In an instant, the sound of thunder cracked through the sky, followed by the crisp echo of something shattering.
The massive clam summoned by the reanimated Second Mizukage, Hōzuki Gengetsu, was directly pierced through—its thick shell now marked with a two-meter-wide hole.
Through the breach, Raikage A stood firmly planted, right elbow extended, his back straight as he turned around calmly.
This scene was just in time for the reinforcements to witness.
The two teams of Kumogakure shinobi—Omoi's Squad and the Thunder Blade Unit—erupted into wild cheers.
"Woooo!!"
"Is that really Raikage-sama's power?!"
But the next moment, A wavered slightly, nearly staggering, and muttered in complaint under his breath.
"Brother Hikaru... that was a bit much this time…"
Meanwhile, Uchiha Saya had already broken through the enemy lines—darting past the White Zetsu clones and Impure World Reincarnated shinobi—rushing straight toward Obito.
The dark-haired kunoichi, her blue-black hair flowing behind her, launched herself at Obito and Hiruzen's reanimated body with a swift spin, driving a side kick toward Obito's head.
While her leg swept through the air, she used it to obscure his line of sight—and in that instant, her Mangekyō Sharingan flared open.
Mark of the Yachihoko.
She tried to force it onto Obito's body directly.
But the next second, something unexpected happened—her kick passed cleanly through Obito as if he wasn't even there.
"Kamui...!"
Obito immediately swung the Uchiha Gunbai from behind his back, aiming a crushing blow at Saya.
But with a crackle of scarlet chakra, the skeletal arm of her Sword-manifested Susanoo erupted and intercepted the attack.
Saya didn't flinch—her eyes locked onto Obito's, forcing the mark of the Yachihoko onto him again.
She began to pull—extracting both his chakra and ocular power.
Obito's expression twisted in disbelief. His chakra... and the power from his right eye... it was vanishing?
Without hesitation, he phased out again with Kamui, halting the drain.
He gritted his teeth.
Didn't Madara say this was a rare and nearly invincible time-space dōjutsu? How the hell can someone just... drain my chakra and my eye's power directly!?
Why didn't Madara tell me about this?!
He turned and shouted furiously.
"Black Zetsu! What the hell are you doing?! Help me!"
From the sidelines, Black Zetsu sneered in silence.
This idiot... always barking orders. Do you think I'm your servant?
If he stepped in, he risked losing control over the Impure World Reincarnated shinobi—if their consciousness awakened, the Edo Tensei would collapse.
But if Obito died... the entire Moon's Eye Plan would unravel.
With no better option, he reluctantly responded.
He raised his right hand, palm extended toward Saya, and a stream of blue-white chakra surged outward.
"Nether Release: Devouring Void!"
A powerful suction force ripped through the air. Saya's body was pulled toward it, and she could feel her chakra draining rapidly.
Another absorption-type bloodline technique?!
Saya was forced to retreat, creating distance between herself, Obito, and Hiruzen's reanimated corpse.
Obito exhaled in relief.
But at that exact moment, Tsunade—who had just summoned Katsuyu atop Konoha's southern wall—saw her beloved friend Saya being overwhelmed, and her fury exploded.
"Yin Seal: Release!"
She brought her hands together in a sharp clap. The violet diamond-shaped mark on her forehead flared with blinding purple light. Sealing marks cascaded across her body like flowing ink, spreading from her head to her arms and legs.
An immense surge of chakra burst from her.
"Wood Style: Wood Dragon Jutsu!"
From the battlefield below, the earth split open. A towering dark green dragon of wood burst forth—the long-lost power of Wood Release returning to the world.
From Kirigakure, Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and even Sunagakure, every ninja who saw it was stunned.
Wood Release…?!
Everyone knew Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage, as a medical ninjutsu master. The Sannin. The strongest kunoichi alive.
But now, in the heart of battle, they remembered her lineage:
Senju.
The Wood Dragon rampaged through the army of Edo Tensei and White Zetsu, blazing a path toward Saya.
Tsunade stomped her foot against the wall and launched herself into the air. Rising dozens of meters high, she raised her right leg and zeroed in on the reanimated Hiruzen and Obito below.
"Monster Strength: Heaven-Foot of Pain!"
Obito's instincts screamed—he looked up just in time to see a blur of shadow descending on him. He instantly activated Kamui, phasing out of reality.
But Black Zetsu, occupying Hiruzen's reanimated body, couldn't react in time. He had no Kamui, no teleportation, no chance to dodge.
Desperately, he made a snap decision.
"Steel Release: Steel Body!"
Silver-white chakra plated his skin in an instant, giving his body a dense metallic sheen. He crossed his arms to block.
But Tsunade was already smirking midair.
"Too slow."
Her foot crashed into him like a meteor.
BOOM!
The impact sent shockwaves through the battlefield. The earth cratered violently beneath them, the ground fissured in every direction.
Saya felt the ground tremble beneath her.
She looked over—Black Zetsu's arms were now bent backward at a grotesque 90-degree angle, his reanimated body sprawled beside Obito.
Bone jutted out from broken skin, blood and chakra leaking freely.
He grimaced through the agony.
"Damn it... This body's useless. I'll need a better one. Gotta get some White Zetsu and rebuild after this…"
Obito's eyes darted to the back of the battlefield.
There, unmoving—yet unignorable—stood Uchiha Hikaru, his chakra contained but overwhelming, as if he hadn't even started fighting yet.
Obito swallowed hard.
He hasn't moved… and he's still got Susanoo…?
Don't tell me he really found a way to awaken the Eternal Mangekyō without sacrificing a sibling?
He gritted his teeth.
His White Zetsu army was getting torn apart. Saya's Mangekyō technique could drain chakra and dōjutsu power from a distance. Tsunade had Wood Release. The Impure World Reincarnated Kage were being held off.
This fight's already lost.
Again.
Damn it.
If I keep getting humiliated like this, might as well retreat. Not losing is a kind of victory, right…?
At that moment, across the battlefield, Uchiha Hikaru stood atop Konoha's walls, arms folded, his gaze cold and sharp.
He stared Obito down.
And then, in a low voice that carried through the battlefield, he mocked:
"You really are an eyesore. I wouldn't even waste a dance on you."
He sniffed dismissively.
"You're not even worth my time."
Obito's face, hidden behind the spiral mask, flushed red.
Like a monkey's ass.
"You—Uchiha Hikaru!! If that's how it is—fine!! You'll regret this!!"
"Black Zetsu! Do it!!"
Black Zetsu, still groaning in pain, tried to object, but Obito cut him off.
"NOW! You hear me?! You want me to spell it out?!"
Muttering curses under his breath, Black Zetsu called over a White Zetsu, took a ninja blade in his mouth, and sliced off his mangled hands.
He fused new ones from the White Zetsu's body, formed a rapid sequence of seals, and slapped his palms against the earth.
"Summoning Jutsu: Impure World Reincarnation!"
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