"Obito had no issue losing this time. Aside from being slightly weaker in taijutsu, Nagato had almost no weaknesses. He was truly difficult to deal with," Kakashi said, shaking his head.
Nagato's performance gave Kakashi an unfathomable feeling. This was no longer a matter of whether he was a genius or not; he possessed the strength of a true powerhouse in the ninja world, only lacking a record of achievements to prove himself.
Kakashi felt that even Hana Minazuki, whom they had encountered on the Hidden Mist Village battlefield, might not necessarily be able to defeat Nagato as he was now.
Banshō Ten'in and Shinra Tensei formed a seamless combination of offense and defense, and he could absorb ninjutsu on top of that. If he made up for his taijutsu shortcomings too, he really would have no weak points.
"Mm, Obito and Charizard both did their best," Nohara Rin said with a nod.
"It just feels like Obito completely forgot what I told him before." Nohara Rin wore a helpless smile.
She had specifically told Obito not to push himself too hard, yet the fight had still become extraordinarily intense.
Still, Nohara Rin could understand. Obito had indeed created an opportunity to win for himself during the battle; he just had not managed to seize it.
When there was a chance of victory, who would want to calmly accept defeat?
"When you treat his injuries later, you could tell him, 'I'm so disappointed in you.' Obito will probably take everything you say especially seriously for quite a while after that," Kakashi said after thinking it over.
Although Obito had never said it outright, his every action was far too obvious. In Kakashi's eyes, Obito was only one step away from writing the words I like Nohara Rin across his face.