Succeeding

Run, keep running.

Kakashi had never felt that time was so long or the road so far.

It's too late to return to the meeting point now; he can only hope that Minato-sensei will finish his mission soon, discover their disappearance, and come looking for them.

The Ninja Tool Pouch also contained a Flying Thunder God Kunai Minato-sensei, but unfortunately, this Kunai not have the function of summoning.

Now all we can do is stall for time and hold out until Minato-sensei arrives to help.

He took out two Taiichi- made special Military Ration Pill from his Ninja Tool Pouch, popped one into his mouth, and handed the other to Obito.

As the bitter taste quickly melted in my mouth, a warm current began to spread throughout my body.

Kakashi felt his Chakra rapidly replenishing, but it still wasn't enough.

He wished the bitterness would come even more intensely, so that he could recover faster.

Obito, standing beside her, was even more conflicted. His Obito Two-Tomoe Sharingan tomoe was fixed on Rin's pale, paper-like profile, which was covered with spiderweb-like blood vessels that looked as if they were about to bleed.

Fear, regret, and impotent rage burned and churned in his chest, almost threatening to devour his reason.

Everything that has happened now is due to his ignorance Yamato, and carelessness.

If it weren't for his boasting, Taiichi would have been called in to help long ago.

If he hadn't lost his Kunai, Rin wouldn't have been tortured like this.

"Kakashi, let me carry you!"

Obito's voice was hoarse and cracked, carrying an almost insane stubbornness.

He couldn't bear to follow behind like a useless piece of trash; every bit of Lin's pain was a testament to his incompetence.

"Shut up, conserve your Chakra and stamina; you'll need them sometime."

Kakashi roared, panting heavily. He didn't even have the strength to turn his head, his eyes fixed on the road ahead.

Behind them, two cold and powerful Chakra, like leeches clinging to bones, drew ever closer.

The Kakkou and the silhouette of the Taiseki appeared and disappeared among the trees, like a vicious wolf chasing its prey.

They weren't sprinting at full speed; rather, they were enjoying the prey's dying struggle, forcing Kakashi and Obito to squeeze out their last bit of potential.

This cat-and-mouse game of torment silently added to the heavy burden on their hearts.

"Kakashi, Obito."

Rin's faint voice rang in Kakashi's ears; it was barely a whisper, yet she was unusually clear-headed.

"Rin! You're awake?" Obito exclaimed in surprise, unable to resist moving even closer.

"No—leave me alone." Lin's voice was filled with immense pain and an almost desperate plea. "Put me down—you all run away."

"Impossible!" Obito refused without hesitation, tears streaming down his face uncontrollably. "It's my fault! We'll die together! I'll never abandon you!"

Kakashi didn't pause for a moment, but tightened his grip on Rin's arm, his tone resolute. "Rin, don't talk nonsense, let's go together!"

No—you don't understand.

Lin's voice trembled, filled with despair.

She could clearly sense the presence of that thing in her heart, like a countdown bomb, its target being her most beloved Minato-sensei!

The Kakkou and the words of the Taiseki echoed in her mind. She could not become a bomb, a weapon manipulated by the enemy to kill her teacher and destroy the hope of Konoha!

This is a blasphemy more terrifying than death! If Kakashi and Obito don't let go of their egos, then the only solution—the only solution—is to prevent the seal from being triggered.

"Put me down—please!"

Tears silently slid down Rin's cheeks and soaked into Kakashi's shoulder; this was her final plea.

"I—I'll kill everyone—especially—"

She couldn't utter the name; the intense emotional turmoil intensified the chilling feeling sealed within her chest, and a strange Chakra lingered in her mind.

Kakashi keenly sensed the unusual Chakra fluctuations, and alarm bells rang in his mind.

He stopped abruptly and carefully leaned Rin against a thick tree trunk. Obito immediately rushed to Rin's side and held her cold hand tightly.

"Lin! What happened to you? What did they do to you?"

Obito's voice was filled with terror.

Rin's gaze lingered painfully on Kakashi and Obito's anxious faces, her clear eyes filled with unspeakable despair and pleading.

She opened her mouth, trying to convey the terrible truth with her lips.

"Seal", "Bomb", "Minato-sensei"

But the restriction on her throat was like a sturdy shackle, allowing her to only utter meaningless "ho" sounds.

The violent struggle turned her face ashen instantly, and beads of cold sweat appeared on her forehead.

"We caught up with them!"

Kakkou voice, like a venomous snake, came from behind. He and Taiseki appeared on a tree trunk a dozen meters away, looking down at each other with cold, mocking eyes.

"Oh! It seems this little girl can't hold on much longer?"

He deliberately raised his voice, each word like a steel needle piercing the hearts of the three men.

Obito suddenly turned his head, his eyes bloodshot, the Futatsudomoe in his eyes spinning wildly, almost forming a line.

You bastards!

A surge of violent Chakra mixed with overwhelming hatred erupted from him, and the surrounding air seemed to freeze for a moment.

He was almost ready to rush forward and fight to the death.

"Obito! Calm down!"

Kakashi shouted sharply, forcibly suppressing the metallic taste in his throat, and flashed to Obito's path.

He realized that the other party was deliberately provoking them! A trap had definitely been set on Lin.

With just a slight thought, a terrifying conjecture, one that made his very soul tremble, uncontrollably surfaced in Rin's mind, becoming a weapon for the enemy to use against Minato-sensei!

At that moment, another group of figures flashed by, Mahiru and another Chunin squad arrived in the direction Kakashi and his group had been heading.

The shadow of death completely enveloped the three of them.

Kakkou watched the desperate struggles of the Konoha kids below, a cruel smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

The time was almost right. He exchanged a glance with Taiseki, and with a sudden movement, he swooped down like two arrows released from a bow, carrying a fierce killing intent!

Kakashi charged forward, his right hand, wielding Short Sword, crackling with lightning, while the cries of Chidori echoed through the forest.

Lightning spread from his hand to the blade, and at that moment he even Chidori Current in the future.

Seeing this move, Taiseki and the nearby Mahiru felt their scalps tingle, especially the piercing scream, which made their injuries ache even more.

Kakashi didn't care about any of that; his extreme burst of power allowed him to temporarily Jonin both Kakkou and Taiseki.

Seeing this, Mahiru frowned and said to the Chunin Captain, "You guys go deal with that Uchiha brat, I'll go help over here."

They really think highly of Kakashi. Three Jonin fighting one of them, and even though Kakashi is incredibly strong, he gradually accumulated more and more injuries.

If it weren't for the three of them being wary of the lightning-infused blade in Kakashi's hand, he would have died countless times over.

Obito, on the other hand, was much more relaxed. His Two-Tomoe Sharingan allowed him to handle four Chunin some ease, but he was entangled and unable to break free.

Seeing that the Taiseki was settled, the pain in his left arm made Daishi even more determined to take revenge.

He seized the opportunity to break free from the battle and struggled to form hand Hand Seals.

Earth Style: Earth Style: Earth Splitter Palm.

His target wasn't Kakashi or Obito, but the ground Root of the large tree Rin was leaning against! He wanted to bury Rin alive and inflict even more pain!

Kakashi's pupils constricted sharply; Rin was right under the tree!

Almost instinctively, he used the Body Flicker Technique to pounce on Lin, while his hands rapidly Hand Seals.

Earth Style · Earth Style Wall.

A sturdy Earth Wall instantly rose from the ground, blocking Lin's way.

Boom!

The Taiseki, Earth Style: Earth Splitter Palm, slammed violently against the Earth Style Wall, causing the earth to tremble, mud to fly everywhere, and the Earth Wall to shake violently, cracking open in several places.

The figure in the Kakkou bypassed the Earth Wall like a ghost, and the sharp Kunai in his hand stabbed straight at Kakashi's back, whose movements were slowed by the casting of the spell!

The angle was cunning and ruthless, and the timing was impeccable!

"Kakashi, watch out!"

On the other side, Obito's eyes widened in fury. Sharingan Obito intently tracked the movement of the Kakkou. Ignoring the Kunai thrusting at him from the side, he unleashed unprecedented speed and slammed into Kakashi.

He was going to use his own body to shield Kakashi from this fatal blow.

Pfft!

The air seemed to freeze.

Time stretched out infinitely at this moment.

Kakashi was Obito, narrowly avoiding a fatal blow to his back.

Obito himself was completely exposed to the Kunai of the Kakkou! The blade was about to pierce Obito's chest!

At that critical moment!

A figure, using all its willpower, suddenly pounced out from behind Kakashi!

It's Lin!

Like a drifting leaf, she precisely landed in the narrow gap between the Obito and the Kakkou.

The cold, Kunai pierced through Lin's chest without any resistance.

Kakashi snapped out of his daze, having no time for grief. He forced back the Kakkou of the assassination attempt with a single strike, his eyes bloodshot as he charged toward the oncoming Taiseki and Mahiru.

"Ugh--!"

Hot, scalding blood gushed out like a fountain from the huge wound on Rin's chest, instantly staining Obito's despairing face red.

All the expressions on Obito's face froze completely.

He opened his eyes wide, Two-Tomoe Sharingan, he saw Rin's pale and serene face reflected.

She managed a weak upward twitch at the corners of her mouth, as if trying to give him one last smile. There was no resentment in her eyes, only endless longing, relief, and a hint of apology.

With her last breath, her throat bobbed, and she managed to utter a few barely audible syllables. "Thank you... I'm so sorry..."

"Lin!!!"

Obito's mind went blank; all sounds and images vanished, leaving only the blood gushing from Rin's chest and the complex smile in her eyes.

He lost his Kunai, and he lost his hope, while Kelin died trying to save him. It was ironic, the most ironic thing ever.

An indescribable and overwhelming torrent of emotions, mixed with extreme sorrow, despair, and the deepest curse of his own powerlessness, erupted in the deepest part of his soul like the Big Bang at the beginning of the universe!

"Aaaaaaaahhhhh!"

Hysterical, heart-wrenching roars echoed across the battlefield!

That wasn't a human voice; it sounded more like the wail of a dying beast, containing a madness capable of destroying everything!

Obito's entire body convulsed violently, and a terrifying Chakra, as if from the deepest abyss, suddenly surged from his body and rushed wildly towards his eyes!

His eyes, those Two-Tomoe Sharingan with two tomoe, were undergoing a dramatic transformation!

The Tomoe spun, twisted, and merged wildly!

Two streams of thick, black tears of blood rolled down his contorted face!

The physical pain caused him to howl like a wild beast, but the deeper pain came from the enormous void in the depths of his soul, as if a part of it had been forcibly ripped out.

That's Lynn's place! His light! His whole world!

The sound stopped abruptly, and the chaotic vortex in Obito's eyes suddenly froze!

It's no longer Tomoe, no longer a simple pattern.

Those were eyes filled with extreme resentment, sorrow, and destructive desire—a pair of brand-new Mangekyo!

Mysterious and complex black patterns intertwined and swirled in his scarlet eyes, forming a twisted clover pattern.

His pupil power was like a tangible torrent, surging and rushing. Just by staring at him, the space in front of him was subtly distorted, like ripples!

"Rin—" Obito's voice was low and hoarse, like sandpaper scraping, completely devoid of human emotion, leaving only a bone-chilling coldness and endless emptiness, "Dead—"

Despite all the talking, the entire process actually consisted of only a short exchange of blows.

At this moment, the group of Rock Ninja who had fought Obito earlier also Obito. They didn't care whether you were heartbroken or desperate; they Kunai attacked Obito's vital points with their ninja Ninja Blade and kunai.

However, these attacks all mysteriously passed through Obito's body without causing him any harm.

The bizarre scene startled the four, who quickly retreated, maintaining a safe distance from Obito.

"You all deserve to die."

Every word was like a judgment from hell, roared from Obito's throat.

He gently put Lin down, carefully straightened her messy hair, then stood up and looked at the group from Iwagakure.

Without any unnecessary words, he Body Flicker pounced forward, neither dodging nor evading the enemy's attacks.

The enemy's Kunai any hindrance, Kunai could precisely pierce the enemy's heart.

This unequal situation immediately threw the Rock Ninja a panic, causing them to make frequent mistakes.

A squad of ninjas died at Obito's hands in less than a minute.

When Obito looked up again, he saw Kakashi being sent flying, and the Jonin looks of three Iwagakure.

"What happened? How did this kid become so powerful?"

What happened to the eyes?

"Genjutsu? Secret technique?" Kakkou suppressed his confusion and Hand Seals to counterattack, "Don't be fooled! Attack together!"

However, Obito's lips curled into a smile that was even more cruel and insane than before.

"Divine Power----"

As he coldly uttered those two words, his newly formed Mangekyo suddenly unleashed astonishing pupil power!

"Pfft! Pfft!"

Two soft sounds, like cloth being torn.

Kakkou and Taiseki were shocked to find that two huge, rotating, twisted holes had appeared out of thin air in their chests without any warning!

It was as if some invisible, domineering force had forcibly carved away the space there!

There was no bleeding, no warning signs of pain, only the chilling sensation of life being instantly snatched away!

"Uh----" Kakkou's eyes widened as he looked down at the empty hole in his chest, his face contorted in disbelief and terror. Taiseki felt the same way.

The next second, their bodies collapsed to the ground like punctured balloons, completely lifeless.

Instant kill!

Two experienced Jonin Iwagakure completely annihilated before they could even muster the thought of resistance in the face of the newly created Mangekyo Dōjutsu "Kamui"!