The night of the Child of Prophecy's birth seemed exceptionally long. After calmly escaping from the three Kage, Obito sat atop the Nine-Tails, quietly gazing at the waning moon in the sky.
"As expected of Lord Madara!"
"But we should leave as soon as possible. Nagato failed, and that guy might be coming after us."
"Use my Chakra to replenish my eye power. I have a feeling something terrible is about to happen..."
The White Zetsu possessed by him lost its comical tone. Back then, Lord Madara was killed by Shu Furukawa and could only survive by relying on Black Zetsu. The psychological trauma left behind has not been able to be eliminated to this day.
This is also why he kept it a secret from Black Zetsu; he hadn't experienced the urge to defecate yet and didn't want to die a tragic death like his companions.
"With my eye power and Summoning Contract, no one can take the Nine-Tails from me!"
"I just want to catch that guy to confirm some things, Whitey, don't underestimate my Mangekyō Sharingan."
"Before those eyes, even Senjutsu cannot withstand my attack!"
As soon as Obito finished speaking, White Zetsu sensed something. The two looked up together and saw a blurry figure appearing on top of the giant statue of Madara Uchiha.
Having come to the Valley of the End specifically to project an aura of power as Madara Uchiha, Obito found his spot taken, causing his lips to twitch.
" Lord Madara, perhaps you should leave now!"
"I haven't seen any Miyake ninjas around here, so this guy definitely won't hold back his efforts..."
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"Shut up!"
Obito a low shout, White Zetsu immediately fell silent, only hurriedly channeling Chakra into Lord Madara, his ominous premonition growing stronger.
Shu Furukawa flapped his black Iron Sand wings again, and then swooped down.
Under the waning moonlight, Obito saw that cold, handsome face again in the Genjutsu. The icy gaze made his heart tighten. Just as he was about to speak, Shu Furukawa, hovering in mid-air, spoke up, "I didn't expect you old codger to have also learned the resurrection ninjutsu!"
"Interesting. Perhaps I should have chopped your head off back then. This weapon will do the trick this time."
As soon as Shu Furukawa finished speaking, he suddenly activated the seal on his wrist, Uchiha Gunbai immediately appeared in his right hand. He then raised the weapon and pointed it at Obito and Nine-Tails.
Obito had been remarkably calm during the battle, went blank upon hearing the word "resurrection jutsu." Then, remembering Rin Nohara's amnesia, a surge of anger welled up within him. "It really was you!"
Obito lowered his head and muttered to himself. White Zetsu, realizing something was wrong—this emotional state was detrimental to battle—hurtfully reminded him, " Lord Madara, calm down!"
When Obito looked up again, the smile on Shu Furukawa's lips had vanished. Remembering how his best friend's life had been manipulated, a nameless rage flared within him. He managed to maintain Madara Uchiha's tone as he replied, " The Valley of the End will be your death ground!"
The Nine-Tails instantly raised its head, and the power it had just secretly gathered quickly transformed into Tailed Beast Bomb.
Just as it was about to unleash its power, Obito suddenly clutched his mask and screamed in pain, while Nine-Tails quickly tilted its head back and launched the Tailed Beast Bomb into the night sky.
"Boom!!"
The shockwave above forced Obito to kneel on Nine-Tails's head, panting heavily. When he looked at Shu Furukawa again, he noticed that the latter's eyes had turned crimson, and the Three Tomoe were slowly rotating.
Is this all the power you have in your eyes?
"Ugly as always, the beasts should leave the stage!"
The intricate patterns in the Nine-Tails Fox's pupils disappeared, turning into simple Three Tomoe. Then, with a mournful howl, it twisted its body and vanished in Obito flash. The giant fox obediently came to Shu Furukawa's feet.
Obito knelt on the ground, the backlash from his ocular power causing him to clutch his mask in pain. White Zetsu, sensing the familiar Chakra fluctuations, grew increasingly terrified, his inner voice repeatedly warning, "Run, Lord Madara! You can't resist that ocular power..."
"Shut up!"
Obito's face was contorted with rage. He recalled Madara Uchiha's teachings. His Peer had indeed inherited Tobirama Senju's evil will and had stolen the power of the Uchiha bloodline.
What embarrassed him even more was that the ordinary Sharingan was suppressing his Mangekyō Sharingan. Recalling the evil experiments, Obito let out a painful growl, and the White Zetsu on his body immediately cooperated by Hand Seals.
Suddenly, a huge tree branch rose from the ground, twisting wildly and attacking Shu Furukawa with the help of the two people's Chakra.
"Immortal Technique: Scorch Release - Overheating and Killing!"
Shu Furukawa faced the twisted tree branch, he waved his left hand, and a huge orange fireball suddenly appeared. With the help of Senjutsu Chakra, it continued to grow larger and larger, instantly engulfing the tree branch in front of him.
"How could this be?!"
Obito intended to persist in using Wood Release to disrupt the ninjutsu, but he noticed the fireball was growing larger and larger. His White Zetsu body quickly alerted him, "It's that special Senjutsu Chakra..."
Obito wasn't worried about a surprise attack from the Flying Thunder God. He forcefully unleashed his Chakra, and his berserk Wood Release finally managed to withstand the expanding fireball. Before he could launch an attack, a giant dragon flashing with black light suddenly appeared.
"Sage Art: Storm Release - Lightning Water Dragon Bullet!"
When a giant black dragon of lightning pounced, Obito didn't bother to dodge. But when he saw four more giant black dragons appear and wreak havoc together, his eyes widened in shock.
"Boom!"
The black dragon, seemingly alive, continued to surge, instantly cracking the earth and Obito flying. Obito disappeared in a vortex and reappeared at the head of the Hashirama Senju statue.
"Call..."
Obito let out a sigh of relief, while White Zetsu reminded him again, " Lord Madara, you should leave!"
"The opponent has mastered the Sharingan and is even faster. We have no information. Let's abandon Nine-Tails for now..."
Shu Furukawa did not use the Nine-Tails ' power. As he flew back into the sky, he looked at " Madara Uchiha " staring at him and continued to mock, "You seem to have lost your former power after your resurrection. Your ninjutsu has a flaw!"
"You haven't forgotten how I killed you, have you? It seems necessary to awaken your memories once again!"
"Sage Art: Magnet Release: Iron Sand Drizzle!"
Black Iron Sand suddenly burst forth from Shu Furukawa's wings, the tiny particles piercing the air like raindrops and hurtling towards Obito in the distance.
" Lord Madara, calm down! Let's move!"
Obito suppressed his anger and once again transformed into a vortex to escape. When he returned to the statue's feet, Nine-Tails suddenly swung its claws repeatedly, and its large tail also danced wildly behind it.
Suddenly, a huge black hand shot out from the ground, along with more and more Iron Sand gleaming with a dark luster.
Only then did Obito realize what Shu Furukawa had been doing by standing still. The entire area had been transformed into Iron Sand, and the relentless attacks forced him to dodge and move away from the area.
"Have you even given up the family symbol? Or have you lost your memory?"
"I really want to study your body now; you'd make excellent experimental material..."
Returning to the Nine-Tails Fox's head, Shu Furukawa resealed the Gunbai and, with his arms crossed, commanded the ever-increasing amount of black Iron Sand.
The Senjutsu Chakra within the Strength of a Hundred Seal transformed once more, and the Iron Sand suddenly gained a life of its own, its speed increasing dramatically as it transformed into sharp claws that frantically clawed at the appearing Obito.
" Lord Madara! Leave now!"
"Shut up!"
Obito thought that Rin Nohara might also be an experimental subject caused Obito's suppressed emotions to completely erupt. Complex patterns appeared in his scarlet eyes. He landed on the ground and stopped dodging, his eye power exploding once again.
"Drink!"
A blue skeleton instantly appeared, and amidst Obito's roar, the half-body skeleton gradually became complete. As armor covered it, four arms appeared, followed by four giant Shuriken from the arms.
" Kamui Shuriken!"
Obito's eye power was rapidly depleted, and blood flowed from Obito eyes. The blue half-giant roared and then threw out a giant Shuriken.
The black Iron Sand attacking from the front was first distorted by two giant Shuriken, then two spatial rifts absorbed the attack completely, and the blue Shuriken behind broke through the blockade and flew straight towards Shu Furukawa.
"Boom!"
The distorted space and the massive Yin Release Chakra attack erupted simultaneously, followed by a dazzling white light. Obito, maintaining his half-giant form, knelt on the spot. White Zetsu sensed something and suddenly cried out in terror, " Lord Madara, get out of here!"
Shu Furukawa was covered by the deep purple half-giant. At this moment, the giant's two arms and half of its body had disappeared, but the missing parts were filling in at a speed visible to the naked eye.
By the time Obito, panting heavily, realized what was happening, the purple giant had already stood up and strode forward, his massive longsword swiftly slashing towards where he was.
" Kamui!"
At the critical moment, Obito forcibly activated his Dōjutsu, snapping his longsword in two. Then, with a furious roar, blood flowed from his eyes once more as he broke through his defenses and roared, "What do you take your life for!"
The blue giant threw another Kamui Shuriken, and the Nine-Tails behind him immediately unleashed a Tailed Beast Bomb, the explosion erupting between the two giants.
"Boom!"
Space distorted once more, and the raging Chakra power expanded in a spherical shape. With a deafening roar, the river and the statue's base vanished instantly.
Unable to maintain his Susanoo Obito any longer, Obito was thrown into the air and crashed into the stone wall, letting out a painful groan.
Obito felt every cell in his body screaming in agony. As he slid onto the rubble-strewn ground, he coughed up blood. His mask shattered, and the White Zetsu seemed to be shouting something loudly.
Struggling to sit up, Obito saw the spotless Shu Furukawa standing before him, his scarlet eyes fixed on him, the purple eyeshadow and the mark on his forehead seemingly radiating an eerie glow.
"A mere grain of sand is not even half as good as me."
"After your resurrection, you not only hid your true identity, but your power also seemed to have vanished."
"These eyes are quite nice, I'll take them!"
Obito suddenly stretched out his right arm and grabbed Shu Furukawa's outstretched left hand. At the same time, Kamui was activated again, and a vortex suddenly appeared.
"Call out!"
"Ah!"
The instant Shu Furukawa vanished using the Flying Thunder God Technique, a jet-black blade of light erupted from his left hand, swiftly severing Obito's right arm. Then, the Senjutsu Chakra carrying the spirit successfully invaded Obito's body.
Instantly returning to the Kamui Dimension, White Zetsu screamed in pain along with Obito, as if an unknown force was devouring their life force.
Obito felt as if his brain was about to explode; his mental world seemed to be being invaded, and his memories seemed to be disappearing.
"No!"
"We must never forget Lin!"
"I will protect them..."
Perhaps because the Kamui Dimension isolated Shu Furukawa's Senjutsu Chakra transmission, Obito's spiritual body, with its extraordinary willpower, forcefully expelled the spirit from the spiritual world.
The life Chakra carrying the essence of life eventually transformed into twisted runes at Obito's heart, and its power gradually dissipated after the contract with Nine-Tails was broken.
"Rin, Kakashi, I will save you..."
Obito collapsed onto the empty ground, the White Zetsu on his body listlessly ending its possession and slumping limply beside him, the unknown power almost draining him dry.
Neither of them noticed that another rune silently spread from Obito's upper body and quietly affixed to the bottom of the white cuboid.
The strange sensations in his body completely disappeared. Lying on the ground, Obito felt a stinging pain in his eyes, his vision was blurry, and he had lost all feeling in the right side of his body. Even speaking became difficult, "That white guy... what exactly does he want?"
Why conduct such evil experiments on deceased comrades?
"No one knows his true identity..."
The White Zetsu clown lost his comical tone. Thinking of the cold gaze in those crimson eyes, he whispered in inexplicable fear, "His reaction speed is even faster than in previous years; it's a speed no human could possibly possess. Your Dōjutsu can't control him."
"If he hadn't wanted your eyes, he wouldn't have come to us at all. Even so, we couldn't drag him in here."
"Thank goodness for this space, otherwise we'd be dead for sure. I really want to experience the urge to defecate right now; it's my biggest wish before I die!"
Upon hearing this, Obito was initially speechless, then gradually began to laugh, and finally tears welled up in his eyes. In that moment of near death, he understood his own feelings. "I want to protect Rin, protect Kakashi."
"I want to end the ninja's reign of terror and see them live happily ever after..."
Even if they are imposters, even if they have forgotten their original selves because of evil experiments, Obito still wants to protect them. He wants to change this world, drive out evil, and make peace last forever!
"You should leave once you've rested enough. It would be best if I could return to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to replenish my energy."
As soon as White Zetsu finished speaking, Obito pointed to the right side of his body and said with difficulty in a hoarse voice, "I might have to trouble you, otherwise my eye power will have no way to recover."
The two looked at each other, suddenly realizing that they wouldn't be able to leave this place anytime soon. Fortunately, neither of them needed to eat, otherwise they might have been trapped to death by their own Dōjutsu.
Outside the Valley of the End, the violent shockwave brought the Konoha Ninja to a halt, and the white light emitted by the explosion made the area as bright as day.
Many people vaguely saw the enormous purple giant. Some of the supporting Uchiha ninjas were stunned in place, their clan leader muttering to himself, " Susanoo? It's Susanoo..."
When Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others who arrived didn't see the Nine-Tails, they immediately realized something was terribly wrong. They couldn't even imagine how powerful the Susanoo fought against the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was.
Ignoring the danger, Tsunade was the first to rush to the base of the statue, where Shu Furukawa lay covered in "injuries" amidst the rubble.
"Build!"
Tsunade immediately rushed to his side, desperately unleashing her Healing Mystical Palm Technique. Then, with a sob in her voice, she possessed him, only calming down slightly when she realized her cheek was being gripped. "Sensei, it's alright, it's just that the accumulated Senjutsu Chakra 'disappeared'."
" The Hokage can't cry. I'm sorry, I failed the mission this time..."
Shu Furukawa "weakly" wiped away Tsunade's tears, a look of guilt appearing on his face. Tsunade repeatedly upon seeing this.
In order to seal the massive Nine-Tails within the charged White Zetsu body, Shu Furukawa split his spirit into two parts.
One of the spirits even used the Reaper Death Seal. In order to analyze the " Death God," it was indeed severely weakened and urgently needed to [ Collection ] to replenish its spiritual energy.
Seeing everyone arrive one after another, Shu Furukawa withdrew his arm. His face paled even more as Tsunade. The Konoha Ninja who witnessed this exclaimed, "Lord Osamu!"
"How is Lord Xiu?"
"Damn it, what kind of power is that?"
Tsunade then helped Shu Furukawa to his feet and addressed the crowd, loudly declaring, "The enemy possesses Space-Time Ninjutsu and can also summon the Nine-Tails. Everyone, perhaps we must prepare for war!"
"Return to the village immediately and have the Barrier Division adjust the spell. Hold a reconstruction meeting after dawn."
"Yes, Lord Hokage!"
The group quickly left. Some of the ninjas, under instructions from Shu Furukawa, continued searching for the enemy, while others swiftly returned to the village. The long night continued.
" Teacher Sarutobi, Shu has lost most of his power, and Orochimaru seems to have met with misfortune as well."
"Contact Jiraiya and tell him to return as soon as possible!"
" Minato's arm is also a huge problem, not to mention Kushina's life..."
Tsunade's face fell, but Shu Furukawa coughed weakly and looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen, saying in a low voice, "I can solve the problem of life force, but it will take some time."
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"Xiu, your body..."
Tsunade instinctively hugged her disciple tighter, but Shu Furukawa smiled and said softly, "It's just about dividing cells a few more times to generate Life Energy. The village needs powerful ninjas to hold the fort right now."
"That child needs a mother too. Minato- kun has taken good care of me, and I can't bear to see him suffer."
A look of emotion appeared on Sarutobi Hiruzen's slightly aged face. Healing that would cost him his lifespan— Shu Furukawa truly lived up to his reputation as the inheritor of the Will of Fire, stepping forward in a moment of crisis.
"I'm such a useless Old Man, I can't even die together with the enemy!"
"Don't say that, Lord Hokage. That guy isn't an ordinary ninja; the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan is indeed extremely strong."
"Cough... cough..."
Shu Furukawa coughed lightly a few times halfway through his sentence, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately spoke up to comfort him, while Tsunade hugged her disciple tighter once more.
As the Third Hokage left, Shu Furukawa suddenly pulled Tsunade into his arms, his voice tinged with fear, and whispered, "Sensei, I thought I'd never see you again!"
"I'm sorry to disappoint you this time. It's all my fault. The village lost the Nine-Tails. Without Tailed Beast, there may be another war."
Tsunade wanted to push her disciple away, as this was too intimate, but then she remembered that Shu Furukawa had gone through a life-or-death battle against the legendary power, and her heart softened.
Hearing her disciple's whisper, Tsunade pressed her arms against Shu Furukawa's chest, gently closing them together, and softly comforted him, "It's alright, now it's your turn to protect you!"
When he realized the Anbu had returned, Shu Furukawa released his teacher prematurely, regaining his usual respect, and Tsunade helped him up again.
Having seized the power of the Nine-Tails, obtained the coordinates of the Kamui Dimension, and further strengthened his relationship with his teacher, the weakened Shu Furukawa smiled slightly, "Although I paid a heavy price, it was all worth it."
When the group returned to the village, it was just dawn. The Konoha Hospital was filled with a large number of wounded people, Shizune had been busy all night.
When the girl saw Tsunade supporting a pale-faced, heavily injured Shu Furukawa, she was terrified. It was the first time she had ever seen Shu Furukawa so badly injured.
"Teacher! Is everything alright with the repair?"
"How could... how could it be injured like this? The cells seem to have lost their vitality..."
Shizune, her voice trembling with tears, hugged Shu Furukawa. The girl still didn't understand what had happened; the village had suddenly vanished in the middle of the night—it all happened so fast.
"Don't worry, it's just overuse of Senjutsu!"
"Our house was destroyed, so we'll have to stay with you for the next few days. Tsunade- sensei has a lot of work to do, so we don't want to trouble her."
Shu Furukawa gently comforted Shizune, who immediately nodded vigorously. Tsunade felt a strange emotion when she saw this, but after seeing the many wounded, she quickly composed herself and solemnly said, "Have the Medical Corps prepare large-scale stunts. I will be in charge of the treatment during this time."
" Shizune, take Xiu to visit Minato and the others first. There are some things we need to confirm."
The girl nodded again, helping Shu Furukawa into the special room on the top floor. A look of worry appeared on Shizune's face as she softly advised, "Osamu, please don't push yourself, okay?"
"It's okay, go back to work. I just need to rest for a while."
After Shizune, Shu Furukawa knocked on the door and entered. Minato, with his right arm in Minato, looked pained. Kushina, holding her son, was pale but had a look of happiness on her face.
"I'm sorry, Minato- kun, I still couldn't retrieve the Nine-Tails."
"Xiu, what are you saying! How can you apologize to us?!"
"If it weren't for you, I can't imagine what the village would be like right now. You are a true hero!"
Minato responded somewhat excitedly, while Kushina was speechless. Her life force was still waning, and the Tailed Beast Chakra within her contained malice, which she could not fully convert into life force.
"It's all my fault! If I hadn't been so careless lately, I wouldn't have been seriously injured in just two exchanges."
"If I could master Senjutsu, perhaps none of this would have happened."
Overwhelmed with regret, Minato clenched his fists. Seeing the guilt on her husband's face, Kushina forced herself to speak, "It's all my fault... Naruto is safe..."
The Child of Prophecy suddenly burst into tears, startling Minato who quickly tried to soothe him. Shu Furukawa couldn't sense Ashura Chakra, but his spiritual energy was now significantly depleted, making his perception inaccurate. "Hold on, give me a few more days, I can resolve the life force issue."
Minato heard the news from Sarutobi Hiruzen and initially wanted to refuse, but seeing his wife comforting their son with such happiness, tears welled up in his eyes. He bowed his head and solemnly replied, "Thank you, Shu!"
I will repay you with my life!
" Minato- kun, you should focus on taking care of Naruto. Seeing him grow up healthy is enough."