"Tap!"
Beneath the high canopy of the largest, tallest tree outside the foothills where Kushina's maternity ward was located, two figures swept in one after the other, landing on a branch almost at the same time.
"Hm?"
At the very instant they landed, the two identical figures abruptly turned back.
"Boom!"
In an instant, as they turned their heads, a flash of white light burst from somewhere on the foothills they had come from. Rocks shattered and collapsed, and the ground caved in, forming a ravine in the blink of an eye.
Amid thunderous rumbling, a huge cloud of fire and smoke slowly billowed upward, rising in wisps like a column of smoke.
"Hey, original body..."
Watching the rising fire and smoke, as well as the smoke pillar that only began to disperse once it reached high into the air, Chiba's Earth Clone glanced at the original Chiba beside him and spoke.
"Yeah... as expected, the Water Prison Technique alone wasn't enough against Obito, who possessed a Space-Time Ability!"
The original Chiba nodded and could not help but sigh.
Defeat Obito, who possessed a Space-Time Ability, with the Water Prison Technique alone?
How could Chiba have been so naïve? Naturally, he had made thorough preparations before leaving without concern.
He had never been so arrogant as to believe he would certainly win a battle that had yet to reach a clear conclusion, one that was not yet over, when he had no confidence in victory.
Since he had left, he naturally had confidence in certain victory.
In truth, once Obito had been trapped in the Water Prison Technique, the battle had already ended. No matter how Obito struggled, he would ultimately only fall into Chiba's calculations.
Unless Obito had taken advantage of the opening created when Kushina and Minato Namikaze