I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 776 What I wanted in the past has become insignificant in a recent glance.

"Huff~ Huff~ Huff~"

Kneeling on the ground, Obito's face was pale, his right hand, with its white skin, gripped his left shoulder, while his left shoulder was empty.

In the distance, Minato stood, holding a blood-stained kunai, and at his feet was an arm that was still twitching from time to time—Obito's.

This was Obito's normal hand, but it was severed again, and another part of Obito's original body was missing.

"come out!"

Obito slammed his right hand into the ground, and a white humanoid creature emerged from the ground. Before it could speak, Obito struck and severed one of the White Zetsu's left arms.

Attached to the severed left hand, the White Zetsu's special cells were rapidly combining with Obito's own cells. Blood mixed with white mucus flowed down, but in the blink of an eye, the left hand was reattached.

"No wonder Lord Orochimaru likes White Zetsu so much."

Seeing this, Minato was also somewhat surprised. The vitality and compatibility with the human body were simply unimaginable. If there were a large number of White Zetsu available for transplantation...

Then Konoha probably wouldn't have any disabled or seriously ill people, since limbs and internal organs could all be used as transplant material, and it seems quite useful.

Obito clenched his left hand, his eyes dark as he looked at Minato. Feeling the surging chakra and life force within him, he touched his chest and abdomen with his still somewhat unaccustomed left hand.

Hidden in his chest was a kunai placed by Minato to seal his space-time, while in his abdomen was the Flying Thunder God Technique formula left by Minato.

Since White Zetsu's body is surprisingly compatible with mine, could I solve these two problems by replacing my flesh and blood?

Thinking of this, Obito reached out, extended black rods from his palms, grasped them in his hands, and hurled them toward Minato.

He seemed too afraid of Minato Namikaze before, but now it seems that he is not incapable of fighting Minato, and perhaps, as the battle progresses, he may even have a chance to win?

Anyway, there are plenty of White Zetsu; at worst, we can just wear down Minato Namikaze.

Minato shook his head as he looked at Obito's stubborn behavior. He used to admire this trait of Obito.

Even if he suffers repeated defeats, he has the courage to keep fighting. When he sees that his child also has this quality, Minato is just as happy.

However, because he is a teacher or father, Minato would think that such a trait is actually stupid when he is an opponent.

If you encounter an enemy that you clearly cannot defeat, the best course of action is to run away or request reinforcements. Foolishly gritting your teeth and charging forward will only make things worse for you.

The reason for the double standards is that the enemy is Minato Namikaze.

The method of repeatedly fighting despite repeated defeats may defeat other enemies, but it can never defeat Minato Namikaze.

He caught the two black rods that flew towards him. The momentary imbalance of chakra made Minato raise his eyes. He already knew that these black chakra rods had a certain restraining effect on chakra.

However, even after being restrained, he still possessed enough talent to do what he wanted to do.

Even though the chakra couldn't circulate as smoothly as usual due to the influence, the remaining portion was still enough for Minato Namikaze to leave his Flying Thunder God Technique seal on it.

"Rustling sound~"

The two black chakra rods were sent back by Minato, while the golden light followed closely behind, piercing towards Obito.

"What an idiot! Are we really going to keep fighting like this?!"

On another battlefield, Tobirama Senju, who had finally managed to rescue Sasuke, looked at the scene inside the barrier. His already gloomy face was now tinged with anger.

Inside the barrier, the wooden doll could barely stand with only one leg and one arm, while Hashirama Senju above the wooden doll was also kneeling, with a bloody gash running from his shoulder to his hip, separating flesh from blood.

At this moment, tiny, fiber-like vines grew from the body, barely managing to pull back the part of the body that was about to detach, trying to mend it.

On Hashirama Senju's face, the Sage Mode mask had almost completely faded, and it seemed that his Sage Chakra was about to be completely drained.

Opposite him, the colossal Susanoo giant still stood tall, and Madara Uchiha, residing within the Susanoo's forehead, spoke with a look of utter loneliness and superiority:

"I never imagined that, despite both being resurrected, we'd be worlds apart. Hashirama, you really are..."

"You're disappointed, aren't you?"

Hashirama Senju managed to say, then forced a smile and said, "I was meant to die in front of you. Everything is what I owe you."

The blood of the Uchiha clan, Izuna's life, the position of Hokage, and your ideals—all of it was because of me, which is why you lost it.

"If killing me can relieve your resentment towards Konoha and the ninja world, then kill me now. If that's not enough, I'll have Tobirama resurrect me using Edo Tensei, so you can kill me a few more times, how about that?"

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Madara Uchiha remained silent, looking at Hashirama Senju for a long time before finally saying, "Throwing pebbles to the other side of the river no longer excites me."

What you wanted in the past has become insignificant when you look back now; what Madara Uchiha wanted from Hashirama Senju in the past is no longer important.

Even if Hashirama Senju were willing to give those things to him now, Madara Uchiha would not change his mind.

Madara Uchiha raised his hand, aiming at Hashirama Senju. A black rod slowly extended from his hand, transforming into a swift arrow the moment it left his palm, and shot towards Hashirama Senju.

Tobirama Senju gritted his teeth, wishing he could rush in and help his older brother, but Tatsuma's barrier was very strong, and Tatsuma remained silent with a sullen face.

"Pfft~"

The black rod pierced through Hashirama Senju's forehead.

"Bang!"

Hashirama and the wooden figure fell to the ground. Hashirama's body began to collapse, growing countless roots that burrowed into the ground. A small tree slowly rose from his body, growing strong and swaying.

"Hashiram."

Madara Uchiha sighed, a hint of sorrow on his face. The enormous Susanoo giant disintegrated in an instant, and he landed heavily on the ground before walking step by step toward the tree.

"This time, not only is it my victory, but I will also be right."

With his palm pressed against the tree trunk, Madara Uchiha spoke nostalgically, then looked in a certain direction and murmured, "That piece of trash, finally couldn't hold on anymore? But it's not necessary now. All we need to do now is send the Gedo Mazo over."

Withdrawing his hand, Madara Uchiha began forming hand seals.

"Pfft pfft pfft~"

Arms emerged from the tree, piercing through Madara Uchiha's body. A face slowly appeared on the tree.

"Sage Art! Wood Release! Bodhi Night! Unyielding Golden Wheel!"

Madara Uchiha stared wide-eyed in disbelief, but his body reacted extremely quickly. With a wave of his hand, he severed the arm that had pierced through his body, then leaped back while forming hand seals.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"

"Boom!"

The flames burned the tree to ashes, but the ground surged, and one after another, Hashirama Senju appeared, each radiating chakra no less powerful than the one who fought Madara Uchiha earlier.

Tatsuma, standing outside the barrier, also smiled. He had sensed it midway through the battle: this was the real reason Hashirama Senju wanted to set up the barrier himself—to imprison Madara Uchiha.

Then, using almost endless clones, he trapped Madara Uchiha, buying enough time for other battlefields.

Vajra Wheel Hand, until attaining Buddhahood, will never regress.

This can be considered a further development of the Wood Clone Technique, using infinite chakra and endless clones to fight enemies. As long as a wisp of the root remains, it can absorb chakra and natural energy.

Hashirama Senju's true body had already been hidden when he first used Advent of a World of Trees; the ones who fought Madara Uchiha were always just clones.

Even Madara Uchiha would probably be helpless against this technique within the current barrier, in that trapped beast area.

It has to be said that when it comes to fighting Uchiha Madara, you can always trust Senju Hashirama. He always has a trump card that can give Uchiha Madara a huge headache.

(End of this chapter)