Chapter 174 - Start the Tug O' War and Fooled

While Naruto and Sasuke once again fight with Obito, the Five Kages and Jiraiya disperse to take command of the various ninja groups, that once again found their will to fight thanks to Naruto and Hashirama's speech, at the same time Sakura was able to save Shikamaru also thanks to Kurama's Chakra and Naruto's will.

As soon as Shikamaru recovered consciousness, Tsunade came and helps him recover his strength then she said to Sakura "Well done..." before walking toward her grandfather who says "Alright! While he's preoccupied in battle, let's do our best to cut down that tree!".

Onoki who is now standing next to his son and the other of Iwa comments "It truly is big... But nothing is bigger than this earth we tread on! Remember, the earth is our ally!" cheering up the nearby ninjas.

A who lands next to B and the others from Kumo yell "Time to bring the ruckus, guys!" and B adds "Aww yeah... Me and bro it's been a while, time to do this double lariat style", and Mei holding Zabuza's hand "As a woman, being fashionably late to the battlefield would be a big faux pas... We're moving out!" while Gaara is in the middle of a group from Suna and simply yells "Follow me!!!".

While Itachi took command of the remaining members of Baransa "From the info we have gathered, Obito is immune to ninjutsu, so only Taijutsu and Senjutsu remain... Agent P, Mecha-Naruto if you find a chance go and support Naruto and Sasuke, but be careful of those black things one hit, and you are done... Kabuto, mark everyone and focus on rescue and healing... Karin, be ready with your chains but more important focus on your senses to warn us of any danger... Everyone else, focus on the tree...".

And at the same time, Jiraiya moved near his Edo Tensei sensei Hiruzen Sarutobi and says "It will be nice to fight with you one last time sensei..." but before he could respond a dozens of branches from different directions came and attacked them, but then Asuma moved in and cut some of them Hien (Flying Swallow), but just as the others were about to attack them, a volley of paper shuriken come and hit them exploding on impact forcing them back, then a powerful jet of water cuts the remaining branches.

Yahiko and Konan land near Jiraiya and Yahiko says "Come on, sensei... you are getting old if some gigantic rotten wood can take you to surprise..." but Jiraiya angrily replies "I wasn't surprised!!! I was waiting for the right time to make a cool entrance and reunion with my sensei! But you ruined everything!!" hearing that Hiruzen let out a sigh and says "So many years and you still didn't change... But I'm happy that you are still fine... Now, let's focus on this tree!".

At the same time, Tsunade and Sakura release their seal and summon a huge Katsuyu, who split herself and starts healing and supporting all the ninjas of the Alliance that are now fiercely attacking the Shinju, while Minato and Tobirama use their Jutsu to teleport to safety the one about to be grabbed by the Shinju branches.

Meanwhile, Sasuke and Naruto attack Obito from the side, but he uses four Gudōdama (Truth-Seeking Ball) to block their attack saying "It's way past bedtime for you two, I'll send you off to dreamland now... I don't have a second to waste..." then using two big Chakra Hands he grabs Naruto and Sasuke and slams them into the ground forcing them out of his Sage Bijuu Mode and Susanoo completely.

Seeing Naruto trying to get up once again Obito asks "Why do you continue getting up? What are you fighting for? Is it for your friends? For this world? Listen... Eventually, your friends will stab you in the back and your love for this world will slowly rot into hatred, you should already know these things by now, the village and even Sasuke have already forsaken you once... You're already walking down the same road as me... All that pain... That hate... Before you realize it, it will all someday change you, nothing but pain await you on this road you're traveling on...Can you say with confidence that you'll always stay the same?! Your friends may betray you again... The Alliance may feel the need to instigate another war... and the odds are stacked against you coming out on top against me... So you have no valid reason to fight for this world... Soon, it will cease to exist, so why do you insist on fighting?!".

Once again on his feet, Naruto takes a deep breath and says "Because it's my ninja way! I don't go back on my word, because that's my ninja way" and Sasuke walking next to him says "Let's put an end to this Naruto" then Naruto once again transform into his Bijuu Mode and at the same time Sasuke equip his Susanoo on it becoming an armor that covers Kurama's entire body he also gains Sasuke's Susano sword.

Seeing this, Obito uses all his Gudōdama to manifest a large shield and the Sword of Nunoboko, a large, double-helix shaped sword, and starts monologuing once again, about the fact that the moon is now at the right place, and it's finally time for the Infinite Tsukuyomi to start, at the same time Naruto creates nine Rasengan in his tails and calls for his friends help, who quickly responds and jump into Kurama tails and are donned in Bijuu Mode mantle.

They are Rock Lee, Ten Ten, Neji, Ino, Shikamaru, Choji, Hinata, Shino, and Kiba, who quickly take control of the Rasengan and all together attack Obito destroying his shield, while Naruto and Sasuke attack him with Susanoo's sword, and Obito counters with the Sword of Nunoboko.

As soon as the two swords clash, Obito's one breaks, and Naruto and Sasuke are able to slash through his defense and land a devastating blow, that results in all of the Bijuus' Chakra being pulled out of him, seeing this Naruto quickly uses the Chakra that the Bijuu gave him to start the Tug o' War with Obito hoping to pull out the Bijuu leaving him as an empty shell and stop his plan.

At the same time, on the other side of the battlefield, Ren is still fighting with Orochimaru and as a result, all the surrounding mountains are totally leveled, he quickly evades Orochimaru's gigantic tail, dodges his spike, and with a powerful punch blow off one of his snake heads before retreating.

Then he felt the abrupt change on Naruto's battlefield 'Obito's Chakra is oscillating back and forth... It's what I was waiting for!" then he looks at his Bankai, the Sakura Tree, and notices that all the flowers are now purple in color and think 'And the time is just right! I was able to fool him into believing that the power of my Bankai is regeneration by making illusions of me being hit and wounded and then healed at extreme speed buying enough time for the scent to seep deep into his body and soul... Now I can use that technique and end this!'.