By the seashore.
Madara had been using the Impure World Reincarnation puppets to tear into Obito in a brutal fight. But as fate would have it, when two are locked in battle, a third party always profits. Heiyan suddenly stepped in, catching both sides off guard and landing solid hits on them.
At this moment, Obito had already been pierced through his right chest by Heiyan. Badly injured, he used Kamui—the Mangekyo Sharingan ability—to vanish into another dimension and escape.
But the Sunagakure duo wouldn't be so lucky.
Swish.
Heiyan moved swiftly within the ice barrier, appearing before the two Impure World Reincarnation puppets.
"Kirigakure can't fall into someone like you," he declared. "Today the Immortal Sage has returned to rid this village of scum like you and protect everyone in Kiri."
From above, Heiyan stood tall, playing the part of the Sage as he stared down at Madara, who was controlling the Third Kazekage. This bold declaration twisted Madara's face into shock and uncertainty.
Then,
With his finger as a brush, he quickly drew dizzying sealing formulas and slammed them onto the Second and Third Kazekage puppets before him.
The Impure World Reincarnation technique was practically unbreakable. But no matter how powerful the jutsu, it had to bow before sealing techniques.
So these two Impure World bodies were sealed without hesitation by Heiyan.
As the seal activated, the Third Kazekage closed his eyes as he faded away. The last thing he saw was that icy stare from the so-called Sage.
Underground lab beneath the Mizukage building.
Seated on the chair, Madara Uchiha suddenly shot his eyes open, filled with horror and fury.
A masked figure wearing a swirling pattern had impersonated him—and even knew about the Moon Eye Plan;
An old man calling himself the Sage had easily sealed two of Madara's reincarnated puppets and openly declared war against him.
These two sudden arrivals within Kiri's borders threw Madara off balance and left him deeply uneasy.
"Lord Madara, what happened?" Black Zetsu ventured cautiously.
"Send my order immediately—Kirigakure is to raise full defenses. Report to me for even the slightest movement or anomaly." Madara commanded coldly.
"Yes."
Without hesitation, Black Zetsu hurried off to deliver the message.
Yet Madara still felt uneasy.
"Forget it. I'll handle it myself."
Muttering to himself, he shot through six hand seals, ending with the Snake.
Next second—
Whoosh!
A massive burst of chakra erupted from the Mizukage building straight into the sky, vanishing into the heavens. This energy quickly churned the sky into a thick layer of storm clouds.
Pitter-patter.
Fine rain began drizzling from the cloud cover. Droplets connected into lines midair, forming a heavy curtain of rain covering every corner of Kirigakure.
This was one of the Rinnegan's abilities—[Grudge Rain].
At this moment, each drop of rain falling over Kirigakure was closely linked to Madara's perception. Any foreign chakra entering the village would disrupt the raindrops' flow, instantly alerting him.
Using this ultimate sensing jutsu, Madara kept watch over all of Kiri.
On the other side.
After sealing two Impure World Reincarnation Puppets, Heiyan left the battlefield and arrived at a deserted wasteland.
He looked at his right hand—Obito's blood had transformed into a complex crimson seal on his palm.
Truthfully, Heiyan had once had the chance to kill Obito directly, but he chose not to.
Because he wanted to uncover Obito's purpose for coming into this world, and whether he had any companions—and if so, how many.
Thus, under the guise of an attack, Heiyan took Obito's blood.
[Seventy-Two Transformations] – Initiate!
His silhouette blurred. When it reappeared clearly, the Sage Immortal was gone, replaced by someone wearing an orange swirl-patterned mask and an Akatsuki cloak.
He had become Obito Uchiha.
"So, only the right eye after all."
Heiyan removed the mask and approached the water's edge. He found that Obito's left eye was missing—the right eye bore the Mangekyou Sharingan pattern.
The reason was because the left eye had long been given to Kakashi. This was why Heiyan's Seventy-Two Transformations could not replicate it.
Obito's Mangekyou ability was named [Kamui], an advanced Space-Time Ninjutsu. Its core function was transferring objects between the real world and a pocket dimension.
Specifically, the left eye had a longer effective range. By adjusting focus, it could forcibly twist and send enemy techniques or limbs into Kamui's space as an offensive method.
Meanwhile, the right eye had a shorter range and could affect only the user himself. It could subconsciously teleport parts of one's own body into Kamui's space, evading enemy attacks—an effective defensive technique.
When both eyes were possessed together, Kamui would unleash its maximum power: Resonating with other types of Space-Time Ninjutsu, entering others' pocket dimensions, and continuously opening portals through space.
Additionally, it could be infused into weapons and jutsu.
In the original timeline, Kakashi's [Kamui Lightning Cutter] even wounded the ultimate adversary, Kaguya otsutsuki.
Kamui not only stood as the ultimate Mangekyou Dojutsu, but also surpassed most abilities granted by the Rinnegan.
Even Heiyan hadn't anticipated this.
Just after breaking through, during his first combat use of the Seventy-Two Transformations, he copied Obito's form and gained Kamui—a Space-Time Ninjutsu powerful enough to defy logic.
With this technique alone, even against Madara Uchiha's Outer Path–Edo Tensei, he would have the ability to protect himself.
This gain was tremendous.
At this moment, Heiyan put his mask back on, and his right eye emitted a pulse of ocular power.
In the next instant, a spatial vortex formed around his right eye, pulling his entire body in.
"This place…is this Kamui's dimension?"
Heiyan glanced around.
The sky above was pitch black, without a single glimmer of light. Beneath his feet lay a thick surface resembling concrete. Towering pillars shaped like cubes or cuboids were scattered neatly across the landscape.
He crouched down, touching the ground with his fingertip to perform a sensory scan.
He couldn't detect Obito, but he did sense that this Kamui dimension was rapidly moving toward Konoha Village.
Looks like Obito's destination is Leaf Village.
What an ironic twist.
Heiyan just happened to be passing through. Seems like a good chance for a free ride.
So, Heiyan leaped forward and concealed himself among the towering stone pillars.
Just then,
The Edo Army dispatched by Madara Uchiha had reached various ninja villages.
In the Land of Lightning, at Raikage Gorge.
The canyon shimmered with gently rippling water. Many mountain peaks stood above it, with fluffy white clouds swirling midway down their slopes. Occasionally, eagles soared across the sky, letting out cries loud enough to pierce the heavens.
This place was peaceful and ideal for seclusion and training.
But now, three uninvited guests shattered the peace.
"I'm warning you," the Second Raikage coldly warned King and Silver, "apart from capturing Eight-Tails, don't lay a hand on anyone else in the village. Otherwise, I'll definitely take you down with me."
"Fine, fine. You old man sure love to talk so much."
The two impatiently waved their hands, grumbling unhappily. "Being controlled by that guy Madara is such a pain. We gotta find a way to get our freedom back."
Right then—
Whoosh!
A figure shot down like lightning from midway up the mountainside, landing before the trio.
"You are…?"
Burubi looked shocked as he stared at the three individuals, unable to believe his eyes.
"Let's begin."
King and Silver chuckled as they pulled out several ninja tools once used by the Sage of Six Paths—the [Kokinjo golden rope], [Seven-Star Sword], [Benihisago red gourd], [Bashosen fan], and [Kohaku no Johei bottle].
With that, they lunged at Burubi.
Boom!
Raikage Gorge reverberated with violent explosions, each sending out powerful chakra shockwaves.
Half an hour later,
When Akagakure ninja finally arrived, all they saw was a ruined canyon, filled everywhere with signs of destruction caused by jutsu attacks.
The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Burubi, who had been training here in seclusion, had vanished without a trace. Floating upon the water remained only a severed octopus tentacle.
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