Ever since the ninja war began, things had been going poorly again and again. Now, Uchiha Obito was completely lawless. Without Rin to balance him, how were they supposed to deal with him?
A couldn't help but look toward the Old Obito floating in the sky.
At this moment, in Old Obito's eyes, a dangerous glint was flickering.
No one knew what kind of storm had risen in his heart beneath that seemingly calm exterior.
He extended a finger toward the Allied Forces' direction and said faintly, "Perhaps this world truly is beyond saving. It's not even worthy of entering the Infinite Tsukuyomi to enjoy a beautiful dream."
"A world this ugly and unbearable should be completely destroyed. Die, you disgusting worms!"
As his words fell, at the tip of Old Obito's finger, a black spherical object was forming, this was extremely condensed chakra. Under Obito's precise chakra control, its power even surpassed that of the Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb.
If this attack landed, everything around it would be reduced to ashes and cease to exist.
The Allied Shinobi Forces instantly sensed the danger. Onoki was already sweating profusely and said to the four other Kage beside him, "This is bad… I feel a crisis even greater than when Madara dropped the meteorite."
"Perhaps, this time… we can't stop it."
Just as Onoki spoke, the Tailed Beast Bomb at Obito's fingertip had already been fired. In past fights with the Allied Forces, Obito had held back, giving them ample time to respond. But this time, he didn't.
The Tailed Beast Bomb shot forward at extreme speed toward the Allied direction. In the next instant, it was about to crash to the ground. Many people only had time to widen their eyes, complex and vivid expressions showing on their faces.
At that moment, suddenly, a spatial seal mark appeared in front of the Tailed Beast Bomb. It struck the seal and fully sank into it, disappearing from sight.
A golden figure had already appeared in front of the Tailed Beast Bomb, still holding a hand seal.
A bead of cold sweat dripped down Namikaze Minato's forehead as he said with lingering fear, "Luckily I made it in time. Otherwise, that would've been disastrous."
Then, he looked toward the Allied Shinobi Forces and asked, "Just now, what exactly happened?"
As he finished his sentence, from the seaside not too far from the battlefield, a massive explosion that lit up the night sky thundered forth.
BOOM!
A towering pillar of flame and the trembling ground made many of the Allied Forces lose their balance and fall.
Everyone sucked in a cold breath. That kind of explosion, thank goodness it had been teleported away, if it had fallen on their heads, they wouldn't have even left complete corpses behind.
After the chaos settled, Minato was still waiting for a reply. The Allied side had not yet spoken when Old Obito, still floating, shouted, "Sensei Minato, they used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Rin! They wanted to use her to threaten me!"
"Now, Rin's already been rescued by Kakashi and taken far away. With your speed, you can still catch up."
"I've already decided to destroy this world, to kill everyone, leaving no one alive. Sensei Minato, it's time for you to make your choice too!"
"Are you going to stay here and watch me set off the world's final, dazzling fireworks, or will you go bring Rin back to restrain me?"
"But this time… will you still be late?"
As he spoke, Obito's fingertip once again condensed a Tailed Beast Bomb.
The Allied side's faces all changed dramatically. No one knew how many more times Obito could release attacks like this. And how many times could Minato still use Flying Thunder God: Guided Thunder?
Some ordinary ninjas already began to regret. They would rather sink into the dream world than have their bodies destroyed completely.
Obito had clearly said that there would be an entrance reserved for them in the new world. Compared to that, maybe dreaming wasn't such a bad thing after all.
They could only blame the Five Kage for being too impulsive. That Impure World Reincarnated girl didn't look dangerous at all, but she was clearly an apocalyptic beast in disguise!
Veins pulsed on Minato's forehead. He couldn't help but turn to Tsunade, "Lady Tsunade, is what Obito said true? You used Impure World Reincarnation on Rin?"
There was a trace of reproach in Minato's eyes. That was his disciple, the gentlest, most intelligent, most flawless, and most innocent disciple.
Tsunade's eyes flickered slightly, but in the end, she solemnly replied, "Because Obito's power was unstoppable, we did make that decision!"
Minato's eyes lost focus for a moment, and he murmured, "So that's how it is… I understand now."
His fist involuntarily clenched as he looked toward Obito, who was about to destroy the world, "Obito, I'm sorry as your teacher. But I can't just watch you destroy everything. Can you wait for me… to bring Rin back?"
"Don't worry, I won't hurt my student. I just want to reunite you two. It's been so long since you've seen her, hasn't it?"
A mocking smile floated onto Obito's face, "So even Sensei Minato isn't late for everything."
Though he said that, Obito still dissipated the Tailed Beast Bomb at his fingertip.
He said, "Sensei Minato, if your goal was to buy time, then you've succeeded. But… it's only a delay. Even if you bring Rin back, I won't change my mind. You can't stop me anymore."
Minato sighed. He couldn't spam Flying Thunder God: Guided Thunder repeatedly, so yes, he was stalling for time.
But with danger imminent, getting out of immediate harm's way was the best he could do.
Fortunately, for convenience in this war, many Konoha ninjas carried his Flying Thunder God markings.
Kakashi was no exception.
He only closed his eyes for a moment to track them, and sensed that lone, isolated mark, not near the Allied Forces.
He opened his eyes, a bitter expression flashing across his face, and in an instant, appeared beside the Five Kage, "I'll bring my two disciples back. But you all must promise me not to make things hard for them. Otherwise, I'll become your enemy."
The Five Kage's expressions changed, especially Raikage. A normal Minato was already hard to deal with, let alone the current one, who had entered Sage Fox Mode.
He could only say, "Minato, do you even understand why I did this? I admire you and don't want to trouble your students, but they just happen to be the key figures."
"If back then you hadn't challenged Onoki's ten-man squad and instead stayed to protect your students, would things have been different?"
Minato's face became serious, "My students… are my responsibility. If they blame me for not protecting them, I accept that. But no one else has the right to meddle."
A felt the anger emanating from Minato and didn't dare say more, just nodded with difficulty.
It was Tsunade who asked, "Minato, what were you doing just now? Why weren't you on the battlefield and unaware of the situation?"
Minato simply replied, "I was saving someone. Whether I succeeded… is still unknown."
Tsunade was stunned, then realized something, "You mean… Naruto? He still has hope?"
Minato said, "I don't know either. We'll have to see what fate decides."
After a pause, Minato added with emotion, "I have to say, Lady Tsunade, your disciple is truly skilled… it's just…"
A strange and harmonious scene from when he saved Naruto and Sasuke flashed through Minato's mind, making it feel bizarre yet oddly fitting.
Minato didn't say anything more and instead said, "In any case, I'll bring back Kakashi and Rin first. Obito should keep his word during this time and won't make another move."
After that, Minato's figure vanished from in front of the Five Kage with a swish.
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