415. Obito Vs The Kages
After the dust settles down,
Fu's Edo body slowly crawls out of the hole. The chakra cloak of the second transformed state has long dissipated from the powerful impact of Naruto's punch.
Tch…
Obito clicks his tongue. He quickly appears beside her and store her tattered body in his Kamui.
'Among the tailed beast, seven-tails was supposed to be the third strongest after the eight-tails and the nine-tails and yet I couldn't even capture the jinchuruki of Nine-tails who didn't even use the power of his tailed beast. Should I unleash a full transformation? But there is a risk of losing control.'
Obito ponders.
"The full transformation will go against over initial plan. Our purpose in this meeting was to declare Akatsuki's power and assassinate a kage to lower the strength of their alliance. Since we didn't meet our objective; it's time for us to retreat." Black Zetsu warns Obito through telepathy.
"Very well!"
Obito activates his Kamui to escape.
Fwoosh…
The spiral portal of Kamui's dissipates before it could even form.
"What's going on?" Obito wonders.
"This must be the doing of Minato-Sensei!" Obito recalls his previous battle with Minato.
'Minato-Sensei is one of the greatest space-time users of the shinobi world. He must have found a method to restrain space-time techniques.' Obito grits his teeth.
'I still have that trump card, but I don't want to use it here. Also, thanks to the intel of Konoha, they can easily counter the Rinnegan abilities. And I can't sustain a such large amount of chakra usage for a prolonged time even with the Hashirama cells. Very well, then…'
Obito makes a Ram hand sign.
Whoosh…
Chakara flows out of his body and enters the black rod receiver on the body of the remaining five Edo-jinchuruki. The jinchuruki transforms into their semi-tailed beast with partial features of their respective tailed beast.
The transformed Edo-jinchuruki aggressively attacks them with newfound vigor. The rest of the Kage slightly struggle against the frenzied jinchurukis.
'The strength of an Edo depends on the strength of the vessel used to reincarnate the Edo. If the vessel is too weak, then Edo can't bring out their full potential in a fight. Although Kabuto's perfect technique reincarnated them near their peak strength, the body of an Edo isn't suitable as a host for a tailed beast.'
Whoosh…
Obito retreats behind the Edo-jinchurukis.
"We can't let the next generation steal our thunder. We have to show them what we are made of." Onoki claps his calm and creates a transparent energy cube.
Whoosh…
He fires it toward Han, the five-tails jinchuruki.
Fwoosh…
Steam rises from Han's back and he flickers out from the path of the atomic dismantling ray.
"That's the boil release Kekkei Genkai." Kurotsuchi remarks.
Whoosh…
Han flickers in front of Onoki and punches him.
BANG…
Onoki blocks Han's attack by coating his body with earth release
Choo…
A whistling sound similar to a steam engine erupts from Han's body. The temperature of Han's armor rises extensively and steam escapes from the gap between the joints.
BANG…
Han's fist breaks through the boulder and strikes Onoki.
Rumble…
Onoki's body shatters into countless rock fragments. Two giant arms erupt from the ground and grab Han's legs.
"I heard that an Edo Tensei can regenerate from any damage and is almost immortal. I wonder what will happen if I dismantle it into atoms?"
Onoki reappears at a slight distance.
He claps his palm and shrouds a large area around Han into a transparent energy construct.
"Particle Style: Detachment to the Primitive World,"
Whoosh…
A bright light shines inside the energy construct with Han trapped in its center. The light lasts for a few seconds before diffusing into the surroundings. Every object or matter within the cube disappears into nothingness.
"Hmm… looks like not even an Edo can survive my particle style." Onoki proudly crosses his arm.
Tsunade, A, Mei, Mifune, and the rest of the Samurai stare at Onoki in amazement.
"Incredible! So, that's the legendary technique of the Tsuchikage-sama!" The samurai gossip among themselves.
Only Izumi, Minato, and Obito sense something amiss.
'The large amount of chakra in that area hasn't dispersed yet.' Minato senses a giant lump of chakra at the previous position of Han.
'From this chakra signature, I can definitely tell that this isn't five-tails chakra, but it's jinchuruki's chakra.'
Izumi and Obito glance at the position with their Mangekyo Sharingan. They notice several microscopic particles slowly clustering together in a place. The size of the particle slowly increases from a few nanometers to a few micrometers. The ashen material composing Edo's body slowly swirls in place.
'Hmm… so it's able to regenerate, albeit at a very slow pace. In that case…"
Swish… swish…
Obito makes some hand signs and infuses some chakra in his Rinnegan.
Badump…
A burst of chakra releases from the Rinnegan.
Fwoosh…
Dark purple flames erupt from the ground and the King of the Underworld slowly reveals peeks out of the purple flames. It opens its mouth and sucks the air in its surroundings.
"What… what's going on?"
Onoki and A feel a chill down their spine.
"What's that?" Both of them sense a life-death crisis from the king of the Underworld as they stare in trepidation.
"This creature has a Rinnegan?!"
"It's one of the abilities of the Rinnegan, the Naraka Path. The wielder of the Rinnegan can summon the king of the Underworld from the depths of hell." Minato explains the ability to Onoki.
"Don't stare into its eyes for too long or else it will rip your soul from your body," Minato warns him.
"Also, don't touch those flames. These flames don't harm the physical body, but they burn the soul of anyone who touches them." Minato warns A, who was about to launch a sneak attack on the King of Hell from a blind spot.
"You were thinking of sacrificing your arm to inflict some damage to Obito, weren't you?" Tsunade questions him.
Hmph…
A snort and turns his attention toward his opponent.
He indeed had thoughts of attacking him while the latter was busy summoning the King of Hell. When Obito infused his chakra into his Rinnegan to summon the King of Hell, he momentarily lost control over his other paths; thus, making them static in their position.
Izumi and Minato curiously stare at the entire situation without missing any moment.
Izumi notices the king of Hell pulling away all the microscopic particles of ashes and chakra in his mouth and rearranging them accordingly.
While Minato, though unable to see the microscopic particles, senses much more than Izumi. He senses the King of Hell pull the entire chakra of Han and Five-tails from the surroundings and reconstruct their body using the blueprint from their soul.
Yes, Minato was able to sense Han's soul trapped within the vessel. Due to his prior experience of being in a limbo state in a soul-like state, he and Kushina can sense the spiritual world in their surroundings and have grown accustomed to the matters related to souls.
A few seconds later, Han walks out of the Hell King's mouth. The Hell King stares at Obito for a few seconds with a warning gaze while scaring the shit out of him. After warning Obito, it enters the purple flame portal and disappears.
Obito also wipes the cold sweat from his body. The Hell King warned him for abusing the authority of Rinnegan to trap souls from Pure Land.
At a faraway place, In a secret hideout.
Kuku…
Kabuto smirks as he stares at the pieces on a Shogi board. Slight cracks appear on one of the shogi pieces. He grabs the Shogi piece between his fingers.
"Tobi, that bastard! He overwrote my control command over the Edo jinchurukis using the Rinnegan and even resealed their tailed beasts within them. Although, I can dispel Edo Tensei and release their soul back to the Pure Land. However, that will break the terms of our contract." Kabuto clicks his tongue.
"But now he seems to be in a pinch. It's time. I will use my trump card and make him aware of my power and influence in this war."
Kabuto claps his hands.
Shoom…
A coffin erupts out of the ground.
Bang…
The door of the coffin opens up. A smile creeps up on Kabuto's face.
"It's about time. The terror returns to the shinobi world."