At the last possible moment, Naruto broke through the barrier and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to Amegakure!
"Whew, that was close..." Naruto sat on the soaking ground, still shaken.
Tap! Tap!
Konan and Mei Terumi landed beside him!
Konan asked with concern, "Are you all right?"
"Yeah, that was really close. I never expected him to suddenly unleash something that terrifying. But as long as I use Space-Time Ninjutsu to jump far enough away, that thing can't follow. Otherwise, there really would be no way to counter it..."
Naruto rose with a smile.
Konan asked anxiously, "Are you going back?"
"Maybe I won't have to. He's extraordinarily determined. I'm afraid he'll come here this time, no matter what it takes..."
Naruto glanced toward the far end of the curtain of rain.
"Oh? He's already here."
Whoosh!
In Amegakure's Southern District, a black vortex churned through space and time.
Obito and Tobi landed on the ruins of a building jutting above the sea!
Obito looked around. "The layout is slightly different from the last time I came here... but none of that matters anymore!"
Konan immediately moved to charge over. "Let me take him on!"
Naruto stopped her. "Konan... there's no need. With his current abilities, you can't get close!"
Konan clenched her fists. "Then what do we do?"
"Leave him to me. This should end soon..." Naruto's gaze grew somber. "If he won't end it, I will!"
Sage Art: Demon Moon Mirage!
To the south.
The rain stopped.
Obito looked up at the sky. "The rain that falls all year round in Amegakure actually stopped?"
Though the rain had stopped, the sky did not clear. A haze shrouded the air.
Obito sneered. "Heh, mist again? You never learn!"
Kamui!
Whoosh!
Kamui spun in both