Abduction

As Obito's figure vanished, Naruto continued to steadily maintain Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, his eyes vigilantly scanning the surroundings without daring to relax in the slightest.

Seconds and minutes passed. At last, Anko and the others hurried over.

Only then did Naruto let out a long breath, his tense body gradually relaxing.

Yet at that very moment, a deafening bang rang out as the ground suddenly exploded!

A Shadow Clone of Naruto burst out from underground with an unharmed Hinata in tow, the two of them popping up like a pair of gophers.

"Are you all right, Hinata?"

Naruto asked with a face full of concern.

Hinata gently shook her head. When she saw that everyone else had arrived, she quickly jumped down from Naruto, her cheeks flushed red as she said:

"I'm fine. Thank you, Naruto."

It turned out that, in that critical moment, Naruto had never truly sent Hinata away.

Just as Obito unleashed the terrifying Fire Style: Violent Wind Dance, Naruto made a snap decision. With lightning speed, he rapidly punched a hole into the ground and hid Hinata inside it.

Although Naruto could not use Earth Release, he dug holes incredibly fast.

Combined with the blazing Fire Style flames and the thick smoke produced by his Shadow Clones, the three worked together seamlessly to conceal Hinata's whereabouts.

If not for protecting Hinata, those Shadow Clones in Golden Body Mode could not possibly have been reduced to ashes by a single Gale Dance from Obito.

Naruto had already formed a plan from the very beginning of his standoff with Obito.

Once he officially engaged Obito in battle, he would immediately draw him away without hesitation, so that Hinata, who was hiding here, would not be caught up in it.

After all, Naruto had immediately realized that Obito's first