"Did you really think I couldn't use a Truth-Seeking Orb in this simple form? This is just the basics!"
Ino, who hadn't used a single Truth-Seeking Orb since the fight began, waved her hand and used her Yin-Yang Release to form one, shaping it into a long blade. With a single strike, she shattered a third of his shield. With the blade in her left hand and sword in her right, she unleashed a flurry of slashes against his defenses, breaking the shield in three moves. Her final strike, swift as lightning, viciously struck Obito's cheekbone.
If he hadn't used Kamui to distort space again, Ino's sword would have taken off half his head.
"You pathetic insect. You're much easier to deal with than Madara." Ino's long blade parried his Six Paths shakujo staff, while the Seven Star Sword in her right hand pierced through Obito's chest once more, letting out a shriek that tore through the air.
They had exchanged over fifty blows. After the initial probing phase, Obito had been completely overwhelmed. If not for the Ten-Tails' immense regenerative ability, he would have been dead long ago.
It wasn't obvious at first, but as the fight went on, Ino discovered he had a certain frenzied quality that was hard to describe—or perhaps, it was simply madness.
After realizing he could hardly overpower Ino in terms of technique or control over the Truth-Seeking Orbs, he began trading blows for blows. If you stab me, I have to land a strike on you too.
Every move they made carried immense power. Hozuki Castle had long since been reduced to underwater ruins. Kakashi and Sasuke watched the battle from a distance, standing on the surface of the sea. The surrounding waters were in chaos, churned by the shockwaves from the explosions. In half a day, the coasts of the Land of Grass and the Land of Earth would be hit by a tsunami of at least three meters.
Even the seabed was ravaged, with large sections of the continental shelf fracturing and breaking apart. Most of this was caused by Obito's Tailed Beast Bombs and Truth-Seeking Orbs—though, of course, Ino had played her part.
The old stories about the battle between Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, Hagoromo, and Hamura nearly shattering the planet under their feet were no exaggeration. A few more high-intensity battles like this, and the planet wouldn't be able to take it.
"Aargh—!" Obito let out his first scream of pain since the battle began. His body had been frozen by Ino's Ice Release ninjutsu, which was fused with Senjutsu chakra, and then shattered with a single punch. Now, half of his body was gushing blood, the bones in both his legs, including his pelvis, pulverized into dust.
"What a damn pain. Do you have any strength left to recover now? You can die!" Compared to Obito, who was tattered from head to toe, Ino's condition was still relatively intact. Only the sleeve of her right arm had been blasted off, and she'd taken a blow to the shoulder from his shakujo staff.
She pressed the Seven Star Sword against Obito's throat. He was out of Truth-Seeking Orbs and didn't have enough time to form new ones.
With both legs broken, Obito couldn't stand. He lay on his back, facing the sky, desperately gripping her blade with both hands. He let the blood stain his upper body, his eyes filled with nothing but madness. Even his blind Mangekyo Sharingan eye glinted with a savage light.
Ino was fearless. She applied pressure with her arms, forcing the blade down bit by bit. The tip of the sword drew ever closer to his throat.
Suddenly, Obito's skin became as coarse as tree bark. The tip of the sword, already touching his skin, failed to pierce through.
"The Ten-Tails, is it? Let's see if the Ten-Tails can actually save you!"
Ino also gritted her teeth, pressing down with both hands. Obito's entire body took on a brassy color, his skin becoming harder than steel. While maintaining his defense, a small Truth-Seeking Orb appeared in his right hand, which he then formed into a short blade and thrust violently toward Ino's ribs.
Ino shot out her left hand and grabbed the blade, ignoring the blood dripping from her palm, her mind focused solely on forcing the Seven Star Sword down.
Under her immense pressure, the Treasured Tool of the Sage of Six Paths pierced Obito's skin inch by inch. Finally, with a loud cry, she drove it straight through his neck. She gripped the hilt, ignoring the madness in Obito's eyes, and prepared to sever his head to end the fight for good.
"Watch out! Above you!" Sasuke's shout came from afar. Ino glanced up and saw an incomparably sharp golden light approaching with overwhelming power.
"Shit!" The golden light felt extremely dangerous; ignoring it would surely get her hurt. Forgetting about Obito, Ino activated her Flying Thunder God and teleported over ten li away. She then saw the golden light strike Obito's body directly.
At the last moment, the attack's trajectory shifted slightly. Obito also used all his strength to push the golden light aside, causing the golden wheel of light to fly off, spinning at high speed. It sliced through three tall mountains before finally vanishing.
"...Do you have a bad memory? Didn't your mother teach you even the most basic manners?! Toneri Ōtsutsuki!" Ino's eyes burned with rage. The prize she had in her grasp had flown away. She stared at the cyan figure striding toward her from a distance, her voice cold to the extreme.
Hikari Hyuga's eyes could only be considered passable, but Toneri Ōtsutsuki's own foundation was indeed profound. After transplanting this pair of pure Byakugan, he awakened the ultimate form of the Byakugan as recorded by his ancestors—the Tenseigan!
At that moment, Toneri Ōtsutsuki was enveloped in green chakra. His pair of pale blue Tenseigan shimmered with spiritual light, and behind him, twelve pitch-black Truth-Seeking Orbs had also formed.
"I told you, I will kill you and take Hinata back!" Toneri Ōtsutsuki had lived alone on the moon and hadn't spoken for many years. His voice was a bit hoarse, but his tone was completely imperious, as if his words were the only truth in the world.
Ino suppressed the rage in her heart. She pointed at Obito, who was staggering to his feet. "Do you have any idea what this guy is trying to do? Your actions now are bringing shame upon Lord Hamura and the countless Ōtsutsuki clansmen who have guarded the moon!"
"I don't care!" Toneri Ōtsutsuki roared. "I will kill you! I'm willing to pay any price for it! I will not allow you to defile Hinata!"
The conflict between the two was completely irreconcilable. There was no possibility of either side backing down.
Obito: "???"
Who is this guy? Looking at his deeply resentful expression, is he also part of the anti-Ino alliance? Is there nothing left for me to do here? Can I leave now?
On the other side, Sasuke was also speechless. This new enemy's eyes were so strange; he could feel the mountain-and-sea-like ocular power within them. I really am the weakest one, aren't I?
Obito said in a low voice, "Zetsu, I know you're nearby. Come help me. Uchiha Madara is dead. I am your new master."
He had been pierced a dozen times by Ino's Truth-Seeking Orbs and the Seven Star Sword, his right arm had been severed three times, and his legs had been repaired twice. The Ten-Tails' regenerative power wasn't entirely his own. He wasn't a robot, and he was reaching his own limits.
Zetsu: "..."
The world was changing too fast; he hadn't even prepared himself. Madara was gone. Obito, whom he had considered a disposable pawn, had managed to turn the tables. But before he could even rejoice, Obito was being beaten to a pulp by Ino. And now, at the brink of death, Toneri Ōtsutsuki shows up. Today has been full of twists and turns.
Regarding Obito's invitation—which was like letting a wolf into the house—Zetsu was secretly delighted. After pretending to deliberate, he agreed.
"Alright, new master. I'll help you, just like sixteen years ago."
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