"Takakura—"
Uchiha Shisui, who had arrived a step too late, furiously slashed at Uchiha Obito with a short sword.
The man who had been killed was named Moonlight Takakura, an Elite Jonin of the Gekko Clan.
Although they had known this mission was extremely dangerous and had a very high fatality rate, they had never expected a companion to be killed so quickly.
"Heh..."
Uchiha Obito took a step back, evading the short sword.
Ignoring the furious glares directed at him, he let out a cold laugh as his body sank into the ground.
"He has to undo that Phasing state the instant he attacks. Split into pairs and support each other!"
A man with a pineapple-shaped hairstyle shouted.
He was a member of the Nara Clan.
Members of the Nara Clan generally possessed high intelligence and preferred to fight using their wits.
He had noticed Uchiha Obito's movement when evading Uchiha Shisui's attack and had inferred from it that Phasing was undone when attacking.
Buzz—
Uchiha Obito appeared again, silently emerging behind one person and thrusting a sharp branch at him.
However, at that moment, someone beside the man hurriedly came to his aid.
Whoosh—
He swiftly drew and threw a kunai at Uchiha Obito.
If Uchiha Obito continued attacking that person, he would be struck by the kunai.
Buzz—
Uchiha Obito phased again and abandoned his attack on the man.
"They figured it out so quickly!"
He stood where he was, surprise showing in his eyes.
He had not expected the flaw that he had to undo Phasing in order to attack to be discovered so quickly.
"As expected of a squad made entirely of Elite Jonin. Their combat experience is quite abundant!"
He did not panic.
Although they had discovered Phasing's weakness, that did not mean they