Chapter 449: Ino vs. Obito
Returning to the familiar ninja world, Ino let out a huge sigh of relief.
A thousand years in the past, she was just a high-level grunt, unable to beat anyone, forced to sell her "charms" to survive. Even a toad by the roadside seemed unfathomably deep. The psychological pressure was immense.
But here? She was now, without a doubt, a super Kage-level powerhouse. Her mindset was on a completely different level.
She stood in the wilderness, having just returned from the world of the dead. Her position was slightly off. She entered Sage Mode and used her sensory abilities to scan a hundred-li radius.
Her sensory abilities in Sage Mode were far superior to normal.
Naruto's corpse, Sasuke with his newly awakened Mangekyō Sharingan beating on Mōryō, a crying Sakura, and a conflicted Shion were all within her perception.
"Huh? This guy is here too?" Ino "saw" Obito watching from the shadows and, for the first time, discovered Zetsu. This was likely because Zetsu wasn't particularly trying to hide.
Obito was insignificant in Six-sensei's eyes. Saving Naruto was the top priority now. It wouldn't be good if the body got cold.
"Ino! Come save Naruto, please, come help!" She heard Sakura's call from a great distance.
Ino sensed her Flying Thunder God kunai, instantly tore open space, and appeared by Sakura's side.
"Don't worry, I'm here."
"Quick! Save Naruto!" Sakura was a mess of tears.
Shion had crushed the bell her mother had used to seal her priestess powers. She was now continuously using the power of the Miko clan, trying to infuse Naruto with life force, but this was clearly the wrong approach.
Ino took a closer look at this priestess power. When she left that time a thousand years ago, she hadn't left behind the legacy of her sealing jutsu. Haori and her descendants most likely studied the Great Eight Trigrams Seal and, through trial and error, figured out their own way of using it.
The form had changed, but the core was still there.
She looked down at Naruto.
Naruto was indeed dead, but the Yang-Kurama inside him had not died with him. Instead, it had fallen into a dormant state between life and death. Needless to say, this was Six-sensei's doing.
Actually, Ino could use the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique she had sealed away with the Transcription Seal to save Naruto, thus keeping the Sage Talisman for herself. However, that jutsu had been corrupted by Mōryō's will a thousand years ago. Who knew what kind of changes might occur after using it to save him? If a dark version of Naruto popped out, things would get lively.
After thinking it over, she decided it was best not to ad-lib and just stick to the script... "I'll save him. You two, step aside," Ino said, pushing Shion and Sakura away.
It was only then that Sakura noticed her attire had changed. Where did she get such a white robe? And she was wearing eye shadow? She looked rather strange.
Ino took out the Sage Talisman and used natural energy to communicate with the immensely powerful scroll. The next second, an incredibly dense amount of natural energy was rapidly infused into Naruto's body in the form of senjutsu.
The A-rank medical ninjutsu, the Mystical Palm Technique, was very difficult to learn precisely because it had the character for "sage" in its name. When used, it glowed green, which was actually a form of senjutsu to some extent. Now, the power emanating from the Sage Talisman was a hundred times greater than that of the Mystical Palm Technique.
The intensely dense green light made even the enraged Sasuke turn his head to look. The Sage Talisman required Ino to maintain it, so she gestured for Sasuke to continue fighting and not to worry about her side.
Sasuke was indeed honest. Even though his eyes were already showing signs of fatigue, he continued to fight Mōryō like a fool.
Seeing Naruto's life force return, Obito exclaimed, "Impossible!"
He was both envious and jealous. Why? Why did someone come to save you? Why do you get to live in the light, while I never had that chance? He looked fiercely at Zetsu, as if to ask what that thing the girl had taken out was.
Zetsu was created just before Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was about to be sealed. At that time, there was very little time, and it was impossible for Kaguya to copy all of her vast memories to him, nor was it necessary. For example, the memory of a dozen handsome men swinging their pipes was not given to Zetsu.
After Kaguya was sealed, the Sage of Six Paths suppressed the ninja world, and Zetsu hid like mud for countless years. Some of the less important memories had faded.
However, he knew about the Sage Talisman.
In the past, Mount Myōboku, as a native of the planet, had ruled for countless years before Kaguya's descent. While they may not have had a warehouse full of Sage Talismans, they had at least accumulated a few over the years.
But in the battle against Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, many of the talismans were used up.
The God Tree was planted, the environment changed drastically, natural energy was downgraded to chakra, and the planet could never return to its former state of being filled with natural energy. The Sage Talismans of Mount Myōboku naturally became rarer and rarer.
"As far as I know, that is a Sage Talisman from Mount Myōboku. I just didn't expect that there are still any left today," Zetsu said in a rather puzzled tone.
As Minato's disciple, Obito knew of this place. "Mount Myōboku? So, she just went to Mount Myōboku?"
Zetsu was completely baffled. "The timing doesn't seem to add up. From Naruto's death to her appearance, how much time has passed? She got the news and made a round trip to Mount Myōboku?"
Seeing that Naruto's life was saved, Ino finally had the leisure to look in Obito's direction.
Now that she was a disciple of the Sage of Six Paths, there were very few people and things she had to worry about. Dealing with Obito here wouldn't be a major problem. She secretly calculated, factoring in numerous conditions and designing several battle plans.
In the distance, Zetsu finally reacted. "That's Sage Mode! She's probably spotted us."
Obito was confident in the invincibility of his intangibility and was growing more and more interested in his two targets, Naruto and Sasuke. At this moment, he couldn't help but hesitate for a moment.
Ino, on the other hand, was extremely decisive. She took out three custom-made kunai and threw them from a distance.
Her strength was great, and the thrown kunai were as fast as lightning, leaving behind afterimages.
Obito's Sharingan was indeed very useful. He saw that Ino had thrown custom-made kunai and, thinking of how he had just been mocking the Golden Flash in his mind, he also raised his hand and threw three kunai.
He was also an Uchiha. The basic skill of throwing kunai was something he had practiced when he was young.
With two crisp clinks, two of the custom-made kunai were knocked away, but one still curved through the air and came toward Obito.
What Ino had learned was not the awkward animal-style Sage Mode, but the Sage Mode that Hagoromo had specially designed for the Ōtsutsuki clan.
It was indeed difficult, but the effects were also truly good.
In Sage Mode, her nerve reaction speed had already surpassed that of the naturally gifted Minato Namikaze. Her dynamic vision was pushed to the limit. Following the trajectory of the kunai, Ino tore open space and instantly appeared in front of Obito.
They were hundreds of meters apart. Ino's movements were extremely fast, but ultimately not as fast as a thought.
A mocking smile hung on Obito's face. His Sharingan observed Ino's movements, ready to become intangible at any moment.
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