Although the lake Tobirama Senju had created with his Water Release Ninjutsu was sizable, the Rinnegan's Preta Path ability soon absorbed it completely.
The instant the lake vanished, Nagato also finished preparing his Wood Thorn Technique.
In a flash, countless spikes shot into the sky.
They blanketed the entire battlefield, leaving no space untouched.
"Now let's see how you dodge this!" Beneath his mask, Obito Uchiha's lips curled upward.
This is bad... Tobirama Senju's heart sank. Things had taken the worst possible turn.
There's no choice... If it comes to it, I'll have to sacrifice someone. Tobirama Senju glanced at Jiraiya and the others, who had yet to recover.
At a time like this, the Nine-Tails was unquestionably more important than anyone else.
Just as the densely packed spikes were about to strike them, Tobirama Senju vanished from midair with Jiraiya, Naruto, and the others, then reappeared below, evading the Wood Thorn Technique outright.
"Naive!" Obito Uchiha sneered coldly, changing the hand seal he held. "Wood Release: Hellish Rampage!"
The instant they appeared below, the tree roots on the ground began to writhe, and twisting branches sprouted everywhere.
He had been preparing this technique for a long time.
At the same time, Nagato's Wood Thorn Technique changed accordingly. Rather than shooting only toward the sky, the spikes attacked at random, flying in every direction without any discernible pattern.
Bang!
One of Tobirama Senju's shadow clones was struck by a twisted wooden spike and vanished in a puff of smoke.
"Got you!" Beneath his mask, Obito Uchiha's lips curled into a cruel smile.
With a sharp clap, Obito Uchiha pressed his palms together and increased his chakra output.
Without the help of Tobirama Senju's shadow clone, Jiraiya and the two sages from Mount Myōboku were suddenly in grave danger.
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