Wild Heron-Slaying Blade!

"Yeah! Retreat with us! Use your Flying Thunder God Technique! You can definitely do it!"

"Obito, hurry and come with us!"

The Konoha ninja all urged him.

Obito Uchiha revealed a faint smile. These Konoha ninja seemed to have no idea how strong he was now.

But in the eyes of the Konoha ninja, that faint smile of Obito Uchiha became a bitter smile.

"Obito! You have no obligation to face someone you simply can't defeat! You understand that, right?"

Rin shouted anxiously.

Obito Uchiha slowly turned and gave the Konoha ninja a "forced smile."

"Can't defeat... I don't understand!"

The moment they heard those words, every Konoha ninja looked at Obito Uchiha with blazing eyes!

The instant they heard those words, the Konoha ninja burst into tears!

"Boohoo... I'm tearing up... Can't defeat... I don't understand..."

"Boohoo, how tragic! Obito Uchiha! We'll remember you forever!"

"Boohoo, so incredible! A battle-tested warrior of the Will of Fire!"

Every Konoha ninja looked at Obito Uchiha with reverence, as though they could already see his ending—sacrificing himself so his comrades could retreat.

Only Rin stood quietly where she was, like a blue lotus blooming amid the flames of war.

Her clear, watery eyes remained fixed on Obito Uchiha in the distance.

At that moment, Rin took a deep breath and shouted with all her strength, "Obito! You have to win!"

Her cry seemed to pierce through the entire battlefield and travel straight into Obito Uchiha's ears.

Hearing Rin's encouragement, Obito shuddered slightly. He turned around, and his gaze met hers.

At that moment, time seemed to stop.

Then Obito nodded firmly, while Sunset Red took Rin's hand and led her away.

"I didn't expect you to really dare to throw away your life for your companions~"

Garaga could not help but feel a little more favorably toward Obito after what he had just done.

Garaga himself had lost an eye because his contractor had abandoned him and fled.

Now that Obito Uchiha had stayed behind alone to cover their retreat, Garaga naturally felt even more favorably toward him.

Obito Uchiha said nothing. His gaze crossed the hundred-meter battlefield and fixed directly on the A-B duo!

"Tailed Beasts... kind of interesting, huh!"

"Those two won't be easy to deal with. One is a Tailed Beast, and the other's physical strength is even greater than mine!"

From a hundred meters away, Garaga stared coldly at the A-B duo.

Though he said the A-B duo was strong, his body showed not the slightest hint of retreat.

Garaga had never feared anyone!

Two horizontal strokes and one vertical stroke means fight! Two dots and a strength radical means get it done!

On Hidden Cloud Village's side—

"Big bro, whose unfamiliar Chakra is that up ahead? Are we really letting the Konoha ninja leave?"

Killer B was wearing tiny glasses and still could not see who was ahead of them.

But A stared excitedly at Obito Uchiha a hundred meters away!

"Today, we hit the jackpot!"

"He's one of Konoha's Two Lights—the Blood-Red Flash!"

The lightning energy within the young A's body was leaping wildly!

Upon hearing that, Killer B recalled the earth-shaking battle from several years ago!

The Battle of Kannabi Bridge! Also known as the Kannabi Bridge Meat Grinder!

In that battle, Iwagakure had dispatched ten thousand ninja!

All to capture Konoha's Two Lights!

But they had ultimately failed!

Killer B's expression also turned solemn at those words.

Because he knew that the Uchiha ahead of him had become famous even earlier than he had!

"Too bad his master isn't here. Otherwise, I'd really like to see whether Konoha's Two Lights or our A-B combo is stronger!"

The young A said calmly.

"Big bro, I can't wait any longer, fool!"

Killer B eagerly drew seven blades!

The young A gazed intently at Obito Uchiha.

"B, go up and test him first!"

The young A said.

Killer B had long had that idea. His newly created taijutsu blade technique, the Wild Heron-Slaying Blade, had been lacking an opponent to test it on.

Obito Uchiha drew the blade Kakashi had given him from his waist. Light reflected off its surface, illuminating half of Obito Uchiha's face.

He closed his eyes. In just an instant, Obito Uchiha had successfully entered Sage Mode!

Dragon horns slowly emerged from his head, while snake scales rapidly covered his entire body.

He had entered battle mode!

"Idiot fool, let me see the Blood-Red Flash! Submit beneath the Wild Heron-Slaying Blade of Lord B!"

Killer B unleashed all seven blades, his entire body assuming a bizarre stance.

Obito Uchiha merely raised the tip of his blade toward Killer B, his face full of disdain.

"Blood-Red Flash! We won't gang up on you. Let's have a one-on-one duel, a real man's showdown!"

The young A shouted.

Obito Uchiha ignored A.

"Foolish bastard, stupid bastard! You actually dare ignore my big bro, Blood-Red Flash? I really have to put you under control!"

In that instant, a dazzling red light abruptly erupted from Killer B's body, streaking across the sky like lightning!

In the blink of an eye, he stabbed toward Obito Uchiha with astonishing speed, like a ghostly phantom!

He was so fast that it was simply breathtaking!

Yet faced with this sudden attack, Obito Uchiha showed no panic whatsoever.

Clang!

With a crisp ring, a short blade plunged straight into the ground, buried three inches deep!

It wasn't over yet!

Obito Uchiha suddenly felt a fierce gust of wind rushing at his face. Before he could react, the sharp blade had already struck again!

It came as fast as a storm, leaving no time to evade!

Killer B's six short blades launched attacks simultaneously from six different directions: two from the left, two from the right, one from above, and one from below!

The two blades on the left flashed coldly as they screamed through the air!

The two blades on the right were equally razor-sharp and menacing!

The blade above slashed down like a falling meteor!

As for the blade below, it was like a venomous snake leaving its hole—treacherous and vicious as it struck straight at "little Obito."

The six blades attacked at virtually the same time, coordinating flawlessly to form an impenetrable web of blades that tightly enveloped Obito Uchiha!

Rather than showing the slightest tension, Obito Uchiha smiled.

With Sage Mode and the Sharingan, he was not like Mangekyo Sharingan Sasuke!

"Interesting."

Obito Uchiha swiftly caught sight of all six blades!

The two became several afterimages, and in an instant, they nearly simultaneously produced six clashes!

Clang clang clang clang clang clang!

The scene froze!

Obito Uchiha and Killer B locked eyes!

"Foolish bastard, stupid bastard, you've really got some skill!"

"You're pathetically weak!"