Hotaru kept her eyes fixed tightly on Obito. Her hands did not move, but she had been gathering natural energy all this time, waiting only for the instant Obito emerged from his intangibility to strike.
Obito could not sense the natural energy in the air, but Sage Chakra surged through Hotaru's entire body like a powder keg, making him wary.
This brat did not seem simple.
With a thought, he fired a giant Shuriken two meters in diameter at Hotaru through the air.
But just before spatial ripples appeared in midair, a purple glow emerged in the air.
It was the formation Shion had arranged around them beforehand.
Naturally, that purple glow was also Hotaru's signal to attack.
In an instant, Sage Mode Markings spread across Hotaru's cheeks as she entered Sage Mode!
The yellow sand beneath them erupted, and Hotaru flashed directly in front of Obito.
Then she threw a punch straight at his face.
Though Hotaru's fist was small, the force behind it in Sage Mode was enough to smash a dent into Obito's skull.
Only then did the second giant Shuriken shoot out from the Kamui Dimension.
Obito had two choices now. One was to abandon the giant Shuriken and turn intangible.
The other was to continue firing the giant Shuriken and activate Susanoo.
Obito chose the second option!
A blue Susanoo skeleton instantly appeared and shielded Obito.
But three giant Shuriken flew out from the Kamui Dimension in succession!
Crack!
Hotaru's fierce punch slammed into Susanoo, directly cracking it!
Obito's brow twitched. Where had Konoha found so many monsters? They were neither Uchiha nor Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, yet any random person could crack Susanoo!?
Although Susanoo's bones had cracked, it did not affect its movements.
Susanoo threw a punch back as well.
Hotaru twisted around and delivered