Chapter 228: Tenseigan vs Rinnegan, Obito Is Delighted
Obviously, Wood Release is the signature power of Senju Hashirama and Yami, but the first to launch this move was Senju's old enemy, Uchiha.
A large number of tree roots and trunks erupted from the cracked ground, turning into a green wave, rushing toward Yami.
At the same time, someone else also used this technique on the ninja battlefield.
"Hahaha!"
Hiruko laughed wildly and released Tree World Descent. Whether it was the density, size, or range of the trees, it was far inferior to Uchiha Madara's, but it was still very threatening to ordinary Konoha ninjas.
The main reason Hiruko cooperated with Obito wholeheartedly was to obtain an escape technique.
Through the Chimera Technique, he devoured a White Zetsu that awakened Wood Release, finally completing his own Kekkei Genkai system and came to the battlefield to prove his strength.
But soon, the two half-body Susanoo wielded light blades, slashing horizontally and vertically, quickly clearing everything.
Hiruko's face darkened as he looked at the Susanoo warriors roaming across the battlefield, his eyes burning with heat.
If he devoured one more Mangekyō Sharingan owner, wouldn't he be able to combine the abilities of both bloodlines and have a chance to surpass Uchiha Madara?
Just as Hiruko was lost in thought, a cold female voice came to his ears.
"Eight Thousand Spears."
Hiruko subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice, met a pair of red eyes filled with enchanting light, and felt dizzy.
Then his consciousness sank, and he turned his weapons around, controlling Wood Release to attack the ninja alliance.
"Hmph."
Hikari withdrew her gaze and no longer paid attention to Hiruko, as if he was no more than a bug.
So what if he had multiple Kekkei Genkai and had mastered Wood Release?
His chakra had not reached the limit, and he had no strong resistance to illusions. Just one glance was enough to handle him. He was not worth her concern.
On the other hand, the sickly man holding the coffin lid was a bit troublesome.
Rinnegan's resistance to illusions rendered her eye techniques ineffective. Combined with his other abilities, he was much more difficult to deal with than Hiruko.
Hikari thought for a moment, then waved her hand. "Izumi, let's go straight ahead and seal him the moment we get the chance!"
Yami withdrew his gaze. The sea of trees had already reached him. Several thick tree trunks came at him with a whistling sound.
"Storm Shield - Lightning Fang!"
Yami calmly raised his right arm. Brilliant purple light condensed in his hand, stretching into a lightsaber several meters long. Wherever the purple lightning passed, the tree roots shattered, soon clearing a vacuum area.
"Are you so scared of Senju Hashirama? You don't even dare to use Uchiha's own power. How can you use this level of Wood Release to try to fool people?" Yami mocked.
"Hmph, I just wanted to experience what it feels like to fight as Hashirama once did."
Uchiha Madara crossed his arms and snorted. "Besides, wouldn't it be more interesting if an Uchiha defeated a Senju using Wood Release?"
"You're overthinking."
The lightsaber in Yami's hand suddenly lengthened, piercing through all the tree trunks between them and shooting straight at Uchiha Madara, who had already completed a set of hand seals.
Puff—!
"Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!"
Although his body was cut in half, Uchiha Madara's ninjutsu was still completed. A gigantic wooden dragon soared into the air, its majestic dragon eyes radiating terrifying light.
Uchiha Madara sneered. "Don't call me despicable. I still need to make use of the advantages of an Impure World Reincarnated body."
"I won't."
Yami looked at the wooden dragon curiously, then shook his head. "After all, you've done far more despicable things than this. Don't act as if you have high moral standards."
"It doesn't matter, as long as I am the final winner!"
Madara pressed down with his right hand, and the hovering wooden dragon seemed to come alive, moving according to his will.
In the past, Yami had used wooden dragons to bully others, but now it was someone else's turn to use a wooden dragon against him.
This feeling… was quite strange.
The sound of wind and thunder rang out.
Yami leapt into the air and kicked the wooden dragon hard on the head.
Crack—Crack!
The huge body of the wooden dragon flew backwards, and most of its ferocious dragon head shattered into pieces.
Uchiha Madara was also surprised by the power displayed by Yami.
Uchiha Madara is the one who knows best how troublesome the wooden dragon is. Even Senju Hashirama himself does not realize how annoying his own ninjutsu can be.
The wooden dragon can absorb chakra, which not only weakens the power of an opponent's jutsu but also uses the absorbed chakra to nourish itself. As a result, when an attack with 100% power hits the wooden dragon, at most only 30% to 40% of the power remains.
That was how he was tormented by Senju Hashirama.
But Yami just relied on pure brute force to smash the wooden dragon apart, without using chakra at all.
[Host establishes a "rival" bond with Uchiha Madara, rewarded with a copy of Eternal Mangekyō pupil power.]
But Madara was only surprised.
It was the first time he had seen someone with such overwhelming physical strength.
As a mortal, no matter how gifted, fighting ninjutsu head-on usually puts you at a disadvantage.
Uchiha Madara formed seals again.
"Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!"
"Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!"
"Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!"
Three more wooden dragons were condensed. Together with the previous one, the four wooden dragons almost covered the sky and blocked out the full moon, giving off a suffocating sense of oppression.
"How will you break this?"
Uchiha Madara's playful voice sounded. "Although the Impure World Reincarnated body is not very comfortable to use, the chakra is limitless."
"Shimura, do you still not dare challenge me in a Wood Release contest?"
Standing on top of a wooden dragon, Uchiha Madara looked down in disdain.
Yami only shook his head in disappointment. "Madara, you know the difference between your Wood Release and Senju Hashirama's. Is this imitation worthy of being compared to the real Wood Release?"
Uchiha Madara's face darkened.
"My Wood Release is indeed not as good as Hashirama's, but it should be enough to deal with you."
Until now, Uchiha Madara still believed that only Senju Hashirama was worthy of being his rival, and he always looked down on others.
"Then let's see if you can force out my Wood Release."
Yami raised his hand, his eyes bursting into a bright blue color like the aurora, and several orbs of light floated behind him.
One orb of light flew into his hand. High-density yang chakra was compressed again, forming a golden lightsaber.
The sword light cut through the sky, almost illuminating the entire night. When the dazzling light faded, the four wooden dragons had been cut into hundreds of pieces.
Uchiha Madara's Sharingan transformed into the Rinnegan. Absorbing the chakra light, he asked solemnly, "What kind of eye technique is this?"
"Tenseigan."
Yami swung the shrunken lightsaber in his hand. "The ultimate evolution of the Byakugan is the Tenseigan, the power used by Ōtsutsuki Hamura, the younger brother of the Sage of Six Paths."
He laughed after speaking. "Rinnegan vs Tenseigan, doesn't that feel like fate?"
You've got to be kidding!
Uchiha Madara was now confused.
The stone tablet he read never mentioned that the Sage of Six Paths had a younger brother!
Besides, aren't you a descendant of Senju? Why do you have the power of the Byakugan?
Adding Sasuke's Rinnegan into the mix, Madara felt that too many things were spiraling out of his control, and a growing uneasiness filled his heart.
Before he could think of a countermeasure, another sword light slashed over, and Uchiha Madara could only block in haste. The two of them fought again.
At the edge of the battlefield, Zetsu poked his head out of the ground.
He was even more panicked than Uchiha Madara.
What is going on with this Shimura? Why does he even have the Tenseigan?
There are also Sasuke and Naruto who know their own identities. One has awakened the Rinnegan, and the other has become a perfect Jinchūriki, his Sage Body nearly perfected.
And then there is Uchiha Hikari who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, or rather, Uchiha Nanashi.
Black Zetsu remembers the Uchiha well. He once suspected that Indra had chosen a female reincarnation, but later he discovered the true reincarnation of Indra, so he regretfully gave up grooming Uchiha Hikari.
Otherwise, with Indra's chakra and the Eight Thousand Spears Eye Technique, there would be no Uchiha Madara.
With all these monsters gathered together, plus the big monster Shimura, this is no longer just an ordinary anomaly.
Must strike hard!
Black Zetsu could no longer hide and took out his trump card.
The 30,000-strong White Zetsu army was quickly transferred through the underground tree roots, then dived into the sea to flank the Konoha army, catching them off guard.
Why were there so many fewer White Zetsu than in the original?
Because too many tailed beasts are missing, and the Gedo Statue's recovery is not sufficient.
The situation temporarily reversed.
But Black Zetsu's anxiety did not diminish at all.
The key to victory now is not here, but somewhere else!
"Damn it, Obito, I told you to capture the tailed beasts. Where the hell did you go!"
Black Zetsu cursed madly. Without capturing the other tailed beasts, no matter how fierce the battle was, it was useless.
Land of Lightning.
What Black Zetsu did not know was that Obito was in trouble at this moment.
He originally planned to use a flying summon to cross the Land of Lightning and head to the isolated island where the Nightmare Tapir lived to capture the tailed beast.
But as he passed through the heart of the Land of Lightning, he saw smoke and flames of war not far away.
That was Kumo Village, also the headquarters of the Allied Ninja Forces.
Normally, this kind of thing would not disturb Obito at all. He would not care about the life or death of the ninja alliance. The more intense their battle, the better it was for him.
Just as Obito was about to bypass the area, several small missiles were fired at him.
Boom—!
After the explosion, Obito landed unharmed, but his summon was badly injured and temporarily unusable.
Obito angrily looked through the smoke at the approaching figures and said through gritted teeth:
"Konan, are you looking for death?"
"I spared your life last time, but instead of being grateful, you worked for Konoha. Have you forgotten who defeated Nagato, and who caused the tragic fate of the three of you!"
"Of course I haven't forgotten."
Konan, wearing a paper flower on her head and with an indifferent expression, said softly.
"Nagato has been controlled by you and Uchiha Madara all his life. Even if Yami defeated Nagato, who was the one who killed him?"
"You and Uchiha Madara are the culprits. You used Nagato's life force to nourish the Rinnegan and manipulated Akatsuki to collect the tailed beasts…"
Konan's eyes were filled with hatred. "Compared to you, the feud between the Land of Rain and Konoha is nothing."
"Hey, Konan."
Deidara shouted, "Why are you wasting time talking to an intern? Kill him right now. I still want to go play on the main battlefield!"
"Shut up, idiot."
Sasori covered Deidara's mouth with his puppet tail and glared at him fiercely.
Is this brat stupid? Can't he see the difference between Konan and them?
One is a puppet being controlled, the other is the future boss lady.
What level are you at? How dare you talk to Konan like that? Do you want to get yourself killed?
"Stubborn."
Obito snorted coldly, his body turning hollow. "I don't have time to waste with you now. We will settle our accounts slowly after I deal with Shimura."
"Want to leave? That's just wishful thinking."
Konan snorted coldly. Without her doing anything, the Yami Six Paths attacked at full strength.
Deidara's bombs, Sasori's puppet missiles, Kakuzu's five-element techniques, and Yumi's various summons.
Obito's jaw dropped in shock.
"Rinnegan powers? You're all puppets. Uchiha Sasuke?!"
He thought of Sasuke's six-tomoe Rinnegan and immediately shifted his suspicion.
"Idiot."
Sasori released the Third Kazekage puppet, and the gold dust in the sky formed a large grid, creating an oppressive defense field.
"I didn't even know all of Shimura's cards, but I still dared to be his enemy. How stupid was I to join Akatsuki?"
"Sasori."
Konan's face darkened slightly and she told him to shut up.
This wasn't an insult to the masked man. It was simply an insult to herself and Nagato for overestimating themselves and calling themselves gods.
"..."
Because they had prior information, they worked together with no gaps in their indiscriminate bombardment. Obito could not move for a while.
Just as he was considering using Almighty Push to clear the field and escape, the little girl's hand suddenly slammed heavily on the ground.
"Summoning Technique!"
When the smoke cleared and Obito saw the summoned monster, his face was filled with joy.
(To be continued.)
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