For Hawking, pure energy attacks were the easiest to defend against, because ki excelled at resisting that kind of attack.
Close-quarters combat with black rods formed from Truth-Seeking Balls, on the other hand, could pose some threat to him.
Of course, that was mainly because the Ten-Tails Tailed Beast Ball could hardly display its true power under Uchiha Obito's control. If Kaguya Otsutsuki had personally controlled and fired it, it would have been somewhat formidable.
At the very least, he would have had to fire off a Kamehameha to deal with it.
"Alright, you can leave the stage now."
After swatting away the Ten-Tails Tailed Beast Ball with a backhand, Hawking flashed and appeared before Uchiha Obito, then activated his Rinnegan and struck Obito in the chest with his palm.
Obito had one Rinnegan, and Hawking had one as well.
Though he could not use the Six Paths Ten-Tails Coffin Seal to absorb the Ten-Tails into his body, he could still use the Rinnegan's power to force the Nine Tailed Beasts out of Obito's body.
Moreover, his soul was far stronger than Obito's, allowing him to draw upon the Rinnegan's Eye Power more effectively without any burden.
"How could this happen?!"
Under the influence of Hawking's Rinnegan, the Nine Tailed Beasts within Obito's body were gradually forced out.
Naturally, Obito did not want that. While desperately trying to pull the Nine Tailed Beasts that were about to leave his body back in, he conjured the Sage of Six Paths' Sword of Nunoboko and slashed at Hawking.
Yet Hawking blocked the immensely powerful Sword of Nunoboko simply by pinching it between two fingers.
"Cruciatus Curse!"
As the two remained locked in stalemate, Hawking raised his tail and cast the Cruciatus Curse, one of the Three Unforgivable Curses, at Six Paths Obito.