Killing Obito and an Unexpected Turn

"I'll do it." Blocking Tsunade, Chentian faced Uchiha Obito directly.

Tsunade was indeed powerful, but her hemophobia had not been cured yet. Who knew whether Obito would exploit that weakness?

As Tsunade retreated, Jiraiya and Orochimaru arrived at the same time, vaguely forming a pincer formation with Chentian.

The few of them exchanged glances and resolved to keep this troublemaker here.

Yet no one knew the bitterness in Obito's heart.

I only came to release the Nine-Tails. Did you really need this many Kage-level fighters guarding the place?

According to the plan, there should have been at most Namikaze Minato and Sarutobi Hiruzen. What the hell are all these others?

Seeing the vicious looks in their eyes, tears were already streaming behind Obito's mask.

He no longer wanted to release the Nine-Tails. Instead, he began considering how to make a strategic retreat.

"Who are you?"

Chentian had intended to attack right away, but since Jiraiya had asked, he could only hold back for the moment.

Obito forced himself to remain calm and said coldly, "My name is Uchiha Madara!"

Though he was panicking like hell, the intimidation of that name was unparalleled.

Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru were all slightly shaken when they heard it, their expressions gradually turning solemn.

Chentian curled his lip disdainfully and scoffed, "Uchiha Madara, my ass. If you were Uchiha Madara, would we still be standing here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he could not be bothered to keep bickering with Obito. Drawing his blade, he unleashed an Iaido Slash.

With a sharp whoosh, a silver-white blade light seemed capable of cutting through space as it instantly passed through Obito's body.

"It's useless." Obito mocked, "You can't hurt me at all—"

He was about to use Kamui to bluff them, but Chentian gave him no chance.

"Take turns attacking. Don't leave any gaps. He can hold out for five minutes at most!"

As he hurled ninjutsu, Chentian looked at Obito with open mockery, nearly making him cough up blood.

His earlier rush to attack had been meant to force out Obito's Kamui. Now that his goal had been achieved, they only needed to attack continuously for five minutes.

Jiraiya and Orochimaru did not dare slack off and launched attacks on Obito one after another.

"A prolonged assault? Then, Ninja Art—Formation of Ten Thousand Snakes!"

Whenever Orochimaru made a move, it was bound to be extraordinary. Countless snakes of every color suddenly appeared, densely packed beyond counting, and lunged at Obito as though they did not fear death.

Though these snakes did not deal much damage, their venom was no joke. Obito could only maintain Kamui to keep them from touching him.

Jiraiya was fine with the snakes, but Chentian and Tsunade both retreated more than ten meters at once.

Anyone with trypophobia who saw this scene would probably faint on the spot.

Left with no choice, Obito began moving while maintaining Kamui. Yet under the pursuit of Chentian and the others, he had no choice but to keep it active.

Soon, five minutes had passed, and Obito was forced to deactivate Kamui.

His panting sounded like a bellows, fully revealing his exhaustion, but Chentian had no intention of sparing him.

"Lightning Blade!"

A flash of dark-blue lightning streaked past, and Chentian's right hand pierced Obito's chest.

"It's over!" Orochimaru and the others all breathed sighs of relief. That ninjutsu had been too troublesome.

"Izanami!" Watching Obito before him gradually vanish, Chentian shouted, "He's not dead yet! Be careful, he might escape!"

Another five minutes later, Chentian sent Obito to the underworld with a Majestic Destroyer Flame, cremating him until not even a trace of ash remained.

Obito: Why, thank you so much!

"I know what you want to ask." Chentian dusted off his hands and said, "We'll talk after this is over. For now, let's continue the mission."

The outcome had not surprised Chentian. Other than Mangekyo Sharingan genjutsu, intangibility, and the weak Wood Release granted by Hashirama cells, Obito was completely useless.

Once his intangibility was crippled, he could not even cast a Fireball Jutsu. How could he possibly fight?

So he naturally died here. To keep Kakashi and Minato from being saddened, Chentian had kindly cremated him for free.

When he picked up the cards, he discovered a gleaming golden one beckoning to him.

Pouncing on it like a hungry tiger, he tucked the card away and exclaimed excitedly, "Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!!!"

This was only the second golden card he had ever obtained. It was simply too awesome.

[The golden card is Intangibility. It can be integrated into Myriad Techniques Follow the Heart. Integrate?]

"Integrate it! Right now!"

Without the slightest hesitation, he instantly gave the command in his mind.

This haul was amazing. As expected, Obito was a heinous villain. He had upheld justice on heaven's behalf, so naturally his luck had exploded.

Shamelessly glorifying himself in his heart, he returned to his post with light steps.

Yet he did not notice that after he left, a mass of ink-black substance slowly emerged.

Even with so many Kage-level experts present, not one of them detected it.

"Obito is dead. Why does Konoha have so many powerful people on guard?" His already dark expression became even darker as he slowly turned his gaze toward the Root headquarters.

Then, Black Zetsu sank into the ground and headed toward the Land of Rain.

Obito was dead. The only hope left was Nagato, and he had to ensure the plan proceeded smoothly.

What had happened today had greatly exceeded his expectations. Setting aside the fact that all three Konoha Sannin were present, why did that child know Obito's information?

The first time they tried to awaken Obito's eyes had failed. Only with Madara's genjutsu and his own assistance had they barely succeeded.

This was also Obito's first time using Kamui before outsiders. Why had it been exposed?

It felt as though that child knew Obito inside and out, calculating against him from beginning to end.

The more he thought about it, the more wary Black Zetsu became. This child must be taken seriously. It would be best to kill him as soon as possible!

But when he thought of the forces currently at his disposal, Black Zetsu felt incomparably desolate.

"Mother, I'm so helpless!"

He stared pitifully at the moon, his tears nearly falling.

Everything outside had been dealt with, but an accident occurred in the room where Kushina was giving birth.

When Minato heard the commotion and wanted to go out to take a look, the Nine-Tails inside Kushina suddenly began frantically attacking the seal.

That alone would have been manageable. Minato could still suppress it if he acted.

But the next moment, the Nine-Tails seemed to have taken a stimulant, and the force of its assault instantly more than doubled.

Even though Minato gave it his all, the Nine-Tails still broke through the seal within two seconds, descending upon the shinobi world once more.

Enduring his injuries, Minato used Flying Thunder God in rapid succession to send the newborn Naruto away, followed by Kushina and Sarutobi Biwako.

After doing all this, the Nine-Tails completely emerged at the edge of Konoha.

"Roar—! I'm finally out—!"