Inuzuka Midori lay prone on the ground, with the immobile Nara Shiomizu on her back. A rope formed from Kikaichū secured him in place to keep him from falling.
Like that, Inuzuka Midori ran toward Akutami Hideyuki on all fours, carrying Nara Shiomizu.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!!
Nara Shiomizu hurled the shuriken in his hand at Akutami Hideyuki.
However, Nara Shiomizu's posture was rather awkward, making it difficult for him to put strength into the throw. The shuriken flew wildly off course, and Akutami Hideyuki dodged every one of them without even moving from where he stood.
"Water Clone Jutsu!"
Akutami Hideyuki created a Water Clone, intending to have it deal with Nara Shiomizu. Being caught by the Shadow Imitation Jutsu was indeed troublesome.
I have to ask Mu Yue-sensei to teach me a Ninjutsu that counters Water Release! Obito roared inwardly, feeling utterly stifled.
Water Release had truly tormented him enough. Once Akutami Hideyuki unleashed large-scale Water Release, he had no way to launch an effective Fire Release attack.
He had originally felt that he was in excellent condition, that using Fire Release came to him with ease. Yet Akutami Hideyuki's Water Release had disgusted him so thoroughly that he only wanted to use taijutsu—and unfortunately, he could not beat Akutami Hideyuki in taijutsu either.
Obito had no idea how they could win. Might Guy and Kakashi had already exhausted themselves, Nohara Rin had used the last of her Chakra to treat him and had now lost her ability to fight, while Genma Shiranui and Ebisu were severely injured.
The only opening now was unexpectedly the several badly wounded Konoha shinobi they had saved earlier.
A Water Clone possessed only one-tenth of the original's strength. It would become stronger in water, but even this Water Clone with merely one-tenth of