"Spare me the disgusting act, Tobirama…"

Madara narrowed his eyes, his voice cold. "My eyes are the result of my own efforts! They come from the ancient inheritance recorded on the Uchiha Stone Tablet. What would a Senju like you know?"

"Get ready to die… You stole the Sharingan from the Uchiha Clan and now dare to smear my name? No one's going to save you today!"

But unexpectedly—

The moment Madara mentioned the Rinnegan and the Uchiha Stone Tablet…

The expressions of the Konoha shinobi shifted into something odd—even Hashirama frowned and shook his head in disappointment, as if Madara had deeply let him down.

Madara was confused, but he knew the priority was taking down Tobirama.

The Mangekyō Sharingan was far too precious!

He absolutely refused to let his brother's pair of Mangekyō be reduced to a single eye. That was something Madara could never accept…

He had even considered using Hashirama as leverage against Tobirama—

But looking at Tobirama's current demeanor, it was obvious he didn't care in the slightest about Hashirama's life.

What a twisted, despicable bastard!

Madara's eyes flared with purple light as he unleashed Limbo: Border Jail at full power!

Four invisible clones emerged like ghostly reapers, silently streaking toward Tobirama.

But Tobirama moved.

In an instant—

His hands filled with Flying Thunder God kunai, scattering them like a storm of feathers in all directions. His body flashed and darted through the battlefield at high speed.

Madara narrowed his eyes dangerously. "Morally bankrupt… but with a sharp mind."

Clearly—

Tobirama had used the intel Hashirama passed to deduce critical information about Limbo: Border Jail.

"A clone technique… even big brother's Sage Mode sensory abilities couldn't detect it. That's seriously problematic. If I stop moving for even a moment, I'll be hit by that bastard's attack…"

Tobirama pushed his sensory abilities to the limit. As he glanced toward Uzumaki Mito—who had bound several Edo Tensei Jinchūriki with adamantine chains—he felt his heart sink.

Mito gave a faint shake of her head.

That meant even her Kagura's Mind Eye couldn't detect Madara's Rinnegan technique…

That was bad—really bad!

It meant Tobirama would have to stay in constant high-speed teleportation, endlessly burning through chakra just to avoid being caught by those invisible clones.

At this rate—

The best-case scenario was merely buying time—stalling Madara long enough for Izuna to sacrifice one eye to cast Izanagi.

Madara's strength with the Rinnegan far exceeded Tobirama's expectations.

He never imagined the Sage of Six Paths would actually recruit Madara as a lackey…

...

Meanwhile, in the Pure Land, the Sage of Six Paths and Ōtsutsuki Hamura were silently watching from the side.

The two brothers wore complicated expressions.

Was Tobirama wrong to say what he said?

Perhaps not exactly wrong… After all, they could both clearly see that Uchiha Madara was the reincarnation of Indra.

And that eldest son?

He was a true-born rebel—through and through.

This had nothing to do with being the Sage of Six Paths' dog.

But whether the Rinnegan truly came from the Sage of Six Paths… that was another story.

Let's just say—while Tobirama had clearly fallen into a bit of a misunderstanding, he had oddly managed to grasp fragments of the truth.

Sigh… It seems my reputation has taken a strange hit in Asura's camp, the Sage of Six Paths thought to himself with a helpless shake of the head. Still, his overall mood remained good.

...

At that moment, on the battlefield—

Although Konoha's forces were generally gaining the upper hand in battles among the Kage-level combatants, keeping steady pressure on their opponents…

At the highest level, just a single Uchiha Madara was enough to reverse the tide—ensuring that Tobirama and the others would never be able to release Kazuki, and therefore preventing Kaguya's awakening.

Under the crushing pressure of Limbo: Border Jail...

Tobirama could only maintain a state of high-speed teleportation, unable to launch any meaningful counterattack. Each use of the Flying Thunder God Technique consumed more and more of his chakra.

Madara, meanwhile, continued casting jutsu, trying to strike Tobirama mid-teleport.

As the battle between Madara and Tobirama tilted increasingly in Madara's favor—

Black Zetsu's voice rang out coldly, "Obito, now's the time… Madara's attention is still locked on Tobirama. First, move the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path—then go for the black coffin sealing Kazuki!"

"Once he finishes off Tobirama, we'll lose our chance to act!"

Uchiha Obito gave a small nod, then glanced toward Shisui and Might Duy. Seeing Duy still hesitating, he chuckled, "Duy, Shisui—this battlefield isn't for weaklings like you… Just leave it to me."

Shisui and Duy were both dumbfounded. Sure, Obito had the Mangekyō Sharingan and his dōjutsu was tricky…

But calling them weak?

Was it because Duy no longer had the Eight Gates? Or because Shisui had lost his Mangekyō?

Yet in the very next moment—

The outburst of Obito's ocular power shocked everyone on the field!

Having been nurtured by Black Zetsu and imbued with chakra on par with the Ōtsutsuki, Uchiha Obito now radiated an eye power that far exceeded even Shisui—and rivaled, perhaps even surpassed, Izuna and Tobirama. His presence was approaching that of Uchiha Madara himself!

"Kamui!"

In an instant, a massive temporal vortex engulfed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, swallowing it completely and transferring it into the Kamui dimension.

Ghostlike, Obito locked his Kamui directly onto the black coffin where Kazuki was 'sealed'...

But at that very moment—

Despite the searing evil flames still burning within him, Uchiha Izuna resisted with all his might, using Kanrō to freeze the space and chakra around the black coffin, halting Kamui's transference.

"Uchiha Obito, what do you think you're doing?!" Izuna shouted, a mix of rage and shock in his voice.

A glint of killing intent flashed through Madara's eyes. Silently, one of his Limbo clones moved to Obito's side and drove a black staff formed from Yin-Yang Release straight through his chest!

And yet—

Obito phased through the attack with perfect intangibility!

He burst into manic laughter. "Madara, did you really think your Rinnegan made you invincible? I'll have you know—I, together with Rin, am the strongest Uchiha of all!"

"…Well, maybe not counting Kazuki…" Obito muttered a guilty afterthought under his breath.

Tobirama witnessed the sudden chaos while still maintaining his high-speed movements—but at the same time, he subtly reduced the burn of Wakatsuki's flame on Izuna.

Izuna turned his head toward Tobirama with a cold snort.

What the hell does this bastard mean by that?

He's clearly expecting me to stop Obito from rescuing Kazuki…

In the blink of an eye, the battlefield descended into utter chaos!

And inside Obito, Black Zetsu was nearly squealing with glee!

They had secured the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!

This was the first—and arguably final—step in reviving Kaguya!

As long as they had the Demonic Statue, Obito's dual Kamui gave him superior mobility over anyone else. He could swiftly collect the tailed beasts…

And once the beasts were injected one by one into the Demonic Statue, they could forcibly rip Kaguya free from that damned Uchiha Kazuki's body—finally escaping that terrifying man's schemes and reclaiming her peak strength!

Though the road to gathering the tailed beasts…

With Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Izuna, and Senju Tobirama standing in his way, the path ahead would no doubt be long and arduous.

But now that they had taken control of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, at least there was something to strive toward—rather than just sitting idle, watching Kazuki manipulate Kaguya at will...

This was a good beginning.

At that moment, Black Zetsu was already calculating how to get Uchiha Obito to retreat.

Just as Kaguya had once hoped Kazuki would abandon the shinobi world and find a quiet place to cultivate rather than recklessly fight to the bitter end...

Black Zetsu never had any intention of using Obito to rescue Kazuki. His real plan was to take the Demonic Statue and flee.

If Kazuki were actually freed... everything would be over.

The mother and son might have different levels of intelligence, but their thought processes were clearly carved from the same mold.

Kamui's warping force continued to dismantle Madara's Susanoo piece by piece, while Limbo: Border Jail launched repeated surprise attacks on both Obito and Tobirama.

Amid this chaotic three-way battle—

Uchiha Izuna frowned.

Tobirama had momentarily weakened the burning of Wakatsuki, seemingly to allow Izuna's ocular power to freeze the space around Obito. With the immunity granted by Ame-no-Iwato, Tobirama remained slippery and uncatchable, safely perched in a position of advantage.

But whenever Izuna tried to lock down Obito's space with Kanrō, Tobirama would abruptly intensify Wakatsuki's flames, rendering Kanrō ineffective.

"What a manipulative bastard…"

Izuna gritted his teeth in anger. "You're trying to use me to restrain Obito, but without killing him—just enough so he can wear down my brother for you!"

"Sending the kid into the meat grinder first—you're as despicable as ever!"

The chaotic melee continued to spiral—

With Tobirama, Madara, and Izuna all wielding troublesome dōjutsu, none of them could find a way to break the stalemate in the short term. All they could do was keep fighting, biding time for the other side to slip up.

The tug-of-war dragged on for what felt like forever.

And then, from the sidelines, Isshiki began to laugh coldly.

"Well then... looks like it's my turn to take the stage."

"These mortals and their ninjutsu... I've seen right through them."

"It's time to devour Kaguya."

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