Obito's Susanoo

Within the formation, Ai had already launched the first attack.

"Do it!"

With a roar like thunder, A's figure transformed into lightning, his Four-Finger Nukite aimed straight at Obito's heart. This attack was unrestrained, the Lightning Release Chakra compressed to its limit, the air at his fingertips emitting a piercing shriek due to ionization.

Jiraiya attacked at the same time, gathering Senjutsu Chakra in his mouth. "Sage Art: Needle Jizō!"

Countless fine, hair-like Senbon Senjutsu rained Obito, each carrying the purifying power of Natural Energy, enough to penetrate even the hardest armor.

Gaara pushed his hands forward, and sand condensed in front of him into two giant palms, each the size of a house, which closed from the left and right sides to hold Obito tightly.

Mei Terumi followed closely behind, her Lava Release Chakra boiling in her palm. "Lava Release: Breath of Lava!"

The crimson lava flowed out like an angry dragon, its high temperature causing the air along its path to distort.

The four attacked in perfect unison—A launched a frontal assault, Jiraiya ranged suppression, Gaara controlled the positioning, Mei Terumi provided additional damage. This was a tactic meticulously designed by Shikaku, targeting the weakness of Obito's Hollowfication ability having time intervals, forcing him to be unable to materialize and counterattack with continuous attacks.

However--

Obito smiled.

A cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth behind the mask. He looked at the oncoming attack, at the four Kage Level powerhouses who were already at the pinnacle in the eyes of ordinary people, and a hint of mockery, almost pity, flashed in his eyes.

"Insects," his voice was soft, yet it pierced clearly through the roar of the attack, "Do you also want to dance?"

He did not become ethereal.

He did not use Shinra Tensei to deflect the attack.

It didn't even move an inch.

He simply opened his eyes— the Mitsudomoe in his right eye and the Rinnegan in his left—and they began to rotate simultaneously.

Then he whispered a name that haunted the dreams of all Uchiha Clan members and struck fear into the hearts of all enemies:

"Susanoo."

The air froze.

Time seemed to stretch out at that moment.

Blue-green Chakra surged wildly from Obito's body, not burning like flames, but condensing, shaping, and piling up like a deep-sea cold current. Ribs, spine, torso, limbs, head—a blue-green giant fifty meters tall rose from the ground, wearing simple armor, wielding two equally huge samurai swords, and burning with cold blue flames in its empty eye sockets.

This is not the red Susanoo that Kakashi had ever seen before, the one belonging to Itachi Uchiha.

It's not the Susanoo that Sasuke awakened, the Susanoo with purple lightning.

This is a deeper, colder, and more "essential" shade of blue.

"What?!" A's pupils contracted sharply, and his Four-Finger Nukite slammed into Susanoo's breastplate—

Clang--!!!

The deafening clang of metal clashing was so loud it hurt eardrums. Ai felt a terrifying force coming from his fingertips, the bones in his entire arm groaning, and his body was sent flying uncontrollably backward, carving a furrow more than ten meters long in the ground before he finally came to a stop.

Jiraiya's Sage Art: Senbon Sticks struck Susanoo with a clanging sound, like raindrops hitting a steel plate, leaving only a few white marks before disappearing without a trace.

Gaara's giant sand hands had just closed when Susanoo casually swung his sword—not a slash, but a sweep—and the two giant hands instantly shattered into a rain of sand.

Mei Terumi's lava flow struck Susanoo's leg, splashing lava and burning through the outer Chakra Armor. However, deeper Chakra immediately surged out, repairing the damaged area as before.

The four of them attacked together, but their efforts were in vain.

Tsunade, Kakashi, Kurotsuchi, Darui, who were outside the formation, all widened their eyes simultaneously.

"Susanoo..." Kakashi muttered to himself, his Sharingan spinning uncontrollably. The moment Obito activated Susanoo, he felt a certain resonance within his Sharingan —no, not resonance, but submission. Like a subordinate meeting a superior, like ordinary iron encountering a divine weapon.

Tsunade gritted her teeth. Neji's information made no mention of Obito being able to use Susanoo. Was the information wrong? Or had Obito been hiding this trump card all along? Or... was this a new ability he gained after obtaining the Tailed Beast Chakra?

Either way, it's terrible.

Meanwhile, in the southeast corner of Konoha, the chaos was just beginning.

Two figures emerged from the ground.

One had flowing golden hair and red facial markings, wielding Seven-Star Sword and Banana Palm Fan; the other had wild silver hair, holding Crimson Gourd and Golden Rope. Their Chakra emanated a rich, potent Nine-Tails aura, similar to Naruto's but even more violent.

The Kinkaku Ginkaku brothers Impure World Reincarnation.

"Hahahaha! I'm alive again!" Kinkaku laughed wildly, and with a swing of the Seven-Star Sword, a terrifying sword aura directly cleaved a ten-meter-long crack in the outermost layer of the three-layer barrier.

"Brother, is this Konoha? It doesn't look like much." Ginkaku licked his lips, aimed the Crimson Gourd at the gap in the barrier, and spewed out scorching flames.

The defending forces in the southeast corner were immediately plunged into a fierce battle.

"Enemy attack! It's an Impure World Reincarnation!"

"Nine-Tails Chakra... but not Naruto!"

"Hold the breach! Don't let them break through!"

The roar of the Kitsuchi echoed across the battlefield. Xi's Storm Release beam clashed with Kinkaku's Seven-Star Sword Qi. Kankuro's puppet tried to entangle Ginkaku. Ao's Byakugan frantically scanned for the location of the Impure World Reincarnation caster.

All of this was perceived by everyone inside and outside the Four Red Yang Formation.

"Nine-Tails Chakra ..." Gaara knelt on one knee on the sand table, panting as he looked towards Konoha, "But not Naruto."

"Is it a trap?" Mei Terumi frowned. "Trying to distract us?"

The Sage Fukasaku on Jiraiya's shoulder suddenly spoke, "Little Jiraiya, I sensed those two streams of Chakra... very ancient, very violent, indeed the power of the Nine-Tails, but also somewhat different."

"Kinkaku Ginkaku," Ai said angrily in a deep voice, "the missing-nin in the history of Cloud Village, monsters who once ate the flesh and blood of the Nine-Tails to obtain its Nine-Tails Chakra. They... were Impure World Reincarnation."

Kakashi, Sharingan: "Orochimaru... has this monster, killed by Sasuke, been resurrected?"

Inside the formation, Obito also sensed the two streams of Nine-Tails Chakra.

He tilted his head slightly, looking towards the Konoha, his brows furrowing behind his mask.

"Zetsu," he asked softly, "Where did the Nine-Tails Chakra come from?"

Zetsu's figure emerged from the ground, its yellow eyes blinking as if receiving information from spores in the distance. After a moment, it replied, "It's the Kinkaku Ginkaku brothers, Impure World Reincarnation, destroying the barrier in the southeast corner of Konoha."

Obito was silent for a moment.

"Kinkaku Ginkaku..." he repeated the name in a low voice, "Those two lunatics who were swallowed by the Nine-Tails, ate its flesh Nine-Tails, and then the Nine-Tails couldn't stand it and spat them out, thus obtaining the Nine-Tails Chakra?"

"Yes," Zetsu nodded. "They still retain the complete Nine-Tails Chakra Attribute within them. Although it's not the complete Nine-Tails, it's enough as a substitute."

Obito's gaze returned to the four people standing guard inside the formation, then swept over the four people maintaining the barrier outside the formation, and finally settled on "Sake" standing respectfully to his side.

"Alcohol," his voice was devoid of emotion, "Was this a gift from Orochimaru?"

Neji immediately bowed. "This subordinate is unaware of this. Should we arrest those two?"

This question caused Obito to pause and think for a moment.

His gaze darted between the enemies within the formation and Kinkaku and Ginkaku. Should he kill these four weaklings first, then deal with Kinkaku and Ginkaku? Or should he first obtain the Nine-Tails Chakra, revive the Incomplete Ten-Tails, and then crush everything with absolute power?

In just three seconds, Obito made his decision.

"Wine," he said, "Go and bring the two brothers sealed away."

"Yes, sir."

Neji Hand Seals and activating the Flying Thunder God Technique, his figure instantly disappearing from the Four Red Yang Formation.

The four men inside the formation watched helplessly as "Jiu" left, a chill running down their spines. Which side was this undercover agent truly on?

Meanwhile, Tsunade and the others outside the formation watched as "Sake" left without hesitation after Obito's order, and doubts began to grow in their hearts. Neji... is he really still on the side of the Allied Forces?

The battle in the southeast corner has reached a fever pitch.

With each swing of the Kinkaku Seven-Star Sword, Kinkaku tore through the barrier; the flames spewed from the Crimson Gourd of Ginkaku scorched the ground into lava. Kitsuchi's Earth Release walls were repeatedly blasted down; Xi's Storm Release -escape technique was deflected by Kinkaku's Banana Palm Fan; Kankuro's puppets were shattered into three pieces; and Qing's Byakugan was bleeding—he had located the location of the Impure World Reincarnation caster, fifty meters underground, but it was protected by layers of barriers, making it impossible to break through in a short time.

Just then, space distorted.

Neji appeared in the center of the battlefield.

He didn't look at Kinkaku and Ginkaku, but instead looked directly in a certain direction underground—there, Kabuto was remotely controlling the two brothers through the Impure World Reincarnation. Their eyes met for a moment, Kabuto adjusted his glasses, and a knowing smile appeared on his lips.

Then, Neji moved.

Instead of attacking Kinkaku and Ginkaku, he formed a series of extremely complex sealing hand seals with both hands. These hand seals were completely different from ordinary Sealing Jutsu, incorporating the spatial markings of the Flying Thunder God, the Chakra chains of the Yin Seal, and even a trace of the decomposition properties of Dust Release.

"Seal up!"

With a low shout, seventy-two Chakra chains shot out from behind Neji, like living serpents, instantly coiling around Kinkaku Ginkaku. The two brothers struggled frantically, unleashing their Nine-Tails Chakra in an attempt to break free, but the sealing runes on the chains were specifically designed to target Tailed Beast Chakra, tightening their grip the more they struggled.

Three seconds.

In just three seconds, Kinkaku and Ginkaku were bound together like two rice dumplings, their Chakra completely sealed, and the Reanimated Body's activities ceased.

Neji grabbed with one hand, retracting the Chakra chains and dragging the two sealed Reanimated Body to his side. Then Hand Seals again—

Flying Thunder God.

Ripples spread through the space, and he, along with Kinkaku Ginkaku, vanished simultaneously.

From their appearance to their capture and departure, the entire process took no more than ten seconds.

Kitsuchi and the others stared dumbfounded at the empty battlefield, unable to react for a moment.

"That was...?"

"Wine? He kidnapped Kinkaku Ginkaku?"

"Should we bring it back to Obito?"

Questions arose in everyone's minds, but there was no time to delve into them. The barrier in the southeast corner was severely damaged, and they had to repair it immediately to prevent the White Zetsu army from pouring in through this gap.