Immortality begins with the ninjas of Konoha.

Chapter 169: A Showdown of Destiny?

The night of the prophesied child's birth seemed exceptionally long. Facing the three Kage with ease, Obito sat on the Nine-Tails' head, quietly watching the waning moon in the sky.

"As expected of Lord Madara!"

"But we should leave as soon as possible. Nagato failed, and that guy might be coming after us."

"Use my chakra to replenish my eye power. I have a feeling something terrible is about to happen..."

The White Zetsu possessed by him lost its comical tone. Back then, Madara was killed by Furukawa Osamu and could only survive by relying on Black Zetsu. The psychological trauma left behind has not been eliminated to this day.

This is also why he kept it a secret from Black Zetsu; he hadn't experienced the urge to defecate yet and didn't want to die a tragic death like his companions.

"With my eye power and summoning contract, no one can take the Nine-Tails from me!"

"I just want to catch that guy to confirm some things, White Guy, don't underestimate my Mangekyou Sharingan."

"Before those eyes, even divine magic cannot withstand my attack!"

As soon as Obito finished speaking, White Zetsu sensed something. The two looked up together and discovered a blurry figure above the head of the giant statue of Madara Uchiha.

Having come to the Valley of the End specifically to project an aura of power as Madara Uchiha, Obito found his spot taken, causing his lips to twitch.

"Lord Madara, perhaps you should leave now!"

"I haven't seen any Miyazaki ninjas around here, so this guy definitely won't hold back his efforts..."

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"Shut up!"

Obito gave a low shout, and White Zetsu immediately fell silent, only hurriedly channeling chakra into Madara, his ominous premonition growing stronger.

Furukawa Osamu flapped his black sand iron wings again, and then quickly swooped down.

Under the waning moonlight, Obito saw that cold, handsome face again in the genjutsu. The icy gaze made his heart tighten. Just as he was about to speak, Furukawa Osamu, hovering in mid-air, spoke up: "I didn't expect you old bastard to have learned the resurrection ninjutsu too!"

"Interesting. Perhaps I should have cut your head off back then. This weapon will do the trick this time."

As soon as Furukawa finished speaking, he suddenly activated the seal on his wrist, and the Uchiha ancestral fan immediately appeared in his right hand. He then raised the weapon and pointed it at Obito and Kurama.

Obito, who had been remarkably calm during the battle, went blank upon hearing the word "resurrection jutsu." Then, remembering Rin Nohara's amnesia, a surge of anger welled up within him: "It really was you!"

Obito lowered his head and muttered to himself. White Zetsu, realizing something was wrong—this emotional state was detrimental to combat—hurtfully reminded him, "Lord Madara, calm down!"

When Obito looked up again, the smile on Furukawa Osamu's lips had vanished. Remembering how his best friend's life had been manipulated, an inexplicable anger flared within him. He barely managed to maintain Madara Uchiha's tone as he replied, "The Valley of the End will be your death ground!"

The Nine-Tails instantly raised its head, and the power it had just secretly gathered quickly transformed into a Tailed Beast Ball.

Just as it was about to unleash its power, Obito suddenly clutched his mask and screamed in pain, while Kurama quickly tilted its head back and launched the Tailed Beast Ball into the night sky.

"boom!!"

The shockwave above forced Obito to kneel on Kurama's head, panting heavily. When he looked at Furukawa Osamu again, he noticed that the latter's eyes had turned scarlet, and the three tomoe were slowly rotating.

"Is this all the power you have in your eyes?"

"Ugly as always, the beasts should leave the stage!"

The intricate patterns in the Nine-Tailed Fox's pupils disappeared, turning into simple three-tomoe pearls. Then, with a mournful howl, it twisted its body and vanished in a flash. The giant fox obediently came to Furukawa Shuu's feet.

Obito knelt on the ground, the backlash from his ocular power causing him to clutch his mask in pain. White Zetsu, sensing the familiar chakra fluctuations, grew increasingly terrified, repeatedly warning his inner self, "Run! Madara-sama! You can't resist that ocular power..."

"Shut up!"

Obito's face was contorted with rage. At this moment, he recalled Madara Uchiha's teachings. His classmates had indeed inherited Tobirama Senju's evil will and had actually stolen the power of the Uchiha bloodline.

What made him even more embarrassed was that the ordinary Sharingan was suppressing his Mangekyou Sharingan. Thinking of the evil experiments, Obito let out a painful growl, and the White Zetsu on his body immediately cooperated by forming hand seals.

Suddenly, huge tree branches rose from the ground, twisting wildly and attacking Furukawa Osamu with the help of the two people's chakra.

"Immortal Technique: Scorching Escape - Overheating and Killing!"

As Furukawa Osamu faced the twisted tree branch, he waved his left hand, and a huge orange fireball suddenly appeared. With the help of Sage Chakra, it continued to grow larger and larger, instantly engulfing the tree branch in front of him.

"How could this be?!"

Obito intended to persist in using Wood Release to disrupt the ninjutsu, but he noticed the fireball was growing larger and larger. The White Zetsu on his body hurriedly warned, "It's that special Sage Chakra..."

Obito wasn't worried about a surprise attack from the Flying Thunder God Technique. He forcefully unleashed his chakra, and his berserk Wood Release finally managed to withstand the expanding fireball. Before he could launch an attack, a giant dragon flashing with black light suddenly appeared.

"Sage Art: Storm Release: Lightning Water Dragon Bullet!"

When a giant black dragon of lightning pounced, Obito didn't bother to dodge. But when he saw four more giant black dragons appear and wreak havoc together, his eyes widened in surprise.

"boom!"

The black dragon, seemingly alive, continued to surge, causing the earth to crack and shatter instantly. Rock fragments flew everywhere, and Obito disappeared in a vortex. When he reappeared, he was already at the head of the Hashirama Senju statue.

"call..."

Obito let out a sigh of relief, while White Zetsu reminded him again, "Lord Madara, you should leave!"

"The opponent has mastered the power of the Sharingan and is even faster. We have no information on them. Let's abandon Kurama for now..."

Furukawa Osamu didn't use the Nine-Tails' power. As he flew back into the sky, he looked at "Uchiha Madara" staring at him and continued to mock, "It seems you've lost your former power after your resurrection. Your ninjutsu has flaws!"

"You haven't forgotten how I killed you, have you? It seems I need to reawaken your memories!"

"Sage Art: Magnet Release: Iron Sand Rain!"

Black iron sand suddenly burst forth from the wings behind Furukawa Osamu, the tiny particles shooting through the air like raindrops towards Obito in the distance.

"Lord Madara, calm down! Let's move!"

Obito suppressed his anger and once again transformed into a vortex to escape. When he returned to the statue's feet, Kurama suddenly swung its claws repeatedly, and its large tail also danced wildly behind it.

Suddenly, a huge black hand shot out from the ground, along with more and more iron sand gleaming with a dark luster.

Only then did Obito realize what Furukawa Osamu had been doing by standing still. The entire area had been transformed into iron sand, and the continuous attacks forced him to dodge and move away from the area.

"Have you even given up on your family symbol? Or have you lost your memory?"

"I really want to study your body now; you'd make a great experimental subject..."

Back on the head of the Nine-Tailed Fox, Furukawa Osamu resealed the fan and, with his arms crossed, commanded more and more black iron sand.

The Sage Chakra within the Hundred Healings Seal transformed once more, and the iron sand suddenly gained a life of its own, its speed increasing dramatically as it transformed into sharp claws that frantically clawed at the appearing Obito.

"Lord Madara! Leave now!"

"Shut up!"

The thought that Rin Nohara might also be an experimental subject caused Obito's suppressed emotions to completely erupt. Complex patterns appeared in his scarlet eyes. He landed on the ground and stopped dodging, his eye power exploding once again.

"drink!"

A blue skeleton instantly appeared, and amidst Obito's roar, the half-body skeleton gradually became complete. As the armor covered it, four arms appeared, followed by four giant shuriken from the arms.

"Kamui Shuriken!"

Obito's eye power was rapidly depleted, and blood flowed from his eyes. The blue half-giant roared, and then the giant shuriken was thrown out.

The black iron sand attacking from the front was first distorted by the two giant shuriken, then the two spatial rifts absorbed the attack completely, and the blue shuriken behind broke through the blockade and flew straight towards Furukawa Osamu.

"boom!"

The distorted space and the massive Yin Release chakra attack erupted simultaneously, followed by a dazzling white light. Obito, maintaining his half-giant form, knelt on the spot. Sensing something, White Zetsu suddenly cried out in terror, "Lord Madara, get out of here!"

Osamu Furukawa was covered by the deep purple half-giant. At this moment, the giant's two arms and half of its body had disappeared, but the missing parts were being filled in at a speed visible to the naked eye.

By the time Obito, panting heavily, realized what was happening, the purple giant had already stood up and strode forward, his massive longsword swiftly slashing towards where he was.

"Kamui!"

At the critical moment, Obito forcibly activated his eye technique, snapping his longsword in two. Then, with a furious roar, blood flowed from his eyes once more as he broke free of his guard and roared, "What do you take your life for?!"

The blue giant threw another Kamui shuriken, and the Nine-Tails behind him immediately unleashed a Tailed Beast Ball, the explosion erupting between the two giants.

"boom!"

Space distorted once more, and the raging chakra power expanded in a spherical shape. With a deafening roar, the river and the statue's base vanished instantly.

Unable to maintain his Susanoo state any longer, Obito was thrown into the air and crashed into the stone wall, letting out a painful groan.

Obito felt every cell in his body was screaming in agony. When he slid onto the ground covered in rubble, he spat out a mouthful of blood. His mask was mostly shattered, and the White Zetsu seemed to be shouting something loudly.

Struggling to sit up, Obito saw the spotless Furukawa Osamu standing before him, his scarlet eyes fixed on him, the purple eyeshadow and the mark on his forehead seemingly radiating an eerie glow.

"These mere grains of sand are not even half as good as me."

"After your resurrection, you not only hid your face, but your power also seemed to have disappeared."

"These eyes are quite nice, I'll take them!"

Obito suddenly stretched out his right arm and grabbed Furukawa Osamu's outstretched left hand. At the same time, Kamui was activated again, and a vortex suddenly appeared.

"call out!"

"what!"

The moment Furukawa Osamu vanished using the Flying Thunder God Technique, a jet-black blade of light erupted from his left hand, severing Obito's right arm. Then, the Sage Chakra carrying the spirit successfully invaded Obito's body.

Instantly returning to the Kamui dimension, White Zetsu, along with Obito, screamed in pain, as if an unknown force was devouring their life force.

Obito felt as if his brain was about to explode, his mental world was being invaded, and his memories seemed to be disappearing.

"No!"

"We must never forget Lin!"

"I want to protect them..."

Perhaps because the Kamui dimension isolated Furukawa Osamu's Sage Mode chakra transmission, Obito's spiritual body, relying on his extraordinary willpower, forcefully expelled the spirit from the spiritual world.

The life chakra carrying the breath of life eventually transformed into twisted runes at Obito's heart, and its power gradually dissipated after the contract with Kurama was broken.

"Rin, Kakashi, I will save you..."

Obito collapsed onto the empty ground, the White Zetsu on his body listlessly ending its possession and slumping limply beside him, the unknown power almost draining him dry.

Neither of them noticed that another rune silently spread from Obito's upper body and silently adhered to the bottom of the white cuboid.

The strange sensations in his body completely disappeared. Lying on the ground, Obito felt a stinging pain in his eyes, his vision was blurry, and he had lost all feeling in the right side of his body. Even speaking became difficult: "That white guy... what exactly does he want?"

"Why conduct such heinous experiments on deceased comrades?"

"No one knows his true identity..."

The white-haired thief lost his comical tone, and thinking of the cold gaze in those scarlet eyes, he whispered inexplicably with fear: "His reaction speed is even faster than in previous years. It's a speed that no human could possibly possess. Your eye technique can't restrain him."

"If he hadn't wanted your eyes, he wouldn't have come to us at all. Even so, we couldn't drag him in here."

"Thank goodness for this space, otherwise we'd be dead for sure. I really want to experience the urge to defecate right now; that's my biggest wish before I die!"

Upon hearing these words, Obito was speechless at first, then gradually began to laugh, and finally tears welled up in his eyes. In that moment when he was close to death again, he understood his own feelings: "I want to protect Rin and Kakashi."

"I want to end the ninja's reign of terror and see them live happily ever after..."

Even if they are imposters, even if they have forgotten their original selves because of evil experiments, Obito still wants to protect them. He wants to change this world, drive out evil, and make peace last forever!

"You should leave once you've rested enough. It would be best if I could return to the Gedo Statue to replenish my energy."

As soon as White Zetsu finished speaking, Obito pointed to the right side of his body and said with difficulty in a hoarse voice, "I might have to trouble you, otherwise my eye power will not be able to recover at all."

The two looked at each other, suddenly realizing that they wouldn't be able to leave this place for a while. Fortunately, neither of them needed to eat, otherwise they might have been trapped to death by their own eye techniques.

Outside the Valley of the End, the violent shockwave brought the Konoha ninjas to a halt, and the white light emitted by the explosion made the area as bright as day.

Many people vaguely saw the enormous purple giant, and some of the supporting Uchiha ninjas were stunned in place, their clan leader muttering to himself, "Susanoo? It's Susanoo..."

When Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others who arrived didn't see the Nine-Tails, they immediately felt that something was very wrong. They couldn't even imagine how powerful the Susanoo, a legendary power that had fought against the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was.

Ignoring the danger, Tsunade was the first to rush to the bottom of the statue, where Furukawa Osamu lay covered in "injuries" among the rubble.

"build!"

Tsunade immediately rushed to his side, desperately unleashing a palm strike of Healing Jutsu. Then, with a sob in her voice, she possessed him, realizing her cheek was being gripped. Only then did she calm down slightly: "Sensei, it's alright, it's just that the accumulated Sage Chakra 'disappeared'."

"The Hokage can't cry. I'm sorry, I failed the mission this time..."

Furukawa Osamu "weakly" wiped away Tsunade's tears, a look of guilt appearing on his face. Tsunade shook her head repeatedly upon seeing this.

In order to seal the massive Nine-Tails within the charged White Zetsu body, Osamu Furukawa split his spirit into two parts.

One of the spirits even used the Corpse Demon Sealing Technique. In order to analyze the "Grim Reaper," it was indeed severely weakened and urgently needed to replenish its spiritual energy through [Gathering].

Seeing everyone arrive one after another, Furukawa Osamu withdrew his arm. His face paled even more as Tsunade held him in her embrace. The Konoha ninja who witnessed this exclaimed, "Lord Osamu!"

"How is Lord Xiu?"

"Damn it, what kind of power is that?"

Tsunade then helped Furukawa Osamu to his feet and addressed the crowd loudly, "The enemy possesses space-time ninjutsu and can also summon the Nine-Tails. Everyone, perhaps we must prepare for war!"

"Return to the village immediately, have the barrier team adjust the spell, and hold a reconstruction meeting after dawn."

"Yes, Hokage-sama!"

The group quickly left. Some of the ninjas, under instructions from Furukawa Osamu, continued searching for the enemy's trail, while others swiftly returned to the village. The long night continued.

"Sarutobi-sensei, Shu has lost most of his power, and Orochimaru seems to have met with misfortune as well."

"Contact Jiraiya and tell him to return as soon as possible!"

"Minato's arm is a huge problem, and then there's Kushina's life..."

Tsunade's face fell, but Furukawa Osamu coughed weakly and looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, saying in a low voice, "I can solve the problem of life force, but it will take some time."

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"Xiu, your body..."

Tsunade instinctively hugged her disciple tighter, but Furukawa Osamu smiled and said softly, "It's just about dividing cells a few more times to generate life energy. The village needs powerful ninjas to hold the fort right now."

"That child needs a mother too. Minato-kun has taken good care of me, and I can't watch him fall into grief."

A look of emotion appeared on Hiruzen Sarutobi's slightly aged face. Healing that would cost him his lifespan—Osamu Furukawa truly lived up to his reputation as the inheritor of the Will of Fire, stepping forward in a moment of crisis.

"I'm such a useless old man, I can't even die together with the enemy!"

"Don't say that, Hokage-sama. That guy is no ordinary ninja. The power of the Mangekyou Sharingan is indeed very strong."

"Cough...cough..."

Furukawa Osamu coughed lightly a few times halfway through his sentence, and Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately spoke up to comfort him, while Tsunade hugged her disciple tightly once again.

As the Third Hokage left, Osamu Furukawa suddenly pulled Tsunade into his arms, his voice tinged with fear, and whispered, "Sensei, I thought I'd never see you again!"

"I'm sorry to disappoint you this time. It's all my fault. The village lost the Nine-Tails. Without a tailed beast, there may be another war."

Tsunade initially wanted to push her disciple away, as it was too intimate, but then she remembered that Furukawa Osamu had gone through a life-or-death battle against the legendary power, and her heart softened.

Hearing her disciple's whisper, Tsunade pressed her arms against Furukawa Osamu's chest, gently closing them together, and softly comforted him, "It's alright, now it's your turn to protect you!"

When he realized that the Anbu had returned, Furukawa released his teacher prematurely and resumed his usual respect. Tsunade then helped him up.

Having seized the power of the Nine-Tails, obtained the coordinates of the Kamui space, and further strengthened his relationship with his teacher, the weakened Furukawa Osamu smiled slightly: "Although I paid a heavy price, it was all worth it."

When the group returned to the village, it was just dawn. The Konoha Hospital was filled with a large number of wounded people, and Shizune had been busy all night.

When the girl saw Tsunade supporting a pale-faced, heavily injured Furukawa, she was terrified. It was the first time she had ever seen a seriously injured Furukawa.

"Teacher! Is everything alright with the repair?"

"How could... how could it be injured like this? The cells seem to have lost their vitality..."

Shizune, her voice trembling with tears, hugged Furukawa Osamu. The girl still didn't understand what had happened; the village had suddenly vanished in the middle of the night—it all happened so fast.

"Don't worry, it's just overuse of magic!"

"Our house was destroyed, so we'll have to stay with you for the next few days. Tsunade-sensei has a lot of work to do, so let's not trouble her."

Furukawa gently comforted Shizune, who immediately nodded vigorously. When Tsunade saw this scene, a strange emotion flashed through her heart, but after seeing the many wounded, she immediately composed herself and solemnly said, "Have the medical team prepare large-scale stunts. I will be in charge of the treatment during this period."

"Shizune, take Xiu to visit Minato and the others first. There are some things we need to confirm."

The girl nodded again, helping Furukawa Osamu into the special room on the top floor. A look of worry appeared on Shizune's face as she softly advised, "Osamu, please don't push yourself, okay?"

"It's okay, just go back to work. I just need to rest for a while."

After calming Minato down, Furukawa knocked on the door and entered. Minato, with his right arm in a sling, looked pained. Kushina, holding her son, was pale but had a look of happiness on her face.

"I'm sorry, Minato-kun, I still couldn't bring back the Nine-Tails."

"Xiu, what are you saying! How can you apologize to us?!"

"If it weren't for you, I can't imagine what state the village would be in right now. You are a true hero!"

Minato responded somewhat excitedly, while Kushina was speechless. Her life force was still waning, and the tailed beast chakra within her contained malice, which she could not fully convert into life force.

"It's all my fault! If I hadn't been so careless lately, I wouldn't have been seriously injured in just two exchanges."

"If I could master magic, perhaps none of this would have happened."

Overwhelmed with regret, Minato clenched his fists. Seeing the guilt on her husband's face, Kushina forced herself to speak, "It's all my fault... Naruto is safe..."

The prophesied child suddenly burst into tears, startling Minato who quickly tried to soothe him. Furukawa Osamu couldn't sense Ashura's chakra, but his spiritual energy was now mostly depleted, making his perception inaccurate: "Hold on, give me a few more days, I can resolve the issue of my life force."

Minato heard the news from Hiruzen Sarutobi. He initially wanted to refuse, but seeing his wife comforting their son with such happiness, tears welled up in his eyes. He bowed his head and solemnly replied, "Thank you, Shu!"

"I will repay you with my life!"

"Minato-kun, you should take good care of Naruto. It's enough to see him grow up healthy."