Roshi unleashed a river of lava that surged toward Kakashi and the others. In their brief exchange, Roshi had already gotten a good read on Minato Namikaze's style: he was elusive and incredibly fast. Blindly attacking would never take down a ninja like that. The best approach was to attack the others and force him to come to their aid.
So Roshi turned his attention to the other three Konoha ninja.
"Kakashi, Obito, hurry!" As the scorching river of lava came rushing toward them, Rin Nohara called out. She wasn't fast enough to dodge, so all she could do was urge her two teammates to get away first.
"Rin!" Obito rushed to her side and swept her into his arms without a word, then quickly ran toward the rear. As soon as the two of them moved, Kakashi stepped in front of them and rapidly formed Hand Seals.
"Earth Style: Earth Style Wall!"
As Kakashi finished forming the seals, two stone walls rose in front of the three of them, forming an ∧ shape around them. The lava struck the walls and split to either side, burning a wide swath of trees around them.
"That kid?! He's pretty capable!"
Seeing Kakashi and the others withstand his attack, Roshi's expression stiffened. Then he chuckled and praised them. Even as he spoke, though, he began forming Hand Seals again. At the same time, Kitsuchi, who had been standing beside him, moved behind him.
"Light-Weight Rock Technique!"
Kitsuchi used his technique to lighten Roshi's weight. Roshi finished forming his seals, and countless molten fireballs burst from his mouth and shot toward Kakashi and the others. Boosted by Kitsuchi's technique, they flew so fast they were almost impossible to track with the naked eye.
In the blink of an eye, the fireballs slammed into