After enduring several heart-stopping frontal assaults from the A-B duo, Konoha's ninja suffered heavy losses.
"B! Use a Tailed Beast Bomb to end this battle in one stroke!"
A shouted at the top of his lungs. His burly figure stood in the middle of the battlefield, his voice reaching every comrade clearly.
"Fool, you damn fool!"
"Got it, bro!"
Killer B raised both hands high!
At that instant, everyone present suddenly sensed a surging wave of Chakra appearing out of nowhere.
A layer of dazzling red Tailed Beast Cloak swiftly wrapped itself around Killer B's entire body like lightning.
His skin was instantly covered by that blazing red Chakra.
His facial features, once clearly visible, were now completely obscured by the Eight-Tails' Chakra, leaving only two enormous white eyes.
Then, a skeletal ribcage-like structure quietly emerged.
At the same time, the eight thick, powerful tails behind him began to thrash wildly, whipping up gusts of howling wind with an utterly earth-shaking presence!
"Ta... Tailed... Beast...!"
Terror filled the eyes of Konoha's ninja!
Every Konoha ninja had the same thought: We're completely finished!
"Heh heh, I haven't even undergone a full Tailed Beast Transformation yet. You Konoha fools are pathetic!"
Killer B opened his mouth!
In an instant!
Powerful energy gathered!
High-density Tailed Beast Chakra rapidly converged. Even non-sensory ninja could sense it.
A high-density Tailed Beast Bomb rapidly took shape before Killer B's mouth!
Some of the Konoha ninja closed their eyes in despair.
Others gritted their teeth, but their legs still could not stop trembling!
A smile appeared at the corner of young A's lips.
B had become increasingly proficient with his Tailed Beast Bomb. Even he might not be able to withstand such an S-rank Sage Path killing move!
"Are you taking the Tailed Beast Bomb or not?"
Killer B said teasingly.
But to the Konoha ninja, it sounded like the Grim Reaper calling for their lives. Taking it meant taking death itself.
Boom!
A red flash lit up the battlefield! The Tailed Beast Bomb shot out instantly!
It hurtled toward the Konoha ninja force at terrifying speed!
Rin closed her eyes in despair. At that moment, she could already feel the Tailed Beast Bomb's searing heat about to reach her face!
"It's over!"
Killer B, young A, and all the Konoha ninja had only that one thought!
Whoosh!
A Flying Thunder God Kunai suddenly appeared beneath Rin Nohara's feet!
"Take it!"
A detached voice rang out!
Just as the Tailed Beast Bomb was about to collide with the Konoha ninja force, it suddenly vanished into thin air!
In an instant!
A crimson serpent appeared out of nowhere on the battlefield!
Standing atop the crimson serpent's head was a long-haired youth dressed in black, his hair reaching his waist!
Mute the world and listen to the sound of the Tailed Beast Bomb exploding.
At that very moment!
Over the vast sea, a full kilometer away from the Konoha ninja force!
The previously calm, rippleless sea suddenly seemed to ignite, erupting with an earth-shattering roar!
BOOM!!!!
The explosion was deafening!
At that moment, everyone's eyes converged on the youth ahead who had caused this upheaval!
The Konoha ninja stood dumbfounded, their faces filled with disbelief and profound shock.
Thud, thud, thud!!!!!
"O... Obito?!"
The instant Rin saw Obito, she was nearly moved to tears!
Looking at that familiar yet unfamiliar figure in the distance, her voice trembled violently, and her eyes instantly welled up.
Though many years had passed since they last met, Rin recognized Obito Uchiha's back at a glance!
The Konoha ninja had yet to react. They could only stare blankly at the youth standing atop the crimson serpent.
"Th-This!!!!!"
"Is that the Flying Thunder God Technique?! Lord Minato is here!"
"No! It's a snake. It must be Lord Orochimaru!"
Just as everyone was guessing who had arrived to save them at the critical moment, Obito Uchiha glanced back slightly.
At that instant, time seemed to freeze!
All the Konoha ninja were stunned. Some older ninja who knew Obito Uchiha instantly became excited!
"Could it be... that hair, those eyes... no way...!"
"It's him! It's him! It's really him!"
"Konoha's Blood-Red Flash! Obito Uchiha!"
The Konoha ninja force erupted!
Asuma, Kurenai, Shiranui, Izumo Kamizuki, Kotetsu Hagane, and the others from Obito's generation all stared at Obito Uchiha in shock.
"Did Obito really transfer an attack of that level just now?!"
Asuma muttered, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Shinku Yuhi's pupils constricted. As a sharp sensory ninja, he could tell that Obito Uchiha's current Chakra reserves were no less than those of some powerful figures he knew!
"Incredible..."
Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki muttered.
Rin looked at Obito Uchiha as though there were light in her eyes.
Countless thoughts ran through her mind...
She remembered how she and Obito had once sat on a bench, imagining their future together!
"I will definitely become Hokage! So until then, Rin, just watch me!"
Young Obito Uchiha had said to Rin Nohara with a flushed face.
"Mm! I'll always watch you, Obito Uchiha!"
"..."
The scene shifted. Now, Obito Uchiha was already capable of standing on his own!
Rin gazed brightly at the youth standing atop the crimson serpent.
"Obito... maybe you really can do it!"
Rin said softly.
"Everyone, retreat first! I alone am enough here!"
Obito Uchiha called out to the Konoha ninja behind him.
The moment he said that, every Konoha ninja behind him was stunned!
"What?! You want to face the Hidden Cloud Village's elite forces alone?!"
Asuma shouted in disbelief.
The Konoha ninja all looked equally unconvinced.
Even Rin was startled by Obito's words.
"Obito, we should stay and help you. Abandoning our comrades and fleeing alone is not the Konoha ninja way!"
"Yeah! We would never abandon our comrades!"
"Even if you're a genius, those two are the A-B brothers!"
Kotetsu Hagane and the other ninja said.
Obito Uchiha frowned slightly as he looked at the battered Konoha ninja, all of them wounded and missing limbs.
Given the current situation, retreating was the better choice. This was not the time to play hero.
"Obito!"
Rin called out.
Hearing her call, Obito Uchiha slowly shifted his gaze toward Rin.
Rin looked at Obito, her face full of concern and worry as she panted urgently.
"Retreat with us! You have no obligation to face an enemy so powerful that they simply cannot be defeated!"
Rin's voice was filled with worry.
Rin knew very well that the ones standing before them were no ordinary opponents. They were the famed heir to the Raikage of the Land of Lightning and the dreaded Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.
Let alone a ninja their age like Obito—even if the Hokage came personally, victory might not come easily.
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