The Legend of the Ten-Tails
As Yi Yichen had predicted, Konoha ninja were beginning to conduct probing reconnaissance in this direction.
When they saw the enormous crater that had appeared out of nowhere, and the massive, suffocatingly large Demonic Statue of the Outer Path at the bottom of the crater, they were all deeply shocked.
Then these ninjas began to relay the message to Konoha as quickly as possible.
At this moment, Obito Uchiha's mood was extremely bad.
He wasn't heartbroken about the White Zetsu army; it was Madara Uchiha's accumulated wealth, so he didn't care how much he squandered it.
He was simply angry at himself for his repeated failures against Yichen.
At that moment, it seemed that only two words remained in his mind: Xian'er.
This is the score the teacher in charge of the assessment gave him when he graduated from the Ninja Academy.
He hadn't cared about it before, but after being repeatedly proven wrong by Yichen today, he could no longer ignore the comment.
Whenever he recalls Yichen calmly uttering the words "Xian'er," he clenches his fists and his breathing quickens.
Unfortunately, he couldn't do anything about Yichen.
After painstakingly setting a trap to lure Yichen into it, he was beaten so badly that he could only escape using Izanagi.
Having just escaped back to base and just received a new Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and before he could even process the failure of his sneak attack, Yichen's retaliatory strike arrived.
Unlike his half-hearted attempt to ambush Yichen's counterattack was swift, accurate, and ruthless.
When Ōnoki's Dust Release hit, Obito Uchiha didn't pay much attention; he was too far away to sense much of it.
Under Ōnoki's control, the Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique was executed silently.
However, when Yichen's Light Release attack arrived, Obito Uchiha became alert.
Because at this point, the Light Release technique was already very close to their base.
Obito Uchiha immediately summoned his White Zetsu clone, preparing to send them up to scout ahead.
As a result, before he could finish giving his orders, the Tailed Beast Bomb exploded, and the first Tailed Beast Bomb easily broke through the ground and underground bases based on the previous two rounds of Kekkei Tōta.
The explosion of this Tailed Beast Bomb had already caused heavy casualties among the White Zetsu clone in the base.
Before the effects of the first Tailed Beast Bomb had even worn off, the second one followed.
The two Tailed Beast Bomb exploded in the confined space of the deep pit and underground base, and the White Zetsu army here was too dense, so the result was predictable.
The majority of the tens of thousands of White Zetsu soldiers perished in these two explosions.
Only a small number, because they were located on the edge, had the opportunity to use their Mayfly Technique to escape.
Afterwards, Ōnoki's second Dust Release and Yichen's second Light Release did not kill many White Zetsu clone.
Because at this point, there were not many White Zetsu clone left alive in the base.
However, Ōnoki's Dust Release destroyed the Three-Tomoe Sharingan that Obito Uchiha had just transplanted.
That's right, Obito Uchiha died again.
After the explosion, Obito Uchiha thought he was safe for the time being, so he deactivated his intangibility.
Then, looking up at the sky, he caught the Dust Release with his face.
Obito Uchiha didn't even have a chance to use Kamui to become intangible.
Fortunately, he had prepared Izanagi in advance; otherwise, it might have been the end of the story.
Obito Uchiha fled towards the Land of Hot Water with a pounding heart. He survived twice by relying on Izanagi, Obito Uchiha morale was completely shattered.
As he ran, he pondered in his mind where he had slipped up and how Yichen had managed to track him down.
When he was followed after awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan, he was able to find some clues afterward.
This time, however, Obito Uchiha couldn't figure out the problem even after thinking about it for a long time.
Then he couldn't help but start letting his mind wander. Could this also be that guy's Dōjutsu?
Thinking of this, Obito Uchiha asked Black Zetsu, who was not far away, "Black Zetsu, do you know that the Mangekyō Sharingan has tracking Dōjutsu?"
Black Zetsu was also pondering the same question. The reason he had been able to remain hidden in the shadows for so many years was because of his skill in concealment.
If my whereabouts are exposed in the future, how will I be able to plot conspiracies in secret?
Black Zetsu's knowledge far surpasses that of Obito Uchiha. If he knew that Obito Uchiha had been injured by Yichen, he might have been able to guess some of the issues.
But he didn't know!
With the extraordinary healing abilities of the White Zetsu and the First Hokage's Cells, Obito Uchiha didn't take his injuries seriously.
In Black Zetsu's eyes, Obito Uchiha was difficult to injure because of Kamui, so he never even considered the possibility of Obito Uchiha losing his blood.
He had no idea that Obito Uchiha had been injured.
Black Zetsu was thinking that the Mangekyō Sharingan is the eye that reflects the soul, and that the Uchiha named Tsuchikage Teacher might have awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan because of Obito Uchiha.
Therefore, his abilities completely countered Obito Uchiha.
One eye's ability was enough to kill Obito Uchiha, who possessed the ability to become intangible; the other eye's ability was enough to locate Obito Uchiha, who could appear and disappear without a trace.
From his previous encounters with Yichen, Black Zetsu knew that Yichen understood Obito Uchiha Mangekyō Sharingan abilities.
Yichen knew, Sokai knew too, so it made sense that Sokai had awakened the ability to completely suppress Kamui.
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed, so Black Zetsu told Obito Uchiha his guess.
Obito Uchiha's face darkened even more after hearing Black Zetsu's words. "The Mangekyō Sharingan awakened specifically to target me?"
His Kamui ability completely counters his own? How can he still act so arrogantly?
"No, we can't let that Uchiha grow any stronger. I have to unite with the other ninja villages to attack Iwagakure together," Obito Uchiha said.
At this moment, the White Zetsu main body, who had been silent until now, spoke up, "Obito, don't forget, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path is still in that base."
"Let's put aside the matter of uniting with other ninja villages for now; relocating the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path is the most important thing."
Obito Uchiha's face was somewhat grim. Only he had the ability to transfer the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path; it was one of the backup plans left to him by Madara Uchiha.
However, transferring the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path consumes his life force.
Last time, when Yichen found his hiding place, he moved to a new location, which resulted in him losing half his life.
Although some of it has been replenished over the years through White Zetsu clone, it is impossible to fully recover, and a reduction in lifespan is certain.
Now it's happening again!
Obito Uchiha didn't want to say anything. He simply activated Kamui and disappeared from Black and White Zetsu's sight.
After a long time, Obito Uchiha at a new base, where Black Zetsu and White Zetsu took turns conducting a thorough examination on him.
The final result was that no contingency plans left by Yichen were found.
Black Zetsu said, "If the Tsuchikage and the others can still catch up under these circumstances, then it must be the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan."
Obito Uchiha, agreeing with this assessment.
Then, Obito Uchiha bit his finger and used Summoning Jutsu.
With a loud bang, the enormous Demonic Statue of the Outer Path appeared at the backup base.
Looking at Obito Uchiha, who was lying on top of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, he was too exhausted to stand up.
He looked completely drained by Rin Nohara.
However, neither Black Zetsu nor White Zetsu let their guard down.
The remaining hundreds of White Zetsu clone immediately dispersed and began to stand guard.
Meanwhile, Obito Uchiha forced himself to stay alert, using the White Zetsu clone attached to his body to replenish his depleted life force while preparing to flee at any moment.
One minute, ten minutes, one hour, five hours, one day, three days.
Five days passed without this backup base being attacked.
Obito Uchiha breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, they hadn't been discovered.
"It seems it's not the Mangekyō Sharingan's ability. Or perhaps the opponent's ability isn't as exaggerated as it appears, making it impossible to pinpoint their location continuously," Black Zetsu said.
Obito Uchiha; despite not having an advantage in intelligence, he felt that Black Zetsu's analysis was quite accurate.
What Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu know was that while they were on high alert and waiting, Yichen had brought Chiga and Kureha above them.
This time, however, Yichen did not take action immediately. After confirming the location of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, he left.
Yichen waited above the deep pit in the Land of Fire until a loud bang was heard and the enormous Demonic Statue of the Outer Path disappeared. Only then did he follow Chiga's guidance to the Land of Hot Water.
As Yichen Obito Uchiha and his group, the Konoha High-ranking officials also received the relevant information.
Upon receiving the news, Tsunade immediately dropped her official duties and, disregarding the Uchiha Clan, went directly to the scene of the incident.
However, when Tsunade arrived at the edge of the crater, which was over a hundred meters deep and several hundred meters wide, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path had already disappeared.
One of the first Konoha ninja to arrive reported to Tsunade, "Lord Hokage, my squad and I were on a mission a few kilometers away."
Suddenly, a white light appeared. When my men and I turned around, the white light had vanished.
"But before we could react, another blue light flashed by."
"Immediately afterwards, there were two loud explosions. At first, we thought it was just the noise caused by the two beams of light."
"But we soon realized we were wrong, because after the two loud bangs, two more beams of light appeared, one white and one blue, one in front of the other."
The ninja took a deep breath and said, "This time I saw it clearly. That white light was Dust Release. I witnessed the Third Tsuchikage Iwa ninja using Dust Release during the Third Shinobi War."
"I suspect those two loud bangs were from Tailed Beast Bomb, similar to the night of the Nine-Tails' Rampage."
Tsunade pondered for a moment and said, "Your analysis should be correct. If I'm not mistaken, those two blue lights you saw should be the Fourth Tsuchikage's Kekkei Tōta."
The ninja took a deep breath, not happy that his deduction had been confirmed by the Hokage, but only filled with lingering fear.
He knew exactly how long the attack lasted, but in such a short time, it caused such great destruction.
What if this kind of attack happened in Konoha?
Tsunade shared this concern, but there was nothing she could do, as each village basically possessed this offensive capability, making it impossible to defend against.
The reason why the Five Great Ninja Villages in the Ninja World have been able to maintain their current status is largely thanks to the fact that each village possesses this ability to strike.
That's why the villages were wary of each other and didn't go too far.
Tsunade continued, "Dust Release, a blue Kekkei Genkai, and two Tailed Beast Tailed Beast Bomb. It must have been the work of Iwa ninja."
The Third Tsuchikage and Fourth Tsuchikage, along with two Jinchuriki, launched a full-scale attack on this place, which made Tsunade very curious about this underground base within the Land of Fire.
Whose base is this, and what are the Iwa ninja's goals?
At that moment, another ninja handed over a few sheets of paper.
The paper contained detailed drawings of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path from various angles, with the illustrator also providing detailed dimensions.