"Get lost!"
Hearing Madara's mocking tone, Hashirama Senju cursed. He then looked at Tsunade and asked, "Tsunade, have you mastered the Akimichi clan's secret techniques?"
"No," Tsunade replied crisply. She raised the golden Kongō Nyoi (Adamantine Staff) in her hand and manipulated the natural energy in the air, swinging it towards Hashirama from a distance.
A massive translucent white shadow of the staff appeared above Hashirama's head, smashing down fiercely.
Clang!
Madara's Susanoo shielded Hashirama, barely withstanding Tsunade's attack.
"Oh, Tsunade, you've become so powerful," Hashirama exclaimed, delighted to see the broken armor on Madara's Susanoo.
Tsunade smiled brightly. "Grandpa, I'm about to surpass you."
"Hmph, enough with the reunion. Let's fight," Madara interrupted, his tone cold as Tsunade claimed she was about to surpass Hashirama.
"Tsunade, I'm going to get serious now," Hashirama said, bringing his hands together to enter Sage Mode again.
Senpō: Mokuton: Shin Sūsenju (Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands)!
Boom!
A gigantic Buddha statue with countless large hands rose from the sea, standing beneath Hashirama.
Madara then placed his hand on the statue, adding Susanoo armor to it.
Rimei Hyuga and Kushina Uzumaki exchanged glances, wielding their golden Kinjutsu: Rinnegan swords as they charged towards the Susanoo-armored Buddha.
The battle resumed with renewed intensity.
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Within Amegakure.
Shishou watched the distant battle with great interest while munching on sunflower seeds.
Beside him, Rin Nohara urged, "Shishou, when are we going to join the fight?"
Shishou shook his head. "It's not the right time yet."
He had actually returned to Amegakure a while ago but hadn't found the perfect opportunity to ambush Obito. If he showed himself, Obito would undoubtedly flee immediately, so Shishou needed a foolproof plan.
"Hmm?" Suddenly, Shishou turned his head to look down at a street in Amegakure.
In his perception, a genin from Amegakure had just vanished there...
Frowning, Shishou and Rin Nohara disappeared from their spot.
In a narrow alley off the street in Amegakure.
Kisame Hoshigaki, Raiga Kurosuki, and other recruits of Uchiha Obito were stealthily making their way to Nagato's tower, guided by information obtained from an Amegakure ninja.
Obito planned to distract Konan in a frontal assault while Kisame and his team infiltrated Amegakure to kidnap Nagato and search for the Gedo Statue.
This way, even if he couldn't reclaim the Rinnegan, he could use Nagato to threaten Konan into handing over the Gedo Statue.
As Kisame and his group sneaked through the alley, they were suddenly blocked by two figures.
Seeing a man and a woman in their path, cold sweat instantly broke out on Kisame and Raiga's foreheads.
"Yo, Kisame, long time no see," Shishou greeted Kisame with a bright smile.
Why was this person here? Didn't Obito say he was being held up by Orochimaru?
Seeing the user of the Flying Thunder God Technique greeting him, Kisame mentally cursed Obito's ancestors. If he'd known the user of the Flying Thunder God Technique was here, he would never have come.
In a split second, Kisame made up his mind and pressed his hand to the ground, planning to strike first.
Swish!
Instead of a Wood Release technique, Kisame found himself flying towards Shishou, who grabbed him effortlessly.
Without a word, Shishou placed his hand on Kisame's head.
"Wait..." Kisame's heart pounded in fear.
Human Path: Soul Extraction!
Pulling Kisame's soul from his body, Shishou instantly learned their plans.
Casually tossing Kisame's body aside, Shishou looked up at Raiga and the others.
"Mercy... Please..."
Seeing Kisame killed in an instant, Raiga and the others were terrified, falling to their knees and begging for their lives.
With a glance, a purple chakra dragon flew out from Shishou's body, extracting the souls of Raiga and his group.
Shishou had no mercy for those who dared to betray the Akatsuki and side with Obito.
Picking up Raiga's fallen lightning sword, Shishou stored it in a sealing scroll.
Then he pulled out a black cloak, smiling at Rin. "I have a good idea."
Rin glanced at the dead bodies of Kisame and the others. "You plan to disguise yourself as them to get close to Obito? Transformation Jutsu won't fool him."
Shishou dressed Rin in the black cloak and smiled. "Transformation Jutsu won't, but White Zetsu's mimicry technique might."
White Zetsu's technique could absorb someone's chakra and perfectly replicate it, making it indistinguishable even to the most familiar or perceptive ninja.
Having absorbed and assimilated countless White Zetsu, Shishou had long mastered this ability.
Placing his hand on Kisame's corpse, Shishou's body began to morph, eventually taking on Kisame's fish-eyed appearance.
Seeing this, Rin donned the black cloak and hood, disguising herself as a captured Nagato.
Hoisting Rin onto his shoulder, Shishou sent out his paralyzing bugs to devour the bodies of Kisame and the others before leaving.
Reaching the battlefield above the sea, where Konan and Obito's forces clashed, Shishou saw countless giant wooden hands everywhere.
On the sea ahead, Madara and Hashirama continuously attacked Tsunade and Konan with Wood Release, covering the sea with massive floating logs.
Meanwhile, the Second Hokage Tobirama and the Fourth Hokage Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to interfere and support, countering the sharp golden swords of Rimei and Kushina.
Obito hid on the side, using Kamui for sneak attacks, but every time he used Kamui, Konan's Shinra Tensei would disrupt him, preventing any successful hits.
As soon as Shishou arrived at the edge of the battlefield, the space before him rippled.
Obito emerged from the Kamui dimension, quickly saying, "Hand Nagato over to me."
Although uncertain if using Nagato as leverage would make Konan back down, having Nagato would at least give her pause.
"I'm outta here," Shishou said, tossing Rin onto the water and turning to flee.
Obito wasn't surprised by 'Kisame's' actions, knowing the current battlefield was beyond his capability.
Approaching the 'captured Nagato', Obito grabbed hold of Rin.
The moment he grabbed her, Obito sensed something off, making him wary.
In the next second, the person in his grasp lifted her head, revealing a beautiful face hidden under the hood.
Obito's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Rin???"
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POWER STONE!!!!
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