I Punch the Tailed Beast Ball - Chapter 323

“Whoosh!

Minato’s threw the Thunder God Kunai rapidly in all directions, inserting them into the ground.

Obito paid no attention to Minato’s scattered Kunai. In the face of absolute power, everything was futile.

But just as Obito was about to deal with Minato, the Ten-Tails within him began to grow restless.

It had been so long, and Obito still hadn’t dealt with the threat, so it was time for it to step in personally.

The Ten-Tails started to exert its power, struggling for control over Obito’s body.

In the midst of flight, Obito’s body suddenly swelled up, turning into a massive white blob, with only its limbs and head remaining unchanged.

However, the giant white blob, over ten meters tall, had a human head and arms, making it looked even more ridiculous and laughable.

Obito frowned. A monster was still a monster, and it had no patience whatsoever.

This sudden transformation made Minato wary, and stopped midway in case Obito planned to use a powerful Ninjutsu.

However, when Minato saw Obito’s troubled expression, he had a vague idea of the truth.

Perhaps, Obito wasn’t preparing a powerful jutsu; perhaps he simply couldn’t control the power of the Ten-Tails perfectly, leading to this transformation.

“It seems Obito can’t control the power of the Ten-Tails Beast within him,” Minato quickly shouted to inform the others.

But Obito soon showed through actions that he was still a threat, even in his current state. Obito’s pitifully small arm under the giant white blob pointed at Minato, Naruto, Sasuke, and others, ready to launch a Tailed Beast Ball.

However, just as Obito launched the Tailed Beast Ball, the Ten-Tails’ power raged again within Obito’s body. Obito’s body deformed even worse, and half of his started to swell, causing the Tailed Beast Ball’s trajectory to deviate.

Boom!

A massive explosion occurred, and the previously small Tailed Beast Ball, once launched, instantly grew enormous, destroying the ground and creating a deep crater.

Due to the proximity, even Obito’s massive blob-like body was damaged.

Seeing this terrifying power, Naruto swallowed hard and said, “Such incredible power! Was he just trying to kill your Shadow Clone, Dad?”

There was only Minato’s Shadow Clones at the Tailed Beast Ball’s trajectory.

Minato shook his head and said, “I was actually planning to use Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport that Tailed Beast Ball away. But at the last moment, Obito’s arm underwent a transformation, causing the attack to deviate from its intended trajectory.”

Although the explosion had destroyed half of his body, the remaining blob-like part of Obito wriggled for a moment and quickly reverted, although it wasn’t completely back to normal.

After taking physical injury, Ten-Tails became even more frenzied. Obito’s entire body was now deforming, from his arms and legs to his head. He had turned into a giant white blob, with only one Sharingan visible.

However, the deformation continued, and soon, even his Sharingan was nearly covered.

“Rin…” The single eye that remained visible in Obito’s grotesque form filled with mist, as if tears were swirling within.

Obito could sense that the Ten-Tails wanted to devour him, his memories, everything. At this rate, his memories as Obito would disappear.

The tears in his eye weren’t due to the pain caused by the Tailed Beast Ball or fear of the Ten-Tails’ power. It was because he was about to lose something important.

“Obito…” Seeing Obito’s entire body deformed and his tear-filled eye, Minato felt a wave of sorrow.

Obito was once a bright young boy who aspired to become the Hokage. Now, he had turned into this monster and had to endure his immense suffering.

It was all because his incapability as a teacher.

If he recognized that the masked man was Obito instead of the so-called Uchiha Madara on that day, would the outcome have been different?

“Aaahhhh!” Obito exclaimed.

“My heart… It hurts so much!” Previously, Obito claimed he had no heart and couldn’t feel pain anymore. However, at this moment, Obito clearly felt it. His heartache was a thousand times more painful than any physical pain, as he didn’t want to lose those memories.

Obito no longer cared about everything in the real world. He began to fight with all his might in his inner world against the Ten-Tails.

A mere monster dared to try to devour him?

He wanted to eliminate the Shinobi, the Hidden Villages, and this painful Shinobi world, leading everyone to a perfect dream world.

How could he lose to a mindless monster like this?

“Obito, the only thing I can do for you now is to put you out of your misery,” Minato sighed as he used Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport to the closest Flying Thunder God Kunai to Obito, all while concentrating Chakra on his hand, forming a massive Rasengan to strike Obito and end his suffering.

But just as Minato was about to reach Obito, the giant blob suddenly shrank, followed by a blinding white light bursting from within it. Obito once again took on a human form in front of everyone!

This time, Obito had undergone drastic changes compared to before. His previously bare-skinned upper body now had a robe that matched his skin color, and he held a black staff in his hand.

Previously, there were only two Truth-Seeking Balls on the backs of his hands, but now, there were several Truth-Seeking Balls floating behind him.

Obito now had truly become Six Paths Obito.

“Thanks to you injuring the Ten-Tails, I was able to fully control it so quickly,” Obito sneered and then attacked the approaching Minato!

Minato’s expression changed and he immediately used Flying Thunder God Technique!

Swish!

One of Minato’s hands was severed!

“He’s so fast! He’s definitely stronger and faster than before. Even after using Flying Thunder God Technique, I still lose an arm!” Minato said calmly when he returned to Naruto and Sasuke with Flying Thunder God Technique.

“Hehe.” Hearing what Minato said, Obito pointed at Minato and said, “Do you really think you’ve escaped?”

Minato looked at his severed arm and saw a black sphere attached to his severed arm where Obito had struck earlier.

Minato’s pupils contracted. When Obito attacked him earlier, he had attached that black sphere to him!

The black sphere emitted a blinding white light and was about to explode.

Just as it was about to explode, the Second Hokage suddenly appeared, and teleported the Truth-Seeking Ball to Obito while saying, “Have it back!”

Boom!

A devastating explosion occurred, and the bright light made the entire area as bright as day for a moment. The ground also trembled due to the immense force.

The Second Hokage appeared next to Minato again and explained, “I left a mark on that guy when I use Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags earlier, so I teleport that black thing to him.”

“Wow, Second Hokage, you can use my father’s technique!” Naruto said in surprise.

The Second Hokage glanced at Naruto and corrected, “I’m the one who create Flying Thunder God Technique. It’s your father who learned my technique. In addition, you should address me as Lord Second.’

Naruto scratched his head awkwardly. This Second Hokage didn’t seem as easygoing as the other one.

“Now, he should be severely injured at the very least,” Tobirama stared intently at the enormous dust caused by the intense explosion.

However, Tobirama’s expectation fell short. As the smoke dissipated, a massive black sphere emerged in everyone’s sight.

As if sensing that the explosion was over, the black sphere reverted into small black spheres, revealing Obito inside, completely unharmed.

“It seems we have to strike him before the black sphere can protect him,” Tobirama analyzed upon seeing the unscathed Obito.

“You won’t get that chance,” Tobirama said coldly. He could now freely use Yin and Yang Release, so even if the Four Hokages had immortal body, they wouldn’t regenerate the moment his attack hit them.

“Is that so? Then, let’s see.”

An unexpectedly confident voice drew everyone’s attention.

Nagasawa, with black patterns on his eyes and his entire body emitting a red glow, walked slowly towards them. He entered Sage Mode once again!

“Second Hokage no.1, you’ve recovered! Now is the time to fight back!” Naruto exclaimed in delight.

“You came just in time. I just thought of a good strategy,” Tobirama said.

“What strategy?’ Nagasawa asked, holding a sword as he walked to Tobirama’s side.

“Can you really call it a strategy if I say it out loud? Watch closely! Even though I may not be as strong as you, you’d do well not to underestimate me,’ Tobirama said and then patted Minato.

Minato instantly figured out their plan and walked towards Nagasawa.

Seeing their movements, Nagasawa knew what they were planning. Nagasawa used both his Sage Mode and Sun Breathing and imbued his sword with Color of Arms Haki, igniting it with deep red flames before he struck Minato.

“The Flying Thunder God Mutually Instantaneous Revolving Technique!”

Tobirama used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport next to Obito and then used Flying Thunder God Technique again while touching Obito.

At the same time, Minato used Flying Thunder God Technique as Nagasawa struck him down.

In an instant, Tobirama and Minato switched positions, resulting in Obito taking Nagasawa’s slash at point blank range! Obito was sent flying with blood spurting out of his mouth.

After being struck, Obito quickly controlled the Truth-Seeking Balls to rapidly rotate around his body to preventing Tobirama from launching another surprise attack.

“Using the Flying Thunder God Technique to switch positions? It seems I’ve underestimated you,” Tobirama said as he wiped the blood from his waist.

“It really worked,” Tobirama said with a smile upon seeing Obito was injured. This was the first time he had been injured by their attacks.

“Don’t attempt such an attack again for now,” Nagasawa suddenly said.

Minato, Naruto, and the others looked at Nagasawa with a puzzled look on his face. Didn’t it go well just now? So why stop?

‘Haven’t you noticed that the Fourth’s arm hasn’t healed yet?’ Nagasawa said.

After Nagasawa pointed it out, Tobirama also felt that something was amiss. According to Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation’s principle, Minato’s body should have already healed.

Minato just brushed it off, thinking that his regeneration just happened to be a little slow. However, when the creator of Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation, Tobirama himself, also felt that something was off, he had to ask what was going on.

Tobirama thought for a moment, then said with a serious expression, “He may be using a technique that incorporates Yin and Yang Release, which can nullify all Ninjutsu. Even us may die if we get hit by such an attack. No, if it were Yin and Yang Release, then the previous attack shouldn’t have worked,” Tobirama frowned. He remembered that Nagasawa did injure Obito.

“Maybe it’s because of Sage Mode? The technique I just used is a Sage Technique,” Nagasawa said.

Tobirama’s eyes lit up. Yin and Yang Release might be able to ignore regular Ninjutsu, but the same can’t be said to Sage Technique.

‘If Obito is using Yin and Yang Release, then it won’t be easy to get close to him. After getting hit twice because of Flying Thunder God Technique, he must be extremely wary of me now,” Tobirama understood what Nagasawa was hinting at.

“You guys should wait for the right opportunity, and I’ll lead the attack,” Nagasawa said as he ignited his sword with deep red flames and walked towards Obito.

“Listen to them. You’re not from this world, so why risk helping them?” Obito said while his staff.

Nagasawa was an unexpected factor. If he didn’t have Sage Mode, he was just someone slightly stronger than Hashirama.

However, with Sage Mode, Nagasawa’s strength was too overwhelming to the point where even Obito considered him a threat.

“Because I’m a Hokage. As the Hokage, how can I watch Konoha Shinobi sacrifice themselves even though this is not my world?” Nagasawa continued to approach Obito.

If he needed a reason, it had to be a cool and noble one.

“Even if it costs your life? Your Sage Mode has a time limit, but my power does not.’ Obito continued to threaten Nagasawa.

Nagasawa didn’t argue with Tobirama; he showed his answer through actions.

Boom!

Nagasawa’s Chakra erupted, cracking the ground. He used that tremendous impact to charge towards Obito.

Obito was irritated as Nagasawa ignored him.

Just because I didn’t want to fight him, it didn’t mean I’m afraid of you. He simply didn’t want any unnecessary trouble.

Obito held his staff and swiftly closed the gap between them in an instant.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The two of them exchanged blows countless times in an instant, the sound of their weapons colliding echoing throughout the battlefield.

Obito at first thought he could crush the opponent’s sword with his staff that was made of Truth-Seeking Balls. However, to his surprise, that black sword proved to be unexpectedly sturdy.

Obito hadn’t actually practiced any particular swordsmanship or weapon techniques, so he could only overwhelm his opponent by relying on his speed and strength, but soon he found himself at a disadvantage, and his body was gradually riddled with sword marks.

Obito was in pain, but Nagasawa wasn’t in any better position. His Haki was rapidly depleting, but if he didn’t do so Obito’s staff would have destroyed his sword long ago.

Six Paths-level combatant was indeed not as easy as Nagasawa had imagined. There was hardly any aspect that could be called a weakness.

The gap between the Six Paths-level combatant and those who wasn’t was truly enormous.

Boom!

Both of them unleashed their power in a clash, then swiftly retreated, putting several dozen meters between them.

As Obito was distancing himself, he used his Six Paths power to soar into the sky. He then threw six Black Receivers to the ground, each emitting a red glow, into the surroundings.

“Six Red Yang Formation!” Following hand seals, a massive red hexagonal prism barrier instantly rose, imprisoning everyone inside.

If close combat wouldn’t work, then he would have to try something else.

“Since you claim that you want will protect Konoha Shinobi. I wonder how many you can protect from my Tailed Beast Ball?” Madara taunted as he finished constructing the barrier.

After setting up the barrier, Obito promptly summoned the fearsome Ten-Tails, sending waves of fear through the Allied Shinobi Forces.

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