I Punch the Tailed Beast Ball - Chapter 329

“Quick, go protect the Tailed Beasts. Madara has been revived by my Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique. He wants to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and attain the Sage of Six Paths’ power. We must stop him!”

As Black Zetsu left Obito’s body, allowing Obito to regain control of his own body, and he hastily conveyed his message to the others.

“It may be too late. I sense that the Tailed Beasts’ Chakra is gradually disappearing. Only the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails remain,” said Nagasawa with a furrowed brow.

Just as Nagasawa finished speaking, he sensed the auras of the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails fading away.

“Minato, switch to Sensory mode,” reminded the Nine-Tails within Minato.

Minato quickly activated his Sensory abilities and froze when he sensed Naruto’s aura rapidly diminishing. It was as if Naruto’s life force was fading.

“How can this be…” Minato couldn’t believe it. They were so close to victory just moments ago. How had things taken such a sudden turn?

It wasn’t just Naruto; he sensed that the other Hokages’ Chakra was getting weaker and unstable, too. The Second Hokage and that boy named Sasuke were no exception either.

Minato wasn’t alone in his distress. Somewhere else, Karin also sensed Sasuke’s aura disappearing and nearly fainted because of that.

Driven by this intense emotion, Karin activated the Uzumaki Clan’s Adamantine Sealing Chains, destroying Tobi’s giant wooden statue with the help of Orochimaru and Suigetsu, and then dashed toward where she last sensed Sasuke.

“Indeed, he’s already summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path,” Obito sighed.

“At this point, there’s no other way. I have to warn you that Madara is even more difficult to deal with than me. He has no hesitation, and he’ll definitely use the Sage of the Six Paths’ power to its full extent.”

Obito warned everyone.

If Minato and Nagasawa thought that the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki was nothing to fear just because Obito lost to them, then they would be in for a hard lesson.

Obito used to avoid facing himself, but now he finally did.

He still dreamed to become the Hokage deep down, so he has subconsciously held back before. He has been trying to prove that he was right, and Naruto was wrong.

“Do you have any way to deal with him then?” Kakashi asked Obito. After all, Obito had obtained the same power before, so he might have something in mind.

Obito shook his head. The reason he failed was not because there was a weakness in the Sage of Six Paths’ power; the weakness was in himself.

But Madara had no weaknesses, or at least Obito didn’t know his weaknesses.

“I have an idea,” Nagasawa thought for a moment, then spoke up.

“Your Rinnegan should belong to Madara, not you, right?”

“That’s right, this is his Rinnegan. I hid another one, but the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was summoned just now, so he should have found the Rinnegan I hid,” Obito nodded.

“As far as I know, the Rinnegan and the Sharingan have the same nature. They require both eyes to fully unleash their power, one plus one is greater than two. In other words, in order to attain his full power, he will definitely come back for your Rinnegan,” Nagasawa said.

“You’re right. From what I know about him, he will definitely come back to retrieve my Rinnegan,” Obito said in a deep voice.

“To weaken Madara’s power, it’s better to destroy this eye so he can never get both Rinnegan again,” Obito said, raising his right hand and preparing to destroy the Rinnegan without hesitation.

But Nagasawa grabbed his hand, shook his head, and asked, “How long can you last, and can you deal with Madara once he got Sage of Six Paths power?”

“If I don’t fight, I can last for about half an hour, but if I do, probably three minutes. As for whether I can harm Madara once he got Sage of Six Paths’ power, I can, if he’s caught off guard,” Obito answered all of Nagasawa’s questions and probably already guessed Nagasawa’s plan.

Nagasawa didn’t immediately tell Obito the plan but used his Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability to crush the ground in the vicinity.

“When Madara comes for you, he’ll most likely try to tempt you to resume your cooperation with him, and if he does, pretend to agree and then backstab him. If he attacks you, return to Kamui Dimension and destroy the Rinnegan there,” Nagasawa explained his plan.

“Alright,” Obito nodded.

At this moment, Gaara, landed in front of Minato while carrying Naruto in a hurry and said quickly, “The Tailed Beast inside Naruto has been extracted and he is in imminent danger. Before the Nine-Tails was absorbed, he told me that there’s a part of him inside you. If you seal that part into Naruto’s body, he should be able to recover.”

“I see. I will now seal the other Nine-Tails into Naruto’s body,” Minato breathed a sigh of relief.

Nagasawa thought for a moment and then entered the Sage Mode while using his Sun Breathing. He then used his black sword burning with flames to draw a circle composed of delicate golden flames around Naruto and Minato.

After the golden circle was formed, it instantly turned into a flaming sphere composed of light golden flames, protecting Naruto and Minato inside.

“This is a small-scale barrier to prevent that Black Zetsu from causing trouble again. That guy is too elusive, and his Chakra can’t be sensed at all,” Nagasawa explained.

Although he had stomped the ground earlier to prevent Black Zetsu from interfering, Nagasawa chose to be cautious.

Minato nodded and concentrated on transferring the Nine-Tails inside him into Naruto.

At this moment, a white figure descended from the sky and landed heavily on the ground.

The first thing Madara noticed when he landed was the extremely conspicuous golden flame sphere.

Sensing the Nine-Tails’ Chakra inside, Madara quickly raised his fingers and then pointed both palms at the golden flaming sphere, releasing purple lightning.

“Sage Art: Yin Release Lightning Dispatch!”

Myriads of lightning bolts were discharged toward Naruto and Minato.

Madara was incredibly fast, and there was no hesitation whatsoever. By the time Minato reacted, the purple lightning was already in front of them.

Fortunately, Nagasawa’s golden flame was strong enough to withstand Madara’s technique.

“Kamui!” Kakashi didn’t hesitate and instanttly used his Mangekyo Sharingan to activate Kamui, transporting Naruto and Minato into Kamui dimension to prevent Madara from interfering with Minato’s attempt to transfer the Nine-Tails into Naruto.

At this moment, Madara looked completely different from what Nagasawa had seen earlier. His black hair turned white, the armor he was wearing turned into a white robe of the Six Paths, and Truth-Seeking Balls floating behind him. In his hands, he also held the Six Paths Staff.

“Black Zetsu, you really disappoint me. I wasted so much time looking for you, and you still fail in the end,” Madara said indifferently.

After saying that, he stood on the ground, and a dark shadow appeared beneath him, then Black Zetsu emerged from it.

“Lord Madara, there was no other way. After all, that person is here,” Black Zetsu defended himself.

“Failure is failure. As the incarnation of my will, you’ve disappointed me a bit,” Madara said without reservation.

Black Zetsu just smiled and said nothing.

‘Savor this moment! We’ll have a heart-to-heart talk once Infinite Tsukuyomi starts.’

“Come, Madara! I once said you would be the savior of this world, and you are indeed the savior of this world,” Madara invited Obito again.

“Now that I have the power of the Sage of the Six Paths, I can restore your life force so you won’t have to die due to the backlash of Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique.”

“Let’s create a perfect world together.”

This time, Madara played the emotional card. Instead of calling Obito by his name, he addressed him as Madara, treating him as his successor.

Obito’s body trembled slightly, as if there was an internal conflict going on in his heart. In the end, he slowly walked toward Madara.

“Obito! Don’t go down the wrong path again,” Kakashi said with a sad expression, as if being saddened by Obito’s decision.

Nagasawa gave a thumbs up to both Kakashi and Obito in his heart.

Obito didn’t walk to Madara straight yo. Instead, he pretended to hesitate before going toward him, making it more believable. If Obito walked toward him without hesitation, it might have raised suspicion from Madara.

Kakashi, the little drama queen, even put on a sad expression mixed with a hint of anger. It was clear that Nagasawa’s plan didn’t include a role for Kakashi. It was simply the power of childhood friends.

As Obito walked towards him, Madara smiled, thinking that Obito was as easily swayed as ever. Madara had never really considered Obito as anything more than a pawn from the beginning.

Only when Obito became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki did he slightly surprise Madara, but aside from that, everything was within Madara’s control.

However, when he lost to Naruto and the others despite having the Sage of the Six Paths’ power in his arsenal, Madara lost hope on him. 

If it were him, Naruto and the others would have been defeated without a doubt.

“Good boy, come here,” Madara continued to tempt Obito, even though he secretly looked down on him.

Then, Nagasawa dished out a compressed air blade at Obito, while Kakashi erected an Earth Style Wall to shield Obito.

Madara casually threw a Black Receiver to block Nagasawa’s slash and used Ninjutsu to destroy Kakashi’s Earth Wall.

Finally, under Madara’s protection, Obito safely reached Madara’s side.

“Very good,” Madara nodded in satisfaction.

But Madara’s satisfaction lasted for only a second because in the next moment, his face turned into one of astonishment and disbelief.

It was because the instant Obito walked up to him, he pierced Madara’s chest with his hand.

Obito’s acting had been convincing, and with the assistance of Nagasawa and Kakashi, combined with Madara’s disdain for Obito, all led to Madara letting his guard down against Obito.

“You bastard, what are you trying to do!” the veins on Madara’s forehead bulged and his eyes widened.

Obito snorted and extracted a portion if One-Tail and Eight-Tails’ Chakra within Madara. At the same time, he conjured the Six Paths Staff in his right hand.

“Now, I am the Obito Uchiha who aspires to become the Hokage!” Obito declared.

“Indeed, I underestimated you a bit. As expected of a person who once attained Sage of the Six Paths’ power,” Madara said as he swung his Six Paths Staff towards Obito.

He admitted that he had indeed underestimated Obito. Despite being at death’s door, he managed to snatch the Tailed Beast Chakra from him.

Although Madara was incredibly fast, Obito was prepared for this. He raised his Six Paths Staff to block Madara’s attack. However, losing the power of the Ten-Tails and using Kamui had left Obito extremely weakened. Despite knowing what was coming, he was still overwhelmed by Madara’s attack.

In that moment, Nagasawa rushed to Obito’s rescue with his black sword in hand, “Madara, I’ll be your opponent now.”

Forced to use his remaining strength, Obito’s life force was rapidly depleting. He didn’t even have time to thank Nagasawa and quickly retreated to Kamui Dimension.

He intended to hand over the Tailed Beast Chakra he had seized to Naruto.

At his dying breath, he would at least help Naruto one last time, so that this young man, who resembled his younger self could go further.

“Hehe, a third-rate Shinobi like you dares to challenge me? But your face is truly annoying. Let me show you what real strength is!” Madara said arrogantly.

Tobirama had tried to stop him earlier when he tried to absorb the Tailed Beasts Chakra. However, even though he hadn’t become Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, that didn’t necessarily mean Tobirama could stop him as he had Rinnegan.

In the end, Madara immobilized Tobirama and thrust the Black Receiver into Tobirama’s skull.

Doing that sure left Madara satisfied. This was something he had longed to do.

He despised Tobirama. It was all because Tobirama was the one who killed his beloved brother.

While in Konoha, Madara would always have a desire for revenge whenever he saw Tobirama, but he had always restrained himself due to Hashirama’s presence.

“It seems that in this world, the me of this world has done something that really upset you. But I won’t apologize for it. Even though my world’s sister-in-law has a short temper, she would never do something as cruel as you,” Nagasawa clenched his black sword with a raging aura. He entered full combat mode.

Battle had to be fought, but they couldn’t ignore the other aspects. Madara was probably quite puzzled by the situation now.

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