"Bang!"
Obito exerted force with both legs, leaving a deep footprint in the ground, and rushed towards Karot like a speeding car.
Karot rained down punches on Karot, who constantly dodged and Obito attacks.
The two kicked up dust wherever they went. Obito pressed on, wanting to defeat Karot with all his might, but Karot completely dodged them with his physical reflexes alone.
"Karot, is all you know how to do is run away?"
Obito Karot showed no intention of attacking, Obito began to get anxious. After all, a one-man show couldn't disappoint the audience in terms of entertainment value.
"I'm just playing along so you can steal the spotlight!"
"Don't you like it?"
Karot said as he dodged, his speed not slowing down at all.
"Well, I still have to thank you."
"No need for that, after all, I'm always happy to help others."
Upon hearing Karot's words, Obito's attacks became even faster, perhaps provoked by Karot.
"Fire Release: Flame Technique."
This was inspired by Susanoo Obito. Fire-attribute Chakra began to spread throughout his body, making him appear as if he were engulfed in flames. The flames stimulated all the cells in his body, enhancing his speed, strength, and perception in every way. However, this technique had a significant drawback: it caused considerable damage to the body. If Madara Uchiha hadn't used Hashirama Senju's cells to help Obito repair his body, Obito wouldn't have had the opportunity to create this Ninjutsu.
Wow, so handsome!
Naruto Uzumaki gave his own evaluation directly: It's like watching a 2D movie and suddenly seeing a 3D movie—the visual impact is just too great.
"I never expected that the usually carefree Obito could develop such Ninjutsu!"
It seemed like Kushina was truly getting to know Obito for the first time.
"Obito."
Rin clasped her hands together, looking at Obito, who was engulfed in flames, her eyes filled with heartache. No one knew how much Obito had sacrificed to master this Ninjutsu; whenever Obito was covered in wounds, it was Rin who healed him.
Obito threw a punch, and a surging shockwave carrying intense heat rushed towards Karot.
"It's getting interesting."
Karot could dodge Obito's punch, but he couldn't avoid the intense heat carried by the shockwave. After all, the intense heat emanating from Obito's body was burning the air, causing the surrounding temperature to rise.
This was part of Obito's plan; in excessively high temperatures, the loss of power would be greater.
"It's so hot!"
Mikoto Uchiha suddenly complained.
"Um?"
At that moment, Kakashi also noticed the temperature rising. The alertness of Jonin instantly detected the strangeness of this temperature increase.
"Could it be?"
Kakashi looked at Obito, who was engulfed in Kakkō. After all, the temperature only started to rise after Obito used this Ninjutsu.
"This Ninjutsu is far too damaging!"
Even though we're a hundred meters away from the center of the fire, we can clearly feel the temperature rising here. Just imagine how high the temperature must be at the center!
As if hearing Kakashi's inner thoughts, the wild grass where Obito stood began to wither and turn yellow until it carbonized into ash.
"Minato, your disciple is truly astonishing!"
Jiraiya was equally surprised that Obito's Ninjutsu was so excellent. It was at least an S-rank Ninjutsu.
"I was also frightened by him; even I, as his teacher, was kept in the dark."
Minato was equally surprised by Obito's move. The previous Ninjutsu had already taken Minato by surprise, and now this was even more unexpected.
"Do you think he has any chance of defeating Karot?"
Only Kakashi, Minato, and Karot had actually fought here. Kushina was too protective of her husband and Tailed Beast Transformation, so she wasn't thinking clearly and asking her was pointless. As for Kakashi, it was just brotherly play around.
Jiraiya this question, everyone except Kakashi turned their gaze to Minato Namikaze.
Minato pondered for a moment and then spoke.
"Obito's strength has increased rapidly. Even now, I'm not entirely confident I can defeat him."
Everyone was shocked by Minato's evaluation of Obito. You are the renowned "Yellow Flash" of the Ninja World! Is it really appropriate for you to give such a high evaluation? This was the common question in everyone's mind.
The changes in everyone's expressions did not interfere with what Minato Namikaze was about to say.
"As for Karot, I have absolutely no idea what his strength is like. Every time I see Karot, a voice in my Central City tells me that I am no match for him and that he could kill me with ease."
Minato Namikaze's words prompted Jiraiya to retort.
"How is that possible? Your speed is unparalleled in the Ninja World. Even if you were outmatched, escaping should be a piece of cake!"
"Kakashi, do you feel this way too?"
Minato Namikaze didn't immediately answer Jiraiya's question but instead asked Kakashi.
"Yes, every time I spar with my brother, I can feel that he is restraining his strength when we fight, as if using too much force would kill me."
"That's right. Karot has never used his true strength. He probably only used his full power that time against the Tailed Beast of the Cloud Ninja."
After hearing Kakashi's words, Minato became even more certain of his thoughts.
"Just how strong is that Karot?!"
At this moment Sasuke spoke up and asked.
No one present could answer this question, since no one had ever witnessed Karot at full power.
"I think only the Lord Hokage in Konoha knows my brother's strength."
Kakashi knew that Orochimaru provided his brother with his training equipment and facilities, and that Orochimaru definitely had Karot's training data. This also answered Sasuke's question.
"The Lord Hokage?"
Sasuke pictured Orochimaru.
"If I were to train with the Lord Hokage, could I become as strong as Lord Karot?"
After his trip to the Land of Waves, Sasuke deeply realized the importance of strength. It was as easy as an elite Jonin his name, which was unbearable for the already arrogant Sasuke.
"Brush."
Just then, Orochimaru and Tsunade appeared on the battlefield, each accompanied by their subordinates Kabuto and Shizune.
"Tsunade, Orochimaru."
"Lord Hokage, Tsunade-sama"
Everyone bowed to Orochimaru and Tsunade, except for Jiraiya, one of the Sannin, who greeted them as usual. After all, they shared the same master and had fought their way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood together.