At that moment Uchiha Obito also understood.
The reason his Kamui was failing very likely had something to do with Aoba's Mangekyo dojutsu.
Mangekyo abilities are strange and varied. Absorbing ninjutsu, even powers that restrain space-time, are not surprising.
"Damn, this guy actually is an Uchiha!"
Obito's mind was already in chaos, 'According to Black Zetsu's intel, this guy should have been a Senju–Uzumaki hybrid, yet now another Uchiha turns up.'
'What on earth did Hashirama do?'
But there wasn't much time left for panic. The wooden figure under Aoba's feet charged straight at them.
Two wooden constructs dozens of meters tall slammed into each other with a roar.
Another huge boom rang out, terrifying gale winds sweeping outward.
Tobi's giant Buddha only held for a moment under that collision. Aoba's push forced that massive body to retreat continuously.
In just a few breaths, it had plowed back hundreds of meters.
"Lady Terumi Mei, that should be Lord Aoba, right?"
As the area calmed, Ao also appeared beside Terumi Mei, staring blankly at the scene in the distance.
He had seen the image of that man holding the Two-Tails in his hand back in Konoha, a sight once seen never forgotten.
"Mm."
Terumi Mei nodded, and the corner of her mouth couldn't help curling into a small smile.
'This is my man, the only pity being he's not from Kirigakure, but from Konoha.'
"He's a Konoha shinobi, right? How did he suddenly show up in Kirigakure?", Another background jonin frowned and voiced his question.
Terumi Mei just shot him a sidelong glance, "He came looking for me. Any objections?"
"Uh, no, I'm just a bit curious."
The jonin shrank his neck back; for some reason he suddenly felt cold.
Then he remembered, their Mizukage and that man are engaged to be married.
Come to think of it, Lord Genji had even opposed it before, wanting Terumi Mei to call off the engagement. With the power to casually suppress the Three-Tails, what if the other side got angry and came and razed Kirigakure?
That idea had crossed the minds of most of Kirigakure's upper ranks after witnessing this battle tonight.
Feeling Terumi Mei's gaze, the passing jonin quietly stepped back and put himself in front of the others.
On the other side, Tobi's giant Buddha, pushed hundreds of meters by Aoba, finally stopped.
"Hey, hey, hey, is that really a Mangekyo Sharingan, or is it the Rinnegan?", Tobi fluttered about, clearly excited.
"Does that matter?", Aoba smiled and said, "By the way, should I call you Tobi? Or Uchiha Obito?"
"Huh? You know me?"
Tobi's body stiffened, that was because Obito inside was stunned.
"Tobi, run!", Obito only froze for a moment, then snapped back to his senses, feeling a chill of terror.
His identity might be guessed, but Tobi absolutely could not be. Tobi had never appeared in the shinobi world.
Tobi felt helpless; just from the way the other stood, he could sense how terrifyingly strong he was. How could he run?
"Didn't expect you to know so much. Since you know a lot, do you know what pooping feels like?"
Aoba blinked, 'This guy really likes poop.'
'Come to think of it, how do you describe the feeling of poop?', That was a bit tough even for him.
Seeing Aoba actually start pondering that, Tobi couldn't help laughing, "Haha, you fell for it!"
Then, with a furious roar, the gigantic Buddha wildly swung countless arms toward Aoba.
Aoba only smiled, raised his right hand again, and released the big move he had been charging.
"Shinra Tensei!"
BOOM!
An indescribable repulsive force erupted from the palm of Aoba, smashing and pulverizing every fist that had been swinging at him!
The collision of two absolute forces caused another tremendous roar.
A storm swept over the surrounding land. As Aoba's Shinra Tensei fully released, blinding white light began flickering across the forest.
Under such terrifying might, countless people were stunned.
BOOM! BOOM!
The roaring never stopped. When the light faded, endless explosions and the lingering aftershock poured out. The whole forest turned into a sheet of white land.
The massive explosion's shockwave even vented into the sky.
Under such fearsome power, everyone in Kirigakure stood dazed.
Clouds in the sky were instantly cleared, the storm shattered them, revealing a sky full of stars.
Only a round full moon remained, shining over the whole village.
As the dust slowly cleared, human shapes appeared inside.
The entire Buddha's body had been completely ground into wood chips, leaving only a huge pit in the ground. Aoba, however, was unscathed.
He stood atop the wooden construct's head, arms crossed, looking down at Uchiha Obito with contempt.
When he used Shinra Tensei to destroy the Buddha, he'd also used Bansho Tennin to pull Obito in front of him. Otherwise he couldn't guarantee Obito wouldn't be utterly killed. If some remnants remained and someone used Reanimation later, it would cause trouble.
In the shinobi world, for such organisms, fully crushing bones to ashes is very important.
At this moment, Obito's spiral mask had already vanished, revealing his savage face.
Most of the White Zetsu that had been wrapping his body was destroyed, revealing bloodied, mangled wounds that, with the aid of Hashirama cells, were slowly healing.
Earlier, Tobi had borne most of the damage for him.
Tobi was noisy and liked to argue, but when it mattered he really stepped up.
"This can't be! How could you truly possess Rinnegan power?"
Overwhelmed by the terrifying explosion's aftermath, Obito's face was full of horror. If the previous Absorption Seal could be explained somehow, this one was surely the Rinnegan without doubt.
"To be honest, I thought you'd at least let me enjoy it a bit more."
Aoba merely smiled coldly, "Looks like a fake will always be a fake."
"Who… who exactly are you? How do you know so much?", Obito stared hard at Aoba.
"I have no interest in answering a captive's questions."
Aoba shook his head, then his tone shifted, "But the sins you carry are too deep, you cannot just die like this."
"What do you mean?"
Obito suddenly had a bad premonition.
"Of course I'll take you to the village, and let those who should judge you do so."
"Also, your eyes are far too dangerous."
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