[Age 31: Transplanted a Rinnegan. Entered White Mask Rinnegan Mode. During the Fourth Great Ninja War, gathered the power of all nine Tailed Beasts and successfully revived the Ten-Tails.]
The image on the screen abruptly changed.
A figure wearing a blue robe and a white mask stood proudly. Behind him lay a battlefield riddled with holes, smoke billowing, and the earth cracked.
Uchiha Obito radiated a suffocating pressure from his entire body. He clasped his hands together, fingers crossed in a triangle, leaving only a small diamond-shaped gap. The Mangekyō Sharingan and Rinnegan on his face coldly surveyed what lay ahead.
"Watch closely and feel it for yourselves… The return of the Ten-Tails! And the beginning of the end of the world."
The moment his words fell, the earth began to tremble. The ground split open, countless fragments of stone rising from the fissures, suspended in the air.
Everywhere in the Shinobi World, people watching the Sky Screen felt as if the ground beneath their own feet was trembling along with it, even though it was just an illusion. But the pressure transmitted through the screen made everyone's heart feel as if it was being gripped by a giant hand; their breathing grew rapid, sweat beading on their foreheads.
A rested his hands on the table, muttering incessantly: "Is this the Ten-Tails?"
Ōnoki sat hunched in his chair, clutching his back, body trembling slightly.
In Kirigakure, Mei covered her mouth with both hands, her green eyes filled with horror.
In Sunagakure, Rasa collapsed into his chair, documents scattering across the floor.
Amidst the shocked gazes of everyone in the Shinobi World, a massive monster with a brown body and nine eyes on its head appeared on the screen.
"ROOOAAAR!!!"
The deafening roar seemed to tear through space itself. Even through the screen, some people crouched down covering their ears, others dropped what they were holding without noticing, some instinctively stepped back—even though the screen was hundreds of meters away from them, they could still feel that overwhelming power.
The Ten-Tails, the legendary ultimate weapon of war, had just been resurrected before their very eyes.
---
[Amegakure, The Tall Tower]
Nagato's eyes narrowed.
The Gedo Statue!
So the Gedo Statue really was the Ten-Tails' husk; it just needed the power of the Tailed Beasts to activate.
As a member of the Uzumaki clan with immense chakra, when he had forcibly summoned the Gedo Statue back then, he had nearly been drained dry.
And that had only been the Ten-Tails' shell, not the real Ten-Tails. If the true Ten-Tails were revived, his chakra back then wouldn't have been enough to fill the gaps between its teeth.
Still… the Eye of the Moon Plan was actually real?!
The Ten-Tails was really the ultimate weapon of war! So if it was truly revived, perhaps its power really could be used to deter the Shinobi World and achieve peace.
But… then why did Obito and the revived Madara fail?
Hmm… the Sky Screen had previously revealed that Six Paths Obito was defeated by Super Kage-level Naruto and Sasuke. But what happened to Six Paths Madara? How was he taken down?
And there was still the unknown, possibly even more powerful, Ōtsutsuki clan!
Surely they couldn't all have been defeated by those two Super Kage-level fighters?!
After all, if Super Kage-level powerhouses could defeat Six Paths-level ones, then the Six Paths-level wouldn't be worth much.
Nagato's mind raced faster and faster.
Also, how did Naruto and Sasuke become Six Paths-level?
Did Naruto become the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki?
Did Sasuke awaken the Rinnegan?
Nagato's heart surged with emotion. He desperately wanted to know what came next in this battle.
---
[Konoha, Year 48. Hokage Office]
The Nine-Tails within Kushina, upon seeing the Ten-Tails on the screen, was thrown into turmoil, roaring madly within the sealed space.
Its Chakra surged like a storm inside the seal.
"Kurama, what's wrong?" Kushina's voice echoed in the sealed space.
"That bastard… he revived the Ten-Tails!" Kurama's eyes were filled with wariness. "The Ten-Tails is the amalgamation of all Tailed Beasts. Its appearance… means the end of the world!"
Hearing that, Kushina fell silent.
The Nine-Tails was already this powerful, and she had never seen it lose its composure like this.
So just how terrifying was the Ten-Tails?
[Age 31: Through sheer willpower, successfully suppressed the Ten-Tails and became the second Ten-Tails Jinchūriki after the Sage of Six Paths. One could also say that the Shinobi World's second Sage of Six Paths had arrived.]
The scene on the screen continued.
The Ten-Tails' roar gradually subsided, and its massive body transformed into surging waves of energy, pouring into Obito's body.
Having absorbed the Ten-Tails, Obito's body was enveloped in a white sphere radiating terrifying energy fluctuations!
Everyone held their breath, hearts pounding violently, eyes locked onto that slowly writhing white sphere.
Across the Shinobi World, everyone stopped what they were doing. No one spoke, and some even forgot to breathe. On the streets of Konoha, villagers stood with heads tilted back, mouths agape, all work forgotten as they stared up at the screen.
Crack! Crack—!
CRACK CRACK CRACK—!!!
Dense cracking sounds rang out one after another, crisp like shattering glass, yet carrying an eerie, oppressive weight. The surface of the pure white sphere was instantly covered in spiderweb-like cracks.
Under the gaze of all, the sphere exploded with a boom!
Countless crystalline fragments swirled and scattered through the air. And amid that brilliant shower of light, a completely new figure slowly descended, radiating a divine glow, yet wrapped in an aura of destruction.
It was the same figure that had stood in the void at the very beginning of the broadcast: Six Paths Obito.
[Unfortunately, his will was not firm enough, and he was ultimately defeated by Naruto and Sasuke working together.]
On the screen—
Naruto entered Sage Fox Mode, while Sasuke used Complete Body Susano'o to cloak the Nine-Tails in purple armor!
The two joined forces, unleashing unprecedented power, and fired an earth-shattering ultimate attack. The dazzling light instantly swallowed Six Paths Obito.
When the light faded, Obito fell helplessly from the sky, all his divine radiance stripped away, reverting to the wounded mortal he once was.
The people watching the Sky Screen were left speechless. Six Paths Obito's entrance had been impressive, his appearance imposing, but his defeat was almost dismissively quick.
It even lowered their expectations for Six Paths-level powerhouses.
---
[Konoha, Year 60. Somewhere in a Cavern]
At this moment, Obito completely lost his composure.
"What?!"
"Why does the screen keep saying my will isn't firm enough?!"
He muttered to himself. "That's not true. My heart is absolutely firm!"
---
[Konoha, Year One. Outside the Village on the Cliffside]
Both Hashirama and Madara looked stunned.
Was Six Paths Obito really a Six Paths-level powerhouse?
Based on what they'd seen, Naruto and Sasuke's strength on the screen definitely hadn't surpassed their current level. Susano'o-clad Wooden Buddha was certainly no weaker than Susano'o-clad Nine-Tails.
Didn't that mean Six Paths Obito probably wasn't a match for the two of them either?
Madara shook his head, feeling the image of the Sage of Six Paths diminish considerably in his mind.
Still, a sudden spark of excitement rose within him.
If he and Hashirama could resist Six Paths-level foes, then the Ōtsutsuki clan on the moon wasn't necessarily an unsolvable problem for them.
That meant… the plan to unify the Shinobi World that had been discussed earlier no longer had any obstacles. It could be set in motion?
At that thought, Madara smiled and looked toward Tobirama in the distance.
'How were the logistics and other support plans coming along?'
Tobirama noticed Madara's expression and felt his heart skip a beat.
*****
Upto 20 chapters ahead on patreon :-
patreon.com/ReduxMagister