Chapter 170: First Battle with Madara Uchiha!

On the coastline, Kakashi, Obito, and Rin were desperately fleeing.

Behind them, a group of masked Kirigakure shinobi pursued them relentlessly.

Obito glanced back anxiously, shouting, "Kakashi, they're catching up to us!"

"If this keeps up, we'll be overtaken."

"I'll stay behind to hold them off. You take Rin and go ahead."

Kakashi looked back at the pursuing Mist ninjas and replied calmly, "You won't be able to hold them off."

"I'll stay behind. You two go and find reinforcements!"

Rin turned back, "Kakashi…"

"There's no need to argue," Kakashi said firmly. "I'm the strongest here, so I'm the best choice to hold them off."

"I'm the only one who can hold them back until you bring reinforcements."

They had ventured deep into Mist-controlled territory on this peninsula to rescue Rin, who had been captured by Kirigakure.

Obito didn't want to leave Kakashi alone, but he had to protect Rin.

If no one stayed behind to cover them and they were surrounded, the weakest of them, Rin, would be the first to fall.

"Obito…"

Kakashi added, "Take care of Rin!"

Gritting his teeth, Obito nodded, "I understand. I'll keep her safe!"

"Rin!"

He grabbed Rin's hand and picked up the pace.

Meanwhile, Kakashi stopped in his tracks. The sound of chirping birds filled the air as blue lightning crackled around him.

He drew his sword and dashed forward!

Kakashi charged toward the pursuing Mist shinobi.

The enemy split up, with some attacking Kakashi while others continued after Obito and Rin.

Kakashi managed to take down three of them before he turned to pursue the ones chasing Obito and Rin, engaging them in a deadly game of cat and mouse.

Lightning crackled over Kakashi's body as he swung his White Fang short sword, using his speed and reflexes to cut down the Mist shinobi.

But there were too many of them, and they were elite members of the Mist's special tactical forces. Kakashi alone couldn't hold off so many.

"Damn, there's no way to stop them all at once."

"Obito, you'd better…"

Anxiety and fear gnawed at him.

Though Obito's powers had grown with his newly awakened two-tomoe Sharingan, he was still far from the level of a jōnin.

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Meanwhile, Obito quickly realized that the Mist shinobi were catching up.

"Damn, there's no way we're getting away!"

Grinding his teeth, Obito reached into his pouch, flinging several shuriken that struck two of the Mist shinobi.

But there were more of them, and they were starting to close in from both sides.

"Rin, go ahead!"

Obito stopped, clutching his kunai, and prepared to charge at the Mist shinobi.

Rin also stopped, feeling the terrifying power within her that was beyond her control. She looked into the distance, unable to see anything: "Kakashi…"

In the next moment, she spun around and suddenly stepped between Obito and the Mist shinobi.

"Rin!"

Obito was shocked.

Thud!

Rin threw herself into Obito's arms, driving his kunai directly into her own heart with perfect precision.

"Obito…"

Blood gushed from Rin's mouth as she looked at him.

Obito's eyes widened. He instinctively stepped back, releasing the blood-covered kunai.

"Obito…"

Rin staggered, then collapsed toward him.

Obito quickly caught her shoulders, barely able to breathe. "Kakashi… protect…"

Obito's pupils contracted, his heart pounding fiercely, the tomoe in his eyes spinning into a new pattern.

In that instant, Rin's body lost all strength and slumped into his arms.

"No…"

Obito opened his mouth but couldn't make a sound. His blood-soaked hands slipped through her body.

Thud!

Rin's body fell to the ground.

"Damn, she managed to do it!"

"The plan failed!"

"We must retrieve the Three-Tails before she dies!"

The Mist shinobi shouted in shock, realizing Rin had used Obito's hand to end her own life.

A group of Mist shinobi rushed toward Obito and Rin.

Obito looked up at the oncoming enemies, and suddenly, the entire world seemed bathed in blood—as if everything had been dyed red by Rin's blood.

"Rin!"

"You damn bastards…"

"Die!"

Obito let out a bestial roar, releasing a cold and overwhelming chakra that split the earth beneath him as he shot forward.

In an instant, he collided with a Mist shinobi.

The shinobi's sword sliced through Obito's body, but before he could react, Obito turned and punched him, sending him flying.

Then two more Mist shinobi dropped down from above, piercing Obito's body with their blades—but no blood flowed from him.

Obito leaped up, kicking both of them away, then grabbed a katana from the ground and hurled it. The blade struck through the two Mist shinobi he had just kicked.

Boom!

A torrent of water surged forward, but Obito remained unaffected as the water passed harmlessly through him.

"What's going on?"

"We can't even hit him!"

"Damn it…"

"Surround him! Retrieve the Three-Tails!"

"Ahhh—!"

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A one-sided slaughter unfolded. In his extreme rage, Uchiha Obito, though unaware he had awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, instinctively used its unique powers. He weaved through the Mist shinobi effortlessly, cutting down each one with ease.

Meanwhile, Nohara Rin, lying on the ground, still had a faint consciousness. She could hear the screams of the Mist ninjas and felt her life quickly slipping away.

In that moment, memories of all the beautiful moments she'd experienced flashed through her mind.

"Kakashi…"

Rin opened her mouth, but blood filled her throat, silencing her.

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In less than a minute, all the Mist shinobi had fallen by Obito's hand.

Obito returned to Rin's side, reaching out to hold her, only to find his arms empty.

"Rin…"

He stood there, frozen.

Just then, a dark-robed figure emerged from the forest.

"She can't be saved. Come with me."

White Zetsu, controlling Uchiha Yū, walked over to Obito's side.

Obito turned his head in a daze, muttering, "I… I killed Rin…"

White Zetsu shook his head, "No!"

"It wasn't you who killed her!"

"It was this flawed world!"

"It was war!"

"As long as war exists, even if she survived today, she'd still die tomorrow."

"All these tragedies come from war!"

White Zetsu opened his arms toward Obito, "Come with me!"

"I'll introduce you to someone who can help you create a world without war."

Obito's eyes gradually focused, "A world without war…"

He turned to look at Rin, lying in a pool of blood, "Rin, I'll create a world where you exist!"

"But first, I'll fulfill your last wishes."

Whoosh!

Obito disappeared.

Moments later, he returned with the unconscious Kakashi, placing him beside Rin. Reaching out to touch Rin's face, he noticed his blood-stained hands and recoiled as though burned.

"Let's go. Take me to this person you mentioned."

Obito stood up, speaking coldly to White Zetsu, "If he can't do what you claim, I'll kill every single one of you!"

White Zetsu responded confidently, "You can rest assured of that!"

After one last look at Rin, Obito followed White Zetsu and vanished into the forest.

Less than a minute later, Shūichi appeared beside Kakashi.

"Am I too late?"

Shūichi's gaze sharpened as he looked at the blood-soaked Rin and Kakashi.

"No, not yet!"

He knelt beside Rin and immediately activated the Soul Imprisonment Technique to hold her soul in place.

He quickly assessed her injuries.

Her heart had been pierced, but fortunately, no major arteries were severed, nor was the entire heart destroyed.

However, her condition was dire; she was already in shock, her breathing nearly stopped, and only a faint heartbeat remained.

Shūichi immediately created three shadow clones: one began performing artificial respiration, another used a chakra scalpel to cut through Rin's clothing, opening her chest and manually stabilizing her heart, while the third placed his hands on her chest, using Yang Release chakra to heal the wound around the kunai in her heart as quickly as possible.

Hmm?

Shūichi's head shot up, a massive fireball reflected in his eyes.

Boom!

A torrent of water erupted from the ground, colliding with the fireball and creating a cloud of steam that spread across the area.

Almost simultaneously, Rin's heart burst, but Shūichi's clone swiftly vanished, taking both Rin and Kakashi away.

Standing tall, Shūichi waved his hand, parting the mist, and saw a figure in a black cloak.

Uchiha Madara?

Shūichi's gaze locked onto the masked figure opposite him.

He had never seen Uchiha Madara nor had he encountered White Zetsu, so he couldn't rely on chakra sensing alone to identify them.

However, he could still detect the drastically altered chakra of Obito and sensed an unfamiliar yet strangely familiar chakra signature near Obito.

Did White Zetsu possess someone or disguise himself as a Konoha shinobi?

If so, then this person before him must be Uchiha Madara!

Attempting a surprise attack?

"Though I don't know how you took Uchiha Obito away… your schemes won't succeed."

Shūichi feigned ignorance of Madara's true identity.

Uchiha Madara looked at Shūichi and said calmly, "Are you so confident because you've never failed?"

"Well, today will be your first failure!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, fierce blue flames ignited around Madara.

However, this technique did not harm Madara in the slightest.

A dense blue chakra emerged around him, forming a half-bodied skeletal structure.

Susanoo!

Boom!

Susanoo raised its fist, striking toward Shūichi from a distance.

Rumble!

The ground exploded, and Shūichi barely managed to dodge using Body Flicker. As he landed, a surge of flames rolled toward him.

Water Release – Water Formation Wall!

Water swirled around Shūichi, clashing with the oncoming flames in a great burst of steam.

In the next instant, Susanoo's hand broke through the steam and water barrier, grabbing Shūichi.

Splash!

Shūichi dissolved into a puddle of water.

Water Clone!

Shūichi's real body appeared in mid-air, with his Totsuka Blade expanding.

Blue Flame Vacuum Slash!

This was a powerful blade combining Fire and Wind Release, more concentrated and much stronger than the original Blue Flame Sky Blade.

He slashed down fiercely, striking Susanoo's skull.

Crack!

Susanoo's skull fractured, shattering with a thunderous impact, and the blade's light sliced downward.

Boom!

The energy blade struck the ground, carving a charred trench.

But Madara dodged the strike with Body Flicker at the last second.

Just as he landed, Shūichi's Wind Release: Rasenshuriken came whistling down from above.

Dense chakra erupted from Madara's body, and Susanoo appeared again—this time not as a skeleton but with muscle and tissue, resembling a fully formed humanoid.

Boom!

Susanoo raised a powerful fist, colliding with the Rasenshuriken in a blazing explosion that shone like a newborn sun.

"As expected of Susanoo…" Shūichi narrowed his eyes.

As the light faded, the sound of air splitting filled the air as a series of blue magatama came flying toward him.

Yasaka Magatama!

Shūichi flickered, dodging the magatama while launching another jutsu.

Earth Release – Swamp of the Underworld!

The ground beneath Madara turned to a swirling mire, pulling his body downward.

"Using jutsu without hand seals?"

Madara, sinking slowly, chuckled with mild interest.

Meanwhile, Shūichi had activated his Fire Release Chakra Mode along with his Bijuu Sealing Mark, diving down with another slash.

This time, the blade's glow turned purple as he struck Susanoo's head once again, shattering it.

Clang!

Chains shot out, plunging into the mire.

Shūichi knew that a mere Earth Release wouldn't hold Madara.

Sure enough, a blue arm emerged from the swamp, grabbing a chain and yanking it, snapping it.

Boom!

A massive blue figure rose from the mire, only to be quickly ensnared by Shūichi's Fire Nether Chains wrapping around its limbs, torso, and neck.

Shūichi sheathed his blade and formed two Rasenshuriken, one in each hand.

Wind-Fire Rasenshuriken!

Lava Release Rasenshuriken!

On his shoulder, a dragon's head appeared, charging a blue sphere, then blasting it out as a blue-violet beam.

Dragon Flame Breath!

Two beams streaked toward Madara's head in Susanoo.

At that moment, Susanoo transformed once more, now clad in crow-headed armor resembling a cloak. With a mighty swing, it shattered the Fire Nether Chains and deflected the Dragon Flame Breath.

Crack!

Susanoo drew its sword, slicing through the remaining chains with ease.

Perfect Susanoo!

Seeing the towering entity before him, Shūichi smirked slightly.

Compared to that, his Fire Release and Blaze Release Chakra Modes were indeed insignificant.

Shūichi swung both arms, launching the Wind-Fire Rasenshuriken and Lava Release Rasenshuriken.

"You're the second person to force me into this form!"

With a casual swing, Madara effortlessly deflected both of Shūichi's Rasenshuriken, causing them to explode in mid-air.

(End of Chapter)

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