At Least He Didn't Strip Naked

"This... this is!?" Yagura had never expected someone to ambush him.

Obito, who had been hiding in the shadows, finally made his move!

He had calculated that Yagura would be slightly distracted while facing Kimimaro and seized this fleeting opportunity.

Restrained by the Wood Release, Yagura's body was trapped, while Kimimaro's bone spikes were already upon him!

"Squelch!"

Though Yagura desperately tried to evade, a sharp bone spike still tore across his shoulder blade, blood instantly staining his robes red.

"Roar—!"

The intense pain and sense of danger made Yagura erupt completely. A dark-red Three-Tails Chakra cloak exploded outward.

The powerful shockwave directly shattered the entwining Wood Release and violently blasted the approaching Kimimaro away.

Got him!

Obito's figure flashed into existence behind Yagura's flank. His Sharingan spun rapidly as a powerful Genjutsu assault, like an invisible sharp spike, struck straight at Yagura's mind!

Yagura let out a muffled groan, his mind falling into a momentary daze.

Now!

With a wave of one hand, Obito produced an abnormally huge shuriken, its edges gleaming coldly.

As though it had emerged from thin air, it spun toward Yagura's back as he stood rigid from the Genjutsu!

This strike was meant to kill!

Everyone was stunned by the succession of sudden changes, and the Kaguya Clan members looked especially terrified.

They had never expected a third party to interfere—and with such a lethal sneak attack!

At that critical moment—

"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"

An incredibly thick wall of water, solid as an actual wall, appeared out of nowhere behind Yagura, as though it had always been there!

"Boom!!!"

The massive shuriken smashed fiercely against the Water Formation Wall with a dull explosion. Water surged violently, yet it stubbornly blocked the fatal strike.

Just as everyone was shocked that someone could cast a Ninjutsu so quickly—

The next second, a black figure cut into the battlefield like lightning. A cold blade flashed as it slashed straight at Obito!

"Die, bastard!"

Shien roared, and Obito's face beneath his mask instantly turned incomparably ugly.

He had never expected Shien, the one who had ruined his plans last time, to be here too!

Obito immediately entered his intangibility state and watched helplessly as Shien passed straight through him.

He gave a cold snort, retreating to stand off to the side.

Kimimaro, who had just struck Yagura, looked somewhat bewildered.

He looked questioningly at his clan leader, Ranto, who merely beckoned to him. "Come back first."

Kimimaro obediently returned to the Kaguya Clan.

Karatachi Yagura had already broken free from the Genjutsu. He was now utterly enraged, the Tailed Beast Chakra around him surging even more fiercely.

"It's you again, you sneaky bastard. Who the hell are you?"

"Just some lowly rat, that's all," Shien mocked from the side.

Obito snorted coldly and declared arrogantly, "I am Madara Uchiha!"

A man's reputation was like a tree's shadow; the Hidden Mist shinobi were immediately startled.

"W-What!?"

Even Yagura's heart skipped a beat. That bizarre space-time technique... could it be...?

"Hahahahaha..."

"I'm dying here. Are you an idiot?"

Shien burst out laughing. "Impersonating Madara Uchiha in front of an Uchiha?"

"Hmph. Your clan's Itachi Uchiha knows my identity."

Obito's words carried confidence and authority.

After all, Obito had followed him in slaughtering the clan. Naturally, he recognized his identity.

Shien looked Obito up and down, clicking his tongue.

"You think I'm as stupid as Itachi? He barely read any books. How could he possibly know who Madara is?"

"Madara's Chakra reserves were at least ten times yours."

Obito crossed his arms. "If I hadn't been injured..."

"Hahahahahaha..."

Shien laughed even louder.

As though watching a clown make a fool of himself, he said, "With Madara's flamboyant personality, why would he wear a mask when going out?"

"It'd already be impressive if he didn't strip naked."

"Would someone who wanted the entire world to remember his face hide it away?"

Obito's heart thumped.

Was Madara really that arrogant?

He himself had been an uneducated underachiever, dead last at the Ninja Academy.

Even if the clan had ancient records, he had never read them.

He knew absolutely nothing about Madara's personality.

"What? Nothing to say now? You sneaky little coward." Shien did his best to ridicule Obito.

After all, this guy was the biggest scumbag in the shinobi world. No amount of insults was too much.

Now that he had been rendered speechless, Obito could only snort coldly. A vortex rose over his body, and his cold Sharingan gave Shien a deep, venomous glare.

But this was precisely the moment Shien had been waiting for.

He stamped his foot, crossing the already short distance in an instant and slashing directly at Obito's neck.

Obito hurriedly interrupted his attempt to enter the Kamui Dimension.

At the same time, alarm bells rang wildly in his head. The other man hadn't killed him by chance last time!

He truly knew the duration of Kamui's physical state!

I absolutely can't let him live!

He waited until Shien passed through him like an illusion.

Then he fired an enormous shuriken directly at Shien!

Afterward, he did not pause in the slightest. Without even looking at how Shien would respond, he immediately activated Kamui!

He had to get out of here!

The other side knew his information. He was in extreme danger right now!

Just as the vortex rose, Shien simultaneously activated his Mangekyō Sharingan ability!

Izanami Echo!

His figure developed a faint afterimage, like footage rewinding.

Then, in an instant, he returned to Obito's side from a little over a second earlier.

A vicious slash came down from the shoulder!

The blade struck beneath Obito's shoulder joint, severed two bones, and cut into his lung!

"Urgh!"

Obito let out a hoarse scream and violently spat out a mouthful of blood.

His body suddenly sank downward, drilling into the earth.

Shien's blade stabbed into the ground, only to pass through Obito's body.

Enduring his grave injuries, Obito immediately activated the Mayfly Technique!

He rapidly fled into the distance!

Shien stared at the ground, frowning.

Such a fast escape technique. Could it be the Mayfly Technique?

Shien was not skilled in escape techniques. After Obito sank underground, his presence swiftly vanished, and Shien was unable to catch up.

Obito fled rapidly. After traveling roughly ten kilometers, he had no choice but to emerge from the ground.

His body kept convulsing as large amounts of blood seeped from his chest.

Obito's expression was twisted with terror as his blood-red Sharingan suddenly flared.

"Izanagi!"

His entire body vanished in an instant like a phantom.

Several seconds later, he reappeared in the same spot.

Obito collapsed to the ground, gasping heavily.

He removed his mask, only to reveal that the Three-Tomoe Sharingan in his left eye had turned grayish white.

Obito was afraid.

This was already the second time Shien had killed him.

And he was certain that the other man knew Kamui's weakness.

Obito's vigilance had reached its peak. He wasn't afraid of death itself; he feared dying before he could complete the Eye of the Moon Plan.

After a long while, Obito finally calmed himself.

I shouldn't have come out and moved around at this time. I need to keep my cool. I must complete the Eye of the Moon Plan.