"Did Kakashi actually drop the ball? Was it because he hadn't had time to react just now, or because he couldn't enter the Kamui space at all?"
Hyuga Kagami's expression darkened as he considered every possibility.
Logically, given Kakashi's reflexes, and the fact that he had already explained Obito's Kamui space and how to deal with it to Kakashi through the Scroll, their coordination should not have failed just now. Yet Kakashi had not worked with him inside the Kamui space as promised, which left him puzzled.
Obito, having reactivated his Susanoo, was now surveying the mist around him.
After focusing his gaze, he quickly realized that the mist surrounding him was silently corroding his Susanoo. He immediately understood. "So it's Boil Release!"
Clearly, River Lord had not broken through his Susanoo with Ice Release alone.
"He first used the Water-Oil Clone's explosion from Steaming Danger Tyranny to create steam and obstruct my vision, then quietly used that steam to unleash Boil Release..."
"Then he used himself as bait, casting Ice Release head-on to draw my attention and make me overlook the Boil Release corroding my Susanoo, preventing me from noticing the decline in Susanoo's defenses in time..."
In an instant, Obito had completely seen through River Lord's tactics.
The opponent had successively used Steaming Danger Tyranny, Boil Release, and Ice Release—one forbidden technique and two Kekkei Genkai—to breach his Susanoo in one stroke.
"Those guys from the God Organization really are as annoyingly predictable as ever!" After a pause, Obito frowned. "But he should understand that even if he can break through my Susanoo, ordinary Ice Release can't hurt me, right?"
Almost instinctively, Obito thought of a possibility.
At that moment, despite the exhaustion brought on by the Water-Oil Clone's recent explosion, Hyuga Kagami charged viciously at Obito once