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The moment Goku appeared, the bodies of Obito, Yakushi Kabuto, and Zetsu all trembled simultaneously.
However, the three of them were not ordinary Ninjas; they were not truly frightened to the point of a breakdown and quickly reacted.
Obito had been able to stir up the entire Ninja World and instigate so many major events, nearly completing the Eye of the Moon Plan.
The strength of his mindset and willpower was also top-tier in the Ninja World.
Yakushi Kabuto was even one of the most formidable spies in the Ninja World, juggling multiple spy identities as he roamed among various Ninja Villages, and having followed Orochimaru, he was hardly someone who would surrender so easily.
As for Zetsu, needless to say, as Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's third child, he was the true mastermind manipulating everything behind the scenes.
"Kamui!"
Without a second word, Obito directly abandoned Yakushi Kabuto and Zetsu to draw Goku's attention while controlling the Base's one hundred thousand White Zetsu to fully awaken.
He himself activated the power of his left eye's Mangekyo Sharingan, preparing to retreat into the Kamui Dimension.
He had no thoughts of attacking Goku, because he had already tried that long ago.
Even if he used Kamui to launch a sneak attack and hit Goku, it would be completely meaningless, as he couldn't break through his defense at all.
Even if Goku just stood there and let him attack, it would be the same.
Therefore, the most important thing right now was to run for his life, survive first, and only then would he have the opportunity to replan and restart the Eye of the Moon Plan.
After entering the Kamui Dimension, he would not teleport to anywhere else; he would stay right inside the Kamui Dimension.
The opponent obviously also possessed space-time Ninjutsu and had definitely left some kind of mark on him.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to track him down so quickly.
Before finding the mark on his body and eliminating the hidden danger, he would not step out of the Kamui Dimension.
While Obito activated Kamui, the actions of Yakushi Kabuto and Zetsu were not slow either.
"Snake Servant Technique!"
Yakushi Kabuto instantly transformed his body into a white snake, zipping into the swarm of the surging White Zetsu army to hide.
As for Zetsu, he split directly into two: a White Zetsu rushed towards Goku to launch a Wood Release attack, while Black Zetsu turned into a puddle of black mud and continuously seeped into the ground.
He was quite confident in his hiding ability; after all, even the Six Paths Sage could not detect his existence.
"Solar Flare!"
At that moment, Goku also made his Move.
A dazzling light erupted from Goku's body, and Obito, who was currently casting Kamui, instantly closed his eyes, interrupting Kamui.
This was the Move used by Tien Shinhan during the last World Martial Arts Tournament.
It generated intense light through Ki to instantly blind the opponent; the more Ki inputted, the more powerful the light intensity.
The intensity of the Solar Flare unleashed by Goku at this moment was something even he himself couldn't withstand, and Obito opposite him, staring wide-eyed, naturally couldn't withstand it either.
This Move was the bane of eyes!
"Not good!"
The moment he closed his eyes, Obito realized something was wrong, but unfortunately, it was too late.
Before he had time to take remedial measures, he felt a sharp pain in his head and then lost consciousness.
Knocking Obito out in a single Move, Goku instantly flashed in front of the white-snake-formed Yakushi Kabuto and raised his hand to grab Yakushi Kabuto's tail directly.
He had already memorized Yakushi Kabuto's Ki, so no matter where Yakushi Kabuto ran, he could pinpoint his location accurately.
However, to his surprise, after grabbing Yakushi Kabuto's tail, Yakushi Kabuto simply opened his mouth wide, and another Yakushi Kabuto emerged from inside, continuing to flee forward.
What Yakushi Kabuto used was precisely the Orochimaru-Style Substitution Technique.
"If you run again, I'm going to use heavy force."
Seeing this, Goku voiced a warning.
Because of Danzo's memories, he had some understanding of Yakushi Kabuto and felt that this fellow was also rather pitiful.
That was why he didn't finish him off right away, intending instead to capture him alive and hand him over to Konoha to handle themselves.
But if the opponent kept running, he might strike harder later on and accidentally kill him.
The opponent had too many escape and self-preservation Moves, and he couldn't quite gauge how much strength to use to subdue him without killing him.
Hearing this, Yakushi Kabuto paused for a moment, but still chose to keep running; he still had a sliver of confidence in his self-preservation abilities.
Yet the next second, his body suddenly stiffened, followed by a large snake growing out from his back.
Then the snake opened its mouth, and a familiar figure emerged.
"My Lord Orochimaru!"
"Long time no see, Kabuto."
After landing, Orochimaru smiled at Kabuto, then directly said to Goku who was preparing to attack them:
"Please show mercy. We surrender and are willing to return to Konoha together to accept punishment."
"My Lord Orochimaru, you..."
Kabuto looked at Orochimaru with an expression of disbelief on his face.
He hadn't expected Orochimaru to still be alive and hidden inside his own body, nor had he expected that as soon as Orochimaru appeared, he would directly surrender with him.
"You can't beat him, and neither can I; the two of us together still can't beat him, right?"
Orochimaru looked at Kabuto, the gloomy chill in his expression long since vanished, replaced instead by a sense of ease and relief.
Because of the Living Corpse Reincarnation technique he had researched and created, he hadn't actually been completely killed by Sasuke.
As long as the people upon whom he had placed Cursed Seals were not all dead, he could resurrect through the hidden Chakra of himself within the Cursed Seals.
Originally, he had planned to take the opportunity during Sasuke and Itachi's duel to seize Sasuke's body via Possession.
But instead, he saw that Uchiha Itachi, who had once defeated him in a single Move and whom he had always obsessed over regarding the Sharingan, had actually been captured.
Immediately after, he also witnessed the Battle of Konoha.
He saw how Kabuto had walked his path to the absolute limit, Edo Tenseified so many powerhouses, yet couldn't even take a single slap from the opponent.
After that, he suddenly attained enlightenment.
It turned out that the path he pursued and the power he chased were so insignificant.
He began to reflect on his life and the sins he had committed, ultimately deciding to let go of everything and return to the Village to accept the Village's Judgement.
It was precisely because he had awakened that he came out to spare Yakushi Kabuto's life.
Bringing along this subordinate who was still searching for the meaning of his existence, they would go together to atone for the sins they had once created.
"I... understand."
Looking at Orochimaru before him, Yakushi Kabuto finally nodded and no longer continued to resist.
"Alright, then wait a moment."
Seeing the opponents surrender, Goku did not launch another attack, instead turning his gaze toward the endless White Zetsu army.
Thousands of people standing together formed a vast sea of people, let alone one hundred thousand people, and moreover, one hundred thousand people who looked identical.
Unfortunately, without quality, quantity held no meaning whatsoever to Goku.
"Ki Breathing Style · Second Form!"
Goku waved his hands repeatedly, and countless Ki blades shot forth consecutively. In just a few seconds, the one hundred thousand White Zetsu were shattered into pieces scattered across the ground.
He did not use a Ki Blast because the destructive power of a Ki Blast was too strong, and he would have to spend time repairing things afterwards.
For these White Zetsu whose strengths were all below Jonin level, the Ki blades of the Breathing Style could easily resolve them without damaging the environment.
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