'Momoshiki has already done it, he's really cooperative.'
Inside the damaged tall building, Takemi's God Tree Clone was dealing with Nagato and Kimimaro.
Obito was still 'offline,' seemingly with no intention of reconnecting for now, and everyone else was also not doing well.
The pressure from the battle outside was not good for them, but Kimimaro and Nagato could still hold on.
It wasn't surprising that Nagato could hold on. He inherently had unlimited potential, and his limits were even hard to discover. What truly dragged him down was nothing else but his Rinnegan.
As for Kimimaro...
'His Karma development speed is very fast due to my battle with him.'
Kimimaro's entire body was now covered in black stripes, looking somewhat similar to Momoshiki.
With the help of Karma, his strength was increasing, his speed was accelerating, and even the power of his Shikotsumyaku was continuously growing.
'It's slowly starting to feel like Yin-Yang Release. One can only say he's truly an Ōtsutsuki.'
However, this level was still a bit lacking for Takemi, even for just his God Tree Clone. His clone couldn't use the Ōtsutsuki's power, but it had no shortage of other powers.
"Bansho Ten'in!"
Just as Takemi was pondering, Nagato suddenly roared, and in an instant, an extreme suction force erupted around Takemi.
The ground trembled slightly, everything around him instantly tilted towards him, and countless boulders were all drawn in by him in one go.
Even Takemi was slightly pulled by him, and Kimimaro, at this moment, quickly cooperated.
"Dance of the Clematis!"
His spine instantly extended from his body, like a whip or a spear, striking fiercely towards Takemi. And on that sharp spine, there was a layer of hazy Chakra swirling.
"Good cooperation."
Takemi chuckled at the sight, then thought for a moment and said, "Too bad, it's a little off."
Before he finished speaking, he had already turned lightly, dodging the sharp spine in an instant, and at the same time, he held his single hand upright.
The power of Yin-Yang Release quickly gathered in his hand, and the next moment, a black short blade had already formed.
Buzz—
The short blade swung, Yin-Yang Release roaring and raging with the power of nature, and Kimimaro's spine was cut off by him in the blink of an eye.
At the same time, his entire figure flashed, and he had already arrived in front of Nagato.
"The true power of the Rinnegan has never been these petty tricks. Do you not even know Yin-Yang Release?"
As he spoke, the short blade condensed from Yin-Yang Release had already fallen, and in an instant, terrifying sharpness seemed to destroy everything, a brilliant light soaring into the sky.
Even the God Tree Clone, after absorbing the Chakra of several Ōtsutsuki and gathering the power of the Nine-Tailed Beasts, had unimaginable power.
Even if it couldn't kick Susanoo apart like the main body, its combination with Yin-Yang Release and Sage Mode was definitely not something ordinary people could compare to.
"Damn it."
Nagato's face turned pale in the face of this blow, he unhesitatingly gathered all his Chakra, and his Rinnegan spun rapidly.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Boom—
A deafening roar erupted, the ground cracked inch by inch, and a tidal wave of Chakra surged out, the building completely collapsing at this moment.
Deidara, Kakashi and the others immediately ran when they saw this. This battle had already exceeded their imagination, and they also knew that Takemi probably wouldn't let them intervene.
"Tch, how terrifying."
Deidara muttered to himself while protecting Kurotsuchi and the others, and although Kurotsuchi and the others were disheveled, they weren't too surprised. They had seen Takemi's performance in Iwagakure, and now it could even be said to be 'restrained.'
"Kakashi, are you alright?"
On the other side, Rin looked worriedly at Kakashi, who was blocking her. "I'm Edo Tensei, I'm fine. You're the one who needs to protect yourself."
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Kakashi was also a bit disheveled but he smiled.
"I promised Obito once that I would protect you. I didn't do it before, but now I'll do it even if it costs me my life, even as Edo Tensei."
"Kakashi."
Rin murmured, while Kakashi looked at Obito in the distance.
"Rin, he's not the Obito he once was. You know what he's done. We can't take any chances."
Rin wanted to say something more, but recalling everything Obito had done, whether it was the Nine-Tails incident or a series of subsequent actions, she understood that Obito was unforgivable.
Even if Konoha had no thoughts, what about Kirigakure?
Moreover, times had changed. The villages had united to build peace, but Obito was constantly breaking that peace.
No one would let Obito go, and no one would agree to let Obito go.
Thinking of this, Rin could only sigh. "I understand. Obito needs to take responsibility for everything he's done."
"Rin."
Obito was still in a daze, internally struggling with whether he was truly wrong. But he had no answer, nor did he dare to contemplate that answer. He just wanted to hide in Kamui and empty his mind.
Especially, when he noticed the change in Rin's gaze.
"I clearly longed for this world to be peaceful, clearly didn't want these tragedies to repeat, so why is it all my fault in the end?"
"Rin was clearly nowhere to be found, Rin was clearly always encouraging me, so why did it end up like this?!"
Obito screamed internally, why did he feel like everything he did was wrong?
But just then, a strange power surged into his heart, and unknowingly, black markings appeared all over his body. He felt full of power at this moment, and in his heart, it was as if someone was talking to him.
As for what was said, he couldn't hear or make out, but somehow, he seemed to understand something.
"This world is hell, already beyond saving. I must change this world."
"Only if this world is changed will wars cease, and Rin's tragedy will not repeat."
"The Rin in front of me might not be real, just the struggle of this illusory world."
"Even if she is real, it's just Konoha's means of controlling Rin."
"Those resurrected by Edo Tensei have no freedom, Rin is just a controlled husk now."
"Takemi is a beneficiary of this world's interests, he will naturally use all sorts of means to maintain everything."
"And the Rin in my heart, the one who constantly encouraged me, that is the Rin who yearns for freedom and peace."
"Only if I break this world and restore true peace will all these tragedies not repeat again."
As Obito continuously murmured, the power on his body grew stronger and stronger, and his will seemed to become increasingly firm.
Light gradually appeared in his eyes.
"Rin, did you help me again?"
He murmured, he was no longer hesitant, no longer lost.
This false world was not worth his distraction or attachment, he knew what he had to do.