In the instant Obito's attention wandered,
Roshi brought his slimmed-down lava staff crashing toward him.
Whoosh!
Obito hurriedly raised his fan and blocked the blow.
But the tremendous force he expected never came.
The descending staff, which had seemed as imposing as a mountain, was merely Roshi's feint.
Just as the lava staff descended, it abruptly changed direction.
Like a rainbow dipping into a ravine, it swept toward Obito's face.
Swish!
Faced with this lightning-fast strike,
Obito instinctively pushed off with his toes and shot backward, barely managing to dodge.
"Holy crap, that was close! I almost had to turn intangible..."
He had come to experience Roshi's Lava Release.
Turning on his cheats would spoil the fun.
With the initiative in his hands, Roshi advanced step by step.
His staff thrust, flicked, chopped, and swept, leaving Obito struggling to fend him off.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!
In just a few minutes, the two had already exchanged a hundred moves.
Though Obito's command of Lava Release was inferior to his opponent's,
he relied on his terrifying physical prowess
to force the fight into an even match.
Having fought for so long without managing to defeat Obito,
Roshi's expression grew grave.
I can't drag this out any longer. Time to use that!
"Goku, lend me a hand!" Roshi called out inwardly.
"Understood!" Son Goku replied.
The next moment,
terrifying chakra erupted, and a savage aura suddenly spread outward.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Dark red chakra replaced the Lava Release Armor.
It was as though Roshi had instantly donned a cloak of blood.
He dropped onto all fours, his back slightly arched.
Four crimson tails sprouted behind him.
Partial Tailed Beast Transformation!
"Ummm... Why'd you have to play dirty and go straight into Partial Tailed Beast Transformation?"
While Obito was grumbling,