"Got it!"
Kakashi hurriedly agreed.
Though the battle earlier hadn't lasted long—
his chakra had already recovered enough for him to use the Body Flicker Technique to evacuate the remaining shinobi.
BZZZT…
Just as Minato Namikaze prepared to activate Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and head over to support Ning Feng—
a sudden spatial distortion appeared beside Kakashi!
"What's going on?!"
Kakashi instantly jumped backward in alarm and drew a kunai from his pouch.
Minato also halted his movements, staring warily at the distortion.
"Kakashi… Minato… neither of you are leaving."
A strangely familiar voice emerged from the warped space as a black-robed shinobi wearing a spiral mask slowly materialized.
"You! Uchiha Madara?!"
Minato's expression instantly darkened with anger!
Back when Kushina had given birth—
it was precisely because of this masked man that the Nine-Tails had nearly been extracted, costing her life!
If not for Ning Feng's intervention, Minato couldn't even imagine how disastrous that night would have become!
"You despicable bastard!"
Enemies meeting only intensified hatred.
The moment Kakashi saw the masked figure, he could no longer hold back.
Rapidly forming seals, he activated Lightning Cutter and charged forward!
"Heh… call me whatever you want…"
Obito shrugged casually, allowing Kakashi's attack to pass directly through his body.
"It won't matter soon enough anyway."
"Kakashi, don't let your guard down!"
Seeing Obito's bizarre ability once more, Minato immediately warned him.
"Go gather everyone and evacuate them. Minimize unnecessary casualties!"
"Leave this place to me!"
Minato vigilantly drew a large number of Flying Thunder God kunai and hurled them outward!
Obito didn't move at all.
The kunai simply passed through his body and embedded themselves into nearby trees and the ground around him.
"…Understood."
Kakashi still wanted to say something, but seeing the serious expression on Minato's face, he reluctantly sighed and turned to leave.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Just as Kakashi prepared to carry out Minato's orders—
Obito suddenly spat out an enormous fireball toward him from behind!
"Kakashi, watch out!"
Minato barely needed to warn him.
Kakashi could already feel the surging heatwave roaring toward his back!
"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"
Kakashi hastily formed seals.
A wall of earth rose between himself and the incoming fireball!
BOOM!
The fireball slammed violently into the wall, creating an enormous burst of scorching air that swept over Kakashi from behind!
At the same time, the earth wall cracked under the intense heat.
The edges were blasted apart by the collision.
Chunks of rock and burning wind scattered everywhere!
Using the dense smoke and heatwave created by the impact as cover, Obito's Sharingan spun.
Activating Kamui, he instantly warped behind Kakashi and lunged forward to seize him!
Seeing this, Minato's expression sharpened as chakra rapidly gathered within his palm.
"Flying Thunder God… Rasengan!"
Just as Obito's hand was about to touch Kakashi's back—
the sound of violently rotating wind suddenly erupted behind him!
WHOOSH!
Left with no choice, Obito immediately phased his body and canceled his attack on Kakashi.
BOOM!
The Rasengan smashed into the ground, blasting out a crater several feet wide!
"Hm?!"
Only now did Kakashi turn around.
When had Minato arrived behind him?!
A chill ran through Kakashi's heart.
Without Minato's support—
he would have truly been captured just now!
He already understood Obito's ability.
Anything his physical body touched while materialized could be transferred into another dimension.
In other words—
being captured was essentially equivalent to death.
Reacting instantly, Kakashi formed seals once more and unleashed another Great Fireball Technique!
The giant fireball shot directly toward Obito.
But Obito rapidly retreated backward as well!
The fireball passed through his body and exploded against the ground behind him, engulfing the area in flames.
"Kakashi, go now!"
Seeing Kakashi still staring cautiously toward the masked man even after launching the attack, Minato immediately urged him again.
Kakashi finally remembered he still had a mission.
He nodded quickly before departing.
"Stay alert! He may head toward your side at any moment!"
Minato's eyes turned slightly dangerous as he stared into the smoke while tossing one Flying Thunder God kunai toward Kakashi.
After catching it, Kakashi immediately felt much more reassured.
At the same time, his pace toward the battlefield accelerated considerably!
Meanwhile—
the battle on Ning Feng's side had already reached its climax!
"Wood Release: Wood Golem Technique!"
Hashirama unleashed one of his largest Wood Release techniques—
the Wood Golem Technique!
Its sheer size actually surpassed even the Complete Body Susanoo by a noticeable margin!
At the same time, Mū summoned a massive stone giant as well.
However, compared to the Complete Body Susanoo and the Wood Golem—
his construct appeared pitifully inadequate.
Meanwhile, Tobirama continuously expanded the gigantic water vortex beneath Ning Feng's Complete Body Susanoo, preparing to unleash a colossal forbidden technique only possible under Edo Tensei's limitless chakra.
Compared to shinobi like Ning Feng, Hashirama, and Tobirama—
Mū's level was clearly inferior.
His stone giant was barely half the height of the Complete Body Susanoo.
Even its attacks landed with almost no meaningful effect.
"What a terrifying junior…"
As Hashirama controlled the Wood Golem in relentless attacks against Ning Feng, he became increasingly aware of just how monstrous Ning Feng truly was.
He understood clearly—
Ning Feng's Complete Body Susanoo had already surpassed Madara's during life.
Even if Hashirama himself fully recovered his original strength—
he would likely only be able to fight Ning Feng to a standstill at best.
After all—
during life, Hashirama had fought evenly against Madara while Madara controlled the Nine-Tails.
Yet now, facing Ning Feng's Complete Body Susanoo—
Hashirama actually felt powerless.
Kabuto was equally shaken by Ning Feng's strength.
At the level of legendary shinobi like Hashirama and Madara—
they possessed no weaknesses, while their strengths were perfected to the extreme.
Madara excelled in ninjutsu, taijutsu, genjutsu, and bloodline abilities.
But things like sealing techniques and miscellaneous arts were comparatively weaker.
Hashirama, meanwhile, possessed terrifying ninjutsu and taijutsu that subtly surpassed Madara's.
His physique was monstrous.
His chakra reserves rivaled the Tailed Beasts themselves.
His resistance to genjutsu was also incredibly high.
The combination of overwhelming strengths across multiple fields without any real weaknesses—
that was what earned him the title God of Shinobi.
But Ning Feng…
He simply had no weaknesses whatsoever!
Every single one of his abilities stood near the absolute peak of the ninja world!
Thinking this, Kabuto couldn't help glancing at Madara beside him.
The thought that Madara might not actually be Ning Feng's opponent grew stronger and stronger within his heart.
After all—
legend claimed that Hashirama had killed Madara at the Valley of the End.
Which meant Hashirama had been stronger.
And now, if even Hashirama wasn't Ning Feng's match—
could Madara truly defeat Ning Feng?
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