Chapter 656: Minato-san, Please, Don’t Be Too Cunning!
From the start of the battle, Orochimaru from Parallel World 4, under Minato’s arrangement, had brought the Giant Tenseigan and ambushed beneath the battlefield, inside the Moon’s internal cavity. He began silently activating and gathering its energy.
This was one reason the battlefield was chosen on the Moon and why Konoha trapped Isshiki within a barrier. The goal was to maximize the compression of the Giant Tenseigan’s explosion range upon activation, enhancing its killing power inside!
It was also why Minato and Obito kept fighting fiercely within the barrier against Isshiki.
First: to buy time for the Giant Tenseigan to charge.
Second: if Isshiki wasn’t inadvertently trapped inside the barrier, the Giant Tenseigan couldn’t unleash its maximum killing power.
By using Obito as "delicious bait" to lure Isshiki, Minato relentlessly attacked to keep Isshiki’s attention, allowing the Giant Tenseigan to deliver the fatal blow!
This was Konoha’s Plan B.
And now, Minato and the others had clearly succeeded. Isshiki, desperate to capture Obito, couldn’t resist staying in the barrier, fighting frantically with Obito and Minato. Until the last moment, he didn’t notice Konoha’s ambush.
If he had been a bit calmer or Minato’s attack frequency had slightly decreased, he might have detected the Giant Tenseigan’s chakra source charging beneath the rock layer.
Unfortunately, there’s no "what if" in this world...
*BUZZ!*
At that moment, an unmatched dark purple beam of destruction shot up from below, instantly engulfing the entire space within the barrier. Its power and scale far surpassed the previous large Tenseigan’s beam—at least doubled. If it hit the Moon, it could likely destroy the entire Moon!