XX-level Hokage

“If that’s the case, then I must be even more cautious in this battle,” Minato said seriously. “What’s more troublesome is that deception techniques are ineffective against him,” Mima said, frowning.

"What about physical attacks?" Minato asked. "Let's give it a try," Mima said softly.

"Wouldn't Mashiro be in great danger? No, I have to go save her," Naruto said anxiously.

"Wait, Nine-Tails brat, don't worry about her." Minato reached out and stopped Naruto. "Naruto, listen to the Second Hokage." Minato also spoke up.

Just as Naruto was puzzled, Mima said seriously, "Our new Hokage of Konoha is extraordinary, extremely extraordinary. I felt it from the first time I saw her. Her Byakugan gave me an incredibly sharp feeling, not to mention that she has suddenly awakened the Rinnegan. She has many, many secrets."

“I also sensed it when she used the Four Red Sun Formation just now; there was some Nine-Tails aura within her body,” Minato hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Are we just going to abandon Mashiro like this?" Naruto was still very puzzled. In his eyes, no matter how mysterious or secretive she was, Mashiro was just a kind older sister to him, his family.

“It’s not about giving up. Since the Sixth Hokage volunteered, it means she must have some confidence, even if it’s only in the short term. In this time, we can discuss countermeasures so that we can deal with that guy better later,” Mima said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Naruto finally felt a little relieved.

Mashiro looked up at Obito and said softly, "The Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, with the power of the Six Paths, is indeed very troublesome. But you probably can't completely suppress the Ten-Tails, right? Even if the current Ten-Tails isn't the complete version, it's still not something you can suppress."

Mashiro's words hit Obito's sore spot. He didn't have the Rinnegan, and his power wasn't as great as Hashirama's or Madara's. He couldn't fully control the Ten-Tails. The fact that he could maintain this state now was mostly due to his strong willpower.

"Melting: Heavenly Descent"

Mashiro launched an attack with a wave of her hand.

Flames instantly erupted from the ground, followed by a bolt of lightning and the entangling of vines.

But they were all blocked by Obito's Truth-Seeking Balls. "As expected, it was ineffective," Mashiro muttered to himself.

"Give up, your attacks are ineffective against me. Now it's my turn," Obito said.

Obito reached out his hand to Mashiro, and a Truth-Seeking Ball floated to his fingertip before shooting towards Mashiro in an instant. Mashiro made no attempt to dodge.

A silver ribbon fluttered around her, and then the Truth-Seeking Ball that had been shooting towards Mashiro slowed down, as if it had encountered some great obstacle.

The speed gradually decreased, and finally it stopped in front of Mashiro to Obito's incredulous gaze.

Mashiro reached out and took the Truth-Seeking Ball, muttering to herself, "So it really is a special product born from the combination of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. It can't even be converted into chakra. Interesting."

Immediately afterwards, six Truth-Seeking Balls rose up behind Mashiro.

"You, how is this possible?!" Obito stared in disbelief at the Truth-Seeking Balls behind Mashiro. "This is the first time I've used this thing. I hope it won't disappoint me," Mashiro said.

The Truth-Seeking Ball is a black sphere imbued with the power of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. It can transform into a fluid form and take on various shapes. It can nullify most ninjutsu. Although small, it possesses immense power, capable of easily destroying a forest. It can transform into weapons such as a black stick or a staff, and can also be used for various purposes such as attack, defense, and support. Its range is approximately 70 meters after leaving the body, making it a symbol of the Six Paths level.

Mashiro happens to possess both Yin-Yang and Five Elements Chakra, and also has the bloodline of the Otsutsuki clan, so she can naturally synthesize Truth-Seeking Balls. However, she did not know the principle of synthesis before, but after touching Obito's Truth-Seeking Balls, she instantly created them.

Immediately afterwards, a Truth-Seeking Ball behind Mashiro floated to her front and then transformed into a black bow. As Mashiro's hand glowed, the Truth-Seeking Ball belonging to Obito in her hand instantly turned into a black arrow.

Although Truth-Seeking Balls cannot be completely converted into chakra, they can still be processed. Watching Mashiro's actions, Obito had a vague sense of unease.

Mashiro looked at Mashiro and said softly, "Here's your Truth-Seeking Ball back." Then he drew his bow and shot an arrow.

A black light shot out instantly. "Not good!"

The remaining four Truth-Seeking Balls behind Obito instantly transformed into a black liquid, tightly enveloping him. *Sizzle*

The two made contact, and a faint sound was heard. Then came a loud "thud".

Obito crashed heavily to the ground.

"It seems to be working well," he said softly, looking at the black bow in his hand.

Obito stood up from the mud, his right arm bleeding profusely as it healed with great difficulty.

The next chapter will feature three Six Paths level characters. Guess who they are?

Chapter 211: The Sage of Six Paths

“You are strong, unexpectedly strong, even stronger than Madara, but no matter what, I will never let you stop my plan.” Obito looked at Mashiro and said seriously.

Immediately afterwards, Obito slowly rose into the sky. A portion of the Divine Tree instantly rose from the ground.

Four Ten-Tails Tailed Beast Balls began to form from the flowers of the Divine Tree. "Hey, this is bad..."

"They actually released four at the same time."

"Even if all the allied forces used earthen barriers at the same time, they still couldn't stop them; there were just too many of them."

The Allied Shinobi Forces, who had initially been excited by Obito's injury, were plunged into despair once more upon seeing the four suddenly formed Tailed Beast Balls. "What should we do? Think of something quickly," Shikamaru murmured, deep in thought.

“If we use the Flying God Thunder, each person can only transfer one. Even if the Fourth Generation and I transfer two at the same time, we can’t do anything about the remaining two. What about you, Big Brother?” Kakashi asked.

In his view, Mashiro could not stop the four Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Balls.

Mashiro could certainly protect herself from the Tailed Beast Ball attack, but now she had to consider the entire Allied Shinobi Forces.

"Madara, wait a moment, your companions are acting too recklessly," Hashirama said, as he and Madara had somehow resumed their fight.

After seeing Mashiro's Truth-Seeking Ball, Madara fully realized that he could not defeat Mashiro, so he had to become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki.

So this is his last chance to fight Hashirama as Madara Uchiha. "We are reincarnated from the Reanimation Jutsu, don't worry about it, continue," Madara said calmly.

"Everyone, don't give up! We still have me and my clones. As long as we change the trajectory of the Tailed Beast Balls, the Hokage will find a way to send them to the sea. Please create Earth Release: Earth Wall. I will use Advent of a World of Trees to guide those things towards the ocean," Hashirama's wood clone encouraged.

"Dream on."

Upon hearing Hashirama's words, Obito was about to take action when he saw Mashiro's ambiguous smile. He immediately stopped and became extremely vigilant.

Mashiro didn't intend to defeat Obito too quickly, as she still needed to create an opportunity for Madara. However, Mashiro really didn't have any good solutions for the four Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Balls.

The influence of the goddess is limited in scope. Unless Obito throws all four Tailed Beast Balls at Mashiro at once, she will not be able to remotely negate the influence of the four Tailed Beast Balls on the Allied Forces.

However, Mashiro wasn't in a hurry. Those Hokage weren't useless, so she was at ease.

“The Fourth Hokage and I each used Flying Lightning to teleport one away, and my older brother used Advent of a World of Trees to forcibly guide another away. We still need one more,” Miki said, frowning.

"There are none left, Second Hokage." At this moment, Shikamaru walked over, supported by Choji. Mima looked at Shikamaru, waiting for his next words.

"For that guy, his biggest opponent right now is the Sixth Hokage. Judging from his performance just now, he is extremely wary of the Sixth Hokage. In other words, at least one of the four Ten-Tails Tailed Beast Balls is aimed at the Sixth Hokage. And in order to maximize the attack, he will use a method to concentrate the power of the Tailed Beast Balls in a small area where the Sixth Hokage is located," Shikamaru continued.

Kazuma looked at Shikamaru, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "It's too late. This is the only way."

Just then, Obito said softly, "In this reality, there is nothing worth keeping. This world is dead." Instantly, four Ten-Tails Tailed Beast Balls were launched.

Just as Shikamaru said, one of them was directly facing Mashiro.

In order to prevent Mashiro from escaping and to maximize the power of the Tailed Beast Ball explosion, Obito formed hand seals again.

Six black rods imbued with red flames were launched from the palm of his hand outwards to the surrounding corners. After the black rods landed, a hexagonal prism barrier with red and transparent flames opened up.

"Six Red Yang Formation"

Mashiro stood still, without moving.

Using a Tailed Beast Ball to attack her, huh, that's probably what you call an information gap.

Just as the Tailed Beast Balls were about to land, Mashiro turned around and looked at the other three Tailed Beast Balls.

They were flying in three directions from the battlefield. A moment later.

"!" "!" "!"

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" Three loud explosions rang out.

All three Tailed Beast Balls that were aimed at the Allied Forces were transferred to the sea.

As for the fourth Tailed Beast Ball, it was still suspended above Mashiro's head, touched by the silver-white ribbon floating around Mashiro, as if it was this ribbon that was supporting the huge Tailed Beast Ball.

"How is this possible! Who are you?!" Obito exclaimed in shock and frantic shouting.

At this moment, Obito was on the verge of collapse; all his methods had failed to have any effect on Mashiro.

Without eliminating Mashiro, he couldn't capture the Nine-Tails, and without the Nine-Tails, he couldn't unleash the Infinite Tsukuyomi. Decades of pain and scheming had become a colossal joke in this moment.

Not only Obito, but also the three Hokage, Madara, and the Allied Shinobi Forces ninjas were all bewildered by this sight. The Allied Shinobi Forces ninjas were especially amazed by Mashiro's strength.

At this moment, all the ninjas on the battlefield who had close relationships with Mashiro had starry eyes, filled with admiration and love. "Who am I? Perhaps even I can't say for sure," Mashiro said softly.

The caution of Izumi, the arrogance of Uchiha Zero, and the gentleness of Hyuga Mashiro have all shaped her into who she is today. Mashiro reached out and gently touched the Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball.

Instantly, the Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball began to shatter, turning into eight Tailed Beast Balls of different sizes, which floated around Mashiro.

Immediately afterward, Mashiro stepped forward and passed straight through the Six Crimson Flame Array. Even though it was just a brief touch, the Six Crimson Flame Array instantly transformed into a huge ball of flame.

"Obito, you never seem to think from other people's perspectives," Mashiro said with a hint of pity. Arrogance was practically ingrained in the Uchiha clan's bloodline.

Madara believed that only the Infinite Tsukuyomi could save the world, and he stubbornly persisted in his course of action.

Ronghe Zhishui believed that only a wolf could stop the rebellion, so he slaughtered the entire clan.

Obito believed that only by achieving the Infinite Tsukuyomi could Rin be happy, and thus he had been plotting this until now. Mashiro, too, was steadfastly committed to her plan.

Obito never considered what Rin was thinking; he only assumed what she would think.

He believed that Lin didn't want to be resurrected and see such a world, but he never cared whether Lin wanted to be resurrected quickly and live in the real world, or slowly and live in a false world.

Immediately after Mashiro, a Truth-Seeking Ball transformed into a spear and shot towards Obito.

Obito hurriedly summoned a Truth-Seeking Ball to block it. The two collided and were instantly repelled.

Immediately afterwards, the remaining five Truth-Seeking Balls behind Mashiro were fired out one by one.

This forced Obito to use his remaining Truth-Seeking Balls to defend himself, ultimately sending them both flying. "Goodbye, Obito," Mashiro whispered.

The eight Tailed Beast Balls and the Six Red Yang Formation behind her transformed into fireballs and shot towards Obito simultaneously.

Explosions continued to be heard, and Obito crashed heavily to the ground, even the Ten-Tails broke free.

"I haven't lost yet..." Obito struggled to get up. But Mashiro knew it was too late; Black Zetsu was about to arrive.

Instantly, Black Zetsu appeared and attached itself to Obito's body.

He then used Obito's body to activate the Rinne Rebirth Technique. Madara Uchiha was resurrected.

The moment Madara revived, he immediately grabbed Minato and unleashed a powerful fire attack on Mashiro. Mashiro dodged Madara's attack.

Immediately afterwards, Madara fed the Yin Nine-Tails from Minato's body to the Ten-Tails, and then absorbed the complete Ten-Tails. Thus, Six Paths Madara was born!

Just as Mashiro was about to do something, a sudden wave of dizziness washed over her. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in a strange space.

Inside the space, an old man with horns sat cross-legged. Seeing Mashiro, he softly said, "My name is the Sage of Six Paths!" (Author's Note)

Spoiler alert: The Sage of Six Paths didn't come to help Mashiro.

Chapter 212: Mashiro's Death

"The Sage of Six Paths?" Mashiro looked at the old man floating in the air before him with great interest. This was the first time Mashiro had seen this progenitor of the Six Paths.