I, Uchiha Madara, Am Alive! (3K)

Bai Cangshu touched his waist and abdomen, where the flesh seemed to have been gouged away out of thin air.

This kind of injury was far harder to deal with than ordinary cuts and lacerations. Even for a Supernatural Being like him with High-Speed Regeneration, it consumed far more energy.

Of course, with Bai Cangshu’s current Intermediate Immortality combined with the supernatural bloodline trait of High-Speed Regeneration, this kind of attack was nowhere near fatal.

In the few seconds it took him to fall from the air and land, his shoulder, which had been annihilated by Dust Release, and the parts that had vanished after being transported away by Kamui had already begun regenerating. Bone and flesh had reappeared, and granulation tissue could be seen continuously weaving skin over the raw flesh.

Uchiha Obito’s Mangekyō Sharingan clearly possessed extraordinary insight as well. He frowned. Mercenary Tao’s body could no longer even be called human. Perhaps even Senju Hashirama’s healing ability had been no better than this.

But even such an ability could no longer make Obito feel fear.

He lowered his head without looking at Mercenary Tao, immersing himself in those surging emotions.

So he was not the only one trapped on that day. Kakashi, once such a dazzling genius, had also been trapped in the past by him and Rin.

Obito looked at the blood on his palm, and a flicker of confusion crossed his face.

Pff!

A burst of force tore through the air, piercing Obito’s body and punching a hole through the tree trunk behind him.

Uchiha Obito’s body was completely unaffected by the attack. He merely raised his head and looked coldly at Bai Cangshu.

"Mercenary Tao, someone who has never felt this kind of pain could never understand why I want to create a new world…"

Bai Cangshu saw Uchiha Obito’s posture, as though he were already invincible, and how completely immersed he was in his own emotional world—he even grieved for himself over killing his own friend…

That perfect attitude of self-absorption bordering beyond narcissism slowly spread Bai Cangshu’s lips into a grin.

"Tsk. Too weak to save the woman you loved, then killing your best friend in pursuit of power, yet all you feel is sorrow as though the world betrayed you… Ha, Uchiha Obito, you really are an interesting fellow."

Bai Cangshu had fully recovered by now. He slipped both hands into his pockets, leaned his tall body slightly forward, and gripped the ground with his feet, loosening every muscle in his body this way.

"And if you really wanted that woman so badly, why not use Impure World Reincarnation to call her back from the Pure Land? It’s not as if this world lacks techniques that can bring the dead back to life, right?"

Bai Cangshu’s tone was casual, but Uchiha Obito’s expression gradually darkened.

What he hated most was Mercenary Tao’s flippancy, treating no one’s suffering as though it mattered. Though he himself enjoyed frivolously toying with others while acting as Tobi, when it came to him and Rin, being mocked like this only made Mercenary Tao’s existence unbearably irritating.

Uchiha Obito finally turned around, his eyes focusing on Mercenary Tao.

"Mercenary Tao, put away that arrogant attitude of yours. Don’t you understand? The current me…"

Obito spread his arms, as though he wanted to display his power.

But Bai Cangshu directly interrupted him, continuing his mockery in an exaggerated tone.

"Doesn’t the Rinnegan possess the power to reverse life and death…"

"Orochimaru, who has mastered Impure World Reincarnation, and Nagato, who now possesses the Rinnegan, are both under your surveillance. Yet you never considered reviving the real Rin. Instead, you want to use Infinite Tsukuyomi to have yourself a sweet dream. Tsk…"

Veins had already bulged on Obito’s forehead, and the ocular power in his eyes was stronger than ever. Yet the more he revealed that expression, the more delighted Bai Cangshu became, continuing to dance through the minefield.

"Tell me, is it because you know perfectly well that Rin never liked you, and would never accept everything you believed you were doing for her after her death?"

"Heh, how truly miserable…"

Hummm!

Unable to endure it any longer, Uchiha Obito narrowed his eyes. His shuriken-shaped Mangekyō Sharingan focused in an instant, and the space around Bai Cangshu’s head immediately distorted.

As the true owner of those eyes, Obito’s speed in warping space with Kamui was far faster than Hatake Kakashi’s.

Yet Bai Cangshu still vanished in an instant. His momentary state had not yet ended, and his speed had long surpassed the threshold of the Wind Demon. With nothing more than a backward lean, he slipped into the wind.

The spatial distortion attack took only a few strands of his hair.

Bai Cangshu drifted in the wind as Uchiha Obito’s pupils trembled slightly, his Mangekyō Sharingan fully locking onto the surrounding space.

There was no denying that with the enhancement of the Dual Kamui Mangekyō Sharingan, Uchiha Obito’s combat strength had instantly risen to a level almost beyond all current Kage-level Ninja.

Moreover, because of Kamui’s high priority and the unique nature of spatial abilities, even beings stronger than him would find it difficult to defeat him.

In the raging wind, leg shadows occasionally passed through Obito’s body. But even a high-speed technique like the Wind God Leg still risked being counterattacked by Kamui the moment it struck.

After reclaiming Kakashi’s eye, Obito could now use Kamui to attack while his body was in a Kamui state. He no longer had any weaknesses.

It could be said that at this moment, Uchiha Obito stood invincible against conventional attacks in this world.

Other than those truly at the Six Paths level, even Bai Cangshu could not break through Obito’s Dual Kamui at this moment.

Even though Bai Cangshu knew that Dual Kamui consumed enormous amounts of Chakra, Uchiha Obito, who possessed Hashirama Cells, could easily sustain around ten minutes of combat. That was enough time for him to advance or retreat at will, with the initiative always in Obito’s hands.

Bai Cangshu emerged from the wind and suddenly beckoned to Obito. Then he turned and flashed toward the distant area where golden light had nearly illuminated the entire mountain range.

To reduce consumption, Obito attacked several times with Wood Release, but it could not have much effect on Mercenary Tao. He now understood that Mercenary Tao intended to use that enormous monster against him.

But for someone like him who possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, the Eight-Tails Gyūki on that battlefield was also a readily available source of fighting power.

Moreover, if he wanted to preserve the possibility of continuing the Eye of the Moon Plan, the Eight-Tails Gyūki absolutely could not be devoured by the Erdtree again.

He had to go to this battle.

Uchiha Obito leaped forward, following Mercenary Tao’s footsteps and swiftly returning to the chaotic battlefield. The smell of blood at its center had already grown extremely strong.

The ordinary people and the warriors of the Golden Order faction gathered from various small ninja villages had not fled like the Iwagakure ninjas. They were directly caught in the Elden Beast’s wide-area incantation.

Afterward, they were trampled by Gyūki and swept up in the attacks of the Fourth Raikage and the giant beast, leaving them almost entirely wiped out.

The Konoha ninjas and residents had now filled the gap and appeared on the front lines.

Uchiha Obito looked at the ninjas beneath the Golden Order, who had already lost their fear of death, and his gaze grew colder.

"You should understand, Mercenary Tao. Opponents of this level are completely useless against me."

He saw Hyuga Clan ninjas among the crowd, and he also saw the Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan, but he merely stood where he was, wanting to know what Mercenary Tao intended to do.

Bai Cangshu stepped through the air a few times and emerged from above. As he slowly descended, he took in both factions on the field, then closed his eyes with a cruel smile.

The next moment, dark spirits continuously appeared across his face, and his state began flickering erratically.

Uchiha Obito frowned and was about to attack when he suddenly saw Mercenary Tao open his eyes again.

Those eyes initially held a trace of distraction, but soon the delight and madness in them emerged in full.

"Ha ha ha ha! Hahaha…"

That laughter gave Obito a familiar feeling, and an inexplicable chill crawled down his spine.

His left eye narrowed, and warped space instantly severed Mercenary Tao’s right arm. Amid the spraying blood, the other man only laughed even more wildly.

"This blood, this pain… This is the taste of being alive!"

The tingling sensation from his rapidly regenerating arm muscles made Uchiha Madara realize the strength of this body once again.

This was a body even stronger than the ninja physique he had used to dominate the Warring States Period. Instinctively, he wanted to gather Chakra, but the right half of his face involuntarily changed expression.

"Hey, hey, hey, old man laughing over there, isn’t that smile of yours a little too bold…"

Amid the lighthearted jab, eyes like blue skies and white clouds appeared in the right eye.

Uchiha Madara’s smile gradually vanished. He found it intolerable that he actually had to share a body with someone else.

His eyes shifted. The next moment, his body lowered, and he instantly pounced into the crowd of Konoha ninjas. As countless kunai and ninjutsu came flying at him, Uchiha Madara expertly dodged them, only to discover that this body’s speed and strength far exceeded his expectations.

He did not even need to use ninjutsu. Simple taijutsu was enough to kill his enemies with ease.

He charged toward an Uchiha ninja. The trembling frequency of the other man’s Two-Tomoe Sharingan was enough for Uchiha Madara to judge his intentions. With a simple feint, he deceived him, then severed his cervical spine with a hand strike.

He casually plucked out the other man’s eyes.

"Tsk, are the eyes of your clan really this convenient to use?"

Because the two souls were currently crammed onto the Throne of the Heart, they could practically read each other’s thoughts. Satoru Gojo made another sarcastic remark.

At the same time, he felt some regret. He had known that guy could not possibly reveal such a flaw, yet he had still fallen for it.

Sure enough, his host was not someone easy to deal with. The flaw he revealed had been a trap. The other party had probably deliberately released him and this Uchiha Madara.

And had pressed both of them onto this Throne of the Heart together.

There was no possibility of either of them taking over the body alone, yet under these circumstances, it seemed they had no choice but to follow the other party’s wishes and fight a fierce battle.

In that short time, Satoru Gojo had already noticed that aside from the two enormous monsters still fighting, everyone else had focused their attention on him.

Especially that fellow with the same crimson eyes. His gaze toward him was mixed with distrust and fear.

Before Satoru Gojo could speak, Uchiha Madara seized control of the mouth again.

"Obito, as you can see, I, Uchiha Madara, am alive."