Not far from the Mizukage Building, the ANBU Squad that had infiltrated the area stood facing a lone figure.
Staring at the mysterious man wearing a mask, Kakashi clenched his fists, wanting to smash the mask and see the face beneath it.
But Kakashi forced himself to stay calm so he could deal with the enemy.
The instant they detected the enemy, they had already attacked. Chidori, Konoha Whirlwind, and even Wood Release had failed to inflict any damage.
Whenever an attack reached him, he evaded it with Space-Time Ninjutsu.
They could neither touch him nor evade him.
Kakashi finally understood how their enemies had felt when facing Minato-sensei during the Ninja War.
To think Kakashi and Guy have improved after all these years. Looking at the three figures before him, Obito could not help but feel a pang of nostalgia.
Aside from the ninja who used Wood Release, Kakashi and Guy were both old acquaintances of his.
He could understand Kakashi's improvement; after all, he had once been a prodigy. Guy's strength, however, was harder to fathom. Even Guy, the dead last, had reached the level of a jonin.
After that moment of reflection, Obito's gaze gradually turned cold.
He had only recently killed the Konoha ANBU who had infiltrated the village, yet the Hokage had sent more people to investigate.
After taking control of the Mizukage, he had come to regard Kirigakure as his private domain.
With the Mizukage's authority, he could do many things he wanted, using the ANBU to gather intelligence and creating unrest to weaken Kirigakure.
But if word got out that the Mizukage was being controlled, Kirigakure would firmly oppose the Akatsuki.
That was something he absolutely refused to let happen. He needed the Akatsuki to carry out the plan he had in mind.