594 558. Overwhelming Power
The dust and debris in the crater settle down to reveal Obito.
The black shield made by the Truth-seeking orb around him slowly disperses. Most of his Truth-seeking orb enters into standby mode after blocking Naruto and Sasuke's attack.
"Naruto, Sasuke… he can't use these black orbs to defend anymore for a while," Itachi informs them.
"Impressive!"
Obito slowly flies in the air.
"So, that's the level of your current power." Obito dusts his body.
The slight wounds on it regenerate slowly.
'I can't believe the Ten Tail's Jinchuriki has such a weakness. Also, with the Ten Tail inside me, I can't use Kamui to phase through things, since it's extremely difficult to pull such a large amount of chakra over dimensions without exerting myself.'
"Your attacks are indeed threatening to me. But they are nowhere enough to take me down."
Whoosh…
The next instant, Obito disappears from their vision.
"Fast! He's so fast!"
Naruto searches around for Obito. Sasuke's Mangekyo Sharingan flicker left and right, tracing Obito's trajectory.
"NARUTO, BEHIND YOU!"
Sasuke spots Obito besides Naruto's Chakra Avatar. However, his warning is a tad bit late.
HAAH…
Obito wields a Truth-seeking orb in his hand and detonates it near Naruto.
Shiing…
The Orb releases a blinding light and engulfs Naruto.
"This is bad!"
BOOM…
The orb explodes and covers a large area in the distance.
"Huh! What happened?!"
Naruto opens his eyes and notices the explosion in the distance.
Whoosh…
Tobirama appears on top of Kurama Chakra Avatar.
"It was me, kid! One of my clones teleported that orb in the distance."
Bang… bang… bang…
Suddenly, massive black rods fall from the sky and pin down the tails of the Kurama's Avatar.
"Damn it! It's these black rods again. I can't move." Naruto grits his teeth as the curse marks on the rods immobilize him.
Whoosh…
Sasuke's Susanoo appears beside Obito with a giant chakra blade in its bang.
Swish…
It swings the blade down in a vertical motion.
BANG…
The Susanoo's blade strikes the ground and raises a cloud of dust and debris. The powerful slash creates a massive rift spanning tens of meters on the ground.
Fwoosh…
Obito waves the Shakujō staff in his hand to disperse the dust cloud. He is standing on top of Sasuke's blade, pinning it to the ground with his feet.
"Susanoo… huh! The ultimate jutsu of the Mangekyo Sharingan. It's not as fast as I expected it to be."
Obito calmly stares at Sasuke.
"What about its defenses? Is it really the ultimate defense it's proclaimed to be?"
Sasuke abandons the blade and pulls out another chakra sword.
Whoosh…
Obito leaps in the air and dodges Sasuke's slash by tilting his body in mid-air and flying over the attack.
Shoom…
He appears in front of Susanoo's head and glances at Sasuke inside the Susanoo. The next instant, Obito accelerates his speed and coats his hand with the Truth-seeking orb.
SHIMATA!
Sasuke immediately infuses chakra into the Yata shield and places it in front of him.
Bang…
Obito's punch connects with the shield. The Yakasha's eyes on the shield glow malevolently and absorb the impact. However, the force from the attack pushes him back.
"Hmm… a defensive divine artifact?!"
Obito analyzes the Yata Mirror Shield in Susanoo's hands.
Becoming the Jinchuriki of the Ten Tail has endowed him with several techniques and divine knowledge.
"If that's the case!"
Obito stretches out his right hand. The Truth-seeking orbs floating on his back fly in his palm. They slowly merge and create a large, double-helix-shaped sword.
"That blade!"
Naruto feels a sense of threat from the blade in Obito's hand.
"It's the Divine blade Nunoboko!" Kurama remarks.
"Once upon a time, the Sage of Six Paths wielded this blade to shape the world and vanquish all evil from the shinobi world." He explains.
Obito wields the Nunoboko blade and points it towards Sasuke's Yata shield.
"This is the divine artifact of the Sage!"
Swish…
Obito slashes the blade at the Yata shield.
Crack… crack…
Numerous cracks spread across the elemental barriers of the Yata shield. The nullifying abilities of the Truth-Seeking orb destroy the barriers in an instant.
Bang…
The sword blade hits the surface of the Yata shield.
BOOM…
A deafening explosion covers the battlefield. With a loud noise, the Yata shield shatters into countless fragments and disperses. The shockwaves from the attack strike Sasuke's Susanoo.
The Susanoo shatters in an instant.
Guffaw…
Sasuke pukes out a mouthful of blood and is sent flying by the attack. He smashes across the ground and travels a large distance.
'He easily penetrated the Susanoo's defenses with that blade.' Tobirama analyzes the battle.
"SASUKE!"
Naruto screams in shock. He riles up his chakra and breaks free from half of the restraints. The Kurama avatar opens its mouth and charges up a massive-tailed beast bomb.
Shoom…
The tailed beast bomb flies towards Obito at breakneck speed.
Swish…
Obito slashes the Nunoboko blade and easily destroys the attack.
Whoosh…
Tobirama teleports behind Sasuke and stops his momentum.
Itachi flies beside Sasuke with his Susanoo and supports his body.
"SASUKE!"
He picks up Sasuke in his Susanoo's hands. The current Sasuke is bleeding heavily, with numerous wounds across his body.
"SASUKE!"
Sakura and the other medic nin also flicker beside Sasuke.
"Let me heal his wounds."
She quickly uses the 'Mystic Palm Technique' to stabilize Sasuke's wounds.
"That was dangerous! He almost lost his life with that attack." Tobirama remarks after observing Sasuke's injuries.
The group turns their attention towards Naruto and Obito's battle. Obito closes the distance between him and Naruto.
He wields the Nunoboko blade and swings it at the giant Kurama Avatar.
The Kurama Avatar also crosses its arms to block the attack.
Boom…
With a single swing of the Nunoboko blade, he chops off the arms of Kurama.
"What?!"
The Avatar opens its mouth to bite the blade, however, with another swing, it beheads the Kurama Avatar and destroys it in an instant.
Inside Naruto's mindscape,
Guffaw…
Kurama suffers a backlash, and Naruto loses his Kurama chakra avatar.
"KURAMA!"
Shoom…
Obito flickers beside Naruto and delivers a roundhouse kick to him, sending him flying across the battlefield.
Naruto protects his vitals with the Sage mode. However, the fierce blow destroys the protective chakra film around him. He slams into a massive boulder in the distance and stops.
Bleugh…
Naruto pukes out a mouthful of blood.
"Naruto!"
Tsunade flickers towards Naruto and heals his wounds.
"Are you alright?!" She asks with worry.
"I… I am feeling dizzy!" Naruto grabs his head in pain.
Inside his mindscape, Kurama also slowly gets up and shakes his head.
"Kurama, are you alright?" Naruto inquires.
"I am fine!" Kurama shakes his head.
"It's just that the backlash from the forced dispersal of my Avatar made me dizzy. I will recover in a few minutes. However, you won't be able to use my Avatar for the next few minutes. Let me heal your wounds first!"
Orange chakra rises from Naruto's body and shrouds him. It rapidly heals his wounds.
With Tsunade and Kurama's assistance, Naruto recovers in a matter of seconds.
"So strong!"
Naruto raises his head and glances in Obito's direction.
Obito ignores their gazes and raises his head to stare at the sky.
"It's about time I initiate the next step of the Eye of the Moon plan."
He places his hands on the ground and infuses a large amount of chakra.
Rumble… Rumble…
The ground in front of him trembles and a massive tree sprouts from it. The tree rapidly grows in height and, within a few seconds, it dwarfs every living thing on the battlefield.
Four giant flower bud blooms on the tree.
"That's…"
The group recognizes the flower bud as a part of the Ten Tail.
"It's a part of the Ten Tail." Jiraiya comments.
"What is Obito planning?" Back at the HQ, Shikaku analyzes the situation.
"Before, I initiate the plan. It's time to tidy things up."
A massive vortex of nature energy gathers around the giant tree. The tree absorbs the nature energy and a large amount of red and blue chakra gathers in the flowers.
"H-He is charging up more than one Biju Bomb." Bee points out with trembling fingers.
"What should we do?" Panic ensues among the shinobis.
"Damn it!"
Naruto slowly stands up.
Swirl…
Suddenly, a pitch-black portal opens in front of them and a figure walk out of it.
"I am not late, am I?"
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