On the battlefield.
Hyuga Kagami dusted off his robe, looking slightly helpless.
In fact, from the very beginning, he had planned to deliberately give Obito a Clay Clone, letting Obito think he had succeeded and luring him away.
His second Earth Release clone possessed exceptionally strong earth-nature chakra, granting it an extremely high affinity for Earth Release ninjutsu as well as a boost in power. Moreover, Clay Clones were made from Explosive Clay and thus had physical substance to begin with, so the Clay Clone created by this second Earth Release clone could pass for the real thing.
But plans could not keep up with changes. Kakashi and the others' relentless assault had instead provoked Obito's ferocity, leaving Hyuga Kagami no choice but to show himself again and rescue them.
Seeing Hyuga Kagami standing across from him with such casual words and composed manners, Obito immediately felt humiliated and enraged. Fortunately, the Uzumaki Clan mask on his face hid his expression and kept his embarrassment from showing.
"You bastard!"
Obito soon erupted with killing intent, his scarlet Sharingan narrowing gradually.
"Fall back. Don't get in the way."
Seeing that a major battle was unavoidable, Hyuga Kagami casually instructed Kurenai and Yugao beside him.
Kurenai, still on the ground, looked up at Hyuga Kagami and said stubbornly, "But..."
"There are no buts." Hyuga Kagami cut her off before she could finish, then said, "The enemy before us isn't someone you can handle."
Kurenai shouted unwillingly, "Why is it always like this? Why can I never help?!"
Yugao bit down on her lips as well, her eyes full of unwillingness.
Hyuga Kagami glanced at Kurenai and Yugao and said evenly, "In the shinobi world, weakness is the original sin. There aren't that many whys. Haven't your captain taught you such a simple