This Power Can Even Split the Moon

"Rasengan!"

Just as Obito felt a sense of foreboding, Hyuga Chiba appeared out of thin air behind him. The latter pressed a blue sphere of Chakra—which had been prepared at some unknown moment and was swirling with rapid, irregular motion—directly into his back.

That's right, the "Rasengan," a Ninjutsu mentioned in the original story with detailed training methods, simple operation, a high ceiling, and versatile applications, was something Chiba, as a transmigrator, had naturally learned long ago.

He simply hadn't bothered to use it until now.

And now—

"Peng!"

The moment he was struck by the "Rasengan," Obito was sent flying, crashing through several trees he had summoned himself before finally coming to a halt.

"Damn it!"

Beneath his mask, the expression on Obito's face was unsightly.

It wasn't just because he had fallen for Chiba's trap; it was the familiar sensation on his back that reminded him of his battle against his teacher, Namikaze Minato, during the Nine-Tails Rebellion.

Although the details differed, Namikaze Minato had used the Flying Thunder God to teleport behind him and land a "Rasengan" on his back.

Furthermore, Namikaze Minato had taken the opportunity to leave a Flying Thunder God Mark on him at the time.

If not for the fact that the former had died that very night, he likely would have been unable to sleep or eat in peace.

There was a good chance that this time, Hyuga Chiba had also left a Flying Thunder God Mark on his back.

"I'll have Black Zetsu and White Zetsu check my back later to see if Hyuga Chiba really left a Flying Thunder God Mark there."

"If he did, I must find a way to erase it."

Obito muttered to himself, as if having made a firm decision.

There was no helping it; once a Flying Thunder God Mark was branded, it could not be removed through conventional means.

If there truly was a Flying Thunder God Mark belonging to Hyuga Chiba on his back, he would likely have to endure some suffering in the process of trying to wipe it away.

Meanwhile!

"Magnet Release: Gold Sand!"

"Magnet Release: Iron Sand!"

Rasa and the Third Kazekage Puppet naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity to beat a dog that had fallen into the water, each manipulating massive amounts of Iron Sand and Gold Sand to attack Obito.

"Scroll: Hellfire Dance!"

After activating the fire scroll, Sasori sprayed two streams of extremely high-temperature flames from the pipes extending from his palms.

"Hmph!"

Deidara also created numerous Clay Birds, preparing to let Obito experience his art firsthand.

"Fire Release: Blast Wave Wild Dance!"

Obito reacted quickly. This time, he chose not to use intangibility; instead, he distorted space with "Kamui" and released a massive amount of spiral-shaped flames.

Under the distortion of space and the wide-range incineration of the flames, the Iron Sand of the Third Kazekage Puppet, the Gold Sand of Rasa, the flames of Sasori, and the Clay Birds of Deidara were all blocked.

At the same time, the numerous trees Obito had summoned via "Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence" seemed to come alive, attacking everyone on the scene indiscriminately except for him.

"Go back!"

However, at this moment, Chiba raised his hand and waved. "Shinra Tensei" and "Banshō Ten'in" were activated simultaneously. Whether it was Obito's flames or the surrounding trees, he forcibly seized control of them, turning them back to attack Obito (Gaara: That's right, that's exactly the feeling).

"Nani?"

Obito had never imagined such a turn of events. Caught off guard, he was actually struck by his own attacks.

Even though he quickly activated his intangibility, he could not avoid sustaining some injuries.

"I didn't expect that the Tenseigan not only possesses the same ability to manipulate gravity and repulsion as the Rinnegan, but that you could actually push it to this extent?"

In his intangible state, Obito's exposed Right Eye stared fixedly at Hyuga Chiba. He spoke in surprise, yet his tone remained confident: "But the Tenseigan is not invincible. One day, I will make you disappear completely and make those eyes my own."

Obito's confidence was naturally well-founded; his "Kamui" allowed him to appear anywhere at any time.

Black Zetsu and White Zetsu could gather intelligence, and he could utilize the entire Akatsuki or even other Ninja villages.

As long as he acted a bit more devious, he might eventually find an opportunity to deceive or ambush Hyuga Chiba.

"Heh, you're still as laughable as ever."

To this, Chiba offered only a disdainful smile. After glancing intentionally or unintentionally at a certain location, he said confidently: "You know nothing of the true power of the Tenseigan, yet you dare to spout such nonsense."

"This power is enough to split the moon itself!"

"Heh!" Obito chuckled upon hearing this, appearing not to care much.

According to the intelligence provided by Zetsu, the strongest move Chiba had displayed so far, "Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion," was estimated to have enough power to destroy all of Konoha.

Even if Chiba's Tenseigan had other, more powerful techniques, how could the gap be so massive as to be capable of splitting the moon?

One had to know that even the Rinnegan could not achieve such a feat.

Therefore, Obito at most believed that Hyuga Chiba might truly be hiding some powerful technique, but splitting the moon or something similar was, in his eyes, purely the latter's bragging.

Of course, if it were true, it would indeed be somewhat troublesome for Obito.

After all, casting the Infinite Tsukuyomi required the use of the moon.

If he really let Hyuga Chiba split it, wouldn't he lose the ability to create a world with Rin?

But even if Hyuga Chiba's Tenseigan were truly that strong, why would he go around splitting the moon for no reason?

In a corner not far away!

"He can actually split the moon?"

Knowing many secrets, White Zetsu immediately said excitedly, "Black Zetsu, doesn't that mean we don't need to bother with all those messy plans? If we find a way to obtain the Tenseigan, or cooperate with Hyuga Chiba to split the moon, we could directly rescue your mother!"

"Is the Tenseigan really capable of such a thing?" Black Zetsu was also somewhat stunned.

Because no matter how he thought about it, the operation of using the Tenseigan to split the moon was far simpler and more efficient than his thousand-year plan to save his mother, which involved scheming against the reincarnations of Asura and Indra, resurrecting Madara, and collecting the Tailed Beast, all of which had numerous loopholes.

It was just that if the moon could truly be split to save his mother using the Tenseigan, then what was the point of all the painstaking effort he had spent over these thousands of years, constantly running around for the Rinnegan?

Moreover—

"Hyuga Chiba clearly had a movement of looking toward me just now. Does this mean that his words were actually directed at me, and he truly knows about Mother?"

Thinking this, Black Zetsu felt even more chaotic.

The desire to save his mother made him unconsciously place a portion of his hope upon the power of Hyuga Chiba's Tenseigan, which was claimed to be capable of even splitting the moon.

However, the matter was of great importance; he could not easily trust Hyuga Chiba, nor did he know what the latter's true purpose was.

"Regardless, this is a new hope for rescuing Mother. Perhaps—I can find an opportunity to have a talk with Hyuga Chiba."

Not long after, Black Zetsu had already made a decision in his heart.

As for what would happen afterward, that would depend on the results of his future conversation with Hyuga Chiba.