"Hawking, you sealed him, how are Granny Tsunade and the others?"
Naruto, panting, his eyes lit up as he saw Hawking appear beside him with Edo Tensei Uchiha Madara.
After helping Itachi break free from Yakushi Kabuto's control, he had sent a Shadow Clone, possessing half of his Chakra, to assist on another battlefield, while his main body remained here to deal with Obito and the Ten-Tails.
Thus, he was aware of what was happening on that battlefield.
However, he did not know the outcome of the Five Kage's final battle with Uchiha Madara, because his Shadow Clone was destroyed by Uchiha Madara halfway through.
Before his Shadow Clone was destroyed, the Five Kage were at a disadvantage, which was why he was so worried.
Fortunately, ten minutes ago, the Nine-Tailed inside him disappeared, and he knew that Hawking had arrived. Since he hadn't appeared here, he must have gone to help the Five Kage.
"They're fine, just almost out of Chakra and resting over there.
You guys over here, however, seem to be in a bad situation!"
Hawking casually threw the bound Uchiha Madara aside and smiled at Naruto, looking at the four Edo Tensei Hokage in front of him, who were missing arms and legs.
Obito had become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and had absorbed the Eight-Tails and half of the Nine-Tailed, possessing the power of the Six Paths, which allowed him to break the Edo Tensei's immortality. Once he injured them, the Edo Tensei could not be repaired.
Therefore, the four Edo Tensei now had physical deficiencies.
"Uchiha Obito has become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. Ordinary Ninjutsu is ineffective against him; only Sage Mode and Taijutsu can hurt him. Just now..."
Sasuke, next to Naruto, immediately relayed Uchiha Obito's information upon seeing Hawking appear.
And the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Might Guy, who were confronting Six Paths Obito, also retreated upon seeing Hawking.
At this moment, Obito was too strong; even with their combined assault until now, they had caused almost no substantial damage to Obito.
They were simply not on the same level.
Moreover, Naruto, who was originally the main force, had suddenly lost the Nine-Tailed ten minutes ago and could only fight in Sage Mode, making their situation even more difficult.
If Hawking had arrived any later, they might have been completely wiped out.
"Hawking, you still came, but I didn't expect you to defeat him, to defeat the true Uchiha Madara. It seems your strength is much greater than I estimated.
But it doesn't matter anymore. I have already obtained the same power as the Six Paths Sage. No matter how strong you are, you are not my opponent.
It's time for sleep. Let me kill you, retrieve the power of that last half of the Nine-Tailed, and take all of you to the World of dreams.
There is no war, no death, no regrets, everything is the most beautiful!"
Six Paths Obito showed no concern on his face when he saw Hawking appear and even seal Edo Tensei Uchiha Madara.
He was extremely confident in his current self, possessing the same power as the Six Paths Sage. Even the Ninja God, Senju Hashirama, was nothing in his eyes; no matter how strong Hawking was, he was just a mere mortal.
With that, his figure flickered and he charged towards Hawking.
He had originally worried that Hawking would stop him when he absorbed the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tailed, so he specifically designed a plan to lure Hawking to a place where six hundred billion explosive tags were buried, using Edo Tensei Ninja.
Now, it was no longer necessary to go through such trouble.
Although the Edo Tensei had ended prematurely due to Sasuke's betrayal, Edo Tensei Uchiha Madara was still effective enough to stall Hawking, giving him sufficient time to transform into the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
With the same power as the Six Paths Sage, he could easily kill Hawking, retrieve the last half of the Nine-Tailed, and complete his plan of so many years!
"Watch out!"
Realizing that Six Paths Obito's target was directly Hawking, everyone immediately panicked and rushed forward to attack, trying to hinder Six Paths Obito's actions and buy Hawking time to react.
However, they were all automatically blocked by the Truth-Seeking Orb behind him, which could neutralize most Ninjutsu.
"My apologies!"
Charging past the crowd's obstruction, Six Paths Obito transformed a Truth-Seeking Ball beside him into a sharp black rod and thrust it directly towards Hawking's head.
Facing Six Paths Obito, who was already close, Hawking's expression remained exceptionally calm.
"Death God Mode."
He switched his Demon God Mode to Death God Mode, picked up his black Zanpakuto, and with a single swing, blocked the black rod that was nearing his forehead.
"Uchiha Obito, right? You seem to have some misunderstanding about my strength!"
"You think this can stop me?"
Six Paths Obito frowned, and another black rod formed from a Truth-Seeking Ball appeared in his other hand. Then, he attacked Hawking with both hands simultaneously.
Hawking merely smiled, holding his Zanpakuto with one hand, and effortlessly and precisely blocked all of Six Paths Obito's attacks, one by one.
In his Ten-Tails Jinchuriki state, Obito's Taijutsu had indeed improved a lot, so much so that even the previous Third Raikage was far inferior to Obito in terms of power and speed.
It was estimated that only Might Guy, after opening the Eight Gates, could surpass Six Paths Obito in Taijutsu.
But that was only in comparison to the people of this World. For Hawking, who had over two thousand combat power, Six Paths Obito's close-range attacks were still at least one level below his.
Therefore, he could easily handle it with just one hand holding the sword.
"How do I feel like Hawking is fighting so easily?"
Naruto, who had retreated from their combat range, stared wide-eyed in disbelief at Hawking's demeanor while fighting Six Paths Obito.
Sasuke, who had already retracted his Susanoo, glanced at Naruto and replied:
"It's not 'like,' he really is very relaxed. You see, he hasn't moved an inch from beginning to end, he just stood there and neutralized all of Obito's attacks!"
He knew Hawking's Taijutsu was strong, but he hadn't expected him to handle Obito in this state so easily.
This caused some of his original thoughts to waver.
He had intended to forcibly revolutionize the Ninja World with military might after this great war, kill the Five Kage, unify all the Ninja villages, abolish all old systems, and create a truly peaceful Ninja World.
However, seeing the strength Hawking displayed now, he felt it would be difficult to achieve his ideals through force, because even if he killed the Five Kage, he wouldn't be able to defeat Hawking.
"This is impossible! How can your strength compare to mine, who possesses the power of the Six Paths Sage!"
After a series of attacks, realizing he couldn't do anything to Hawking, Six Paths Obito was also a bit stunned.
"A frog in a well. Do you think the power of the Six Paths Sage is the strongest?"
Hawking parried Obito's attack once more, then delivered a powerful roundhouse kick.
The Truth-Seeking Orb formed a shield to block Hawking's kick, but they were shattered by Hawking's pure strength, and the kick landed on Obito's back, sending him crashing down from high in the sky.
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