"Enough small talk. Are you ready to meet your end, Fourth Hokage?" Obito Uchiha calmly declared his opponent's death as he assumed an attacking stance.
Minato Namikaze's gaze was solemn as he held his kunai in a reverse grip, calmly analyzing his opponent's abilities. Whoever he is, that bizarre Intangibility ability is a serious problem. But judging from Gengu's earlier battle, he becomes tangible the instant he attacks. Considering how long he has controlled the Nine-Tails, he probably wants to drag this into a war of attrition. In that case... I need to end this quickly. I'll use the second stage of the Flying Thunder God.
Obito Uchiha was already charging toward him. There were no flashy ninjutsu; the chain behind him whipped upward. Clearly, he intended to use his Intangibility ability and the chain to bind Minato before absorbing him.
It was a simple, straightforward tactic, but undeniably an effective one.
The two had not been far apart to begin with, and at ninja speed, the distance between them vanished in an instant. Minato Namikaze's eyes remained exceptionally calm as he threw the kunai in his hand the moment he rushed forward.
A dark streak tore through the night sky and pierced his opponent's forehead, yet it dealt no damage, as though it had struck nothing but air.
"Got you!" Obito Uchiha murmured, his hand already brushing the edge of his opponent's sleeve.
Everything happened in a thousandth of an instant. The moment those words left his mouth, the figure before him abruptly vanished. A heart-rending pain erupted from his back, as if he had been struck by a rapidly spinning, heavy object.
Boom!
His entire body was smashed into the ground. The powerful impact sent shattered stones flying everywhere, and amid the dust, only the white Rasengan gleamed