The Nine-Tails was just pondering charging over to completely destroy that group of people when it saw the figure appear from the void behind it. It met its gaze, and then that familiar feeling surfaced in its mind again. Genjutsu control…
The Nine-Tails roared to the sky. Then, in its throat, chakra gathered madly.
Tailed Beast Bomb!
The target—the Uchiha clan's territory!
For these so-called clansmen, Uchiha Obito hated them to the extreme.
"Such hatred. We should leave quickly, those guys are coming soon!"
"Those guys?"
Obito's gaze cleared slightly.
In the distance, two figures quickly arrived. That was… Uzumaki Kushina and Namikaze Minato. It was indeed time to go.
Obito placed his hand on the Nine-Tails. Just as he was preparing to bring it into his special space, he suddenly sensed a strange fluctuation in the space.
"The state of the space is not right!"
Black Zetsu also noticed something was wrong.
"Go!"
Obito no longer hesitated. At this moment, he couldn't care about the Tailed Beast. His figure quickly became intangible and disappeared into space.
A second after he left, the space completely stabilized and was sealed. In the distance, inside an amber stone, Ryoho Kyohiko frowned. I was sensed? The Mangekyo Sharingan is indeed troublesome! He canceled the sealing barrier. At this time, Kyohiko needed to deal with another trouble. The Nine-Tails' clone!
On the side, Nine-Tails #2's tail swayed.
"Go easy on him!"
Ryoho Kyohiko smiled, then said.
"Don't worry, I'll be very gentle."
"You wait here for a while. I'll bring a brother back for you."
The next moment, his figure instantly disappeared. In front of the Nine-Tails, the Tailed Beast Bomb had already formed. At this time, Kyohiko's hand stretched forward.
Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder!
A Flying Thunder God variation that could only be used at a high level—in front of Kyohiko's hand, a huge spatial rift formed. And… a thought suddenly moved in Kyohiko's mind. The space where Obito had left had not yet completely settled. He quickly completed the outline of a space-time channel. The massive Tailed Beast Bomb was fired and instantly swallowed by the spatial rift.
***
Inside the Kamui dimension.
Obito let out a sigh of relief, a trace of cold sweat on his forehead.
"He actually has a barrier that can seal space!"
"It probably can only seal to a certain extent. If it's strong enough, it can still be broken through. But we can't possibly test if the opponent's barrier is strong enough."
Black Zetsu did not think Obito's decision was a problem.
Ryoho Kyohiko was indeed ridiculously strong. Even the space-time barrier had been researched by him into various forms. If the other party had effectively sealed that area and trapped Obito beside the Nine-Tails, then the Mangekyo Sharingan he had just designed and created would probably have been a wedding dress for others. After all, if an Uchiha obtained Hashirama's cells, they could gain unparalleled power. To some extent, if the Senju clan obtained the Sharingan, they could also stimulate their potential. It was just that the other party didn't know. If that brat Ryoho Kyohiko got the Mangekyo Sharingan, even if the current Madara got back the Rinnegan, he might not be able to contend with him. After all, Madara was already old, while the other was in his prime. Unless Madara could gather the power of the nine Tailed Beasts, obtain the Six Paths Power, and recover a part of the Otsutsuki clan's power. Unfortunately, the most difficult to obtain Nine-Tails' power had slipped through their fingers.
Black Zetsu sighed inwardly, but there was nothing he could do—everything tonight was obviously a trap set by Konoha. The Nine-Tails had long been in cahoots with Konoha. Being released was both an attempt at a new cooperation and a form of bait. Unfortunately, he had taken the bait!
The Uchiha… are finished! Of course, to some extent, the current Uchiha still existed. If Obito had completed the Tailed Beast Bomb attack just now, the Uchiha would have been wiped out. Great love, great hate! Madara's understanding of the Sharingan and the Uchiha was indeed very profound.
Black Zetsu glanced at Obito. At this moment, Obito was just recovering from his shock when he suddenly sensed a more terrifying attack. This is the power of a Tailed Beast! A Tailed Beast Bomb? His mind went blank for a second. Fortunately, Black Zetsu's brain had not shut down. He immediately controlled him to open another space-time channel and quickly drilled into it.
The next moment. Boom!
The moment Obito left that space, terrifying Tailed Beast chakra scattered everywhere. The rampaging chakra even shattered the space, and scattered towards him from the newly opened space-time channel. Obito screamed, outputting chakra to quickly escape the space-time channel.
Bang!
The aftershock of the exploded Tailed Beast Bomb directly shattered the area he had arrived in. Fortunately, layers of earth and wood supported Obito's body. Although they couldn't completely block it, they at least blocked a small part, not endangering his life. He was covered in cold sweat.
"Damn it!"
At this moment, Obito felt as if he had walked through the gates of hell. His hands and feet were weak, and he couldn't move for a long time. After a good while, he looked around with trembling lips. A scorched earth. And this was only a part of the scattered Tailed Beast Bomb. It was hard to imagine what the scene would have been like if he had been in that space.
Veins popped on Obito's forehead.
"Damn Ryoho Kyohiko! How did he do that?"
Black Zetsu was silent. He had to admit that Ryoho Kyohiko was indeed a genius, to be able to forcibly construct a space-time channel based on the remnants of the one opened by Obito's Mangekyo Sharingan. Although it was not completely stable, resulting in only a small part of the Tailed Beast Bomb being able to hit their space, for a Tailed Beast of the Nine-Tails' size, even a small part was very amazing. What's more, the other party also had a space-sealing barrier. Even if Obito could break it with his dōjutsu, this kind of barrier jutsu would also prolong the time Obito needed to activate Kamui. He even suspected—could it be that guy had already thought of how to deal with them before?
No! Unlikely. The evolution of the Mangekyo was chaotic and had no definite rules. The fact that Obito could awaken such a Sharingan was purely due to his own cowardice, always choosing to escape when encountering problems. For Kyohiko to have prepared in advance… was completely impossible. It was more likely that the other party had thought of this kind of barrier jutsu while researching space-time ninjutsu like the Flying Thunder God, and it just so happened to be able to counter the Mangekyo ability Obito had awakened.
Thinking of this, Black Zetsu couldn't help but sigh.
"Obito, you're really unlucky."
Obito panted heavily.
"That guy, how can he know so many jutsu? It's too terrifying!"
Black Zetsu warned.
"You need to train your own taijutsu and ninjutsu. Otherwise, even with such an ability, once you are schemed against by the other party, you will face a vacuum period of a few seconds."
Obito nodded emphatically. I should strengthen myself! No matter how good the dōjutsu was, if one's own body was too weak, it was of no use. Like just now… he had almost died! He broke out in a cold sweat and looked around.
"Where is this?"
"It seems to be a place in the Land of Fire, not too far from Konoha."
"I want to go back!"
Obito's tone was firm, for the first time giving an attitude that Black Zetsu could not question.
"I want to go and see Grandma."
"Alright."
Black Zetsu didn't dare to provoke Obito at this moment. Let the other's hatred be directed at the Uchiha and Konoha. He shouldn't notice that he and Madara were pushing the waves from behind. Otherwise… thinking of this, Black Zetsu frowned. There is a flaw. Uchiha Shinji. That guy had communicated with him the most. After Konoha captured him alive, they might realize his existence.
But it didn't matter. Anyway, Madara's existence was already an open card. There was no point in continuing to lurk. On the contrary, showing his ability could make the opponent more wary. Also… the plan to have the allies besiege Konoha was probably temporarily off. However, for Konoha to be able to control even the Nine-Tails would instead make the other ninja villages unite. It wasn't all bad for them.
It lurked on Obito's body, helping him to shield his presence, and headed for Konoha.
***
At this time, in Konoha, at the Uchiha clan's territory.
The distant roar attracted everyone's attention. When the Uchiha clan saw the Nine-Tails aiming at them, the Tailed Beast Bomb highly condensed, both men and women, old and young, all held their breath. Uchiha Inabi's mentality collapsed even more.
"How could this be…"
"Why is the Tailed Beast aiming at us? This isn't what was agreed upon!"
Uchiha Inabi muttered to himself.
"No!"
"No… my parents are still at home!"
Someone shouted.
However, in front of the Nine-Tails, all shouts seemed pale and powerless. They… were too insignificant!
Including Shisui, his eyes also showed deep despair, his heart like dead ashes. The Nine-Tails they had released was instead turning its head to destroy the Uchiha clan.
However, just at this moment, the whole clan let out a cry of alarm. That is… Shisui suddenly turned his head to look, only to see a figure instantly arrive on the Nine-Tails' head, and then in a flash, jump in front of the Tailed Beast Bomb. That figure was not tall, but at this moment, it was like a god descending from heaven.
The next second. Boom!
The Tailed Beast Bomb erupted. The terrifying chakra blast forward was instantly swallowed by a spatial rift. Even so, the scattered chakra still collapsed the surrounding houses, turning a large area into ruins. However, after the chaos and destruction, that figure still stood proudly under the moonlight. All the chaos around had subsided, as if it had never happened. The howling Tailed Beast. The figure standing proudly in mid-air. In that instant, it became eternal in Shisui's eyes.
Tears of excitement slid down from the corners of his eyes. The Uchiha… are saved! The great rise and fall, plus the previous sadness, grief, and despair. In just a few short seconds, all kinds of emotions were mixed in Shisui's heart. And all these emotions reached their peak the moment the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb was teleported away by the Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder.
Blood flowed from his eyes. The three tomoe spun rapidly, finally turning into a vortex-like state. An indescribable pain surged from his mind to all directions.
"Ahhh!!!"
Shisui let out a miserable cry and fell from the surrounding wall.
Then—a voice sounded.
"Kill him!"
This is… Uchiha Inabi? In his pain, Shisui vaguely identified the voice. He hasn't given up yet?
"You are really stupid to the point of being incorrigible!"
Shisui's angry and hateful emotions could not be contained. He shouted angrily, and then, as the footsteps arrived in front of him, he took his hands away from his eyes. Blood flowed from his eyes. In those eyes, a special pattern spun rapidly, turning into a vortex. As the firelight on the side jumped, his gaze swept across the scene.
Kotoamatsukami!
The difference was—the current Kotoamatsukami was not to hypnotize and control one person, but to directly draw everyone into a genjutsu, temporarily hypnotizing and freezing them all.
Shisui's heart was filled with extreme anger, but just as he was about to activate the genjutsu to strangle these people, a figure landed beside him.
"With your current state, using this jutsu is still too much for you. Leave the rest to me."
"Clan… Clan Head?"
Shisui looked up, his vision blurred by blood, but he could vaguely see it was Uchiha Fugaku.
Fugaku said warmly.
"Trust me, even if it's just this once!"
He didn't know what jutsu Shisui was using, but with such a scale, even if he could barely activate it, it might damage his own spirit and body, leaving behind an irreversible bloodline disease. He didn't want Shisui to go that far.
"Clan Head, I…"
Being held by Fugaku's hand, Shisui's emotions gradually calmed down, and the hatred and anger in his heart quickly subsided. He looked around in a daze. Around him, a group of people broke free from the genjutsu state. When they saw Fugaku, they were all stunned, not daring to make a move for a moment. In that instant, they didn't know what had happened. They only knew that after making eye contact with Shisui, they had fallen into a terrifying and distorted genjutsu.
The next moment, he directly split out a shadow clone, rushed over, and grabbed the still-unresponsive Uchiha Inabi. Then, he shouted in a loud voice.
"Haven't you figured it out yet? Uchiha Madara used you, including your father and younger brother. You were all fooled!"
"Impossible!"
Inabi gritted his teeth. "Everyone, don't believe…"
The next moment, Fugaku directly grabbed him and lifted him into the air. Then, his gaze was cold.
"Impossible? I went to see. Tekka is already dead, probably at Obito's hands."
"You are just tools for someone else to awaken their eyes!"
"To make Obito awaken his eyes, they can arrange to kill Obito's grandmother. Do you think you can gain the other party's favor by siding with Madara?"
Fugaku looked at the crowd. Everyone looked at each other, at a loss. The rebellion was halfway through when a snag suddenly occurred, and they were slapped back. They completely didn't know what to do. Inabi was struggling with all his might.
Just at this moment, Shisui's sword pierced through Inabi's body. A miserable cry was heard throughout the scene.
"Because of your foolishness, the clan fell apart and was almost destroyed by the Tailed Beast…"
"If I don't kill you, my heart won't be at peace!"
Shisui killed him with one blow, his face splattered with blood, looking full of killing intent.
"Who else wants to go with him? Or, you can try to kill the clan head and me, and then escape!"
Everyone looked at each other. If it were before Shisui's genjutsu had controlled them, they would definitely have tried to kill the two of them, or directly fight their way out. But now… Shisui's special power made them feel very terrified. This stemmed from the fear of the unknown.
Fugaku, however, knew. This was the Mangekyo Sharingan, a powerful existence above the three-tomoe. However, the current Shisui was too young. If he used his dōjutsu completely, it might cause irreversible damage to himself. So, this one blow was more of a deterrent.
Inabi's eyes, until death, were filled with disbelief and doubt—why did it turn out like this? Didn't father say that everything was foolproof? On the other side, there were so many clansmen participating, they… however, no matter how worried he was, it was useless now.
Shisui looked at the bleeding Uchiha Inabi, his eyes dark. After his spirit calmed down, there was an indescribable fatigue and pain. Hold on! I must hold on! He gritted his teeth and insisted, not daring to fall down at this moment.
Fugaku looked at the crowd around him.
"Do you want to die, or live? If you want to live, then throw down your weapons. Otherwise, when the people from Konoha subdue the Tailed Beast, it will be too late."
After a dozen seconds, the sound of one blade after another being dropped was heard. They chose to surrender!