Obito frowned. He had not expected a mere Anbu to hold him off for so long. Immediately, he channeled Chakra, causing wooden spikes to grow inside the Female Anbu's body. In an instant, they bloomed into a flower.
Even with such severe injuries, the Female Anbu continued fighting, glaring stubbornly at Obito.
Dark crimson Chakra then emerged from within her, transforming into a Tailed Beast Cloak that covered her body. A violent aura radiated from her as she began gathering a Tailed Beast Bomb in her mouth.
The familiar Chakra fluctuations made Obito freeze slightly. He stared blankly at the three tails behind the Female Anbu.
Female Anbu, Three-Tails Jinchuriki—those two factors combined made Obito think of the Rin Nohara he had never been able to forget. But hadn't Rin Nohara been stabbed through the heart by Kakashi before his very eyes?
Just then, the Tailed Beast Bomb blasted toward Obito, leaving behind a crater large enough to build a reservoir.
The violent explosion damaged the Tailed Beast Cloak, and the Female Anbu's mask shattered like roof tiles, revealing a paint-streaked face. She glared at Obito with hatred in her eyes.
"How can this be? Impossible!"
Obito stood frozen in place, wondering if he had seen wrong. Wasn't Rin already dead? How could she be in Konoha's Anbu? He had even seriously wounded her just moments ago!
At that moment, the belated Kakashi rushed over and caught the unsteady Rin Nohara in his arms.
The two stood shoulder to shoulder, staring solemnly at the mysterious Masked Man before them. "The Fourth Lord will be here soon. I advise you to surrender immediately!"
Hearing that familiar voice, Obito suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart and regretted what he had done.
Fate seemed to have played a cruel joke on