"Interesting! Still want to struggle?"
Seeing that Kabuto and Izumi seemed ready to fight back, Obito said coolly.
Looking at Obito, who seemed completely off guard, Kabuto quickly formed Hand Seals and performed an Earth Release jutsu.
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Spears!"
A large number of cone-shaped earthen spikes suddenly burst out from beneath Obito, piercing him through.
At the same time, Izumi, who had originally been standing beside Kabuto, suddenly appeared behind Obito and slashed at his neck.
"We did it!"
For a moment, Kabuto and Izumi couldn't help feeling overjoyed. They hadn't expected the strangely dressed, imposing enemy before them to be defeated so easily.
But in the next instant, they realized something was wrong. Their attacks had hit the enemy, yet they hadn't felt as if they'd struck a solid body at all—and the enemy was still standing before them, completely unharmed.
"What a simple yet effective tactic. One of you uses a ninjutsu to draw the enemy's attention, while the other leaves a Shadow Clone behind and sneaks around to launch a lethal attack from behind."
"An ordinary person might have fallen for it. Unfortunately for you, I'm your opponent!"
Obito didn't counterattack. Instead, he spoke with the confidence of someone who had already won.
Izumi stepped forward and slashed at Obito several more times, but every strike passed straight through the middle of his body without causing the slightest harm.
"Impossible. Is this a genjutsu?" After trying several attacks to no effect, Izumi retreated to Kabuto's side.
Kabuto shook his head. "No. It should be a space-time ninjutsu. It lets him become intangible, just as he suddenly appeared in this sealed underground cavern."
With an overwhelming pressure about him, Obito slowly walked toward the two of them, one step at a time.
"Very perceptive. So