Obito narrowed his scarlet eyes slightly. "What are you talking about? I am Uchiha..."
"Still pretending?"
After a moment of silence, Obito asked, "How did you know?"
"Is it hard to find out who you are?" Neji looked up at Obito and said dismissively, "I knew your goal from the very beginning."
"But I'm curious, you don't have the Rinnegan, and you haven't even gathered all the Tailed Beasts. How can you awaken the Ten-Tails like this?"
"You're really not simple." Obito's expression turned serious under his mask. "Then I'll be direct. I hope you can give me the Rinnegan and the One-Tail."
"Only the One-Tail!"
Neji's expression froze. His bad feeling had become a reality. He asked, "Have the Chakras of the Two-Tails, Gyuki, and Nine Tails already been gathered? How did you do it?"
"By using that fake Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and Samehada absorbing the Chakras from the Two-Tails and Gyuki," Obito replied.
"Just that Chakra is not enough."
"That's right. Although getting their Chakra is enough, if the amount is too small, the Ten-Tails still can't be revived," Obito admitted readily.
"Then how did you..." Neji asked, confused.
"The Roran ancient country. Have you heard of it? Well, the Fourth Hokage has probably already reported it to the Five Kage."
Boom!
It was like a bolt from the blue. Neji could no longer maintain his previous calm. He said with a cold voice tinged with apprehension, "You went back to the past and changed history?"
What is the most powerful force in the world?
The power of the Sage, the divine power of the Ootsuki clan, or the powers of gods like the Shinigami or Evil Gods?
None of them. The most powerful force is time!
No one can withstand the wash of the river of time.
Even someone as powerful as the Sage of Six Paths could only grow old slowly with the years and be buried in the earth. The Evil God could only descend into the ninja world slowly by relying on the accumulated blood energy over time.
Even Neji had no way to resist time.
"You really know about it." Obito's apprehension deepened. He felt as if there was nothing Neji didn't know.
"However, we didn't change history. If we changed history, who knows what would happen? It might even be more troublesome than it is now," Obito shook his head and denied. "We only extracted a part of the Chakra from those Tailed Beasts."
"So, even in the past, you didn't collect Shukaku's Chakra?"
"No, there was just a little accident, causing part of the Chakra to be lost," Obito said calmly. "So, are you willing to make this deal with us?"
"What can I get?"
"You can keep your life," Obito said indifferently.
Neji's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he let out a cold laugh. "Is this your attitude? Then, negotiations have broken down."
Whoosh!
As soon as he finished speaking, Neji appeared in front of Obito and swung a roundhouse kick towards his forehead, which naturally went through him.
But just as Obito was about to seize the opportunity to attack Neji, Neji suddenly flipped over, and his other leg snapped down.
Heavenly Foot Pain!
Bang! Thud!
Obito's right shoulder was struck with immense force, and he immediately knelt on the ground. The terrifying power passed through his body, cracking the ground.
"The phasing time can last for five minutes, but when you attack, you must be solid," Neji said, the veins around his eye sockets bulging. Deep purple Chakra lion heads appeared in both of his hands.
"This is bad!" Obito exclaimed in alarm.
At this moment, Neji's fist descended.
"Water Release: Water Wall Jutsu!"
"Wood Release: Prancing Branches!"
A wall of water suddenly appeared, blocking Neji's Gentle Fist Lion's Mane Attacks. At the same time, dozens of wooden spikes followed.
"How is this possible?! I didn't sense their presence?" Neji was first surprised but quickly recovered and assumed a defensive posture with his hands.
"Eight Trigrams Palms Rotation: Thunder!"
Chakra continuously surged from Neji's entire body, spinning with him. Simultaneously, streaks of golden lightning appeared on the surface of the Rotation, as if dyeing the Rotation in an aura, dazzling and brilliant.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...
As the wooden spikes approached, the lightning struck them, shattering them as if automatically protecting their master. Even the Water Wall protecting Obito was affected by this lightning and exploded.
For a moment, golden lightning filled the area.
Fortunately, Obito had already hidden, otherwise, he would have been severely affected.
The Rotation stopped, and Neji looked in the direction where the wooden spikes came from, his sense of unease growing even stronger. If he hadn't been paying attention and hadn't seen others, it could be understood. But now, he still couldn't see anyone else.
"What's going on?"
At this time, Obito had recovered more than half of his injuries with the treatment from Hashirama Cells. Seeing Neji's solemn expression, he couldn't help but sneer, "Do you think I'm the only one who wants to get rid of you?"
"Just watch."
Zing!
As soon as Obito finished speaking, the ground beneath Neji's feet shook. Something like a branch with thorny protrusions suddenly emerged. As soon as it appeared, dozens of wooden spikes shot out from its arm.
"Eight Trigrams Air Palm!"
Neji immediately leaped up and attacked downwards from high in the air, shattering all the wooden spikes. However, at this moment, an icy cold wind swept in, and a pale-faced man appeared behind him without anyone knowing when.
The moment he got close, Neji felt goosebumps all over his body, and a chill ran down his spine. He felt the approach of death.
"What a joke, get lost!!" Neji roared. A glowing white Chakra cloak instantly covered his body. The sudden violent impact immediately sent the man flying.
"Hoo~ Hoo~ Hoo~" Neji's heart pounded. Looking at the man, he was full of apprehension.
At this moment, Neji suddenly noticed two people hiding in a tree to his left. When did they appear?
"Your reaction speed is really good. Your soul must be delicious." The pale blue man licked his lips and said with a sinister smile. At the same time, he formed his hands into claws and crossed them, slashing through the air. Instantly, wind blades appeared out of nowhere, so fast that they seemed to have afterimages, like trails.
"But your appearance makes me very unhappy. I'll cut you to pieces first!"
"I... Are you sick?" Neji cursed inwardly. What did his appearance have to do with anything? Even so, Neji dared not be careless. He retreated while using the Eight Trigrams Cloud Palm to shatter the wind blades.
Clang! Boom!
The scene became intense.
"Earth Release: Earth Rising Spear!"
Neji, who was calmly blocking the wind blades, suddenly felt the ground under his feet loosen. He quickly jumped onto a tall tree, but almost at the same time, a man in a red robe appeared behind him. Chakra gathered in his palm like a blade, and he slashed at Neji.
"Die, Neji!"