What exactly had happened? Why had Obito, who should have held the upper hand, suddenly suffered a devastating blow and lost his right arm?
Everything that had just happened had unfolded too quickly. Perhaps only the two combatants knew what had occurred.
Crimson liquid dripped from Nawaki's neck onto the ground with a sizzling sound. It was clearly not blood.
At the same time, Obito lowered the left hand clutching his shoulder. The wound where his arm had been severed at the root was not bleeding at all; instead, black smoke rose from it along with a scorched stench. It was obviously the result of being burned by intense heat.
"This is... Lava Release?" Obito's tone was full of disbelief.
"Gurgle, gurgle..." Strange sounds came from Nawaki's throat. Obito's claw had just torn apart the front of his neck, leaving only the spine at the back connecting his head to his body. Now, crimson light bloomed from the mangled wound, which slowly wriggled and reshaped itself like jelly. In the blink of an eye, it had completely recovered.
"Surprised? You're not the only one who can turn your body intangible to become immune to attacks." Nawaki, his entire body crimson, spoke calmly. "I call this state Elementalization!
Although my Elementalization is not perfect defensively due to its nature, it excels at both offense and defense.
Your space-time ninjutsu may be able to negate all attacks, but just as I suspected, you must become tangible for an instant when you attack. That is your greatest weakness!"
"So... so impressive!" Shisui looked at Nawaki with admiration and exclaimed, "He actually analyzed the characteristics of the enemy's ninjutsu from such limited information in such a short time, then turned around and set a trap to severely wound him in one stroke!"
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