"It seems we really can't do anything about him," Tobirama Senju said.
Hashirama Senju agreed, "It seems so. I'm out of options; my opponent still seems to have some strength left."
"Hateful!"
Naruto was furious when he heard Nagato's threat to wipe out the Five Great Shinobi Villages.
"If peace means the arbitrary destruction of other people's villages and lives, I do not agree to such peace, and I will fight you to the end."
"Hmph, someone your age has never experienced the cruelty of war, never been ravaged and destroyed by others in your own country."
You probably have some understanding of the pain of losing loved ones and companions.
But... my pain is greater than yours!
Nagato's emotions suddenly erupted. With a wave of his hand, thousands of black rods appeared in front of him. These were not Truth-Seeking Orb, but rather the power of the Rinnegan.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Tobirama and Minato immediately moved Tsunade and Naruto away.
"Sage Technique: Sage Art: Goemon "
Jiraiya and the two Toad Sage launched their strongest attack, spewing extremely high-temperature flames into the sky, but they could barely protect themselves.
Hashirama Senju used the Demon Face Wooden Door Hōbi Technique to defend against the black rods' attacks.
This tactic itself wasn't wrong, but...
boom!
Nagato appeared swiftly above the demon-faced gate, and with a single swing of his staff, smashed the strongest defense to smithereens.
Hashirama Senju's eyes widened. "They're coming for me."
Puff puff puff...
Several black rods pinned him to the ground, rendering him immobile. His Chakra was out of control, surging wildly throughout his body.
Hashirama output, is too conspicuous.
As Tsunade pulled Tobirama Senju out of the attack range, he turned around and saw Hashirama being subdued.
"So they've got their eyes on the big brother? This guy's finally starting to fight back."
In fact, they could all see that Nagato hadn't been using his full strength all along. He was provoked just now, and sure enough, he unleashed his fury.
Do you really think I can't do anything to a bunch of dead people like you?
Nagato reached out and placed his hand on Hashirama Senju's head, extracting the latter's soul in front of everyone.
A gentle head pat!
Splash...
The dust crumbled, revealing the corpse of the White Zetsu Clone, a sacrificial offering.
"Grandpa..." Tsunade cried out in anguish, only then realizing the fear that followed.
However, what happened next sent chills down everyone's spines. A King of Hell, appeared on the ground behind Nagato, his mouth agape.
"To prevent the sorcerer from causing trouble again..."
Nagato tossed Hashirama Senju's soul to King of Hell, whose mouth contained a small hand that scooped up Hashirama's soul, dragged it inside, chewed it twice, and swallowed it.
The poor First Hokage couldn't even rest in the Pure Land after his death; first he was sealed inside the Shinigami's belly, and then he was eaten by King of Hell of Hell.
Having a troublesome younger generation means you won't find peace even after you die.
"They've broken the Impure World Reincarnation Technique!"
Minato Namikaze sighed, then turned and said, " Naruto, the battles ahead may depend on yourselves."
Previously, they had always believed that as long as they weren't injured by Truth-Seeking Orb or the staff, they could recover indefinitely and fight without stopping, always finding an opportunity.
For this reason, Tobirama deliberately hid the Truth-Seeking Orb to an unknown distance, and they haven't been summoned back by Nagato until now.
" Jiraiya- sensei."
" Nagato." Jiraiya felt conflicted, unsure how to face this student.
Perhaps he was the only one among those present who could somewhat understand Nagato's pain, yet he had no choice but to fight due to his position.
The Five Great Nations rule the Shinobi World, Five Great Shinobi Villages define peace, representing the will of the majority of people in this world. Smaller nations are destined to be sacrificed.
"If you choose to continue fighting, I will execute divine judgment upon you."
The immense pressure was placed on Jiraiya.
Jiraiya knew perfectly well that there was no chance of victory; if the fight continued, people would die, including the Allied Shinobi Forces, who might be slaughtered.
They won't fight. The Five Great Shinobi Villages are used to being the bosses; how could they possibly allow someone to ride roughshod over them? They'd rather die than give up.
'Is this the moment of choice the Great Toad Sage spoke of?'
However, before he could make a decision, Naruto attacked: "Sage Art: Tailed Beast Bomb "
"Looks like you're determined to fight to the bitter end. Don't say I didn't give you a chance."
Nagato didn't deflect the attack as he had done before, because he knew there were two people on the other side who could redirect the Tailed Beast Bomb.
He chose to detonate it right there, taking everyone with him at once.
boom!!
If the Nine-Tails' massive Tailed Beast Bomb, infused with Senjutsu, were to explode here, even the Hokage Rock in the distance would not be spared.
None of the Konoha hiding inside will survive.
"Oh no... this is terrible."
Both the Fourth and Second had considered this, but Nagato's actions were too unexpected; by the time they reacted, the explosion had already occurred.
An endless force of destruction began to spread.
Naruto was unaware of this. He used his Chakra to form two arms and pulled Jiraiya and Tsunade to his side, preparing to use the power of the Nine-Tails to defend himself.
Seeing that everyone was about to face devastating consequences.
Space began to fold, and the energy at the very center of the explosion stopped spreading outwards and even began to collapse.
"The explosion was moved? Who...?"
Everyone turned around and saw a man with half his face covered in wrinkles standing there, the patterns in his pupils trembling.
Transferring an explosion of such magnitude in one go is no easy feat; the consumption of Chakra and ocular power would be terrifying.
Tobirama Senju was the first to react. " The Mangekyō Sharingan?"
"Are you... Obito?" Minato Namikaze uncertainly, sensing the Flying Thunder God Mark on the latter.
" Minato-sensei, you finally recognized me."
"It really was you, that night... it really was you." Minato still can't believe it.
"I'm sorry, there's no point in explaining now. I will give everyone an explanation for what I did, for those who died at my hands."
Everyone else looked completely bewildered, unable to understand what the two were saying at all.
"Is he a student of the Fourth? Looks like he's up to no good." Tobirama Senju.
The students taught by the Third have problems, and their students' students have problems too. Based on this, it can be inferred that the next generation will likely also have problems.
Perhaps if Danzo had been chosen as Hokage in the first place, things wouldn't be like this today.
" Obito, I believe you must have had your reasons for doing that, and I cannot forgive you on behalf of everyone."
On behalf of myself, I've always wanted to apologize to you and Lin. As a teacher, I failed to fulfill my responsibility to protect my students.
"That's irrelevant; let's deal with the enemy at hand first."
Obito was silent for a moment, but this time he did not choose to hide it. Instead, he said, "Madara's goal is to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and unleash the Infinite Tsukuyomi."
He's even more insane than Nagato; we must not let him succeed.
Tobirama Senju looked at Obito and said, "It seems you've been used by Madara, kid. So what is your purpose?"
What's going on with the Fourth? He forgave them so easily? This move completely stunned him.
No wonder the village has declined to this point; there is no cost to committing crimes, which is tantamount to condoning others to commit crimes.
Obito did not deny it, replying, "I want to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, completely defeat Madara, and then commit suicide to give everyone an explanation."
Do you think I'd believe you?
If Obito changes his mind after becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, then we're doomed.
"Believe it or not, you don't seem to have a better solution right now. My spacetime abilities might be able to help."
With Madara still a problem to solve, and Hashirama Senju already defeated by the enemy, Tobirama was helpless.
" Lord Tobirama, I believe in Obito."
"Is Yondaime serious?! You're really going to take me with you?" Tobirama surprise.
Naruto added, "Although I don't know what he's talking about, I'm willing to believe him."
What the fuck?
Tobirama glanced at Minato, then at Naruto. 'Truly, they're father and son, so foolish to trust the Uchiha. But there's no better way right now.'
Let's first utilize this person's space-time abilities to defeat the enemy before considering the next step...
"I cannot completely trust you. The safety of the village and the future of the Shinobi World cannot be tied to your verbal promises if you are truly sincere in your repentance."
Join Teuchi the enemy; don't expect one person to solve all the problems.
The Will of Fire is sacrifice, protection, and faith in the power of one's comrades.
If Obito were sincere, he wouldn't have rejected his suggestion; on the contrary, he wouldn't have had any reservations.
Obito been the mastermind behind Akatsuki for many years, Obito was naturally well-versed in PUA tactics. The Second Hokage was cautious and wary.
This result is already the best we can hope for; we still need to say the right things.
"Even if you disagree, I will still choose to join forces with you against the enemy, as a way of atoning for my actions."
"Let me explain the next tactics."
On the other side, Nagato originally planned to detonate the Tailed Beast Bomb to destroy everyone, but he was stopped by someone.
"This power of space... Tobi, is that you?!"
Even though Obito wasn't wearing a mask, and his height, build, and hairstyle couldn't be changed, Nagato still recognized him at a glance.
" Nagato, I didn't expect you to actually succeed," Obito said, looking at Nagato.
"I should thank you, Tobi. It was you who proposed the plan to collect the Tailed Beast when I was at my most desperate, and it was you who provided Akatsuki with core intelligence support."
What I didn't expect was that you would change your stance at the last minute. In that respect, you're very similar to Orochimaru.
Even Nagato couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks about this person who had no principles.
You were the one who said you wanted to destroy the world, but you changed your mind at the crucial moment. Are you kidding me?
Upon hearing this, Tobirama Senju glanced at Obito Tobirama Senju his eye, secretly relieved that he had been careful enough: 'The inherently evil Uchiha.'
"This is none of your business. I've made a new choice."
Obito thought to himself, ' Nagato is deliberately revealing my secrets.'
Nagato brandished his staff, pointing Obito: "Hmph, all you want is to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and unleash Genjutsu on the Shinobi World. I won't let you succeed."
Kamui!
Obito didn't waste any words and immediately started attacking. He had heard Nagato's "path of peace through experiencing pain" for so many years that he was tired of hearing it.