Fate

"What?"

"What are you talking about, bastard?!"

After hearing the Rock Ninja's twisted game, Kakashi and Obito both cried out in shock. Something like this was completely beyond anything they could comprehend.

"Hehehe..." The Rock Ninja said with a contemptuous look, "Naive little brats! Being a ninja isn't just about strength! You need a strong mind. How can you let your emotions influence you?

Why aren't you two doing it already? Otherwise, your little lover will soon lose her life!"

The Rock Ninja lightly drew the wrist blade in his hand across Rin's neck, leaving behind a thin trace of blood.

"No!" Obito could not help shouting. "You inhuman piece of trash! How could we possibly attack a companion?!"

Whoosh! A shuriken suddenly shot toward him. Using the Sharingan's perception, Obito caught the shuriken's trajectory and tilted his head aside in time to evade the fatal blow.

"Kakashi!" Obito stared at the companion who had attacked him, his face full of disbelief. "Have you gone crazy?"

"Come on, Obito!" Kakashi gripped the White Fang short blade and stared seriously into Obito's eyes. "Haven't you always hated the sight of me? Today, we can settle things once and for all! If you want to take Rin from me, you'd better be prepared to kill me!"

Obito froze as he looked into Kakashi's unusually sharp eyes, disbelief filling his own. After a long while, he sneered. "Fine! I'll kill you, and Rin will be mine afterward!"

Clang! Clang clang clang...

The two began an intense battle inside the cave.

While Kakashi and Obito fought inside the cavern, Minato, fighting far away on the front lines, encountered an unexpected difficulty as well.

Having mastered the third stage of the Flying Thunder God, Minato had firmly entered the ranks of Kage-level fighters. However, due