Perhaps someone observant had already noticed that although Obito and Kabuto had come to Kirigakure, seemingly intending to take action,
in reality, not a single sound had been made throughout the entire process, including their exchanges and actions.
Kirigakure now seemed even stranger than when Yugito Nii and the others had arrived. The surrounding mist appeared to be growing thicker, and the whole village had become deathly silent.
Back to the matter at hand, once the two entered the room, they became even more cautious with their presence. Still without speaking, they looked at each other in unspoken agreement.
Kabuto made a hand gesture, seemingly intending for Obito to act directly.
Obito gave a slight nod. His Sharingan spun, and Kamui activated. Everything inside the room was forcibly warped into the Kamui Space.
"Done."
The two nodded in mutual understanding, then ran outside without looking back.
They crossed Kirigakure's borders and fled the village in name and reality. Their eyes were filled with deep exhaustion; the hardship and fatigue of this journey had been incomparable.
Behind them, a massive creature pursued them relentlessly. It seemed to have appeared only after they destroyed that thing.
"What exactly is this monster?" Obito asked irritably, feeling as though he could barely breathe.
The creature looked like an enormous octopus, but its tentacles were incredibly long, stretching outward without end. Every tentacle radiated a terrifying aura.
"It's an unknown life-form. This thing has been lurking in Kirigakure all along. As for anything else, I don't know," Kabuto said gravely. At the same time, he fired a fireball from his mouth, burning through all the creature's tentacles. However, the monster did not die. Instead, it lunged at them even more furiously.
Kabuto and Obito attacked together in perfect coordination, unleashing their signature techniques—Sage Mode and