Nighttime, the final battle scene between the Ninja Allied Forces and Old Obito.
The rain came a bit later than sweat.
The Ninja Allied Forces' side was getting a little restless.
It had already been quite a while since Kakashi went up to the Ten-Tails and disappeared together with Young Obito.
But even now, there still wasn't any conclusion.
The rain covered their line of sight, making it hard to see clearly what was happening atop the Ten-Tails' head.
Although many elite ninjas of the Shinobi World present had very good eyesight, whether they could see farther never depended solely on the eyes, but on the state of mind.
The Ten-Tails growing more and more restless was already an established fact; no one knew when this enormous creature would go berserk.
Rather than waiting like this, it would be better to launch an attack first.
This way, even if they were to die, they could at least bloom a brilliant flash of flames before death.
It was just that Nara Shikaku kept waiting for Kakashi to return. The command center didn't give the order, so the Allied Forces couldn't make a move.
———
On the other side, atop the Ten-Tails.
In the rain, Uchiha Madara sat cross-legged on the Ten-Tails, looking toward Old Obito.
"Still not planning to become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki?"
If possible, Madara certainly wanted to become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki himself.
But, right now he was in Reanimation state, and the Rinnegan in his eyes was strictly speaking just a counterfeit.
He couldn't summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, nor could he absorb the Ten-Tails and complete the transformation.
The sealing talisman he left behind on Old Obito's heart had also mysteriously disappeared.
Now, if he still wanted to resurrect, the conditions were extremely harsh.
He would need to first capture Old Obito, take back the Rinnegan from him, then find another person capable of bearing the Rinnegan's power to install it, and then use the Rinne Rebirth.
But now that Black Zetsu had betrayed him, and White Zetsu was no longer trustworthy, with no one left to carry things out, he had truly become a solitary and helpless man.
To implement this plan was simply too difficult.
First of all, Old Obito now possessed his Rinnegan, and his strength was not to be underestimated; besides, he still had allies, one of whom was even the Uchiha progenitor Indra, not someone you could just capture easily.
Secondly, people who could bear the Rinnegan's power were not easy to find. Wanting plug-and-play compatibility, even Nagato wouldn't do. Without White Zetsu's intelligence, where would he even find such a person?
So, since his own resurrection was extremely difficult, Madara could only let Obito take the lead.
At the very least, the Eye of the Moon Plan could be launched smoothly.
However, Old Obito still hadn't moved.
"Let's wait a bit more, wait until that person returns."
"The Ten-Tails is still missing half of the Nine-Tails' power, it's not yet complete. He might be able to bring back what I want."
Madara snorted, "Teaming up with the Uchiha progenitor Indra, a guy who's existed for over a thousand years, who knows what plans he has in mind?"
"Will he betray you at the crucial moment?"
Old Obito glanced at Madara, 'Madara still truly believes that Young Obito is Indra?'
Well, that made sense too. If he were in his place, not knowing the details, he might also be fooled.
Young Obito had almost mastered all the information of the Shinobi World's past and future, possessing all kinds of unfathomable powers. With that kind of setup, anyone would see him as a mysterious and incomprehensible being.
'Isn't it easy for him to deceive anyone?'
However, since he knew Young Obito's true background, another world's self, there was no point in deceiving him. So, Old Obito simply spoke two words, "He won't."
Madara immediately lost interest, then turned to look at the other person quietly staying atop the Ten-Tails, that is, Rin, who was wearing a White Zetsu mask.
He curiously asked, "And you? What is your identity, and what is your relationship with Indra?"
Facing Madara, this ruthless man, Rin still felt somewhat intimidated.
But luckily, this wasn't the first time they'd met, so she had developed some immunity.
She recalled the plan previously discussed between Old and Young Obito, which could only be carried out by her to better fool Black Zetsu.
She decided to continue maintaining this persona.
It was also a contingency left by Young Obito.
So, she spoke calmly, "Strictly speaking, Indra should call me grandmother."
"Grandmother?", Madara felt the story was getting more and more bizarre. The characters he met were getting older and older.
Rin, seeing this, feared that saying too much might lead to mistakes, so she simply said, "No need to dig into my identity. I'm merely a part of ancient history, knowing it holds no meaning."
"At least, for today's Shinobi World, that is the case."
Madara turned his head away. This masked woman was even more boring than Old Obito.
Just at that moment, atop the Ten-Tails, the surrounding space began to distort, and Young Obito's figure appeared.
Old Obito almost immediately turned his gaze to him and asked, "What about the other half of the Nine-Tails, did you bring it back?"
Young Obito shook his head.
Maybe because it was with Teacher Minato, he couldn't bring himself to be as ruthless as Old Obito. In the end, he didn't bring up the matter with Teacher Minato.
"Forget it, let's just begin like this," Old Obito roughly guessed some of Young Obito's thoughts, feeling a bit regretful.
But after all, according to Young Obito's narration, the Yin Nine-Tails was still inside Namikaze Minato, and it wouldn't affect the activation of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
So, he slowly said, "Then, let's begin."
After speaking, Old Obito stepped to the forefront atop the Ten-Tails, overlooking the vast sea of the Ninja Allied Forces, and loudly said: "This world is already beyond salvation. Soon, I will lead you to a new world."
"Even though we are remnants of the old world, the new world has already opened its gates for you!"
After finishing, Old Obito formed hand seals with both hands.
Immediately, his body formed a massive vortex, continuously absorbing the Ten-Tails' body into himself.
Seeing this, Young Obito had no choice but to come to Rin's side and teleport her away.
Madara also jumped off the Ten-Tails, landing in a safe location.
Soon after, the massive Ten-Tails vanished, leaving only a floating black sphere in the sky.
From the direction of the Ninja Allied Forces, seeing this enormous change, their expressions changed drastically.
"What is that? The Ten-Tails was absorbed?"
"I don't know!"
"Don't look at me, I'm just as clueless as you."
Only Killer Bee, who had survived thanks to the severed tail of the Eight-Tails, looked at this scene and frowned.
He murmured, "Could it be... the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki?"
———
At this moment, far away at the command post, Nara Shikaku also felt a little confused.
Just then, suddenly, they received a message.
Nara Shikaku was overjoyed and immediately, with the assistance of Yamanaka Inoichi, spread the message.
"Everyone, don't panic. Konoha's previous Hokage have been reanimated. This time, they are not enemies but are standing on the side of the Allied Forces."
"They are rushing at top speed toward the battlefield and, on the way, also rescued the current Five Kage. Although the Five Kage are seriously injured, they are all still alive."
"Very soon, the Five Kage and Konoha's past Hokage will all come to support together!"
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