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Chapter 143: Left Eye Mangekyo Technique—Futsu no Mitama
Futsu no Mitama!
The dojutsu residing in Konan's left Mangekyo Sharingan!
It imbues paper creations with spatial attributes, making it the perfect counter to spatial dojutsu!
The Sharingan, also known as the Eye that Reflects the Heart.
The abilities awakened with the Mangekyo are heavily influenced by the deepest desires within one's heart.
Konan's hatred for Obito was etched into her very bones; she wished for nothing more than to slice him into a thousand pieces.
Unfortunately, the moment he activated Kamui, he became invincible. No attack could touch him.
Following the hatred in her heart, she naturally awakened a dojutsu capable of countering Kamui—Futsu no Mitama!
When the dojutsu was activated, the paper blade in her hand possessed spatial power capable of cutting through the void. It could directly injure Obito's true body hiding within the Kamui dimension.
"How... how can you hurt me..."
Obito was horrified, unable to maintain the calm composure he usually had when using Kamui.
His entire body was covered in slash marks, like a ragged doll, with large amounts of blood spurting out.
Since Konan was behind him, he couldn't see the Mangekyo pattern in her eyes. He racked his brain but couldn't figure out the reason.
At first, Obito thought he might have forgotten to activate Kamui. But the drain on his right eye's ocular power, the consumption of chakra, and the familiar sensation of his body being in the Kamui dimension... everything proved that he was indeed intangible.
But... how could this traitor hurt him?!
Obito couldn't believe it, nor could he accept it.
That one day, his Kamui would fail!!
He had lost his nearly invincible defense!
In the past, relying on this divine technique, he could remain undefeated no matter who he faced. So what if it was the Fourth Hokage? In the end, didn't that couple die because of this very move?
But now...
His reliance for dominating the ninja world for over a decade had been broken. Obito's heart was completely overwhelmed by fear and horror.
Previously, even if he couldn't beat Konan, he could calmly retreat using Kamui. He didn't fear fighting her.
But that wouldn't be the case anymore.
His greatest trump card had been countered. Even with Izanagi, if he couldn't escape, it would only mean dying a few more times. It wouldn't change his ultimate fate of death.
Obito's mind trembled, and the intense pain from all over his body prevented him from thinking any further.
His arms were severed, his hands fell off.
His chest was sliced into three sections, collapsing forward like toppling building blocks.
His neck was also severed, separating from his torso and teetering precariously.
Even below his nose, there was a distinct slash mark. It grew wider and wider, his head gradually splitting into two halves.
Obito could already smell the scent of death.
His consciousness grew increasingly blurry as he entered a near-death state.
Unable to maintain control over Kamui, his body returned from the Kamui dimension to the real world.
He had believed Kamui was invincible and could dodge Konan's instantaneous ten slashes, so he hadn't used Izanagi. Now, using it would be useless; it couldn't change his fate. It would only revert him to the moment before activation—which was still this moment, where his entire body was sliced apart.
Konan's expression was cold, her right hand gripping the blade.
Ten slashes weren't enough. Without pausing, she swung backhand for another strike.
Swish!
Suddenly! A mutation occurred!
Just as the paper blade was swung, a patch of black sludge appeared on the ground beneath Obito's feet.
It shot up like a black umbrella, opening and closing in a flash to wrap around Obito, whose body was on the verge of falling apart.
"Black Zetsu!!!" Konan's eyes blazed with fury. "Don't you dare succeed!!"
She recognized the identity of the black sludge instantly. Only that pitch-black guy would want to take Obito away.
The purple hydrangeas in Konan's left eye spun rapidly, once again imbuing the paper blade in her hand with spatial attributes. She slashed down at its head.
Unfortunately, the eerie Black Zetsu was faster.
Before the blade edge could land, it wrapped around Obito and instantly sank into the ground, vanishing without a trace.
BOOM!
Konan's right foot stomped viciously on the ground, instantly shattering the earth.
A massive fissure over ten meters deep appeared where Black Zetsu had submerged.
However, it was empty. Black Zetsu was nowhere to be found.
Alex floated beside Konan, looking into the fissure with a slightly solemn expression.
Black Zetsu's sudden appearance and disappearance just now were so fast that even Konan in Sage Mode couldn't react in time. She hadn't even detected its presence beforehand.
Seeing Konan's resentment and unwillingness, he comforted her:
[Konan, Black Zetsu possesses the power of Kaguya Otsutsuki's Kekkei Mora after all. It is unpredictable and mysterious. Don't be upset about not being able to keep it here.]
After all, this was an existence that could have a "heart-to-heart" with Madara Uchiha (Six Paths). Their current power wasn't enough to detain it.
Phew...
Konan exhaled softly, gradually calming the hatred in her heart and regaining her composure.
She deactivated her Mangekyo, and the paper blade in her hand dispersed into sheets of white paper, returning into her body.
Her light orange eyes stared at the massive fissure. "Alex, do you think Obito Uchiha can still live?"
Uh...
Alex was at a loss for words.
This question was hard to answer.
Logically speaking, his body was chopped into over a dozen pieces, his neck was severed, and even his head was split in half. If he were an ordinary person, there was no doubt he would be dead as a doornail.
But Obito Uchiha was clearly not an ordinary person.
He had once survived having half his body crushed. Plus, there was Black Zetsu, who had been lurking for a thousand years. Whether such fatal injuries could be healed by it was really hard to say.
Alex shook his head. [I can't be sure. The power of Kekkei Mora is beyond our understanding. Black Zetsu has walked the ninja world for a thousand years; its accumulated resources are unimaginable. There is a high probability it has a way to save Obito Uchiha.]
In his heart, he leaned towards Black Zetsu definitely having a way. Before Madara Uchiha was revived, it wouldn't let Obito die.
"Is that so..." Konan's expression didn't change.
Having fully understood the secrets of the ninja world, her thoughts were similar to Alex's. Even though she had caught him off guard and sliced Obito into pieces this time, since he was rescued by Black Zetsu, he probably wouldn't die.
A bloodstained sheet of white paper floated in front of them.
"Alex, this is Obito Uchiha's blood that stained the paper blade just now. He can use Wood Release and has transplanted Wood Release cells. Can we fuse it?"
Alex controlled the blood paper to float closer, his body glowing white as he used the Chimera Technique to analyze it.
[Uchiha, Senju, and White Zetsu cells, plus some power left by Madara Uchiha. The bloodline is too mixed. It's better to fuse with the pure, original Hashirama cells.]
Previous bloodline samples were extracted from single Kekkei Genkai users. Obito had too much random stuff mixed in his body. The bloodline was impure and wouldn't be as effective as the original Hashirama cells.
Konan nodded and casually stored the blood paper into her Storage White Paper.
She glanced at the sky.
The sun was setting in the west; it was already evening.
They had spent nearly a day in the Limited Tsukuyomi dimension, while half a day had passed in the real world.
[Let's go back first.]
Alex slipped into Konan's chest in a flash.
Konan glanced around one last time, then flapped her wings and soared into the sky, disappearing into the clouds.
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