On the battlefield of the Shinobi World.
"Uchiha Shirou!"
With a frenzied roar from Six Paths Obito, the Ten-Tails behind him crashed to the ground.
As the Ten-Tails landed, the earth trembled, and countless wooden tendrils suddenly plunged into the ground. Then, a bizarre scene unfolded.
The Ten-Tails' Rinnegan tomoe began to shrink, and its body underwent a dramatic transformation. A red flower bud gradually bloomed on its back.
Next, the rapidly growing vines shot up from the ground, expanding wildly, as the roots' tendrils grew at a frenzied pace.
All the remaining Kumogakure and other allied shinobi below, unable to escape in time, were grabbed. Having already had their chakra extracted once, this time their flesh and blood were rapidly converted into chakra and siphoned away.
Visibly, numerous Kumo and Daimyo alliance shinobi were sucked dry into husks. The hundred thousand White Zetsu fared slightly better, as they were originally products of the God Tree.
The Ten-Tails evolved to its final form—the God Tree!
From a distance, the Konoha Shinobi Alliance watching this scene turned pale with shock.
"Quick, all shinobi retreat!"
"All shinobi below Kage-level, withdraw from the battlefield immediately!"
"Retreat now!"
Tsunade, Mei Terumi, Pakura, and Kurotsuchi all looked alarmed and hurriedly issued orders.
Because the Konoha Alliance had already kept their distance, they were not caught in the disaster.
"Go! You are Kumogakure's hope—run!"
Amidst the ruins, the bloodied Fourth Raikage A, barely breathing, roared hoarsely as he saw this scene.
Samui sneered, while Mabui stepped forward and snapped coldly:
"Let's go. Let these fools become fertilizer for the Shinobi World's earth."
With Flying Thunder God, Mabui teleported them away. Before leaving, they watched countless kumo shinobi get sucked dry, becoming fertilizer for the land.
Especially the Fourth Raikage A—his ugly face was visibly devoured by the God Tree, his strong body withering away. As death approached, tears of regret filled his eyes.
"No! Mabui! I was wrong—please, save them! They are your fellow Kumogakure people…"
At this moment, the Fourth Raikage A regretted everything. He should never have abandoned the white kumos, and now, the only hope left coldly watched him.
"Fellow Kumogakure people?"
Mabui gave a mocking smile.
"No! Without you black kumo, only then can we return to our land."
Swoosh!
With Flying Thunder God, Mabui took them away, leaving only the screams of the black Kumo behind.
Having lost their chakra, their bodies were sluggish and unable to escape.
"No!"
The Fourth Raikage A cried out in despair. As his consciousness faded, he knew—they were finished, utterly finished!
The changes on the battlefield stunned countless onlookers.
The terrifying, massive God Tree, after consuming all surrounding nourishment, transformed into a sky-piercing tree. Under the blood moon, its massive flower bud pointed skyward.
"Now! Uchiha Shirou! The real battle is just beginning!"
With terrifying momentum, Six Paths Obito stood in front of the God Tree and roared, his gaze resolute as he looked at Edo Tensei Rin.
"Uchiha Shirou, I won't fall for your tricks again. This isn't the Rin I want. I will end this era of shinobi. I will create a world that has Rin!"
Behind Six Paths Obito's determined expression was a madness beyond compare.
Shirou smiled at this scene.
"What a beast, living in his delusional world."
Obito's eyes filled with killing intent. Under this twisted, self-indulgent will, the black Sword of Nunoboko in his hand began to condense.
"This sword is the Sage of Six Paths' divine sword, the Sword of Nunoboko. It is a sword of will, containing the Sage's immense resolve. He created this world with it."
"My will is above all of yours!" At these words, Obito glared at Shirou, roaring wildly.
At this moment, Obito was the embodiment of a twisted will.
"A sword of will?"
Hearing this, Shirou only sneered.
"Unfortunately, in your hands, it's only a sword of twisted, perverted delusion!"
"Uchiha Shirou, die!"
Obito roared, swinging the massive black Sword of Nunoboko at Shirou in an instant.
At this moment, his will was peerless!
Even with Rin standing in front of Shirou!
"Rin! I will create a perfect version of you!"
With a mad roar, Obito stabbed with the Sword of Nunoboko.
Yet, blue light flickered in Shirou's eyes, and a golden lightsaber appeared in his hand.
Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion vs. Sword of Nunoboko!
"My will is far above yours!"
As Shirou counterattacked, Obito howled, determined to destroy him with a single blow.
Shirou retorted coldly: "This sword contains not only my will but the combined power of two eras! Beasts like you are not fit to speak of will!"
Pure Sage power from the previous era fused with chakra from the ninja era, causing the lightsaber's power to skyrocket.
Boom!
When the golden Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion clashed with the black Sword of Nunoboko, a deafening roar erupted.
But then—with a crack, the tip of the Sword of Nunoboko shattered. Obito's pupils shrank in shock and anger: "No! Impossible! My will cannot be defeated!"
On the winning side, even Shirou was astonished.
No wonder it was such a twisted will—even if it was delusional, its determination was truly that of a beast.
"Obito!"
At that moment, Edo Tensei Rin saw Obito's beastly form—not only intent on destroying the Shinobi World but also attacking the Hokage of Konoha. She looked determined.
Rin Nohara, a Konoha Chunin, sacrificed herself for Konoha—to protect her country, her village! She would never allow such a madman to destroy her home.
Otherwise, her sacrifice would have been a joke.
"Rin!"
Rin, kunai in hand, charged at Obito in anger. Seeing her killing intent, Obito's face twisted in pain.
"No! You're not my Rin!"
"Beast! If I had known you were like this, I would have killed you on that mission, even if it meant being branded a traitor!"
Rin roared—this was a true, flesh-and-blood, normal ninja.
They could sacrifice themselves to protect the village and home—not abandon loved ones and comrades for delusional fantasies.
"No!"
With a squelch, Obito's eyes filled with disbelief. The person he had longed for day and night, the one he was willing to abandon the world for, stood before him.
But under Rin's furious gaze, she gripped her kunai and stabbed it hard into his side.
Blood flowed as Obito shed bloody tears, but the pain in his body was nothing compared to the agony in his heart.
From a distance, Madara narrowed his eyes at the scene.
"This is the power of the Mangekyō's hypnosis, amplifying obsession and hatred. Rin's hatred for Obito intensifies, as does Obito's pain!"
Crack!
A crisp sound echoed on the battlefield as Obito's Sword of Nunoboko shattered again.
"Obito's will is faltering!"
Madara watched in deep disappointment. Obito had mastered the power of the Six Paths, but this was all he could do.
Utterly disappointing!
"As expected, even with a human form, a beast is always a beast!"
As Shirou's cold voice sounded, the golden lightsaber in his hand blazed brighter. Obito's Sword of Nunoboko continued to shatter.
"No! I won't lose! I will create the perfect Rin!"
Bathed in golden light, Obito screamed in madness, vowing to create the perfect Rin in the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Squelch!
But the golden light flashed, the Sword of Nunoboko was severed, and the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion's lightsaber, still powerful, sliced him in half.
"Ahahaha! I won't die! I am the Sage of the Shinobi World!"
Though his body was severed at the waist, and even Edo Rin was caught in the attack, Obito only laughed maniacally.
Bathed in blood, he completely let go of the fake Rin.
"Useless!"
A cold snort echoed on the battlefield. Uchiha Madara, face clouded in disappointment, was furious—not for Obito, but for his reputation as Madara.
Now everyone in the Shinobi World knew Obito was just his pawn, but this pawn was so stupid!
Wasn't this shaming Madara himself?
"Madara! What are you doing!"
Sensing something, Hashirama had a bad feeling the moment Madara stood up.
But just then, a sudden change occurred on the battlefield. Under countless shocked gazes, the maniacally laughing Obito suddenly let out a scream of pain.
"What's happening!"
"What's wrong with Uchiha Obito!?"
"Madara!"
Obito screamed in agony. Severed at the waist and about to heal, Black Zetsu took the opportunity to possess his body.
"Hehe, Obito, you are useless. Lord Madara has lost all hope in you."
Black Zetsu's raspy laughter filled Obito with unwilling rage as half his body turned black.
"No! I haven't even started! How could I lose!"
Obito, now with a black-and-white face, roared in pain, but his body moved against his will. His hands formed seals uncontrollably, and even his chakra was out of his control.
"No—how can this be! I already removed all of Madara's curses in my body!"
Obito was filled with disbelief—he never trusted Madara, and the curses in his body should have been removed.
But Black Zetsu laughed hoarsely:
"Hehe, you are too stupid, Obito. Not just in power and talent, but in brains too."
"Your Mangekyō, your heart, even your Rinnegan have all been tampered with. Even your brain! And you forgot—your body! Half of it is White Zetsu cells, under my control."
Black Zetsu's voice was raspy—Obito was truly a fool, with too many of Madara's traps inside him.
Even from the start, the half of his body that was healed was problematic. Yet this fool never realized it.
Hearing Black Zetsu, Obito was filled with unwillingness and roared:
"I'm not satisfied! Just one step away! One step from creating a world with the perfect Rin—I'm not satisfied!"
"Obito, you're such a disappointment!"
Madara appeared behind Obito, his cold voice echoing, devoid of emotion.
If Obito had truly grown, Madara wouldn't mind him using Infinite Tsukuyomi—for peace, after all.
But Obito was too stupid—he just wanted to escape reality and create a world with Rin.
"Obito, it's time to switch!"
Madara's voice echoed in his ears as Obito howled in madness.
"No!"
But everything happened too quickly—in an instant.
Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique!
Blood splattered as Obito screamed. Controlled by Black Zetsu, he activated the Rinnegan's jutsu. In the next instant, the Rinnegan was gouged out.
Madara smiled as his body emitted white smoke, his Edo Tensei cracks rapidly healing.
Even a pair of Rinnegan eyes were decaying—Madara was reviving!
"Hehe, Uchiha Shirou, the second round has just begun!"
Madara's mad laughter echoed as a bloody Rinnegan was inserted into his dark eye socket.
"Not good! Madara is after Obito's Ten-Tails power!"
Obito spat blood as the Ten-Tails' power within him was rapidly siphoned by Madara, and his Six Paths form was fading.
It all happened so fast—even allies were stunned by the infighting.
Squelch!
At that moment, blood splattered. In Madara's stunned gaze, the Kusanagi Sword pierced his arm—he was frantically absorbing the Ten-Tails' power.
"Uchiha Shirou! You—!"
"Uchiha Madara, you are my real target!"
Madara's eyes widened in shock as Shirou's Rinnegan Mangekyō spun wildly, and the terrifying red Susanoo appeared. The Totsuka Blade, which could harm souls, slashed down.
"Not good!"
With a squelch, the Ten-Tails power being siphoned from Obito was cut off. Madara quickly retreated, but laughed heartily:
"Haha, good! You dared plot for my Ten-Tails!"
Madara was not angry at being tricked, but excited—this was his true heir, not the useless Obito.
In an instant, the two separated.
Madara still managed to absorb eighty percent of the Ten-Tails' power, while Shirou, with Susanoo's Totsuka Blade, severed the connection.
Yet Obito screamed again.
"Uchiha Shirou! No! My eye!"
Obito's other Mangekyō Sharingan was gouged out by Shirou.
"This is the eye I reclaim in the name of the Uchiha clan leader!"
Shirou's cold voice echoed as a diamond-shaped seal opened in his palm.
Forbidden Technique: Chimera Jutsu!
As Obito screamed in agony, his Uchiha bloodline and Ten-Tails power were extracted, and his Mangekyō was devoured.
"Haha, so this is your perfect devouring power! Good, good! Now only you and I stand at the top of the Shinobi World!"
Madara laughed. He had now fully sealed the Ten-Tails' power, his hair turning white, his body undergoing the same transformation as Obito's before.
Six Paths Uchiha Madara enters the stage!