The Nine-Tails Is Forcefully Extracted and Withstands the Tailed Beast Bomb with Max-Level Lightning Release
The dome collapsed with a thunderous roar. Huge chunks of stone smashed onto the Stone Slab and shattered into powder.
The air reeked of charred flesh from the combustion of high concentrations of chakra.
Kushina plummeted from the air like a discarded rag doll and crashed heavily onto the cold ground. Her iconic red hair instantly dried out, losing all its luster.
Baishi leaned against the shattered stone wall. With every breath, large amounts of frothy blood gushed from the bloody hole pierced through his chest by the Yin-Yang Release Black Rod.
Obito stood at the center of the raging wind, his black robe snapping loudly. He raised his head, and the Sharingan in his right eye spun wildly as its Three-Tomoe rapidly connected into the eerie pattern of a Mangekyō Sharingan.
In midair, the enormous fox let out a roar that shook the mountains.
The pattern of the Mangekyō Sharingan was instantly reflected in the Nine-Tails' savage vertical pupils. It was completely under control.
"A perfect weapon." Obito's cold gaze swept over Kushina on the ground before finally landing on Baishi in the corner. "Now, take your Will of Fire and go to hell."
The Nine-Tails opened its abyssal maw.
Chakra motes representing yin and yang frantically gathered inside its mouth. Red and blue intertwined as they compressed and collapsed at an impossibly terrifying ratio.
The surrounding air was instantly sucked dry, forming a visible vacuum vortex. The high-density energy warped space itself, creating ripples of distortion.
A Black-Purple Tailed Beast Bomb more than five meters in diameter was taking shape.
The destructive pressure was like a tangible mountain, pressing down hard on Baishi's back.
Baishi's vision was already blurred by blood.
The simulated body's vitality had been completely extinguished. He had no chakra or stamina left; even standing up was an impossible luxury.
But there was not the slightest trace of fear in his heart, only absolute composure.
This is my final chance.
Namikaze Minato had gone to save his son. At this moment, he was the only one who could stand in front of Kushina.
If he wanted to seize the ultimate fortune belonging to the original protagonist, if he wanted this woman who possessed the Nine-Tails' power to become completely obsessed with him in reality, this price was still not enough.
He had to push the tragedy to its absolute limit.
Baishi abruptly bit through the tip of his tongue.
The agony pierced his brain like a steel needle, forcibly awakening nerves that were on the verge of shutting down.
He extended his only remaining left hand and gripped the Yin-Yang Release Black Rod lodged in his chest. His five fingers tightened, tearing his muscles apart.
"Shk—!"
He forcibly pulled the barbed Black Receiver out of his flesh and bone!
Scalding blood sprayed across his mask. Baishi did not even grunt. Using the momentum of pulling out the Black Receiver, he staggered to his feet.
Obito watched Baishi rise, a trace of mockery flashing through his eyes.
"You still refuse to give up?"
The Tailed Beast Bomb in the Nine-Tails' mouth had fully formed, its destructive radiance poised to erupt.
Baishi said nothing. He formed a one-handed seal with his left hand, moving so quickly that only afterimages remained.
"Lightning Release: Shadow Clone!"
He squeezed the last two drops of chakra from his body and split himself into three. Two Lightning Clones charged wildly toward Obito from either side, sprinting over the rubble with Explosive Tags clenched in their hands.
"Boring tricks." Obito could not even be bothered to dodge, allowing the two clones to rush right up to him.
Kamui Intangibility.
The clones passed through Obito's body, and the Explosive Tags detonated.
But this was never meant to be an attack.
All Baishi wanted was the blinding flash of the explosion and half a second of obstructed vision!
Using the blaze of the explosion, Baishi dragged his ruined body step by step in front of Kushina.
He stood with his back to her.
His left hand hung at his side.
"System, convert the lifespan, soul, and everything else belonging to this simulated body entirely into Lightning Release chakra."
Baishi issued the order coldly in his mind.
The next instant, every cell in his body began to collapse. His bones, muscles, and organs all turned into the purest energy fuel.
Blue-white lightning erupted from his pores.
The ear-piercing cries of Chidori completely drowned out even the Nine-Tails' roar!
Kushina laboriously opened her eyes.
The dim figure in her vision was entirely swallowed by lightning.
His right arm was severed. A bowl-sized hole gaped in his chest.
Yet he stood straight.
Like a wall that would never collapse, he blocked all destruction and despair firmly outside her world.
"Don't..." Kushina's fingers clawed bloody grooves into the Stone Slab. Her voice was hoarse beyond recognition. "You'll die... Please, stop..."
Obito emerged from the smoke and dust. Looking at Baishi, who resembled the descent of a thunder god, he finally showed a trace of movement beneath his mask.
"Trading your life for hers? Utterly foolish."
Obito suddenly swung down his right hand.
The Nine-Tails raised its head. The Black-Purple Tailed Beast Bomb, compressed to the extreme, transformed into an overwhelming pillar of energy and blasted toward Baishi and Kushina!
Everything in the beam's path was instantly vaporized.
The intense heat warped the air. The entire world was reduced to this black-purple color that could destroy the heavens and earth.
Baishi did not retreat.
He thrust his left hand forward, spreading his five fingers.
Max-Level Lightning Release chakra poured out without restraint, transforming into a hemispherical lightning shield.
Boom—!!!
The Tailed Beast Bomb's energy beam slammed into the lightning shield.
Two completely different energies savagely tore into each other.
The blinding light instantly robbed everyone of their sight.
A massive shock wave spread in a ring, ripping the surrounding forest from the earth.
Baishi's left hand began to carbonize the instant it made contact.
His skin burned, his muscles melted, and stark white bone was exposed.
Yet he clenched his teeth, drawing his left leg half a step back as his military boot sank two deep pits into the ground.
"Block it... for me!"
A beastlike roar emerged from Baishi's throat.
The lightning surged wildly, actually forcing the black-purple energy beam to a standstill in midair!
But a mortal body had its limits.
The left half of Baishi's body began to crumble inch by inch. His blood evaporated from the heat before it could even flow.
His mask split into countless cracks under the impact of the energy, ready to shatter at any moment.
Just as he was about to lose his support—
Four red pillars of light suddenly rose from the four directions surrounding the cave, reaching from heaven to earth.
The pillars rapidly converged in midair, forming an enormous dark-red Barrier.
Four Red Yang Formation.
Konoha's Barrier Team had arrived.
But this was not salvation.
Once the Barrier completely closed, everything inside would be sealed in. Whether it was the rampaging Nine-Tails, the gravely wounded Kushina, or the dying Baishi, all of them would become sacrifices buried within the Barrier.
At that moment, the Tailed Beast Bomb's energy was still pouring forth, and the bones in Baishi's left hand had already been completely pulverized.
Only less than a meter remained in the gap at the top of the Barrier.
Baishi turned his head. The cracks in his mask shattered with a bang, revealing a pair of bloodstained yet unnaturally calm eyes.
He looked at Kushina on the ground, the corner of his mouth curling into a grim arc.
Obito's palm pressed against Kushina's lower abdomen without obstruction. His Sharingan spun wildly, its ocular power piercing the core of the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style with the precision of a blade.
"Release!"
Boom—!
A red chakra storm erupted outward from the delivery bed in all directions like solidified lava. The intensely wicked energy, filled with destruction and savagery, instantly broke free of the cave's restraints.
The stone cave's dome could not withstand the terrifying impact and collapsed with a roar. Hundreds of tons of boulders smashed toward the Stone Slab, but before they could even land, high-density chakra ground them into powder. The air instantly filled with the charred stench of burning chakra, choking anyone who tried to breathe.
"Ah—!"
Kushina released a scream of unbearable anguish. Her vitality drained rapidly, like water being drawn from a spring. She plummeted from the air like a discarded rag doll and crashed heavily onto the cold ground. Her iconic red hair, once brimming with life, became dry and dull within a few breaths, losing all its luster.
Her extreme weakness left her unable to move even a finger. She could only stare helplessly at the terrifying giant beast taking shape in midair.
"Roar—!"
Amid the deafening roar, nine enormous tails thrashed wildly through the rubble and smoke. The Nine-Tails had been forcibly extracted!
The violent pressure was like a tangible mountain, making even the air grow viscous. Baishi leaned against the shattered stone wall, the bloody hole pierced through his chest by the Yin-Yang Release Black Rod constantly gushing frothy blood with each hurried breath.
It hurts. Every nerve ending screamed in alarm.
Yet the eyes beneath his mask were as cold as ice that had endured for ten thousand years.
Namikaze Minato was absent. This was the original protagonist's greatest mistake, and Baishi's perfect stage.
Obito stood at the center of the raging wind, his black robe snapping loudly. He raised his head, and the Three-Tomoe in his right eye spun wildly before instantly connecting into the eerie pattern of the Mangekyo.
In midair, the Nine-Tails' savage vertical pupils suddenly froze. The shape of the Mangekyo was instantly reflected within them. The arrogant tailed beast became a puppet on strings under another's control.
"A perfect weapon." Obito's cold gaze swept over Kushina on the ground before finally landing on Baishi, who was barely clinging to life in the corner. "Now, take your Will of Fire and go to hell."
The Nine-Tails opened its abyssal maw. Chakra motes representing yin and yang frantically gathered inside. Red and blue intertwined as they compressed and collapsed at the terrifying ratio of two to eight.
The surrounding air was instantly sucked dry, forming a visible vacuum vortex. The high-density energy warped space itself, creating ripples of distortion.
A Black-Purple Tailed Beast Bomb more than five meters in diameter was taking shape!
The overwhelming pressure nearly suffocated Kushina. She struggled to move her eyes and looked toward the ANBU member pinned to the wall, one arm severed.
"Go..." Her lips trembled, and her hoarse voice was barely audible even to herself. She knew she would not survive. A Jinchuriki would certainly die after having their tailed beast extracted. But she did not want to see the man who had given everything to save her reduced to a corpse without bones.
Baishi ignored her plea.
Leave? How could I?
The Simulator's rules were fair. If he wanted to seize Minato's most crucial fortune, if he wanted this woman who possessed the Nine-Tails' power to become completely obsessed with him in reality, this price was still far from enough.
He had to push the tragedy to its absolute limit!
Baishi abruptly bit through the tip of his tongue. The agony pierced his brain like a steel needle, forcibly awakening nerves that were on the verge of shutting down.
He extended his only remaining left hand and gripped the black Black Receiver in his chest. His five fingers tightened, and his finger bones cracked from the exertion.
"Shk—!"
Without the slightest hesitation, he forcibly pulled the barbed Black Receiver out of his flesh and bone!
Scalding blood instantly sprayed across his ruined mask. The barbs tore through muscle and blood vessels, yet Baishi did not even grunt. Using the momentum of pulling out the Black Receiver, he staggered upright.
Blood dripped down his trouser leg and gathered into a shocking pool on the ground.
Obito watched Baishi stand, a trace of mockery flashing through his single eye beneath the mask. "You still refuse to give up? No matter how a mortal struggles, he cannot cross this gulf."
The Tailed Beast Bomb in the Nine-Tails' mouth had fully formed, its destructive radiance poised to erupt.
Baishi drew a deep breath, filling his lungs with the heavy stench of blood and charred flesh.
"System, convert the lifespan, soul, and everything else belonging to this simulated body entirely into Lightning Release chakra." He issued the order coldly in his mind.
Since it's a disposable item, I'll burn it clean.
The instant the command was issued, every cell in Baishi's body began to collapse. His bones, muscles, and organs all turned into the purest energy fuel.
Boom!
Blue-white lightning erupted from his pores. The ear-piercing cries of Chidori actually drowned out the Nine-Tails' roar at that moment!
Violent Lightning Release chakra formed a dazzling halo of flames over Baishi's body. The wound at his severed right shoulder was instantly cauterized by the heat, stopping the bleeding.
Kushina stared blankly at the figure completely swallowed by lightning.
His right arm was severed. A bowl-sized hole gaped in his chest. Yet he stood straight. Like a wall that would never collapse, he blocked all destruction and despair firmly outside her world.
Obito abruptly swung down his right hand.
The Nine-Tails raised its head. The Black-Purple Tailed Beast Bomb, compressed to the extreme, transformed into an overwhelming pillar of energy and blasted toward Baishi and Kushina!
Everything in the beam's path was instantly vaporized. The intense heat warped the air, leaving nothing in sight but this black-purple color that could destroy the heavens and earth.
There was no escape. This power was enough to flatten the entire mountain.
Baishi had never intended to flee. He stomped his left foot down, shattering the ground, and thrust his left hand forward with his five fingers spread.
Max-Level Lightning Release chakra poured out without restraint, transforming into a hemispherical lightning shield before him.
Boom—!!!
The Tailed Beast Bomb's energy beam slammed into the lightning shield.
Two completely different energies savagely tore into each other. The blinding light instantly robbed everyone of their sight. A massive shock wave spread in a ring, ripping the remaining stone walls from the earth and grinding them into powder.
"Gah—!"
A beastlike roar emerged from Baishi's throat. His left hand began to carbonize the instant it made contact. His skin burned, his muscles melted, and stark white bone was exposed.
The extreme heat spread along his left arm. The left half of his body began to crack apart inch by inch. His blood evaporated into a mist before it could even flow.
The pain had already gone numb. The only thing supporting him was his cold obsession with absolutely seizing that fortune.
He clenched his teeth, drawing his left leg half a step back as his military boot plowed two deep furrows into the ground.
"Block it... for me!"
The lightning surged wildly, actually forcing the black-purple energy beam to a standstill in midair!
A mortal body, resisting a Tailed Beast Bomb head-on!
Obito's single eye contracted sharply. This ANBU member, whose name he did not even know, had actually blocked the Nine-Tails' attack?
But this was already his limit.
Baishi's mask split into countless cracks under the impact of the energy, ready to shatter at any moment. His vital signs were visibly dropping to zero.
Just as he was about to lose his support, something unexpected happened.
Four red pillars of light suddenly rose from the four directions surrounding the cave, reaching from heaven to earth. The pillars rapidly converged in midair, forming an enormous dark-red Barrier.
Four Red Yang Formation!
Konoha's upper echelon Barrier Team had finally arrived.
But this was far from salvation. Once the Barrier fully closed, everything inside would be sealed away. Whether it was the rampaging Nine-Tails, the severely wounded Kushina, or the dying Baishi, all of them would become sacrifices buried within the Barrier.
The Tailed Beast Bomb's energy continued to pour forth, and cracks now covered the bones in Baishi's left hand. The gap at the top of the Barrier had less than a meter left.
He had only one second remaining.
Baishi turned his head.
"Crack—"
With a sharp cracking sound, the ANBU mask on his face exploded, revealing a bloodstained face that was pale yet unnervingly calm.
His black eyes pierced through the blinding lightning and chakra storm, landing precisely on Kushina below.
The corners of his lips lifted slightly, forming an utterly tragic smile.
Kushina's heart suddenly skipped a beat. Looking at that face, at that smile, a premonition more terrifying than death instantly seized her soul.
"Don't..." She shook her head desperately, tears streaking down her face through the dust.
Baishi said nothing. His remaining left arm suddenly withdrew from its defensive position, allowing the Tailed Beast Bomb's destructive radiance to swallow him whole. Yet in that instant of withdrawing his force, his body lunged viciously toward Kushina!