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A long time passed with no movement. Shin was now beginning to suspect that Obito might have actually been killed by his Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack.
“Are you playing dead, Obito?”
Shin didn’t believe a single Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack could kill Obito. After all, the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki’s life force was incredibly tenacious—even having their heart pierced wouldn’t kill them.
As long as their head wasn’t destroyed, they basically wouldn’t die, and their injuries would heal at an incredibly fast rate.
Suddenly, a pitch-black weapon, the color of a Truth-Seeking Orb, shot towards Shin.
Sure enough, Obito had been playing dead…
“Is this the Sword of Nunoboko?”
The Sword of Nunoboko was Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki’s weapon, formed by Obito through Yin-Yang Release, imbued with his own will.
It was a sword of the heart; as long as one’s conviction remained unshaken, it couldn’t be broken.
“Calling this bizarrely shaped weapon a ‘Sword’… is very strange.”
But then he thought of the Totsuka Blade and various other ninja swords, and it seemed somewhat acceptable.
“The weirder the weapon, the faster you die.”
Shin held a pitch-black Katana in his hand. This wasn’t the Kusanagi Blade—Shin rarely used it anymore.
Mainly because the Kusanagi Blade’s power was now inferior to the weapons Shin could create with Yin-Yang Release.
In other words, the Kusanagi Blade had been phased out by Shin; he probably wouldn’t use it again.
“<Vacuum Slash!>”
Slashing the air to form a vacuum blade, possessing the power to tear the sky asunder—Shin’s swordsmanship once again bloomed with brilliance.
CRACK!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
The Sword of Nunoboko, said to be unbreakable as long as one’s conviction was firm, was shattered by Shin’s single slash, along with Obito, who was bisected at the waist.
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“Black Zetsu, if you don’t act now, you won’t get another chance.”
Shin said calmly, his aura gathering. The surrounding void produced natural phenomena—lightning and violent winds appearing out of thin air.
This was Shin’s power, influencing the surrounding natural environment. When one’s strength reached a certain level, one truly possessed the power to influence nature.
The power of nature was indeed great, but human potential was even more limitless.
“What does he mean?”
This thought had just flashed through Obito’s mind when he found he couldn’t move; his body was already under control.
“Heh, sorry Obito,” Black Zetsu said with a sinister, treacherous smile.
“Damn it!!”
Obito knew he was finished. Black Zetsu was Madara Uchiha’s will. Now that it controlled him, he already anticipated what would happen.
“<Outer Path—Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique!>”
Unable to control himself, Obito, controlled by Black Zetsu, formed hand seals and performed the Outer Path—Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique.
And the target of this resurrection technique was, of course, Madara Uchiha.
Madara Uchiha—who had only been an Edo Tensei body—was finally revived. Though his eyes were empty sockets, having lost both eyes, his aura was even stronger than before.
After controlling Obito to use the Rinne Rebirth technique, Black Zetsu immediately gouged out the Rinnegan Obito had transplanted and quickly fled.
The moment Black Zetsu fled, Shin’s sword light descended, and Obito was utterly annihilated by Shin’s single slash.
“Black Zetsu’s escape ability is impressive. No wonder it could survive in the Shinobi world for a thousand years.”
Shin nodded, then his gaze shifted back to Obito’s previous location. Obito had been killed by Shin, and the Ten-Tails within him emerged—
—Logically, if a Jinchūriki was killed, the Tailed Beast would also die. But the Ten-Tails didn’t follow this rule.
“What a pity. I was hoping to kill the Ten-Tails this way. Sure enough, the Ten-Tails isn’t easy to kill.”
Though Shin said it was a pity, he wasn’t too disappointed. He had anticipated this, so he naturally wouldn’t be too let down.
“<Sage Art: Gate of the Great God!>”
Looking at the Ten-Tails, Shin unhesitatingly restricted its movements. Red torii gates fell from the sky, suppressing the Ten-Tails’ tails and body completely.
Controlling the Ten-Tails was, for Shin, as simple as beating up a child. The pitiful Ten-Tails could only roar impotently.
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Elsewhere, Hashirama Senju once again engaged the revived Madara Uchiha in a great battle. Though Madara Uchiha had no eyes, he could still use Susanoo.
And in his battle with Hashirama Senju, he wasn’t at a disadvantage at all. Sure enough, the previous Edo Tensei state hadn’t been Madara Uchiha’s full strength.
Black Zetsu immediately came to Madara Uchiha’s side and handed him both Rinnegan.
Yes, both. In the original story, Madara Uchiha had expended considerable effort to retrieve his two Rinnegan.
Now, he had obtained them directly.
“Well done, Black Zetsu.”
Madara Uchiha showed a satisfied smile. His final trump card was Black Zetsu.
At this moment, Madara Uchiha was very satisfied, completely unaware that Black Zetsu was secretly plotting how to kill him. He was celebrating too early.
Black Zetsu hadn’t used Obito as a sacrifice to revive Kaguya Ōtsutsuki before, probably because he looked down on Obito, thinking Madara Uchiha was more suitable.
Of course, Obito hadn’t activated Infinite Tsukuyomi yet. Even if Black Zetsu wanted to choose Obito, he couldn’t. This was the most crucial point.
If Obito had already activated Infinite Tsukuyomi, then needless to say, Black Zetsu would definitely have made Obito the sacrifice for Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s revival.
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After obtaining both Rinnegan, Madara Uchiha had completely recovered his strength and could utterly dominate Hashirama Senju.
Not long after, Hashirama Senju was pinned to the ground by Madara Uchiha, impaled by Yin-Yang Release black rods. Hashirama Senju couldn’t even move.
His chakra was completely sealed. And Madara Uchiha had even stolen Hashirama Senju’s Sage Art chakra.
The revived Madara Uchiha showed no mercy to Hashirama Senju, but he didn’t completely eliminate him either.
“Hashirama, just watch me create a brand new world—” Madara Uchiha didn’t want to kill Hashirama Senju. He wanted to prove to Hashirama that he was right.
“You will fail…”
Hashirama Senju wasn’t flustered. Having witnessed Shin Uzumaki’s strength, Hashirama didn’t think Madara Uchiha could succeed—
—Unless Shin Uzumaki chose to ignore Madara Uchiha’s plan. Hashirama felt that wouldn’t happen. Shin Uzumaki didn’t seem like a bad person.
He was the man Tsunade had chosen. So, even though Hashirama couldn’t move, he was very calm.
Madara Uchiha was unaware of Hashirama Senju’s calmness. He wanted Hashirama to witness him create a truly peaceful world.
“Next, I have to face Shin Uzumaki directly.” Madara Uchiha’s gaze turned towards Shin in the distance. First, he had to rescue the Ten-Tails from Shin’s hands.
If he couldn’t become the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki, Madara Uchiha wasn’t confident he could fight Shin Uzumaki. And to become the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki, he first had to rescue the Ten-Tails from Shin.
The Ten-Tails was suppressed by Shin’s Sage Art: Gate of the Great God.
Unless someone rescued it, the Ten-Tails couldn’t break free of the Gate of the Great God’s suppression on its own.
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