The new gen stared up at the sky-screen, blood pumping.
Uchiha Madara had become the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki and, in one breath, smashed everyone to the brink of death.
Just when hope bottomed out—
the man who once aimed to be Hokage stepped forward.
Obito stood before tens of thousands.
With Oscar-worthy acting, he baited Madara hard—then ripped out a portion of the Six Paths power from his body!
All he had to do now was secure Nine-Tails' chakra.
One problem: he was spent.
Freshly torn from the Ten-Tails, his life force was down to days.
Even so, Obito's eyes were unwavering.
With a grinding effort, he clawed out shards of Eight-Tails and One-Tail chakra from Madara.
At his peak, that single grab wouldn't just tug tailed beasts—it would pop Six Paths Madara like a melon.
Madara should count his blessings Obito was running on fumes.
[Senju Tobirama: "Hmph. Evil Madara—you will fail."]
[Uchiha Madara: "Stories need twists to be interesting."]
[Senju Hashirama: "Madara, promise me—no more wars?"]
[Uchiha Madara: "No."]
[Uchiha Itachi: "Reasoning with him is pointless."]
[Uchiha Sasuke (young adult): "Madara's a relic of a dead era."]
"Kakashi! Get Naruto into Kamui, now!" Obito barked.
Kakashi got it at once, warping Sakura and Naruto away.
If they could just warp Obito in after them, the save was set.
But Madara wasn't stupid.
The moment Obito moved to phase, a Truth-Seeking Orb screamed through the air and blasted him aside.
"Tch… spatial transfer's still too slow," Obito muttered, frowning.
Kakashi slid in. "Naruto's inside. If you make it in too, we can save him—Obito."
Seeing his old friend still speaking like a high horse, Obito couldn't help a faint smile as he pushed himself up.
"Honestly… still the same as always—aloof tone, talks like he's above it all. You were like that back then too…"
The memories flickered—lantern-reel on the edge of death.
"This time I take point. You can follow, Kakashi?"
"…Yeah." Kakashi nodded.
Madara had a counter ready: saturate the field with Truth-Seeking Orbs and crush both Obito and Kakashi at once.
Obito's voice cut in, cool and loaded:
"Madara, you once said Sharingan only shows its full might when both eyes are together. Remember?"
"Irrelevant. I've transcended to Rinnegan," Madara scoffed, assuming Obito was just stalling to keep him from unifying both eyes.
"You're the one who's wrong." Obito's lips curled. "I'm talking about the Sharingan."
The music surged.
Madara hurled a storm of orbs.
Minato lurched, trying to run support—but without arms he hit the ground hard.
"…It's fine, sensei."
Rin's voice drifted through the night.
Her phantom hands clasped Kakashi's and Obito's wrists.
The world watching went wild—for a heartbeat, Team Minato was together again.
Kakashi and Obito triggered Kamui in sync.
Whooom—!!
Space screamed as it folded.
In a blink, Obito slipped fully into Kamui's dimension—FASTER than the Truth-Seeking Orbs.
Madara's eye narrowed. "Two Kamuis at once… faster than my orbs?"
[Hashirama: "HOLY—That's sick!!"]
[Tobirama: "Brother, stop slapping my shoulder."]
[Hashirama: "Ahaha, sorry—too hyped!"]
[Uchiha Izuna: "This… this might be bad, brother."]
[Uchiha Tajima: "He's Six Paths. They cannot defeat him."]
[Sasuke: "Relic. Period."]
In the Boruto era, the kids were buzzing.
"Double Kamui's so fast it outpaces Truth-Seeking Orbs?!" Boruto gaped.
"Even Fourth Hokage couldn't react to those orbs—and two Kamuis outran them?!"
Sarada pushed up her glasses, stunned silent.
Denki pumped a fist.
Iwao's eyes burned. "Obito-oji is my new idol!"
Inside Kamui, Obito staggered in.
Sakura sprang up, wary. "Can we trust you?"
"I'm here to save Naruto. I took a long detour… but I'm finally back on the right road."
He placed a hand to Naruto's abdomen and pushed Nine-Tails' chakra in.
Outside, a green light knifed through the dark—Might Guy arrived, like a beacon.
Viewers blinked. Guy? A taijutsu specialist? Now?
["Oscar": "Heh. Useless guy shows up late to die to an orb in three seconds."]
[Himawari: "Oscar, can you be nicer?"]
Hima's cheeks puffed. Dad taught her never to judge by appearances. Sure, Uncle Guy sat in a wheelchair these days—but that wasn't license to spit on people.
["Oscar": "What, did I lie? A wheelchair scrub probably got his legs broken by Madara—"]
[Nihongi: "Miss Oscar…"]
[Kisame: "Feels like he's about to open Eight Gates."]
[Itachi: "Legend says the last Gate's power dwarfs the Five Kage many times over."]
[Boruto: "For real, Uncle Itachi?!"]
[Itachi: "So the story goes."]
(Editor's cut keeps Obito center stage—Eight Gates Guy ignites a bit later. Get your tissues ready.)
In Kamui, Naruto's heartbeat faltered—then steadied as Kurama's warmth surged back.
Outside, Guy's sandals scraped to a stop. He set down his nunchaku, eyes like flint.
One by one, the Eight Gates began to hum…
The night inhaled. The world held its breath.
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