With a leap, Sakura dashed over to Obito and fixed her gaze on Uchiha Chen, her expression troubled. "What do we do now?"
Obito glanced at Uchiha Chen, then turned to Sakura and spread his hands helplessly. "You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?"
"To be honest, I don't know what to do either." Obito gave a bitter smile. "With our abilities, we have no chance of defeating him. We can't even hold him off. We're simply not in the same league as this guy!"
As he said this, Obito had already been considering giving up. After all, this had nothing to do with him. He had only wanted to destroy the Rinnegan to redeem himself.
But now Uchiha Chen had taken the Rinnegan. Obito had tried his best, but the two of them alone simply couldn't deal with Uchiha Chen, let alone take the Rinnegan from him.
If we can't beat him, we can't beat him, Obito thought. He hadn't intended to risk his life in the first place. If they could destroy the Rinnegan without much effort, then of course he'd have helped without hesitation, for Rin's sake. But now? He might as well give up.
As he said this, Obito's resolve inevitably weakened.
"How can you say that!" Sakura shouted. "How can we just give up like this!"
"We haven't reached the very end yet! How can we give up here!" Sakura looked at Obito solemnly, her gaze unwavering. "I absolutely won't give up until the very last moment!"
"We can't let the Rinnegan fall into Uchiha Chen's hands. If he uses it for something, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
"Even if it costs me my life, I'll stop Uchiha Chen!"
"A long time ago, I was a coward too. When I faced an enemy,