Ch-227 We have to be stronger.

However, Choji, with his high regenerative ability, quickly healed his entire body. Enraged by his injury from the Gedo Statue, Choji grew even larger, surpassing the size of the statue. Now 1.5 times bigger than the Gedo Statue, Choji grabbed it with both hands and slammed it to the ground with a thunderous shout of "HAAHHH!"

As Choji slammed the Gedo Statue to the ground, the entire area shook, making all the ninjas feel as if a massive earthquake had struck.

While Choji was fighting the Gedo Statue, Obito appeared in front of Darui and said, "So you have the tools in which the Gold and Silver brothers are sealed."

Darui immediately became alert upon seeing Obito and said, "So this is your purpose for coming to the First Division. It seems you want to free the Gold and Silver brothers from the seal."

Everyone had been confused about the reason for Obito's arrival on the battlefield, but now it was crystal clear: Obito was here for the Gold and Silver brothers.

Darui attacked Obito with his sword covered in lightning chakra, but Obito used Kamui to phase through the attack unharmed.

Obito then used the ninjutsu 'Fire Release: Blast Wave Wild Dance,' releasing a whirlwind of fire that engulfed many ninjas who were protecting Benihisago and Kohaku no Jōhei, killing them in the process.

After killing all the ninjas protecting the six sage tools, Obito took the Benihisago. As soon as he touched the Kohaku no Jōhei, a few shadows from different stones around him came to life and attached themselves to Obito's shadow. These shadows didn't stop there and went on to tie him up like a rope, immobilizing him.

"Shadow Imitation technique, eh? No, or should I say it's something totally different from the normal Shadow Imitation technique," said Obito.

"Whatever you might say, but right now you can't move, and you can't walk away from here," said Shikamaru.

"Are you sure about that?" asked Obito, amusement in his tone.

Just as Shikamaru was confused about what Obito meant, he heard a loud roar. It was the roar of the Gedo Statue, and it was powerful enough to send Choji, who had transformed into his huge size, flying through the air. After repelling Choji, the Gedo Statue jumped into the air and attacked Shikamaru's precise location. Ino witnessed this.

Ino, not wanting the Gedo Statue to reach Shikamaru's location, said, "No, you don't." After saying this, she controlled the kunai of many ninjas with her telekinetic powers and attacked the Gedo Statue. However, these kunai and shurikens were not enough to harm the Gedo Statue, which moved unhindered and without any damage.

The Gedo Statue landed precisely where Shikamaru was. Shikamaru used his shadow movement technique to move away to a distant location. As soon as Shikamaru moved, the huge Gedo Statue fell where he had been standing a few seconds earlier, destroying the edge of the cliff.

As Shikamaru was forced to move away, his control over the Shadow Imitation technique was lost, and Obito was freed.

"We will meet again soon," said Obito, leaving the place using Kamui. As soon as Obito left, the Gedo Statue also disappeared in a cloud of white smoke.

Choji, now back to his normal size, appeared in front of Shikamaru and said apologetically, "Sorry, I wasn't able to hold the Gedo Statue back."

"Choji, you don't have to be sorry. You did nothing wrong; it's just that our opponent was very powerful," said Shikamaru with a bitter face.

Ino also came and stood beside Shikamaru, saying, "I used to think that we had become very powerful, but today we learned that in front of beings like Obito and the Gedo Statue, we are not powerful enough."

"You're all thinking this, but just imagine: Jiryoku, who has the ability to suppress the likes of the Gedo Statue, is still striving to become more powerful. Just how powerful must those beings from the Otsutsuki Clan be?" said Shikamaru, his face solemn as he pondered this.

When Shikamaru reminded them of this, both Ino and Choji began to think about how powerful the enemies who were going to attack their world would be.

"If we want to help Jiryoku, then we have to become more powerful than we are now," said Ino.

"You are absolutely right. We can't give up until we become powerful enough to stand side by side with Jiryoku," said Shikamaru, conviction clearly visible on his face.

"Yes, we have to grow even more and become even more powerful," added Choji.

Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji all shared a single thought: to become powerful enough to stand with Jiryoku in difficult times and to help him if needed in battle.

"Ino, the first thing we need to do is inform headquarters about the theft of the Kohaku no Jōhei and Benihisago, and the fact that the Gold and Silver Brothers have been taken away," said Shikamaru urgently.

"I'll inform them right away," replied Ino. She immediately relayed the situation to Shikaku at headquarters.

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