Immortality begins with the ninjas of Konoha

"boom!"

Space distorted once more, and the raging chakra power expanded in a spherical shape. With a deafening roar, the river and the statue's base vanished instantly.

Unable to maintain his Susanoo state any longer, Obito was thrown into the air and crashed into the stone wall, letting out a painful groan.

Obito felt every cell in his body was screaming in agony. When he slid onto the ground covered in rubble, he spat out a mouthful of blood. His mask was mostly shattered, and the White Zetsu seemed to be shouting something loudly.

Struggling to sit up, Obito saw the spotless Furukawa Osamu standing before him, his scarlet eyes fixed on him, the purple eyeshadow and the mark on his forehead seemingly radiating an eerie glow.

“These mere grains of sand are not even half as good as me.”

"After your resurrection, you not only hid your face, but your power also seemed to have disappeared."

"These eyes are quite nice, I'll take them!"

Obito suddenly stretched out his right arm and grabbed Furukawa Osamu's outstretched left hand. At the same time, Kamui was activated again, and a vortex suddenly appeared.

"call out!"

"what!"

The moment Furukawa Osamu vanished using the Flying Thunder God Technique, a jet-black blade of light erupted from his left hand, severing Obito's right arm. Then, the Sage Chakra carrying the spirit successfully invaded Obito's body.

Instantly returning to the Kamui dimension, White Zetsu, along with Obito, screamed in pain, as if an unknown force was devouring their life force.

Obito felt as if his brain was about to explode, his mental world was being invaded, and his memories seemed to be disappearing.

"No!"

"We must never forget Lin!"

"I want to protect them..."

Perhaps because the Kamui dimension isolated Furukawa Osamu's Sage Mode chakra transmission, Obito's spiritual body, with its extraordinary willpower, forcefully expelled the spirit from the spiritual world.

The life chakra carrying the breath of life eventually transformed into twisted runes at Obito's heart, and its power gradually dissipated after the contract with Kurama was broken.

"Rin, Kakashi, I will save you..."

Obito collapsed onto the empty ground, and the White Zetsu on his body listlessly ended its possession, collapsing limply beside him, the unknown power almost draining him dry.

Neither of them noticed that another rune silently spread from Obito's upper body and silently adhered to the bottom of the white cuboid.

The strange sensations in his body completely disappeared. Lying on the ground, Obito felt a stinging pain in his eyes, his vision was blurry, and he had lost all feeling in the right side of his body. At this point, even speaking had become difficult.

"That white guy... what exactly does he want?"

"Why conduct such evil experiments on dead comrades?"

No one knows his true identity...

The White Zetsu lost its comical tone, and thinking of the cold gaze in those scarlet eyes, it whispered inexplicably with fear:

"His reaction speed is much faster than in previous years; it's a speed that no human could possibly possess. Your eye technique can't control him."

“If he hadn’t wanted your eyes, he wouldn’t have come to us at all. Even so, we couldn’t drag him in here.”

"Thank goodness for this space, otherwise we would be dead for sure. I really want to experience the urge to defecate right now; this is my biggest wish before I die!"

Upon hearing these words, Obito was initially speechless, then gradually began to laugh, and finally tears welled up in his eyes. In that moment of near death once again, he understood his own heart:

"I want to protect Rin and Kakashi."

"I want to end the ninja's reign of terror and see them live happily ever after..."

Even if they are imposters, even if they have forgotten their original selves because of evil experiments, Obito still wants to protect them. He wants to change this world, drive out evil, and make peace last forever!

"You should leave once you've rested enough. It would be best if I could return to the Gedo Statue to replenish my energy."

As soon as White Zetsu finished speaking, Obito pointed to the right side of his body and said with difficulty in a hoarse voice:

"I might have to trouble you, otherwise my pupil power will not be able to recover at all."

The two looked at each other, suddenly realizing that they wouldn't be able to leave this place for a while. Fortunately, neither of them needed to eat, otherwise they might have been trapped to death by their own eye techniques.

...

Outside the Valley of the End, the violent shockwave brought the Konoha ninjas to a halt, and the white light emitted by the explosion made the area as bright as day.

Many people vaguely saw the enormous purple giant, and some of the supporting Uchiha ninjas were stunned in place, their clan leader muttering to himself:

"Susanoo? It's actually Susanoo..."

When Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others who arrived didn't see the Nine-Tails, they immediately felt that something was very wrong. They couldn't even imagine how powerful the Susanoo, a legendary power that had fought against the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was.

Ignoring the danger, Tsunade was the first to rush to the bottom of the statue, where Furukawa Osamu lay on the rubble, covered in "injuries".

"build!"

Tsunade immediately rushed in front of him, desperately unleashing her Healing Palm Technique. Then, with a sob in her voice, she possessed him, only calming down slightly when she realized her cheek was being gripped.

"Teacher, it's alright. It's just that the accumulated Sage Chakra 'disappeared'."

"The Hokage can't cry. I'm sorry, I failed the mission this time..."

Furukawa Osamu "weakly" wiped away Tsunade's tears, a look of guilt appearing on his face. Tsunade shook her head repeatedly upon seeing this.

In order to seal the massive Nine-Tails within the charged White Zetsu body, Osamu Furukawa split his spirit into two parts.

One of the spirits even used the Corpse Demon Sealing Technique. In order to analyze the "Grim Reaper," it was indeed severely weakened and urgently needed to replenish its spiritual energy through [Gathering].

Seeing everyone arrive one after another, Furukawa Osamu withdrew his arm. His face paled even more as Tsunade held him in her embrace. The Konoha ninja who witnessed this gasped in surprise.

"Master Xiu!"

"How is Lord Xiu?"

"Damn it, what kind of power is that?"

At this moment, Tsunade helped Furukawa Osamu to his feet and looked at everyone, loudly giving orders:

"The enemy has mastered space-time ninjutsu and can also summon the Nine-Tails. Gentlemen, perhaps we should prepare for war!"

"Return to the village immediately and have the barrier team adjust the spell. We will hold a reconstruction meeting after dawn."

"Yes, Lord Hokage!"

The group quickly left. Some of the ninjas, under instructions from Furukawa Osamu, continued searching for the enemy's trail, while others swiftly returned to the village. The long night continued.

“Sarutobi-sensei, Shu has lost most of his power, and Orochimaru seems to have met with misfortune as well.”

"Contact Jiraiya and tell him to return as soon as possible!"

"Minato's arm is a huge problem, and then there's Kushina's life..."

A look of sadness crossed Tsunade's face, but Furukawa Osamu coughed weakly and looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, whispering:

"I can solve the problem of vitality, it just needs some time."

"Xiu, your body..."

Tsunade instinctively hugged her disciple tighter, but Furukawa Osamu smiled and said softly:

"It's just about cells dividing a few more times to generate life energy. The village needs a powerful ninja to oversee things right now."

"That child needs a mother too. Minato-kun has taken good care of me, and I can't bear to see him suffer..."

A look of emotion appeared on Hiruzen Sarutobi's slightly aged face. Healing that would cost him his lifespan—Osamu Furukawa truly lived up to his reputation as the inheritor of the Will of Fire, stepping forward in a moment of crisis.

"I'm such a useless old man, I can't even die together with the enemy!"

"Don't say that, Hokage-sama. That guy is no ordinary ninja. The power of the Mangekyou Sharingan is indeed very strong."

"Cough...cough..."

Furukawa Osamu coughed lightly a few times halfway through his sentence, and Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately spoke up to comfort him, while Tsunade hugged her disciple tightly once again.

As the Third Hokage left, Osamu Furukawa suddenly pulled Tsunade into his arms, his voice tinged with fear as he whispered:

"Teacher, I thought I would never see you again!"

"I'm sorry to disappoint you this time. It's all my fault. The village lost the Nine-Tails. Without a tailed beast, there may be another war."

Tsunade initially wanted to push her disciple away, as it was too intimate, but then she remembered that Furukawa Osamu had gone through a life-or-death battle against the legendary power, and her heart softened.

Upon hearing her disciple's whisper, Tsunade pressed her arms against Furukawa Osamu's chest, gently closing them together, and softly comforted him:

"It's okay, now it's your teacher's turn to protect you!"

When he realized that the Anbu had returned, Furukawa released his teacher prematurely and resumed his usual respect. Tsunade then helped him up.

Having extracted the Nine-Tails' power, obtained the Kamui spatial coordinates, and furthered his relationship with his teacher, a slight smile appeared on the lips of the weakened Furukawa Osamu:

"Although we paid a heavy price, it was all worth it."

-

When the group returned to the village, it was just dawn. The Konoha Hospital was filled with a large number of wounded people, and Shizune had been busy all night.

When the girl saw Tsunade supporting a pale-faced, heavily injured Furukawa, she was terrified. It was the first time she had ever seen a seriously injured Furukawa.

"Teacher! Is everything alright with the repair?"

"How could...how could it be injured like this? The cells seem to have lost their life force..."

Shizune, her voice trembling with tears, hugged Furukawa Osamu. The girl still didn't understand what had happened; the village had suddenly vanished in the middle of the night—it all happened so fast.

"Don't worry, it's just overuse of magic!"

"The house was destroyed, so we'll have to stay with you for the next few days. Tsunade-sensei has a lot of work to do, so let's not trouble her."

Furukawa gently comforted Shizune, who immediately nodded vigorously. Tsunade felt a strange emotion flash through her heart when she saw this scene, but after seeing the many wounded, she quickly composed herself and solemnly said:

"Have the medical team prepare for major surgeries. I will be in charge of treatment during this period."

"Shizune, take Xiu to visit Minato and the others first. There are some things we need to confirm."

The girl nodded again, helping Furukawa Osamu into the special room on the top floor. A look of worry appeared on Shizune's face as she whispered a final instruction:

"Xiu, please don't push yourself, okay?"

"It's okay, just go back to work. I just need to rest for a while."

After calming Minato down, Furukawa knocked on the door and entered. Minato, with his right arm in a sling, looked pained. Kushina, holding her son, was pale but had a look of happiness on her face.

"I'm sorry, Minato-kun, I still couldn't bring back the Nine-Tails."

"Xiu, what are you saying! How can you apologize to us?!"

"If it weren't for you, I can't imagine what the village would be like right now. You are a true hero!"

Minato responded somewhat excitedly, while Kushina was speechless. Her life force was still waning, and the tailed beast chakra within her contained malice, which she could not fully convert into life force.

"It's all my fault! If I hadn't been so lax during this time, I wouldn't have been seriously injured in just two exchanges."

"If I could master magic, perhaps none of this would have happened."

Overwhelmed with regret, Minato clenched his fists. Seeing the guilt on her husband's face, Kushina forced herself to speak:

"It's all my fault... Naruto is safe now..."

The prophesied child suddenly burst into tears, startling Minato who quickly tried to soothe him. Furukawa Osamu couldn't sense Ashura's chakra, but his spiritual energy was now significantly reduced, making his perception inaccurate.

"Hang in there, give me a few more days, I can solve the problem of vitality."

Minato heard the news from Hiruzen Sarutobi. He initially wanted to refuse, but seeing his wife comforting their son with such happiness, tears welled up in his eyes. He bowed his head and solemnly replied:

"Thank you, Xiu!"

I will repay you with my life!

"Minato-kun, you should take good care of Naruto. It's enough to see him grow up healthy."

Chapter 168 The Beginning of the Fourth Shinobi World War

On October 11th, Konoha Year 51, Jiraiya, who had been urgently recalled, stopped instinctively on the outskirts of Konoha Village in the morning, muttering to himself in disbelief:

"What exactly happened?"

"The village has become like this?!"

Most of the outer wall of Konoha Village has collapsed, and the gate is filled with piles of rubble and broken houses.

To the east of the gate, there was a very clear trail, and Jiraiya automatically imagined a huge, high-density energy ball crashing through the wall and flying towards the village.

As smoke and dust continued to billow, Jiraiya hurriedly rushed towards the gate, and soon the Sensory Team and Anbu members appeared in front of him: