Rumble!! As the thunderous roar subsided, the tangled barbs of iron sand finally crushed the Woodland Realm!
The Iron Sand World Method Sakura had unleashed through Strength of a Hundred and Magnet Release had defeated the Deep Forest Emergence cast by Obito's Wood Release Clone!
"Now you can just sit still and wait to die!"
Sakura looked through the gaps in the Iron Sand World Method and thrust out her palm!
Whoosh! Before the Iron Sand World Method came to an end, magnetic force dragged Obito's last Wood Release Clone into it!
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Savage spikes pierced his body, yet the smile stubbornly remained on the Obito clone's deeply creased face.
"Heh... having fun, you hotheaded little pink-haired girl?"
Boom!!!
A fist formed from iron sand smashed his head apart... and his headless body turned completely into rotten wood!
Sakura lowered her hand.
Whoosh! The iron sand dispersed, leaving the corridor leading deeper into the darkness teetering on the verge of collapse!
Watching the back of the girl her own age before her, Hinata marveled, "So strong... this is how powerful Sakura is now..."
Sakura clenched her fist, her gaze turning grave.
"Deep in the darkness, the 'magnetism' of that chakra has become even murkier and more sinister. Could Obito have already..."
Sakura warned them solemnly, "Stay close behind me. Remember, under no circumstances are you to move more than three meters away from me. Otherwise, I won't be able to protect you!!"
"Yes!!" Everyone answered gravely and followed closely behind Sakura, advancing toward the deepest part of Root's underground base.
Obito rose from his seat and walked over to the Water Tank in the Horn of the Hidden Chamber.
Boom! He punched a hole through it, then bent down, letting the gushing water pour over his face,