Th-That was...
O-Over there?
The tremendous noise and commotion immediately drew everyone's attention. Almost the instant the sound rang out, the three who sensed something turned to look. When they saw the path of felled trees leading toward the mushroom-shaped cloud of smoke and dust that continuously billowed upward, the same thought involuntarily flashed through all their minds.
Damn it... this is really bad!
Another dead end! At the same time, as he turned his gaze toward that path, Uchiha Obito's face beneath his mask went completely stiff.
He already understood what was happening.
He also knew what had happened just now, and what this unknown disappearance meant! To him, it was absolutely not good news.
Even his earlier fears had come true. He had gone from one hopeless situation to another.
He knew full well that whoever had caused this unknown disappearance was no softhearted person. Since that person had been capable of saving the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki from a situation that had been practically impossible to reverse, they must possess strength surpassing his own. And with that speed—an extreme speed that even the Mangekyō Sharingan had failed to catch—his Space-Time Ability might not be of any use at all.
Damn it!
How did this happen?! Besides, Uchiha Nobuhiko had been so confident, yet he was still played in the end. That bastard must have been pretending to be unconscious just like me, waiting for this opportunity to deliver a fatal blow.
Damn it!
We were all fooled!
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it.
We were completely outmaneuvered!
*No! Rather, it was only natural for him to outmaneuver us. The problem was me—myself. I thought too highly of Uchiha Nobuhiko, of his strength, his judgment, and his cunning! Although Uchiha Nobuhiko had shown extraordinary intelligence