For Naruto and Sasuke, the threat of Six Paths Nagato was naturally far less significant than it was in the past.
Back then, a single Shinra Tensei from a weary Nagato was enough to make Naruto and Sasuke break out in a cold sweat.
Now, either one of them could take on Six Paths Nagato alone, with a decent chance of victory.
Of course, Six Paths Nagato had a permanent "skin," while the current Six Paths Naruto and Sasuke were limited editions, so the gap was still significant.
What truly shocked Naruto and Sasuke at this moment was...
Nagato was clearly dead, so why was he revived now? And he even seemed to have become the Juubi's Jinchūriki?!!
Revival could still be understood, but how did he become the Juubi's Jinchūriki?
They had never heard that the Kyuubi and the others had a group of twin siblings?
And it seemed there was also a young Dual Kamui Obito who suddenly appeared?
Plus two living Tobiramas?
This world was too crazy, wasn't it?
How could they fight like this?
Just the addition of one Six Paths Nagato was enough to easily break the current battlefield balance, let alone the three other space-time ability experts.
Even Sasuke now felt his scalp tingling and his brain wanting to grow numb.
Weren't they the ones surrounding the final boss, Six Paths Madara, before?
Why was it now Naruto and Sasuke's turn to be surrounded as the final bosses?
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Compared to Naruto and Sasuke, whose brains were nearly frying, Black Zetsu's side was growing increasingly terrified.
Especially after seeing Six Paths Nagato and sensing the aura of another Juubi.
Black Zetsu's inner world was on the verge of collapse.
"Damn it%#...￥%##￥..."
At this moment, Black Zetsu's curses were utterly foul.
How could this still be played?
Three Madaras, one Hashirama, and one mysteriously appearing Minato had already made the game difficult...
Now, three Orochimarus, two Tobiramas, and one Six Paths Nagato showed up!
Plus one Dual Kamui Obito!
If that Obito was real, then what was the thing he was controlling now?
Could Obito also be split into male and female? Yin and Yang?
Black Zetsu grew increasingly panicked and confused.
He felt that everything happening now was spiraling toward a situation he could neither control nor predict.
How did a favorable situation turn into this?
He was scared!
He was afraid that if he delayed any longer, who knew what kind of crazy monster would appear from the other side?
He couldn't delay anymore. He had to revive Mother at all costs!
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"Obito, take Kakashi to persuade Naruto over there."
"Nagato-san, you can start from your side too!"
Parallel World 7's Orochimaru began issuing orders.
They had to act quickly.
After all, Six Paths Madara's body on the ground had swollen into a giant gourd, like a massive white ball of flesh. Only his head and hands hadn't yet been consumed by the Juubi.
If they waited any longer, he feared Madara might actually change gender!
Of course, this gender change wouldn't make Hashirama like him.
Both sides moved immediately.
Parallel World 4's Obito grabbed Kakashi and rushed toward Naruto.
Parallel World 5's Six Paths Nagato activated his Truth-Seeking Balls, forming a massive spherical barrier that enveloped the three Orochimarus and Six Paths Madara inside.
This way, he could block the God Tree's chakra that was continuously being injected into Six Paths Madara's body from the surroundings.
This slowed the Juubi's swelling inside Six Paths Madara's body, giving them more time for the rescue.
After all, Truth-Seeking Balls were far stronger than any barrier.
Not only could they block all the God Tree's chakra, but they could also absorb its massive chakra.
It was like cutting it off midway.
Since the Juubi inside Six Paths Madara could absorb this chakra, the Juubi inside Six Paths Nagato could naturally absorb it too.
It just so happened to nourish the Juubi in his body and boost his own power. Naturally, Nagato wouldn't refuse such a good deal.
This was also one reason Nagato agreed to help.
"Nagato, feels good, doesn't it?" Parallel World 3's Auntie Orochimaru asked Nagato with a smile.
"Hmph!"
Six Paths Nagato snorted, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl slightly.
The feeling of suppressing Six Paths Madara and swallowing the God Tree's chakra that was supposed to be his was indeed very satisfying!
"The Truth-Seeking Balls' effect is indeed great. It's finally isolated all the chakra, and we've bought some time."
Parallel World 7's Orochimaru said with satisfaction. As expected, the Juubi's swelling in Six Paths Madara's body had stopped.
"Then it's my turn to strike!"
Parallel World 4's Uncle Orochimaru couldn't wait to pounce on Six Paths Madara. He directly stepped onto the swollen Juubi flesh ball and sped toward Six Paths Madara's head.
(You bastard! What are you trying to do?)
Six Paths Madara was too weak to speak, but his eyes were filled with disgust and wariness. Clearly, he didn't have a good impression of this sneaky snake.
"Of course, I'm kindly saving you! It'll hurt a bit next, so Madara-sama, please bear with it!"
As he spoke, Uncle Orochimaru pulled out a Three-Tomoe Sharingan and reached his demonic claw toward Madara's left Rinnegan.
He seemed ready to pluck out the Rinnegan and replace it with the Three-Tomoe.
As for where Parallel World 4's Uncle Orochimaru got the Sharingan?
Don't forget, he had traded for several Three-Tomoe Sharingans from Fugaku.
The Uchiha clan's power in Parallel World 4 was immense. A few Sharingans were no issue at all.
At this moment, Madara felt the most helpless and humiliated he'd ever been in his life.
Oh! Except for when Black Zetsu stabbed him in the heart from behind.
He, a Juubi Jinchūriki who had reached Six Paths level, was being ruthlessly "defiled" in public by a mere Orochimaru!
With dirty hands covered in who-knows-how-much slimy saliva, he forcibly plucked out his left Rinnegan!
Then he even replaced it with an inferior Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
"You bastard...!!!"
Six Paths Madara was furious. He was so angry his nostrils smoked, and he cursed through gritted teeth.
If he weren't paralyzed, he'd really want to crush the Uncle Orochimaru in front of him to ashes! Turn him into snake soup!
"Madara-sama, don't get too excited!"
"We're doing this to save you!"
"After we replace it with this Sharingan, you can activate Izanagi to record time. That way, after the Juubi is extracted, you might not die."
Uncle Orochimaru explained cheerfully.
First, use Truth-Seeking Balls to isolate the God Tree's chakra, then Six Paths Nagato extracts the Juubi from Madara's body, then Obito with Kāma absorbs the Onmyōton slime, and finally, Madara uses Izanagi to repair the body damaged by losing the Bijuu.
This was the solution the three Orochimarus had discussed for now.
They couldn't guarantee they could definitely save Six Paths Madara, but theoretically, there was a chance of success.
If it failed?
So what?
They had also prepared a backup Plan B for temporary repairs.
If everything failed and this Madara really died?
At worst, it was just an Edo Tensei issue.
The three Orochimarus only agreed to help, but didn't guarantee they could definitely save this Six Paths Madara. They were confident Hashirama wouldn't blame them then.
At the same time, Parallel World 4's Uncle Orochimaru, while explaining, quietly hid the Rinnegan.
The three of them worked hard to help the other side, only taking one Rinnegan as a reward. That was perfectly reasonable, right?
Later, the three Orochimarus could even take turns keeping the Rinnegan for research.
Except when dealing with Sasuke, Orochimaru would never help for free at other times.
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Hearing that this was to help him escape the Juubi's backlash, though extremely reluctant, Madara still accepted through gritted teeth.
For him now, no matter the cost, as long as he could escape this helpless situation and live, that was the most important!
He knew he couldn't die!
At least not before he took revenge on Black Zetsu, who had deceived him his entire life!
Of course, besides revenge, a spark of curiosity also arose in his heart—to find out where all these versions of himself, Orochimarus, Nagato, and the others who suddenly appeared came from.
Fueled by extreme anger and curiosity, Madara's will was far stronger than Obito's back then!
"Enough."
"Nagato-kun, your turn!"
"Are you sure you can forcibly extract the Juubi from his body?"
Parallel World 7's Orochimaru asked Six Paths Nagato.
"Not sure, but I can try."
Six Paths Nagato didn't refuse. After absorbing so much God Tree chakra, he didn't mind helping this Six Paths Madara. After all, it was a Madara from another space-time.
It was also a chance to test whether two Juubis could attract and devour each other.
Soon, Six Paths Nagato acted. He gripped the swollen Six Paths Madara, and the Six Paths Juubi power in his body erupted, forming a larger chakra vortex, beginning to forcibly extract the Juubi from Six Paths Madara's body.
As expected, under Nagato's forced pull, the Juubi in Madara's body began to peel away bit by bit.
The upper limit and power of a Jinchūriki were fundamentally stronger than a pure Bijuu.
Especially since Nagato was at Six Paths level. Though the power he could wield wasn't as great as Six Paths Madara's, controlling a mindless, rampaging Juubi wasn't difficult...
Just like Obito before, he could smoothly extract part of the Juubi's power from Six Paths Madara's body.
"It actually worked!"
"As long as the rampaging Juubi is extracted, half of Madara's problem is solved."
"What about the Juubi?"
"Nagato, can you absorb this Juubi after it's extracted?"
The extracted Juubi, though only a tenth, was already larger than an entire ordinary Bijuu.
If Nagato weren't suppressing it, just this rampaging Juubi fragment would be enough to cause massive destruction around it.
Let alone if the entire Juubi broke free from its restraints.
Nagato sensed it briefly, frowned slightly, and gave his answer:
"I can absorb some of this Juubi's chakra, but I can't fully absorb and devour it."
"Besides Madara, this Juubi seems to be controlled and influenced by another, stronger spiritual power."
"If I absorb it recklessly, that spiritual power might erode the Juubi in my body..."
Orochimaru nodded. He had already guessed the truth.
"That spiritual power should belong to Black Zetsu, or more precisely, it comes from Ōtsutsuki Kaguya. No wonder the Juubi is rampaging wildly and desperately devouring the God Tree's chakra; it's not surprising it's being controlled by part of Kaguya's spiritual power."
Black Zetsu was essentially a product of Kaguya's spiritual power. Its slime arm, fused with Six Paths Madara, was equivalent to Kaguya's spiritual power eroding the Juubi, controlling it to rampage.
In other words, the Juubi in Six Paths Madara's body was being controlled by part of Kaguya's consciousness.
Based on this, almost no one could devour this Juubi anymore.
"But you should be able to suppress it, right?"
"Should be able to."
"Then, after it's fully extracted, suppress it for now. We'll discuss how to handle it later." Orochimaru wasn't panicked.
Their side had gathered a group of bosses from various worlds.
Just one Juubi was, of course, no big deal.
Even if the other side was controlled by Kaguya's will, it was likely incomplete; after all, Kaguya's true body was still sealed, and she couldn't wield much of the Juubi's power.
"By the way, it's time to call Obito back."
"Hopefully, the Kāma in his body can really absorb the Onmyōton slime manifested by Black Zetsu."
Parallel World 7's Orochimaru was speaking, but before he could inform Parallel World 4's Obito...
*WHOOSH!*
On the other side, Black Zetsu, controlling Parallel World 6's Obito, broke through the Truth-Seeking Ball barrier and rushed in!
The Truth-Seeking Ball barrier, capable of blocking and defending against all Ninjutsu, couldn't stop Obito with Kamui's power.
Space-time abilities were also the only Eye Technique that could easily pass through Truth-Seeking Balls.
This was why Orochimaru wasn't worried that Parallel World 4's Obito couldn't enter or exit the Truth-Seeking Ball.
But he didn't expect that before their Obito arrived, Black Zetsu and Parallel World 6's Obito would break in first!
(Damn it! What are the people outside doing?)
Were Parallel World 5's Edo Tensei Madara and the others really that useless?
There were still two Tobiramas outside! One even had the Tenseigan, yet they couldn't stop a single Black Zetsu?
Did they all grow up eating dirt?
Even the ever-patient three Orochimarus couldn't hold back.
They couldn't help but curse the bunch of trash outside in their hearts.
Meanwhile, Black Zetsu, who had stormed in, glanced at Six Paths Nagato extracting the Juubi, already halfway done.
If the other side succeeded, how could Mother awaken?
An anxious and furious Black Zetsu immediately activated Dual Kamui, targeting Six Paths Nagato, preparing to drag him into the Kamui dimension.
He knew that even controlling Obito, he couldn't defeat Six Paths Nagato!
The only way was to suck him into the Kamui dimension, trapping him temporarily to stop him from continuing to extract the Juubi from Madara's body.
*BZZZ!*
The space around Six Paths Nagato erupted with a massive swirling vortex, activating at an extremely fast speed. After all, Dual Kamui was much faster than Single Kamui.
Originally, Six Paths Nagato could have easily dodged. But at this moment, he was extracting and suppressing the Juubi. He couldn't move at all. This was the most awkward moment, and he had no time to dodge.
"Courting death!"
Just before Six Paths Nagato was sucked into the Kamui dimension, he raised his hand, controlling a Truth-Seeking Ball on his back to shoot out, heading straight for Black Zetsu and Obito.
He knew Kamui's weakness.
If they dared to use Dual Kamui for a long-range attack, their own intangibility couldn't be maintained. This was a perfect chance to kill the other side!
A mere Black Zetsu couldn't withstand the speed and power of a Truth-Seeking Ball.
*PU-CHI!* *PU-CHI!*
The Truth-Seeking Ball pierced through Black Zetsu and Obito's heads, killing them instantly!
But a faint shadow appeared beside them, and Black Zetsu, controlling Obito, solidified and revived.
"Izanagi!"
Orochimaru recognized this cheating-like abnormal Eye Technique.
No wonder Black Zetsu could break through the outer defenses and storm in. He had activated Izanagi, gaining a near-invincible effect!
Only then was he unafraid of any attacks and broke through ferociously.
Moreover, the Izanagi he used relied on Obito's right-eye Kamui Sharingan, granting a longer duration and stronger invincibility effect.
He was willing to sacrifice the precious Kamui Sharingan?
That's right.
For Black Zetsu, he didn't care whether the Sharingan was precious or not.
As long as he could revive Mother, he could sacrifice anything! He could use anything!
Clearly, Black Zetsu had been thoroughly terrified by the successive appearances of Nagato and the others.
Only then did he storm in recklessly, desperate to speed up the Juubi's consumption of Madara and revive his Mother as quickly as possible!
Clearly, he had succeeded in sucking Six Paths Nagato into the Kamui dimension. Only the three Orochimarus remained at the scene.
No one could stop him!
Hehehe!
Rise, my Mother!