Rinnegan vs. Dual Kamui

"Contestant number forty-nine, Nagato, versus contestant number fifty-seven, Obito Uchiha!"

When the announcement reached the waiting room, Obito and Nagato rose at the same time and headed toward the battlefield.

The spectators also perked up and turned their attention toward the arena.

Although this was the only quarterfinal match without a Kage, Obito and Nagato had respectively defeated the Fourth Kazekage and the Third Mizukage.

By that logic, this could be considered a battle between two Kage-level fighters, making it a match many spectators had been eagerly awaiting.

"Nagato, you brat, you have to win."

The Hidden Mist Village shinobi stared at the battlefield and thought to themselves.

Theoretically, they should have supported Obito, since Konoha was their ally.

But Nagato had defeated the Third Mizukage. If he then defeated Obito, who had beaten the Fourth Kazekage, then the Third Mizukage's defeat could be explained by Nagato simply being too strong, rather than the Third Mizukage being weak.

It was not that their Mizukage was incompetent. Nagato was just too monstrous.

"Obito Uchiha, don't let us down."

The Sunagakure shinobi also silently cheered for Obito.

Their reasoning was much the same as Hidden Mist Village's. If Obito won, the Kazekage could at least regain a little face compared to the Mizukage.

Obito and Nagato had no way of knowing what the shinobi of the two great ninja villages were thinking. Upon reaching the battlefield, they quickly took their assigned positions.

"This time, I'll definitely wash away that humiliation!"

Obito's fighting spirit surged as he looked at Nagato standing across from him.

Several years ago, at the Youth Martial Arts Tournament, he had possessed only the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and suffered a crushing defeat at Nagato's hands.

Now, he had the Mangekyō Sharingan. His Chakra and Ninjutsu had improved enormously, and his