Chapter 588: 553. Reunion of Old Friends
The shinobi silently stares at the floating black orbs behind Obito's back.
Each of these orbs possesses the power to obliterate an entire village in an instant and now Obito possesses six of them.
The Kages observe Obito's every movement while listening to Tsunade's explanation.
"These Truth-seeking orbs are made of malleable chakra. They can alter their form according to the user's wish." Tsunade continues.
"The user can summon them to his side whenever he needs. While in an inactive state or standby state, they take the shape of orbs. Once active, they can alter their shape at the will of the user. From offense to defense, these orbs possess all kinds of power."
The Kages stare at the five inactive Truth-seeking orbs behind Obito's back.
"Since they are made of all five elemental chakra nature, their power is far greater than Kekkei Genkai or Kekkei Tota. As such, they possess the characteristics of all elemental Kekkei Genkai. They can instantly turn any matter that touches them into dust. So, avoid physical contact with them at all costs."
This revelation shocks the Kages and the Shinobis.
"Also, unlike other techniques, these orbs can be retrieved by the user after every attack. So, they are non-expandable. Each of these orbs is semi-autonomous and can act on its own to protect the user. Not only that, these orbs can negate all kinds of Ninjutsu after infusing them with Yin-Yang chakra. So, they are much stronger than the absolute defense of Susanoo and Sand Release. In other words, these orbs are the peak of nature and shape transformation and can counter all genjutsu and Taijutsu techniques."
"He is coming!"
Gaara warns everyone as Obito makes his move.
Whoosh...
He flickers in front of the group at breakneck speed.
Bang...
Naruto and Tsunade flicker in front of Obito and attacks him Taijutsu.
HAAH...
Both of them kick Obito's body.
Whoosh...
The Truth-seeking orb around him quickly creates a shield and blocks their kicks.
Whoosh...
Both Tsunade and Naruto swiftly retreat. The next second, a massive crimson chakra fist smashes their previous position.
"Naruto and Fifth Hokage... they... how are they able to touch those Orbs?" Onoki and others are flabbergasted by this.
"That's the weakness of those orbs." Kushina's voice informs them.
"The weakness of these orbs is Senjutsu or Sage energy. They can't negate nature energy, so only someone with proficiency in Senjutsu can fight their wielder. Also, there is an effective range of 70 meters for these orbs to work autonomously and return to their user. Once these orbs are out of that range, the user will lose control of them unless he re-enters that range."
"In that case... let me help too!" Jiraiya claps his hands and enters Sage Mode.
He also dashes towards Obito and joins the battle with Naruto and Tsunade.
"I will help too!"
Mei also activates the recovered Sage seal on his hand and joins the battle. Kimimaro also activates his seal and attacks Obito from a distance.
As for the rest of the shinobis, they witness the battle from a distance and analyze Obito's techniques, power, and weakness from a distance.
After some observation, Sakumo is the first to comment.
"His reaction speed is slower than before. He can move quickly in a linear direction, but turning and performing other actions is quite slow."
Sakumo isn't the only person to notice this. Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Naruto, who are fighting against Obito, also notice this weakness.
"Kurama, what's going on? As Ten-tail's Jinchuriki shouldn't be quite strong. Then why is he so weak?" Naruto asks Kurama.
Bang... Bang...
Soon, Obito is beaten back and forth by the trio, as he is unable to react to any of their movements.
"I see! So, that's how it is." Kurama concludes after some observation.
"Currently, this fellow Obito... despite being the Jinchuriki of the Ten-tail; he isn't in control," Kurama explains.
"It's similar to other Jinchuriki's situation. A perfect Jinchuriki is in sync with the tailed beast and can freely control the Tailed beast's power. However, unlike other tailed beasts, the Ten-tail is special." Kurama continues.
"How is it special?" Naruto asks in confusion while resisting another attack from Obito.
He barely dodges Obito's Truth-Seeking Orb strike by a hair's breadth.
"Unlike other tailed beasts with their individual personality and will, Ten-tail is just a messy, chaotic consciousness of emotions and nature energy. So it's extremely difficult to communicate with those messy thoughts and gain control. Only someone with a powerful willpower can handle the burden of those chaotic thoughts. If not, the person will slowly lose control and the Ten Tail will erase his personality. So, currently, Obito's consciousness is in a battle with Ten-tail's eroding thoughts in his mindscape. The current him is acting on instincts."
"I see!"
"That makes sense!"
Naruto relays Kurama's words to the rest of the shinobis.
"What will happen if Obito loses the consciousness battle with the Ten Tail?" Someone at HQ questions.
"The Ten Tail will resurface and Obito will die!" Kurama gives a simple answer.
And true enough, Obito slowly opens his eyes. He is surrounded by darkness in all directions.
"Where am I?" He stares at his surroundings.
"Who am I?" Obito glances at his hands.
Several messy thoughts and noise ring in his surroundings. The intensity of these voices slowly increases.
Argh...
"Stop!"
Obito blocks his ears with his hands and yells. However, the voices continue to grow louder and louder.
AAH...
Obito screams in pain as the voices slowly drown his consciousness.
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Hmm...
Hashirama, Tobirama, Hiruzen, and Mito, who were flying with Itachi and Sasuke, suddenly frown.
They glance toward the battlefield.
"What's happening?" Confusion appears on their face.
"The Ten Tail... it's chakra signature... it's gone!" Mito opens her mouth.
"How is that possible? Did they seal it?" Hiruzen remarks.
"That shouldn't be the case!" Sasuke and Itachi hesitate and answer.
Currently, they haven't received any news from HQ about this matter. If the Allied Shinobi forces sealed the Ten Tail, the war would already be over.
However, theY can still sense several chakra signatures still gathered on the battlefield.
"In that case... something must have happened!" Itachi comments.
"And sure enough..."
Shoom...
Suddenly, a powerful chakra signature appears in the distance. This chakra signature seems to be much more powerful than the Ten Tail.
"This chakra signature..." The eyes of the three Kages and Mito narrow.
"It's Obito! He sealed the Ten tail inside him and became its Jinchuriki!" Kushina informs them.
"What? The Ten Tail has a Jinchuriki now!" The expression of everyone turns ugly.
"Naruto, Tsunade, and Jiraiya are fighting against him," Kushina adds.
"Tsunade is fighting him. I must hurry up!" Mito's expression turns grim.
Hashirama also senses Obito's overwhelming chakra signature.
"I'll be blunt. This guy Obito... he seems to be stronger than me now!"
"No offense, but it seems so!" Hiruzen also agrees.
"Elder Brother, even if you are reincarnated at your peak with a living body, you still won't be his match." Tobirama remarks.
"I know! That's why we must hurry up. Or that's what I would like to do... however..."
The group glances at the ground.
"HAASHHIRAAMAA!!"
Madara's excited voice falls in their ears.
"It's Madara." The group's expression turns ugly.
Madara summons his Susanoo and fires a giant Yasaka Magatama towards the group.
Bang...
The Yasaka Magatama explodes, and the group is forced to stop.
"Let's go down!" After some thinking, Hashirama suggests.
"It's fine!" Tobirama nods.
So, the group lands on the ground and confronts Madara.
Hmm...
Madara scrutinizes the group in front of him.
"Now that's quite a line-up you have." He chuckles and remarks.
"Those eyes..." Hashirama and Tobirama stare at Madara with narrowed eyes.
"Rinnegan?!" Itachi answers.
"Rinnegan?! The eyes of the Sage!" The group is surprised to hear this.
"Madara, how do you have those eyes?" Hashirama points a finger at Madara and demands.
"Heh! If you want the answer, then come and fight me." Madara readies his gunbai and battle axe.
"Madara, we don't have time for your games. The Ten Tail's Jinchuriki is rampaging on the battlefield. If he is left alone, then the entire world will turn upside down." Tobirama snorts.
"That's your problem to think! It's none of my business."
Whoosh...
Madara flickers in front of the ground and attacks.
Bang...
Hashirama blocks Madara's attack with his Wood Release. His battle axe only leaves a few scratch marks on the hard defense of Hashirama.
"As expected, the mastery of your wood release is still the best. Your granddaughter can't even compare." He chuckles and swings his battle axe for another round.
Bang... Bang...
Both Madara and Hashirama trade blows.
"What?! Tsunade can also use the wood release." This revelation surprised the rest of them.
"Not only her, even Madara can use the wood release," Kushina reveals to them.
And sure enough, a wooden spike protrudes from Madara's hand and pierces through Hashirama's shoulder.
"You seem to have gotten rusty, Hashirama!" Madara laughs.
Snap... Crack...
Hashirama grabs the wooden spike and crushes it with his hands.
"No wonder! Earlier, I felt a familiar sensation in your body. So, you are using my cells to use the Wood Release." Hashirama points a finger towards Madara.
In the eyes of others, his behavior is similar to a kid who accuses someone of cheating after losing a fight.
"Hehe... it's not stealing. It's my spoil of the previous battle." Madara flickers towards Hashirama.
"HASHIRAMAAA!"
"MADARAAA!"
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