Obito's Three Tricks Against Rock Ninjas, Kakashi's White Fang

The Uchiha's shuriken throwing technique was like art, possessing an exquisite and efficient aesthetic.

Obito stared at the approaching Rock Ninja, his hands forming hand seals. The seals were for the Great Fireball Technique, a jutsu he was most familiar with, but he didn't actually channel any chakra.

巳, 未, 申, 亥, 酉, 寅... Obito's hand seal speed wasn't fast, but it was steady. The Rock Ninja charging at him felt immense pressure from his seals. A comrade had previously died because this Fire Style jutsu caused his hardened body to become glassy, and the ninjutsu could not be reversed, making this action filled with dread.

With each additional seal, their steps slowed by a fraction. When Obito formed the Boar seal, their footsteps instinctively stopped.

"Retreat!"

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Following the warning signs in their hearts, they suddenly retreated. The firelight mixed within, and the Demon Leeches couldn't help but use Earth Release: Subterranean Voyage to sink into the mud and quickly withdraw.

Obito completed the last seal, puffed out his cheeks, and blew out in one breath. But where was any firelight?

"Run!" he shouted. Kakashi and Nohara Rin immediately ran. Obito stayed behind, not forgetting to turn back and shout mockingly, "Fooled you, idiots! You fell for my trap, didn't you?" He thought smugly, Teacher and Kakashi both call me stupid, but I'm incredibly sharp when it matters! Could Kakashi think of something like this on the spot?

The Rock Ninja were enraged. One yelled, "Chase him! I'm going to wrap this kid in an Earth Mound Ball and use him as a bowling ball!" Another shouted, "I'm going to kill him."

A group of them charged forward again. Obito employed the same tactic. Seeing this, the Rock Ninja hesitated and stopped—

No one was willing to gamble on whether Obito would actually unleash the Great Fireball this time.

The result—

Still nothing.

The maze-like terrain created by the Rock Ninja had not only restricted Team Kakashi but was now also restricting them. In such narrow passages, Obito's Fire Style was a killer move—it could completely fill the space, leaving no room for evasion.

Then, a third time...

"Damn it, this brat is bluffing. He must be out of chakra." They ignored Obito's hand seals and charged forward, gripping their kunai.

Obito grinned, opened his mouth, and spat out a large mouthful of flames that filled a vast area ahead, extending a full three zhang. The thousand-degree heat licked them, and half of the charging Rock Ninja were instantly gone.

The ground was littered with black, twisted bodies like sheep carcasses. The once tall figures had all become like this.

Further back, the corpses were much larger, and some were only partially scorched, with limbs still intact.

After using this ninjutsu, Obito supported himself with his knees, gasping for air. But his eyes revealed an extremely excited, fierce expression: "Heh, hehe, you fell for it, didn't you? My Fire Style, and... why aren't you chasing me anymore!"

Nohara Rin's expression suddenly changed. She lunged forward and shoved Obito. A sword emerged from the ground, followed by a person.

Firelight!

His original target was Obito, but Nohara Rin had ruined his plan. He turned his attention to Nohara Rin and slashed at her. Obito pulled out a kunai and blocked the blow, roaring inwardly, "If you want to hurt Rin, you'll have to get past me first."

A white light flashed like lightning, piercing from behind Firelight. It was Kakashi. Kakashi's inherited sword technique was as fast as lightning.

Like heavenly thunder striking down, like the brutal ferocity released from the mouth of a mythical crow-demon, the indestructible White Fang.

Firelight felt something stimulate his back, a chill running down his entire spine, his hairs standing on end. Forgetting Obito and Nohara Rin, he turned to meet the blade.

The long sword met the short sword.

"Clang!"

Firelight retreated instantly upon contact, his body sinking, and he plunged into the mud, reappearing thirty zhang away in a flash. He glanced at his long sword, which now had a noticeable chip on the blade, and a look of apprehension appeared in his eyes.

"Hatake, Kakashi? Son of the White Fang! So you are Hatake Kakashi. As expected of a prodigy... The speed and power of this strike are truly astonishing. What's even more astonishing is the killing intent in this blade—

"It's hard to imagine how many people you've killed to cultivate such killing intent. Or perhaps, this is the talent of a genius."

Firelight spoke, his eyes grim. Kakashi remained silent, silently standing back-to-back with Obito and Nohara Rin, forming a triangle, guarding their surroundings.

After dozens of seconds, Kakashi finally spoke, "Unfortunately, I didn't kill you."

Firelight said, "Your blade isn't sharp enough... Originally, this strike from behind should have concealed killing intent, bursting out at the last moment. But your killing intent was already overflowing from afar, making my back uncomfortable."

Kakashi's tone was flat, "Is that so?" It sounded almost mocking—because Firelight really shouldn't have said that.

He was wrong!

The White Fang's blade always led with killing intent, using it to shock the opponent's soul and paralyze them, making the subsequent strike naturally unstoppable.

The White Fang of Konoha had once swept across battlefields, causing puppet masters to cry out in despair, using this very method.

With the killing intent suppressing them, the puppet masters' hands would falter, rendering them unable to perform the delicate operations required for puppets. When puppet masters couldn't calmly control their puppets, the result was naturally being sent to the Pure Land one by one by the White Fang's blade.

Kakashi tightened his grip on his short sword, his wavering confidence suddenly bolstered—this Rock Ninja was all bark and no bite, not as formidable as he seemed.

"Brat..." Firelight seemed provoked by Kakashi's attitude and suddenly leaped forward, using a move from the Shishin-ryū style, emitting an unpleasant, sharp shriek.

Kakashi focused and moved, his body flickering instantly as he used the Body Flicker Technique to appear beside Firelight and thrust his sword towards his ribs.

Meanwhile, Nohara Rin handed a ninja tool pouch to Obito. Obito reached into the pouch and immediately fired two more shuriken towards Firelight, drawing his attention. Just then, a sudden change occurred. The maze's passage suddenly collapsed, sealing the opening above, and rocks began to fall.

Firelight instantly sank into the ground, disappearing without a trace. Kakashi shouted, "Go," formed a hand seal, and unleashed Chidori.

Lightning illuminated the darkness. Kakashi chose a direction and burst forth.

Chidori struck the rock wall, causing it to collapse with a roar, revealing a large opening.

As the three emerged, a pile of fallen rocks behind them collapsed into solid ground. It turned out that Demon Leech had been hiding in the shadows, using Rock Dwelling Collapse to trigger the collapse of the maze walls. However, they hadn't expected that even in such a desperate situation, the three would break through.