Once Ryūjin officially judged them as enemies, both Obito and Black and White Zetsu felt a heavy pressure settle over them.
Even they could not stay composed when facing someone like him.
Crack, crack, crack!
Without hesitation, Black and White Zetsu attacked. Thick wooden branches burst forward, shooting toward Ryūjin from all directions.
"Obito, take the Two-Tails jinchūriki and leave, now!"
Obito did not argue. He understood the gap between himself and Ryūjin. Activating the Body Flicker Technique, he rushed straight toward Yugito Nii's fallen body.
"Shinra Tensei."
Ryūjin's eyes shifted into the Rinnegan, and an overwhelming repulsive force exploded outward.
The incoming wooden branches shattered instantly before reaching him. Black and White Zetsu were blasted away, unable to resist. Obito suffered the same fate, his advance completely halted.
Ryūjin walked forward without urgency, reached Yugito Nii, and placed a hand on her.
A spatial vortex formed as Kamui activated at close range, swallowing her whole.
"Now!"
Obito's eyes sharpened. As a Kamui user himself, he knew its weakness. During transportation, the body could not become intangible.
If he struck now, Ryūjin would have to take it head-on.
And since Ryūjin was focused on the Two-Tails jinchūriki, he would be forced to divide his attention.
"Asura Path!"
Seizing the moment, Obito launched multiple missiles toward Ryūjin.
Ryūjin did not even glance at him. He continued transferring Yugito Nii as if nothing was happening.
Suddenly, a wave of golden sand surged upward, forming a solid barrier in front of him.
Boom, boom, boom!
The missiles detonated, but the gold dust shield blocked everything.
"Annoying..."
Obito gritted his teeth. He had almost forgotten that Ryūjin possessed far more than just Uchiha techniques.
By the time the explosions faded, Yugito Nii was gone, completely transferred into the Kamui dimension.
Ryūjin stretched his arm slightly, his expression unchanged.
"Now I can deal with you properly."
Clap!
"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Four shadow clones appeared instantly, surrounding Obito and Black and White Zetsu without a word.
"Four Violet Flames Formation!"
The clones formed hand seals at once. A purple barrier rose, sealing both enemies inside.
Obito's expression changed immediately.
He understood what this meant.
Without hesitation, he activated Kamui, trying to escape before it was too late.
But Kamui required time.
Ryūjin would not give it.
"Magnet Release, Gold Dust!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Countless golden needles filled the barrier, raining down like a storm.
Obito canceled the transfer and turned intangible. The needles passed straight through him.
But they did not stop.
Under Ryūjin's control, the attacks continued endlessly.
Obito's face darkened.
This was exactly Kamui's weakness.
With Ryūjin's monstrous chakra reserves, maintaining this level of pressure for minutes was nothing.
"Damn it, this is bad..."
Black and White Zetsu quickly reacted, summoning wooden branches to shield themselves and Obito.
Boom!
A massive surge of sand erupted from below, swallowing them whole.
"Sand Burial."
Ryūjin clenched his hand.
Black and White Zetsu exploded instantly.
With no obstruction left, the gold dust needles continued their relentless assault on Obito.
"I should have brought Tobi..."
Obito's thoughts raced. Without proper Wood Release support, he was completely cornered.
The barrier grew silent except for the constant slicing sound of gold dust cutting through the air.
No matter what he tried, there was no opening.
He could not materialize. The moment he did, he would be shredded.
Then, the limit arrived.
Kamui's intangibility ended.
Obito was forced back into a physical state.
Whoosh!
Before he could react, the gold dust pierced through him from all directions.
Thud.
His body collapsed to the ground, riddled with holes.
The clones dispersed one after another.
The metallic scent of blood spread through the air.
Ryūjin stood still, looking down at the corpse with cold eyes, completely indifferent.
He scanned the area. Only Obito's body and fragments of White Zetsu remained.
Black Zetsu was gone.
Not surprising.
That thing was hard to kill.
Just as Ryūjin was about to leave, he paused.
Izanagi.
The thought crossed his mind.
In the original events, Obito survived death using it.
He stayed for several minutes, watching carefully.
Nothing happened.
Obito's body remained lifeless.
Ryūjin finally turned and left.
Why Obito did not use Izanagi did not matter to him.
The result was already decided.
However, five minutes after Ryūjin left, the corpse suddenly vanished.
A moment later, Obito reappeared, completely unharmed.
"...That was close."
His voice was low, his expression grim.
He had used Izanagi.
But not immediately.
He had set it to activate after a delay.
Resurrecting in front of Ryūjin would have been suicide. He would just be killed again.
So he chose to return after Ryūjin left.
A calculated move.
Just like Uchiha Madara once did.
Ryūjin, of course, knew nothing about this.
He had already returned to the Konoha forces.
"Fifth Hokage, we surrender."
When the deadline arrived, Omoi spoke on behalf of the Hidden Cloud.
They had no choice.
Their leadership was gone. Their strength shattered.
Ryūjin was not someone who showed mercy.
Refusal meant death.
"You made the right decision."
Ryūjin nodded.
The negotiations were left to Nara Shikaku. Ryūjin had no interest in such matters.
Soon, news spread.
The Tsuchikage, Kazekage, and Mizukage were all dead.
Shockwaves rippled across the ninja world.
Hidden Mist.
Terumi Mei stared in disbelief.
"He killed the Mizukage?"
"And the Tsuchikage and Kazekage as well."
The report continued.
Her mind went blank.
One man had killed four Kage.
The same reaction echoed in Hidden Stone and Hidden Sand.
No one could process it.
August 19th, Year 51 of Konoha.
Hidden Cloud fell.
It became a subsidiary of Konoha.
The world erupted.
"The Fifth Hokage destroyed Hidden Cloud!"
"He killed four Kage by himself!"
"Is he even human?"
Fear spread everywhere.
Uchiha Ryūjin's name became synonymous with power.
Even children knew it.
A monster.
Within Konoha, the reaction was no different.
They had expected a war with Hidden Cloud.
Not this.
Not all four Kage dead.
And yet, the other villages remained silent.
They were afraid.
The world appeared peaceful.
But beneath it, tension built.
Only Ryūjin remained unaffected.
"Ding! New sign-in location detected, Hashirama Senju's Residence. Do you wish to Sign in?"
"Yes."
"Ding! Reward obtained, Hashirama Senju's Sage Body."
A surge of chakra flooded his body.
What was once a lake became an ocean.
Overwhelming.
His regeneration improved drastically.
And most importantly, he gained Wood Release.
"Finally got it."
Time passed.
Three months.
Ryūjin continued signing in daily.
Most rewards meant little now.
But he secured more tailed beasts.
The Two-Tails.
The Five-Tails.
Seven out of nine were now within him.
Only the Four-Tails and Six-Tails remained.
He ordered Orochimaru and the Anbu to find them.
It was only a matter of time.
Meanwhile, leadership changed across the villages.
Terumi Mei became Mizukage.
Kurotsuchi took over Hidden Stone.
Hidden Sand remained unstable.
They met in secret.
But none dared to act.
Deep beneath Kannabi Bridge, something else began.
"Impure World Reincarnation."
A coffin rose from the ground.
It opened.
Uchiha Madara stepped out.
He frowned.
"This is... Impure World Reincarnation?"
Something had gone wrong.
He turned to Obito.
"Explain."
Obito's voice was low.
"Someone appeared. Someone we cannot deal with. He's interfering with everything."
A brief pause.
"We had no choice but to bring you back."
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