"Hehehe, I've improved so much lately. Even Senior Madara praised me. I should be no weaker than Kakashi by now, right? As long as I can beat Kakashi, Rin will surely fall for me, won't she? Hehehe..."
After finally begging Madara Uchiha to let him return to Konoha for a visit, Obito wore a foolish grin. He seemed to already be imagining Kakashi begging for mercy and Rin admiring him from his side.
Come to think of it, he'd been missing for so long. Kakashi and Rin must have been terribly worried, right?
When he returned to Konoha and made a dazzling entrance, would he scare them half to death?
Obito rowed the boat, humming happily, completely unaware that before long, his fate would change forever.
Sitting by the boat's edge as well, Fei was responsible for protecting Obito's safety—or, in truth, keeping an eye on him. He looked at the silly boy with pity.
Unfortunately, Obito was so lost in his own fantasies that he didn't notice a thing.
Hatake Style Kenjutsu: Lightning Flash!
With his strength steadily increasing, Kakashi finally unleashed the true power of the Hatake Sword Technique.
His blade fell, and thunder crashed!
Caught off guard, the Kirigakure Ninja were completely unprepared. They didn't even have time to react!
Or perhaps the Kirigakure Ninja assigned to implant the Three-Tails in Rin weren't even jōnin to begin with. Faced with a sword technique that could force a jōnin to brace for battle, they naturally had no way to fight back.
While the Kirigakure Ninja were sent sprawling one after another, Kakashi once again activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode. Dense currents stimulated his muscles, giving him an astonishing burst of speed as he rescued Rin from the encircling enemy.
Rin came to at just the right moment.