated like this?! The Tailed Beasts hadn't been captured yet! The Eye of the Moon Plan hadn't been activated yet! Rin! A world belonging only to her hadn't been created yet! How could he, Uchiha Obito, die here?!
"Give me... Phase!!!"
At this moment, his profusely bleeding eyes pushed beyond their limits, activating the phasing ability!
Whoosh!
The Lava Fist passed through him, and Uchiha Obito reappeared in the distance.
Gush!
The moment he appeared, he couldn't even stand, falling to his knees, vomiting a mouthful of blood, covering his eyes as he gasped in pain. Susano'o had almost completely vanished.
Not far away, Uchiha Naoki also emerged from the scorching lava, breathing heavily. His back and chest were covered in tearing wounds. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, his face pale. Behind him, a huge horizontal gash was visible, deep enough to reveal bone. A little deeper, and he would have been severed in two.
Lava Hell! A new technique after awakening. Create a lava field that belonged solely to him, compatible with all his previous skills. It was also stronger in power, speed, and maneuverability.
"Ara ara, to be directly hit by the Yasaka Magatama and not be split in half... What a terrifying guy!" At that moment, a pitcher plant-like figure emerged beside Uchiha Obito—it was 'Zetsu'! His yin-yang face stared at Uchiha Naoki, somewhat frightened. "Even with Obito's dual advantages of intelligence and ability, he was actually forced into a desperate situation. Just how much strength are you hiding, Uchiha Naoki?"
If they hadn't witnessed it themselves, they would never have believed the scene before them.
"Stop talking nonsense, Zetsu..." Uchiha Obito panted violently upon seeing this and shouted, "Quickly, possess me! Kill this guy while we have the chance!" He watched Uchiha Naoki, grinding his teeth, his eyes filled with a crazed killing intent. "We must not give this guy a chance to catch his breath."
Hearing this, 'Zetsu' was somewhat surprised. Uchiha Obito, always so calm, actually wanted to kill someone so urgently. It was truly strange!
Of course, the two didn't refuse and immediately transformed into armor, coalescing onto Uchiha Obito's body.
None of them had expected this outcome. According to their predictions, Uchiha Naoki should have been at a disadvantage, unable to escape death. Instead, Uchiha Obito was the one forced into a desperate situation. Moreover, the Yasaka Magatama could split mountains! A shinobi's flesh absolutely shouldn't be able to withstand it. But Uchiha Naoki had blocked it. Such a dangerous person truly could not be allowed to live.
"Hah!" With the healing power and chakra brought by Zetsu's possession, Uchiha Obito's condition immediately began recovering rapidly. He activated his Mangekyō again, and the skeletal Susano'o reappeared. But this time, Susano'o didn't stop there. Instead, amidst astonishing chakra, strands of flesh, blood, and meridians wrapped around the skeleton like silk threads, finally condensing into a complete warrior with the face of an evil spirit. It stood firmly on the ground, holding a magic mirror in its left hand and spinning the Yasaka Magatama with its right. It exuded a heavy pressure surpassing most Tailed Beasts, its chakra staggeringly majestic.
"You can be proud of forcing me to use this form!" Uchiha Obito now stood atop Susano'o's head, looking down arrogantly at Uchiha Naoki.
"A second form?!" Uchiha Naoki propped himself up. After swallowing two more soldier pills, his ninja pouch was empty. "If I'd known, I would've prepared more. I never expected the soldier pills to be consumed so quickly!"
The soldier pills entered his body and were immediately converted by Life Return into billowing chakra and energy, replenishing his equally depleted body. Even his wounds began healing rapidly.
Uchiha Obito naturally captured this scene. "This guy actually has a healing ability comparable to the Strength of a Hundred Seal's regeneration?!" He couldn't help but grit his teeth in fear, his desire to kill Uchiha Naoki growing even more urgent.
"Yasaka Magatama!"
An attack far more terrifying than before assaulted Uchiha Naoki, faster and more elusive. With a whoosh, it vanished before Uchiha Naoki, leaving no trace to follow.
"Where is it?!" Observation Haki fully activated, he sought the traces of this bizarre, unpredictable attack. Having nearly been split in half earlier, he absolutely dared not be careless.
The next moment! Right beside him, the massive Magatama ring appeared, pressing against his body. It even cut directly into his flesh, giving him no chance to react. The Spirit Seal patterns took effect, restraining his elementalization.
Whoosh!
But he was no longer the same as before! The boost from his awakened ability allowed him to instantly mobilize his power and drag himself away.
"Too Slow!"
Before he even landed, the attack was already launched at will. Two extremely condensed giant lava fists erupted from this vast 'ocean' of magma—as heavy as a giant's fists, yet incredibly fast.
"Huh?!" Uchiha Obito never expected Uchiha Naoki's reaction to be so swift. Facing the even more terrifying Yasaka Magatama, he could actually dodge and counterattack instantly. "Is he... this powerful?!"
Uchiha Naoki's growth completely exceeded his imagination. This had surpassed the current Five Kage, reaching an even more outstanding level. Because his own strength was at the Five Kage level. Activating the second form, even the existing Five Kage would lose. But Uchiha Naoki could handle it with ease, demonstrating his strength.
"In that case, I absolutely cannot let you live! Yata Mirror!"
The massive bronze mirror stood before him, devouring the giant lava fists. Simultaneously, with a thought, the Yasaka Magatama immediately exploded and shot forth, beautiful as a sky full of meteors yet extremely dangerous. "Yasaka Star Rain!"
Like a real meteor shower, the massive Magatama bombarded down like light. Even with Uchiha Naoki's Observation Haki and three-tomoe Sharingan pushed to their limits, his body was quickly torn open, wounds deep enough to reveal bone.
Gush!
As Uchiha Naoki landed, he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of violently surging qi and blood.
"Die!" But Uchiha Obito had already manipulated Susano'o to charge across the magma. Two additional arms appeared behind Susano'o, holding extremely sharp spears that stabbed before Uchiha Naoki in an instant. The very air twisted before these two spears.
Hiss!!
Uchiha Naoki's pupils contracted uncontrollably, but the severe pain in his body no longer allowed him to dodge.