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Obito and Madara Uchiha stood atop the Ten-Tails, jointly controlling it.
Although Madara was in an Edo Tensei body, he could still use the power of the Rinnegan to somewhat control the Ten-Tails.
However, using the Rinnegan in an Edo Tensei state didn’t allow him to unleash its full power, only a fraction. This partial power was barely enough to control the Ten-Tails.
“The Ten-Tails’ chakra is immense. I think it’s even stronger than mine. Can I even beat it?” Kushina asked Shin.
“The answer to that… is yes, you definitely can. The Ten-Tails’ chakra is powerful, but it lacks intelligence. Its combat effectiveness is limited.”
The Ten-Tails was undoubtedly strong, but it couldn’t compare to a Ten-Tails Jinchūriki—who could fully unleash its power.
Moreover, its massive size wasn’t always an advantage—sometimes, it was a disadvantage. Being too large made it an easy target.
For instance, Hashirama Senju’s True Several Thousand Hands could temporarily suppress the Ten-Tails—and Kushina’s strength was definitely greater than Hashirama Senju’s. Suppressing the Ten-Tails would be no problem for her.
However, if she faced a Ten-Tails Jinchūriki… if it were Six Paths Obito, she should be fine. But against Six Paths Madara, Kushina might not be a match.
After all, Kushina’s Six Paths level strength was largely due to Shin’s help.
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Controlling the Ten-Tails, Obito Uchiha launched a Tailed Beast Ball as a greeting. The devastatingly powerful Tailed Beast Ball hurtled towards the Allied Shinobi Forces.
However, the Tailed Beast Ball’s trajectory seemed to be aimed directly at Shin… No, it wasn’t a “seems”—it was definitely aimed at him.
Madara Uchiha glanced at Obito Uchiha but didn’t intervene.
This was what he wanted to see…
Madara didn’t think a single Ten-Tails Tailed Beast Ball could pose any threat to Shin Uzumaki.
However, it wasn’t entirely useless!
Perhaps it could force Shin Uzumaki to reveal some of his strength. If it could achieve that, it would be good enough.
‘Just force Shin Uzumaki to show a little more of his power, that’s all.’ Madara Uchiha didn’t ask for more.
“Is this a challenge?” Shin watched the incoming Tailed Beast Ball, his eyebrow twitching slightly.
“<Shinra Tensei!>”
The moment the Tailed Beast Ball arrived, Shin used repulsive force to push it back.
Seeing the Tailed Beast Ball being pushed back by Shin, Obito’s face changed, while Madara Uchiha, standing beside Obito, remained relatively calm.
Anyway, he was currently in an Edo Tensei body. Even if he was blasted to bits, it didn’t matter; he could regenerate.
Madara Uchiha was overly confident in Edo Tensei. If Shin had used Truth-Seeking Orbs, Madara Uchiha would surely have been obliterated.
Obito quickly calmed down. He still had Kamui’s intangibility.
The Tailed Beast Ball indeed couldn’t be blocked… It crashed into the Ten-Tails’ body.
Madara Uchiha was blown to pieces, but being an Edo Tensei, he would regenerate soon enough. Obito Uchiha was also completely unharmed. The Kamui intangibility was quite broken—even a Tailed Beast Ball attack had no effect on him.
After all, no matter how powerful the Tailed Beast Ball was, if it didn’t hit him, it was useless.
The Ten-Tails, however, was unlucky. It screamed in agony after being hit by its own Tailed Beast Ball, its massive body collapsing to the ground.
Of course, the Ten-Tails wouldn’t die from such attack. After all, this was the Ten-Tails—it couldn’t be killed so easily.
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“Is this Shin’s strength? It’s the same as the Rinnegan’s power,” Orochimaru said, looking at Shin.
Orochimaru didn’t want to have any ideas about Shin. His strength was so frightening.
Hashirama Senju also couldn’t help but look over. He could have blocked the Tailed Beast Ball earlier, but pushing it back like Shin Uzumaki? He absolutely couldn’t do that.
“Obito, your courage seems to have grown.” Shin said, his face cold as he looked at Obito.
Obito’s face turned slightly grim, but hidden beneath his mask, others couldn’t see it.
“That guy is Obito?”
Minato Namikaze, hearing Shin’s words, froze for a moment. Kakashi did too. ‘Could I have misheard? Obito should have died long ago.’
Especially Minato Namikaze, he found it somewhat unbelievable. Because this masked man was the one who had released the Nine-Tails and caused his death.
‘The guy who killed me… was Obito?’ Minato Namikaze, despite his open-minded personality, found it difficult to accept at this moment.
If this were the original story, Obito’s identity would have been revealed long ago. But now, Obito’s identity hadn’t been exposed yet.
Now that Shin had revealed it, Obito Uchiha wouldn’t hide it anymore. He directly took off his mask, revealing a face with a spiral-shaped scar.
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“It really is you.” Kakashi gritted his teeth. He hadn’t expected his supposedly deceased friend to still be alive.
Minato Namikaze’s expression darkened. If one were to say who was the most heartbroken, it would be him. He had been killed by Obito Uchiha, killed by his own student—
In the end, Minato Namikaze sighed. Everything was in the past. He was already dead. Thinking so much now was useless.
Obito’s eyes were cold. Even facing Minato Namikaze and Kakashi, his expression didn’t change much.
“Do you think you’ve grown wings now??” Shin asked Obito calmly.
Yes, Obito did think he had grown wings. With the Ten-Tails revived, defeating Shin Uzumaki wasn’t impossible.
But a single probing attack had made Obito stumble. He knew he couldn’t deal with Shin at all.
Relying on the Ten-Tails wouldn’t work against Shin. He could only consider becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki.
As for reviving Madara Uchiha, Obito hadn’t thought about it. Reviving Madara Uchiha would bring him no benefits.
Right now, he could still control the situation. If Madara Uchiha were revived, could he compete with Madara Uchiha? Obito wasn’t sure, but he didn’t want to try.
Honestly, if possible, Obito Uchiha didn’t even want Madara to be revived in an Edo Tensei state.
“Obito, it seems only by becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki can you be Shin Uzumaki’s opponent,” Madara Uchiha said to Obito.
“….”
Hearing this, Obito looked at Madara Uchiha suspiciously. ‘Does he have some ulterior motive?’
Obito didn’t particularly trust Madara Uchiha now.
Even though he didn’t know that Rin Nohara’s death was Madara Uchiha’s scheme, Obito knew Madara Uchiha was using him.
But right now, besides becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki, there really was no other way to fight Shin Uzumaki.
He couldn’t just hope Shin Uzumaki wouldn’t attack him, could he??
That was impossible… He had attacked Shin Uzumaki earlier. With Shin Uzumaki’s personality, he would definitely retaliate.
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