Naruto suddenly had a strange feeling, as if the words Obito was about to say next possessed tremendous power.
The Rasengan in his hand suddenly began spinning, wanting to stop this moment from happening.
At the side, Senju Tobirama, who had been silently waiting for the right opportunity, immediately stepped forward upon seeing this and patted Naruto on the shoulder.
Right now, relying solely on Naruto alone, it would be difficult to hit Obito, but with his Flying Thunder God technique as support, the situation would be different.
However, at this moment, Minato stopped the two. He merely said, "Wait, let Obito finish speaking. Besides, you've both sensed his chakra, right? Unusually powerful."
Naruto and Tobirama both fell silent. Minato was right, the aura now emanating from Obito was extraordinary.
Even Tobirama began to doubt whether his own invincible elder brother would be a match for this Obito.
Such an opponent, if words can be used, it's best not to use fists.
This was also a glorious tradition formed by Konoha since ancient times.
If they're weak, beat them into submission. If they're strong, talk them into submission. In the end, just ask, do you submit?
Obito looked at this scene, his eyes growing ever deeper.
He continued speaking, "If the Child of Prophecy truly exists, does it mean that everything is predestined in the unseen. Everything, including our fates and the future of this ninja world, was arranged in advance?"
Namikaze Minato frowned, "Obito, what exactly are you trying to say?"
Obito slowly said, "Then what difference is there between the shinobi world and the pre-arranged world of the Infinite Tsukuyomi? If one acknowledges the Child of Prophecy, it is equivalent to acknowledging the legitimacy of Infinite Tsukuyomi."
Saying this, Obito paused, "You can't say that people shouldn't be immersed in illusions, while at the same time believing in vague and illusory prophecies. Don't you think that's self-contradictory?"
Naruto's expression changed. As expected, his premonition was not wrong, that feeling of being left speechless, not knowing how to refute, came again.
Among them, only the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama, who was unrelated to Jiraiya, was completely unaffected. He looked at the floating Obito, "Indeed, being obsessed with strange prophecies and being obsessed with false illusions is equally laughable."
After speaking, Tobirama turned his head to Naruto, "So, please discard such unrealistic thoughts. I don't know who spread such ideas, but people from the beginning should not entrust themselves to the arrangement of fate."
Naruto and Minato both showed embarrassment at the same time. Out of trust in Jiraiya-sensei, they had deeply believed in the legend of the Child of Prophecy.
But apparently, not only Obito as the antagonist scoffed at this legend, even their own side's Senju Tobirama sneered at it.
Minato explained, "Jiraiya-sensei merely hoped for peace in the shinobi world. Lord Tobirama, please don't overthink it."
Senju Tobirama snorted in displeasure. If he had believed in gods and spirits, he would never have created something like Edo Tensei that desecrated the god of death.
He said flatly, "There has never been such a thing as a savior. We can only rely on our own two hands to create the future of the shinobi world."
After speaking, he also realized that this topic could not go deeper, otherwise, they might lose two key combat forces. So, he changed the subject and said, "Let's deal with the enemy in front of us first. A negotiated peace is fundamentally impossible. Only battle will work."
"Minato, let's go first!"
Namikaze Minato snapped out of it and glanced worriedly at Naruto, who had almost fallen into mental confusion again, before nodding.
With extremely high battle intelligence, he instantly understood what the Second Hokage wanted to do. Since they were now in Edo Tensei bodies, immortal and indestructible, they could go ahead and probe the enemy's ability.
The two exchanged a glance and, almost simultaneously, charged toward Obito.
Obito merely glanced coldly at the two who charged forward. Instead of retreating, he advanced, diving straight at Minato and Tobirama.
In almost an instant, before there was even time to react, Obito had already rushed to their front.
'So fast!'
The two thought at the same time. This was originally their line for their enemies. Yet now, Obito's speed, it was too fast. So fast… that it had even, in a certain sense, surpassed Minato's reactions.
The Truth-Seeking Balls in Obito's hands once again transformed into two black rods. He raised them, and in the next moment, arrived before the two.
Namikaze Minato and Senju Tobirama could only rely on their exceptional reflexes to dodge to the side.
However… the left and right halves of their bodies were still grazed by the black rods of the Truth-Seeking Balls. Instantly, the touched areas turned to dust and vanished.
The two of them immediately retreated at full speed, returning to their original position.
After a single strike, Obito stopped again, looking at the two with shocked expressions on their faces.
He still said the line he particularly wanted to say, "So these are the Hokage of Konoha? Just so-so."
Everyone present was stunned by this scene. Especially Sakura, Kakashi, and the others who were watching the battle.
Kakashi knew just how fast Minato-sensei's reaction speed was, yet he still failed to react and was hit directly.
'Obito, just what kind of power does he have now?'
Senju Tobirama, who had taken a direct hit from a Truth-Seeking Ball, now had an unsightly expression, "Such terrifying attack power… as if it can destroy everything. And…"
Seeing that the half of his body that had vanished showed no signs of recovering, Senju Tobirama said, "The enemy's ability can even restrain Edo Tensei bodies. If struck by that black substance, it cannot be regenerated."
Minato also understood all this. He muttered, "Obito… this sphere… just what is it…"
Obito didn't mind revealing information about himself, because now, even if others knew all his abilities, so what?
He said calmly, "It is the Truth-Seeking Ball, a ninjutsu formed after becoming the second Sage of Six Paths, mastering all chakra nature transformations including Yin-Yang Release. This move is indestructible, no ninjutsu can block it. It is absolutely defensive, no ninjutsu can break it."
Everyone's hearts instantly sank more than halfway. Even Minato couldn't think of a countermeasure.
Obito's speed was so fast that even he couldn't react, and he now wielded the Truth-Seeking Ball, which could instantly kill anything and defend against everything. Wasn't this even more capable than his rampage during the Third Shinobi War?
Even if they had more people, it seemed meaningless.
Naruto clenched his fists. Having lost the Nine-Tails, though he survived thanks to the other half of the Nine-Tails' chakra provided by his father. Still, now that he could no longer enter Kurama Mode and could only fight using Sage Mode, he seemed to be falling behind the current power level.
For a moment, the group fell into a stalemate.
Obito saw this and said, "I'm not playing with you anymore. I still have important things to do."
After speaking, he first condensed a semi-circular Truth-Seeking Ball with extreme defensive power beside himself. Then, with both hands, he once again formed hand seals.
Instantly, the roots of the God Tree began to move again, rapidly heading toward the Allied Shinobi Forces…
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