Meanwhile, Obito Uchiha could only continue observing the battlefield, occasionally launching giant shuriken to harass the enemy.
However, Ning Feng wasn't so focused on fighting Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju that he couldn't spare any attention elsewhere.
He had deliberately kept part of his focus on Obito's side.
As a result, the interference Obito caused was minimal.
A faint smile appeared on Ning Feng's lips.
He knew that at this point, Obito and Madara were already united in appearance only.
Their teacher-student relationship had long since become little more than a fragile facade.
However...
Unlike in the original story, Obito had not reclaimed the Rinnegan from Nagato.
In the original timeline, Obito had retrieved Nagato's pair of Rinnegan and implanted one of them into himself to control the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
But during the Fourth Great Ninja War, Obito had constantly concealed both his true strength and information about his abilities.
"So, are you still going to continue?"
At that moment, one of Ning Feng's shadow clones suddenly appeared beside Obito and spoke softly.
"As you can see, I placed Kakashi Hatake at the edge of the battlefield. I even told you the exact location."
"As long as you go now, you'll definitely be able to retrieve your Sharingan."
Ning Feng's tempting voice echoed repeatedly in Obito's ears.
This had all been part of Ning Feng's plan.
He had long predicted that Kakashi would refuse to leave, giving him the perfect excuse to place him at the edge of the battlefield and create an opportunity for Obito to reclaim his other eye.
Obito remained silent.
The Sharingan beneath his mask dimmed slightly.
In the original story, during the Fourth Great Ninja War, he had already anticipated that once Madara emerged, the less information he revealed, the more advantageous his position would be in the coming struggle for the Ten-Tails.
After all, Madara could only learn about his abilities through Black Zetsu.
As long as his most important ability—Kamui—remained concealed, he would retain an advantage in the battle over the Ten-Tails.
The current Obito held similar thoughts.
At present, he was only seventeen or eighteen years old.
Although his mentality wasn't as mature as it had been during the Fourth Great Ninja War, he understood Madara's intentions perfectly well.
He had never intended to commit all his strength to stopping Ning Feng and effectively making a wedding dress for Madara.
He wanted to preserve as much strength as possible.
Only then would he have the ability to challenge Madara later.
However...
He currently possessed only one Sharingan.
Obito frowned, becoming conflicted.
A Sharingan's true power could only be fully displayed when both eyes were present.
His other eye was merely an ordinary three-tomoe Sharingan.
On a battlefield like this, an ordinary three-tomoe Sharingan was practically useless.
Its greatest value was simply providing him with an extra life and another chance to use Izanagi.
His ocular power still wasn't strong enough.
Meanwhile, before the battle had even begun, Ning Feng had secretly left behind a shadow clone near Obito while engaged with Madara and Hashirama.
This strategy had been devised specifically for this moment.
And it had struck directly at Obito's heart.
Should he take back his other eye from Kakashi?
As Obito pondered, he looked toward a distant corner of the battlefield.
He knew exactly where Kakashi Hatake had been placed.
Ning Feng had told him plainly.
If he went now and reclaimed his eye...
No matter how he looked at it, it would greatly benefit his future plans.
At that thought, spatial distortions began emanating faintly from Obito's left eye.
However, he also considered whether reclaiming his Sharingan now would cause an immediate falling-out with Madara.
If they broke apart now, there was no way he could contend with Madara.
But with Ning Feng still being the greatest threat before them, Madara might not dare turn against him immediately.
And if he switched sides and joined forces with Ning Feng...
Obito was confident that once he regained Kakashi's Sharingan and reunited his pair of Mangekyō Sharingan...
He would be able to awaken Susanoo!
Furthermore, he had a strong feeling that his Susanoo would not begin at the skeletal stage or even the second stage.
It would definitely surpass the basic forms from the very beginning!
"So? Are you going?"
Ning Feng immediately sensed the spatial fluctuations around Obito and spoke with a slight smile.
"After this, I'll join you in dealing with Madara Uchiha."
Obito's cold voice emerged from beneath his mask.
In truth, he wanted the situation to become even more chaotic.
But as things stood, whether it was the former God of Shinobi or Madara after obtaining the Rinnegan...
Both seemed slightly inferior to Ning Feng in strength.
However, once they joined forces, Ning Feng found himself at a disadvantage.
If this continued...
Obito felt that after Ning Feng's defeat, Madara would become the Sage of Six Paths.
And at that point, Madara might simply discard all his promises.
Then Obito would be the fool.
No matter how powerful Kamui was, he didn't believe it could contend with the Sage of Six Paths.
Even the current Madara, who had already reclaimed the Rinnegan, gave him an unfathomable feeling.
If Madara became the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki and reached the true level of the Sage of Six Paths...
Obito would have absolutely no voice left in the matter.
So now...
This was the only opportunity he could seize.
If he reclaimed his Sharingan and awakened Susanoo, his strength would undergo a tremendous leap.
And...
He could also ally himself with Ning Feng.
Compared to Madara, Ning Feng's reputation was vastly better.
"I'll think about it."
Obito halted the activation of Kamui and spoke in a heavy tone.
What if he reclaimed his eye, joined forces with Ning Feng, and they still weren't a match for Madara and Hashirama?
He knew very well that Madara had placed a seal within his body.
One wrong move could doom him forever.
From this moment onward, he had to carefully consider whether every step he took was truly the right one.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield, Ning Feng's Water Dragon had finally finished forming and descended toward Madara and Hashirama below!
Madara stood confidently behind multiple Wooden Golems.
Leaving aside the abilities of his Rinnegan...
Hashirama's Wooden Golem alone possessed defensive capabilities unmatched in the ninja world.
Hashirama Senju was not only the founder of Wood Release but also the person who had mastered it to an unparalleled degree.
Even Madara wouldn't dare claim he possessed Hashirama's level of Wood Release expertise.
With such double-layered protection in place...
How could Ning Feng possibly break through?
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