The End of the Third Battle

Black Zetsu chuckled at Uchiha Obito's words, remarking that showing up empty-handed wouldn't be a good look.

Uchiha Obito clearly intended to use the Six-Tails to intimidate Nagato.

This Six-Tails Saiken was the tool Uchiha Obito planned to use to cow Nagato into submission.

At this moment, Black Zetsu spoke up: "Lord Madara, the Uchiha Clan has produced quite a few experts over the past two years. For the sake of our plan proceeding smoothly, I believe we should pay more attention to the Uchiha Clan."

"Uchiha..." Uchiha Obito murmured, falling into deep thought. A moment later, he said, "Set the Uchiha matter aside for now; let's secure Nagato first."

"What is the situation with Nagato right now?" Uchiha Obito looked toward Black Zetsu.

"Heh heh..." Black Zetsu let out a sinister laugh. "He is still wandering the Land of Rain with that fellow Yahiko, foolishly hoping to achieve peace by making people understand one another."

"How naive," Uchiha Obito chuckled, muttering to himself, "That's fine. Being naive makes him easier to control. Let's capture the Six-Tails first, then head to the Land of Rain to make contact with Nagato."

"Lord Madara, with Yahiko around, I fear Nagato won't be so easily swayed," Black Zetsu cautioned.

Uchiha Obito laughed dismissively. "In the environment of the Land of Rain, someone like Yahiko will vanish soon enough. That is beyond doubt."

"Are the ninjas from the major powers still clashing within the Land of Rain?" Uchiha Obito looked toward the White Zetsu standing to the side.

"Lord Madara," White Zetsu replied respectfully. "That is correct. Ninjas from several major powers are still engaged in small-scale skirmishes in the Land of Rain. Unexpectedly, Danzo's Root is also active in the Land of Rain on the Konoha side."

"Danzo, eh..." Uchiha Obito nodded, saying softly, "That fellow can be utilized at a critical moment to make Nagato turn to our side completely."

"I'm going to capture the Six-Tails now!" As soon as the words left his lips, Uchiha Obito vanished before Black Zetsu.

The transfer speed of Kamui was incredibly fast; the speed of a single-eye Kamui was only slightly slower than Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God.

And the speed of dual Kamui was even greater than the Flying Thunder God, and perhaps even faster than the speed at which Six Paths Madara could strike.

The next moment, at the border of the Land of Fire, in the heart of an endless primeval forest, Uchiha Obito—wearing the Tobi biological armor—appeared atop a giant tree.

Dozens of meters ahead, a massive creature with snow-white skin, six tails, and a body covered in viscous fluid was resting in the forest.

The moment Uchiha Obito spotted the Six-Tails Saiken, the Six-Tails Saiken spotted Uchiha Obito.

A visible look of panic crossed the Six-Tails Saiken's large face; it had only recently witnessed that evil chakra and ocular power.

The ocular power and chakra erupting from this person now were even greater than those of the Uchiha it had encountered a few days prior.

"Beast! Submit to the brilliance of the Mangekyō Sharingan!" Uchiha Obito unleashed his Mangekyō Sharingan power.

The Six-Tails Saiken, just about to flee, froze in place, its consciousness completely submerged in the illusionary world of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

The next moment, Uchiha Obito appeared above the head of the Six-Tails Saiken.

Then, the massive body of the Six-Tails Saiken seemed to turn into liquid, being sucked directly into the Kamui dimension by Uchiha Obito.

After transplanting Hashirama Senju Cells, the ocular power of Uchiha Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan was far beyond that of an ordinary Mangekyō Sharingan.

His Mangekyō Sharingan power was nearly at the level of the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, making the long-term control of a Tailed Beast no difficult task.

On the other side, Uchiha Akira was still in Konoha waiting for the arrival of the culture vessels he had purchased.

He had no idea that the Six-Tails Saiken he had been longing for had already been captured by Uchiha Obito.

Even if he had known, he likely could only have shrugged helplessly.

There was no helping it; Uchiha Obito, having transplanted Hashirama Senju Cells, was just that unreasonable.

Coupled with the elusive White Zetsu, once the Six-Tails Saiken was targeted, its capture was a high-probability event.

A few days later, Uchiha Akira placed the severed tail he had obtained from the Six-Tails into the prepared culture vessel for storage.

Tailed Beast flesh and blood cultivated a second time had its own limits and could not grow indefinitely.

Therefore, it was unrealistic to expect to grow a complete Tailed Beast through secondary cultivation of a small piece of Tailed Beast flesh.

After securing the Six-Tails' severed tail, Uchiha Akira began to study sealing techniques.

Although the Uchiha Clan was not as specialized in sealing techniques as the Uzumaki Clan, they still possessed a certain foundation in the art.

Possessing the Sharingan, the Uchiha Clan had accumulated a fair number of sealing techniques over time.

The Uchiha Flame Formation was a barrier technique created by the Uchiha Clan's sealing experts.

This was not a sealing technique used to contain Tailed Beasts, but a defensive barrier similar to the Four Violet Flames Formation or the Four Red Yang Formation.

Although this barrier technique was only B-rank in difficulty, its strength was immense; even the full-body Eight-Tails could not break through it.

With Uchiha Akira's current status, he had easily obtained the various sealing techniques accumulated by the clan.

The Uchiha Clan only had a clan leader; there were no so-called elders of various ranks.

Aside from the clan leader, whoever possessed greater strength would gain the support of more clansmen and thus hold more sway within the clan.

After a simple registration, Uchiha Akira obtained the heritage accumulated by the clan.

This was completely different from the Hyuga Clan.

In the Hyuga Clan, besides the clan leader's lineage as the main house, there were many other branches of the main house.

In the Hyuga Clan, the head of the family could not make decisions unilaterally.

Contrary to Uchiha Akira's expectations, he had assumed the highest-level sealing technique inherited by the Uchiha Clan would be the B-rank Uchiha Flame Formation.

Unexpectedly, he had discovered the Five Elements Seal, a high-level sealing jutsu with a difficulty rating of A.

The Five Elements Seal is extremely difficult to learn, requiring the proficient manipulation of all five chakra natures to master.

Correspondingly, the strength of this technique is substantial, even capable of sealing a Tailed Beast.

In the original story, Kazuma of the Twelve Guardian Ninja used this very sealing jutsu to seal the Nine-Tails chakra he had cultivated into his own son, turning him into a Pseudo-Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Of course, based on the events of the original story, using this sealing jutsu to seal a Tailed Beast and create a Jinchuriki is still somewhat of a stretch.

However, for Uchiha Akira right now, the difficulty level of this ninjutsu is just right, making it perfectly suited for him to learn.

Most of the sealing jutsus the Uchiha Clan acquires through copying with the Sharingan are not of a high rank, primarily falling into the C and D categories.

Immersed in the study of sealing arts, Uchiha Akira did not notice the passage of time at all.

Ten days passed, and on this day, thunderous cheers erupted throughout Konoha; the joy of all the villagers in Konoha could not be concealed.

The war is over, then...

Listening to the cheers coming from outside the window, Uchiha Akira looked up at the bustling streets, where even members of the Uchiha Clan had taken to the streets to celebrate.