Ancor Vantian had originally been floating in midair.
But after Rasa, the One-Tail Jinchuriki, died, no one was left to inject it with energy.
After White Zetsu Obito left, Ancor Vantian gradually began descending.
In the end, it landed directly on the ground.
Obito, wrapped in the Box of Ultimate Bliss's energy, opened his eyes amid the tremors.
He felt that his thoughts had never been clearer.
Not only had the energy within his body been almost completely replenished, even the ocular power he had lost in the previous battle had fully recovered.
What's going on?
Obito looked at the right half of his body in surprise. The White Zetsu half of his body had completely vanished, replaced by his own flesh.
He could sense that this half of his body had been grown through Dark Medical Ninjutsu.
At the original pace, it might not even have finished growing after several days. Yet now, it had been fully regenerated.
"Damn it! My ocular power!"
Obito's heart skipped a beat. In the past, he had been able to recover his ocular power only because he had the White Zetsu half of his body.
Now that the White Zetsu half was gone, his Kamui eye would not last much longer!
"Don't worry. Your ocular power can still be replenished in the future."
Obito's expression changed. "Who's there?"
Yet the voice had arisen within his mind.
"It's me."
As it spoke, Zero-Tails emerged from behind Obito.
However, unlike its previously somewhat illusory appearance, Zero-Tails now looked entirely solid.
Seeing Zero-Tails, Obito relaxed slightly. This was his Tailed Beast. It could not harm him.
"You are... Zero-Tails?" he asked uncertainly.
Zero-Tails shook its snake-like head. "Not entirely."
"I am the personality born after devouring Juushi. Strictly speaking, I am not completely Zero-Tails."
"I see...