"C?"
Darui, who was leading the attack, watched Obito. He was certain his opponent had not used some simple Clone Technique, but whether he himself had fallen under the enemy's genjutsu was another question.
"It wasn't genjutsu. I've been sensing his chakra the entire time. I can confirm that he was still here just now. His chakra merely grew a little weaker."
C answered Darui's question, but he was just as puzzled about how Obito had evaded Darui's attack.
"Go ahead and try. Let's see whether the likes of you can stop me."
Obito had no intention of giving them time to think it through. Space shifted, and in an instant, he appeared outside their encirclement.
"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!"
Several more streams of flame burst from Obito's mouth, targeting the surrounding houses. Darui charged in front of him again, but his attack predictably missed once more.
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
Several columns of water rose from the ground to block Obito's attack, but some flames slipped through and set the villagers' houses ablaze.
"Nintaijutsu. You're fast, but the likes of you can't stop me."
Obito turned intangible again, then appeared in the midst of the Kumogakure ninja.
"Wood Release: Cutting Sprigs!"
Countless branches erupted from Obito's body. In the blink of an eye, they pierced several Kumogakure ninja.
"Damn it!"
With Kamui, Obito held every advantage. Even Darui could only trail after him in the face of such an unfair ability.
"Kumogakure's shelter is over there, isn't it? If I unleash ninjutsu on that place, will you still refuse to call the Raikage back?"
During his earlier reconnaissance, Zetsu had already learned Kumogakure's layout inside out.
When Obito pointed out the shelter's exact location, Darui's expression finally changed.
Even though they had realized what Obito intended, the