Obito had never expected Naruto's Shadow Clone to spot his weakness so quickly, much less land a devastating blow.
The moment his body was cut in half at the waist, he retreated into the Kamui Dimension, pulling Sakura inside with him.
Naruto's Shadow Clone tried to sense the Flying Thunder God Mark he had left on Obito, but he couldn't. Apparently, the Flying Thunder God Technique couldn't reach across dimensions.
Still, Obito was gone for now. Even Zetsu, who had been lurking in the shadows, had quietly fled.
Naruto had plenty of ways to kill Obito now, but he still needed him to summon the Ten-Tails. For the time being, he would let him live.
Just as Naruto's Shadow Clone dealt Obito that crushing blow, Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Might Guy arrived.
The moment Jiraiya saw Naruto's Shadow Clone, he called out:
"Naruto, come back to Konoha with me. It's too dangerous for you out here. Akatsuki will come after you!"
Naruto's Shadow Clone grinned at him. "Ha! Akatsuki? They wouldn't dare come looking for me anymore!"
"What do you mean? Akatsuki's members are far stronger than you realize."
Jiraiya frowned and kept trying to persuade him. He thought of Pain, whom he had just encountered. If Naruto ran into someone that powerful and strange, he would surely be captured.
"Jiraiya-sensei, are you talking about Pain, the one you just fought? You know, those six guys with the Rinnegan."
Naruto's Shadow Clone smiled and went on:
"That guy's only the public face of Akatsuki. The real leader behind the scenes is the masked guy who was here just now."
"What? You mean the Masked Man you just cut in half?" Jiraiya and Kakashi asked together, shock written across their faces.
They had never expected to encounter both Akatsuki's public leader and