Faced with the sudden change, there were only a handful of people who could stop it, or even notice the abnormality.
Everyone's attention was focused on Yami, thinking about the future of the ninja world.
Only someone as calm as Kakashi could keep his focus and remain calm.
However, the black ball's speed was too fast, even faster than the speed of sound. Before Kakashi's warning reached Yami's ears, the black ball had already arrived behind him.
Swish!
The black ball was like a ghost, crossing the long distance in an instant and almost touching the corner of Yami's clothes.
But at that moment, Yami's figure became blurred and disappeared from the spot.
The black ball easily broke through Wood Release's suppression and took away Hashirama's left arm.
However, this time the undead characteristics of Impure World Reincarnation did not take effect. After the arm disappeared, there were no fragments flying around to reassemble.
Even Hashirama felt as if he had permanently lost his left arm.
The sudden change startled the surrounding ninjas, except for Madara, whose eyes lit up. He activated his pupil power immediately after escaping from the predicament.
The complete form of Susanoo was constructed in an instant, and the wings of the Crow Tengu armor vibrated, creating a gust of wind.
Taking advantage of the chaos among the ninja coalition, Madara flew a long distance in one breath, then stopped on a hillside and released Susanoo.
Only then did the perception-type ninjas and the others realize that someone had suddenly appeared there without them noticing.
Even now, in their perception, there was only the powerful aura of Madara on that hilltop. The person standing next to him felt like empty air.
Swish!
Yami reappeared where he had been, pressing down Hashirama, who was being controlled by Madara to stand up, with one hand, and covered his body with sealing talismans, leaving only his head exposed so that he could watch.
Madara slowly lowered his finger and looked at the man beside him meaningfully.
"Tsk, no wonder it took so long."
"Obito, it seems I underestimated you before. You could succeed with only one Rinnegan. You are really cruel. Cruel to others and even crueler to yourself."
Madara was not stingy with his praise.
At this time, Obito's appearance had drastically changed. His skin had turned pale, six black magatama appeared on his chest, and several tentacles grew from above the magatama.
The incomplete Six Paths cloak looked more like an extension of flesh and blood rather than simple fabric, with five Truth-Seeking Balls floating behind him.
Madara knew this change was caused by Obito not being able to perfectly withstand the power of the Ten Tails.
But this was already remarkable.
As the owner of the Rinnegan, Madara knew very well the price to pay just to carry these eyes, otherwise he would not have placed them in Nagato's body to nurture them after awakening.
To become a Ten Tails Jinchūriki, one must endure the mental attacks and physical pain from the enormous negative emotions.
Only he, the master of the Rinnegan, could suppress the riot of the Ten Tails with his eyes.
Obito had survived, which was indeed worthy of attention, but at the same time, he sneered in his heart.
As expected, the Uchiha are untameable. He even dares to compete with him for the leadership of the Tsuki no Me Plan.
But, let him be proud for a while. Even though he has become the Ten Tails Jinchūriki, the backup plan he left on Obito still exists.
On the contrary, Yami is the real threat.
That man...
Just like an abyss, no matter how deep he looks, he cannot see the bottom. Every time he bursts out with stronger power, Yami always keeps up and defeats him.
It would be better to let Obito test him first, to see where Yami's limit lies.
"Madara, you don't need to be so sarcastic here."
After becoming the Ten Tails Jinchūriki and experiencing the power of the Six Paths, Obito became more confident and no longer wanted to play along with Madara, so he said bluntly:
"Our goal is to complete the Tsuki no Me Plan. Does it matter who takes the lead?"
"Maybe." Madara nodded without comment. "Since you have succeeded, you have the final say. But there is still a problem that has not been solved."
Obito naturally understood what Madara was referring to. With a wave of his hand, a Truth-Seeking Ball behind him turned into a flying carpet, carrying him and Madara toward the coastline.
Seeing their actions, the Konoha shinobi, who had finally relaxed a bit, became nervous again. The defeated ninja coalition, except for the ninjas from Kumo and a few stubborn ones who still refused to give up, did not want to cause any more trouble.
After all, there is no point in fighting any further.
"By the way, Kakashi-san, your reaction just now was really fast."
Kisame, who had been slacking off, quietly moved behind Kakashi and suddenly spoke, scaring Kakashi so much that he quickly stepped aside.
Although they were on the same side now, Kakashi's past conflicts with Akatsuki still made him instinctively wary of these people.
"Kisame-san, you are too kind. I was just on guard against Orochimaru, but I didn't expect such a surprise."
Kisame didn't care about Kakashi's defensiveness and gave him a "friendly" smile.
He came not to get close to Kakashi, but to watch the drama up close.
Unfortunately… after watching so much, the drama finally came crashing down on his own head.
Obito, who was speeding over, was first attracted by Kakashi, and then immediately noticed Kisame, who was smiling obscenely next to Kakashi. His face immediately turned cold.
A Truth-Seeking Ball behind him shot toward Kisame like a cannonball.
Kisame was enjoying the big event, but his smile froze when the Truth-Seeking Ball came smashing toward his head. He had no time to dodge.
Bang!
A black shadow flashed by, and Yami stood in front of Kisame. The Truth-Seeking Ball changed its trajectory and shot out into the sea, causing huge waves.
"Yes, I'm saved."
After being stunned for two seconds, Kisame sighed in relief after escaping death, then looked up at Obito, whose face had turned a little ugly because his attack missed, and sneered:
"'Uchiha Madara-sama', I just don't want to play role-playing games with you anymore. There's no need for you to be so upset, right?"
"Hoshigaki Kisame, don't be so proud."
Obito's eyes turned cold. "Don't think your new master can protect you. When I kill Yami, you will die anyway. There is no place for a traitor and a waste like you in the New World."
Although he was puzzled, Kakashi understood from the conversation between the two that this person was the mysterious masked man who had been moving around the ninja world as Uchiha Madara and manipulating Akatsuki.
However, when he looked at Obito's face, Kakashi always felt it was familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it before.
Kisame shook his head helplessly and slung the large sword Samehada behind his back.
"Madara, I have only had one boss from the beginning to the end, and that is Shimura Yami. Becoming your subordinate was just a task. Since I have no loyalty to you, how can I be considered a betrayer?"
What?
All the nearby ninjas pricked up their ears and started listening.
Only Minato, who had rushed over, frowned when he heard Obito's voice. Then he looked up at Obito in the sky in shock, as if he had thought of something unbelievable, and asked tentatively.
"Obito… is that you? Obito?"
Kakashi's body trembled. He finally understood why that face felt so familiar!
Obito, who was glaring coldly at Kisame, withdrew his gaze and looked at Minato, who was full of shock, and suddenly chuckled.
"Minato-sensei, I didn't expect you to be the first one to recognize me."
"I thought it would be that stupid loser Kakashi."
"It's really you, Obito!" Kakashi gradually connected the man in front of him, with half his face disfigured, to the close friend in his memory.
This person… is really Uchiha Obito!
But before Kakashi could ask why it turned out like this, an enormous amount of Chakra energy suddenly exploded!
Boom!
One Susanoo after another quickly condensed, and Sasuke directly entered the complete form. He flapped his wings and rushed toward Obito and Madara, his murderous voice resounding throughout the world.
"You, go to hell and atone for the sins of those dead people of your clan!"
(To be continued.)
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