"Trouble!"
Seeing Six Paths Nagato suddenly sucked into the Kamui dimension, the three Orochimarus' expressions shifted slightly.
This was a critical moment for extracting the Juubi (Ten-Tails).
Without Nagato, all their efforts could go to waste.
Moreover, the Truth-Seeking Ball barrier he left behind had become an obstacle preventing others from entering to assist.
This was indeed a big problem!
Black Zetsu didn't dare delay. He immediately controlled Obito and charged toward Six Paths Madara.
As long as he could touch Madara or the Juubi again and inject more of his essence—more Yin-Yang Release slime—into his body, he could fully consume Madara's consciousness, reabsorb the half-extracted Juubi, and quickly reincarnate to revive Kaguya!
"Stop him!"
Parallel World 3's Auntie Orochimaru and Parallel World 7's Orochimaru moved simultaneously, trying to block Black Zetsu.
They all knew that Black Zetsu and Obito, with Kamui and intangibility activated, were nearly immune to physical attacks or any Ninjutsu.
To stop them, they had to use a special method!
Parallel World 7's Orochimaru pulled out a bone flute and quickly played it, activating Demonic Flute: Phantom Sound Chains, unleashing a soundwave-based Genjutsu attack.
Auditory Genjutsu was the only attack likely to affect an intangible Obito.
Black Zetsu, however, had a counter ready.
He immediately blocked his hearing and Obito's as well, which wasn't difficult for him.
This significantly weakened the sound interference.
"He's not activating intangibility! Nagato's in the Kamui dimension, so he can't activate it!"
Auntie Orochimaru noticed Black Zetsu's odd behavior. The opponent wasn't using intangibility because Six Paths Nagato was in the Kamui dimension.
If intangibility was activated, Nagato would likely bisect Black Zetsu and Obito in the Kamui dimension!
"Then try this!"
Parallel World 7's Orochimaru attacked again.
"Four Black Snakes Formation!"
Orochimaru split into three clones, surrounding Black Zetsu, and quickly deployed a barrier Ninjutsu.
As long as Black Zetsu didn't dare use intangibility, he couldn't easily pass through the barrier.
Moreover, this Four Black Snakes Formation was Parallel World 7's Orochimaru's proud new creation. Not only could it be activated by one person, but its defensive power was only slightly inferior to the Four Red Yang Formation. It could even inject poisonous mist and dissolve God Tree seeds, showcasing its might.
Yet, even so, Black Zetsu couldn't be stopped.
Inside the barrier, Black Zetsu forcibly controlled Obito to activate Izanagi to an extreme degree, compressing several minutes' duration into an instant.
By sacrificing the right Sharingan, which went blind instantly, he reversed all unfavorable reality.
This caused Black Zetsu and Obito to vanish from inside the barrier and reappear outside it in a flash!
This distance was now very close to the Juubi and Madara!
Parallel World 7's Orochimaru was shocked. He hadn't expected Black Zetsu to be so ruthless, treating Obito like a beast without the slightest care for the precious Sharingan.
Kamui!
Black Zetsu activated long-range Kamui with his left eye, sucking Parallel World 7's Orochimaru, who wasn't far away, into the Kamui dimension as well!
Orochimaru, maintaining the barrier, was caught off guard and quickly swallowed.
Seeing this, Parallel World 3's Auntie Orochimaru, not far away, didn't dare hesitate. She immediately played her trump card.
"Dead Demon Consuming Seal!"
Auntie Orochimaru formed hand seals and used this forbidden technique among forbidden techniques, preparing to use the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to stop Black Zetsu.
There was no other choice. Parallel World 7's Orochimaru, far stronger than her, had failed.
It was nearly impossible for her to stop Black Zetsu with ordinary means.
Only a powerful technique remained!
As for this suicidal forbidden technique, others would surely die using it, but Auntie Orochimaru was different.
She had several White Zetsu as temporary vessels for Living Corpse Reincarnation. She could abandon this body anytime, unafraid of the Shinigami's toll.
Facing Black Zetsu and Obito, invincible with active Izanagi, only a soul-sealing technique like this could control the opponent.
No matter how powerful Izanagi was, it only reversed and rewound physical reality. Once the soul was sealed, no amount of struggle would matter.
Moreover, the Shinigami's soul attack was intangible. Without a Rinnegan, Black Zetsu and Obito couldn't see it, making it nearly impossible to dodge!
*SHUA!*
The Dead Demon Consuming Seal was successfully executed. The Shinigami's silhouette appeared, extending a massive transparent hand that pierced through Auntie Orochimaru's abdomen. The hand then extended infinitely, swiftly reaching for Black Zetsu and Obito.
However, Black Zetsu had anticipated this when he saw Auntie Orochimaru forming the seals for the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.
Though he couldn't see the Shinigami, with Yin-Yang Release, he could faintly sense its presence.
Thus, he had prepared in advance.
He calculated the timing, waiting for the Shinigami's attack.
Just before it struck, he suddenly detached from Obito, using him to propel himself outward!
That's right.
He directly sacrificed Obito!
Obito, unable to use intangibility, naturally couldn't withstand the Shinigami's soul grip with his physical body!
But Obito was Obito, and Black Zetsu was Black Zetsu.
As long as he decisively sacrificed Obito, the Dead Demon Consuming Seal could only seal Obito, leaving Black Zetsu unaffected!
*PU-CHI!*
Obito was pierced by the Shinigami's arm, and his soul was instantly pulled out!
Meanwhile, Black Zetsu seized the chance to fly dozens of meters, crashing into the Juubi's massive body and quickly merging with it.
"I did it!"
"Hehehehe!"
"You're all going to die!"
Black Zetsu laughed maliciously, triumphant, feeling immensely satisfied for breaking through so many defenses and reuniting with Kaguya's embrace through his own power.
Auntie Orochimaru felt utterly helpless. She hadn't expected Black Zetsu to daringly sacrifice Obito outright.
This wasn't an ordinary risk.
Seeing Kaguya about to be revived, Black Zetsu, once cautious, had truly gone mad!
There was no choice.
Auntie Orochimaru could only immediately initiate Living Corpse Reincarnation, shedding her skin and transferring her core body and soul into a nearby White Zetsu.
If she waited any longer, she feared she'd be sealed alongside Obito's soul by the Shinigami.
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Seeing her two counterparts exert all their abilities yet still fail to stop Black Zetsu, allowing him to merge with the Juubi...
Or rather, the ruthless Black Zetsu, by completely sacrificing Obito, managed to seize the chance to touch the Juubi again.
Parallel World 4's Uncle Orochimaru sighed slightly.
It wasn't that Black Zetsu was too cunning, but Dual Kamui Obito was too useful!
Under Black Zetsu's control, an Obito with Dual Kamui, fearless of death and constantly activating Izanagi, couldn't be easily defeated even by Six Paths-level opponents.
Like the end of the original Fourth Ninja World War. If Black Zetsu hadn't rushed back to Kaguya's embrace but kept controlling Dual Kamui Obito to aid Kaguya, Naruto and Sasuke might have died long ago.
There would've been no chance for a comeback!
But while sighing, Uncle Orochimaru knew they couldn't delay any longer. They had to activate the backup plan and act quickly!
"Then, Madara-sama, forgive me!"
Uncle Orochimaru turned to Six Paths Madara beside him, uttering cryptic words.
Madara, still grinding his teeth and glaring at Black Zetsu with murderous intent, was suddenly startled by Uncle Orochimaru's words.
Forgive? What's this annoying snake saying? Hasn't he offended me enough? What else does he want to do?
*PU-CHI!*
Uncle Orochimaru opened his mouth, spitting out a Kusanagi Sword. Then, without waiting for Madara to react, he swung the blade, decapitating Six Paths Madara!
Six Paths Madara: (ﾟДﾟ#)!!!
Uncle Orochimaru: lick ㅠꌂㅠ!!!
Awesome!
The feeling of killing Six Paths Madara is great!
Madara's head fell to the ground, finally freed from the Juubi's body and restraints.
"You bastard, what are you doing?!!"
The one-headed Madara roared furiously. Though only a head remained, he still looked ferocious.
"As expected, he didn't die."
Uncle Orochimaru's eyes gleamed with newfound admiration and curiosity.
As the three of them had predicted, as a Juubi Jinchūriki, Six Paths Madara wouldn't die immediately even if decapitated.
Since most of the Juubi had been extracted, with the remainder in Six Paths Madara's body, the decapitated Madara retained only a small amount of Juubi chakra.
Though minimal, it was enough to use.
This way, it ensured Madara didn't die immediately while also freeing him from the main body, escaping the Juubi and Black Zetsu's control...
"Good thing he didn't die!"
"Madara-sama, please move for a bit."
Uncle Orochimaru took a headless White Zetsu body, picked up Madara's head, and attached it.
Soon, the remaining Juubi chakra and Hashirama's cells went to work, quickly healing the wound and successfully grafting Madara's head onto the White Zetsu body with difficulty.
Though it wouldn't last long, it should be enough to ensure blood flow to Madara's head and keep him alive briefly.
"You... I..."
Madara stared at Uncle Orochimaru in a daze, momentarily unable to process.
As a Juubi Jinchūriki, he had played wildly just now.
But nothing was crazier than this annoying snake!
Even human head transplantation was within his skillset? Since when did this world become so insane?
"Madara-sama, how does it feel?"
"A bit... stiff... a bit uncomfortable..."
Madara slightly moved the White Zetsu body, feeling extremely unfamiliar and uneasy. After all, only his head was original now.
"Great, it's successfully escaped the Juubi's consumption."
"You bastard! This is the solution you came up with? You just cut off my head!"
Madara grabbed Uncle Orochimaru, his face full of rage.
"It's all to save you, isn't it?"
"Besides, if it weren't for Hashirama-sama's earnest pleas, I wouldn't bother saving you..."
Uncle Orochimaru cleverly mentioned Hashirama's pleas, instantly dispelling much of Madara's anger.
Right!
He could survive now and escape the Juubi's consumption.
It was almost entirely thanks to Hashirama's rescue.
Madara didn't even dare imagine what great sacrifices Hashirama had made behind the scenes to gather so many people to help him.
He was truly useless!
"I was wrong! Forgive me, Hashirama, I..."
"You'd better say those words to Hashirama-sama yourself. I don't want to hear them..."
"You!"
Madara was furious and deeply embarrassed.
But he held back and asked again:
"What's next? That Black Zetsu seems to have merged with the Juubi..."
"Wait!"
"Wait?"
"Wait until your body and the Juubi fully turn into Kaguya. Then you can activate Izanagi."
"??? What do you mean?"
"Just as it sounds."
If Madara activated Izanagi now, he'd likely revert to his state before decapitation, rendering it pointless.
But after the Juubi and Kaguya fully consumed Six Paths Madara's body, then activating Izanagi might allow Madara to reform into a normal body.
This was also a topic Orochimaru and the others wanted to research and test.
"Can Izanagi be used like that?"
"You'll know when you try. I'm curious too."
"What about that thing? Are we just watching?"
Madara pointed at the Juubi and his own body nearby, full of hatred and reluctance.
Under Black Zetsu's control, the half-extracted Juubi was rapidly shrinking back, and most of Six Paths Madara's body should be sufficient to serve as Kaguya's revival vessel.
Once the Juubi fully retracted, that was likely when Kaguya would truly awaken!
"Since Black Zetsu stabbed you and took your heart, the Rabbit Goddess's revival was nearly inevitable. It's already good enough that your life was saved."
"Damn Black Zetsu! I'll definitely kill him!"
Madara raged helplessly. In his current state, though he still had one Rinnegan, he lacked enough chakra to use it, let alone stop Kaguya's revival.
He feared getting too close to the Juubi would get him consumed too.
"Instead of thinking about Black Zetsu, we should figure out how to escape from here."
Parallel World 3's Auntie Orochimaru, having completed her Living Corpse Reincarnation, approached from a distance. The Dead Demon Consuming Seal had ended earlier, with the Shinigami leaving with one snake skin and Obito's soul.
Though the Shinigami took a slight loss, it wasn't too bad.
Now, Auntie Orochimaru had retrieved Obito's body and approached Uncle Orochimaru and one-headed Madara.
It should be noted that once Kaguya awakened, her chakra-hungry nature would frantically consume everyone's chakra nearby.
The two Orochimarus and Madara, trapped inside the Truth-Seeking Ball barrier, were undoubtedly prime targets.
But even combined, the three of them were no match for Kaguya. They had to quickly find a way to escape!
What about those useless teammates outside?
Why were they so incompetent? Fighting for so long and still unable to break in? Were they all pretending to fight and messing around?
"Should we use the Summoning Technique to retreat?"
Uncle Orochimaru asked. By summoning a giant snake like his good student Sasuke to carry them away, they could easily escape the Truth-Seeking Ball prison.
But if they left like that without Reverse Summoning, they'd stay stuck in Ryūchi Cave.
The show wasn't over, and neither Orochimaru wanted to retreat.
Just as they hesitated, not far away, Kaguya's revival was nearing completion.
Madara, extremely reluctant, endured the pain of overusing his pupil and activated Limbo!
He summoned one Limbo shadow and sent it to attack.
But the next second, it was instantly trapped by a massive amount of Kaguya's extending white hair.
Though Kaguya hadn't fully awakened, her passive defense was already significant. Even Six Paths Naruto and Sasuke were trapped on their first encounter, let alone a single Limbo shadow.
However, the Limbo shadow's attack also stimulated Kaguya.
Soon after, a massive amount of white hair expanded again, filling most of the surrounding space in an instant and attacking Uncle and Auntie Orochimaru, leaving them almost no room to dodge.
*WHOOSH!*
A golden flash appeared suddenly. That man was back!
Once again, he teleported right behind Uncle Orochimaru.