The Tailed Beast Bomb swept past them and struck a nearby mountaintop, raising a sizable mushroom cloud.
Staring at the flattened mountaintop, Shinnō swallowed. His body trembled slightly despite having opened the Sixth Gate.
Since when could a Tailed Beast Bomb form that quickly?
He glanced back at Orochimaru, but Orochimaru offered no explanation. He simply picked up speed toward another training ground, completely ignoring the Five-Tails chasing them.
Shortly after Orochimaru and Shinnō disappeared, Obito and Zetsu appeared inside the Secret Training Ground.
"They actually let the Tailed Beast loose. Orochimaru and Shinnō are useless!"
Obito spoke as he glanced at the Five-Tails retreating back.
Zetsu lowered his voice. "With their strength, Orochimaru and Shinnō shouldn't have failed to handle the Five-Tails Jinchuriki twice."
Orochimaru was one of the Sannin, undeniably a Kage-level fighter. A former Eight-Tails Jinchuriki from Kumogakure had died at his hands.
And the Eight-Tails was far stronger than the Five-Tails.
Shinnō rarely stood out, but after activating the Eight Gates Released Formation, his strength approached that of a Kage as well.
Neither of them was a pushover. How could a mere Five-Tails chase them into a panicked retreat?
Obito heard Zetsu's words but paid them little mind.
Partly because he had grown suspicious of Zetsu, and partly because he was confident in his own strength.
With Kamui in both eyes, he couldn't possibly lose to a ninja without a dojutsu bloodline.
Oto Uchiha, who had once defeated him, and even Nagato both possessed powerful eyes.
Orochimaru might have an impressive record, but he was still only mortal. As for Shinnō, Obito didn't consider him worth his attention at all.
"Could it be a tr-"
Before Zetsu could finish, Obito vanished into a vortex, leaving Zetsu with nothing to do but watch coldly.
Having lived