I Thought I Could Raise a Hokage
Chapter 36

Why Are There Always Gift Packages in the Kamui Dimension

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"Fate brings people together from a thousand miles away."

Perhaps the impression from their last meeting was too profound, as the moment their eyes met, they recognized each other… What does it feel like to encounter an old acquaintance in a foreign land, only to find a sworn enemy with a blood feud?

The mysterious masked man's eyes narrowed, the scars on his body still aching faintly. "Long time no see… So, the one who tried to take me down with me was just a crow clone… Hahaha…"

"Obito… what's wrong?" Zetsu realized his companion was not in a good state.

"Caw!"

Body Flicker Technique!

Beiyuan's figure instantly vanished from its spot!

Obito's Sharingan could only catch a glimpse of a shadow flashing by. "Zetsu, run!"

Pitcher Plant didn't dare to ask further and quickly sank into the ceiling. The crow's wings snapped shut, its ordinary feathers like sharp blades, cleaving Zetsu's head in two…

For Zetsu, this injury was, at most, the loss of a White Zetsu clone. Seeing Zetsu summon a clone and repair its injuries, Obito felt a slight sense of relief.

Then, he refocused his gaze on Beiyuan. "As expected, you were able to scheme against me last time. It seems you are indeed no ordinary Ninja Crow!"

"Obito, it's…"

"The one who almost blew me up during the Nine-Tails' rampage last time… Didn't achieve its goal this time, but it can eliminate a hidden danger…" The Sharingan within the mask's holes grew brighter, only to then stream with blood…

"Caw!"

Beiyuan's sharp cry seemed capable of tearing through eardrums… This person actually wanted to control it! What an opportunity… if the Sharingan failed…

He didn't have time to activate Kamui!

Beiyuan charged forward decisively, and the unsuspecting Uchiha Obito was sent flying by its wings! A Tailed Beast Bomb instantly condensed in its mouth and was shot towards Obito immediately after!

Boom!

The massive explosion startled the small town…

After the smoke cleared, Uchiha Obito stood in the giant crater, spitting. "Tch, it can't be controlled by the Sharingan…"

The moment he was hit by Beiyuan's wings, he reacted instantly, entering the Kamui dimension and narrowly escaping. Otherwise, he might have truly perished here.

Even so, blood began to seep from beneath the mask; the force of the wing's strike had injured him again… This crow had seen his true face. Uchiha Obito casually removed the patterned mask.

"Obito… are you alright?"

"If I can't even deal with a crow, how can our plan proceed?" Two chains extended from Uchiha Obito's sleeve with a clatter…

What was there to fear from a crow! He was just caught off guard… With his Kamui Mangekyo, how could he possibly lose!

However, Obito's heart was also pounding. After all, the surprise last time had been quite significant… He could only mutter to himself, I can't use the Kamui dimension to absorb anything… it can only be used to dodge attacks… only dodge…

Beiyuan looked at Obito's chest. In the brief moment of contact, a tiny crow curse mark had appeared there and was now moving around…

After being marked by the Flying Thunder God Technique, how will you escape, young man?

As long as he enters the Kamui dimension, it's equivalent to opening the door of space-time. The user of the Flying Thunder God Technique can enter Kamui based on the mark on him… As for not being able to get out after entering, aren't shadow clones meant for sacrificing?

Shadow Clone Technique!

A crow's shadow clone, with a Tailed Beast Bomb in its mouth…

Gazing at the charging Obito…

Young man, since you've seen the Tailed Beast Bomb in my mouth, wouldn't you enter the Kamui dimension to dodge as a sign of respect?

Just as Beiyuan expected…

The shadow clone, after performing the Flying Thunder God Technique, vanished into thin air.

Inside the Kamui dimension, Uchiha Obito stared in shock at the crow clone holding the Tailed Beast Bomb, speechless… A second later, fragments of White Zetsu littered the ground, and Obito lay bleeding in front of the crow…

His Kamui dimension had been blown up again!

"Space-time ninjutsu…"

Uchiha Obito glared at the crow with a playful glint in its eyes, gritting his teeth.

Having too much fun, are we?

Completely countering Kamui?

Obito couldn't perceive any trace of the Flying Thunder God Technique before being directly hit by the Tailed Beast Bomb. His clothes and the White Zetsu shell were blown to pieces, and he didn't know how many of his bones were still intact.

He still had scars from the previous injury! Even with the vitality of Hashirama cells, he couldn't withstand dying and coming back to life multiple times!

Zetsu, watching as an audience, was dumbfounded: "...What's going on..."

He hadn't seen what happened at all. That crow had simply summoned a shadow clone, and then Uchiha Obito was bleeding all over the ground?

Is this a joke, man?

Regardless, Uchiha Obito still needed to be saved… His professional skills had declined significantly, but his past achievements were worth Zetsu protecting.

Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence!

Zetsu quietly moved to Obito's side, flinging over a dozen wooden poles towards the crow, forcing Beiyuan, who was trying to finish him off, to retreat quickly…

A White Zetsu clone emerged from the ground, tightly enveloping Obito's body, temporarily replacing Obito's ability to act.

"Kamui can't be used in front of it... Let's go!"

Zetsu could only nod. He had no combat power at all... He didn't even understand this battle yet, only knowing one thing: Obito was once again on the verge of death!

Currently, the Ten-Tails' husk hadn't absorbed any tailed beasts and still needed to feed Obito's life force back... If this losing business continued, it would go bankrupt sooner or later!

Zetsu was on the verge of a breakdown, but all he could do was anxiously summon White Zetsu clones to sacrifice themselves, covering their retreat. Creating White Zetsu again later would be another expense...

"Caw!"

A dozen White Zetsu had just poked their heads out when they were wiped out by a single Tailed Beast Bomb. The crow swiftly pursued in Obito's direction... If it didn't pursue, it would be letting a tiger return to the mountains!

Mayfly Technique!

The White Zetsu that enveloped Obito and Zetsu burrowed underground together...

"Caw!"

Beiyuan, with the Tailed Beast Bomb in its mouth, suddenly spat it out, hitting the ground! Obito and Zetsu were blasted out, tumbling... After landing, the two of them suddenly turned into two White Zetsu corpses.

How did those two manage to escape? Beiyuan wondered, only able to blast the White Zetsu corpses on the ground into ashes... then it flew away, flapping its wings.

Underground.

Obito and Zetsu flashed out of the Kamui dimension in a sorry state... After entering the ground, they sensed the Tailed Beast Bomb following closely behind.

In this situation, they could only gamble.

They gambled that the crow was unintelligent and thought they had escaped... In reality, they used the ground cover to enter the Kamui dimension and ordered two White Zetsu clones, who had arrived for emergency support, to take their forms and die.

"That was too dangerous, Obito..." Zetsu's expression was extremely tense. They had been able to do whatever they pleased in the ninja world, but they had never been in such a desperate situation...

"Pfft..." Blood couldn't stop flowing from the corner of Obito's mouth, and his breathing grew weaker. "Let's find the Outer Path Statue first, and the rest..."

Before he could finish speaking, Obito completely lost consciousness... His body couldn't support escaping using Kamui, and he could only manage to dodge temporarily. If that crow had stayed a few more seconds...

Beiyuan would probably be able to focus on raising its young from now on.

It had overslept

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