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Chapter 774: Battle of the Two Lands
Chapter 774: Battle of the Two Lands
Sizzle!
Upon entering the Shinigami Space, Adult Kakashi immediately gathered a large amount of chakra in his palm and performed a Lightning Chakra Transformation.
The lightning enveloped his palm, activating the cells within his body and significantly enhancing his speed.
After a brief struggle with Broken Uchiha Daigo, Adult Kakashi realized that Hinata, who had been brought into the Shinigami Space, was under a genjutsu, standing motionless. He wanted to help her break free from the illusion.
However, he was unsuccessful due to the constant interference of Broken Uchiha Daigo.
"Daigo, turn back. You should know what you're doing now. Don't make any more mistakes," Adult Kakashi advised.
He could understand Broken Uchiha Daigo's thoughts.
Even if it was a parallel world's Hinata, Broken Uchiha Daigo didn't want her to witness their mutual slaughter.
If given a choice, Adult Kakashi truly didn't want to fight Broken Uchiha Daigo.
Broken Uchiha Daigo was his hero, the savior of his hero.
"Hinata is right here. You can ask her. If she had to sacrifice herself, would she want you to be immersed in hatred forever, or would she want you to maintain your original desire to become the Hokage?"
"Heh," Broken Uchiha Daigo scoffed.
"Kakashi, you've really fallen. She's just an imposter with the name 'Hinata.' What meaning do her words hold?"
"Moreover, do you think I'm doing all this just because you killed Hinata?"
"The real reason I started this war is because of this hopeless world!"
In truth, Broken Uchiha Daigo was well aware of everything.
He knew that Hinata had collided with Adult Kakashi's Lightning Blade, not that Adult Kakashi wanted to kill her.
Therefore, Broken Uchiha Daigo didn't hate Kakashi; he hated the ninja world, a world where peace was never achievable.
"Kakashi, you're also living in pain, aren't you? Your father committed suicide, and you killed your own hands...
With my Infinite Tsukuyomi, all of this will become nothingness. Your world will become more beautiful than ever before. Everything you like will return."
Broken Uchiha Daigo was trying to convince Adult Kakashi to help him by using his own methods against him.
"Is this why you want to control the world with genjutsu? It shouldn't be like this. We have better choices, just like in the parallel world."
Adult Kakashi spoke calmly.
"The parallel world has proven that the five great ninja villages can unite to protect the peace of the ninja world."
"And then? After a decade or two, will they tear each other apart again for their interests and start another Ninja World War?" Broken Uchiha Daigo said disdainfully.
At this moment, he had already concluded that only Infinite Tsukuyomi could save this hopeless ninja world.
"It won't be like that! You're talking nonsense without even knowing what the Ninja Alliance is," said Daigo, who had just entered the Shinigami Space, quickly refuting Broken Uchiha Daigo's words.
Seeing the sudden appearance of Daigo, Broken Uchiha Daigo was surprised.
He didn't expect that the mysteriously vanished Daigo would return so quickly.
"You're the one talking nonsense. Without experiencing despair, you don't truly understand the essence of the ninja world," Broken Uchiha Daigo refuted and mocked Daigo.
"Even though you're called 'Uchiha Daigo,' you're just an imposter with an empty name."
"Daigo, stop deceiving yourself. He is what you would have become if you had grown up," Adult Kakashi said solemnly.
He still remembered how kind Broken Uchiha Daigo used to be and how much he wanted to become the Hokage to end the war.
"And there's also Naruto, who is very similar to the way you used to be. That's why you've been paying so much attention to him, isn't it?"
"Come back and be who you once were. Help us seal Uchiha Sasuke and resolve the Ten-Tails. There's still time."
"Kakashi, you've been a ninja for over twenty years, and you're still as naive as him?" Broken Uchiha Daigo mocked.
Seeing that Broken Uchiha Daigo was stubborn, Adult Kakashi glanced at Daigo and gave him a look.
Daigo understood his intention and walked to Adult Kakashi's side, patting his back inconspicuously and leaving a Flying Thunder God Seal.
Whoosh! In the next instant, Adult Kakashi suddenly charged towards Broken Uchiha Daigo.
Due to the Nine-Tails Chakra within his body, he was even stronger than he had been in his prime after fighting for so long.
Meanwhile, Daigo threw two Raijin Shuriken towards Broken Uchiha Daigo's position.
"Even if these two wastes join forces, they can only struggle a little longer," Broken Uchiha Daigo sneered, quickly forming hand seals and gathering chakra for a Flame Chakra Transformation.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
A large amount of high-temperature flame erupted from Broken Uchiha Daigo's throat, quickly forming a huge fireball.
"Flame Breath, Full Concentration!"
Daigo synthesized the natural energy into Sage Mode Chakra and entered the Breath Technique Chakra Mode, pushing his state to the max.
"You're the real waste! All you do is talk about the world's despair. If there were more people like you, the world would truly become hopeless!"
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
Daigo clasped his hands together, and a massive fireball, over eight meters high, was formed within his body.
With the support of Sage Mode and Flame Breath Chakra Mode, Daigo used a C-rank Fire Release with the might of a high-level ninjutsu.
"How did he become so much stronger?" Broken Uchiha Daigo was surprised.
Even with his advanced fire techniques and Ashura cells, he couldn't match Daigo's fire techniques.
Boom! The two fireballs collided, and Broken Uchiha Daigo's fire technique was quickly swallowed up by Daigo's, which continued to smash towards Broken Uchiha Daigo.
At this moment, Adult Kakashi, who had circled to the side, seized the opportunity to launch a surprise attack.
Broken Uchiha Daigo dodged the ninjutsu while creating a black rod to engage in close combat with Adult Kakashi.
"You dare to say that, and you dare to resist my genjutsu? Soon, you'll understand everything and truly experience despair," Broken Uchiha Daigo said coldly, staring at Daigo after dodging Adult Kakashi's attack.
"I'm not afraid of anything!" Daigo coldly snorted, looking straight into Broken Uchiha Daigo's eyes.
With his abilities, even if he fell into a genjutsu, he could break free instantly if he chose to.
As the Broken Uchiha's genjutsu was activated, two people appeared before him: one was a twelve-year-old Kakashi, and the other was the youthful Hinata Hyuga.
Kakashi's arm flashed with lightning, and he charged straight towards Hinata, his hand piercing her chest, causing blood to splatter everywhere.
Hinata, pierced by the Lightning Blade, coughed up blood, her eyes devoid of any expression.
Huff!
The Broken Uchiha's pupils rapidly expanded, and his chakra instantly peaked, involuntarily breaking the genjutsu.
The impact of this scene was overwhelming.
He couldn't find any flaws in the genjutsu created by the Broken Uchiha, which meant that everything he saw was likely real.
Recalling the memories of the shadow clone, the Broken Uchiha remembered how the adult Kakashi had scolded him for personally killing Hinata. The adult Kakashi's face was filled with self-blame.
The genjutsu's authenticity was further confirmed.
The Uchiha's face was filled with disbelief. Hinata from this world had been killed by Kakashi!
"The Kakashi who failed to protect Hinata is fake, and the dead Hinata is also fake. In a world of despair, everything is rooted in falsehood."
The Broken Uchiha spoke slowly as he saw the Uchiha's reaction.
He knew that the Uchiha who had also activated the Divine Might would understand him.
"Uchiha, don't be influenced by him. Stay true to your original intentions!"
The adult Kakashi saw the Uchiha standing still without moving, so he quickly spoke.
After saying this, the adult Kakashi rushed towards Hinata, wanting to change the situation by waking her up.
Previously, he thought that he and the Uchiha's main body could easily defeat the Broken Uchiha, so he wasn't in a hurry to help Hinata break free from the genjutsu.
"Don't do anything unnecessary."
The Broken Uchiha immediately charged towards the adult Kakashi, and a thick tree branch extended from his right arm.
But just as the Broken Uchiha entangled with the adult Kakashi, the Uchiha moved.
"Rasengan!"
Whoosh! The Uchiha instantly teleported next to the adult Kakashi, and a Rasengan hit the Broken Uchiha.
Boom! A loud noise echoed, and wood chips flew everywhere as the Broken Uchiha was knocked back and slammed into the ground.
He believed that Kakashi wouldn't kill his comrades, and the Hinata who was killed didn't show any surprise or confusion; instead, she seemed relieved.
Perhaps Hinata had indeed died at Kakashi's hands, but there must be many hidden details.
The adult Kakashi heaved a sigh of relief.
The Uchiha was more reliable than he had imagined. The Flying Thunder God Technique and Rasengan used earlier even reminded him of his teacher, the Fourth Hokage.
"Flying Thunder God Technique, was it a jutsu left behind when you were standing together earlier?"
The Broken Uchiha's face turned ugly as he thought of the adult Kakashi's initial gaze.
He hadn't expected that the adult Kakashi could establish such tacit understanding with the Uchiha in a short time, conveying tactics with just a glance.
"You little brat, you're indeed a fake. Even if Hinata has become like this, you remain unmoved."
The Uchiha's reaction surprised the Broken Uchiha, who had thought the other party would question the adult Kakashi.
"No, even if it's a parallel world's Hinata, seeing her end up like this, I still feel deep sorrow."
The Uchiha shook his head and spoke.
The facts showed that the parallel world was another possibility.
Thinking of how Hinata might have died in such a miserable way, the Uchiha felt unbearable pain.
"But no matter how painful it is, one cannot keep avoiding it."
Avoiding it in the short term was considered normal.
When he had fallen into a disadvantage against Uchiha Madara in battle, he had also thought of avoiding it, believing the world to be fake.
But he believed he would never keep avoiding it.
Because doing so would be a denial of everything he had learned from the Uchiha, essentially denying his entire existence.
"Reality is reality. No matter how wonderful the genjutsu is, it's still not real."
"Facing the cruel reality, what we should do is to change it as much as we can, to change this world where tragedies are prone to happen, instead of creating more tragedies."
The adult Kakashi's expression was extremely complicated.
Although the Uchiha was talking about the Broken Uchiha, he felt like he was being hit as well.
If he hadn't avoided those things when he was younger and had chosen to do something, maybe he wouldn't have become like this.
"So high and mighty."
The Broken Uchiha wiped off the bloodstains on his mouth, his face darkening.
"You've never truly lost anyone, so you can speak such pompous words."
The Uchiha's words were particularly grating to his ears.
The parallel world's him hadn't been crushed by a boulder, and he hadn't witnessed his best friend killing his beloved. This Uchiha had no right to speak such words.
"When you truly lose your beloved, you'll know how ridiculous you are now."
As he spoke, the Broken Uchiha formed hand seals and charged towards Hinata.
"He has already sunk into the abyss."
The adult Kakashi took a deep breath and showed an extremely disappointed expression.
He didn't want to kill the Broken Uchiha, but the old "Uchiha" was gone forever.
The Uchiha spoke earnestly, but the Broken Uchiha still stubbornly believed that without losing Hinata, the Uchiha had no right to speak to him.
"Kill him as much as you can."
Killing the current Broken Uchiha was to kill the old "Uchiha" who wanted to become the Hokage.
The Uchiha nodded.
It was hard to believe that "he" would take the initiative to harm Hinata.
The Broken Uchiha had completely lost himself, and the old "Uchiha" had forever disappeared from the ninja world, with only a madman left, trying to control the world with genjutsu.
"I really can't accept it. I might become like you, so let me end you myself!"
"Stop talking big. A hothouse flower should stay in the safety room and not come out!"
"Sage Technique: Fire Dragon Bomb!"
The Uchiha consumed a large amount of sage chakra, creating a vast sea of fire between the Broken Uchiha and Hinata, preventing the Broken Uchiha from approaching her.
After seeing this, the Broken Uchiha retreated, but the Uchiha controlled the fire and further transformed it into fire dragons.
"Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!"
The adult Kakashi quickly formed hand seals, causing a wall to rise around the Broken Uchiha, reducing his dodging range.
"Earth Style: Hidden Dragon!"
Broken Face Daito burrowed underground, reaching the other side of the earthen wall, using Adult Kakashi's earthen wall to block the Fire Dragon Bomb.
However, Daito's Fire Release was at its limit.
Under the impact of the intense flames, the thick wall was quickly breached.
Broken Face Daito had experienced the power of Daito's Sage Technique, so he didn't believe the earthen wall could protect him. He immediately used Fire Release to counter Daito's Fire Release.
Whoosh!
Adult Kakashi flashed forward, but Broken Face Daito, who was already on guard, pierced his body with a black rod.
Sizzle!!
Adult Kakashi, who had been pierced, transformed into lightning and enveloped Broken Face Daito.
This was not Adult Kakashi's original body, but a Lightning Clone that he had created while the earthen wall blocked his vision.
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Daito dashed forward and punched Broken Face Daito in the face, who was paralyzed by the lightning.
Looking at the face that resembled his own, Daito clenched his fist, gathering a large amount of chakra in his hand.
Bang!
"This punch is for my brother, Naruto! You know how much he has suffered because of you!"
Daito's fist landed heavily on Broken Face Daito's face, the immense force contorting his expression and causing several teeth to fly out.
Before Daito could remember, his parents had passed away, so he understood what it was like to be without parents.
Even though Granny had tried her best to give him the love of family, some things couldn't be compensated for.
Because of Broken Face Daito, Naruto had suffered more than him. At least he still had Granny, while Naruto had to grow up alone.
"This is a necessary sacrifice! After Infinite Tsukuyomi is cast, everything he wants can be restored."
Broken Face Daito's face twisted in anger as he refuted.
Hearing Broken Face Daito still talking about genjutsu, Daito's heart burned with anger. Killing someone else's real parents and then compensating with a pair of fake, genjutsu parents?
"This punch is for the ninjas who sacrificed themselves in the war because of your ridiculous plan. Who knows how many ninjas have died because of you."
Daito abandoned his defense, determined to land a punch on Broken Face Daito's face, even if it meant getting hit himself.
Bang!
A dull impact sounded, and Broken Face Daito was knocked away, his cheeks swelling and covered in blood.
As he tried to speak, Daito's repeated strikes to his face had left Broken Face Daito's speech slurred and unintelligible.
Adult Kakashi seized the opportunity and pursued, engaging Broken Face Daito in close combat again.
Whoosh!
Daito, surrounded by a red glow, suddenly appeared behind Broken Face Daito.
During the previous close combat, he had already marked Broken Face Daito with Flying Thunder God Seals.
"Sage Art: Flame Fist!"
Daito's fist, imbued with powerful fire chakra, pierced through Broken Face Daito's chest, destroying his heart.
"It's over. Remember to apologize to those who died because of you, if you still have a shred of conscience left."
Daito retracted his arm and let Broken Face Daito fall, turning away without looking back as he spoke to Hinata.
Humans have two major weaknesses: the heart and the brain. In this case, he had directly destroyed Broken Face Daito's heart.
Even Tsunade couldn't save a ninja whose heart was completely destroyed.
So, in Daito's eyes at this moment, Broken Face Daito was already dead.
"Cough, cough."
Broken Face Daito coughed up a mouthful of blood, his eyes fixed on Daito's retreating figure.
Even though the current outcome was what he desired, Broken Face Daito's heart was filled with resentment.
"Sigh."
Adult Kakashi, witnessing this scene, sighed deeply. He had originally intended to kill Broken Face Daito himself.
Because he felt that letting Daito kill Broken Face Daito would be extremely painful for both sides.
This was truly a case of "self-destruction."
In the end, Broken Face Daito remained silent, silently using Divine Might to teleport away.
Is it over? No, it's just the beginning.
Ordinary humans without a heart are as good as dead.
But if it's the second Six Paths Sage, it's just a minor injury.
"Wait until I succeed, and you'll understand the true gap between us."
Broken Face Daito's reasons for becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki increased.
Daito noticed Broken Face Daito's departure but didn't mind.
Even if Broken Face Daito didn't leave, he would still have to move his body to the Divine Might space, as keeping a dead "himself" there would be too gloomy.
Moreover, he didn't want Hinata to see all this.
During the battle, he had intentionally not released Hinata from the genjutsu beforehand.
"Not releasing the genjutsu?"
Adult Kakashi asked, seeing Daito's lack of action.
"Is it because you think she'll be safe in the Divine Might space?"
Daito scratched his head.
He did think that way.
"Then you should prepare for Hinata's scolding. She's a very responsible and brave girl."
Adult Kakashi shook his head.
"Daito, you're such a jerk."
"I didn't say I had to keep Hinata in the Divine Might space. I just had an idea."
Daito replied sullenly.
"No, I'm scolding the Shadow Clone."
Daito: ...
Seeing Daito's strained expression, Adult Kakashi began listing the drawbacks of the Shadow Clone Technique, feeling relieved.
He intentionally spoke this way to lighten the atmosphere.
Killing "himself" with his own hands, Adult Kakashi was worried about the psychological impact on Daito.
"Daito," lost in hatred, he sincerely hoped Daito could successfully become the ideal version of himself.
"Daito, is there anywhere you're not feeling well?"
Daito asked Hinata with concern after releasing her from the genjutsu.
"I'm fine, Daito. Did you have any trouble during the teleportation?"
Hinata shook her head slightly and asked gently.
"No, it was just a minor disturbance, as Teacher Mizuki said."
Daito replied.
"What about the 'Daito'?"
Hinata asked, looking around.
"He's already been defeated."
"I see..."
Hinata sighed lightly.
"Let's go outside now. Our current opponents are only Uchiha Madara and the Ten-Tails."
(End of Chapter)
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