Chapter 440: Obito: Am I Crazy? No, It's the World That's Gone Mad!
Tobirama turned to Minato and asked, "What is that?"
Minato shook his head. "I don't know, but if we don't stop it, the Four Red Yang Formation will soon collapse."
Hashirama said, "Let me try."
With that, Hashirama clapped his hands together, causing countless trees to rapidly grow within the Four Red Yang Formation, filling the entire space.
Giant flowers bloomed, releasing a mesmerizing fragrance throughout the formation. The pollen dispersed into the air, attempting to calm the raging Ten-Tails.
But the Ten-Tails was the God Tree itself!
Using Wood Release against the God Tree was like a baby's tiny fists punching an adult's chest—utterly ineffective.
In no time, the Flower Tree World Hashirama had conjured was destroyed by the catastrophic upheaval, along with the Four Red Yang Formation, which shattered into pieces.
Obito ceased his intangibility and once again used the Rinnegan to regain control of the Ten-Tails.
Only then did the Ten-Tails settle down.
The Konoha and Rain ninja on the ground watched the scene unfold with a sense of bitterness.
Obito's actions seemed to communicate a message: without him, they would have perished.
And that was exactly Obito's intention.
He wanted to display his power to everyone, to conquer them through strength, and then win their hearts.
He aimed to make them willingly accept the beauty of the Infinite Tsukuyomi world!
Just as Haneda wanted him to accept reality, Obito wanted Haneda to accept that illusory truth.
Using a transmission jutsu, Obito spread his voice across the entire battlefield:
"Accept reality—you are no match for me."
"If I didn't want to kill too many people, you would all be dead by now."
"The only choice before you is to embrace the beauty of the Infinite Tsukuyomi."
"In that world, all human fantasies can be fulfilled."
"Whether it's your deceased family, friends, or loved ones, they will all be resurrected in that world."
"All the hardships of the past, all the unreachable dreams, will come true in that world."
"What's wrong with such an illusory world?"
"If everyone is trapped in a genjutsu, why can't that become reality?"
"Do you really want to throw away your lives in a war you cannot win?"
Minato responded, "You've gone mad, Obito!"
Obito laughed. "I've gone mad?
"It's the world that's gone mad!"
"I am not wrong! I simply want to give the world a warm and beautiful reality!"
"Sensei, I can even bring you back in that reality, allowing you to live a happy life with Naruto."
"You will truly feel Naruto's warmth and smell his scent, not just be trapped in a tiny mental space watching him grow up. You could have had a better life, Sensei."
Even as Obito tried to persuade Minato, he didn't forget to promote his ideology.
But he seemed to overlook whether the Infinite Tsukuyomi could really fulfill his ideals.
Minato knew it couldn't, but he also knew it was impossible to persuade Obito anymore.
Just when Minato thought the ninjas behind him would waver and start to believe Obito's rhetoric, he saw none of the hesitation or longing in their eyes.
Even if there were some, it was only among those few who were dissatisfied with their lives.
Obito's attempt to sway the Konoha and Rain allied forces had failed.
But he wasn't surprised.
If persuasion were that easy, Haneda's nearly decade-long effort would be reduced to a joke!
Obito sighed, and the Ten-Tails performed a division jutsu similar to the slug technique, creating countless smaller Ten-Tails clones.
The small Ten-Tails filled the battlefield, each one a towering giant.
Minato sensed the power of the clones and realized they could only be countered by Chunin-led squads or individual Jonin.
However, the number of Chunin and Jonin in the allied forces was far fewer than the Ten-Tails clones.
Obito continued, "In the face of absolute power, what's the point of resisting? It will only lead to more meaningless sacrifices."
"Give up. I can offer you more."
"What Haneda promised, I can deliver!"
"What Haneda couldn't promise, I can still deliver!"
"The world of the Infinite Tsukuyomi will have no wars, no disasters, not even enemies—only eternal peace and happiness!"
Obito kept trying to convince them, and this time, it was more effective.
The allied forces knew that the five Hokage and other strong ninjas were holding back the Ten-Tails.
But with these smaller Ten-Tails clones, no one was there to shield them. They could only rely on themselves.
The weaker ninjas trembled, especially the younger ones who had graduated in recent years and never experienced war.
However, Obito was still disappointed. At that moment, their veteran predecessors stood at the forefront.
These were the elite of the Konoha alliance, survivors of the Second and Third Great Ninja Wars!
The Will of Fire burned brightly, inspiring the fearful and trembling young ninjas!
Minato seized the opportunity to persuade, "Obito, it's useless. Not everyone is willing to accept an illusory world. There's light in their eyes!"
Kakashi, having healed Shisui, arrived from afar and looked at Obito:
"I know by now you won't listen to any advice, but I still have to tell you, Obito."
"Power can only bring temporary victory. It's unity that overcomes all difficulties, unites people, and achieves greatness."
Obito coldly replied, "Then I'll just kill a few first. Every revolution sacrifices those who cling to the old ways. As for your so-called unity, it's nothing more than a gathering of weaklings, while the strong always walk alone. Only sheep flock together."
Hearing this, Kakashi was momentarily stunned.
He recognized Obito's last words as a quote from Haneda's "My Struggle."
Little did Kakashi know that Haneda had also borrowed those words from a certain writer…
Ignoring Kakashi, Obito controlled the Ten-Tails to unleash a barrage of wooden spikes from the sky, like a rain of arrows.
Tobirama, unaware of Shikaku's coordination, quickly shouted to the allied forces, "Use combined defensive jutsu!"
Hiruzen summoned the Triple Rashomon to block some of the descending spikes.
Hashirama was about to cast a defensive jutsu, but unlike Hiruzen, he wasn't so lucky.
He became the focus of the Ten-Tails or rather Obito.
The Ten-Tails' tails swung at him, forcing Hashirama to abandon his jutsu to evade the attack.
The spikes continued to fall, like the unending rain in the weeping Land of Rain.
Each "raindrop" carried the potential to claim a ninja's life.
And these spikes didn't cease even as the Hokage and Kakashi attacked the Ten-Tails.
The veterans who had stood at the forefront were also being overwhelmed by the small Ten-Tails clones, losing their lives.
Fear spread across the battlefield.
At that moment, a green light streaked across the sky, followed by a golden light.
A golden sword descended, slashing at the Ten-Tails.
Behind the sword, a black Tailed Beast Bomb followed!
The Ten-Tails was forced back hundreds of meters by the golden light and the Tailed Beast Bomb, retreating to the edge of a deep canyon.
Madara looked up at the golden and green lights. He knew those two world-destroying kids had arrived.
And Haneda was likely watching from nearby.
Perhaps, it was time to accelerate his plan.
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