Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 165 Defeat, Deep Dive into Hyuga

"However, I'm nearing my limit. If I were to use another eye technique, 'Daikokuten,' I'm afraid I would die within seconds."

Yahiko quickly assessed his physical condition. Tiny cracks had appeared on his skin, a sign that his body was already overburdened.

If he were to unleash another eye technique, his body would collapse even faster. Yahiko couldn't allow that to happen. He had to quickly deal with Obito and then rescue Konan from Kaede Tsukasa.

Even if you have to use the short-range Bikona technique less often, Yahiko thought about it and decided that he could only use the space-time eye technique. Anyway, his right eye had been initially decompressed and he could use the space-time ability without any problems.

In an instant, Yahiko took half a step back, and a rift opened up behind him, swallowing his body whole.

This set off alarm bells in Obito's mind—there are even space-time type eye techniques?!
"Two eye techniques in one eye, this is really troublesome. Are we going to have to start a battle of space-time eye techniques?"

"Be careful, he's coming!"

Obito has an advantage: he has Tobi's help. Tobi can be considered a sensory ninja, able to indirectly sense Yahiko's actions using the roots of plants in the earth.

The moment Yahiko appeared, he punched Obito in the side of the face. Obito didn't move and seemed to have no reaction at all. Almost instantly, a small black hole appeared on his face.

If Yahiko were to throw that punch using momentum, his hand would probably be gone, swallowed up by the black hole on the spot.

But Yahiko's reflexes had already reached an unbelievable level. He reacted instantly, quickly pulled back his fist, and raised his left leg, his knee striking Obito's waist.

"Don't try to succeed!!"

Even more blood gushed from Obito's left eye. Despite the excruciating pain, he created another black hole!
Another black hole appeared at his waist, forcing Yahiko to withdraw his attack again. He suddenly squatted down, pressing one hand hard on the ground for support. This action alone created a terrifying force that caused the ground to cave in.

If an observer were present, they would see that the close combat between the two was unusually strange. Yahiko, as the attacker, would often suddenly change his movements when he attacked, his body appearing and disappearing abruptly. Obito, on the other hand, stood still, with black holes constantly appearing and disappearing out of thin air on his body.

Finally, Obito was the first to break down. He was using his Mangekyou Sharingan to wear down Yahiko's taijutsu. How much had Yahiko actually used up? His space-time eye technique was one of them, but apart from that, he could only sneakily throw out Yin-Yang Release artifacts to try and trick him. However, the intensity of his eye techniques was much lower than Obito's.

"This can't go on like this!"

Obito gritted his teeth, quickly thinking through and rejecting many different tactics.

Forcibly increasing the strength of Susanoo? No way, he'll go blind!

Using the True Thousand Hands? That won't work either. Even with A-Fei's help, it would still be too much of a burden on his body. He might exhaust his strength and fail to activate it. Even if he managed to force it, he would be completely exhausted by the time this battle was over.

Using Izanagi, risking the loss of one Mangekyou Sharingan just to self-destruct with Yahiko? That's even more unacceptable!
"I have no choice but to give it a try. Even I've only ever imagined it in my mind and haven't actually put it into practice. But that guy Kaedeji Tsukasa has given me a lot of inspiration..."

In his frantic state, Obito thought of Tsukasa Kaede. Whenever Tsukasa faced a different powerful enemy, others always thought he would be defeated, but Tsukasa always managed to pull out a technique that was hard to defend against and trick his opponent.

Obito didn't believe that Kaede Tsukasa had practiced every technique beforehand to perfection; he must have been forced to take risks and try them out of necessity.

Now it's Obito's turn to do the same thing, and he'll do it even better than Kaede Tsukasa!!
Susanoo!

Great sun!
Obito went all out, using two eye techniques simultaneously and instantly upgrading Susanoo to a half-body heavy armor form, which is the limit that a normal Mangekyou Sharingan can achieve.

In the original timeline, Sasuke continuously improved the strength of his Susanoo from the Five Kage Summit to killing Danzo. It wasn't until he faced Kakashi that, under extreme hatred, he activated his Susanoo in its half-armored form, only to be nearly blinded after just a few seconds.

The biggest problem with the half-body form is its poor mobility; without legs, it can only rely on the caster.

However, Obito himself is a space-time ninja, and can move quickly with Susanoo!
Yahiko's gaze sharpened, his impatient heart calming down: "Finally, you're going to make your move. I wondered how long you could hold out..."

They were both anxious and neither of them were good at attrition warfare, but they couldn't figure out each other's situation, so they could only grit their teeth and wait it out.

Ultimately, Obito couldn't hold on any longer and took the initiative to use a new tactic. Whether it succeeded or not, this was probably the final attack. If they continued fighting, Obito's eyes would be in a terrible state, and Yahiko wouldn't have much time left to save Konan.

Swish!
Obito disappeared with half of Susanoo, and when he reappeared, he went straight to Yahiko.

"You want to compete with me in hand-to-hand combat?"

As Yahiko became alert, he turned around and unleashed the Yin-Yang Release creation. At that moment, Susanoo's right hand opened wide, grabbing a black hole and slamming it down onto Yahiko's body!
"I've combined two eye techniques into a new attack method; if you touch it, you're dead!"

Normally, this method wouldn't be able to harm Yahiko, but then Yahiko's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the rapidly enlarging black hole in Susanoo's hand.

"Not only did it expand that black sphere, it could even be thrown out at high speed... Is it using a space-time technique as a Tailed Beast Ball?"

For a moment, Yahiko thought Obito had probably gone mad. This was completely unnecessary. But when he saw the sphere that was about to engulf him, he had to admit that the abruptness of this tactic was off the charts, and it took him at least a fraction of a second to analyze and think.

This means he didn't have time to use his space-time eye technique to teleport himself. Opening a space tunnel takes time, and entering a space tunnel also takes time. If Otsutsuki's space-time eye technique could really be cast instantly, then that would already mean he was invincible.

Even the most powerful version of Ichishiki couldn't do that, let alone Yahiko, who only obtained a portion of Ichishiki's power.

However, this method alone cannot kill Yahiko.

"There's no way around it, this guy is really troublesome."

Yahiko felt helpless, but he still further decompressed the data inside the Karma seal, and activated another eye technique in his right eye.

"Maikala!"

In an instant, a strange black cube appeared in front of Yahiko. It was enormous and was partially swallowed by the black hole as soon as it appeared.

In a sense, the black cube and the black hole "cancel each other out".

After Obito dealt with the strange creature, he discovered that Yahiko had disappeared. He quickly scanned his surroundings and pinpointed Yahiko's location once again.

"Sona Biguna!" Yahiko stared at Obito's feet. The tiny black needles that had been thrown earlier, barely perceptible to the naked eye, suddenly grew larger and pierced Obito's body. This was not enough to kill Obito; at most, it only created a large number of wounds. Yahiko did not expect to achieve a permanent solution, but he had achieved his goal.

A black needle, when magnified, successfully sliced ​​open Obito's mask.

As pieces of white debris fell away, half of Obito's face was revealed.

"The person inside this white body looks so young, and the price of using your eye technique seems to be enormous. This battle will result in mutual destruction."

Yahiko looked at Obito's youthful face and guessed that he was about twelve or thirteen years old, but he didn't even have the strength to be surprised.

"So young, a member of the Uchiha clan, and with those Mangekyou Sharingan... You must be Uchiha Obito, the extremely famous super genius."

The patterns on Yahiko's body had visibly faded. He didn't have much time left; the more he used his power, the faster he would die. He could only patiently speak in a low voice, hoping that Obito would retreat on his own.

"You miscalculated. The technique you use to change the size of objects can also be used to shrink your own body. Summoning the black cube also seems to be a dojutsu."

Obito was utterly helpless. His face was covered in blood from his eyes, and the intense pain was stimulating his nerves. If even that move hadn't worked, he was at his wit's end.

"If I had the eternal Mangekyou Sharingan..." Obito was extremely unwilling. This operation was a complete loss. Apart from obtaining a lot of information about Yahiko, there was no real progress, and he even exposed his true identity.

But they had already done their best and could only create another black hole before retreating.

The instant Obito disappeared, Yahiko immediately took action, stepping out into the time tunnel and heading towards Konoha Village as well.

At this time, Konoha Village was thriving.

In particular, the Hyuga clan headquarters, Hyuga Hiashi, and Hyuga Hizashi, who had just returned to Konoha, were receiving Kaede Tsukasa.

"As expected, the Hokage isn't only focused on the Uchiha clan. Our Hyuga clan is also a powerful clan in Konoha, with a stronger historical foundation and a well-ordered lineage. The Hokage has come to our clan as well."

"Strange, are these the only people we're receiving? I mean, I know all of them, why aren't there any unfamiliar faces? The clan should have gotten enough points, they should have resurrected a few clansmen by now."

Those Hyuga clan members who remained in their clan and did not go to the front lines were unaware of the secret intelligence.

Even Hizashi looked at his brother with a puzzled expression, his eyes full of inquiry—why didn't he call for Lord Tennin to come out? No matter how high Lord Tennin's seniority or how strong he is, he should never be so rude in front of the Hokage, not even showing his face!
What's more, Lord Tennin was resurrected by the Hokage himself!

Hiashi's expression was tense, with obvious anxiety and unease. He shook his head painfully: "Don't mention him. Hyuga Tenjin is no longer the person we knew."

Hijiri was immediately dumbfounded, completely unable to understand his brother's words.

"Don't make things difficult for him. Even if he is the clan chief, he is helpless in this kind of situation. But then again, the clan chief Rizu reacted quickly and informed me of this matter in time."

Kaede Tsukasa laughed, "Who would have thought that the famous Hyuga Tennin would have his body taken over by an old guy who should have been dead a long time ago? But it doesn't matter, I've already killed him, so it can be considered revenge for Tennin-senpai."

Hizashi immediately realized that the vanguard of Kirigakure had been almost completely wiped out, and that golden beams of light shone down on the moon...

"Thank you so much. I never expected such a thing to happen in our clan. I don't know what we would have done without you."

When Hiashi thought about it, the perfectly normal Tennin suddenly became a different person. His physical appearance and chakra fluctuations all changed. He made a tentative move, but was easily defeated by his opponent.

That mysterious and unknown existence left Hiashi with incredibly mixed feelings—he wasn't stupid; that guy also possessed the Byakugan, and might just be one of the ancestors of the Hyuga clan!

But why did this ancestor specifically appear to kill Kaedeji? The situation is too complicated, and Hiashi felt he shouldn't get involved, so he stopped Hizashi from pursuing the matter further.

As the group was chatting, Kaedeji turned his head first and looked in a certain direction with great interest.

Hiashi and Hizashi were taken aback at first, then activated their Byakugan and saw a person walking out of the black hole. This person had changed into a large black robe to cover the damage to his body, but this could not be hidden from Kaede Tsukasa and Hiashi and Hizashi.

"The advisor is injured."

"It should be nothing serious. The wounds on my body are healing quickly. The vitality of Wood Release is really tenacious."

The two brothers spoke one after the other, utterly horrified—not because of Obito's injury, but because of the way Obito appeared!
That kind of black hole was used by Obito of the Uchiha clan in full view of everyone. Kaede Tsukasa was also there at the time, which caused a huge sensation throughout Konoha. Since Madara Uchiha, another pair of Mangekyou Sharingan has appeared - if we don't count Kaede Tsukasa, who is not a member of the Uchiha clan.

Moreover, Obito possesses a space-time type of eye technique!

But this mysterious advisor also emerged from a black hole. Could it be that...? But such a guess is too absurd. How old is Obito?!
"You're here too."

Obito's mood worsened upon seeing Kaede Tsukasa.

He had originally intended to approach Hiashi Hyuga directly, hoping to extract some information from the clan leader, as the Byakugan still held many secrets worth uncovering.

By following the clue of the Byakugan, we might be able to uncover the source of Yahiko's power.

"What's wrong? It's rare to see you in such a sorry state. You must have suffered a great loss. Who could have driven you to this point?"

Kaedeji calmly picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said with a smile.

Obito snorted coldly: "Someone who is somewhat unexpected to me. You don't need to worry about him. I have a way to deal with him."

"Is that so? That's what you say, but the reality is quite different from what you described. That guy also came to Konoha and went straight to my place."

Kaede didn't immediately stop Yahiko, but instead looked at Obito with interest: "So, the first thing you did upon returning to the village was to come to the Hyuga clan's territory. It seems you've made a significant discovery. Tell me about it; I'm very interested."

(End of this chapter)