Real World
Just as Namikaze Minato was about to make his move, Uchiha Obito suddenly sat down with a grin.
"Don't bother. I admit defeat."
With an emotionless expression, he removed his mask.
Minato looked stunned. "Admit defeat?"
"My weaknesses have been completely exposed. There's no point in struggling anymore." Obito sighed, his tone filled with regret. "I should have taken back Kakashi's Sharingan from the start."
There was no fight left in him.
The Sharingan in Kakashi's possession was the real reason he had given up.
Facing the Fourth Hokage, who could instantly teleport using the Flying Thunder God Technique, Obito had no confidence in retrieving Kakashi's eye before Minato got to it first. If that Sharingan fell into Minato's hands, his dreams would be over.
With Minato having access to both Mangekyō Sharingan, he could send a Shadow Clone into Kamui's dimension. If that happened, Obito's biggest trump card—Kamui's intangibility—would become worthless.
Without his so-called "invincible" ability, could he still pretend to be Uchiha Madara?
No.
He wouldn't even have the confidence to stand before Nagato, let alone manipulate him into executing the Eye of the Moon Plan.
That was the real reason he surrendered. His dreams were no longer possible.
He was now nothing but a defeated man—a broken shell with empty eyes, void of any ambition.
Snap!
In a blur, Lucas appeared beside Obito, slapping a sealing mark onto his shoulder. Jet-black markings quickly spread across his body.
Seal!
Puff!
With Obito's chakra completely sealed, Lucas reached out and plucked the Mangekyō Sharingan from his eye socket.
This eye was valuable—Lucas had a use for it.
"..."
Minato turned his head away, unable to watch.
Lucas noticed and casually reassured him. "Relax. He has Senju Hashirama's cells—he can replace his eyes anytime."
Digging through Obito's belongings, Lucas retrieved a sealed scroll. Inside was a tube of pale green nutrient solution, which contained a spare Sharingan that Obito had prepared.
Lucas removed the spare eye and implanted it into Obito's empty socket, restoring his vision. Meanwhile, he carefully stored the Kamui Mangekyō in the nutrient solution for safekeeping.
"This guy's all yours now," Lucas said, tossing Obito toward Minato.
Minato didn't waste time. Without saying much, he gave Lucas a nod and activated Flying Thunder God Technique, disappearing with Obito in an instant.
The technique drained an enormous amount of chakra when used over long distances, especially across two different villages. Fortunately, as an Edo Tensei, Minato now had unlimited chakra, allowing him to teleport freely.
BOOM!
At that moment, the Three-Tails beneath Lucas trembled violently.
With Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan removed and his chakra sealed, the Tailed Beast was beginning to regain its senses.
ROAR—!
A low, guttural growl escaped from the massive turtle-like creature. But just as it began to stir, a wooden dragon—coiling tightly around its body—contracted with immense force. The sheer pressure nearly crushed its shell.
Three-Tails: …
Under such overwhelming suppression, the giant turtle decided to surrender. Without hesitation, it retreated back into the body of its Jinchūriki—Yagura Karatachi.
Real World - Kirigakure
"...What happened?"
Yagura groggily opened his eyes, finally freed from Obito's genjutsu. His gaze darted around in confusion as he took in the surrounding scene.
SLAP!
Before he could react, Lucas appeared beside him and slapped a sealing mark onto his shoulder, instantly imprisoning his chakra.
Nearby, Terumi Mei—who had been silently observing—finally stepped forward, her expression serious.
"What are you planning to do with our Fourth Mizukage?" she asked coldly.
Lucas smiled. "He's done too many terrible things. Do you really think Kirigakure will just forgive him?"
Mei frowned. "So… you're planning to save him?"
Lucas shook his head. "Not at all. I just don't want him to die too soon. I need to borrow him for a while. I'll return him in a few days."
Mei's expression darkened. "I refuse. Neither our Fourth Mizukage nor Kirigakure's Three-Tails Jinchūriki can be handed over so easily."
Lucas chuckled. "Oh? That's fine. But let me be clear—I don't need your permission. If you think you can stop me, go ahead and try."
BOOM!
The wooden dragon, having lost its previous target, suddenly expanded.
A wooden giant, as large as Susanoo, emerged from within, radiating an aura of immense power.
Its tailless wooden dragon coiled around its body, and two pairs of huge golden eyes locked onto Terumi Mei.
"...…"
Feeling the sheer pressure emanating from the Wood Release construct, Terumi Mei instantly understood.
This was not a fight she could win.
Even Three-Tails had been easily subdued—she stood no chance.
"…Fine." Mei sighed, her tone laced with frustration. "You win. Kirigakure can't stop you."
She gritted her teeth as she looked up at the massive wooden entity, barely resisting the urge to curse aloud. If this thing went berserk in Kirigakure, it would cause as much devastation as a Tailed Beast attack.
Lucas gave her a playful smile. "That's the spirit. Don't worry—I'll bring Yagura back to you."
With that, the ground beneath him shifted, forming an earthen platform that lifted both him and Yagura into the sky.
Mei watched as Lucas disappeared, her gaze narrowing.
"'See you later'…?" she muttered to herself before glancing at the now-lifeless wooden constructs.
"This… this is definitely First Hokage's Wood Release," she murmured.
Kirigakure's records contained information about Senju Hashirama—the God of Shinobi who ended the Warring States Era.
Among those records were descriptions of the Wood Golem Jutsu and Wood Dragon Technique.
Before today, Mei had believed the stories were exaggerated.
Now, however…
She realized the truth—the records weren't exaggerated at all.
"This changes everything," she muttered.
"The Fourth Hokage, the reappearance of Wood Release… it's been far too long since Kirigakure has truly understood the outside world."
Her resolve hardened.
She needed to restore Kirigakure's strength—and fast.
Chat Group
Gengetsu Hōzuki: Group Leader, why did you take Kirigakure's Three-Tails?
Lucas: Because I need it.
Gengetsu Hōzuki: Wait… aren't you planning to return it? That's an important asset for Kirigakure!
Lucas: Not just Three-Tails—all of them. The entire tailed beast distribution system has failed. These things are better off elsewhere.
Gengetsu Hōzuki: Wait—so only Kirigakure is losing a Tailed Beast? How is that fair?!
Senju Tobirama: Are you sure? Without a Tailed Beast and with Yagura's rule damaging Kirigakure, can your village even stay in the Five Great Nations?
Gengetsu Hōzuki: Hah! Unlike Konoha, our village isn't hated by everyone. We'll recover soon enough!
Gengetsu Hōzuki: That girl who led the rebellion against the Fourth Mizukage isn't bad. She's bold, decisive, wise, and willing to make sacrifices. She'll definitely become the Fifth Mizukage and lead Kirigakure to prosperity.
Senju Hashirama: Group Leader, why are you collecting the Tailed Beasts? I admit that my original plan to distribute them among the villages has proven to be a failure, but what's the use of gathering them all? With your strength, even the Nine-Tails wouldn't pose much of a threat to you.
Lucas: The Nine-Tails is no longer useful to me… but the Ten-Tails is different. Right, Uchiha Madara?
Uchiha Madara: …
Senju Hashirama: Ten-Tails? As far as I know, there are only nine Tailed Beasts. Where did a Tenth one come from?
Uchiha Madara: Its real, Ten tail is all the combine tailed beasts.
Senju Tobirama : Madara, is this another one of your schemes?
Lucas: No, this isn't Madara's plan. He was just an executor. The Ten-Tails was always his goal. By becoming its Jinchūriki, he could complete the Eye of the Moon Plan and cast Infinite Tsukuyomi over the entire ninja world.
Uchiha Shisui: So that's it! I always wondered… how did Uchiha Madara plan to put the entire world under a genjutsu? That's not something a regular Sharingan can do.
Uchiha Madara: Indeed. It's impossible for a mere human. But by becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki, one gains power rivaling the Sage of Six Paths. Only with that power could Infinite Tsukuyomi be cast.
Pirate King Roger: Sage of Six Paths? Who's that? I never asked before.
Senju Hashirama: A legendary man—said to have created the ninja world.
Golden Lion Shiki: Created the world?! Shihahaha! Now I'm really interested in this Ten-Tails. I'd love to see what kind of power can create an entire world! Shihahahaha
Whitebeard: Gurararara! Interesting indeed. There are plenty of powers in our world that can destroy the world, but I've never heard of one that can create it!
Uchiha Madara: I don't know what that power truly is, but I believe I'll see it one day. Lucas… you want to be the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki, don't you?
Lucas: That's right. Since you won't give me Rinnegan through the chat group, I'll just take the Rinnegan you left behind in the ninja world.
Uchiha Madara : It's annoying how much you already know!
Lucas: Oh? Did I upset you? What an honor!
Senju Hashirama: Wait! What did you just say?! Madara… you had the Rinnegan?!
Senju Tobirama: Yeah! The Rinnegan is the eye of the Sage of Six Paths. If you had Rinnegan, you wouldn't have lost to my brother!
Lucas: Madara, do you want to tell them, or should I?
Uchiha Madara : Hmph! Hashirama, did you really think you killed me all those years ago? Don't be stupid. That was just part of my plan. I never truly died—otherwise, how do you think I trained Obito?
Senju Tobirama: That's true… I always found it suspicious that Madara lived long enough to meet Obito. I personally nailed his coffin shut after he died!
Uchiha Madara: Because I never died. Or rather, I was resurrected after death.
Senju Tobirama tensed up. How?!
Uchiha Madara: The method I used is one you're all familiar with—Izanagi.
Senju Tobirama : Impossible! I examined your body for hours. Izanagi can only rewrite short periods of time. You should've been dead by then!
Uchiha Madara : Hah! Foolish Tobirama. The Izanagi you know is only the one cast using a normal Sharingan. But if you use Mangekyō Sharingan, you can rewrite even death itself!
Senju Tobirama :. Group Leader… is that true?
Lucas: Yes. Madara stored Izanagi within his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and activated it after his "death." He tricked everyone using time delay. After his body was sealed away, Izanagi took effect, resurrecting him.
Uchiha Madara : After that, I left a clone in the coffin so that when Tobirama checked later, he wouldn't notice anything was off. Then, I returned to my hideout… and used the flesh and blood I took from Hashirama to cultivate myself.
Senju Hashirama: Wait… my flesh and blood?
Lucas chuckled. Yeah. During your final battle, Madara bit you and took some of your cells, then placed them into his own wound to heal.
Senju Hashirama : He… bit me?!
Senju Tobirama: Transplanting my brother's cells… I should've known. Only those with Sharingan can suppress the rampant regeneration of Hashirama's cells.
Uchiha Madara : You figured that out?
Senju Tobirama :Of course. I'm a scientist. Hashirama's cells have too much vitality—only someone with immense mental strength can suppress them. Otherwise, they'd consume the host.
Uchiha Madara : Hah! But you never shared that knowledge, did you? Afraid of the Uchiha growing too strong?
Senju Tobirama: That's right. Uchihas with Sharingan have a high success rate in transplanting Hashirama's cells. But I refused to let them experiment with it—I knew that if they became too strong, they'd be uncontrollable.
Uchiha Shisui: That explains it! Uchiha Obito had Mangekyō Sharingan, and Danzo transplanted my Mangekyō along with multiple Sharingan into his arm. That's why their bodies could handle Hashirama's cells!
Senju Tobirama: Then, Madara… you lost a Mangekyō due to Izanagi, but you were still able to withstand my brother's cells?
Lucas : Not just withstand—he achieved perfect fusion. He gained Hashirama's Sage Body and Wood Style. Not only that… but he also awakened the Rinnegan!
Senju Tobirama : Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan + Hashirama's Cells = Rinnegan?! This is huge news!
Lucas: Not quite. Rinnegan doesn't appear instantly. Madara paid a price for it.
Senju Tobirama: A price?
Lucas: What did it cost, Madara?
Uchiha Madara: …Years.
Lucas: Hahaha! That's right. Decades. Madara was already old and frail by the time his Rinnegan awakened. That's why he had to rely on Obito.
Uchiha Madara : Tch. The worst part? Even knowing everything, I'd do it again. The power of the Rinnegan is worth it.
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