Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 179 The Battle of the One-Eyed Dragon, Gouging Out Eyes!

"you are me?"

The masked man looked at the person opposite him. After Afei opened his vortex mask, a face exactly like his was revealed.

Looking at this face, it seems that even his age is the same.

Some kind of disguise technique? No, there's no need for that. The Mangekyou Sharingan, Wood Release, and Tobi are real.

"If the other me wasn't created by Madara using cloning technology, then there's only one possibility... You are me from a parallel world. No wonder you have eyes exactly like mine and can control Tobi."

The masked man spoke in a somber voice, but the horror in his heart only increased, not decreased in the slightest.

Because this was just too absurd. He was still thinking about how to take revenge on Konoha and how to trick Nagato and the others into working for him, but in the blink of an eye, a parallel version of himself appeared.

What he found most unacceptable was that this guy seemed even more powerful than him, giving him the impression of someone who had experienced all sorts of big events and faced many strong opponents, possessing a cold composure and confidence that was supported by rich experience and powerful strength.

At the very least, he doesn't have that kind of temperament; he can't even fool Nagato.

Obito's expression softened further: "As expected, you're not as stupid and useless as the villagers say. At least you have some brains."

"So it really is a parallel world. I understand now. You are me in the Limited Tsukuyomi. Madara's research was completely correct. He was able to confirm the authenticity of the Limited Tsukuyomi before I even conducted the experiment."

The masked man also removed his mask, revealing two identical faces facing each other.

"Limited Tsukuyomi? I'm not surprised that Madara in this world is researching Tsukuyomi, but it actually involves a parallel world... Could it be that his talent surpasses Madara's in my world?"

Obito was puzzled because his timeline didn't have anything like parallel worlds.

Madara's research revolved around the Infinite Tsukuyomi—although a portion of it was taken by Kaedeji, allowing him to successfully develop the Musou Tsukuyomi, which made Obito quite regretful about exchanging information with Kaedeji, there was absolutely nothing related to parallel worlds.

The masked man breathed a sigh of relief: "What, it seems you have no idea at all? But that's understandable. According to Madara's research, the Limited Tsukuyomi is a projection of this world, relatively independent, but also constantly reflected by the main world. You were born in the Limited Tsukuyomi, so it's understandable that the Madara you know isn't very talented."

"……is that so?"

Limited Tsukuyomi? Obito was completely bewildered. He genuinely didn't know what this was and therefore doubted whether what this guy was saying was true or false.

Mugen Tsukuyomi and Infinite Tsukuyomi are both illusions, but Limited Tsukuyomi... is a real parallel world? Did Kaede Tsukasa discover this long ago and then use it to learn that the Dragon Vein can travel through timelines?
"Whether I come from the Limited Tsukuyomi or not, it doesn't affect my purpose for coming here."

"Oh? You've come to my world, hindering my actions. What's your purpose?"

"Kill you, seize your Mangekyou Sharingan, and allow me to smoothly advance to Eternity, gaining the power to fight against Kaede Tsukasa!!"

“I see. It seems we’re thinking the same thing. I’m also thinking about this now. I’ll gouge out your eyes and keep them as backup. They might come in handy in the future.”

The masked man confirmed that the other party was from the Limited Tsukuyomi, and instantly established a psychological advantage. He calmly removed the shackles from his hands and stretched his wrists: "Besides, you have been mentioning the name Kaedeji Tsukasa from the beginning, but I have never heard of it before."

"If you live a little longer, you will definitely hear that he has found a way to cross timelines."

"What's the point? He's just a guy who's talented in a subordinate world, but he's completely unknown in my world. That just shows how weak he is—just like how weak you are."

Ripples emanated from the masked man's eye sockets, as he began to rotate and absorb his own body.

Clearly, this is an attempt to launch a surprise attack on Obito using a space-time eye technique.

But just as he shifted his position, Obito suddenly moved, and a large number of tree branches grabbed at him, eventually passing through the masked man's body.

"I have already obtained information about your eye techniques: the ability to make yourself invisible and the ability to teleport objects. It seems that these two abilities cannot coexist with you, otherwise you would not have needed to stop the spacetime teleportation."

After learning about this eye technique, Obito immediately lost interest.

Well, if it were any other time, you can imagine how rare and valuable the space-time pupil technique would be. But there's nothing I can do. His previous timeline was already in turmoil, with all sorts of big shots getting involved, making him feel very insecure.

Moreover, his Great Sun Spirit is a space-time eye technique. Whether it's transferring himself or using black holes to devour all attacks, it's extremely powerful. Furthermore, he can create many black holes to increase his attack range and intensity.

This advantage is simply unmatched by ordinary eye techniques.

He continued, "Is this the kind of eye technique that gave you the confidence to attack Konoha and release the Nine-Tails? You're really bold. I really don't understand why Konoha in this world is so weak, so slow and cowardly in responding to disasters... If it were my village, you wouldn't have survived at all."

The masked man didn't believe it at all, but he did feel the pressure. His figure immediately and slowly merged into the ground and disappeared. Everything became quiet, making people wonder if he had already escaped.

But soon, the masked man silently poked his head out from a tree trunk, reached out and grabbed one of Obito's feet, and the moment he touched it, the corner of his mouth curled up.

In the end, he won—and then he grabbed nothing at all.

Just like on the Hokage Rock, he tried to grab Minato Namikaze, but Minato escaped with a space-time ninjutsu at the very moment he succeeded.

Obito's figure was swallowed by a black hole, precisely dodging this silent attack that was almost an assassination. But that wasn't the end of it. He glared with his left eye, and immediately a second black hole appeared out of thin air, its suction pulling at the masked man's figure, trying to swallow him up in one fell swoop.

The masked man used his eye technique to counter it, using the power of spacetime to counter spacetime, making himself intangible and rendering the pulling force of the suction ineffective.

"If two spaces collide head-on, who knows what will happen? The ninja world seems to have never recorded any such information. What is the name of your eye technique?"

Obito remained calm, watching the black hole's suction power become ineffective, as if the masked man was just a phantom without any real substance.

The two then engaged in a brief standoff.

“It won’t hurt to tell you, Kamui,” the masked man replied.

He would never have given such an answer to anyone else, because all the information about the Mangekyou Sharingan appeared in the mind of the person who awakened it the moment they opened it.

In other words, Kakashi also knows that the name of the eye technique is Kamui! However, if the other party is from a parallel world, then it doesn't matter; they are both determined to have each other.

Obito slowly said, "Your Hollowfication is essentially transferring your body into another dimension, right? That's why it gives people the illusion of being immune to all attacks, but this little trick can't fool me at all."

With just a few words, the masked man's eyes were emptied, leaving him silent for a moment as sweat soaked his back.

Why does a mere replica created from a limited-time Tsukuyomi experience cause him such immense pressure? What exactly has this so-called other self gone through to possess such terrifying insight and intelligence analysis capabilities?

Obito spread his arms: "If I create another black hole where you are, will your eye technique still work? What will happen if you, whose body is traversing two spaces, are covered by my black hole that can also traverse space and time?"

We can't let this guy get away with it!
The masked man felt a chill run down his spine as he watched blood gushing from the other man's left eye, and subtle fluctuations in spacetime emanated from the space he was in.

If the real coordinates of the black hole and the Divine Might Space were to overlap, the masked man could at least be certain of one thing: his Divine Might Space would no longer be absolutely secret, and a passage to enter would definitely be forcibly opened!

In a worse scenario, parts of his body were dismembered and swallowed by the black hole.

The masked man panicked, glaring fiercely at his right eye, which was now bloodshot. He unleashed his full power, trying to teleport himself away first, so that Obito's black hole would miss its target once it took shape.

He did indeed succeed, narrowly escaping at the last moment, his complete body appearing in the Divine Might Space, where he then sat down.

Although the battle was short, the pressure he felt was extraordinary, even more so than the Nine-Tails attacking Konoha.

"At least this way we're safe. No one except Kakashi can enter here without my permission. That guy probably hasn't discovered that Kakashi has my right eye yet."

The masked man's face was grim. He sat there for a while, briefly reviewed the battle, and then immediately opened the passage to the outside world, transferring one of the people inside.

"Have you figured everything out?" the masked man asked.

Bai Jue said, "Time was too tight, but we've roughly figured it out. The A-Fei that guy is wearing isn't the same A-Fei you know. The A-Fei you know is still sleeping in the Mountain Cemetery, waiting for you to wake him up."

"I see. I was having doubts about that earlier." The masked man's face was grim. At least there was some good news: A-Fei might really be very strong, much stronger than he had anticipated. "What are Black Zetsu and your true form doing?"

"They're still gathering intelligence. It seems they're planning to take advantage of the chaos in Konoha to find the spatial coordinates of the enemy's entry into our world. Who knows if they can only use that one fixed coordinate? If we get that coordinate, we can also invade their world from the other side."

"What a joke! It's just a limited Tsukuyomi. Even Madara, who discovered that this world actually exists, wasn't interested in it, so I certainly won't!" the masked man said angrily.

Madara didn't take parallel worlds seriously, and he didn't take them seriously either. At most, he would use the Limited Tsukuyomi as a powerful ninjutsu someday in the future, and that was all.

As for something more specific, like causing trouble in a parallel world... I have absolutely no such idea.

"Wait, something's wrong!"

The masked man's body tensed abruptly: "According to the research results left by Madara, even if I enter the Limited Tsukuyomi, I can only transfer a part of my spiritual body inside. I can't really control the development of the parallel world, nor can I unleash my full power. But how did the other me do it? How did he come here from the Limited Tsukuyomi and still use such powerful strength!"

The worst part is that they brought Ah Fei with them when they traveled through time, which is just too much!

Bai Jue said in a sinister tone, "I see. That analysis makes a lot of sense. It seems we have obtained new intelligence."

The masked man frowned, staring at the white Zetsu before him, vaguely realizing that something was terribly wrong.

Hiss!

A black hole immediately appeared on the chest of the White Zetsu. As a result of the White Zetsu's death, the black hole forcibly pierced through two timelines, creating a spatial tunnel.

Obito's face emerged from the black hole, but even faster was his first action: he extended two fingers, pointing directly at the masked man's eye sockets!

Pfft!

A splatter of blood shot out, and Obito's fingers, stained with blood, had already plucked a freshly baked sphere.

"In this way, we will have obtained an eternal Mangekyou Sharingan."

Obito gouged out his right eye, which had turned grayish-white, and even with his temperament, he was all smiles at this moment, eagerly stuffing the eye back into its socket.

He didn't even need to use medical ninjutsu. His body, which had been transplanted with a large number of White Zetsu cells, had a self-healing ability that was comparable to powerful medical ninjutsu. In just one second, he repaired the injury from the eye transplant.

"That's right, that's the beauty of healthy eyes! Although I don't think much of your pupil technique, it's okay. I only need your eyes and pupil power, not your pupil technique!"

They can't get the eye technique at all. Eye transplantation is essentially a fusion of eye power, not a transplantation of the eye technique as well.

Not to mention that he didn't even think much of the masked man's eye technique; it was really nothing to brag about.

The masked man's face was not stained with blood, as this half of his body was made from white Zetsu cells and did not have the structure of a normal human body.

"How could this be? What's going on with this White Zetsu?" The masked man was filled with shock, anger, and deep confusion.

Obito sneered, "Don't you understand? White Zetsu are brainless creatures that only mechanically obey orders. We're both Obitos, but I'm stronger than you. How can you be sure it's listening to you or me? Besides, I have genjutsu to use! You don't have the Byakugan, so you can't detect that this White Zetsu has been tricked right away."

After some effort, he finally got what he wanted. If he wasn't worried about killing the masked man, Obito could have opened the black hole directly onto the masked man at an even faster speed.

But this wouldn't be conducive to him taking the eyes. It would be better to let the masked man enter the alternate dimension, and in the instant he felt safe, he would strike with lightning speed to gouge out the eyes, and he succeeded.

"A lack of vigilance makes you too easy to target. I now suspect that I don't come from the world of the Limited Tsukuyomi at all, but from a third parallel world, because compared to me, you are really weak."

Obito stared at his other self across from him with his two healthy Mangekyou Sharingan eyes: "I even suspect that even if I don't make a move, you might not be able to beat Minato Namikaze of this world, and you might even suffer a great loss at his hands!"

(End of this chapter)