As the roaring chakra of Shisui and Itachi's titanic battle shook the air, Naruto, masked and cloaked, stood calmly in the shadows, sharp eyes analyzing the chaos.
He folded his arms, his mind already weaving the next steps.
> "The village is blind, obsessed with this show of power... It's the perfect moment to reshape everything."
However, just as Naruto prepared to move, a ripple in space cracked open like broken glass - and from it, Obito appeared!
Naruto's body tensed.
> "Obito? But... I already rewrote his will..."
Obito's mask glinted under the moonlight, his aura dark and distorted.
Without a word, Obito launched an attack at Naruto, his body phasing and flickering unnaturally.
Naruto evaded with a quick sidestep, his senses sharp.
> System Alert!
"Warning! White Zetsu contamination detected. Rewritten will is being eroded!"
Naruto's eyes flashed coldly.
> "So White Zetsu is trying to override my control...!"
Before he could react further, the System issued a new urgent mission:
> System Notice:
"New High-Level Sub-Task: Defeat Obito without using Mangekyō Sharingan or Nine Tails' Chakra!"
Naruto's face under the mask was calm but serious.
> "Tch. Fine. I'll crush you with my own strength."
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The Battle
Obito charged, using his incomplete Kamui to phase through attacks, spikes of wood-release bursting from his body.
Naruto, moving like a black ghost, weaved through the deadly strikes, his movements faster than lightning.
With a deep breath, Naruto activated the 5th Gate of Limit, his body glowing faintly green, muscles surging with explosive force.
> "I don't need my Sharingan for trash like you," Naruto muttered coldly.
The masked boy placed several Flying Thunder God marks around the battlefield, his figure flickering and teleporting at impossible speeds, overwhelming Obito.
Despite Obito's Kamui attempts, Naruto's mastery over time-space movement allowed him to land devastating blows.
---
White Zetsu's Struggle
Obito's body began glitching - the White Zetsu half spasming, trying to resist.
> "Madara! I will... continue... the Moon Eye Plan!" the distorted voice howled.
Naruto's eyes narrowed dangerously.
> "You're nothing but a broken puppet now."
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Naruto's Final Attack
Channeling all the strength from the 5th Gate and his speed, Naruto unleashed a devastating move:
Flash Break: Thunder Annihilation!
He teleported directly above Obito, gathering momentum in the air, and smashed down his fist, a green explosion of energy shattering the ground.
> BOOOOOOOM-!!
Obito was slammed into the ground, coughing blood violently, his mask cracking with a sharp, painful sound.
The wood release tendrils wilted under the impact.
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Victory
Naruto stood over the battered, unconscious Obito, breathing heavily but victorious.
> System Alert!
"Sub-Task Completed!"
"Rewards Delivered!"
Naruto smirked under his mask, but didn't check the rewards immediately.
Instead, he crouched down beside the broken Obito.
> "Now... it's time to decide what to do with you, pawn of the old world."
Above them, the full moon bathed the ruined shrine in a ghostly light, while in the distance, Shisui and Itachi's battle still raged - drawing all eyes away from Naruto's secret war in the shadows.
As Naruto stood victorious over the broken Obito, his instincts screamed danger.
From the shattered shrine entrance, a familiar figure dashed in - Kakashi Hatake - drawn by the intense battle's noise.
"Obito...?!" Kakashi gasped, his eyes wide in horror and confusion.
In that single moment of distraction, Obito's body - twisted, corrupted by White Zetsu - lunged forward with frightening speed.
Before Naruto could intervene, Obito ripped the Sharingan from Kakashi's eye socket with brutal precision.
Kakashi cried out, clutching his bleeding eye, collapsing to the ground.
Obito's form surged with dark chakra, the two Sharingan now gleaming ominously in his sockets.
The earth trembled.
Without hesitation, Obito's chakra exploded outward, and before everyone's eyes - a dark blue skeletal form began to emerge around him.
A Susanoo.
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The Nightmare Awakens
From the swirling chaos, Obito's Susanoo quickly evolved - first skeletal, then fully fleshed into a massive armored titan, wielding a blade of pure darkness.
Naruto's eyes narrowed under his mask, his heart pounding.
> "No... not just Kamui. Now full Susanoo?!"
The Third Hokage, the clan heads, and all the ANBU members rushed to the battleground, freezing when they saw the terrifying figure towering over the shrine ruins.
> "A Susanoo...? Another one?!"
"Who is that masked man!?"
Fear and disbelief rippled through the crowd.
Third Hokage's hands trembled slightly behind his back.
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Naruto's Decision
Obito, now lost to madness, laughed maniacally inside his mask, his Susanoo's blade crashing toward Naruto like a falling mountain.
Naruto dodged swiftly, but the sheer force split the ground like a canyon.
He knew... normal fighting wasn't enough now.
System Alert:
> "Host, recommendation: Unlock Wood Release!"
Without hesitation, Naruto clapped his hands together.
The ground beneath him trembled violently as giant trees, thick and unyielding, burst from the earth, forming an immense wooden dragon that lunged at Obito's Susanoo.
The entire Konoha - civilians and shinobi alike - stared in utter disbelief.
> "W-Wood Release?!"
"And another Susanoo... who is he?!"
Third Hokage paled.
> "This masked man... and Wood Release?!"
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Wood Style vs. Susanoo
The wooden dragon wrapped itself around Obito's Susanoo, trying to crush it, but Obito's blade slashed the dragon apart with a violent roar.
Naruto, still adapting to the unfamiliar sensation of Wood Release flowing through his veins, gritted his teeth.
His control wasn't perfect yet.
Obito laughed, the Susanoo growing darker and sharper.
Naruto summoned massive wooden arms from the ground to grab Susanoo, but Obito cut through them effortlessly.
Each clash between Wood and Chakra armor shook the battlefield like an earthquake.
Naruto flashed across the battlefield using the Flying Thunder God, launching desperate attacks from every direction - wooden spears, branches, vines - but Obito's complete Susanoo stood impenetrable.
---
The Tides Turn
Despite Naruto's genius, the gap in experience with Wood Release left him gradually overwhelmed.
Obito's Susanoo battered the wood defenses aside and began pushing Naruto back.
Each sword swing brought Naruto closer to the ground, cracks forming under his feet as he blocked.
His breath grew heavier.
Inside, Naruto cursed.
> "Damn it... even with Wood Style, I'm too new to this power...!"
Obito's laughter rang through the battlefield, cruel and victorious.
The masked man's mocking voice echoed:
> "Is that all you have, little insect?!"
Naruto stood still, blood trickling from his mouth, but his eyes shone with cold light.
---
End of the Chapter
Everyone - the Third Hokage, the Clan Heads, ANBU - watched with wide, fearful eyes.
The earth was shattered, the shrine destroyed, two legends clashing in front of them.
And in the center of the broken world, Naruto silently clenched his fists.
He was not done yet.
Not by a long shot.
[Chapter Ends]
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