The abdominal pain, along with the enormous amount of energy consumed in opening the Eight Gates, left Kakashi panting heavily.
Unlike Guy, Kakashi didn't single-mindedly train recklessly, focusing solely on improving his physical abilities.
The principle of the Eight Gates is not complicated. Kakashi's Taijutsu skills allowed him to open the relatively safe third gate, the Gate of Life, after a little learning.
Kakashi's stamina couldn't support him using the first few gates of the Eight Gates as a regular state, like Guy did.
The Eight Gates don't care if you open or close them instantly; the stamina required to open them each time is fixed.
Even if it consumes less stamina than usual, Kakashi would still be exhausted after doing it a few times.
Watching the former genius struggle like a defeated dog after only a few rounds against his current self.
Obito had no intention of waiting for Kakashi to recover and quickly stepped forward to launch a new round of attacks.
Kakashi, someone as weak as you should die happily in ignorance.
However, Obito clearly underestimated Kakashi's resilience. Even with his movements somewhat distorted, Obito still couldn't defeat Kakashi.
A Saint Seiya will not be defeated twice by the same move.
Kakashi, who has been known as a genius since childhood, would not be driven to a dead end by Obito's same move.
In their repeated Taijutsu duels, Obito feints and real attacks, his moves unpredictable and ever-changing.
Kakashi easily resolved all of these questions, but as time went by, his previous doubts resurfaced in Kakashi mind.
The opponent's Taijutsu!
Why does it feel familiar to me?
Having opened the first gate of the Eight Gates, Kakashi completely freed his mind, rapidly searching his memories for the source of the familiarity.
Time slowly rewinds.
Kakashi finally remembered the source of the familiarity.
Shortly after forming a team with Obito and Rin, it was their first sparring session with Obito, and countless sparring sessions afterward.
And this ends Jonin the moment during the Kannabi Bridge mission, when he teamed up with Obito to fight against the Iwagakure.
Kakashi had an absurd idea.
Could the enemy be Obito?
This guess almost caused Kakashi to lose his composure.
"Smack!"
Kakashi's Kunai knocked away, and a wooden spike hurtled towards Kakashi chest.
In the critical moment, Kakashi once again opened the Eight Gates and leaped backward with great force.
"Swoosh! Swoosh!"
After landing, Kakashi looked at his abdomen, which had been pierced through, and ignored the intense pain.
The exertion from forcefully opening the Eight Gates again caused Kakashi's legs to buckle, and he knelt on one knee, his right hand tightly covering his pierced left abdomen to prevent excessive bleeding.
He took out another Kunai with his left hand and held it in his palm.
Why?
If it really was Obito, why didn't he go to Konoha?
Why would someone do such a thing, especially causing the Nine-Tails Rebellion and killing Minato-sensei and Kushina?
The Obito I know would never do such a thing!
Kakashi mentally tried to find various reasons to excuse Obito.
However, the enhanced brain that was activated by the Gate of Opening made Kakashi think again about why he was there.
As the Hokage, what makes Ren think he can defeat his opponent?
It makes sense if the Lord Hokage knew the enemy was Obito.
Furthermore, the reason why I wasn't given more information is now explained!
Kakashi seemed to see two little figures in his mind.
The sentimental person kept denying the conjecture: the enemy couldn't possibly be Obito!
The rational egoman, on the other hand, keeps offering various plausible guesses.
Why was it he who accepted the mission? Why Ren believe he could defeat the enemy?
And most importantly, the enemy used the Sharingan's abilities so skillfully, as if it were their own Sharingan!
There are plenty of excuses to be found, such as the fact that the other party is Madara Uchiha, which is the most reasonable explanation.
Sensing his current physical condition, Kakashi knew that time was running out.
If it were just his own feeling, Kakashi could convince himself that he was overthinking it.
But when I think back to my Lord Hokage, his confident demeanor that always seemed to have everything under control, and the meaningful look in his eyes when he gave me a mission.
Kakashi's rationality gradually took over.
Obito looked at Kakashi, who was already having difficulty moving, and extended his right hand towards him.
[Wood Release: Wood Release: Cutting Sprigs Jutsu!]
Several wooden spikes flew towards Kakashi, who, with one hand clutching his left abdomen and the other holding Kakashi Kunai, released his hand from his stomach.
His right hand, covered in blood, moved swiftly, Hand Seals.
[Earth Release · Earth Style Wall!]
A mud wall carved with a dog's head rose from the ground, blocking Kakashi's way, but all of this was in vain.
The wooden spike pierced straight through the Earth Style Wall, followed by the sound of flesh being pierced.
Without the support of Chakra, the earthen wall quickly shrank back into the ground.
Obito also saw Kakashi, who was being stared at intently at the ground by several wooden spikes, and stretched out his right hand again.
[Wood Release: Hell Chaos!]
The wooden spikes on Kakashi's body grew like branches from a real tree, with countless sharp tips sprouting in all directions. At the same time, new wooden spikes also emerged from the ground, continuing to expand.
In just a moment, Kakashi was blown to pieces.
Just as Obito was about to breathe a sigh of relief...
"Chirp~ Chirp chirp chirp~ Chirp chirp!"
A sharp, piercing sound came from behind, accompanied by the sound of something breaking through the ground.
Obito turned his head and saw Kakashi's right hand crackling with blinding electricity, his entire body also filled with faint electric sparks.
It attacked at a speed that even the Sharingan could barely see.
But what arrived even earlier were the words Kakashi had already uttered.
"Is that you, Obito?"