It all happened too fast.
By the time Taiseki hit the ground,
Kakashi and Rin had only just reacted. They turned to look behind them, their faces full of shock.
"Obito, what happened?!" Rin cried.
"Enemy!"
Kakashi swiftly drew White Fang and scanned their surroundings.
And they weren't the only ones caught off guard.
Kakkō was lying in ambush nearby.
At the sight, his expression changed.
You've got to be kidding me.
Taiseki was taken down by a kid in a single exchange?!
Retreat!
I have to get word back at once!
They couldn't let several terrifyingly strong kids run wild behind the front lines.
Kakkō kept his eyes fixed ahead.
Concealed by his technique, he slowly backed away.
But just then,
the kid who had killed Taiseki suddenly looked his way.
A pair of scarlet eyes locked onto him.
He found me!
Kakkō's heart sank.
He gave up hiding and launched a swift attack.
"Earth Release: Crumbling Rock Spears!"
The rocks behind him rose into the air.
They became sharp stone spears and shot toward the three of them.
Obito growled,
"Kakashi, cover me!"
Kakashi knew exactly what he meant.
He instantly stepped in front of Obito and slammed both hands against the ground.
"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"
A wall of earth rose and blocked the stone spears.
In that brief moment, Obito finished his Hand Seals.
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Spears!"
More than a dozen stone spears, each half a meter thick,
suddenly thrust up from the ground in front of the Earth-Style Wall.
Kakkō couldn't dodge in time.
One spear grazed his side, drawing a muffled grunt from him.
"Damn brats!"
Gritting his teeth, he stumbled backward and reached into his clothes for a signal flare.
Without Chakra to sustain it, the Earth-Style Wall crumbled away.
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