Ch. 421Words Can Kill
Obito Uchiha and Hatake Sakumo continued their duel, with Obito using a wide-area Wood Release attack to create an opening for a spear thrust. Sakumo countered with precise swordsmanship and forced Obito to retreat, leaving the fight unresolved.
- Obito used Wood Release: Cutting Sprigs to bombard Sakumo with wooden spikes, and Sakumo raised three Earth-Style Walls to shield himself.
- Obito’s spikes exploded into thorn fragments that weakened the walls and obscured Sakumo’s vision.
- Obito vaulted over the front wall and thrust a wooden spear at Sakumo.
- Sakumo countered with Hatake Style: Crescent Moon and followed with Falling White, forcing Obito to evade the lethal slash.
- Obito and Sakumo separated, and Obito recognized Sakumo’s advantage in close-range combat and reflected on how rumors had brought him down.