Above the sky, a meteorite that covered the entire battlefield appeared in everyone's sight.
Senga chuckled lightly. This move was all too familiar to him. He raised his head and stared at the meteorite that was about to hit the ground. A purple light flashed in his Rinnegan.
A violent explosion rang out, and the huge meteorite shattered, with the remaining fragments falling to the ground like fireworks.
Ban's eyes narrowed slightly, and he thought to himself,
"What was that just now? Could it be his Rinnegan eye technique?"
Seeing that the first meteorite had no effect, Ban gave up on bringing in a second one.
He gazed at Senga in the distance, his eyes slightly open, and a powerful Repulsion Force suddenly erupted.
"Shinra Tensei!"
The power of Shinra Tensei released by Madara was naturally far beyond that of Nagato. The Repulsion Force created a shockwave that swallowed everything in front of Madara and roared towards Senga.
Senga's long hair danced in the wind, and then he used Shinra Tensei. The two Repulsion Force collided, as if two ferocious beasts were engaged in a fierce battle.
This was a clash of Pupil Power; Madara's Shinra Tensei was shattered within seconds.
Madara immediately turned to look at Nagato and shouted,
"Use Shinra Tensei immediately!"
Nagato didn't hesitate and unleashed Shinra Tensei at the same time as Madara, which barely managed to neutralize Senga's attack.
However, Senga's attack was too fierce, and the two still suffered a backlash from their Pupil Power.
Impure World Reincarnation using Edo Tensei, appeared to be alright, but Nagato coughed up a mouthful of blood. He pressed his hands to his eyes and said...
"What's with those two Rinnegan? Why is there such a huge difference in their abilities!?"
Madara didn't speak. He thought of the twelve Tomoe in Senga's eyes, which were clearly not ordinary Rinnegan.
He had no time to think about how Senga obtained those Rinnegan; the most important thing right now was to activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Black Zetsu, Black Zetsu immediately understood and began to slowly approach Nagato.
Nagato was suffering from the pain of his Pupil Power backlash, while Konan, who was closest to him, was supporting Nagato with a worried expression. Neither of them noticed Black Zetsu's actions.
Black Zetsu arrived behind Nagato, then transformed into a pool of black liquid and attached himself to Nagato's body.
Nagato's expression changed; he realized his body had slipped out of his control.
Konan hurriedly reached out to pull Black Zetsu away from Nagato's body, but the two were almost fused together, making Konan's actions pointless.
Seeing the ferocious expression on Nagato's face, Konan was extremely anxious. She angrily shouted at the Black Zetsu on Nagato's body.
"What exactly do you want?!"
Black Zetsu had already taken over half of Nagato's body. He grinned and said, "What are you doing? I just want to return these eyes to their owner!"
"Those eyes clearly belong to Nagato! You... uh!"
Ban appeared behind Konan without her noticing, grabbed her by Konan neck, and lifted her up.
Konan gripped Madara's hands tightly. Madara, with an indifferent expression, spoke calmly.
"Little girl, you seem to have misunderstood something. Those eyes don't belong to Nagato; they are mine."
"What?! Impossible! Nagato awakened the Rinnegan when he was a child!"
"Heh, there's no point in arguing with you about this. In the end, you're all just pawns in my game."
The word "chess piece" pierced Obito's heart like a sharp knife; he knew that Madara's mention of chess pieces included him.
Seeing Konan struggling in Madara's grasp, Obito felt a pang of pity and suddenly spoke.
"Enough! Madara! There's no need to take this woman's life. They've collected all the Tailed Beast for us, so let them experience the Infinite Tsukuyomi too!"
"Oh?"
Madara raised an eyebrow, glanced Obito, and asked,
"Obito, I didn't expect you to still have a heart of compassion. It seems you've been through a lot these past few days."
Obito chuckled self-deprecatingly a few times, then suddenly ripped off his mask, revealing his true face.
He looked directly into Ban's eyes and said in a deep voice,
"I just want to be myself again."
Kakashi, standing within the Allied Shinobi Forces, stared blankly at Obito standing in the distance, muttering to himself.
"Is that Obito? How is that possible!?"
Minato appeared beside Kakashi and shoved him on the shoulder.
"Kakashi, as you can see, that's Obito. He's not dead."
Kakashi turned his head, looking bewildered, and asked,
"Teacher, what exactly happened?"
Minato remained silent for a moment, then gave a brief account of what had happened to Obito. Kakashi felt like he was listening to gibberish, and he remained standing motionless, like a statue, until Minato finished speaking.
Minato sighed softly, about to speak, when Kakashi suddenly rushed out.
"Kakashi, you... eh?!"
Kakashi unleashed the fastest speed he had ever achieved, charging towards Obito.
On Obito's side, Madara narrowed his eyes and asked,
What do you mean by "being yourself"?
Obito suppressed his killing intent and said coldly,
"Don't overthink it. I just want to participate in this war under the name of Obito Uchiha. As for everything else, everything will remain the same."
Madara gave Obito a meaningful look, then cast a Genjutsu on Konan, putting Konan back to her senses.
"Oh, I see. But I should warn you, someone's here looking for you!"
Obito nodded and said in a deep voice,
"I don't need you to remind me; it's time for me to put an end to things with him."
As he spoke, Obito flashed and appeared in front of Kakashi.
Kakashi abruptly stopped in his tracks. He looked at his familiar yet unfamiliar friend and said, his voice trembling,
"Obito... is it really you?"
Obito's expression was complicated. He truly didn't know how to face Kakashi. After a moment of silence, Obito spoke.
"Kakashi, do you dare to challenge me to a duel? Just like... back then!"
Kakashi was stunned. In the time it took for him to react, Obito him by the collar and dragged him into the Lover's... no, Kamui Space!
Madara watched Obito disappear, then looked at the Black Zetsu on Nagato's body and asked,
"What's going on with Obito? Does he know something?"
Black Zetsu also looked confused.
"No, he has been diligently carrying out the plan!"
"Forget it, let Nagato use Rebirth from the Heavenly Life Reincarnation on me first. That Uchiha Senga is not easy to deal with; this body alone is far from enough."
"Yes!"
Black Zetsu controlled Nagato to form Nagato seals, Nagato gritted his teeth and hissed.
"The Rebirth Technique!"