"Unfortunately,"
"Obito Uchiha has Izanagi."
"Sasori definitely won't survive this."
Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke regretfully, but his face showed no trace of sorrow.
Sasori was nothing more than a disobedient tool. If he died, then so be it.
Besides, Obito Uchiha was practically pissing on his head. Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't just sit back and do nothing.
"As for Obito Uchiha..."
"He's no different from Muzan..."
"They're both fools who suddenly gained power without the sense to handle it..."
"Utter scum, through and through..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression was disdainful.
"After taking this hit, he probably won't come looking for trouble in Konoha again."
"At least not before that so-called Akatsuki has fully developed."
As for killing Obito Uchiha, Sarutobi Hiruzen hadn't considered it. Kamui was an excellent escape technique, and if Obito Uchiha was determined to flee, Sarutobi Hiruzen had no real way to stop him.
And if killing Obito Uchiha made Uchiha Madara send someone competent—or come in person—Sarutobi Hiruzen would rather not face that situation.
It was better to deal with a fool like Obito Uchiha, whose strengths and weaknesses he knew.
Without looking back at the explosion behind him, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately left the area with Fujin, Raijin, and Kakashi.
The explosion had already happened. There was no need to look again.
The power of the Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags went without saying.
The sheer range and duration of the blast were enough to blow away the First's Gate of the Great God.
The deafening explosion raged for nearly ten minutes before finally dying down.
When it stopped, the forest had been reduced to a charred wasteland, with a crater dozens of meters deep.
In terms of raw power, it was already nearly on par with a Tailed Beast Bomb.
Amid the scorched earth and lingering heat, Obito Uchiha's