Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 427 Despair, Hashirama Kneels

call out!

"It's too late!"

Minato changed direction and shot a Flying Thunder God Kunai at the black hole space sphere thrown by Li Yao's Obito clone, then teleported away.

call out!

With another teleport, Minato arrived beside the falling black hole sphere, reached out his hand, and tore at... the skin of his hand that touched the black hole sphere was instantly swallowed up.

With a thought, Minato activated the Flying Thunder God Technique to transfer to the black hole space sphere he was in contact with.

call out!

Minato appeared beside a Flying Thunder God kunai a thousand miles away.

"Um!!!"

"It didn't work!"

Minato sensed the empty space around him, cried out in surprise, and then instantly teleported back to the First Hashirama's side.

"Oh no, we can't stop it!"

Tobirama, who was preparing to move the black hole space away, saw that Minato, who had acted first, had failed to move the black hole space sphere away, and instantly realized that he couldn't stop him either.

call out!

Tobirama instantly returned.

All they can do now is see if their Wood Release, enhanced by Sage Mode, can block the black hole space sphere created by Li Yao's Obito clone.

tear!

Like a sharp blade slicing through tofu, the black hole space maintained its speed, piercing directly through Hashirama's Wood Release shield and landing in the center of the town.

Bang!

The black space suddenly expanded, transforming into a black sphere with a diameter of five kilometers, enveloping the entire town.

"No!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Hashirama and the others roared in grief and anger, but they were powerless to stop the tragedy from unfolding.

Snapped!

The expanding black sphere suddenly contracted inward, then made a snapping sound like snapping fingers.

"this……"

Hashirama and the others stared blankly at the scene before them.

The original town has completely disappeared, leaving only a huge circular crater with an extremely smooth surface, as if a celestial dog had eaten the moon, creating a large pit in the earth. However, there was a small town in this crater, with more than 20,000 people living there.

died!

all dead!

There is no pain, and they don't even know they're dead until they die.

The townspeople left peacefully, but Hashirama and the others were gripped by immense fear.

"What exactly do you want to do?!"

Hashirama Senju roared in anger, clapping his hands together.

"Sage Art - Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands!"

The towering Thousand-Handed Buddha rose up once more, standing on the earth, and unleashed countless punches at Li Yao's Obito clone in the air above the crater.

"You really think I'm afraid of you!"

Facing the countless enormous fists swung by the Thousand-Handed Buddha, Li Yao's Obito clone's expression turned cold. "If I don't show my power, you really think I'm a pushover? Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"

With a thought, Li Yao's Obito clone activated Kamui, creating countless spatial distortions and vortexes that met each of the Senju Wood Release fists.

It's sizzling!

Wood chips flew everywhere.

Faced with the twisting force of the divine power space vortex.

What kind of magic is this?

What Wood Release: Great Buddha?

What kind of fist is this, like a Tailed Beast Ball?

They're all trash. Even if the Thousand-Armed Buddha pulled out all its fists, it still couldn't break through the power of Li Yao's Obito clone's divine vortex.

Stab it!

The immense power of the divine vortex manifested directly on the Buddha's head.

In an instant, the head of the Wood Release Buddha exploded as if an ordinary person's head had been blown off by a Barrett missile.

It was only because Tobirama reacted quickly and moved Hashirama and the others away that they were spared from disaster.

call out!

Minato instantly appeared ten meters behind Li Yao's Obito clone.

As expected of the Yellow Flash of Konoha, its speed is indeed fast. Taking advantage of the moment when Li Yao's Obito clone was fighting Hashirama, it successfully approached within ten meters of Li Yao's Obito clone.

But... what can you do if you get close to yourself when you're completely enveloped in a black hole space?

This time, Li Yao's Oozu clone did not dodge.

shhhhh!

Minato proceeded as planned, switching places with Tobirama, who then arrived in Instantaneous Movement with Itachi Uchiha.

call out!

Itachi, who arrived in a flash, not only activated his Mangekyou Sharingan but also condensed his Susanoo. Moreover, the Totsuka Blade within the Susanoo was already raised and aimed at Li Yao's Obito clone.

"I see!"

Li Yao smiled as Obito's clone appeared, instantly realizing that Itachi's trump card wasn't just Izanami; the Totsuka Blade, capable of sealing everything, was also one of Itachi's trump cards.

The moment the Totsuka Blade appeared, Li Yao's Obito clone sensed its special nature.

The Totsuka Blade is not a chakra sword; it has no physical form and is a true illusory sword. Therefore, it is highly unlikely that the black hole space created by Li Yao's Obito clone could keep the Totsuka Blade out.

Once pierced by the Totsuka Sword, Li Yao's Obito clone will be sealed.

Even if Li Yao's Obito clone can break free of the seal, Itachi, who has established a connection with Li Yao's Obito clone through the Totsuka Blade, can take the opportunity to use Izanami on Li Yao's Obito clone.

This is all interconnected; it has to be said, it's no wonder it's Uchiha Itachi, truly the greatest combat master in the Naruto world.

In terms of combat talent, Li Yao felt that even Minato couldn't compare to Itachi Uchiha.

It's such a pity!

Itachi was not facing an ordinary person. The reaction speed of Li Yao Obito's clone was much faster than theirs. The movements of Itachi controlling Susanoo to wield the Totsuka Blade were enough for Li Yao Obito's clone to think through all his tactical ideas several times.

Not to mention that at this time, Li Yao's Obito clone was still maintaining the spacetime ninjutsu of the Time Mirage, so the Totsuka Blade was completely useless against him, as was the genjutsu Izanami.

However... Li Yao's Obito clone will not repeat the mistakes of his original self.

"Kamui!"

With a thought, Li Yao's Obito clone attacked Tobirama and Itachi with the power of Kamui vortex before the Totsuka Blade could reach them.

In an instant.

Susanoo shattered, and Tobirama reacted by using Flying Thunder God Technique to escape. Itachi dodged to the side, but half of his body was still twisted into powder by the power of Kamui's vortex.

shhhhh!

Tobirama, who had left, teleported back with half of his body, then teleported away again, returning to the ground where Hashirama and the others were.

"Do you feel despair?"

"Do you regret it?"

Li Yao's Origin clone appeared above the five people, looked down, and asked coldly.

"..."

The five people stared silently at Li Yao's Obito clone in the sky, and none of them made a move.

The brief exchange just now had made the five of them realize the gap between them.

In terms of raw power, even the Thousand-Armed Buddha, whose strength is comparable to a thousand Tailed Beast Balls, cannot defeat Kamui Uzumaki.

Li Yao's reaction speed and Obito's clones made the five feel hopeless.

In that situation just now, Itachi and Tobirama were both repelled by the Kamui vortex that appeared instantly. If it happened a few more times, they wouldn't be able to touch Li Yao's Obito clone.

Furthermore, Itachi's Totsuka Blade has already been exposed, and it can be seen from the reaction of Li Yao's Obito clone that the opponent knows the Totsuka Blade's abilities.

In this way, Itachi basically has no chance to use Susanoo to attack a second time.

"Konoha has been destroyed by you. Everyone is dead, including those who were your enemies. But the people of the Land of Fire are innocent. Please spare them."

bump!

At the critical moment, the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, demonstrated his resolve as Hokage and a man of the Land of Fire. When he was certain there was no hope left, he resolutely knelt down and begged Li Yao in the air to spare the people of the Land of Fire.

(End of this chapter)