"What? How did you know?!" Obito's pupils contracted sharply as he cried out in shock.
Previously, Naruto's knowledge of so many secrets could still be explained as some contingency his father, the Yellow Flash, had put in place!
But now? Naruto even knew the exact limit of Kamui's intangibility?!
Obito would stake his life on it: besides himself, not a single person knew about Kamui's time limit!
Even the real Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu knew nothing about it!
Thinking of this, Obito immediately snapped, "Nine-Tails Jinchuriki! Where did you learn that?!"
Naruto's eyes flashed with amusement. He chuckled, "Give me that Mangekyō, and I'll tell you~"
"Brat! You dare mock me again!" Obito erupted in anger. Give Naruto Kamui? What a joke! Without his Mangekyō, he might not even be able to beat Kakashi...
"Then keep wondering..." Naruto waved dismissively, then lowered his voice. "You know, I know your other secrets, too!"
The words had barely left his mouth.
Buzz!
Obito's body trembled violently. A trace of fear appeared in his eyes as he fixed his gaze on Naruto.
My other secrets... Does he know my true identity? Does he know my plan, too?
Impossible. Absolutely impossible!
Obito hastily forced down his anxiety. Then, without hesitation, he decided he had to retreat immediately! He couldn't keep tangling with this mysterious Naruto!
Otherwise, when his intangibility ran out, it would be the end of him!
The next instant.
Whoosh!
Obito's body blurred, then vanished as he used Body Flicker to escape into the distance.
As soon as I get beyond the Flying Thunder God Kunai's range, I'll activate Kamui and escape into the dimension! Obito murmured to himself.
But what happened next was beyond anything he had expected!
Whoosh! A fierce gust swept past his side, and a figure stayed right on his heels!
It was Naruto! A mocking smile still hung on his lips.
Obito was startled. He knew Naruto was determined to kill him!
Naruto was simply waiting for his intangibility to end, then he'd strike the instant Obito became tangible, using Flying Thunder God and Rasengan to deliver a fatal blow!
The problem was, he was far slower than Naruto, and he had no chance in a head-on fight!
Unless he risked everything!
With that thought, Obito stared at Naruto beside him. A crimson gleam flashed from his Mangekyō.
Obito quietly opened his right hand behind his back. Kamui's terrifying ocular power flowed soundlessly into his palm. His right hand turned as black as ink, radiating a suffocating pressure that warped space and time!
The next moment.
"Die!" Obito snarled, viciously reaching out to grab Naruto beside him!
"Kamui: Instant Grasp!"
Swish, swish, swish! A colossal black vortex, deep and unfathomable, burst from his palm and surged straight toward Naruto, while Obito's intangibility ended at the same time.
This was Obito's lethal strike: he'd given up the protection of intangibility and focused Kamui's ocular power into his right hand!
The vortex swallowed its target four or five times faster than usual!
It was a countermeasure Obito had painstakingly developed after repeatedly reviewing his fight with the Fourth Hokage.
He still didn't feel confident using it in a head-on fight, but at this close range, it was undoubtedly a killing move!
Sure enough, in an instant—
Whoosh! The vortex swallowed Naruto whole and pulled him into the Kamui Dimension!
I won?!
Obito stared at Naruto being sucked in, too stunned to react for a moment.
Then he threw his head back and laughed, his eyes blazing with excitement.
"Ha ha ha ha ha... I won! I beat Flying Thunder God! I won..."
But before Obito could finish celebrating—
Suddenly, the next instant—
Whoosh! A Flying Thunder God Kunai shot through the air from behind. It was so fast that it reached the back of Obito's head in an instant.
"What?!" Obito's laughter cut off abruptly. Feeling a chill behind him, he hurriedly tried to turn around.
Too late.
Whoosh! Black-and-gold light burst behind him, and Naruto's teasing voice rang out.
"Hey! You're that happy about sucking in one of my Shadow Clones?"
"What! A Shadow Clone?!" Obito's pupils contracted. Only then did he realize that the Naruto he'd just sucked into the Kamui Dimension was merely a Shadow Clone!
Obito went deathly pale. He hurried to activate Kamui and turn intangible, but the ocular power he'd spent on that attack had put Kamui into a brief cooldown!
That meant Obito was completely tangible now!
The next moment—
Naruto's voice rang in Obito's ear again.
"That's Flying Thunder God for you! Rasengan!"
In an instant—
Hiss! Obito felt a familiar surge of chakra at his back. It was just like the capped Rasengan his own teacher had once hit him with!
Sure enough, the next moment—
Boom! Terrifying grinding force slammed into Obito's torso. His clothes disintegrated instantly, and the attack kept drilling into his flesh, making a series of dreadful sounds.
"Ahhhhh!" Obito let out a howl of agony that echoed all around them.
It was a lament of blood and flesh, and the humiliation of being struck by the same technique again after decades!
Then—
Bang! The terrifying force of the Rasengan blasted Obito into the ground. A bottomless crater appeared, and dust billowed everywhere.
[Rasengan injures Obito Uchiha, Villain Points +293!]
Naruto's real body appeared again. With a teasing smile, he looked toward the crater and said, "The person who invented the Shadow Clone Technique was a genius! Even a Mangekyō can't see through it!"
Second Hokage: Thanks!
With that, Naruto slowly walked toward the crater, taunting as he went. "You got hit by a Rasengan twice. Should I call you stupid, or stupid? Whatever. Let me carry on Kamui's legacy!"
But the instant Naruto finished speaking—
Hiss! An incredibly terrifying surge of ocular power suddenly erupted from the crater. It wasn't the power of a Mangekyō; it was something far stranger and more sinister!
The next moment—
Bang! A cloud of smoke suddenly burst behind Naruto, and Obito emerged from it. His hand, brimming with terrifying space-time power, reached mercilessly for Naruto!
"Copying me and attacking from behind?" Naruto scoffed. He'd been ready for this.
Whoosh! Black-and-gold light flashed as Flying Thunder God activated. Naruto vanished from Obito's reach and appeared beside another Flying Thunder God Kunai.
Naruto looked at Obito and saw that he was completely unharmed. He couldn't help frowning.
Then he realized what had happened and smiled. "Just before the Rasengan hit, you used Izanagi and sacrificed an eye to forcibly change reality?!"
Obito was stunned, but his expression immediately darkened. "Brat, you sure know a lot! You win this time! I'll pay you back twice over someday!"
With that, Obito activated Kamui.
Whoosh! A space-time vortex abruptly appeared, about to swallow him.
This time, Naruto didn't stop him.
He merely wore a teasing smile and murmured softly,
"Kakashi-sensei's all alone. It's so sad! I have to do something! That's right, I could..."
As he spoke, Naruto's eyes gleamed with utter mockery, and the corners of his mouth curled into a wide grin.
"That's right, I could use Impure World Reincarnation on his former teammate, Rin Nohara..."
Crack! The Kamui vortex abruptly stopped!
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