Hidan swung his scythe high above his head and charged straight at Isshiki.
"What the hell are you talking about, bastard?! Just die already!"
ε=(ο｀*))) Sigh.
Obito let out a heavy sigh.
"That guy Hidan... all his good looks must've come at the cost of his intelligence."
But letting him go in first to test the waters isn't a bad idea.
He and Madara raised their hands at the same time.
Each of them summoned a Truth-Seeking Orb, which transformed into sturdy Six Paths staves.
The legendary staff-wielders!
With their staves in hand, the two hovered in the air and rushed toward Isshiki.
Hashirama clapped his hands together and was about to call out—
"Wood Style: Tree—"
Tobirama, standing beside him, interjected uncertainly.
"You haven't forgotten that non-Senjutsu attacks are ineffective against him, have you, big brother?"
"Oh..."
Hashirama immediately deflated.
Tobirama: "..."
But the moment he remembered that he was fighting alongside Madara, his spirit reignited. He clapped his hands together and entered Sage Mode.
"Hah..."
Tobirama sighed, flinging several Flying Thunder God kunai ahead before placing a hand on his brother's shoulder, ready to assist.
"Heh, it's been a while since I stretched my limbs. Let's play."
Isshiki chuckled indifferently. He raised his hand and made a slight grasping motion toward Hidan, who was charging in first.
"Swish! Swish! Swish!"
In the next instant, countless sharp black rods materialized out of nowhere, impaling Hidan like a pincushion.
He crashed to the ground, dumbfounded.
The game had barely started, and his screen had already gone black. He raged into his comms.
"What the hell?! What the actual hell just happened?!"
No one responded.
Obito and Madara, holding their staves, leaped past Hidan and attacked Isshiki.
From Hidan's brief encounter, they had already figured out Isshiki's technique.
First, he used his dōjutsu to shrink the black rods down to a microscopic scale.
At such a minuscule size, even if they pierced the body, they were nearly impossible to detect.
Then, once they made contact—
He instantly restored them to their full size, dealing devastating damage.
Wait a second... why does this feel so familiar?
Obito pondered for a moment before blurting out—
"Oh crap, he's an Ōtsutsuki Ant-Man?!"
Isshiki used the same move again, making a grasping motion toward the two midair attackers.
But this time, Obito and Madara were prepared. With their incredible speed, they dodged and pressed their attack.
Obito gripped his Six Paths staff in a sword stance and slashed down at Isshiki.
Madara appeared at Isshiki's side, striking with a precise upward sweep of his staff.
At the same time, Hashirama and Tobirama arrived.
"Sage Art: Wood Binding Seal!"
Thick branches burst from the ground beneath Isshiki, growing wildly.
In the blink of an eye, they had wrapped around him, restraining his movements.
Madara seized the opportunity.
Like throwing a grenade, he hurled a Truth-Seeking Orb directly into the entangled Isshiki.
However—
Isshiki vanished before their eyes, reappearing a short distance away.
Their attack had missed.
Obito muttered under his breath.
"Knew it wouldn't be that easy."
Tobirama, deep in thought, spoke up.
"Did he shrink himself instantaneously? Tch... that's a real pain of an ability."
Isshiki lightly clapped his hands, smiling.
"I take back what I said before. Your strength is indeed impressive."
(Hidan: "Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!")
"As a courtesy, I should take this seriously as well."
With that, Isshiki vanished once more.
"Daikokuten!"
As soon as Isshiki activated his dōjutsu—
Obito immediately sensed his location.
He stepped in front of Tobirama and conjured a shield of Lava Release.
"Lava Release: Radiant Blazing Triple Guard!"
A rain of black rods shattered against the shield and fell harmlessly to the ground.
Isshiki reappeared, tilting his head in amusement.
"You predicted my attack and countered with a large-scale jutsu?"
"Hah, this is getting interesting..."
Behind Obito, Tobirama commented seriously.
"You seem a little slow on the uptake. At any other time, I'd be laughing at your ridiculous jutsu names."
Madara charged at Isshiki again, shouting—
"Senju Tobirama, now's not the time for idle chatter!"
"Limbo: Border Jail!"
A shadowy figure emerged from Madara's body, silently flanking Isshiki from behind.
A surge of violet lightning exploded forth, engulfing the entire area.
Its sheer destructive power was enough that even Isshiki hesitated to make contact.
Hashirama followed closely behind Madara.
With a casual clap of his hands, countless branches spiraled outward.
"Sage Art: Hundred Spear Thrust!"
The 'hundred' in its name was no exaggeration.
Hundreds of sharp branches shot toward Isshiki like spears.
Isshiki's eyes darkened slightly.
Against such wide-range Senjutsu techniques, shrinking alone might not be enough to evade them entirely.
Yomotsu Hirasaka!
A swirling red-black vortex opened behind Isshiki.
But at that moment, Obito's Rinnegan gleamed with a purple light.
"Shi!"
Space rippled violently.
Isshiki's portal wavered, becoming unstable.
"Not good!"
His pupils shrank.
That brief delay was enough.
Two real attacks and one from Limbo closed in simultaneously, mere moments from striking him.
At the last possible moment, Isshiki shrank his body.
He dodged the Hundred Spear Thrust and Limbo's attack, but—
He still took a direct hit from part of the Yin Release.
Obito immediately pursued.
His eyes flashed sharply, trying to lock onto Isshiki's minuscule form.
But that tiny speck darted around so fast—
His Sharingan's tomoe were practically colliding into each other!
Before he could pinpoint Isshiki's location—
Isshiki reappeared some distance away.
His pristine white robes were stained with dust, and a few minor wounds marred his body.
Though slightly disheveled—
He still carried himself with absolute composure.
"Every ability has its weaknesses. You've taught me a valuable lesson."
He dusted off his robe and smiled.
"As thanks, I'll go all out now."
Isshiki's excitement surged.
Even his restraint on chakra consumption was tossed aside.
After all, with Obito as his 'vessel,' he could afford to let loose!
The 'Karma' within him surged.
A curved horn sprouted from the left side of his forehead, arching backward before rising up on the right.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
An overwhelming aura burst forth like a tidal wave.
The sheer pressure was worlds apart from before!
"Swish!"
Isshiki vanished once more.
This time, it wasn't from shrinking—
He was simply too fast to track!
Even with their Rinnegan, Obito and Madara could barely catch glimpses of his afterimages...
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