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Chapter 282 - Chapter 282: Tobirama's Endless Tactics

Eliminating Akatsuki members?

Gathering intelligence and destroying the Akatsuki's base?

Yes, those were among Tobirama's planned objectives.

But those were just secondary objectives.

From the very beginning, the main purpose of this plan was none other than to defeat Uchiha Madara!

To take down this ultimate enemy!

As long as Madara was defeated, the rest of the Akatsuki would be nothing more than weaklings—not even worth worrying about.

Therefore,

Luring the Akatsuki into a trap,

Or setting up ambushes on two fronts—

It was all just meant to reel in one big catch from the Akatsuki:

A high-ranking member who held the true secrets!

Ideally, Madara himself would activate the trap tied to the Ryumyaku and get transported here.

But even if someone else triggered the trap—capturing Obito would still be valuable.

Tobirama could pretend to use secret techniques to forcibly extract Obito's memories.

To be honest,

After discovering that this masked man was also an Uchiha ninja,

Tobirama had little hope that the Analysis Team could obtain useful intelligence directly from Obito's mind.

When it came to genjutsu,

[Sharingan] was already unmatched in the Ninja World!

How easy could it possibly be to break through?

However, if Tobirama pretended to brutally interrogate him,

Madara might personally come to rescue Obito,

To prevent any crucial secrets from slipping out.

Once that happened,

The trap would be perfectly sprung!

Rather than let Madara—the ultimate threat—continue scheming new plans,

From Tobirama's perspective,

Taking the initiative and eliminating him was the safest option.

...

Now, why was this place chosen specifically as the Second Battlefield?

Why bring Obito here?

Why trick Lord Madara into coming here?

Naturally, because this was truly where the hidden trap lay.

Tobirama had already set up his most powerful trap here.

That's precisely why he felt confident enough to set an ambush for Lord Madara.

Those eight strange wooden pillars, towering dozens of meters high, were cultivated by Tobirama using fragments of [the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path].

Over the past month or so, he hadn't been idle at all.

As the top master of [Kinjutsu] in the Ninja World,

He had thoroughly studied the properties of the Demonic Statue fragments using various methods.

And quickly utilized one of its greatest characteristics to develop a new type of barrier-based forbidden technique:

Namely: [Kinjutsu – Reverse Life Pure Realm]

The core concept behind it wasn't complicated.

Through the Demonic Statue fragments assisting in forming the barrier,

The chakra within would be forcefully extracted, creating a pure zone completely devoid of chakra.

After all, the Demonic Statue fragments were originally pieces of the God Tree.

They inherently craved chakra intensely, possessing a ruthless ability to absorb it.

If they could drain a Tailed Beast's chakra, absorbing regular ninja energy would be effortless!

Of course, with only a small amount of Demonic Statue fragments,

There wouldn't be enough power to affect someone as strong as Madara.

But what if these fragments could grow as large as the original Demonic Statue?

In theory, that was possible.

Because no matter how much time passed,

Every fragment of the Demonic Statue retained its vitality.

Just like the sacred trees in Takigakure…

By infusing sufficient life force and energy, they could keep growing stronger!

But where could one find such an immense source of power?

There was only one answer: the Ryumyaku!

That's why Tobirama arrived at the Tower of the Lost ahead of time—to unseal the Ryumyaku Chakra Control Seal.

It wasn't simply to set up the Flying Thunder God trap.

More importantly, he planned to rapidly accelerate the growth of the Demonic Statue fragments in his possession by harnessing the tremendous power of the Ryumyaku.

After all, the Ryumyaku itself was residual energy left behind from the roots of the God Tree.

Its origin was the same as that of the Demonic Statue.

Using it to grow Demonic Statue fragments was absolutely ideal.

With this,

After Tobirama utilized the immense power of the Ryumyaku to grow eight giant divine trees,

His newly developed Kinjutsu formation could finally impose a real threat to a powerhouse like Lord Madara!

These eight divine trees had already been secretly buried around the Second Battlefield in advance,

Just waiting for Madara to step into the trap before activating them instantly.

This round, Tobirama stood tall on the sixth floor high above.

At this moment, with the combined effect of the eight divine trees, barrier, and forbidden technique,

All chakra within the barrier was forcibly absorbed.

Within the barrier, no one could easily use any Ninjutsu anymore!

Even if one attempted to use Ninjutsu frantically, its effectiveness would plummet drastically.

As a result, even Madara—who relied heavily on his powerful Dojutsu and Susano'o—would have his strength reduced by half!

Right here would become the site of Uchiha Madara's second demise!

...

Suddenly, something unexpected occurred.

Yet Lord Madara remained unfazed. Calmly, he extended his palm and let out a thin thread of Chakra.

Soon, the tiny bit of Chakra in his hand got forcefully absorbed and flowed into the eight divine trees surrounding him.

Likewise, even though he had sealed every pore across his skin,

His internal Chakra still trickled away little by little...

At this rate,

Without doing anything, his own Chakra reserves would completely drain out within half an hour.

If engaged in fierce battle, the speed would increase dramatically.

"Made using pieces of the Demonic Statue?"

"And its effect is forcibly draining all surrounding Chakra?"

"With eight gigantic divine trees… quite an ambitious move indeed!"

"In here, everyone's Ninjutsu will struggle to activate—or if it does, it'll lose most of its strength..."

"What a terrifying Kinjutsu!"

"Tch! That despicable Tobirama again. Should've beaten his face in worse last time..."

Lord Madara quickly analyzed the nature of this forbidden barrier and muttered with reluctant respect.

At times, he couldn't help but begrudgingly admit how cunning that bastard Tobirama really was.

Always coming up with various forbidden techniques,

And every damn one of them more effective—and dangerous—than the last.

Absolutely infuriating!

"Tsk tsk. Looks like you've fallen for the trap too, huh?" 

Obito sneered mockingly beside him.

Although their current situation looked pretty grim, it didn't stop him from continuing to talk trash.

"Shut up! Right now, I don't feel like wasting my energy dealing with you!"

Growled Lord Madara coldly.

"Tch!"

"To be honest, this forbidden barrier puts us at a severe disadvantage. Should we try leaving first?" 

Obito showed a rare serious expression and asked carefully.

Although the surrounding Chakra had been drained,

The Chakra within each Ninja wouldn't be completely drained in such a short time.

Now, Obito still had some residual power in his eyes.

Enough for a few more uses of Kamui — enough to get himself and Lord Madara out of here.

But if they delayed any longer, that might no longer be certain...

"No way!"

"Let me run away like a rat in front of Hashirama again?"

"Absolutely not!"

Lord Madara snapped angrily, his face set in determination.

Obito: "Again?"

Lord Madara: "..."

Meanwhile, not far away.

Hashirama was loudly urging surrender:

"Madara, give up!"

"There's no way you can win here!"

After all, while the God Tree could absorb chakra and natural energy,

It couldn't absorb Sage Chakra!

Otherwise, Sage Art and Taijutsu wouldn't be the only techniques capable of harming a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki...

Therefore, within this Forbidden Barrier,

Hashirama's Taijutsu and Sage Art worked just fine.

With this imbalance,

How could Madara possibly win?

Didn't expect this day to come, did you, Madara? You've fallen straight into our trap!

Elder Brother's right — better surrender now, brother.

If you run now, you'll still save face. But if you lose again later, it'll be humiliating!

I'm sincerely advising you to run already!

Tobirama kept one hand in the seal,

Maintaining the Forbidden Barrier while fanning the flames relentlessly, doing everything he could to provoke Lord Madara.

Lord Madara shot Tobirama a murderous glare, his killing intent spilling over.

He naturally recognized this as Tobirama's provocation tactic.

And, much as he hated to admit it, the provocation was working perfectly.

Besides, escaping wasn't part of his original plan either...

"Hasegawa, no need for further words. Let's begin!"

"If it's come to this, then we'll just have another round!"

Hashirama shook his head slightly, sighing.

Then turning toward Yamato beside him, he said:

"Youngster, sorry about this; I need to borrow your body again."

"Try not to scream too loud this time."

Saying that, Hashirama once again transformed into countless Impure World fragments, covering Yamato's body and taking possession of his form.

Then,

[Sage Mode] – Engage!

[Eight Gates] – Unlock!

Within the Forbidden Barrier,

In an instant,

Hashirama's combat power skyrocketed to a terrifying level...

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