"?!"
Uchiha Obito began to sink.
At first, it was slow, but then he suddenly sped up.
In an instant, Uchiha Obito disappeared without a trace.
"D-did we kill him?!"
the ninjas from Aki Village asked in confusion.
"Not at all..."
Jiraiya, who was maintaining his extraction of Nature Energy, said solemnly.
The enemy was far more troublesome than he had imagined.
"To think it's Iwagakure's Earth Release: Earth Dragon Burrowing Technique..."
As Jiraiya spoke, Uchiha Obito emerged from another location.
Earth Release: Earth Dragon Burrowing Technique was a special Earth Release technique from Iwagakure.
It allowed someone to move stealthily beneath the ground.
It was the signature Ninjutsu of Iwagakure's Demolition Force.
In other words...
Uchiha Obito had copied Deidara's Earth Dragon Burrowing Technique with his Sharingan.
He had gained the ability to move freely through the ground, underground, mud, and rock.
That was also why ordinary Earth Release techniques could not trap him.
"Heh heh..."
Orochimaru stopped moving and stood there, staring at Uchiha Obito.
Since conventional Ninjutsu was ineffective...
then they might as well wear him down.
After all, Orochimaru could afford to expend his strength, while also buying Jiraiya some time.
Uchiha Obito stared at Orochimaru for a while and realized that Orochimaru had no intention of moving.
Then there was no helping it.
He would take the initiative and attack.
That was what Uchiha Obito thought.
"Susanoo...!"
A sky-blue, upper-body Susanoo instantly ignited around Uchiha Obito.
The First Stage Form Susanoo grew enormous claws and grabbed at Orochimaru.
With a speed value of "9," Orochimaru naturally could not be caught.
However...
Just as Orochimaru was about to dodge, his expression changed slightly. "Heh heh heh..."
Bang!!
A kick.
Uchiha Obito was sent flying.
More precisely,
the Rib Susanoo was kicked away along with him.
"Jiraiya,