Shindai never expected that Black Zetsu would expand his form and utilize Wood Release techniques far more advanced than Yamato's, drawing upon Yamato's Wood Release bloodline limit.
Yamato's Wood Release techniques had always been rather ordinary, but now... facing this massive wooden giant even larger than Susanoo, Shindai, Pakura, and Hikaku Uchiha felt a chill run down their spines.
Fists formed behind the wooden giant, all striking toward Shindai and his companions.
The trio immediately dodged, but with so many fists and such a wide area of effect, they couldn't evade them all completely.
[Magnet Release! Iron Sand Body!]
Shindai used Magnet Release to compress iron sand into several massive bodies that collided with the wooden giant's fists.
However, there were simply too many fists; he couldn't block them all. The remaining fists continued toward Shindai.
[Susanoo!]
Hikaku Uchiha activated his Perfect Susanoo, cutting down the fists heading toward Shindai with his blade.
[Scorch Release! Flame Blast!]
Pakura created a massive fireball through Scorch Release, hitting the remaining fists and causing a violent explosion that shattered them.
"Pakura! Get inside Hikaku's Susanoo! Let's use mobility to take the fight to him!"
"Got it!"
Pakura entered Hikaku Uchiha's Susanoo, and then Shindai and the Susanoo shot into the air together, continuing the battle against the colossal wooden giant.
Yet even while using mobility, Shindai's group held no real advantage because even if they destroyed parts of the wooden giant, it quickly regenerated itself.
In an instant, a dozen or so massive wooden arms lashed out from all directions, reaching for Shindai with nowhere left to run.
[Magnet Release! Iron Sand Fist!]
Shindai used high-density compression to form two magnetically charged Iron Sand Fists, fending off the wooden giant's punches while trying to break free from the encircling wooden limbs.
Meanwhile, both Hikaku Uchiha and Pakura continuously launched attacks to assist Shindai.
Seizing the opportunity, Shindai broke free from the encirclement, only to suddenly widen his eyes in shock: "Hikaku! Pakura! Quickly dodge!"
Black Zetsu's assault on Shindai was just a feint—he actually aimed for the Susanoo.
As Shindai escaped the wooden hands' grasp, all the wooden arms turned to seize Hikaku Uchiha's Susanoo.
However, even though warned, it was already too late. One wooden arm grabbed hold of Hikaku Uchiha's Susanoo, gripping it tightly.
Both Hikaku and Pakura used Amaterasu and Scorch Release desperately to escape, but more wooden arms rushed forward to seize the Susanoo, rendering their attacks ineffective.
Shindai broke into a cold sweat, hurling his Supernova Shindai in a desperate attempt to rescue Hikaku and Pakura.
But it was useless—the destroyed wooden arms almost instantly restored themselves.
The five small heads on the wooden humanoid's massive body opened their mouths, gathering Chakra of the Five Natures into their mouths.
Shindai screamed out in agony, "Pakura! Hikaku!"
Chakra of the Five Natures converged into a powerful attack that struck the Susanoo captured by the wooden hands.
The immense power destroyed all the wooden arms holding the Susanoo, and the Susanoo itself was naturally shattered as well.
Shindai stared blankly at this scene, his mind unable to process what had just occurred.
Black Zetsu turned his gaze toward Shindai and sneered, "Heh, looks like your time's up."
A wooden fist barreled toward Shindai, yet he didn't even attempt to move, his face pale as death, clearly having lost all will to live.
Just as the fist was about to strike him, a hand touched Shindai's shoulder—and suddenly, he vanished.
That hand belonged to Obito, who had transported Shindai into his alternate dimension.
"Shindai! Shindai!"
Obito kept calling out to him, but Shindai remained motionless, unable to see or hear anything. Darkness filled his vision while his ears buzzed loudly.
Obito gave Shindai a slap across the head. Shindai finally snapped out of his daze—but immediately burst into tears, emotionally overwhelmed. He tightly embraced Obito and sobbed uncontrollably.
"Obito! Pakura and Hikaku are dead—I don't want to live either! No! I must gouge out Madara's eyes! Obito, help me sneak in—once I obtain Madara's Rinnegan, I can use Rinne Rebirth (a technique to resurrect the dead) to bring Pakura and Hikaku back to life! Hurry! Take me now! Obito! Say something, Obito!"
Obito's head throbbed from being shaken violently. He tried several times to speak, but Shindai wouldn't let him get a word in.
Finally, with an angry expression, Obito roared, "Shut up! Can't you let me talk for once? Pakura and Hikaku aren't dead. When Hikaku's Susanoo shattered, I used Kamui to teleport them into this other dimension. They're right here now, calling your name. Don't you hear them?"
"Eh?"
Shindai turned his gaze behind Obito and saw Pakura and Hikaku Uchiha lying on the ground, their faces pale, blood trickling from the corners of their mouths, looking at him with helpless expressions.
Shindai pushed Obito aside and rushed over, tightly hugging both Pakura and Hikaku, crying out, "You two scared me half to death! Don't ever do something like that again!"
Obito rolled his eyes. Was pushing him away so harshly really necessary?
Pakura and Hikaku also rolled their eyes—but only because Shindai was squeezing them so hard they couldn't breathe.
"Idiot! Moron! You're hugging us too tight—we can't breathe anymore!"
Shindai immediately loosened his grip on Pakura and Hikaku, anxiously checking their bodies. "What happened?! Didn't Obito teleport you guys? Why are you still injured? That useless Obito—this pisses me off!"
A vein pulsed visibly on Obito's forehead as he gritted his teeth, "When I was teleporting, the attack had already hit Hikaku's Susanoo. Even though Susanoo blocked the attack, Pakura and Hikaku were still injured by it! Can you blame me for this?"
Shindai didn't even glance at Obito, "If not you, then should I blame myself?"
Pakura sighed helplessly, "We should properly thank Obito!"
"Oh, thanks, Obito."
Obito's lips twitched, "Could you be any less enthusiastic?"
Hikaku Uchiha reprimanded, "You idiot! Thinking of gouging out Madara's eyes to use Rinne Rebirth?! Have you completely lost your mind?! You'd die too if you tried that!"
Shindai muttered somewhat bitterly, "But that was the only plan I could come up with…"
Both Pakura and Hikaku Uchiha sighed at the same time. Truly, such a complete idiot.
Hikaku Uchiha addressed Shindai seriously, "Pakura and I are currently severely injured. We might not be able to assist you in the upcoming battle..."
Shindai immediately replied, "It's fine, you guys just stay inside Obito's another dimension. Leave what comes next to me!"
Hikaku Uchiha continued solemnly, "Let me finish first. What I'll do next is transmit all my power and Pakura's into you through the Eight Trigrams Sealing Array. This means you will be able to use our jutsu, including our Kekkei Genkai. I hope our strength can continue supporting you, even now."
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