Fugaku had finally exhausted all his strength. As he swung his sword, a slight gap appeared in his attack, his strike lagged, failing to link with Kimei's previous move.
Obito seized the opportunity in an instant. When Kimei's sword momentum slowed, Obito kicked him away.
With one hand, he pressed down on Fugaku's sword.
Just as Obito was feeling smug, Fugaku suddenly raised his head with a look of utter resolve!
His Mangekyō Sharingan spun wildly!
Genjutsu!
Obito's heart jolted, Crap! Fugaku still had enough ocular power to cast Genjutsu!
The space around Obito seemed to twist!
Obito knew immediately, this was an illusion invading his mind!
Without hesitation, Obito's remaining Sharingan also began spinning furiously!
Boom!!
A loud roar echoed inside Obito's mind!
Their ocular powers collided violently in the most primitive and most dangerous kind of confrontation, a battle of raw eye power and mental strength!
Obito gritted his teeth, I refuse to believe your ocular power surpasses mine!
Fugaku's expression was ferocious!
He drove his Mangekyō Sharingan with everything he had!
Blood tears flowed ceaselessly from his eyes!
Fugaku's face twisted in agony, his whole body trembling, clenching his teeth as he desperately maintained his ocular power output!
Against the man who nearly destroyed the Uchiha Clan, Fugaku gambled everything!
"Ahhh! Ahhh! Die!!"
Fugaku's voice was hoarse and distorted, like that of a vengeful ghost!
Under Fugaku's reckless and suicidal drive...
Blood poured from his seven orifices! His Mangekyō Sharingan spun madly, releasing a terrifying, brutal aura!
"Clan Head!!!"
Yoki, seeing Fugaku sacrificing everything like this, became momentarily distracted, Zetsu's tree stump struck him to the side, and his hand instinctively pressed down on his signal flare.
Zetsu dared not delay and immediately rushed toward Obito!
"Clan Head!!!"
Kimei charged forward, slashing with his sword.
But it passed right through Obito.
Both Fugaku and Obito groaned, staggering backward.
Fugaku's face was covered in blood, retreating several steps, each footstep growing weaker.
He forcefully stabbed his sword into the ground.
Clang!
Leaning on the sword, he barely prevented himself from collapsing.
Blood seeped continuously from under Obito's mask, his steps heavy as he staggered backward, but in the end, Obito remained standing.
Madman!
Madman!
Madman!
Fugaku was utterly insane!
To recklessly overdraft his Sharingan, sacrificing his life without hesitation!
Obito couldn't help but vomit another mouthful of blood. His entire head felt like it had been thrown into a blender, waves of searing pain surged over and over again.
Every touch and sensation brought him unbearable agony!
Obito couldn't even maintain his Kamui, he could barely stand.
Zetsu grabbed Obito's clothes and dragged him backward.
Kimei didn't dare to pursue, quickly standing guard beside Fugaku.
Leaning on his sword, Fugaku's eyes were completely blind, his face covered in blood and filth.
Enduring the excruciating pain, he gasped heavily, his trembling mouth forcing out words.
"Pu… pursue…"
Before finishing his sentence, he completely passed out!
"Clan Head!!!"
Kimei rushed to support the collapsing Fugaku.
Yoki, with one hand still pressing on his signal flare and his eyes locked onto the retreating Zetsu and Obito, cut the branch stuck in his leg with his other hand.
Limping, he moved toward Kimei.
Only when both Obito and Zetsu had disappeared from sight did he finally let out a long sigh.
Only then did he pull out another signal flare and shoot it into the sky.
Whoosh!
Blue flames.
Signaling, Enemy has retreated.
---
Madman!
Another madman!
Is there no normal person in this entire Uchiha Clan!?
A Sharingan clash! A mental power confrontation!
The most dangerous contest of all, countless examples of both sides turning into vegetables or dying on the spot!
Uchiha Fugaku, wasn't he the clan leader!?
To go this far, to sacrifice himself just to drag Obito down!
Fortunately, Obito had transplanted Hashirama's cells, allowing him to recover slightly better.
As Zetsu dragged Obito away, he realized Obito's other Sharingan had already gone blind.
Which meant, Obito had already used Izanagi!
Obito had nearly died!
As the most critical piece in Zetsu's grand plan, Obito could not be allowed to die here.
Zetsu was shocked, furious, and filled with lingering fear.
If Obito had died, how would the subsequent plans unfold?
Originally, they had come to the Uchiha Clan to reap a few Sharingan.
But unexpectedly, they suffered unprecedented losses.
Obito had not only been trapped by the Time-Sealing Barrier, which sealed his Sharingan's abilities...
He was also gravely wounded by Fugaku's suicidal Sharingan assault!
This cursed place, Zetsu never wanted to come back!
Cough cough…
With the support of Hashirama's cells, Obito recovered a little strength and realized they were still in the forest outside Konoha.
Zetsu remained vigilant, fortunately, Uchiha Fugaku was more heavily injured, and the Uchiha did not pursue.
"How's your eye?" Black Zetsu asked.
Even White Zetsu couldn't joke around anymore.
Obito gasped heavily. "Recovered a little. Let's go, it's not safe here."
A vortex appeared in mid-air at a very slow speed. Enduring the intense pain, Obito entered the Kamui space with Zetsu.
Finally, they entered the Kamui space.
Obito's mind relaxed, and he passed out.
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Uchiha Clan Grounds.
On the summoning platform, Iori breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the blue signal flare in the sky.
She left another person on guard, then jumped down from the platform.
In the secret chamber, the clansmen who were preparing to activate a second Time-Sealing Barrier finally relaxed their tense hearts.
From a room in the clan grounds, an underground passage opened, clansmen emerged one after another.
The elite Uchiha whom Fugaku had led out had already been carried back, one by one.
Those with medical skills quickly stepped forward to start treating the wounded.
Massive tree stumps impaled in their bodies had caused many to lose a lot of blood and fall into unconsciousness.
Fortunately, the clan had prepared a large amount of precious medicinal herbs.
With their overwhelming financial resources, every Uchiha clansman was treated with the best medicine, their bleeding stopped quickly.
After feeding them the rare healing decoctions, the life signs of the clansmen gradually stabilized, everyone's lives were preserved.
"Quick! Quick! Come treat the Clan Head!"
Following Kimei's sharp voice, Clan Head Fugaku was carried in on a stretcher.
His face was covered in blood, blood flowing from all seven orifices, his life like a candle flickering in the wind, about to go out at any moment.
Iori jumped down, her face filled with horror, the Clan Head was wounded to such a degree!?
Light rose from her hands as she began treating Fugaku.
Others pried open Fugaku's mouth and poured internal injury medicine into him.
But!
It was useless!
Fugaku's injuries weren't physical, they were spiritual.
His chakra was completely depleted, his ocular power drained, and his mental strength was nearly exhausted.
Fugaku's spiritual fluctuations were wildly unstable and rapidly declining!
Iori cried out in pain, "Clan Head, hold on!!"
Everyone nearby fell into utter chaos...