Naruto, my father's name is Uchiha Madara.

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It descended upon us with an overwhelming aura.

The Five Shadows and other elite forces of the Allied Forces are still on their way; distant water cannot quench a nearby fire.

The only one still capable of moving around was Kakashi Hatake, who had just emerged from the Kamui dimension and was also quite exhausted.

Despite the excruciating pain in his left eye and his physical exhaustion, Kakashi, holding a kunai, tried to stop Madara.

Although he knew it was futile, as the only Jonin present, and as a teacher and senior, he could not back down.

Madara didn't even look at him directly, but casually raised his right hand, palm facing Kakashi.

"Shenra Tianzheng."

As the indifferent words fell, an irresistible and terrifying repulsive force erupted like an invisible tsunami!

"Ugh—!"

Kakashi didn't even have time to react.

It was as if he had been hit head-on by a speeding train; the kunai slipped from his hand instantly.

His body flew backward uncontrollably, tracing a long parabola in the air.

It crashed through several huge rocks along the way before finally slamming heavily into a pile of rubble hundreds of meters away.

A cloud of dust was stirred up, and whether they lived or died was unknown.

With effortless ease, Madara resolved the only obstacle, his gaze remaining completely unwavering, before turning his attention to Black Zetsu.

"You... bastard..."

Obito's last remaining will was struggling frantically, but his exhausted body couldn't even move a finger.

He could only watch helplessly as his own chakra and life force were felt.

Even his own will was forcibly guided and distorted by Black Zetsu.

"Complete your final mission, Obito!"

Black Zetsu emitted a chilling voice, manipulating Obito's hand to forcibly form a complex and ancient hand seal.

An immense and terrifying power, involving the laws of life and death, was forcibly extracted and condensed from Obito's body!

"Heretic: The natural art of reincarnation!"

With a low growl emanating from Black Zetsu through Obito's mouth.

A huge, ferocious phantom of Yama slowly rose from the ground behind Obito.

It opened its enormous maw, seemingly capable of devouring all life.

It emitted a pale green light containing a rich life force towards Yu Ban!

The point of light instantly disappeared into Madara Uchiha's reanimated body.

"Damn...damn..."

Naruto struggled to stand up, but fell down again, powerless, and could only let out a frustrated roar.

Sasuke clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug deep into his palms, and his Mangekyou Sharingan was filled with blood. He could only watch helplessly as this worst-case scenario unfolded.

Under the desperate gaze of everyone, the cracks on Madara's body, representing his Edo Tensei body, were revealed.

It began to heal and disappear rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye!

His originally pale complexion quickly became rosy and full of life.

A terrifying chakra, far more powerful, more vibrant, and more chilling than that in his Edo Tensei state, erupted from his body!

Ban slowly lowered his head, looking at his hands, which had become warm and full of strength again.

Feeling the strong, powerful, and long-absent heartbeat in my chest, a trembling sense of satisfaction welled up inside me.

"Heh...haha...hahaha—!!!"

He couldn't help but burst into laughter, his laughter filled with long-suppressed ecstasy and unparalleled confidence, which made the surrounding air tremble slightly.

"They're back! They're all back! This is what it truly feels like to be alive! Flesh and blood! Surging power! Hahaha!"

However, just as he was laughing heartily, the Rinnegan in his eye sockets began to make a faint "clicking" sound.

Cracks spread rapidly like a spider web.

In the end, amidst Madara's laughter, the Rinnegan that had once made the entire ninja world tremble was completely reduced to fine purple shards.

Tears streamed down from his empty eye sockets, leaving only two deep and terrifying voids.

The Rinnegan is shattered!

But this did not affect Ban's mood at all.

He stopped laughing, slowly turned around, and his empty eye sockets seemed to devour light.

He precisely "looked" at Obito, who was slumped on the ground, his breath as faint as a candle flickering in the wind.

He walked slowly and deliberately toward Obito, his footsteps sounding exceptionally clear on the deathly silent battlefield, like a countdown to death.

"Alright, Obito."

Ban's voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable air of control: "You've had your fill of acting, it's time to wake up from your dream."

"Now, it's time to return what I lent you..."

He crouched down, reached out, and precisely probed Obito's eye socket, which had been transplanted with the Rinnegan.

Obito had no strength to resist and could only let out weak, whimpering breaths.

With a soft sound, Madara's finger pierced through without hesitation, precisely gouging out his own eye, which contained the power of the Rinnegan!

Obito's left eye instantly became a bloody hole, from which blood gushed out.

Madara held the still-warm, bloodshot Rinnegan.

Without even glancing at Obito's body, which was twitching slightly from the pain and despair, he gently placed it into his own empty left eye socket.

A wisp of white smoke rose, accompanied by the faint sound of flesh wriggling and healing.

Thanks to his own strong vitality and the fusion ability of the interstitial cells, the transplantation process was completed in an instant.

Ban blinked his left eye, which had just regained its vision, and that familiar, all-encompassing gaze returned once more.

He slowly raised his head, coldly surveying the ruins he regarded as a chessboard and hunting ground with his newly returned Rinnegan.

Finally, that cold gaze, as if it were tangible, fell upon Naruto and Sasuke, who were supporting each other and trying to stand up in the distance.

A cruel and cold smile curved at the corners of his lips.

"That concludes the warm-up exercises."

Ban's voice, like the cold wind of winter, dispelled the last glimmer of hope on the battlefield: "It's time... to reclaim the pets."

He started walking slowly and deliberately towards Naruto and Sasuke.

Every step felt like it was treading on everyone's hearts.

The chakra that had just been resurrected, completely undamaged, and even more powerful than during the Edo Tensei era, brought a suffocating sense of oppression to everyone.

Naruto gritted his teeth, Kurama roared anxiously inside him, but could not provide any more power.

Sasuke's Sharingan was operating wildly, trying to find even the slightest opening.

But in the face of an absolute power disparity, all schemes seem pale and powerless.

Madara ignored their struggles; his target was clear—the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Naruto Uzumaki.

"Let's start with you, Nine-Tails."

He stretched out his hand, palm facing Naruto.

A powerful suction force began to be generated, targeting the Nine-Tails' chakra within Naruto!

"Don't even think about... touching him!"

Sasuke used his last bit of strength to try to stand in front of Naruto, and his Sharingan even shed blood tears from being overused.

Madara merely glanced at him casually, yet an invisible force of his eye struck Sasuke as if he had been hit hard, causing him to groan and nearly fall to the ground.

Naruto exclaimed in alarm, trying to support his companion, but he himself was also swaying precariously.

Despair, like the coldest tide, completely engulfed the two of them.

Chapter 496 Nine-Tailed Fox Departs

Madara's newly restored Rinnegan coldly stared at Naruto, whose throat he was gripping.

The overwhelming power disparity rendered resistance futile; Naruto's legs thrashed helplessly in the air, his face gradually turning bluish-purple from lack of oxygen.

"what happened?"

Madara's voice carried a hint of mockery and inquiry: "Where's the me inside you? Wasn't I quite imposing before? Now... is I gone?"

"You...you guy..."

Naruto gritted his teeth and squeezed out broken syllables, but his physical exhaustion prevented him from even gathering a trace of chakra, leaving him at the mercy of his opponent.

Inside Naruto's body, in the space of consciousness.

Madara's action of grabbing Naruto's neck seemed to have an effect that went beyond the physical level, bringing with it a terrifying mental pressure!

A tangible sense of oppression, a mixture of the power of the Rinnegan and the immense chakra of Madara at his peak.

It crashed down on this spiritual world that originally belonged to the Nine-Tailed Fox, like Mount Tai pressing down on you!

Minato and Kushina were the first to be hit, pressed firmly to the ground by this immense pressure, making it extremely difficult for them to even lift their heads.

Minato gasped for breath, his eyes filled with horror: "This...this is Madara's true power at his peak? Just the pressure he unconsciously exuded..."

Ban's condition was slightly better, but he could only barely maintain a half-kneeling position.

He clenched his teeth, his voice filled with helplessness and anger: "Damn it... As expected... a remnant soul is still too much... if it were a body reborn from the Impure World..."

The Nine-Tailed Fox let out a low roar, its limbs firmly planted on the ground, resisting the omnipresent oppressive force.

His pupils burned with rage and anxiety: "Old man! Think of something! I'll fight you to the death! Think of something now!"

Ban's remnant soul struggled to raise its head, attempting to observe the external reality through the "sky" of the consciousness space.