A Substitute in Another's Place

Ashihō went up to the second floor and watched Obito walk in through the window as if no one were there. His heart jolted in terror.

Could this be Lady Miko's Death Precognition?

Ashihō shut the window and hurried downstairs.

Meanwhile, Obito walked steadily forward.

The soldiers around him were growing frightened.

"What is this thing!? Why can't we hit him!?"

"Protect Lady Miko!"

Chaos erupted outside as every attack passed through Obito.

The guards could only stare helplessly.

At that moment, directly ahead of Obito—

A massive Defense Magic Circle unfolded, covering Shion's entire palace!

Obito did not even spare it a glance and continued forward.

After all, he had intangibility. He could pass through any barrier.

Then...

Bang...

Obito slammed solidly into the barrier.

Obito covered his nose, his face full of disbelief.

How was that possible?

He was clearly in his Intangible State. How could this barrier stop him?

When the guards surrounding Obito saw him make a fool of himself, several of them burst out laughing.

"This is the barrier Lord Miroku set up. Do you think you can just pass through it whenever you want?"

"Hahaha! With Lord Miroku's barrier here, there's no way you can get inside."

Some guards even thought Obito's intangibility had been dispelled.

They fired an arrow at him.

Yet it still passed straight through Obito.

Mocked by so many people, Obito could no longer keep his expression under control.

He turned around and raised his right hand.

Shinra Tensei!

A tremendous repulsive force burst forth, and the guards behind him were flung backward as though struck by a charging bull.

The sounds of bones breaking and blood being coughed up mingled with agonized screams.

The guards' morale collapsed.

Obito turned back, the Mangekyō Sharingan in his eyes spinning without pause.