Tail Beast Transformation, and Obito's Pursuit

Why did it feel like they were clearly about to hit him, yet no matter what, they could not harm him?

Everyone froze at that moment.

But no one knew that all of Mu's chakra was currently focused on absorbing the Three-Tails.

As long as they injured the Three-Tails and sent its tailed beast chakra into turmoil, Uchiha Mu would suffer backlash as well.

But no one thought of that at this moment.

Just as they were considering their strategy,

a pleasant notification sounded.

[ Ding; congratulations, Host. You have collected 80% of the Three-Tails' chakra and exceeded the mission requirements. ]

[ Obtained Tailed Beast Clone. Obtained new ability: Tail Beast Transformation. ]

At the same time, the Tsuchikage shouted.

"That guy seems to be using some kind of spatial ability. He seems to be absorbing the Three-Tails' chakra."

"Lightning Shadow, hurry! Stop him with me."

Just then, Mu suddenly turned to look at the Lightning Shadow and Killer B.

He withdrew his right hand from the Three-Tails' head and muttered,

"Eighty percent is enough."

As he spoke, his hands rapidly formed seals.

"Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique."

As his words fell,

Mu spat out nearly a hundred fireballs in rapid succession. The fireballs moved like puppets on strings, each one under his control.

Just as the Lightning Shadow and Killer B were about to dodge, the fireballs seemed to grow eyes and instantly lunged at them.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Explosions erupted continuously in midair, spanning such a vast range that it was staggering.

Fortunately, the Tsuchikage Ōnoki used the Earth Style: Rock Golem Technique to block the remaining fireballs. Otherwise, if that many fireballs had struck one person, they would have been severely injured even if they survived.

The bedraggled Lightning Shadow and Killer B quickly retreated from the attack range and came to the Tsuchikage's side.

The three of them looked in unison at the Fourth Mizukage, who lay on the ground in human form, then at the cat-masked man floating in midair.

Their hearts were filled with shock.

The four-nation shinobi allied forces were the same. They discussed it in hushed voices.

Since when had Konoha possessed such a powerful expert?

"We don't have even the slightest intelligence on him. Damn it. Konoha has hidden itself far too deeply."

Should they even continue this war?

The people of Konoha were equally confused.

Other than Lord Third, was there really someone in the village with such terrifying strength? How did none of them know?

Could he be Lord Third's secret weapon?

Konoha was saved.

But the cat-masked man's next action utterly overturned everyone's understanding of the world.

The figure floating in midair

began to slowly expand.

In just the time of a single breath, everyone watched as the cat-masked youth's body transformed into a monster with a turtle-like body, spikes covering its back, and three trailing tails.

"That's the Three-Tails."

"How is that possible?"

"The Mizukage is the jinchūriki."

"He's still alive, and the tailed beast hasn't been extracted. What exactly is going on?"

As everyone was baffled,

a massive Tailed Beast Ball began to gather within the newly appeared Three-Tails' enormous, spike-filled mouth.

The four-nation shinobi allied forces recoiled in terror.

"Get out of the way! That guy is firing a Tailed Beast Ball!"

The Tsuchikage, the Lightning Shadow, and Killer B also braced themselves.

The people of Konoha, however, were delighted.

Those shinobi allied forces were done for now.

Konoha was saved.

But the direction in which the Tailed Beast Ball was fired suddenly changed.

Everyone present was left dumbfounded.

The Third Hokage Sarutobi inwardly cried out, This is bad.

That guy's massive Tailed Beast Ball was aimed at Konoha's barrier.

Quick,

tell the barrier unit to reinforce it.

But it was already too late.

The barrier, which had already been on the verge of collapse, finally shattered completely after taking that massive Tailed Beast Ball.

The entire land of Konoha was split in two down the middle.

Countless ruined buildings and broken tiles flew everywhere.

For a moment, everyone was stunned.

The allied forces of the four great shinobi villages, who had been frantically retreating, abruptly turned around.

They said in disbelief,

"That guy isn't from Konoha. Does that mean we can continue...?"

"Don't even think about it."

"He may not be from Konoha, but he's definitely not our ally either."

Didn't they see that Lord Mizukage had been knocked unconscious because of that guy?

If Lord Tsuchikage hadn't helped him, Lord Mizukage might already be dead.

"Lord Lightning Shadow, what do we do now?"

The Lightning Shadow said nothing. He merely glanced at Killer B and shook his head.

He did not want anything to happen to his beloved younger brother.

The Tsuchikage also put on his signature Kage hat to cover his bald head and carried the Mizukage on his back.

At this moment, the allied forces actually chose to withdraw from Konoha's territory.

In the short span of half an hour, the people of Konoha had gone through extreme highs and lows.

Every powerful shinobi in Konoha fixed their eyes on that terrifying giant beast.

They stood on high alert.

The Third Hokage coughed, his right hand clutching his waist.

Yet he thought,

It's time to bring Jiraiya and Tsunade back.

Konoha had now lost the Uchiha Clan, and the remaining high-end combat power was scarce.

At the same time, he watched the figure slowly return to human form with taut nerves.

Because every action Mu took next would determine whether Konoha suffered devastating losses.

However, nearly seventy percent of Mu's chakra had been depleted at this moment.

The optional mission issued by the system had been completed.

One hundred skill points and an "Advancement Card" lay quietly in the system inventory.

He glanced at the people of Konoha.

Mu vanished before everyone's eyes.

"Did he leave?"

After the Hyuga Clan Head gave a confirming answer,

the people of Konoha finally slowly let out a breath of relief.

Five kilometers away from Konoha,

Mu's agile figure slowly came to a stop atop a hundred-meter-tall tree.

After the space behind him distorted, a man wearing a spiral one-eyed mask appeared.

"Uchiha Obito. You actually followed me."

Obito narrowed his eyes.

"Your Sharingan is spatial as well."

"But it has only been a few days since we last met."

"How could you possibly have become Kage-level?"

"And a few days ago, you had only awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan."

"Now you already have the Mangekyō Sharingan."

"I never expected that after I destroyed the Uchiha Clan, the greatest beneficiary would be you."

Last time, those old fools from Konoha interfered and let you escape. You won't be so lucky this time.

Obito wasted no more words.

He formed hand seals.

The next second, two formations lit up beneath and above Mu at the same time.

Wood Style: Hell's Chaos.

Fire Style: Blast Wave Wild Dance.

At that moment, countless giant trees burst from the ground, spiraling upward and directly surrounding Mu.

Then a massive fiery tornado descended from above Mu's head.

So fast. So powerful.

He had set up two ninjutsu scrolls here in such a short time.

It seemed Obito had not used his full strength during the battle in Konoha last time.

But just as both attacks were about to touch Mu's body,

that intense feeling of sluggishness once again enveloped the area within a ten-meter radius.

Whether it was the approaching flames or the thorny vines, everything slowed by more than tenfold upon reaching Uchiha Mu.

Mu clutched his bleeding left eye as his body rapidly withdrew from the battlefield.

Obito could only watch as Mu easily evaded the deadly attack.

Obito narrowed his eyes. "This is an anomaly."

"This isn't a spatial ability."

"This is time."

"You possess both temporal and spatial power at once."

"Then I can't let you live."

As he spoke, he was about to use Kamui to pursue Mu.

But in the next moment,

Obito felt that the surrounding space had been damaged.

If he forcibly traveled through space, he would inevitably be crushed by spatial pressure and might be severely injured.

This guy's temporal-spatial power actually countered my Kamui so completely.

"Who exactly are you?"

"How had I never heard of someone like you in the Uchiha Clan? Are you Itachi, or someone else?"

He could damage the space around me. Even if I caught up to him, dealing with him would be troublesome.

Even Kamui would need quite some time to quickly break through this damaged space.

Compared to Itachi, this guy was more suitable for joining the Eye of the Moon Plan.

It was a pity this ambush had failed, but he had at least learned a fair amount about this guy.

"Hmph. Until we meet again."

Having said that, he too vanished from where he stood.