Chapter 149: Kamui Cuts
"Leader, what do we do now?"
Looking at the Wood Human Arhat, fully recovered and charging towards them, Tobi quickly asked, "Do we choose to give up hunting him, or do we use those trump cards?"
Nagato frowned deeply, caught in a dilemma.
Izayoi's strength had completely exceeded his expectations.
He had thought this operation would be very easy; as long as he captured Izayoi, he could enhance his own strength and that of the White Zetsu army.
He hadn't expected that besides 'Otsutsuki Toneri,' the moon visitor, the ninja world would also hide a figure like Izayoi.
To have such unconventional combat power at this age was simply monstrous.
After a day and night of fierce fighting, they had finally gained the upper hand, and victory was within sight.
Yet, Izayoi had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique but hadn't thought of escaping. Instead, he had sent a Wood Clone in advance to absorb the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's chakra, making ample preparations for this moment.
Such strength and intellect were as troublesome as Otsutsuki Toneri, who could observe them from an extremely far range.
Moreover, unlike Otsutsuki Toneri's Tenseigan, whose abilities were similar to his Rinnegan and resulted in a stalemate, this level of Wood Release could counter his Six Paths Techniques.
If he weren't wearing Tobi, Izayoi's threat would be even greater than Otsutsuki Toneri's.
Thus, Nagato made a decision, saying, "Let's use the trump cards, Tobi. Let's work together to eliminate him!"
"Yosh… let's go together, Leader!"
Tobi's voice immediately became full of confidence.
Immediately, Tobi detached himself from Nagato's body.
Nagato teleported away from the top of the hundred-armed Buddha statue, appearing on the ground below. He performed hand seals, crouched down, slammed his hands on the ground, and shouted, "Summoning Technique: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!"
…
At the same time, in the underground base of Amegakure.
The Nagato Wood Clones responsible for controlling the Impure World Reincarnation army and the puppet human army in battle all leaped down from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
Just as they landed, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path turned into a cloud of massive white smoke and vanished into thin air.
One of the Wood Clones said to a dark area, "Use the trump cards."
No one spoke in the darkness, but in Nagato's Rinnegan's perspective, that mass of chakra had disappeared.
Also seeing this mass of chakra disappear was Izayoi's Wood Clone.
In an instant, Shimura Danzo, who was fighting against the Deva Path of Pain, suddenly vanished without any warning.
The Deva Path of Pain looked around warily, releasing his senses to locate Danzo's position, only to find that the other was no longer on the battlefield.
Several seconds later, Danzo reappeared, continuing his attack on the Deva Path of Pain.
Nagato had no idea what Danzo had done in those brief seconds.
…
The scene shifted back a few seconds earlier, to a deep mountain area shrouded in thick fog in the Land of Water.
Shimura Danzo's figure appeared out of nowhere, his left eye already transformed into a shuriken pattern with a scythe, and then he used Kamui to send the Wood Clone that had absorbed the Six-Tails Jinchuriki's chakra, changed its chakra signature, and transformed into 'Otsutsuki Toneri's' appearance, into the Kamui dimension.
Inside the Kamui dimension at this time were several figures: Obito Uchiha and White Zetsu clones, Nagato's two Wood Clones, and two captives.
"That brat actually forced you to use this trump card?"
"Didn't your Wood Clone see? His current Wood Release is second only to the combination of the main body and Tobi, but the main body's Sage Mode is inferior to his."
Obito Uchiha said in a deep voice, "Otsutsuki Toneri hasn't appeared until now. Do you think he might be that guy? After all, Wood Clones can also change their chakra signature."
In response, Nagato asked a question Obito Uchiha had once asked, "When he entered Sage Mode, his pupils changed from blue to gold. Can the Sage's Eyes revert to normal?"
Obito Uchiha remained silent, dismissing this suspicion.
Neither he nor Nagato knew that if the Sage's Eyes evolved autonomously, they could indeed revert to normal.
"His mind is quite sharp, knowing to have the Wood Clone use the Flying Thunder God Technique to return and absorb the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's chakra, exactly the same preparation as the main body."
Nagato's two Wood Clones each grabbed a captive by the neck, absorbing their chakra while one laughed, "But facing the combined forces of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and the Wood Human Technique, even if he has mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, he will undoubtedly be defeated this time, unless he lacks the Will of Fire and chooses to abandon Konoha and flee alone."
The two captives whose necks Nagato's Wood Clones were grabbing were none other than the lone Five-Tails Jinchuriki and Seven-Tails Jinchuriki.
At the beginning of the year, when Nagato had just recovered to his prime, he learned from Tobi that the Tailed Beasts' chakra could restore his energy.
It was also by absorbing the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki's chakra that Nagato was able to fight Otsutsuki Toneri to a draw.
Afterward, Nagato had already instructed the White Zetsu clones to keep an eye on all the Jinchuriki.
After the final battle broke out, Nagato immediately sent two Wood Clones into the Kamui dimension to accompany Obito Uchiha's Wood Clone to pick up the Akatsuki members, and also to capture the Five-Tails Jinchuriki and Seven-Tails Jinchuriki who were not in their villages, to use as nuclear power bank charging stations for Tobi and the main body.
Looking at Nagato, whose strength and intellect had both received epic enhancements after recovering to his prime, the gaze behind Obito Uchiha's mask was filled with apprehension.
Even… fear!
It was too outrageous. Even if his body had returned to its prime and his mind had sufficient energy supply, it shouldn't be this outrageous.
This kind of strategic wisdom was as if he had become a completely different person.
He should have known not to help him recover his strength back then.
However, Obito Uchiha didn't know that this was the power of the Human Path.
Extracting so many souls, reading so many memories, watching so many lives like a passerby, when Nagato's mind could operate flexibly, it was a case of accumulated knowledge bursting forth.
Just as Nagato's two Wood Clones were absorbing the Jinchuriki's chakra, he, Obito Uchiha, and the White Zetsu clone beside them suddenly had drastic changes in their expressions.
"This chakra is…"
Nagato looked at Obito Uchiha with shock and anger, saying, "Obito Uchiha, you actually betrayed me!"
"Impossible, how could he appear in the Kamui dimension?" Obito Uchiha didn't explain but instead became unusually panicked.
Kamui's intangibility and Izanagi were Obito Uchiha's life-saving trump cards, and also the reason why he was fearless of anyone and dared to bring Nagato and Uchiha Itachi into the Kamui dimension.
As long as his main body hid in the Kamui dimension, no matter what kind of attack, it couldn't hurt him in the slightest.
He could also use Kamui for teleportation, ignoring all barriers and sensing, appearing anywhere.
But now, his sanctuary had a second person who could enter.
At this moment, Obito Uchiha panicked, completely panicked.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
At this moment, several green beams of light shot out from the dark areas of the Kamui dimension.
"Run, we can't let him separate us!"
Obito Uchiha came back to his senses and immediately took the nearest Nagato Wood Clone and the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, whose neck he was grabbing, and his figure twisted, leaving the Kamui dimension.
The other Nagato Wood Clone released the Five-Tails Jinchuriki's neck and used Five Fingers Missile Attack against the incoming green beams of light.
The missiles collided with the beams, showing only the scene of them exploding, but no sound of explosion was heard. Because just as the missiles exploded, the flames and chakra were all absorbed by the green light spheres that had transformed into beams.
Immediately, the beams scattered, and one of them flew towards Nagato at undiminished speed.
Nagato quickly used the Preta Path's ability, creating a global transparent white light barrier.
The beam struck the light barrier, unable to absorb it, but instead transforming into chakra and being absorbed by the transparent white light barrier, seeping into Nagato's body.
Both were chakra absorption, but chakra absorption that could transform into ninjutsu attacks when detached was clearly no match for the Rinnegan's purely absorptive Preta Path.
However, Nagato could ignore chakra absorption, but the Five-Tails Jinchuriki beside him wasn't so lucky.
The beam passed through his body, instantly draining the remaining chakra of the Five-Tails Jinchuriki.
The beam flew back to the darkness, turning into a green light sphere floating in the air.
Izayoi, disguised as Otsutsuki Toneri, flew out of the darkness carrying the light sphere, then absorbed the light sphere into his body, his chakra skyrocketing.
"How did you do that?" Nagato asked calmly.
"This is the difference in eyes."
Izayoi said arrogantly, "Nothing in the ninja world can escape my Tenseigan. You monkeys, although you possess decent eyes, you are too arrogant and don't even know to retrieve the other eye. To face me and still leave such a huge flaw, who gave you such courage?"
"You can read lips."
Nagato instantly understood Izayoi's meaning, his face extremely unsightly.
Due to his lack of understanding of the Uchiha clan's Mangekyo Sharingan, he had assumed that all Mangekyo Sharingan were like Uchiha Itachi's, with different pupil techniques in each eye, thus overlooking a crucial matter.
It turned out that the Mangekyo Sharingan could also house the same pupil technique!
He had been careless!
It was too fatal!
Obito Uchiha, you idiot!
At this moment, both Nagato and Black Zetsu, who was receiving shared information from the White Zetsu clones, were cursing vehemently in their hearts.
They weren't afraid of god-like opponents, but they feared pig-like teammates.
This sentence perfectly explained the feelings of Nagato and Black Zetsu.
Fortunately, Obito Uchiha still knew the seriousness of the situation.
Before Izayoi could make a move, Obito Uchiha, wearing a white mask, reappeared beside Nagato's Wood Clone, taking him and the fallen Five-Tails Jinchuriki, and left the Kamui dimension.
Izayoi's Wood Clone didn't stop them.
Because his mission was only to cut off their retreat, not giving them a chance to escape using space-time ninjutsu.
However, the real Izayoi outside was facing a surge in pressure.
With a poof, a massive cloud of white smoke rose from the forest.
"Roar…"
A deafening roar created an astonishing shockwave and sonic boom, instantly dispersing the vast area of smoke.
The ninjas from various countries watching from afar all saw a monster with a color similar to the Wood Human, a form more human-like than the Wood Human Arhat, with ten pillar-like protrusions on its back and nine closed eyes on its face.
"What… what is that monster?"
"Is that also Wood Release?"
"Wh… why didn't I sense any massive chakra? Is that really a Wood Release ninjutsu?"
"…"
The ninjas from various countries discussed animatedly, quickly transmitting this information back to the hands of their village leaders.
On the battlefield at this time, the three behemoths had all stopped strangely.
The Wood Human Arhat stopped because another opponent had appeared. Izayoi pretended to be wary and stopped, his expression solemn.
And Nagato's face was extremely unsightly.
Ever since he had recovered to his prime, his appearance turning into that of a handsome young man, Nagato had been able to maintain a calm demeanor no matter how strong his opponent was or what they were up to.
His strategic wisdom and unconventional combat power had even made Obito Uchiha fearful, and Black Zetsu had to prepare new contingency plans, making the White Zetsu army follow his lead.
Even after a day and night of fighting, with Otsutsuki Toneri possibly watching in the dark, Nagato was still full of confidence.
But now, Nagato had the urge to kill someone.
It was evident how terrible his mood was at the moment.
At this time, the space beside Nagato distorted, and Obito Uchiha, carrying his Wood Clone and the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, flew out of a fist-sized black hole.
Ignoring Nagato's murderous gaze, Obito Uchiha teleported to the top of the hundred-armed Buddha statue, had Tobi attach himself to him, and then used Kamui to return to the Kamui dimension.
A moment later, he brought Nagato's other Wood Clone and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki back to the top of the hundred-armed Buddha statue.
On his back, he also carried a fan with chains, the Uchiha clan's treasure, the War Fan of Uchiha, made from a part of the God Tree.
Having successfully brought out Nagato's two Wood Clones and two Jinchuriki, and even the War Fan of Uchiha that had been thrown into the Kamui dimension, Obito Uchiha showed no joy whatsoever.
Because he knew he only had one chance left to return to the Kamui dimension.
And before entering, he had to activate Izanagi.
The thought of Otsutsuki Toneri, whether it was the main body or a clone, lying in wait for him in the Kamui dimension made Obito Uchiha extremely panicked.
And without Kamui's intangibility, now appearing on this battlefield of super-standard combatants, Obito Uchiha was equally panicked.
After all, he knew his own strength best.
With Kamui's intangibility, even super-standard combatants like Nagato and Izayoi, and even Otsutsuki Toneri, Obito Uchiha dared to fight them.
He couldn't defeat them, but they couldn't defeat him either.
But without Kamui's intangibility, relying on the ninjutsu taught by Uchiha Madara, the Mangekyo Sharingan's eye power and mediocre Wood Release, and the Uchiha War Fan, Obito Uchiha was only at the level of the five major ninja villages' ace combat power.
In terms of overall strength, he was still inferior to the Five Kage.
Even with the strength of a Kage, he was an insignificant existence in front of these two monsters.
Thus, Obito Uchiha quickly teleported to the side of the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki and said, "Tobi, absorb her chakra."
"Obito, you look so pathetic and weak."
Tobi absorbed the remaining chakra of the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki while complaining, "Your chakra is too weak. Attached to you, I might not even be able to use the Advent of a World of Flowering Trees."
Nagato also said with a look of disgust, "Give Tobi to my Wood Clone. Let him and the Wood Clone control the Wood Human, and you go back to support and find the person who has your other eye."
"The other eye?" Obito Uchiha was slightly stunned, thinking of Kakashi Hatake.
"That guy can read lips. When your identity was exposed, he also learned your identity," Nagato said with displeasure. "The Mangekyo Sharingan can also house the same pupil technique. You clearly knew your identity was exposed, yet you didn't retrieve your other eye, actually leaving such a huge flaw for the enemy."
Obito Uchiha remained silent.
The mastermind who stirred up the ninja world in the original story had been played like a fool by Izayoi, who knew the plot.
(End of this chapter)
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