Chapter 593: 557. Battle of the Gods
Shoom…
Obito slowly floats out of the dust and debris. The shell created by the Truth-seeking orbs disperses slowly.
Hmm…
Tobirama notices the impact of Naruto and Sasuke's jutsu on Obito's body.
"Even though those orbs nullified most of the power of the jutsu. It wasn't able to block everything."
Guffaw…
Obito spits out some blood from his mouth. Black flames slowly burn his body.
"I am hurt?" Obito wipes the blood from his mouth and glances at Naruto and Sasuke.
Naruto is currently in his Kurama chakra Avatar mode, while Sasuke is using his Perfect Susanoo.
Swirl…
The black flames around him get sucked into his body.
"What's that?" Hiruzen and Mito ask in surprise.
"Where did those flames go? I thought he couldn't nullify the Senjutsu chakra."
"It's the Rinnegan!" Tsunade points out.
"He not only possesses the same power as the Sage of Six Paths but also possesses the eyes of the Sage."
"Damn it! Not even our full power attacks could take him down?" Naruto clicks his tongue.
"He has become almost as powerful as Izuna Nii-san." Naruto clicks his tongue.
"What?" Hiruzen and Mito glance at each other in surprise.
"Yeah, that's true!" Jiraiya also agrees with him.
Hmm…
Hiruzen turns to Jiraiya and asks him.
"Why would you say something like that, Jiraiya? With his current power, he is almost as strong as the founder of the Shinobi. So, how could Izuna compare to him?"
"Old man, you probably don't know this since you never fought that guy!" Jiraiya shakes his head and glances at Obito.
"The current him might look invincible on the surface with that god-like power, but I still have a faint feeling that if all of us work together, then we can take him down. However, against that brat Izuna, I never had such a feeling. I always felt like he knew my every move and secret. That he can counter each move perfectly and there is no chance for me to resist."
"Pervy-sage is right! Compared to Izuna Nii-san, this guy can be beaten. This is my gut feeling."
Itachi, Sasuke, Tsunade, and Mei also agree with him.
"You have so much trust in that kid's ability?! Now I would really like to meet him in person." Mito remarks as she notices Tsunade's expression.
Whoosh… Whoosh…
Both Naruto and Sasuke take the lead to battle Obito. Their massive avatars menacingly land in front of the tiny Obito and dwarves him in all aspects.
"Oh? So, this is how the two of you are going all out?"
Swirl…
Obito spins the Shakujō staff in his hands.
"Very well! Show me what you have got?"
HAAH…
Sasuke unsheathes his blades and swings them at Obito.
"Sage Art: Raikan Hengoku,"
Bzzt… Purple lightning flickers across the Susanoo's twin blades. He slashes the blades in a cross pattern, releasing a burst of chakra and nature energy.
Shoom…
Obito blocks the attack with a shield made of Truth-seeking orbs. The attack leaves a cross-mark on the surface of the Truth-seeking orb, slightly wearing it out.
After absorbing the brunt of the slash, the Truth-seeking orb enters in a standby mode.
HAAH…
Naruto also charges up an attack. He infuses nature energy in a small tailed beast bomb and fires it point-blank at Obito.
Haah…
Obito blocks the blast with his Shakujō staff.
Swoosh…
Sasuke flickers behind and slams a massive shield in Obito's back, hurling him in the distance.
Bang…
Obito is sent flying in the distance. He smashes into the ground and creates a massive crater.
Fwish… Fwish… Fwish…
Kurama's avatar crawls on all four and rushes towards Obito's direction at an extremely fast pace.
Shoom…
He leaps into the air and positions himself mid-air above Obito. The avatar opens its mouth and fires a barrage of small tailed beast bombs infused with nature energy.
Boom… Boom… Boom…
The carpet bombing by Naruto creates another cloud of dust and smoke.
"We shouldn't give him any chance to retaliate."
Sasuke channels a large amount of lightning through the swords of his Susanoo. The Susanoo lifts its twin blades and points them toward the sky.
A thunderstorm brews in the sky. Black clouds appear above Sasuke's Susanoo.
Bzzt… Crackle… Crackle…
Arcs of purple lightning flicker across the surface of the blades.
BOOM…
A massive pillar of purple lightning mixed with some white lightning strikes Obito's current location.
"Sage Art: Storm Release: Tenshinnō Kaminari,"
A lightning hurricane covers the battlefield. The rest of the group defends themselves from the shockwaves.
"What a powerful attack! I am afraid these two have already surpassed us and are on par with them."
Hiruzen glances in the direction of Madara and Hashirama's battle.
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"It's my win, Hashirama!"
Madara's Susanoo infuses lightning chakra in its blade and performs a vertical slash from the sky.
Bang…
Two more wooden arms sprout from the wooden golem and grab the blade.
"It's not over yet!"
The wooden dragon attached to the dragon's body headbutts the abdomen of the Susanoo. The sudden impact makes the Susanoo fall back.
The wooden golem uses this opportunity to stand up. It cups its hands into a fist and strikes the Susanoo. The Susanoo crosses its arms to block the blow, but the force from the attack pushes it even further.
"This is just like the time…"
Hashirama pauses in his attacks and glances at Madara. The Susanoo silently wields another chakra blade and points it at the wood golem.
"Hashirama, this battle won't end until one of us falls."
"If that's the case…"
Hashirama claps his hands.
Rumble… Rumble…
Their surroundings tremble.
"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence,"
Hashirama creates a giant forest with massive trees in an instant.
HAAH…
He controls the tree branches to attack Madara. Madara also swings his massive blade and carves out a huge path in the forest. However, his attacks couldn't keep up with the regeneration of the forest and soon the forest tangles his Susanoo.
Hashirama silently glances at the calm expression on Madara's face.
"Hashirama, if it was me from before, then this attack might create some difficulties. But now…"
The rings of his Rinnegan slightly spin outwards.
"SHINRA TENSEI!"
The Susanoo frees its arms from the grasp of vines and extends them outward. With Madara's Susanoo as the epicenter, a powerful repulsive wave stretches outward.
This repulsive force destroys the entire forest in an instant and even pushes Hashirama's wood golem back.
"It's that same jutsu from before!" Hashirama recalls Madara's previous move.
"So, is this the power of Rinnegan, the legendary Dojutsu of the Sage of Six Paths?"
"Hmm… what you see is merely scraping the surface of its true power. Witness its true power with your own eyes. The arms of Madara's Susanoo make Ram hand seal.
Huh!
Hashirama raises his head and notices a giant shadow in the sky.
"Shattered Heaven: Falling Star: Tengai Shinsei,"
A massive heavenly body descends from the sky and shrouds the battlefield. The expression of all shinobi changes. The courage they mustered after Shikaku's previous speech vanishes in smoke.
The shinobis scatter in all directions and frantically attempt to escape from the impact of the meteorite.
"So, that's the kind of power you possess now."
A slight smile appears on Hashirama's face. He smirks and bites his thumb.
"In that case…"
Hashirama makes a series of hand signs and slams his palm on top of the wooden golem.
"Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands Buddha,"
Instantly, a titanic, thousand-hand Buddha statue in a sitting praying posture appears behind Hashirama.
Thousands of hands originate from the statue's back in countless concentric rows, while its two main hands are clasped, as if in prayer.
Hashirama claps his hands and infuses a large amount of Sage chakra into the Buddha statue.
Shiing…
The eyes of the Buddha light up with a golden hue. The nature energy traverses through its body and enters the several thousand hands on its back.
The massive meteorite quickly closes the distance on the battlefield. The thousand Buddha hands also take action.
"Thousand Hand Strike,"
The several thousand hands on the back quickly stretch forward and strike the meteorite with full strength.
Bang… Bang…
A cacophony of noise echoes on the battlefield. Dust, debris, and rock fragments fly everywhere. With the strike of each Buddha's hand, a massive chunk of the meteorite is chipped away.
The Thousand Hands Buddha dismantles the meteorite within seconds.
"You didn't disappoint me." Madara calmly glances at Hashirama as several thousand hands bombard Madara's Susanoo after dismantling the meteorite.
A massive crater appears at the Susanoo's location after the Buddha is done with him.
Madara's body lies deep within the crater. His torn and tattered body slowly regenerates, courtesy of being an Edo.
"Even though I can't kill you. I won't let you run amok any longer."
Hashirama claps his palm and summons several massive Tori gates.
"Sage Art: Gate of the Gracious Great Gods"
Bang… bang…
The massive Tori gates fall on top of Madara and trap him in a sealing formation, suppressing his chakra.
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Chapter 594: 558. Overwhelming Power
The dust and debris in the crater settle down to reveal Obito.
The black shield made by the Truth-seeking orb around him slowly disperses. Most of his Truth-seeking orb enters into standby mode after blocking Naruto and Sasuke's attack.
"Naruto, Sasuke… he can't use these black orbs to defend anymore for a while," Itachi informs them.
"Impressive!"
Obito slowly flies in the air.
"So, that's the level of your current power." Obito dusts his body.
The slight wounds on it regenerate slowly.
'I can't believe the Ten Tail's Jinchuriki has such a weakness. Also, with the Ten Tail inside me, I can't use Kamui to phase through things, since it's extremely difficult to pull such a large amount of chakra over dimensions without exerting myself.'
"Your attacks are indeed threatening to me. But they are nowhere enough to take me down."
Whoosh…
The next instant, Obito disappears from their vision.
"Fast! He's so fast!"
Naruto searches around for Obito. Sasuke's Mangekyo Sharingan flicker left and right, tracing Obito's trajectory.
"NARUTO, BEHIND YOU!"
Sasuke spots Obito besides Naruto's Chakra Avatar. However, his warning is a tad bit late.
HAAH…
Obito wields a Truth-seeking orb in his hand and detonates it near Naruto.
Shiing…
The Orb releases a blinding light and engulfs Naruto.
"This is bad!"
BOOM…
The orb explodes and covers a large area in the distance.
"Huh! What happened?!"
Naruto opens his eyes and notices the explosion in the distance.
Whoosh…
Tobirama appears on top of Kurama Chakra Avatar.
"It was me, kid! One of my clones teleported that orb in the distance."
Bang… bang… bang…
Suddenly, massive black rods fall from the sky and pin down the tails of the Kurama's Avatar.
"Damn it! It's these black rods again. I can't move." Naruto grits his teeth as the curse marks on the rods immobilize him.
Whoosh…
Sasuke's Susanoo appears beside Obito with a giant chakra blade in its bang.
Swish…
It swings the blade down in a vertical motion.
BANG…
The Susanoo's blade strikes the ground and raises a cloud of dust and debris. The powerful slash creates a massive rift spanning tens of meters on the ground.
Fwoosh…
Obito waves the Shakujō staff in his hand to disperse the dust cloud. He is standing on top of Sasuke's blade, pinning it to the ground with his feet.
"Susanoo… huh! The ultimate jutsu of the Mangekyo Sharingan. It's not as fast as I expected it to be."
Obito calmly stares at Sasuke.
"What about its defenses? Is it really the ultimate defense it's proclaimed to be?"
Sasuke abandons the blade and pulls out another chakra sword.
Whoosh…
Obito leaps in the air and dodges Sasuke's slash by tilting his body in mid-air and flying over the attack.
Shoom…
He appears in front of Susanoo's head and glances at Sasuke inside the Susanoo. The next instant, Obito accelerates his speed and coats his hand with the Truth-seeking orb.
SHIMATA!
Sasuke immediately infuses chakra into the Yata shield and places it in front of him.
Bang…
Obito's punch connects with the shield. The Yakasha's eyes on the shield glow malevolently and absorb the impact. However, the force from the attack pushes him back.
"Hmm… a defensive divine artifact?!"
Obito analyzes the Yata Mirror Shield in Susanoo's hands.
Becoming the Jinchuriki of the Ten Tail has endowed him with several techniques and divine knowledge.
"If that's the case!"
Obito stretches out his right hand. The Truth-seeking orbs floating on his back fly in his palm. They slowly merge and create a large, double-helix-shaped sword.
"That blade!"
Naruto feels a sense of threat from the blade in Obito's hand.
"It's the Divine blade Nunoboko!" Kurama remarks.
"Once upon a time, the Sage of Six Paths wielded this blade to shape the world and vanquish all evil from the shinobi world." He explains.
Obito wields the Nunoboko blade and points it towards Sasuke's Yata shield.
"This is the divine artifact of the Sage!"
Swish…
Obito slashes the blade at the Yata shield.
Crack… crack…
Numerous cracks spread across the elemental barriers of the Yata shield. The nullifying abilities of the Truth-Seeking orb destroy the barriers in an instant.
Bang…
The sword blade hits the surface of the Yata shield.
BOOM…
A deafening explosion covers the battlefield. With a loud noise, the Yata shield shatters into countless fragments and disperses. The shockwaves from the attack strike Sasuke's Susanoo.
The Susanoo shatters in an instant.
Guffaw…
Sasuke pukes out a mouthful of blood and is sent flying by the attack. He smashes across the ground and travels a large distance.
'He easily penetrated the Susanoo's defenses with that blade.' Tobirama analyzes the battle.
"SASUKE!"
Naruto screams in shock. He riles up his chakra and breaks free from half of the restraints. The Kurama avatar opens its mouth and charges up a massive-tailed beast bomb.
Shoom…
The tailed beast bomb flies towards Obito at breakneck speed.
Swish…
Obito slashes the Nunoboko blade and easily destroys the attack.
Whoosh…
Tobirama teleports behind Sasuke and stops his momentum.
Itachi flies beside Sasuke with his Susanoo and supports his body.
"SASUKE!"
He picks up Sasuke in his Susanoo's hands. The current Sasuke is bleeding heavily, with numerous wounds across his body.
"SASUKE!"
Sakura and the other medic nin also flicker beside Sasuke.
"Let me heal his wounds."
She quickly uses the 'Mystic Palm Technique' to stabilize Sasuke's wounds.
"That was dangerous! He almost lost his life with that attack." Tobirama remarks after observing Sasuke's injuries.
The group turns their attention towards Naruto and Obito's battle. Obito closes the distance between him and Naruto.
He wields the Nunoboko blade and swings it at the giant Kurama Avatar.
The Kurama Avatar also crosses its arms to block the attack.
Boom…
With a single swing of the Nunoboko blade, he chops off the arms of Kurama.
"What?!"
The Avatar opens its mouth to bite the blade, however, with another swing, it beheads the Kurama Avatar and destroys it in an instant.
Inside Naruto's mindscape,
Guffaw…
Kurama suffers a backlash, and Naruto loses his Kurama chakra avatar.
"KURAMA!"
Shoom…
Obito flickers beside Naruto and delivers a roundhouse kick to him, sending him flying across the battlefield.
Naruto protects his vitals with the Sage mode. However, the fierce blow destroys the protective chakra film around him. He slams into a massive boulder in the distance and stops.
Bleugh…
Naruto pukes out a mouthful of blood.
"Naruto!"
Tsunade flickers towards Naruto and heals his wounds.
"Are you alright?!" She asks with worry.
"I… I am feeling dizzy!" Naruto grabs his head in pain.
Inside his mindscape, Kurama also slowly gets up and shakes his head.
"Kurama, are you alright?" Naruto inquires.
"I am fine!" Kurama shakes his head.
"It's just that the backlash from the forced dispersal of my Avatar made me dizzy. I will recover in a few minutes. However, you won't be able to use my Avatar for the next few minutes. Let me heal your wounds first!"
Orange chakra rises from Naruto's body and shrouds him. It rapidly heals his wounds.
With Tsunade and Kurama's assistance, Naruto recovers in a matter of seconds.
"So strong!"
Naruto raises his head and glances in Obito's direction.
Obito ignores their gazes and raises his head to stare at the sky.
"It's about time I initiate the next step of the Eye of the Moon plan."
He places his hands on the ground and infuses a large amount of chakra.
Rumble… Rumble…
The ground in front of him trembles and a massive tree sprouts from it. The tree rapidly grows in height and, within a few seconds, it dwarfs every living thing on the battlefield.
Four giant flower bud blooms on the tree.
"That's…"
The group recognizes the flower bud as a part of the Ten Tail.
"It's a part of the Ten Tail." Jiraiya comments.
"What is Obito planning?" Back at the HQ, Shikaku analyzes the situation.
"Before, I initiate the plan. It's time to tidy things up."
A massive vortex of nature energy gathers around the giant tree. The tree absorbs the nature energy and a large amount of red and blue chakra gathers in the flowers.
"H-He is charging up more than one Biju Bomb." Bee points out with trembling fingers.
"What should we do?" Panic ensues among the shinobis.
"Damn it!"
Naruto slowly stands up.
Swirl…
Suddenly, a pitch-black portal opens in front of them and a figure walk out of it.
"I am not late, am I?"
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